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We all remember our first pair of selvedge or raw denim. Some of us might look back in embarrassment because we sized wrong, or picked up something overly gimmicky.
Not Christian Ekholm of Sweden, who's sent us pictures of his very first pair of selvedge denim, some beautiful Japan Blue JB0212 that are today's Fade of the Day. These jeans' slubby texture has popped everywhere, not to mention the nice whiskers and honeycombs that have their own gnarly texture. After a year of everyday wear, Christian gave these one wash. These jeans are far from done, though, and will likely continue to fade like a champ.
- Name: Japan Blue JB0212
- Fabric: 100% cotton Collect Mills selvedge denim
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The eGov Team invites our local digital players to join us on Tuesday, 9 August, for an eGov Briefing. During this session we will be sharing the refreshed eGov Vision, review the progress eGov Projects have made and present the eGov high-level plan. The eGov Team is also excited to present to you Deputy Scott … Read more We are back on! eGov Briefing, Tuesday 9 August 2016
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Fort Harrod Jazz Festival Starts Friday
Sax To The Max At Old Fort Harrod State Park
The Saxth Annual Fort Harrod Jazz Festival—three days of jazz and art on the front lawn of Old Fort Harrod State Park—begins Friday, Sept. 20, at 6 p.m. and continues through Sunday. Here are some pictures from last year's festival as well as a schedule for this year's event.
Friday, Sept. 20
Paladin – 7 p.m.
Blue Groove Jazz – 8:30 pm
Saturday, Sept. 21
On Saturday, Sept. 21,from 11 a.m.- 10 p.m., the Fort Harrod Artisan Expo takes place alongside the Jazz Festival.
Walnut Street Ramblers – 11 a.m.
Campbellsville University Jazz – 12:15 p.m.
The Lexington Jazz Collective – 1:30 p.m.
Cosmic Collective – 2:55 p.m.
Sofia Goodman Group – 4:20 p.m.
The Jamey Aebersold Jazz Quartet – 5:45 p.m. New Act
Brooks Giles Jazz Combo – 7:15 p.m.
Adrian Crutchfield – 9 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 22, Big Band Sunday
In addition to performances by college big bands from across the commonwealth, the University of Kentucky will celebrate 50 years of jazz studies at UK, while saxophonist and educator Miles Osland, his students and alumni will celebrate the 30 year anniversary of teaching at UK.
Eastern Kentucky University Jazz Band – Noon
The University of the Cumberlands – 12:40 p.m.
Asbury University Jazz Band – 1:20p.m.
Morehead State University Jazz – 2 p.m.
The MetroGnomes Big Band – 2:40 p.m.
University of Kentucky Jazz Ensemble – 3:50 p.m.
University of Kentucky Alumni Band – 4:30 p.m.
Osland/Dailey Jazztet – 5:10 p.m.
The Fort Harrod Jazz Festival runs Friday, Sept. 20. through Sunday, Sept. 22, at Old Fort Harrod State Park (100 South College Street). For more info, visit ftharrodjazzfest.com.


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The Bashful Black and Cream Puppy Grabber is scrummily soft and a brilliant first pet. A splotchy pup who just loves to play and with a little jiggle he'll rattle away! Babies will love his cute patchy face, and his cloudy-soft fur. Just the right size for small hands to hold, he's sure to become a much-loved first pal.
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BACKED is the maverick venture capital fund championing a new spirit of entrepreneurship in Europe.
Recognising that early stage teams need much more than funding, we're exploring the limits of human potential through community and founder development. We want to see what's possible with a kind of wholehearted, human-centric support that hasn't existed before. Founders are our users: we shape everything we do around them: we're in it together with them, for the whole brilliant, dark and messy journey.
Founded in 2015 by Andre de Haes and Alex Brunicki, we invest across sectors from cellular agriculture to fintech infrastructure to popular entertainment. Some of our investments to date include Thought Machine, LabGenius, THIS, Pollen, Harbr and Hutch Games.
Our journey so far
We've backed over 40 companies since our launch in 2015.
90% of the companies we have backed have already secured follow-on funding at significant valuation mark-ups, raising from the best Series A/B investors in Europe, such as Index Ventures, and in the US, such as Founders Fund.
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Forged from a single piece of finest-quality steel, this strong planting hand hoe and weed hacker is adaptable for many jobs around the garden. The finely-crafted 'cow foot' ash handle means an effective and comfortable grip, with this weed hacker sitting easily in the hand while you work. Dependable German manufacturing means that this weed hacker is built to last, no matter how tough the weeds are in your garden. Handcrafted in the Krumpholz family-run forge in Germany who have been making high quality gardening tools since 1799.


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CEO of of Glu Mobile, Niccolo de Masi recently spoke at the DICE Summit in Las Vegas and claimed that Kim Kardashian: Hollywood was a huge success. Since the Kardashian family is one of the most controversial families in the entire world, many wondered if that was really true. Sadly, yes it's true.
According to GameSpot, the free-to-play mobile game brought in over $100 million in the first 5 months after the game was launched. It later went on to do over $200 million over the first year.
De Masi also went on to state that the game was played over 3 billion times and players went on over 1 billion dates and 11 billion flights.


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Bailey Group - Ocean Bacteria and Carbon
A team led by University of Minnesota researchers has discovered that deep-sea bacteria dissolve carbon-containing rocks, releasing excess carbon into the ocean and atmosphere. The findings will allow scientists to better estimate the amount of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere, a main driver of global warming.
The study is published in The ISME Journal: Multidisciplinary Journal of Microbial Ecology, a peer-reviewed scientific journal that is part of the Nature family of publications and the official journal of the International Society for Microbial Ecology (ISME).
"If CO2 is being released into the ocean, it's also being released into the atmosphere, because they're constantly interchanging gases between them," explained Dalton Leprich, the first author on the paper and a Ph.D. student in the University of Minnesota's Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. "While it's not as big of an impact as what humans are doing to the environment, it is a flux of CO2 into the atmosphere that we didn't know about. These numbers should help us home in on that global carbon budget."


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CocoKids provides free or low cost programs and services designed to support and empower child care providers so that children, families and communities benefit.
The Road to Quality initiative is at the heart of CocoKids' efforts to improve the quality of care and early education for young children in our communities and to support child care providers in their training and professional development. Multi-faceted services are available to licensed child care centers and family child care homes to support their quality improvement, school readiness efforts and the success of their child care businesses.


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The program at McDaniel College results in a Masters of Science (M.S.) in School Librarianship as well as state certification as a school library media specialist. Nationally accredited and recognized through NCATE, ALA, and the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), this 37-credit hour comprehensive program offers courses in literature for children and young adults, technology, information literacy skills, instructional collaboration, selecting quality materials that meet the needs of diverse learners, administrating a school library, and a 99-hour practicum experience.
Delivered entirely online, candidates may begin the program at their convenience, in the fall, spring, or summer semesters. The online classes are eight weeks long and two classes may be taken back to back in the fall and spring semesters, ensuring that candidates can finish the degree in 2 ½ years.
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Arun K Sriramaiah (3.2k●1●27●75) | asked Oct 29 '13, 8:00 a.m.
retagged Dec 16 '13, 3:46 p.m. by David Lafreniere (4.8k●7)
IS it possible to open the doc like text and html which renders the information and open ups directly without downloading the document.
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Karl Weinert (2.0k●5●27●36) | answered Oct 29 '13, 8:13 a.m.
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I think that is the default behavior for text files.
One caveat is that RTC may not recognize the file as a text file in which case it you will need to download it.
What version of RTC are you working with?
Here's an example of a properties file
Example of non text
Arun K Sriramaiah commented Oct 29 '13, 8:44 a.m. | edited Oct 29 '13, 11:19 a.m.
Thanks for information Karl,
Arun K Sriramaiah commented Oct 29 '13, 9:03 a.m.
Can it be a RFE ?
Karl Weinert commented Oct 29 '13, 9:06 p.m.
Hi Arun,


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EU ponders setting up aid programme in Libyan waters to crack down on migrants flow
AFP – The EU could soon step up training and equipping Libya's coast guard to crack down on migrant smuggling in Libya's waters, according to an EU proposal.
Malta, which holds the current rotating EU presidency, is pitching the idea as a short-term measure to try to prevent a new spate of smuggling to Europe when spring arrives.
The European Union's naval anti-migrant smuggling task force, known as Operation Sophia, does not have approval yet either from the UN or Tripoli to operate in Libyan waters.
Malta's proposal about "empowering Libyan forces" questions whether it is "politically realistic" to expect that EU naval forces will be able to operate within Libyan waters in the months ahead.
The EU should therefore consider creating a "line of protection much closer to the ports of origin" of smuggler boats, the proposal said.
This would be in Libyan waters "with Libyan forces as frontline operators, but with strong and lasting EU support," said the proposal prepared by Malta in agreement with European Council President Donald Tusk.
The Maltese document said the increased support could be carried out by the current train and equip programme under Operation Sophia, but said "the issue of financing needs to be addressed as a matter of priority for future training."
The EU proposal also raised the possibility of using its ties with Libya's neighbours Tunisia and Egypt to crack down on migrant smuggling.
Malta also wants to set up an arrangement with Libya similar to last year's aid-for-cooperation deal with Turkey that has dramatically slowed migrant landings in Greece, which had been the main entry point for Europe.
Arrivals over the central Mediterranean route, with Libya as the main launchpad, are picking up sharply with more than 180,000 migrants landing in Italy last year, compared with a previous annual record of 170,100 in 2014.
The proposal could come before the leaders of the 28-nation bloc at their summit in Malta on February 3.
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Brand book content and its purpose
Updated: May 26, 2020
A brand book is a guideline for brand identity and brand standards. You can start developing your brand book once you turn your business idea into a business plan. At this stage, you already know what your business is and what you aim to accomplish within a few years.
Why do you need to create a brand?
Picture a white coffee cup. Now, picture a white coffee cup with a logo and excellent branding. Not only are we paying more for the branded product, but we can also remember it and repeat our business. Have you ever attempted to remember a brand of a white cup that was without any mark? That's the reason why companies want to be memorable and unique. Branding helps businesses accomplish that.
Why do we need a brand book?
I've worked with many organizations and I've seen how the brands suffer when they have no brand book. Over time, each graphic designer, whether in-house or contracted, adds or changes things according to their style or taste. At the end of the process, you have a brand Frankenstein. When a brand is different each time a customer experiences it, it misses a chance to be memorable. There's a reason why Tiffany & Co. uses the exact same shade of turquoise each time and why that colour is patented so no other company can use it.
A brand book can explain to everyone who works for your company your brand identity and standards. For instance, it can spell out how you'd like your customers to feel when interacting with your brand, what your colours are, and what the typography is. Updating everyone on your brand standards can be accomplished simply by sharing a document. Quite easy, right? All graphic designers, print houses and advertising agencies would receive the information and would be able to follow your guidelines.
If done correctly, anyone can grab any graphic right from the brand book and use it. If all your logos and most essential graphics are there, your brand book will be practical and handy.
Brand book content
All brand books differ; otherwise, they wouldn't be memorable and unique. However, all brand books have to include the following:
brand name
mission and vision
company values
logos and all its variations
brand colours
It can also include:
guidelines for photography
other graphic elements such as icons, patterns, textures
style, tone of voice
how the brand will act on all five senses including aroma
marketing collateral design including pens, notebooks, business cards, outdoor banners, event stands, t-shirts, and cups.
Branding is an exciting process. I'm heavily involved in it along with the agency's graphic designers. We work together to generate ideas, give feedback, choose the best options, and work with them. You can view some of the brand books we've created here. If you have any questions about branding, reach out to us.


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Full of Light
We're cutting through some thick material in Luke 11-12 these summer weeks. We cannot be accused of toning it down for the summer, that's for sure. The themes of evil, judgment, and darkness are prominent as Jesus deals with the stubborn resistance of people who refused to accept who he was and what he was saying about how to truly be saved.
It is so critical that we lock this down for several reasons. For instance, so many people assume God is going to let everyone into heaven because we live in a society where every kid gets a ribbon. "He wouldn't send anyone to hell, would he?" Uh, yes, he would. And he's been telling us that for thousands of years.
That's what it really comes down to: will we believe what he's already revealed to us in the Word? In today's passage, Luke 11:29-36, Jesus sets himself up as a wise man who is greater than Solomon and a prophet greater than Jonah in an effort to get his hearers to know exactly how to find salvation.
Sermon Notes
The Gospel of Luke | Pt. 3
Full of Light
Pastor Todd Dugard // Luke 11:29-36
July 30-31, 2016
You will find salvation in Jesus…
…not by seeing a miraculous sign from heaven,
but by hearing the gospel preached (v. 29-30)
…not by trusting the world's philosophies,
but by pursuing the wisdom of God (v. 31)
…not by thinking that you're good enough already,
but by genuinely repenting of your sin (v. 32)
…not by assuming anything of God,
but by personally choosing to be full of light (v. 33-34)
…not by making it up yourself,
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After receiving news that her home was going to be condemned, Michelle and her family had to seek a new home. With the expense of the move and cost of deposit she had to make the decision to reach assistance or face homelessness. Catholic Charities Jacksonville received a referral from United Way 2-1-1 and was able to support Michelle and her young children find a new home.
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Hanyang II
Sister of the ship Hoihow II - Hunan II class.
December 1941. The Anshun I suffered an engine breakdown and was towed 1,127 nautical miles to Freemantle by the Hanyang II arriving there in early January 1942. The officers of the Hanyang II subsequently tried to claim salvage for the towage,- they were unsuccessful.
1942 - 1945. Australian gov't supply vessel, operated Australian / T.P.N.G. waters. The vessel was operated by the United States Army, The officers Britsh (CNCo.), the crew Australian and defensively equipped with a 12 pound gun on the stern and an Oerlikon gun on each wing of the bridge, with the U.S.Army gunners to operate the guns.
April 11th. 1943. While on a voyage to Oro Bay in TPNG carrying a cargo of ammunition,fuel and coal, the "Hanyang II" and escort vessels, when about 12 miles from Oro Bay, were attacked by twelve Japanese dive bombers and some fighters. (In total there were 22 bombers and 72 fighters attacking the convoy.) The "Hanyang II" was raked with machine gun and cannon fire, and two bombs pierced the deck exploding in the tween decks, one of which was in a coal bunker, causing moderate damage, staring several fires, and putting the steering gear out of action. Two crew members and one American, were killed and five injured during the attack. The ship safely discharged her cargo, the crew did a good job of repairs to the steering gear, and the ship departed under escort at 03.00hrs. on 18th. April for Townsville.
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1946. The vessel returned to the China Navigation Co.
July 31st.1950. The following report appeared in "The West Australian". Hong Kong, July 30th. The Chinese authorities in Swatow boarded the British steamer Hanyang II when she arrived there on Wednesday and disarmed and detained seven Chinese anti-piracy gaurds, members of the ship's crew crew said today. The crew also said that neither the British officers nor the Chinese crew were allowed ashore. The Master of the vessel refused to comment on the incident. - A.A.P.-Reuters. .
Jan 1964, Sold to Hemisphere Shipping Co. Ltd.,(Controlled by the Peoples Republic of China)- Ocean Tramping Co. Hong Kong. managers. Renamed "Bidford".
May 25th. 1969. Departed Kudamatsu for Whampoa to be broken up.


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NJ is Preparing to Implement the Real ID Act. Do you need one?
Many states have implemented the Real ID Act, but just a few are still in the process of doing so. If you are not familiar with the Real Id Act, it is a law implemented by Congress to have security features on government-issued ID. The IDs include driver's licenses and non-driver ID.
To travel domestically, you can use your ID as identification. Once the Real ID Act is fully implemented, any ID not in compliant will be rejected. What that means is you will not be allowed to board your flight. So, New Jersey like many other states is getting ready to have its IDs change by the summer of 2019.
Should you get the Real ID?
That depends. If you are a frequent flyer and use your ID to fly domestic, then you should get the new ID with the latest security features. Keep in mind, once the state has fully implemented the changes, the current IDs will become invalid at airports. However, an alternative document to use at the airport is your passport.
How to get the New Real ID
Currently, preparations are in progress at all Department of Motor Vehicle Agencies. The equipment is getting tested and ready to eliminate any mishaps that may arise. Also, the DMV is working on plans to accommodate the 6.4 million licensed drivers if most decide to make the change.
Steps you may take to get the Real ID
You can replace your current ID, expired or not, by applying at the DMV. You must provide the usual six points of identification when you apply. If your driver's license or state ID is still valid, the cost of a replacement is $11. For those with an expired document, you will pay the full price.
Some people may be able to apply online. The DMV will inform you by mail if you are chosen to apply online. Others will need to apply in person. If you are getting an ID for the first time, you must apply in person.
How do I know if my ID is compliant?
Since 2011, New Jersey has been issuing enhanced driver's license with over 20 overt and covert security features. The Real ID Act will implement even more security features. If you compare the old with the new, you may be able to see some changes like a star in the upper right corner. However, others are only visible if scanned.
Now, your IDs are not compliant. Once the DMV provides a definitive date of the release, you can change your document.
How will DMV help with the process?
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Best Barbarian Camps and Keeps Guide for Beginners
Welcome to House of Kingdoms, in this guide I will be talking about Barbarian Camps and Keeps. They are a new addition to the game and some of you who might have started playing Rise of Kingdoms probably wonder what the heck is the Barbarian Camps and what they do.
The Barbarian Camps can be found anywhere on the map on all zones. They aren't your to-go barbarians since these troops are much tougher compared to regular ones. As you can see, they have armies composed of wolves, brutes and some more advanced armor / weapons to counter your force.
Before you start fighting against barbarian camps, I suggest you get your Tier 4 troops first. Upgrade your troops and commanders if you need to get them up to compete against these barbarian brutes. In this guide, I will explain about barbarian camps and keep in detail how they work in Rise of Kingdoms.
Without further ado, let's get started.
What are Barbarian Camps?
A barbarian camp is usually an encampment surrounded by brown mountains that guards the barbarians, bosses and keeps. There are three levels of barbarian camps that are defined by the size of encampment, with small camp being the easiest to large camp requiring army rallies and alliance coordination.
Here's a preview of barbarian encampment sizes:
- Small Barbarian Camp
- Medium Barbarian Camp
- Large Barbarian Camp
Small Barbarian Camp
A small barbarian camp. They can be found anywhere on the map in Rise of Kingdoms and only consist of barbarian groups. They do make great farming spots for leveling up your commanders and earning some quick easy rewards.
Medium Barbarian Camp
A medium barbarian camp. They are bigger than small barbarian camps and come with even more barbarian groups. The medium barbarian camp is much harder and requires some support from alliance members as well as stronger troops to defeat these camps.
Large Barbarian Encampment
A large barbarian encampment. They are the biggest of all in Rise of Kingdoms. The large barbarian encampments come with arrow towers, and an incredibly powerful keep that fires lighting bolts. Alliance members and multiple armies are required to effectively raid a large barbarian encampment. Rewards and experience gain are great.
Barbarian Structures in the Camps
Unlike the regular barbarian forts, in the camps there is two types of structures that your alliance and you will have to work together to take them down. They are essential to plundering a barbarian encampment for resources and loot.
Barbarian Arrow Tower
In order to launch attacks at the Barbarian Keeps which are found in large barbarian camps, you need to destroy the Arrow Tower(s) first. These towers protect the keep by firing arrows at the nearby enemy targets. You will have to destroy the arrow towers quickly as they do quite a hefty amount of damage.
One of the best way to counter this is to use siege troops. If you have decent conquering commanders such as Hannibal Barca, Julius Caesar, Baibars and even Scipio Africanus (recommended for Free-to-Play players), pair them along with some siege units to quickly cripple the Arrow Towers.
Barbarian Keep
This is called Barbarian Keep. They are the heart of the barbarian camps and often come with tons of troops. If you kill barbarians and destroy Arrow Towers, it will raise the Keep's alertness level. Upon hitting 100% Alertness, the Keep will summon the barbarian boss which you must kill.
After you kill the barbarian boss, the Keep will start to upgrade its level. During this period, the keep is protected from all of the attacks. After it completes upgrading, the barbarian troops will respawn in the camp and Arrow Towers is rebuilt at upgraded level accordingly to the Keep's level.
Barbarian Troops in the Camps
The barbarian camps are crawling with ton of troops literally. This makes them a great spot to chain-farm if you are doing events like Lohar's Trial and Clarion Call. Though, they are much harder compared to regular barbarians. So if you wanted to be able to do that, you would have to pull significant larger force and high-tier troops to achieve it. However, in this part we will talk about the troops that protect the barbarian camps.
Barbarian Armies
These are the barbarian armies who guard the camps. They often come with wolves, cavalry, strong weaponry and better armor that makes them quite tough and challenging to compete against. Dispatching high-tiered and large military force is recommended as they will attack on sight.
Barbarian Raid Bosses
Ironhand Baulur is a barbarian raid boss for the camps. He appears in all sizes and after you raise the Keep's alertness to 100% to summon him. This barbarian raid boss is level 25 and packed with incredible power. You will need at least 180,000 Tier 4 troops to down him.
Although, the rewards are pretty good. You will have a shot at getting a golden key, blueprint materials which you need to craft new and better equipment for your commanders and of course action points recovery potion / starlight sculptures.
Important Game Tips
To maximize your combat effectiveness against barbarian camps, I recommend using a mix of peacekeeping commanders and powerful offensive commanders like Cao Cao and Mehmed II who can easily mow down multiple enemy armies at the same time. At least 300,000 Tier 4 or higher to make it faster and easier. Rally army if you need to.
If you are wondering about placing your alliance territory in the barbarian encampment. I don't recommend doing that because there is nothing valuable to claim for your alliance, aside having it on farm mode. The barbarians re-spawns whenever the Keep is activated, not during the upgrade phase.
That's all Governors! I hope you found my guide to barbarians camps and keeps helpful. If you have any questions about barbarian camps, feel free to drop a comment in the comments section below. Happy ruling, Governors!


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The Rev. Forbes Matonga is a Pastor in the Zimbabwe West Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church and the Secretary of the denomination's Africa Central Conference. He recently shared with us his paper, "A Church in Schism: An African Perspective on the Theological Impasse in The United Methodist Church."
His reflections draw on his extensive leadership experience in our denomination, including serving as the secretary of his annual conference (2000-2012), a member of the UMC Connectional Table (2004-2012), and a board member of the UMC's General Board of Higher Education and Ministry. He has served as a delegate to every session of the Africa Central Conference since 2000, and was elected as a delegate to the 2004, 2016, 2019, and 2021 General Conferences.
Part 1 of his paper, found below, offers an African perspective on the nature and aftermath of the special 2019 General Conference. Part 2, which will be posted tomorrow, offers a much more nuanced review of African United Methodist perspectives than is often heard outside of Africa. Part 3 will conclude with an African perspective on the future of United Methodism and on the choices facing African United Methodists.
UM Voices is a forum for different voices within the United Methodist Church on pressing issues of denominational concern. UM Voices contributors represent only themselves and not IRD/UMAction.
The theological impasse and the pending schism of The United Methodist Church has many implications for the future of The United Methodist Church both globally and indeed in Africa. As we now move past the year 2020 which disrupted the Global Gathering of this Church due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Church is bracing itself for the now-rescheduled General Conference in August/September of 2021. Even when the Commission on General Conference has not yet decided how the said General Conference is going to do its business, it is now likely that the General Conference will be held either physically or virtually come August 2021.
Whatever the case will be, what is needed now is for us to look deeply on what is likely to be the outcome of the much-awaited Conference and implications of the outcome to the denomination in general and to African United Methodists in particular. Before we do that we need to give a brief background of what happened to The United Methodist Church since The General Conference of 2019 from an African delegate's point of view.
Unlike the General Conferences before, the 2019 General Conference was explicitly focused on the issue of Human Sexuality. The liberal wing of the the Church came geared to ensure that the position of the Church was going to change thereby allowing the denomination to conform to what is being referred to as " American culture." The push ignored an important factor in the demographics of the denomination where the centre of power is shifting to Africa. It is an undisputed fact that the Church is rapidly growing in Africa while it is on a sharp decline in the United States of America and Western Europe. Indeed Africa now accounts for over 40 percent of total membership of the Church though Africa is underrepresented when it comes to representation in the General Conference, the law making body of the Church. The Africans have a clearly known position when it comes to homosexuality: THE PRACTICE IS OF HOMOSEXUALITY SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE. Though this well-known position is generally accepted across Africa, there is a difference especially between the delegates and some bishops regarding how to handle the case. We shall come back to this subject later. What we need to focus on at this point is how the General Conference was led to come to an agreement to refer the contentious issue to the Council of Bishops who then created the Commission on a Way Forward meant to solve the issue once and for all.
It is well documented that the Commission so constituted came up with three recommendations but was clearly pushing the One Church Plan which was meant to keep The United Methodist Church together but practicing different sexual ethics and with different ordination standards. This One Church Plan was heavily supported by the Council of Bishops as well as the most influential agencies of the UMC. In fact the traditional theological position of the Church was thrown in the dustbin as most leaders of The United Methodist Church did not like to defend it anymore. Only a minority insisted that the traditional theological position must be included as an option to be voted on together with the One Church Plan. The few African bishops on the Commission and a few traditionalists volunteered to craft the legislation almost towards the end of the timeframe given to the Commission to complete its Report. Though with a number of shortfalls, the legislation was done at least to meet the disciplinary requirements of The General Conference. At least there were now real choices to be made before the General Conference: either to embrace homosexuality or to maintain the traditional position of The United Methodist Church on human sexuality and ordination standards.
We must highlight at this point that some African bishops were for the One Church Plan together with their American counterparts. But the African delegates were against the One Church Plan. That created a void between these African bishops and African delegates. This divide continues to be a challenge to the African United Methodist Church as we shall see later.
The 2016 General Conference was closed in the hope that the Special General Conference to be called in 2019 was to bring a conclusion to the over four decades of controversy in the Church. This was an illusion. Little did we know that finality was only on condition of a certain position being taken. It was the position wanted by the majority of the Council of Bishops that was supposed to be the solution. Unfortunately, that was not the kind of the majority of the General Conference delegates. The delegates in their opinion and authority decided to keep the traditional theological position of The United Methodist Church intact. In fact, they even strengthened that position. The General Conference thus spoke clearly on this matter and that was supposed to be the logical conclusion of The Homosexuality Debate in The United Methodist Church.
How was this position reached by the majority of Delegates? This is a topic that requires a whole book to explain. So many conspiracy theories have been put across. From those who say African delegates were manipulated by the American traditionalists under the banner of Good News to those who actually think Africans were given money to vote the way they did and in between were those who actually think that the election process of the General Conference was manipulated. We have no time to look at these theories at this point. As an African delegate I want to just make a point clear that African delegates made their informed decision to uphold the current position of The United Methodist Church out of their conviction that this position is consistent with the teaching of the Bible. It must be said that in all previous General Conferences before 2016 the African delegates were overwhelmingly consistent. At no time did they ever support homosexuality. So there was no need to manipulate them to vote for a what they already supported.
Instead of producing a conclusion to the Great Controversy, the 2019 Special General Conference actually became the battlefield that ignited a real conflict in The United Methodist Church between the liberal-centrists and the Traditionalists-African Delegates.
The 2019 Special General Conference was a huge shock to many Africans. First the disruption of the flow of Conference business by the liberals was just something Africans never expected from civilized countries like the United States of America where law and order are viewed as sacred virtues. As if this was not enough, the aftermath of the Special General Conference was even more shocking as the denomination experienced a wave of lawlessness never seen in the history of the UMC where boards of ordained ministry and bishops vowed to disobey the laws of the Church. Some annual conferences and jurisdictions publicly declared noncompliance to the Discipline of the Church. Even some of the bishops who are supposed to be the custodians and enforcers of Church law vowed not to implement the provisions of the church as expected of their office. The United Methodist Church system broke down!
Africans expected to see their American counterparts who are generally perceived as champions of constitutionalism and democracy to show them by example how democratic institutions and systems work. This was a massive let down. We began to be taught new lessons that minority voices override majority vote. That when you don't have it your way then you make the institution ungovernable. That you only follow the law when it is in sync with your cultural beliefs.
Reverend Matonga,
Thank you for taking the time to share these articles. I can assure you a lot of us in the U.S. were also very surprised at the actions of some U.M. Leaders after the 2016 and 2019 General Conferences. They broke covenant with us. "And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand." (Mark 3:25)
Just as in 2019 it is now the seeds planted long ago in Africa and Asia by missionaries that have born fruit to maybe, just perhaps, save the lands that sent those missionaries.
I am a retired pastor who is applauded at the direction many of our Bishops and boards have taken. I am thankful that our brothers and sisters in Africa are standing strong.
Thank you. We in America NEED to hear this voice and others like it loud and clear. We are better at talking than we are at listening. There might be a word for that, but I am certain that saying it will be perceived to be political. Thank you again.
As a Life long Methodist I too am appalled that any Religion can all themselves a religion IF they do not hold the Bible as the basis for its faith. Society cannot just wipe away the sins of Sodom and Gomorrah. The current discipline states we welcome gays to worship with us as we are all sinners but we do not condone their lifestyle.
This is exactly what Americans should practice. Sin is sin, you either accept the Bible or you are NOT a Christian establishment.
My parents and ancestors would be appalled at the current antics being displayed by the UMC US.
SHAME on those who have fallen to the sins of society!
Please continue to stand for God's word. Too many false shepherds in the U.S. continue to mislead God's precious sheep. As one who has dealt with same-sex attraction (never gay – LGBT are designations of sexual abnormalities, not identities), I am very grateful that Africans are standing on God's word instead of being seduced by Satan's lies.
The 2019 Special General Conference was a huge shock to many Africans. First the disruption of the flow of Conference business by the liberals was just something Africans never expected from civilized countries like the United States of America where law and order are viewed as sacred virtues. As if this was not enough, the aftermath of the Special General Conference was even more shocking as the denomination experienced a wave of lawlessness never seen in the history of the UMC where boards of ordained ministry and bishops vowed to disobey the laws of the Church. Some annual conferences and jurisdictions publicly declared noncompliance to the Discipline of the Church. Even some of the bishops who are supposed to be the custodians and enforcers of Church law vowed not to implement the provisions of the church as expected of their office. The United Methodist Church system broke down!
To anyone familiar with the history of Mainline American Protestantism in the past half century, this is by no means surprising. Theological Liberals (or Progressives, as they prefer to call themselves nowadays), began grabbing for power in Mainline Protestant seminaries and denominational bureaucracies in the last few decades of the 19th century and continued their insidious invasion throughout the 20th. By the time of the relatively bloodless but nevertheless far-reaching cultural revolution of the 1960s, they were entrenched in power in all the Mainline Protestant denominations. And as they were in full agreement with everything the cultural revolution stood for, they were in positions of power from which they could mold the American Church to their liking.
In the mid-1990s, the Permanent Judicial Commission of the Presbyterian Church (USA) announced that unless an injunction against homosexual practice was added to the denomination's Book of Order, it would start ruling in favor of non-celibate homosexuals seeking ordination to office in the denomination. And so in 1996, the PC(USA) General Assembly voted to add a clause to its Book of Order that stated, "Those who are called to office in the church are to lead a life of obedience to Scripture and in conformity to the historic confessional standards of the church. Among these standards is the requirement to live either in fidelity within the covenant of marriage between a man and a woman (W-4.9001), or chastity in singleness. Persons refusing to repent of any self-acknowledged practice which the confessions call sin shall not be ordained and/or installed as deacons, elders, or ministers of the Word and Sacrament." This decision was ratified by a majority of presbyteries and thus was added to the PC(USA) Book of Order as §G-6.0106.b.
Subsequent to the ratification of §G-6.0106.b, many teaching elders (aka ministers of Word and Sacrament) announced their intention to disregard/disobey it, and several presbyteries announced their intention not to enforce it. Naturally many cases of violations of §G-6.0106.b came before the PJC, while several presbyteries sent overtures to the GA to either remove §G-6.0106.b, or else reword it to allow the ordination of fornicators who refused to repent of their sexual immorality. The GA passed four of these overtures in 1997, 2001, 2008, and 2010, but all these proposed amendments to the Book of Order failed to receive ratification by a majority of presbyteries, except the 2010 amendment, resulting in the removal of §G-6.0106.b from the Book of Order. Four years later, the GA voted to redefine marriage, and the resulting amendment was ratified and incorporated into the Book of Order.
Similar situations have played themselves out across the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Episcopal Church, the Christian Church—Disciples of Christ, the United Church of Christ, and the Reformed Church in America. Ministers and Bishops in the United Methodist Church (at least stateside) have behaved similarly (the elevation of Karen Oliveto to the office of Bishop of the UMC's Western Jurisdictional Conference being the most egregious example), and the Bishops' "One Church Plan" was the latest effort to bring the UMC into conformity with the world's ways of thinking about human sexuality.
Now that the "Traditional Plan" has passed, advocating the splitting of the UMC into separate denominations based upon acceptance of certain forms of sexual immorality proscribed in the Scriptures, those in positions of power in the UMC's bureaucratic offices (i.e., bishops) will be leveraging their influence as much as possible to ensure that the maximum number of UMC congregations (and their real estate) will align with the Methodist denomination (at this point, the post-separation UMC) that best embodies the ideology, especially in matters concerning human sexuality, that they favor. This, in turn, will mean messy separations in many local UMC congregations, as "Traditionalist" factions within those congregations part ways with "Moderate/Loyalist" and "Progressive" factions that are persuaded to stay with the bishops. I would also not be surprised if some bishops actually coerced congregations in their jurisdictions to align with them.
All of this might be "shocking" to our African brothers and sisters, but in America it's all about divisive politics—not only outside the walls of the Church, but inside as well.
I'm surprised the UMC would follow in the footsteps of the Episcopal Church in its publicly-proclaimed and open acceptance of embracing practicing homosexuals as god-honoring, holy, and righteous behaviour. Anyone can look at the downward trajectory of the Episcopal Church due to its acceptance of homosexual behavior and see a decline in attendance and financial support. The diminishing funds and church attendance will continue.
The progressive liberal branch of the UMC is not preaching repentance of sin and the life-transforming power of the gospel of Jesus Christ. It's a shame they will most likely retain the real estate assets of the organization. Unless large individual donations are made, the UMC will not be able to sustain the salaries and building's maintenance. They are embracing behaviors that are in opposition to the teachings of the bible, both old and new testaments.
Ephesians 5:5-7 'For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. 6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. 7 Therefore do not become partners with them; . . . '
Mr. Golden – Thanks for including the insidious history of the Presbyterian Church (USA) in your remarks. When I was ordained the denomination stood at almost 5.0M members; now somewhere just above 2.0M members. The apostasy of the denomination is one of the major causes for this drop; my presbytery lost ten of its largest churches as a result of it.
Unfortunately, the Presbyterians in Africa appear to be moribund, in my limited experience there. I pray for our African brothers and sisters, that they stand strong. They are an encouragement to me and to those within the U.S. who are among those 500 whom the Lord revealed to Elijah.
Tha nk you for this insightful article. From this PC USA pastor, I continue to be a dissenting conservative in a now liberal progressive family. I urge you to preach the Word faithfully, in season and out of season. It will be the Word of God, of repentance and saving grace. I wish my conservative brethern had stayed. But I serve a church which continues to minister to the hungry in body and spirit. God is in charge and leads us. Keep faith!!
Mr. Matonga, your insightful words, your long history of leadership in Africa's United Methodist Church, and your faithfulness to Scripture amidst a vast sea of unfaithfulness in America's United Methodism, are all a wonderful breath of fresh air for those of us in America who are worn thin by the years and years of struggle in America with the explosion of unfaithfulness that has become a deadly cancer, eating away at our clergy, our District Superintendents and even our Bishops. Their poison positions have infected, eaten away, and contaminated many of the individual laity who have previously fought to hold the line on faithfulness to God's Word. How grateful we are for Africa's witness amidst this terrible turmoil. And oh, how much we need your votes, your prayers, and your biblical witness and leadership as we struggle to remain faithful in the face of the vicious attacks that our extreme liberal members have fired at us. We need your faithfulness and strength to stand as a vibrant banner before us, urging us onward in faith and obedience. God bless you. Stand firm in the Lord, and firmly on His Word. We will walk beside you and with you in this journey. We are your brothers and sisters in Christ, and together we will prevail, as the planned "divide" of United Methodism allows us to remove ourselves from an apostate denomination, and be allowed to unite together with those of like faith in the option that are available to us as God-honoring, Scripturally-faithful church alliances. ONWARD IN THE FAITH — TOGETHER!! We need your continued spiritual leadership and faithfulness to urge us on in America, to bear witness to the powerful truth of Scripture, and to link arms with us as your brothers and sisters in Christ. We need you to become one with us as we hold firm and stand in the truth of our faith. God bless you!


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TV projects aimed at psychological help and designed for people affected by any emotional wounds appear in large numbers on the screens every year. The format of such talk shows is quite standard: the host or the team of experts helps a participant to get rid of his fears and worries and regain his life, feel joy and freedom again. Something similar was recently shown on an American television channel E!, and it's about the show Revenge Body with Khloé Kardashian, the hostess of which is well-known Kim Kardashian's sister. In this project, participants not only receive psychological, but also real physical support, they lose weight and gradually get rid of all their experiences. The first season of the series is already over, but the public wants to watch the sequel and often asks about when Revenge Body with Khloé Kardashian season 2 is going to air. Release date of the next season two will probably be announced in the near future, but now it's hard to say whether it's worth waiting for the coming of a renewed show on the screen with its new episode. If the authors decide to return the program, the date of the second season premiere will be known immediately.
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Even if the next season release date hasn't been mentioned yet, the audience believes that the creators will present the series new episodes, and there are all the chances for the show to go on. On IMDB it has got a rating of 5.0/10, but this doesn't prove that the program is not popular among viewers, as the average number of them was about 300,000 people per episode. Stay tuned to hear the schedule of season two and be aware that the following part won't be the last one.


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More than 2 million bone-grafting procedures are performed each year using autografts or allografts. However, both options carry disadvantages, and there remains a clear medical need for the development of new therapies for massive bone loss and fracture nonunions. We hypothesized that localized ultrasound-mediated, microbubble-enhanced therapeutic gene delivery to endogenous stem cells would induce efficient bone regeneration and fracture repair. To test this hypothesis, we surgically created a critical-sized bone fracture in the tibiae of Yucatan mini-pigs, a clinically relevant large animal model. A collagen scaffold was implanted in the fracture to facilitate recruitment of endogenous mesenchymal stem/progenitor cells (MSCs) into the fracture site. Two weeks later, transcutaneous ultrasound-mediated reporter gene delivery successfully transfected 40% of cells at the fracture site, and flow cytometry showed that 80% of the transfected cells expressed MSC markers. Human bone morphogenetic protein-6 (BMP-6) plasmid DNA was delivered using ultrasound in the same animal model, leading to transient expression and secretion of BMP-6 localized to the fracture area. Micro-computed tomography and biomechanical analyses showed that ultrasound-mediated BMP-6 gene delivery led to complete radiographic and functional fracture healing in all animals 6 weeks after treatment, whereas nonunion was evident in control animals. Collectively, these findings demonstrate that ultrasound-mediated gene delivery to endogenous mesenchymal progenitor cells can effectively treat nonhealing bone fractures in large animals, thereby addressing a major orthopedic unmet need and offering new possibilities for clinical translation.
Bez, Maxim Sheyn, Dmitriy Tawackoli, Wafa Avalos, Pablo Shapiro, Galina Giaconi, Joseph C Da, Xiaoyu David, Shiran Ben Gavrity, Jayne Awad, Hani A Bae, Hyun W Ley, Eric J Kremen, Thomas J Gazit, Zulma Ferrara, Katherine W Pelled, Gadi Gazit, Dan eng P30 AR069655/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/ P50 AR054041/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/ R01 CA112356/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ Sci Transl Med. 2017 May 17;9(390). pii: eaal3128. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aal3128.


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Hi, I am glad to finally be able to use flic to trigger my Alexa routines, all works extremely fast and well but after a few days since I first configured the buttons to launch some routines, they stopped working. I checked the routine and they worked if triggered manually but not from flic buttons. Checked on the flic hub and the clicks were received but still nothing. As a last ditch effort i disabled the skill from Alexa and then re-enabled it, which prompted a log in on the filc account and all started working again for a few weeks then rinse and repeat.
It looks like either flic or Alexa are timing out the authorization for the skill.
Any help is appreciated!


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Damascus, Syria – Maybe one of the of most difficult situations that an Iraqi could be in is to be gay, the Iraqi society in general discriminate against the gay and transsexual people, normally they consider them as people who left their gender and changed for sexual want.
Even though most gay people of Iraq have managed to live their lives, being born gay is almost the same as being born with an assurance of death. Most Iraqis don't accept that homosexuality is something you're born with, or which is assigned by your genes. Due to the Iraqi cultural and religious beliefs, homosexuality is forbidden and considered a mortal sin, and in many cases the penalty of death is assigned as the solution for it.
Some of the Iraqi homosexuals used to live in the Karrada neighborhood, practicing there life normally but still in secret. Although before the war as well they could not show that they are gay, due to the risk of being attacked verbally by the neighbors or the people they live with.
No Iraqi organization or NGO was taking care of gay Iraqis before or after the war. Many of them were killed by the hands of militias after the war, some militias were considering killing gay people as a great thing you can do to satisfy God. Because of this many homosexuals and transsexuals tried to leave Iraq, and some managed to flee to countries with less violence against gays, or to Europe.
International organizations such as Amnesty International are working on helping the gay and lesbian Iraqi people, other Iraqis outside the country have created Iraqi organizations that are trying to help gay Iraqis like the Iraqi LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender), this organization used to have about 40 members in Iraq but after the attacks and raids on these groups in Najaf, Kerbala, and other areas by militias these organizations lost most of their contacts inside Iraq.
The three Iraqis now living in Syria interviewed by Alive in Baghdad are just a few people affected by prejudice and hatred aimed at gay and transsexual Iraqis and those who dare offer them assistance.


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Santa Clara, California, Oct 04, 2018 -- Trianz, a global digital transformation consulting and technology services firm, today announced being ranked as one of the '10 Fastest Growing Data Analytics Companies of the Year 2018' by The Silicon Review, a leading US-based online and print publication for business and technology professionals.
A senior editorial member of the publication explained the selection criteria by saying, "Winning a spot on The Silicon Review's '10 Fastest Growing Data Analytics Companies of the year 2018' list indicates that the company has distinguished itself from its peers by proving itself as one of the most intelligent, data-driven decision making machines. We chose Trianz based on its data visualization strategies, accurate analytics, and the ability to predict possible outcomes."
Citing Trianz as 'The Yoda of Data Analytics,' the September cover profile titled 'Uncovering the Business Value of Data with Integrated Analytics,' discusses how Trianz' award-winning Analytics Information Management (AIM) has developed -- and sustains -- a creative environment that facilitates far-reaching innovations in data-driven enterprise solutions. The article highlights the firm's cogent strategic growth plan and detailed understanding of advanced solutions in cloud technology and applied data analytics, and how these help businesses drive transformation.
"We are honored to be recognized by The Silicon Review among the '10 Fastest Growing Data Analytics Companies of the Year 2018.' It is a reaffirmation of the effectiveness of the innovative opportunities Trianz offers its clients to change, grow and succeed," Todd Nash, Vice President – Analytics at Trianz, said in a statement. "In doing so, Trianz continues to carve out a leading role in advancing more proactive strategies that solve specific challenges and drive businesses forward," he added.
"Trianz specializes in providing on-demand computing capabilities through managed services platforms that meet unique business needs while kick-starting forward momentum. This acknowledgement by The Silicon Review reinforces our commitment towards tying data science to accessible, transparent metrics which meet client expectations effectively," Prashant Bhavaraju, Vice President – Marketing at Trianz, said while expressing his delight at Trianz being conferred with this distinction.
Trianz has recently been certified by The Silicon Review as one of the '10 Fastest Growing Big Data Companies of 2018,' and the '50 Innovative Companies To Watch 2018,' in addition to being recognized by The Technology Headlines in its '10 Fastest Growing Managed Services Providers to Watch in 2018' list.
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Our engagement with Trianz has now exceeded three years, and together we have delivered many significant initiatives in that time. Many of our successes could not have been achieved without our partnership. In many ways, Trianz has already put our products ahead of the curve.
The white glove approach, agility, and flexibility of the team helped us to tap opportunities in the ever-changing business environment.
Trianz team worked side-by-side with us to transform our sales operations. Now, we have complete visibility into everything from our supply chain to sales and pricing. Our partnership with Trianz has been exceptional.
The team at Trianz worked tirelessly to propose a system that overcame our business challenges. Rising to the occasion, they simplified our processes, enhanced the system and increased productivity. There's no doubt; our ongoing success was enabled by our partnership with Trianz.
Trianz commitment to taking end-to-end ownership of developing the e-commerce web app is exemplary. Their dedicated involvement was key to us garnering the advantages of automated test suite development and manual testing
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Fri July 24 COVID-19 Update from Senator Lela Alston
Friday July 24, 2020
COVID-19 & The Reopening of Schools
Dear Friends,
August 2020 brings the start of the new school year and all education programs, from pre-K to our universities, are concerned about the return to the classroom. The number one mission of all districts is keeping students, faculty, staff and families safe, while the COVID-19 numbers of infection continue to grow in Arizona.
Everyone wants students back in the classroom, but everyone also wants our school campuses safe before students and teachers return to the classroom. I reached out to K-8 school districts within LD 24 and the Phoenix Union High School District (PXU) about their return plans for the fall semester. Governor Ducey's most recent Executive Order pertaining to our schools, allows schools to return to the classroom on August 17, but most districts are coming up with their own plans—plans that address the unique circumstances of their communities.
This is a particularly long newsletter because the reopening of our schools impacts us all. Let's get started!
Welcome Dr. Arleen Kennedy, New Superintendent of Balsz School District.
Dr. Arleen Kennedy was appointed as Balsz's new superintendent following Dr. Jeff Smith's retirement in June. She is a dynamic young woman with an inspiring background; Balsz and LD 24 are fortunate to have Dr. Kennedy leading the school district at this unprecedented time. During a recent Zoom meeting, I asked Dr. Kennedy about the upcoming semester and the challenges Balsz has, at the start of the new school year. She had a lot to share and I am eager to work with Dr. Kennedy in the days to come.
Balsz Return to School Plan
The district will officially open for students on August 17, 2020 pending no other Governor Executive Order delays. Although the District office has reopened for the 2020-2021 school term, only the individual school's administration and District Office are currently available for questions and concerns. New teachers will return on August 3, 2020 and returning teachers and all other staff on August 5, 2020.
This district is now "district-wide" open enrollment for all students and this means the option to attend any school in the district is available.
The district is allowing for both in-person school attendance and distance learning options. School administrators determine the number of online participants and share with you the parameters of choosing the online option.
What are the greatest challenges that Balsz sees in the coming year?
Bringing a "new normal" back to the safe haven of schools. To that end, we are focusing on four key areas:
- Safety Procedures – The district will continue to ensure that every student is safe and will exercise practices that support student safety measures.
- Community Communication – The district will work with community resources to revamp our resources and ensure that our plans to support both the students and staff.
- Culture – The district will begin to create a culture where every student feels valued and connected to the learning process.
- Education – The district will focus in creating an environment of excellence and academic achievement. The 'Achievement Gap' will no longer define our students' challenges, and our students will defy the odds of underachieving stereotypes to represent their best selves.
The return from a crisis setting that has been emasculated by more than just the COVID-19 pandemic, but by the social-emotional trauma that has arisen through the pandemic and the societal responses to race and equity issues. Our students have been hard by experiences that they are being 'forced' to endure. As such, the biggest challenge is how do we, as school districts, encourage students to believe in the system again. How do we provide resources at the scale(s) necessary and how do we account for funding this large-scale endeavor?
Resource include:
Social-Emotional training for all teachers and staff
Cultural relevancy and Pedagogy training
Social Workers and Guidance Counselors at every school
Expanding Teachers Resources
It is important to recognize the ultimately those resources command "Human capital" and access to financial opportunities that express to students and their families that we care about their trauma and that we will educate ALL children "Beyond the Pandemic." It is our goal and our biggest challenge.
The plus to a 'pandemic' and/or crisis is the ability for those impacted to have a chance to hit the reset button, and to ask our legislators and supporters to "re-invest" in a system that can and will work with the right resources.
Please CLICK HERE for the Balsz Family Resource Hub, which has additional information and resources for families and students.
Dr. Donna Lewis is the superintendent of the Creighton School District. During a recent conversation, we discussed the concerns that her team has as Creighton prepares for the start of the fall semester on August 3. It is important to note that Creighton recently decided to continue with remote learning until October 13, after the district's fall break.
Dr. Lewis states that the pandemic has created a deeply challenging time for the district, but they are embracing the situation and reinventing their role as educators. "We are used to providing all things to all people at all times. We are now trying to plan for 17 different scenarios. For example, what will motivate students to show up for remote learning? What is the best time for student learning? Parents are partners on a brand-new level, and we must teach students together."
The Positives of Remote Learning—What We Have Learned Since March
When Creighton began remote learning in March, the Creighton occupational therapist did not know if it would be possible to teach his students remotely. He did find a way of working with his students and his techniques became famous within the occupational therapy community. This was one of the positives that has come out of the district's remote learning.
The other positive is one that surprised may teachers. Students who were withdrawn and shy in the classroom, were now contributing in the online classrooms. Their confidence and productivity grew. These students are ones that will remain in remote learning because it is the best setting for them.
There are also teachers who fall into the COVID-19 high-risk category and those teachers will hopefully continue to teach remotely, once students return to the classroom.
The Negatives of Remote Learning—What We Have Learned Since March
Teachers are concerned for their own health and safety, as well as their families. They are frustrated that there has not been safety discussion at the state level. Because none of us know how long the pandemic will place is all at risk, Dr. Lewis states that this is a major concern of her teachers.
During the last 6 weeks of the school year, 125 Creighton families could not be contacted. The students stopped showing up in the remote classrooms; repeated attempts to contact the families were made, using social workers and investigators to visit the homes, without success. Dr. Lewis is concerned that this may happen in the new school year.
Final Thoughts from Dr. Lewis
In one of Dr. Lewis' recent Creighton Community Updates, she provided a video that perfectly describes not only the goals of Creighton during this unprecedented time, but one I know is shared by all districts. The link to Dr. Lewis' video is above and I encourage you all to take a minute to view it. She is a talented and compassionate education leader, and it is an honor to work with her and the dedicated Creighton teachers and staff.
"I want Creighton families to show up and find a way to create a routine and a literal place in the home where learning takes place. I also want our teachers to be welcomed into Creighton homes." Dr. Donna Lewis, Creighton School District Superintendent.
For additional information about Creighton Schools' remote learning plans and the opening of the new school year, please visit www.creightonschools.org.
Dr. Larry Weeks is the superintendent of Phoenix Elementary School District # 1 (Phoenix Schools) and following the July 20 special board meeting, announced that all K-8 Phoenix Schools will start on August 6, and continue with virtual learning until at least October 9.
- Preschool virtual home visits begin on August 6 and their distance learning begins August 17. The preschool website will be updated soon.
- Meal pick-up for children 18 years and younger will continue on Wednesdays; new times will be announced once distance learning begins on August 6.
- The District website will be updated with all the updates and information will be sent to all families next week.
- Phoenix Schools will let families know when "learning labs" will begin for students who need to do their distance learning supervised on a campus because their parents must work.
- All updates concerning Phoenix Schools remote learning, the start of the new school year and family supports can be found at http://PhxSchools.org/update.
Madison School District COVID-19 Updates & Information
Madison School District Superintendent, Dr. Kenneth Baca, and the Madison Governing Board voted to delay in-person learning until October 2. Classes will begin district-wide on August 11, with all students will begin learning online.
Information about each Madison school's specific online learning can be found here.
Osborn School District's Return to School Plans
Dr. Michael Robert is the Superintendent of Osborn School District in central Phoenix. Their plan is to begin distance learning and classes on August 3 and continue with virtual learning until October 2. The link to Dr. Robert's most recent message to the Osborn community outlines 3 important things that families can do to prepare for long-distance learning:
- Prepare a schedule at home for students
- Prepare a learning environment
- Create a positive attitude for virtual learning
The video is short, and I hope you take a few minutes to view it. Additional information about Osborn's re-opening can be found at http://www.osbornschools.org/District/5716-Return.html.
Latest Video Announcement from Superintendent Robert: Distance Learning from August 3 – October 2 (Video)
WESD Return to Learn Plan
Dr. Paul Stanton is the Superintendent of Washington Elementary School District, one of the largest districts in the state, with 34 schools that run from 19th Ave in north Phoenix to the Deer Valley area.
WESD will begin remote classes on August 10 and will continue with distance learning for the first 30 days of the semester.
By that time, Dr. Stanton and the WESD Board hope to have enough information from municipal, state and federal education partners to make safe decisions for students, faculty and families, for the remainder of the school year.
For updates on WESD's Return to Learn Plan visit https://www.wesdschools.org/.
Scottsdale Unified School District's Return to Learn Plan;
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As a grown up, when you have any kind of health and fitness goals one of the first ports of call is usually the gym. But what if you really hate working out at the gym?
If you're not enjoying your training, you're less likely to stick to it and completing every exercise session will feel like a difficult chore; this means the best kind of workout for you should be the kind that you love! Here's our tips to help you get there.
Before you cancel your membership – Programmes
Many people get stuck in a gym 'rut' – whether this is parking yourself on the treadmill for an hour, or doing a particular exercise programme. If your programme hasn't been updated in the last six weeks, you're overdue for a new one. The gym will likely have either gym instructors or personal trainers who can give you a new programme – the new routine may revive your interest in attending!
Before you cancel your membership – Classes and group training
Have you tried out everything your gym has to offer? Don't dismiss things you haven't tried before; especially when it comes to fitness classes and group training sessions such as bootcamps. There are usually weights-based classes, cardio/aerobics classes, yoga, and perhaps even combat, spin/cycling and dance classes available at many gyms.
With other people around you for support, an instructor to tell you what to do and take the thinking out of things, set times so you have ongoing appointments, and music to help keep you motivated along the way, classes and group training sessions may help you stop donating to your gym. Give everything a go at least once as you might enjoy something you didn't think you would like.
Don't worry if you struggle to keep up or follow the instructions to begin with, it usually takes three or four sessions before things make sense so if you even vaguely enjoy it, give it another go!
Find exercise outside the gym
If you've tried all of the above and you still hate working out at the gym, perhaps its time to look outside the gym walls for some kind of exercise that you will love. Remember that you don't have to commit yourself to any one activity forever, give things a go and do trial and error until you find a match for you.
You may not enjoy the classes at your gym but the thought of doing classes in a different environment may be more appealing. Check your local school, community centre or community hall for local dance classes, yoga and stretching classes among others. Local martial arts clubs will likely do martial arts fitness classes as well.
We seem to forget about doing sports once high school is over, but there are plenty of sports teams and individual sports out there for adults who are keen and competitive. Get your workmates together for a social soccer, cricket, netball or touch team, find a local running club, head down to your local swimming pools, or try out and take up a new sport such as rowing, ice skating, surfing, tennis or golf. Local clubs and sports facilities are a great place to start finding out more. Use Google to do a quick search for them.
Personal trainer
Find a private personal trainer who operates out of their home, local parks, or is willing to come to you. They can be great motivation and will ensure you continue to be challenged and interested in your exercise sessions. You may even be able to do shared PT sessions with friends which would double as a social occasion!
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Trump to give discourse on Islamic confidence in Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Donald Trump will give a noteworthy discourse on the Islamic confidence amid his up and coming visit to Saudi Arabia, home to the religion s holiest places of worship, the White House said Tuesday.
"He will meet and eat with pioneers of more than 50 Muslim nations, where he will convey a motivating, guide discourse on the need to defy radical philosophy and the president s seeks after a serene vision of Islam," National Security Advisor HR McMaster told correspondents.
Saudi King Salman likewise communicated any desire for a "memorable" summit which will be hung on Sunday amongst Arab and Muslim countries and US President Donald Trump will upgrade ties and advance resilience.
The summit will be one of three gatherings held amid a visit by Trump, who is making Saudi Arabia his first abroad stop since expecting office in January.
Alongside the six-country Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), no less than 18 other Muslim countries have been welcome to the summit, including Pakistan, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Niger and Indonesia, which has the world s biggest Muslim populace.