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Is there a limit as to how many times you can use the same blog post title? Is there a rule? Or a guideline? Would I be breaking good blogging etiquette if I use the same title more than once? More than twice? Once a week? Daily?And honestly...I don't know if I've ever used the word "scattered" for a post title. Have I? I can't remember. That's just how scattered I am! Maybe I just need to make it a label.... And I'm just realizing that scattered is one of those words that if you say it over and over and over...or think it or type it in this case...it begins to sound weird. Scattered...yes. That's me. The picture above is of little vases that my boys made in 1st grade. They both had the same teacher. And they both did the same project...three years apart,of course. Seth made the tall, skinny one...a mini wine bottle. His teacher drank, apparently, because she was able to bring in enough of these bottles for the whole class. That certainly explains some things. Ahem. Anyway...Ian made the shorter one. And I love them. Seriously. LOVE them. The boys, yes. But the vases, too. I will have them forever. And display them proudly. The vases have nothing to do with whatever the heck I'm talking about today. I just love them. And I liked the photo. And since it makes me happy to look at them I thought it would be fitting to have a picture of goodness when talking about I don't even KNOW what! So seeing as how this post is taking a nose-dive, I'm thinking bullet-points are in order. I just have too much on my mind today to make any sort of sense. I am in dire need of a list...lists help me sort things out. So here goes... TO-DO TODAY:
- Call Chapman University. I need to meet with the counselor again to figure out what the heck I'm going to major in. When the heck I'm going to start. And how the heck I'm going to PAY for it!
- Laundry. It taunts me. It mocks me. It must be dealt with....harshly.
- Menu plan. I am inspired by my sweet friend, Nancy. Lately she's been sharing her menus and they sound so good and healthy...not to mention pretty simple and straight forward. My kind of meals! This is something I need to really zero in on. In less than a week, more than likely, I will be a college student. My boys will be busy with baseball practices and games (and school and homework!). And Chris will be coaching Ian's team. We will be one busy family. And we need to eat. We need to eat GOOD food....not fast food. So...I better get busy figuring out some good, healthy meals. Some quick...and some slow. Any recommendations for good, healthy crock pot meals? I'm all ears!
- Bible study. My friend Janetta (Hi Janetta!) is going to be hosting a bible study in her home on Tuesday mornings titled Organic God. I'm really looking forward to this...and at the same time, wondering who the heck I think I am adding this to a schedule that is about to BURST! I'll have to pray about this one...not sure how much I'm capable of.
- Clean. Dust and vacuum. And the kitchen needs a good deep-cleaning.
THINGS I NEED TO DO THAT ARE CLUTTERING MY MIND: These things need to be done at some point...but not right away. But they are there, nonetheless, cluttering up everything else! So I'm going to write them down...get them out of my head...and see if things don't clear up a bit. Obviously, it's not just the weather that's foggy around here.
- Plan the garden. This needs to be done. And probably sorta soon if I want to order seeds. But FIRST I need to go through some seeds that my sweet friend Carolyn sent to me last year. I'll bet there's plenty of seeds to give me a great start...if not a complete garden!
- Wake up earlier. I have not been getting up before everyone else for my quiet time. And I can feel it. It's why I'm so scattered. And disorganized. And frazzled. It's why I can't keep things straight. It's why I'm not sure what to do and where to start. So really...this one, "wake up earlier", needs to be FIRST on the list. If I wake up earlier and spend time with God praying and reading His word...all of these other things would fall into place much neater. And I would be much less scattered. (I'm hearing you, God...loud and clear.)
Interesting how just when I think I'm working things out...and getting things done...God steps in and reminds me what's really going on. Interesting how I think I'm writing a blog post...but really, God is using it to show me where I'm at spiritually, which leads to where I'm at emotionally. This list that I'm making is MY list. But have I stopped to ask if it's His list?
I tell you, this is my life story. The horse before the cart, if you will. I do it all the time. I am one of those that climbs up on the high dive and just runs to the end and leaps...and then realizes on my way down that I forgot to check and see if there's any water at the bottom to catch me!
So. After all of that....I think what I need to do is go open up my bible. And close my eyes. And ask God to start me off in the direction I need to go. I need to ask God to help me line out my bullet-points. What does HE want me to do first? Second? If at all?
Thanks for listening. You were just witness to how God and I work together. I do it my way. He sits and lets me. Then he taps me on the shoulder and politely asks me to "wait up". Then He points out that I'm still as scattered as when I started. And He's right. Always.
Sooo...I'm going to go have my long overdue quiet time. I'll let you know what I find out.
Until then...if you're even still here and haven't deleted any links that might have you end up here on this crazy, dangerous, convoluted, ridiculous blog of mine ever again...here's a poem that was given to me at my first women's retreat. It still smacks me upside the head to this day.
Oh...and God? Thank you.
No Time To Pray
I got up early one morning and rushed right into the day;
I had so much to accomplish that I didn't have time to pray.
Problems just tumbled about me,
and heavier came each task,
"Why doesn't God help me?" I wondered.
He answered, "You didn't ask."
I wanted to see joy and beauty,
but the day toiled on gray and bleak;
I wondered why God didn't show me;
He said, "But you didn't seek."
I tried to come into God's presence;
I used all my keys at the lock;
God gently and lovingly chided,
"My child you didn't knock."
I woke up early this morning,
and paused before entering the day;
I had so much to accomplish that I had to take time to pray.
by Grace L. Naessens


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Spencer Gallagher
No. 23 Allegiant Chevrolet Camaro Texas Motor Speedway
Start: 15th
Stage One: 14th
Stage Two: 7th (Four stage points)
Final: 10th
Points: 8th
Additional information
– With the 10th-place finish at Texas, Gallagher and the No. 23 team collected their third top-10 of the 2018 season.
"What a whirlwind of a day for this No. 23 Allegiant team. We overcame adversity and battled back to bring home a top-10 finish here at Texas Motor Speedway. We had to start from the back of the field because of an unapproved adjustment after qualifying and made our way into the top-10. I got caught up in a little hiccup and I got spun but we recovered and got back into the top-10. I can't thank everyone at GMS Racing and GMS Fabrication for all of their hard work. I'm so pumped that we are continually showing that we are able to run with the top teams. We just need to continue this uphill climb and our goal is to make it in the Playoffs."

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Campsite Circuit Breaker Tripping - An Annoyance that can be Avoided
Does this scenario sound familiar?
You arrive at your campsite, check in, pitch up and start to setup. You plug in the electrical hook-up cable and thecircuit breaker trips. It's getting dark ! The circuit breaker is locked away in a box so you have to find the campsite warden who obliging flicks the switch back whilst muttering "all American RVs seem to do this". You ensure all appliances are turned off before hooking up again (a good practice anyway) but to no avail – the circuit breaker trips again. It's even darker!! Once more you call out the warden and finally the hook-up is successful.
Why does this happen when I hook-up ?
A professional UK electrical conversion will incorporate a suitable continuously-rated step down transformer (not a yellow building site box) which will transform the 230v hook-up to 110v in order to power the roof A/C, microwave, fridge/freezer and other 110v appliances.
At the instant of switching on a transformer a large current will flow even when there is no load. This is caused by a phenomenon known as "Inrush Current". This is because the transformer core is not fluxed and offers no impedance. This "Inrush Current" can be several times the normal full load current but is rapidly suppressed as the flux builds up and the transformer core becomes fully magnetized.
Let's consider the case of a 5kVA transformer.
The full load current is 21.74 amps (Power = Volts x Amps, hence Amps = Power/Volts).
The peak "Inrush Current" could be as much as 5 - 10 times the full load current or > 100amps. The campsite may have a 16amp circuit breaker which will trip at 3 – 5 times its rated value or 48 to 80amps. Clearly there is potential for tripping the circuit breaker.
Campsites in Europe often only have 6amp hook-ups and hence the problem is even worse with the circuit breaker tripping at 18 to 30amps.
The amount of "Inrush Current" is also dependent on the VA rating of the transformer so a conversion that utilises a 4kVAtransformer will be less susceptible than one with a 5.5kVA transformer.
Why does the problem not occur every time I hook-up ?
Mains electricty is in the form of an alternating current or AC. This means the direction of current flow alternates from live to neutral and neutral to live. In the UK this change in current flow occurs 50 times per second or at a frequency of 50Hz.
The amount of "Inrush Current" is determined by a factor which is unfortunately outside of our control and largely down to good luck regarding the timing of connecting the hook-up.
The "Inrush Current" is least if the if switching takes place when the voltage wave is at its peak. If switching takes place when the voltage is zero then the peak current is greater as illustrated in the diagrams below.
Can this problem be avoided ?
The solution to this annoying problem is achieved by limiting the maximum current that can flow when the transformer is turned on by incorporating a "Soft Start Module" into the installation.
Here at Griffin American Motorhomes we have been very successful in avoiding this problem by ensuring that all UK electrical conversions performed by us incorporate a "Soft Start Module" hence eliminating this annoyance.
We have also found that it is possible to retro-fit a "Soft Start Module" to an existing installation on an RV at a relatively low cost.
Please contact Griffin American Motorhomes on 01761 300489 for more details.


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2016 Oscar Nominations: Antony, The Weeknd, Ennio Morricone, Sam Smith, Lady Gaga & more
Nominations for the 88th Academy Awards were just announced, with Golden Globe winner The Revenant leading the pack with 12 nominations, and Mad Max: Fury Road following closely behind with 10 nominations. In the Best Song category, J. Ralph and Antony Hegarty's "Manta Ray" from Racing Extinction was nominated, as was The Weeknd's "Earned It" from 50 Shades of Grey, Lady Gaga's "Til it Happens to You" from The Hunting Ground, David Lang's "Simple Song #3″ from Youth, and Sam Smith's "The Writing's On the Wall" from Spectre (which won the Golden Globe). You can listen to all five Best Song nominees below.
For Best Score, Ennio Morricone's Golden Globe-winning score for The Hateful Eight was nominated, as were Carter Burwell for Carol, Jóhann Jóhannsson for Sicario, John Williams for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and Thomas Newman for Bridge of Spies. Also: Nina Simone doc What Happened, Miss Simone? and Amy Winehouse documentary Amy are up for Best Documentary Feature.
The Oscars will be handed out Sunday, February 28 at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood. Chris Rock is hosting this year. A full list of all 2016 Oscar nominees is below…
Nominations for the 88th Academy Awards
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
"Earned It" from "Fifty Shades of Grey"
Music and Lyric by Abel Tesfaye, Ahmad Balshe, Jason Daheala Quenneville and Stephan Moccio
"Manta Ray" from "Racing Extinction"
Music by J. Ralph and Lyric by Antony Hegarty
"Simple Song #3″ from "Youth"
Music and Lyric by David Lang
"Til It Happens To You" from "The Hunting Ground"
Music and Lyric by Diane Warren and Lady Gaga
"Writing's On The Wall" from "Spectre"
Music and Lyric by Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
"Bridge of Spies" Thomas Newman
"Carol" Carter Burwell
"The Hateful Eight" Ennio Morricone
"Sicario" Jóhann Jóhannsson
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" John Williams
Best motion picture of the year
"The Big Short" Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Producers
"Bridge of Spies" Steven Spielberg, Marc Platt and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers
"Brooklyn" Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers
"Mad Max: Fury Road" Doug Mitchell and George Miller, Producers
"The Martian" Simon Kinberg, Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer and Mark Huffam, Producers
"The Revenant" Arnon Milchan, Steve Golin, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Mary Parent and Keith Redmon, Producers
"Room" Ed Guiney, Producer
"Spotlight" Michael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin and Blye Pagon Faust, Producers
Performance by an actor in a leading role
Bryan Cranston in "Trumbo"
Matt Damon in "The Martian"
Leonardo DiCaprio in "The Revenant"
Michael Fassbender in "Steve Jobs"
Eddie Redmayne in "The Danish Girl"
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Christian Bale in "The Big Short"
Tom Hardy in "The Revenant"
Mark Ruffalo in "Spotlight"
Mark Rylance in "Bridge of Spies"
Sylvester Stallone in "Creed"
Performance by an actress in a leading role
Cate Blanchett in "Carol"
Brie Larson in "Room"
Jennifer Lawrence in "Joy"
Charlotte Rampling in "45 Years"
Saoirse Ronan in "Brooklyn"
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Jennifer Jason Leigh in "The Hateful Eight"
Rooney Mara in "Carol"
Rachel McAdams in "Spotlight"
Alicia Vikander in "The Danish Girl"
Kate Winslet in "Steve Jobs"
Best animated feature film of the year
"Anomalisa" Charlie Kaufman, Duke Johnson and Rosa Tran
"Boy and the World" Alê Abreu
"Inside Out" Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera
"Shaun the Sheep Movie" Mark Burton and Richard Starzak
"When Marnie Was There" Hiromasa Yonebayashi and Yoshiaki Nishimura
Achievement in cinematography
"Carol" Ed Lachman
"The Hateful Eight" Robert Richardson
"Mad Max: Fury Road" John Seale
"The Revenant" Emmanuel Lubezki
"Sicario" Roger Deakins
Achievement in costume design
"Carol" Sandy Powell
"Cinderella" Sandy Powell
"The Danish Girl" Paco Delgado
"Mad Max: Fury Road" Jenny Beavan
"The Revenant" Jacqueline West
Achievement in directing
"The Big Short" Adam McKay
"Mad Max: Fury Road" George Miller
"The Revenant" Alejandro G. Iñárritu
"Room" Lenny Abrahamson
"Spotlight" Tom McCarthy
Best documentary feature
"Amy" Asif Kapadia and James Gay-Rees
"Cartel Land" Matthew Heineman and Tom Yellin
"The Look of Silence" Joshua Oppenheimer and Signe Byrge Sørensen
"What Happened, Miss Simone?" Liz Garbus, Amy Hobby and Justin Wilkes
"Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom" Evgeny Afineevsky and Den Tolmor
Best documentary short subject
"Body Team 12″ David Darg and Bryn Mooser
"Chau, beyond the Lines" Courtney Marsh and Jerry Franck
"Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah" Adam Benzine
"A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness" Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
"Last Day of Freedom" Dee Hibbert-Jones and Nomi Talisman
Achievement in film editing
"The Big Short" Hank Corwin
"Mad Max: Fury Road" Margaret Sixel
"The Revenant" Stephen Mirrione
"Spotlight" Tom McArdle
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey
Best foreign language film of the year
"Embrace of the Serpent" Colombia
"Mustang" France
"Son of Saul" Hungary
"Theeb" Jordan
"A War" Denmark
Achievement in makeup and hairstyling
"Mad Max: Fury Road" Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega and Damian Martin
"The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared" Love Larson and Eva von Bahr
"The Revenant" Siân Grigg, Duncan Jarman and Robert Pandini
Achievement in production design
"Bridge of Spies" Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Rena DeAngelo and Bernhard Henrich
"The Danish Girl" Production Design: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Michael Standish
"Mad Max: Fury Road" Production Design: Colin Gibson; Set Decoration: Lisa Thompson
"The Martian" Production Design: Arthur Max; Set Decoration: Celia Bobak
"The Revenant" Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Hamish Purdy
Best animated short film
"Bear Story" Gabriel Osorio and Pato Escala
"Prologue" Richard Williams and Imogen Sutton
"Sanjay's Super Team" Sanjay Patel and Nicole Grindle
"We Can't Live without Cosmos" Konstantin Bronzit
"World of Tomorrow" Don Hertzfeldt
Best live action short film
"Ave Maria" Basil Khalil and Eric Dupont
"Day One" Henry Hughes
"Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut)" Patrick Vollrath
"Shok" Jamie Donoughue
"Stutterer" Benjamin Cleary and Serena Armitage
Achievement in sound editing
"Mad Max: Fury Road" Mark Mangini and David White
"The Martian" Oliver Tarney
"The Revenant" Martin Hernandez and Lon Bender
"Sicario" Alan Robert Murray
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" Matthew Wood and David Acord
Achievement in sound mixing
"Bridge of Spies" Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom and Drew Kunin
"Mad Max: Fury Road" Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff and Ben Osmo
"The Martian" Paul Massey, Mark Taylor and Mac Ruth
"The Revenant" Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño, Randy Thom and Chris Duesterdiek
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" Andy Nelson, Christopher Scarabosio and Stuart Wilson
Achievement in visual effects
"Ex Machina" Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, Mark Ardington and Sara Bennett
"Mad Max: Fury Road" Andrew Jackson, Tom Wood, Dan Oliver and Andy Williams
"The Martian" Richard Stammers, Anders Langlands, Chris Lawrence and Steven Warner
"The Revenant" Rich McBride, Matthew Shumway, Jason Smith and Cameron Waldbauer
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Neal Scanlan and Chris Corbould
Adapted screenplay
"The Big Short" Screenplay by Charles Randolph and Adam McKay
"Brooklyn" Screenplay by Nick Hornby
"Carol" Screenplay by Phyllis Nagy
"The Martian" Screenplay by Drew Goddard
"Room" Screenplay by Emma Donoghue
Original screenplay
"Bridge of Spies" Written by Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen
"Ex Machina" Written by Alex Garland
"Inside Out" Screenplay by Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley; Original story by Pete Docter, Ronnie del Carmen
"Spotlight" Written by Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy
"Straight Outta Compton" Screenplay by Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff; Story by S. Leigh Savidge & Alan Wenkus and Andrea Berloff


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Date posted: 23/03/2017
Helping people to become digitally fluent is a primary focus for libraries and we are looking for volunteers who are willing to share their IT skills to support customers who struggle to use computers or the internet. Whether wanting to keep in touch with family and friends, apply for a new job or just discover the joys of online shopping, the first steps can daunting and a helping hand is so important in giving customers the confidence to try to develop their own IT skills. Current opportunities include Blue Badge Support Volunteer, Employment Support Volunteer, IT Buddy (A full description for each of these roles is available from the library)
To find out more about the organisation, go to www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/brackleylibrary


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Deeper Life Courses
The Deeper Life programme aims to deepen one's walk with God; leading towards a path of transformation and increasing growth into His likeness. It is an ideal platform for believers to grow in their spiritual journey.
Here are FOUR short courses that CE is launching in 2019.
- Creeds and Heresies: The Church Contending for the Faith [March 2019]
- An Overview of the New Testament [June 2019]
- An Overview of the Old Testament [ August 2019]
- Interpreting the Bible [October 2019]
Download Course Synopsis & Registration Form here.
Latest update: 31 May 2019


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Every year, thousands of volunteers participate in the U.S. Postal Service's "Letters to Santa" program to help make children's holiday wishes come true.
But a longtime volunteer said that many wishing to answer a child's letter have difficulty finding information on the postal service's website.
For more information, visit www.beanelf.org.


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The Coffs Harbour Cultural Youth Scholarship is administered by the Cultural Trust to assist young emerging artists in all art forms in their chosen field.
Applicants can seek assistance in attending one off specialist courses or workshops inside or outside the Coffs Harbour area, which will further their long-term career aspirations in the arts.
The funding is available to residents of the Coffs Harbour City Council Local Government area, aged between 13 to 21 years of age, with applicants applying for a representation scholarship of up to $500 or a scholarship for further study up to $1,000.
To apply fill out the Coffs Harbour Cultural Trust Youth Scholarship application form and sent to Prosper Coffs Harbour, PO BOX 858, Coffs Harbour NSW 2450 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Phone: 0437 767 451
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The 5 Best Camps in the Kruger National Park
The Kruger is a wild place to be. Since the inception of the park, and especially when the first visitors came to the park, a strict set of rules were enforced. Over the many years, as the park has grown and as more visitors came to see the wildlife, the list of rules has grown, for the safety of the animals as well as for the safety of the visitors.
You already know that it is not a zoo but rather a nature conservation. While you enter the park at your own risk, there are actually very few risks to worry about when you simply stick to the rules and regulations. If you are visiting the park with a safari company, you will be in the best of hands. Not only are you going to have a highly enjoyable experience, seated comfortably in the open air safari vehicle, but you will also have great company!
Our guides are experienced and while they can tell you a few tales about their experiences in the park, they also know the possible dangers posed by the wild animals and the dangers that come when people display less than proper behaviour when in the park. Your guide will keep you safe, but when on a Kruger Park safari, you can benefit from knowing and following these safety tips.
The Kruger Park is one of the top holiday destinations in South Africa and it is well known for the variety of Kruger Park safaris available from different safari companies operating in and around the park.
While many safari packages include accommodation outside of the Kruger, some of the camps in the park are worth taking the time and effort to either visit or spend a night.
Many camps in the Kruger have so much more than just accommodation to offer. If you are looking to spend a night, you can choose between quiet, rustic camps or more luxurious accommodation, depending on the style of the accommodation you choose as well as the camp you opt for.
With museums, picnic spots and places to do wildlife watching, you can experience a different side to the Kruger when you visit any of these camps.
Satara has, for quite a long time, been an immensely popular camp for overnight guests. Its location, which is right in the middle of lion territory, is one of the reasons for its popularity amongst guests. When you bed down for the night, you can hear roaring lions and all kinds of other nocturnal animals. Satara is considered to be a more rustic camp and it's not as busy as Skukuza. Here, day guests can also take a break from their Kruger Park safari and get a bite to eat.
Small but quite popular, Tamboti is a tented camp and you'll find it on the banks of the Timbavati river. It's about a 2 km drive from Orpen Gate. As a tented campsite, guests have access to a communal camp boma, around which they can share stories of the day's sightings. The camp is incredibly rustic, with thick bush surrounding most of it. This can leave you feeling a little isolated, but not in a way that should worry you.
The camp of the Elephants will always be popular among safari travellers. Many Kruger Park safaris stop here to let their guests stretch their legs. Olifants is in the perfect location for camp guests to do some wildlife watching, as the camp overlooks the Olifants River. With spectacular lookout points, great places to eat and plenty to do here, you can easily spend your whole day at the camp.
You can't have a list like this without including the one camp that has gone a long way towards making the park famous. Skukuza serves as the headquarters of the camp and is still the primary place where Kruger Park safaris stop off. While many treat it as a day camp, there are a few great accommodation options here.
Finally, the last camp on our list is also the oldest bush camp in the park while being one of the smallest camps. It is not the kind of camp for day visitors, but it is a great place for overnight guests to stay. Bateleur has luxury guests houses as well as comfortable cottages.


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Celine Condorelli – Additionals
Roger Stevens TV Studio, University of Leeds
The installation consist of 5 screen presenting the making of "Tiger Mind" shooting by Beatrice Gibson. As an additionals part to the exhibition, the installation present the art pieces as characters.
Celine Condorelli - Courtesy of the artist.
Oct. 2012 - Pavilion - Leeds - Leeds
Technical description
Canon 600D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0
Canon EF 50mm
Zoom H4
Project duration
1 day shooting
2 day editing
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Got neck pain? Correcting a Forward head posture may completely eliminate all of your pain.
Upon reviewing several clients with persistent neck, upper back and shoulder pain, the most common characteristic shared among all of them – a Forward Head Posture.
What is a Forward head posture?
A Forward head posture is where the position of the head is in front of the mid line of the body.
(Ideally – the ear canal should be aligned with the mid line of the torso.)
It is also referred to as:
- Poked neck
- Forward head carriage
- Chicken head posture
- Text neck
What causes a Forward head posture?
It's all about your habits.
Think about how you sit.
Are you sitting up tall?…. Or are you let your head poke forward?
If I were to guess, I would probably say the latter.
The body will get used to the positions you choose to place it in.
Over time – certain muscles will tend to weaken and others get tight.
This eventuates to the forward position of the head.
Muscles responsible:
The following muscles result in upper cervical extension and lower cervical flexion.
Tight muscles:
- Anterior/middle scalenes
- Sternocleidomastoid
- Sub-occipital muscles
- Upper cervical extensors
Weak muscles:
- Deep neck flexors
- Lower cervical extensors
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How do you know if you have a Forward head posture?
a) Method 1:
- Place your back completely flat against the wall.
- Make sure your bottom, lower back and shoulders are in contact with the wall.
- The back of your heels do not have to be touching the wall.
- Whilst standing in this position, does the back of your head naturally come in contact with the wall?
- (Do not look up or over arch your lower back).
If the back of your head does not naturally come into contact with the wall, then you have tested positive for the Forward head posture.
b) Method 2:
- Get someone to take a side profile photo of yourself.
- Draw a line down the mid line of your torso.
- Keep in mind that your torso may not completely be vertical.
- Draw a line from your ear canal.
- This line should be parallel to the mid line of the torso.
If the line from the ear canal is in front of the line of the torso, then you have a Forward head posture.
What problems can it lead to?
Did you know that for every inch that your head protrudes forward from its normal alignment, you add ~10 extra pounds of force on your neck.
… That's a lot of pressure on your neck muscles and joints!
A Forward head posture may be the main reason for tension, stiffness or pain in your neck.
If left untreated, these symptoms will not only worsen over time, your head may continue to translate forwards resulting in an unflattering hunched appearance.
It may also predispose you to:
- Muscular tightness
- Premature joint degeneration
- Nerve impingement
- Disc issues
How to correct a Forward Head Posture
All exercises are designed to be gentle and pain free.
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You need to do the following exercises at least once a day to see any significant benefit. It should take you roughly 20-30 minutes to complete properly.
1. Neck releases
There is a group of muscles which get very tight underneath the base of your skull (see above: X marks the spot).
These muscles are required to be loosened up before we can correct the position of your head.
If you have pain in the neck, it is likely that you may experience a sense of heaviness or tenderness in this particular area.
These muscles are usually over active in people with a forward head posture and can be responsible for symptoms such as dizziness or headaches.
a) Sub-Occipital release
Massage balls (or anything of the similar shape) make a great tool to release this area.
- Place the ball under your head as to press into the areas underneath the base of the skull.
- Practice rotating your head from side to side to emphasize certain areas.
- Generally speaking, if it hurts, you are on the right area.
- Aim to get a solid 2-3 minutes of this.
- Do both sides.
Alternatively: If you do not have a massage ball, you can apply pressure to the same areas by pressing in with your thumbs.
Note: If you start to feel dizzy or your pain gets significantly worse, apply less pressure on the neck as you may not be used to the exercise yet.
b) Sternocleidomastoid release
- Locate the target areas. (Sternocleidomastoid)
- You should be able to feel a prominent band of muscle on each side of the neck.
- Do not to press too deep as you may hit other sensitive structures of the neck.
- Gently massage these muscles with a pinch grip.
- Duration: 1 minute each side.
2. Neck stretches
a) Sub-occipital
- Gently tuck your chin in.
- Look down.
- With your hands at the back of your head, pull your head down.
- Aim to feel the stretch at the back of your middle/upper neck.
- Hold for a minimum for 30 seconds and repeat 3 times.
b) The "Car seat" stretch
- Sit down on a chair that has a head support.
- (The car seat is perfect for this!)
- Gently lean your neck into the head support.
- Aim to get as much contact between the back of your neck and the head piece.
- Tuck your chin in and gently nod your head downwards.
- "Elongate the back of your neck."
- Aim to feel a stretch at the back of the neck.
- Hold at every red light traffic stop.
c) Anterior scalene
- Look up and rotate your head to the side.
- Place your hand on the collar bone on the opposite side to which you have rotated to.
- Pull the skin on the collar bone downwards.
- Hold for 30 seconds.
- Alternate sides.
- Repeat 2 times.
d) Middle scalene
- Tilt your head to the side (Ear to the shoulder).
- Place your hand on the side of your head and apply a gentle pressure.
- Hold for 30 seconds.
- Alternate sides.
- Repeat 2 times.
3. Chin tucks
Now that those tight neck muscles are released, we can start to strengthen the muscles that are responsible for maintaining the correct position of the head.
a) Chin tuck
- Whilst sitting upright, gently tuck your chin in as to make a double chin.
- (Yes , I know it feels weird and looks odd, but I guarantee you that the more you do this, the easier it will become).
- Aim to feel a gentle lengthening sensation at the back of your neck.
- A common mistake I often see is the person starts to move their head up/down. Make sure your eyes and jaw stay level, and move the head horizontally backwards.
- Think of the movement like a book sliding back into the shelf.
- Hold for 5 seconds and repeat 30 times.
As this exercise becomes easier, challenge yourself with the following exercise progressions…
b) Chin tuck (against gravity)
- Whilst lying on your stomach and your head off the edge of a bed (as above), continue to gently tuck your chin in as described before.
- Since you are moving your head against gravity, there is a greater challenge on your muscles.
- Aim to hold for 5 seconds with 30 repetition.
c) Chin tuck (with resistance band)
- Apply a resistance band around the back of your neck. (see above)
- Pull the band as to increase the tension on the band,
- Proceed to do a chin tuck against the resistance band.
- Aim to hold for 5 seconds with 30 repetition.
If you can do this exercises with proper technique, you are well on your way on developing strong muscles of the neck.
4. Chin nods
We also need to strengthen the muscles at the front of your neck (called the deep neck flexors) which work in conjunction with the muscles at the back.
a) Chin nods (head supported)
- Lie down with a fairly thin pillow to support your neck
- Gently perform a chin tuck (as above) and add a chin nod (as if to say 'yes').
- As you perform this exercises, you may feel a slight stretch at the back of the neck, but also a small sensation of the muscles at front moving.
- Remain as relaxed as possible. You should not feel the muscles at the front of your neck strain as you nod. Be gentle.
- Hold for 5 seconds. Repeat 30 times.
b) Chin tuck/nod over edge of bed
- Lie on your back with your head over the edge of the bed.
- Tuck your chin in.
- Keep your neck in a neutral position.
- Hold for 5-10 seconds.
- Repeat 20 times.
- Keep your neck muscles are relaxed as possible.
- NOTE: If you find that you are tensing your neck excessively, focus on the other exercises until you can comfortably perform this technique properly.
5. Improve spine mobility
a) Thoracic mobility:
If the thoracic spine (upper back) is stiff and hunched forward (… which it is in most people who sit a lot), it can indirectly cause the Forward Head Posture.
- Place a foam roller (a rolled up towel will work too) on the floor.
- Lie down on the ground and position the foam roll so that it is in the middle of your upper back.
- Stretch arms over head and arch backwards.
- Do not let your ribs flare out.
- Hold for 1 minute.
Check out the post: Best thoracic mobility exercises for more information.
b) Neck mobility
Your neck joints may be stuck in the poked neck position. Let's free them up!
>Video from McKenzie Institute International.
- Tuck your chin. (think about the movement as a book sliding back into the shelf)
- Whilst maintaining this chin tucked position, proceed to look up/down.
- Ensure that you do not poke your chin out excessively during the movement.
- You should feel a "bruisy" (… but not painful!) sensation at the base of your neck.
- If it is painful, limit the amount you look upwards.
- Repeat 30 times.
c) Self neck traction
Video from Integrative Movement Specialists.
- Lie on the floor with your knees bent.
- Place one hand on the top of your chest, and the other hand behind your neck.
- Proceed to pull the skin on your chest down towards your feet as you pull up with the hand under your neck.
- Aim to feel a pulling sensation at the back of your neck.
- Keep your neck muscles completely relaxed whilst performing this exercise.
- Hold for 30 seconds.
- Repeat 5 times.
6. Open up the front of the chest/shoulder
If you have a Forward Head Posture, then you most likely have tightness at the front of your chest/shoulder due to shoulder hunching.
If you would like more information, check out this post: How to fix Rounded Shoulders.
a) Chest stretch:
- Place both hands on the door frame. (see above)
- Lunge forward.
- You should feel a stretch in the front part of your shoulder/chest region.
- Try this exercise at different angles to get different areas of tightness.
- Hold for a minimum for 30 seconds and repeat 3 times.
b) Front shoulder stretch
- Whilst keeping your hands on a chair behind you, slowly squat down as low as possible.
- Make sure you maintain an upright posture.
- Keep you shoulder blades retracted throughout exercise.
- Do not flare your elbows out.
- Aim to feel a stretch at the front of your shoulder.
- Hold for a minimum for 30 seconds and repeat 3 times.
7. Strengthen postural muscles
To prevent the front of your shoulders rounding forward and becoming tight again, you will need to strengthen the scapula blade muscles.
- Place both hands high up on a wall in front of you.
- Lean firmly into your hands.
- Squeeze your shoulder blades together
- Hold for 30 seconds.
- Repeat 5 times.
8. Learn to breathe properly
You might be asking yourself:
What has breathing got to do with fixing a Forward head posture?
(… A lot!)
The muscles which are predominantly responsible for the forward position of your head are the Sternocleidomastoid and Scalenes.
These muscles are also accessory muscles to your breathing.
During relaxed breathing, it is ideal to have your diaphragm as your main breathing muscle.
However, with breathing inefficiencies, these accessory muscles will tend to over activate which can then pull the head forward.
Diaphragmatic breathing
- Assume the position as shown above.
- Breathe in.
- As you breathe out, slowly push out ALL of the air out of your lungs:
- Engage your core muscles ("draw belly button in AND gently tense your abdominal muscles")
- Lower your rib cage
- Flatten your lower back completely
- Whilst maintaining this position, take a deep breath in towards your abdominal region.
- Imagine the whole circumference of your torso/abdominal region inflate.
- Exhale the air out of your lungs as you gently engage your abdominal muscles.
- Remember to keep your neck completely relaxed.
- Repeat 5 times.
9. Extra tips
a) When sleeping on your back:
Do not use an overly thick pillow to support the neck as this will push your head forward.
Your ideal neck alignment should be maintained whilst lying down.
For more information: Best sleeping posture.
b) When walking/standing/sitting/driving:
Keep your neck as elongated as possible.
Pretend that the hair on the back of your head is being pulled up towards the sky.
"Float your head on top of your shoulders."
d) Use your mobile phone properly:
Bring your mobile closer up to your eye level.
Click here for exercises for Text neck syndrome.
d) Maintain good posture:
Check out the post: Ideal sitting posture for more information.
e) Optimise your workstation:
Check out my free ebook: How to set up your workstation.
10. Other areas to consider
If you are having difficulties addressing your Forward head posture, you may also need to address other areas of your posture.
1. Dowager's hump
Excessive flexion at the base of the neck ("the bump") will push the head forwards.
2. Rounded shoulders
3. Hunch back posture
With a hunched upper back, the head is forced to kink upwards to maintain eye sight to the horizontal.
Closing words
Although many experience immediate pain relief, do not be discouraged if you do not see immediate results.
It surely hasn't taken a short time for your Forward Head Posture to develop, so it is going to take some time for it to be corrected.
See how you go with that… And keep that chin tucked in!
What to do next…
1. Any questions?… Leave me a comment down below.
2. Come join me on the Facebook page. (Let's keep in touch!)
3. Start doing the exercises!


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Planning Commission OKs permits
NEW ULM — After nearly an hour of discussion, much of it from rural residents against a conditional use permit (CUP), the Brown County Planning Commission unanimously approved an application filed by DeLoy Berkner on property owned by Ed Berkner in Section 13, Leavenworth Township, July 17.
The application, to be considered by Brown County Commissioners July 24, allows expansion from the previously permitted 700 animal units (AU) to 1,690 AU in a beef cattle operation all in the A-1 Agricultural Protection Zoning District.
Craig Berkner said a barn on the property was put up in 2016 for storage and production.
"At first, we had no plan to expand, then the market changed. Now we intend to keep the cattle longer," Berkner said. "We want to get back into compliance. The basin is ready for big rain events. We will use the new barn for small cattle and use feed from silos and grain bins."
DeLoy Berkner said a building permit was secured before the building was built.
Brown County Planning and Zoning Administrator Laine Sletta said when the Berkners came into his office, they were told they could put up a storage building and didn't need an animal permit until they decided to expand their cattle herd.
DeLoy Berkner said the cattle barn is totally confined.
"We don't push manure into the basin. A filtration system will catch all solids," Berkner said.
Craig Berkner said everything in the manure management plan is proper.
Tim Kotten said he's concerned about manure runoff on property including the Cottonwood River from an intake.
"Some neighbors say their water smells like (urine). It's easy to contaminate soil," Kotten said.
Sletta said his office got a call a few years ago about alleged manure running into a field intake.
"We found no evidence of cattle manure, like cornstalks in the water," Sletta said. "I walked out there. We saw no evidence of runoff reaching a tile intake."
Ed Berkner said the family is working on state permits.
Stark Township Supervisor Dean Sellner asked for dust control measures, which commissioners added to the permit application.
Commissioner Brian Braun said with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) involved, there are many guidelines to follow.
"Hog farms smell. I'm a hog farmer," Braun said.
Commissioners approved the application on a motion by Dennis Potter, seconded by Braun.
Commissioners also approved applications by:
• Dean Schneider, Section 33, Sigel Township, to renew and amend an existing CUP to allow expansion from 936 AU to 1,560 AU of finishing swine (5,200 head), all in the A-1 Agricultural Zoning District.
Conditions include liquid manure field application not exceeding two times a year. A perimeter tile line access port must be maintained within 20 feet down gradient of the barn to allow drawing tile line water samples.
• Final plat applications filed by Jed Lutgen, Section 16, Home Township, 12.58 acres; the split is a multi-lot subdivision in the A-1 Agricultural Protection Zone; and by Brian Domeier, a 10-acre lot, Section 14, Sigel Township; the subdivision is an existing platted lot being split into two lots.
• A preliminary plat application filed by Casandra Anderson, 4.85 acres, Section 28, Burnstown Township. The parcel being platted is an existing building site being split off from the tilled ground.
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The ripple effects of Senator John Kerry's "botched joke" don't seem to end. As Captain Ed reported yesterday, if Kerry decides to run for President in 2008, he may not even have the support of fellow Massachusetts senator Ted Kennedy.
Our good friend Leo, who has a son serving in Iraq, recently voiced his displeasure with Senator Kerry's "botched joke" via e-mail.
You can imagine Leo's surprise when he received a reply from Kerry.
However, Leo has decided not to accept the Senator's apology.
Mr. Kerry, until this past year, never in my life would I have thought that I would live to see the day when elected officials would, during wartime, so cavalierly, publicly and seditiously go out of their way to speak ill of our soldiers' mission; while in the same vile sentences have the unmitigated gall to proclaim that they "support the troops."
Freedom of Political Speech, a gift given us not only by our Founding Fathers, but by the lifeblood of every Soldier, Sailor and Marine since the founding of our Nation, is a multi-edged sword that can cut in varying directions. A prudent, judicious American will recognize that with such an awesome freedom, comes an equally awesome responsibility to use it wisely. You sir, have wielded it with a reckless abandon befitting not a statesman, but a brigand.
Once again, Senator Kerry, at the very least, I wish to thank you for taking the time to respond to my correspondence. But accept your apology?
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1868-1872 * 1876-1877 Governor of Ohio
commercial attorney
Brigadier General
a.k.a. Rutherford Birchard Hayes
a.k.a. "His Fraudulency"
Earthbody-Entry Friday-04-Oct-1822
Earthbody-Exit 17-Jan-1893 (age 70)
Lucy Webb Hayes in the 1870's
1877-1881 * POTUS-19-partner
Lucy Webb Hayes
a.k.a. Lucy Ware Webb
Civil War military general, POTUS-19 from 1877 until 1881* Rutherford B. Hayes * 1822-1893
birth data from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutherford_B._Hayes * tentatively rectified by BP Lama
charts, graphs and tables produced by Shri Jyoti Star * adapted by BP Lama
Rising Nakshatra
Masculine Nativities
Visaka * Radha
BPL commentary
For Visaka fellows, the condition of prosperous, preaching, inclusive, broad-scope, philosophical, humanistic Brihaspati may considerably affect the outcome. Masculine births under auspice of Puna, Visaka, or Purvabhadra may find that their worldview is greatly shaped by the character of priestly teachers and guides.
Teachers, preachers, professors, patrons, agents of generosity and guidance, guru-figures, ideologues, indoctrinators, theorists, know-it-alls, proselytes, philosophers, pontificators, patriarchs, pundits, pater-nosters, proponents of principled understanding, wise-ones, wizards, druids, and paradigms of belief may be especially influential.
Guided by patrons from the civilizations of Saka. Their purpose is facilitation of shocking insights by lightning-strike and expansive growth by root-splitting..
High forehead. Saptarishi-ruled births come equipped with a global perspective. The majority of Visaka nativities are higher dimensional Seva-wanderers who assume guidance roles.
Growth Shocks
Thula-Vanika pada 1-2-3 expresses Saptarishi's rulership of 3-Writing-commerce + 6-service ministry or victimhood. Pada 1-2-3 also evoke the tension between Zukra's one-to-one relationships versus Guru's one-to-many preachings. Pada 1-2-3 have a broad understanding of the explosive growth-power of extreme polarities. They are often found in advisor roles (Zukra) which engage overview, ideology, theory, or interpretive paradigm (Guru) . Masculine pada 1-2-3 are both famed and feared for their ability to expand conflict or worsen disease condition as a way to super-polarize the toxic situation en-route to an envisioned state of peace.
Pada 1-2-3 are easier for women who can utilize Zukra's balancing skills. For men, diplomatic constraints tend to frustrate their expansive growth patterns. Also, although the priestly teachers are seeking wisdom, for Thula-Visaka the guru-figures may also be impoverished, blaming, polluted, or sick (due to Guru rules 3-6).
Vrischika Pada-4 emphasizes Guru's rulership of 2-affluence, collections ++ 5-creativity, entitlement. Pada 4 enjoys the spirited compatibility between Guru's optimism + Kuja's kinetic movement. Pada-4 has a broad understanding of the ultimate power of transformative beliefs. Pada-4 are often found in teaching and healing work, especially with the sexual-reproductive energies. They also work with explosive-expansive forces such as dynamite and lightning.
Themes of shocking growth via beliefs, widening expansion via root-splitting, and fertilization via jolts of electromagnetic shakti may contextualize Visaka's terrestrial experience. Applies also to Chandra in Visaka
QUOTATION from Shil-Ponde. (1939). Hindu Astrology Joytisha-Shastra . p 97.
"... Aggressiveness and impatience.
These people are overbearing in their desire to get things done.
They are very active but not popular,
they are very proud
their anger makes enemies of people who might cooperate with them, if treated differently.
they will overcome their enemies through sheer force of character,
Tact and kindness are qualities which they should try to develop."
Biographical Details matched to the Vimshottari Dasha bhukti
Lucy Webb Hayes in 1870's
Surya Mahadasha * age birth until 4-months
04-Oct-1822 Earth-birth in Delaware, Ohio, USA * Surya-Zukra bhukti
Chandra Mahadasha * age 4 months until 10.4
Mangala Mahadasha * age 10.4 until 17.4
Rahu Mahadasha * age 17.4 until 35.4
30-Dec-1852 exchange the vows of marriage with Lucy Webb * Rahu-Zukra bhukti
1853 celebrated the birth of child-1 son * Rahu-Zukra bhukti
Guru Mahadasha * age 35.4 until 51.4
Dec-1865 first term in US-Congress * Guru-Zukra bhukti * Zukra-10
1868 elected Governor of Ohio (until 1872) * Guru-Surya bhukti * Surya karmesha
1873 Panic of 1873 causes financial upset, loss of properties * Guru-Rahu chidradasha
Shani Mahadasha * age 51.4 until age 71.4 (decease age-70)
1875 re-elected Governor of Ohio (third term) * Shani-Shani swabhukti
07-Nov-1876 elected POTUS-19 in a bitterly contested vote * Shani-Shani swabhukti * Shani in Bhava-6 conflict * Shani rules 10th-from-Chandra
1877 Great Railroad Strike of 1877 * Shani-Budha bhukti * Budha rules 8-revolution, upheaval
1881 retirement to Ohio home * Shani-Zukra bhukti * Zukra rules 4th-from-4th
25-June-1889 Lightbody Lift-off of wife Lucy Webb * Shani-Rahu bhukti
17-Jan-1893 Lightbody Lift-off (RH age 70) * Shani-Guru bhukti
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Features of the Nativity
Surya * pitrikaraka * jyotikaraka
Dad died months before Hayes' birth Ketu in classroom-9.
Chandra * matrikaraka * garha-karaka
After dad's tragic and premature death, Mom never remarried.. Rather she focused her energies into young son Rutherford who became an attorney, a legislator, a war general, and a POTUS
Kuja * bhratru-karaka * virya-karaka
Budha * bandhava-karaka * zisya-karaka
Budha rules 8 occupies 12 = Sarala Yoga
Guru * dhavakaraka * bahuta-karaka
Guru rules karakamsha-2
Guru rules Visaka-Radha radical lagna
led northern armies during the brutal USA civil war * Vrizchika invasive, penetrating, explosive
had a powerful Vrischika-Kuja which helped him win numerous bloody battles during the USA Civil War.
Zukra * svadhu-karaka * kalatra-karaka
Ruler of 10th-from-10th located in 10th
usually signals a distinguished career in dealing-making and arranging partnerships. Hayes was a lifetime master deal-maker attorney.
atmakaraka Zukra in the defensive, culturally-rooted, routine-loving, patriotic, nationalistic, comfort-seeking, home-loving, foundational, property-owning 4th-from-Chandra * POTUS-19 Railroad Strike 1822-1893 Rutherford B. Hayes in his retirement years (Shani) was a steady supporter of remedial education. His major accomplishments as Ohio governor included a state-sponsored deaf-mute school and a reform school for wayward girls.
Zukra-10 helped maintain the civility of his leadership roles and the success of his diplomatic treaties. He promoted equity in governance, such as voting rights for ex-slaves, and opposition to Chinese exclusion
Shani * duro-karaka * jara-karaka
chronic economic problems, including the Great Railroad Strike and the Panic of 1873
Rahu * rajyalobha-karaka * picchala-karaka (slippery)
Hayes was a commercial attorney (3) who served as Congressman, three-time Governor of Ohio, and ultimately POTUS-19.
As a military officer during the Civil War, he was also a noted battle strategist (Surya-Kanya-11).
A lifetime of political campaigning involved almost constant short-term travel + endless meetings+ steady production of advertising , marketing, and promotional announcements .
Ketu * kavandha-karaka * chidra-karaka * vasana-karaka (vacuum)
lagnesha * co-ruler of Vrischika radical lagna
Ketu in classroom-9 father died before he was born
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Cardinal Stritch Catholic High School & Academy cordially invites you to the Red & Black Gala. Join us Saturday, April 13, 2019 at The Pinnacle (1772 Indian Wood Circle, Maumee, OH 43537) for an event to benefit the Cardinal Family Fund. Doors open at 6 P.M. The evening features silent and live auctions, games of chance, cash bar a sit-down dinner and QTEGO Mobile Bidding. The evening is generously presented by Mercy Health St. Charles Hospital. We thank them for their continued support of Cardinal Stritch.
With our returning auction partner, QTEGO, attendees will have an improved experience both before, during and after the event. In fact, QTEGO allows for supporters to get in on the bidding even if they cannot attend the event. More on that in the coming weeks.
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Nehemiah was in exile. Though some of his people had been repatriated, he remained in Babylon. Those who returned, had rebuilt the temple, but the city walls (their protection from attack) were still in ruins. Nehemiah sought the king's permission and blessing to return and rebuild the wall.
So Nehemiah goes home, surveys the situation, and tells the people the self-obvious: The walls are in shambles; we are in danger. Let's rebuild the walls.
The people readily agree and begin working. Fifty-two days later, they finish.
They had lived there for years, but without walls and they were vulnerable as a result. Yet in 52 days, less than two months, the walls were rebuilt and they were much safer.
Why did is take so long to act? Quite simply, there was a lack of leadership. The need was there, the solution was there, the resources were there, but leadership was not. It took Nehemiah's leadership to make it happen.
The next time you hear, "Someone should do something about that," recognize that as a lack of leadership. Might you be that leader?
[Nehemiah 2:17-18, Nehemiah 6:15]
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The purpose of this seminar is to raise awareness and provide a forum for multi stakeholder participants to share their vision regarding the real, positive effects of olive growing.
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TVS Motors to launch Flame with a new 125 cc engine in March 2008.. Royal Enfield to tread carefully with its U.C.E (Unit Construction Engine) which also has two spark plugs..
After having to wait for 3 months, TVS Motors has finally decided to launch the 125 cc Flame with a new engine. The new engine will now have a single spark plug instead of the earlier two spark plug design. Payeng Says: "Many things can happen and do happen in India.. the Japanese obviously have a lot to learn about us.. but we should know better, shouldn't we..??". By the way TVS Motors have appealed against the verdict. Payeng Says: After the recent TVS Vs Bajaj face off, I bet that they are concerned. Related Posts:
The earlier CC-VTi engine had two spark plugs and three valves (one outlet, two inlet). At low RPM's only two valves were functional and the third valve (inlet) became functional at high RPM's. It was this because of the use of two spark plug for its single cylinder configuration, TVS was asked by the Madras High Court to stop selling and producing the 125 cc Flame. According to Bajaj Auto this was an infringement of their patented DTSi (Digital Twin Spark Plug Ignition) technology.
According to MoneyControl.Com, the Flame will now feature a new engine developed, patented and licenced by AVL, Austria. Actually even the earlier CC-VTi (Controlled Combustion Variable Timing Intelligent) engine was developed with the help of AVL. The new Flame with the new engine should be out by the third week of March 2008.
Also according to Moneycontrol.Com, TVS has lost around 120 crores of rupees in the last three months in sales because of the delay in launching the Flame. TVS Motors had also invested about 50 crores of rupees in developing the now defunct CCVTi engine.
Here are a few statements made by Mr. Venu Srinivasan, Chairman and MD TVS Motors (taken from Hindu Business Line).
Royal Enfield decides to tread carefully with its twin spark plug design.
Taking a leaf out of the Twin Spark Plug Controversy between Bajaj Auto and TVS Motors, Royal Enfield has decided to play safe with its new U.C.E (Unit Contruction Engine) platform.
The new U.C.E model has a 500cc engine, and is the first engine of the company that will have an integrated gearbox. Another feature that is under the scanner now is the twin spark plug technology on the UCE model.
Royal Enfield is learnt to be now discussing with its legal counsel if its engine technology infringes upon the twin spark plug patent held by Bajaj Auto.
According to MoneyControl.Com, the new U.C.E model is slated to be launched during the April-June 2008 (probably for the Export markets initially).
RL Ravichandran, CEO, Royal Enfield says,
"The company is more focused on developing a new engine platform. The major difference is its integrated gearbox and the electronic fuel injection. It is a lean burn engine that will initially be used for exports in a new model. We are not concerned about one spark plug or two spark plugs"
Payeng Says: "Many things can happen and do happen in India.. the Japanese obviously have a lot to learn about us.. but we should know better, shouldn't we..??".
By the way TVS Motors have appealed against the verdict.
Payeng Says: After the recent TVS Vs Bajaj face off, I bet that they are concerned.
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From Alexander Hamilton to James Read, 6 November 1799
To James Read, 6 November 1799
N.Y. Novr. 6th. 1799
Majors Brooks and Toussard are expected for this Quarter in a short time—I wish to know what accommodations for the Winter can be afforded to these officers at Fort Jay without
infering interfering with the convenience of those already in the Garrison—
With consideration &c—
Capt Read
(Df, in the handwriting of Ethan Brown and H, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress).


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Courage: "She who is brave is free." Seneca
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'ESCAPE ROOM' find the clues or die…
Escape Room is a 2019 American psychological horror film directed by Adam Robitel, and written by Bragi F. Schut and Maria Melnik. The film stars Logan Miller, Deborah Ann Woll, Taylor Russell, Tyler Labine, Jay Ellis, and Nik Dodani, and follows a group of people who are sent to navigate a series of escape rooms, only to find the consequences are deadly.
Development of the film began in August 2017, then under the title "The Maze", and the casting process commenced. Filming took place in South Africa in late 2017 through January 2018. Escape Room is a psychological thriller about six strangers who find themselves in circumstances beyond their control and must use their wits to find the clues or die.
A young disheveled man falls from the ceiling into a library. He frantically looks for a code to enter into a puzzle as the walls around him start to move in. The movie resets to three days earlier. Shy Physics student Zoey, struggling stockboy Ben, young trader Jason, pyrophobic war veteran Amanda, former miner Mike and escape room enthusiast Danny are all gifted a puzzle box invitation to the Minos Escape Room Facility for a chance to win $10,000 should they successfully escape. Each player walks into a waiting room, and is told by a person behind a frosted window to "have a seat and someone will be with you shortly".
When Ben tries leaving the waiting room at the facility for a smoke break, the door handle breaks off, revealing that the game has actually begun. The players notice there's a puzzle within the broken door handle. The players scramble around the room looking for a numerical code. Zoey notices a number on one of the books in Mike's hand. She runs to the door puzzle and turns the dial, initiating a giant heater/oven effect in the room.
Escape Room was released in the United States on January 4, 2019, by Sony Pictures Entertainment, and was a box office success, grossing over $97 million worldwide and becoming the second highest-grossing film of 2019. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the atmosphere and cast, but criticized the familiar plot and its failure to take full advantage of its premise.
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I just love going to the escape room with my friends on the weekend. It has just been the regular activity that we have been doing as it is just exciting for all of us to be there.


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The Great Stories Club: Reading and Discussion for At-Risk Youth
Implementation of a series of three-part thematic reading and discussion programs for at-risk and underserved teens.
Implementation of a series of three-part thematic reading and discussion programs for at-risk and underserved teens.
"The Great Stories Club" is a thematic reading and discussion program developed to reach at-risk youth through literature-based library outreach programs. The GSC will introduce teens and others facing difficult circumstances to accessible and appealing books selected by scholars with a special interest in reaching the underserved; facilitate in-depth exploration of humanities themes that will resonate with reluctant readers also struggling with complex issues like incarceration, violence, poverty, and addiction; and connect participants to a proven, highly successful national program model first launched by ALA in 2006. Participants will explore themes of civic engagement in an age of mass media, the role of creative arts in dealing with change and transformation, and the origins of teenage violence and suicide through novels, memoirs, and non-fiction books as well as training opportunities developed by humanities scholars and programming librarians.
Project fields:
Literature, General
America's Historical and Cultural Organizations: Implementation Grants
Public Programs
Total amounts:
$435,004 (approved)$434,979 (awarded)
Grant period:
5/1/2015 – 11/30/2017
Funding details:
Original grant (2015) $25
Supplement (2016) $10,000
Supplement (2017) $75,004


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Nicola Benedetti performed both Szymanowski Violin Concerti in the London Philharmonic Orchestra's season-opening concert under Vladimir Jurowski's baton on September 23, 2016
As part of BBC Radio 3 Live at Southbank Centre, BBC was at Royal Festival Hall to capture the evening's excitement in a live broadcast. You can hear the broadcast here for a limited time:
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The performance was an intense back-to-back presentation of Szymanowski's diabolically difficult two violin concerti and garnered unanimous praise from London media:
The Telegraph's John Allison exclaims: "Hearing either of the violin concertos by Karol Szymanowski is always a treat, so getting both of them together in one concert feels like a special occasion. For its season-opening concert at the Festival Hall, the London Philharmonic put these magical works at the heart of its programme and found a soloist up to the challenge of playing both side by side. Since that soloist was Nicola Benedetti, the hall was packed –- a good way of winning new admirers for the still sometimes elusive music of Poland's greatest early 20th-century composer. Benedetti has made the Violin Concerto No. 1 a calling-card ever since she won the 2004 BBC Young Musician of the Year playing it. The work also featured on her debut album. Recently she has been touring with the Violin Concerto No. 2, but juxtaposing the works gives audiences a clearer picture of how these scores are representative of the two most significant periods of Szymanowski's career. Benedetti's sweet-toned playing was poised where required, and her no-holds barred approach to the high-lying violin part was engaging … It was wonderful to hear her and Jurowski enter into the spirit of Szymanowski's final masterpiece (1933), from its haunting opening to its unbridled celebration of Polish folk culture. Any breath of mountain air is always welcome in the stuffy Festival Hall."
The Times' Rebecca Franks said: "It's not often that audiences get to hear both of Szymanowski's violin concertos in one night. Nicola Benedetti, beaming a smile seconds before she began to play, was on gutsy, passionate form in the First Concerto (1916). The Polish composer's Second Concerto (1933), brighter and infused with the folk music of the Tatra mountains, was played with taut rhythms and infectious energy all round — and the audience loved it."
Hannah Nepil writes in the Financial Times: "Szymanowski's First concerto has been Benedetti's speciality ever since it won her the Young Musician of the Year award 12 years ago, and she keeps getting better at it. Here she played it with a veteran's fluidity, each glassy bow stroke dissolving into the next. Szymanowski's Second Violin Concerto was even more successful, not least because it is a more interesting piece: more complex in its textures, more colourful, more punchy thanks to its Polish folk influences. It certainly drew better things out of Jurowski and his orchestra, who, together with Benedetti, embraced its rustic drive."
Gavin Dixon remarks in his review for The Arts Desk: "Szymanowski's First Violin Concerto is the more intense and demanding of the two, but Nicola Benedetti performs it regularly and has clearly got under the music's skin. It's technically demanding, but the greater challenge is in the interpretation. The mood and texture seem to switch constantly, with the long, lyrical lines often cut off abruptly as the music changes direction. But Benedetti is able to make all this seem logical and coherent. She applies a rich but varied vibrato to much of the music, sometimes wide and fast, but just as often narrow and slow. The result is a tone and expression as varied as that of the orchestra beneath. She also has the sheer aural presence required to command those expansive orchestral textures, and Jurowksi, while always sympathetic, never felt the need to constrain the ensemble for her. The Second Concerto is inspired by the folk music of the Tatra Mountains, where the composer spent his last years. The violin lines here a just as lyrical, but the structure is more straightforward and there are fewer of those unexpected changes. Again, Benedetti had the measure of the music, and this was another commanding performance. Particularly impressive was her ability to integrate the brief folk-fiddle episodes into the otherwise cosmopolitan textures – seamless integrity achieved through interpretive conviction."
Chris Garlick of Bachtrack says: "In the Szymanowski that followed, this inspiration took full flight. Benedetti proved to be ideal partner in the First, finding all the elements of this structurally complex piece at her fingertips. Her playing was refined and accurate in the stratospheric passages, balanced by a gutsy earthiness when called for and supreme virtuosity in the cadenza. Most importantly she was clearly following the heartbeat of the concerto, which is a difficult and illusive work to bring off. Jurowski and the LPO were also completely in tune with Benedetti's vision, with extraordinary playing which at no point overshadowed or swamped the soloist. [In the Second Szymanowski Concerto,] Benedetti again found the perfect balance between refinement and strength, as well as exercising great stamina and concentration, well supported by Jurowski and the LPO. A truly brilliant piece of programming, spectacularly brought off by all concerned."
Classical Source's Peter Reed writes: The First Concerto is the more rhapsodic and hedonistic, and Benedetti rose to the occasion with her signature sumptuous tone, relishing the almost ceaseless outpouring of melody. This is a work that she has made her own, and it showed in her involvement with individual players and her command of the music's layers of sound. The Second Concerto is about the same 20-minute length, but it seems the more lived-in, its music bigger and more experienced, the changes of direction and mood more considered. Benedetti lacks nothing when it comes to perception and engagement, and she surpassed herself here, expressing the composer's retreat into the reassuring safety of folk-music, the moments of ecstasy more integrated, and her dips into a dark, ambiguous tone anticipated the bleakness of Shostakovich. There are also passages of full-blown glamour, when it became clear that Benedetti at her most energised, unforced and elegant is perfect in this music."


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Autonomous vehicles have been gaining momentum in recent years but it seems we are still a long way from driverless vehicles taking over Ontario roads. In the meantime, Driver-Assist Technologies are popping up in readily available vehicles.
Unlike Autonomous Vehicles, Driver-Assistance enabled vehicles still require a human driver in the driver's seat. Driver-Assist Technology is not intended to take over the responsibility of driving. Instead, it is intended to improve road safety for the driver and their passengers.
These systems alert drivers to potential hazards that they may not have otherwise been aware of and in some cases, can even take over control of the vehicle to prevent a hazard or prepare for an accident. Typically, systems that can take over control of the vehicle are "Active". Therefore, Blind Spot Monitoring would only warn a driver of a hazard. "Active Blind Spot Monitoring" can warn a driver and apply one-sided breaking to prevent the driver from moving into the lane where the blind spot monitoring is activated.
While these technologies are intended to create safer roads, critics argue that driver-assist technologies create more careless drivers. The benefits of these technologies are obvious but, what happens when a driver that has become reliant on Driver-Assist technologies returns to a vehicle without that tech in place? This is where problems can occur.
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U.S. astronauts had their Tang now Korea's first astronaut is going to have kimchi and instant noodles in outer space.
"Several Korean meals are ready to go with Korea's first astronaut in April, with the dishes receiving the go sign from the Russian space authorities.
The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute said Tuesday that it recently received certificates from the State Scientific Center of the Russian Federation for four types of food. The Korea Food Research Institute is also developing six other menu items for the space trip.
The astronaut, Ko San, will eat kimchi, bean soup, rice and instant noodles as main dishes. Then he will be able to cleanse his palate with ginseng tea or sujeonggwa (cinnamon punch)."
But will kimchi be safe to eat in outer space? Some people are worried that it might explode.
According to Lee Ju-woon, a researcher at the institute, the Russian space agency worried that the kimchi would ferment in space, causing the sealed bag to explode. "It can be dangerous if a bag of kimchi explodes in space, because no one knows whether the anaerobic bacteria in the kimchi is safe there or not," Lee said.
I wonder if the kimchi will still pack the some spicy wallop in outer space as it does down here on terra firma?


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More than half of New Zealand schools do not offer any te reo Maori language education according to the Maori Language Commission.
Figures showed 1185 schools did have some level of te reo Maori language education while 1353 schools did not.
While teaching the language was not compulsory, many local schools had embraced the language and incorporated it into their classrooms, especially this week being Maori Language Week.
Te Akau ki Papamoa Primary School principal Bruce Jepsen acknowledged Maori Language Week was an opportunity for everyone to unite and give a concentrated effort on the language and culture but said it was Maori language week every week at their school.
This week we asked whether or not teaching te reo Maori should be compulsory in schools.
Awanui Black, Bay of Plenty Regional councillor
"Yes, not only because it is our national language, but because it helps people to understand where they live and they will know simple things like what the names of suburbs, hills and rivers are. It would be good if people could become fluent, but if people were able to learn the pronunciation that is a good start."
Kelvin Clout, Tauranga deputy mayor
"It is one of New Zealand's official languages so I am more than comfortable for it to be compulsory in schools at least up to an elementary level. It doesn't necessarily need to be taught on its own but could be woven into the teaching of other subjects."
Simon Bridges, Tauranga MP
"I don't think te reo should be compulsory, but I do think it is a very special part of New Zealand. I personally wish I had learnt it and it is still my intention. It opens up the opportunity to learn other languages. It is also socially and economically valuable and we need to value it as something unique and special to our country. I don't support compulsion and think we need to make sure we are doing the things that are currently compulsory well."
Todd Muller, Bay of Plenty MP
"I'm a great believer in teaching our history in schools, with an obvious focus on Maori history and culture. I have a personal view that every school should be teaching English and one other language from year 1-13. Which alternate languages, Maori and/or others would be the decision of the local school board of trustees."
Richard Inder, Gate Pa School principal
"It is something we do here. As we have Maori students it is important that we acknowledge their language, as well as other languages and that we be multi-cultural. It is a very precious skill to be multi-lingual."
Graeme Lind, Greenpark School principal
"I think it should be. It is a push from the ministry and also the focus on Maori student achievements. We embrace it at our school and are in the early stages of developing a te reo Maori programme. I think there has been a bigger push nationally, more and more people are embracing it which is important."
Ross Paterson, Western Bay of Plenty mayor
"I'm a keen supporter of existing curriculum guidelines that support the teaching and learning of te reo Maori in schools. These guidelines are fundamental to New Zealand's Maori Education Strategy Ka Hikitia - Accelerating Success 2013 -2017. With schools and whanau already supporting this work, along with initiatives such as Maori Language week, I'm confident the use of te reo and tikanga will continue to grow and underpin who we are as a nation."
Te Ururoa Flavell, Maori Party co-leader and Waiariki MP
"The Maori Party wants te reo to be a core subject at primary school and to also be available at all secondary schools in Aotearoa. For our language to survive and thrive, all students need to leave primary school with at least basic knowledge of the language and the opportunity to further that at secondary school."
Russell Gordon, Mount Maunganui College principal
"New Zealand by definition is bi-cultural, therefore both languages should be present in a student's everyday life. I believe that all students benefit from being in a culturally inclusive classroom, and being exposed to te reo and tikanga Maori. Maori students may not always feel free to be who they are or indeed who they want to be, as the European culture can tend to dominate. Therefore being exposed to more Maori language and customs can only be a good thing."