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Conrad Black is a deeply spiritual man who loved his parents, cared for his children, helped save Canada and is gracious, kind, sincere, generous, modest and humble toward everyone he meets.
That's the portrait his lawyers offered to a Chicago court yesterday in a 53-page document that argued the former media baron played a minor role in the fraud at Hollinger International Inc. and has suffered so much already he should receive, at most, a two-year jail sentence.
Lord Black, 63, "is a person with a deep reservoir of kindness and generosity consistently exhibited to people of all stations in life and an individual who has made significant contributions to society," the filing says. "He has watched his family suffer untold agonies at the hands of the savage and reckless press."
His lawyers have gathered roughly 100 letters of support from a variety of people including former prime minister Brian Mulroney, rock star Elton John, broadcaster Rush Limbaugh, Nobel Prize winner John Polanyi as well as business tycoons Paul Desmarais, Gerald Schwartz and his wife Heather Reisman.
Several current and former journalists have also sent letters including Maclean's columnist Mark Steyn, former Globe and Mail editor-in-chief William Thorsell, CBC reporter Brian Stewart, U.S. commentator William F. Buckley and publisher Mortimer Zuckerman.
Lord Black's legacy "has touched many individual lives and has made positive contributions on a global scale," the filing says. It adds that Lord Black's real persona was a far cry from the fictional portrayal of him in the media as a "money hungry elitist whose highest ambition was social advancement in the upper echelons of New York and London society."
The filing comes as Lord Black and three other former Hollinger executives prepare for a sentencing hearing on Dec. 10 in Chicago. All four were convicted of fraud in July for the diversion of millions of dollars from the Chicago-based newspaper company. Lord Black was also convicted of obstruction of justice. They all plan to appeal.
In court filings, prosecutors have described Lord Black as a liar who lined his own pockets at the expense of Hollinger shareholders and orchestrated a $32-million (U.S.) fraud. They have been pushing for a sentence of about 20 years (Lord Black's offences carry a 35-year maximum).
A presentencing report prepared by the U.S. Probation Office, which has been submitted to the judge, put the fraud at $6.1-million and recommended a far lighter sentence. The report has not been made public, but other court filings suggest it recommended a sentence of less than 10 years.
In their filing, Lord Black's lawyers challenged some of the report's conclusions. They argued the fraud amounted to less than $3-million and that Lord Black was a minor player in the scam. The amount of the fraud and Lord Black's role in it are important factors in sentencing, legal experts have said.
The filing said Lord Black's sentence should be similar to the penalty imposed on his former right-hand man, David Radler. Mr. Radler pleaded guilty to one fraud count in 2005 and testified against the others. In return he is expected to receive a 29-month jail sentence.
Lord Black's lawyers pointed to other mistakes in the presentencing report, including a quote from his daughter, Alana. The report quoted Ms. Black as describing her father as an "atypical dad." "In fact," Lord Black's lawyer says, "she described him as a 'typical dad.' "
Most of the remainder of the filing dwelt on Lord Black's personal strengths and the suffering he has already endured.
He has spent more than $30-million on legal fees, lost a $250-million fortune and watched as his two sons cope with severe health problems "that bear connection to the tribulations endured by the entire family."
"Nothing can describe much less rectify the immeasurable suffering attendant upon those realities," the filing says.
In his letter, Mr. Schwartz said Lord Black's "suffering, his financial loss and his humiliation are already recognized by everyone in the business and financial communities as a steep price already paid."


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Who we are
We are a dynamic and passionate team striving to make space accessible to help solve the world's biggest challenges.
Based in the Harwell-Oxford Campus in the UK, we are looking for the brightest minds and the best talents who believes that with passion we can tackle the world's global challenges.
What we do
Open Cosmos provides simple and affordable space missions.
In April 2017 we launched qb01, our first nanosatellite, going from design to delivery in less than 6 months. This is the sort of challenge that gets us excited and we need more talented people sharing that same passion and drive.
We enable organizations from across industries to use space as a tool to solve problems down on Earth, removing space access barriers by:
1) Simplifying space technology
2) Offering an end-to-end solution
3) Reducing time and cost to orbit
The role
You will become part of a team of sales professionals and strive in helping our customers solve the world's biggest challenges through the use of satellite technology.
Your portfolio will include both enterprise as well as institutions and governments looking for end-to-end space missions acquisitions. As part of your daily job you will manage an extensive sales pipeline, provide product demonstrations to prospective customers, and build strategic business relationships with key institutional and enterprise decision makers.
- Build market positions by locating, developing, defining, negotiating, and closing business deals.
- Contribute to design, develop, own, and manage the Simple-o value proposition for APAC.
- Execute pre-qualification due diligence of new sales opportunities.
- Close new business integrating technical, legal, and operational requirements.
- Identify new channel and reseller relationships to expand market presence
- Interface with the engineering and product teams; work with both technical and business counterparts in the customer community.
- Conduct presentations, set up client demonstrations and visit client sites.
- While focusing on commercial sector opportunities, also leverage subsidy and/or public private partnership programs.
- Define business opportunities with each potential lead and evaluate the financial benefit to Open Cosmos.
- Lead RFIs, RFPs, and RFQs efforts by writing business proposals.
- Always be on the look to learn new things and share them with the team.
Must have
- Drive to grow business and build long-term customer relationships.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or business.
- 5+ years experience selling EO technology products, data products, or geo-intelligence products in the APAC region.
- Communicate effectively with engineers, managers, and C-level.
- Ability to work under pressure and thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly changing work environment.
- Work effectively in structured or virtual teams.
- Can work extended hours and weekends as needed.
- Fluent English, both spoken and written.
- Equipped with strategic outlook, tactical capability, and excellent negotiating & closing skills.
Nice to have
- Experience in selling complex solutions bundling hardware, software and service.
- Fluency in German, French and/or Spanish.
Open Cosmos in the media
How to apply
Send your application to email@example.com
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As usual, not a lot to show, but I have had a finish and almost a finished quilt top.
What have I been doing? Not much really. Life has been tootling on and I just don't seem to have the time or inclination to get into my freshly rearranged and tidied sewing room.
A bit of this
and Scooter is finished.
|Quilting in progress
|Backing and binding
|Crinkly after washing
Speaking of J, she has started on a hand sewing project which is absolutely gorgeous. Personally, I think she is crazy, but unlike me, J is disciplined and will finish her projects.
I also played with Kirsty a couple of weeks ago. We went to the Brisbane Stitches and Craft Show, you can read all about it here. I bought a few things, including these blues.
Wow, Kirsty is a great photographer, but she introduced me to Happy Street, a time sucking game that is addictive. I want to curse her. I have Angry Birds on my iPad and phone and hardly ever play it, so was delightfully, blissfully unaware of what would happen to me if I started playing Happy Street. Take my advice and don't play it, but if you do, I would love to be your friend so that I can move through the levels quicker, mwah ha haa. It is addictive. Be warned.
A couple of weekends ago I pulled out this pile of fabric and started cutting.
|Fabric pull
I swore,
quite a bit,
took a breath,
and then had a play.
I used the off cuts from the WOF strips and added them to the charm squares to make them big enough to cut, and voila, an interesting addition to the layout.
|Two pairs of rows ready to be sewn together


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*5 stars* I read an ebook edition and have to say I LOVE this cover. More than the other one.
Such a good-mood book. It made me happy. Regardless of the plot, this emotional roller-coaster decides if I like a book or not. And this one rocked with full speed. I was tearing though the pages, forsaking precious few hours of sleep just to read, moaaar! I even liked the plot, for once with all the drama. Their relationship was crazy, so was their drama. It was intense and sexy as hell.
It was refreshing to meet female character coming from shady background. Abby grew up playing poker with her dad and drinking each other under the table.More than anything she wants to get from anything, reminding her her childhood. But typically, Travis is exactly all that and a lot more. Both had their own demons (and each other) to battle with.
Travis's family, "Six unruly, foul-mouthed and lovable men" like Abby said, made me grin wide. The sweetest type of a real family. Everyone's goofing around, but at the same time they're always there, at your back. I would have loved to hear more of Jim, Travis's father. "You're not the only one with a Poker face." Oh Travis, Travis *million hugs*.
And I just can't help but roll on the floor laughing, when thinking about Parker. He was just so completely and ultimately dumped, repeatedly. The conversations about Parker went on something like, "And Parker? He's not talking to me. Again." Hilarious!
I have to say the ending was unexpected. I almost sprayed out my tea, when I read it. But I guess, I really shouldn't be. It's them after all! Nothing was ordinary.
I also dug up the #2 book. Told in Travis POV. I'm very sceptic about these type of sequels. Seems like a cheap way to carry on. But first we'll have to survive the end of the world. The release of Walking Disaster is scheduled in 2013 after all :)


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Christmas and Birthday gifts
October 24, 2011
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I think we figured out Wes's big b-day/Christmas gift. We had talked about a train table/trains and I've been scouring Craigslist for a new-to-Wes one, but Costco had this in store ($120 if anyone is looking for one):
It combines Wes's love of trains AND airplanes! So if I can't find anything good on CL at the start of November, we're going to 'bite the bullet' and buy new. It comes with a 100 piece train and track set and is good quality- can't buy something flimsy that will break the 1st time Wes climbs on it, because I know he will!
In other news, we're just prepping for Grammy's visit on Thursday! Wes stayed busy with Steve playing yesterday while I cleaned. Hopefully once I clean it will stay mostly clean- pretty hard when he seems to put food in his pockets to spread throughout the house when I'm not looking. 🙂
Lucky Boy.
October 19, 2011
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A couple things Wes had his eyes on…
October 17, 2011
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Moose hat #2:
Super Why! cups:
Halloween Costume
October 7, 2011
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Looks like we'll have pirates this Halloween! Even though a friend let us try out a few of her boys' old costumes, Wes is really attached to a pirate one we got from Walmart as our 'back up'. And since Wes is going to be a pirate- so is Quinn!
Here they are last year as a spider and bee. 🙂
Now that the costume dilemma has been resolved, it's on to figuring out what to get Wes for Christmas and his birthday. I already have lots of ideas!
Wes is 21 months!
October 2, 2011
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Weight: ~32lbs (32lb7oz on Thursday with shorts and a shirt)
Height: 36″
Head Circ: 20″ or so
Talking: He has had quite the verbal explosion the past few weeks and was more talkative the past 2 days than he's ever been. 🙂
Mobility: He's everywhere and climbs everything- same ol', same ol'.
Likes: Airplanes, trains, cars, climbing, books, muffins, yogurt raisins, eggs, football, brushing his teeth
Dislikes: Sleeping, when his dad leaves for work, vegetables
**Picture to come later**
Airplane Costume
October 1, 2011
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So we're in the hunt for a Halloween costume and saw this at Target:
Wes about flipped out over it, but it's $30, so it's not happening. I can't believe stuff that they'll wear 1x is so pricey! I've been looking on Craigslist but no one is responding to my emails. Hopefully we'll find something soon before all the good costumes are gone. (Our back-up is him being a knight since he has a foam sword, helmet, and shield)


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Making their home in Gorgrond, the Laughing Skill Orcs are lead by the infamous Kaz the Shrieker. Making the most savage of places their home, these Orcs are brutal, fearless, and cunning. These Orcs are very clan based and take pride in the fact that they are first and foremost Laughing Skull Orcs. It is for this reason that, thus far, this particular Orc clan has refused to join with Garrosh and his notorious Iron Horde.
By refusing to join the Iron Horde, the Laughing Skull Orcs have put themselves in a rather precarious position. With danger closing in, this Orc clan seems to find the thought of their annihilation exhilarating rather than intimidating. Their lack of enthusiasm for joining the Iron Horde has made them natural allies of the Frostwolf Clan and inadvertently, the Horde. Horde heroes should rush to earn favor with this clan, as they may be the key to surviving the onslaught of the Iron Horde.
Unlocking the Laughing Skull Clan Faction
Unlike most other factions in Warlords of Draenor, players will find the Laughing Skull Clan faction is not available to them at the start. Instead, this faction is directly linked to the brand new player housing implemented in game; the Garrison. This means this faction will likely be accessed at different points of the game by each individual player.
To access this particular faction, players must obtain a Trading Post Level 2 inside of their Garrison. To do this, first a Trading Post Level 1 must be built. It can then be later upgraded to Level 2. When the Trading Post Level 2 is in place, this faction will automatically unlock. When this happens, the player will finally be able to earn reputation for the Laughing Skull Clan Orcs.
Earning Reputation – Laughing Skull Clan
Gaining reputation with the Laughing Skull Clan is quite easy, as it seems to be with almost all Warlords of Draenor reputations. There are currently no quests associated with this faction, thus, players must depend on killing mobs for reputation gain. Mobs that earn reputation for this faction are level 100 and can be found in the Pit of Gorgrond, as well as most wildlife found inside the Everbloom wilds. Remember, you must have a Trading Post Level 2 in order for these mobs to grant you any reputation.
Rewards – Laughing Skull Clan
Besides getting to know this rather interesting faction, the Laughing Skull Clan will offer Horde players various other rewards for gaining their favor. This factions Quartermaster is ready and waiting to sell his wares. Remember, the better your reputation the more rewards you will be able to purchase.
The Quartermaster for the Laughing Skull Orcs can be found directly inside your Garrison's Trading Post. Rewards may be purchased for Gold or a combination of Gold and Apexis Crystals. Rewards for the Laughing Skull Clan include:
Laughing Skull Elixir – Grants the chance to deal Shadow damage and increases your movement speed by 5%. Lasts 30 minutes and is only usable in Gorgrond.
Happy Fun Skull – Toy that can be tosses to friendly players.
Manical Grimace – Trinket that summons a Laughing Skull Berserker to fight by your side.
Tickle Totem – Toy that allows you to place a totem.
Bone Wasp – Battle pet.
Contract: Cacklebone – Teaches Cacklebone, a level 100 Restoration Shaman.
Bloody/Frozen/Visage of the Laughing Skull – Transmogrification helms.
Ironside Wolf – Ground mount.
Golden Visage of the Laughing Skull – Transmogrification helm.
Laughing Skull Orcs Tabard – Tabard.
Laughing Skull Orcs – Achievement for reaching Exalted.
Masked Chuckler – Title earned for reaching Exalted.
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My latest room design is for my good friend Sarah, due with a baby girl in a couple short months! Sarah envisioned a room with blueish-green walls and touches of pink and gold. I added in some black accents for a little extra drama!
Sarah had chosen some great basic pieces of furniture to build the room around such as the crib and rocking chair from Pottery Barn Kids. From there I picked a soothing wall color (Embellished Blue by Sherwin-Willams) and had fun pulling together a gallery of sweet, girly prints from Minted and Etsy.
I paired a Land of Nod crib sheet with a ruffled crib skirt from Target. Never feel like you have to be constrained to a bedding set - it is more fun to mix and match!
Both gold and black are great neutral accents for a room. I like how the black contrasts with the soft pinks and green-blue wall.
Interested in a particular piece from the room? Here are the sources!
Crib Sheet - The Land of Nod
Crib Skirt - Target
Crib - Pottery Barn Kids
Lucky Girl Print - Minted
La La Love You Print - Minted
Star Wall Decor - Home Decorators
LOVE Print - Etsy
Side Table - Target
Lamp - Target
Curtains - The Land of Nod
Rocking Chair - Pottery Barn Kids
"E" Pillow - PB Teen
Heart print - Etsy
You and Me Print - Minted
Changing Table - Amazon
Changing Pad Cover - The Land of Nod
Rug - Pottery Barn Kids


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On November 17th 2014 the second release of the Online Assessment/Feedback Tool became available in Moodle. This can be accessed via the new 'Assessment Feedback' link at the top/right in Moodle – to the right of 'Timetable'.
There is a guide for 'Superusers' which introduces 'OAT 2' and explains the differences – and how to administer it / add additional users etc.
This is visible here:
The presentation is directly available from here or download the Superuser OAT 2 Intro – PDF.
There is also a quick online guide for Assessors – or if you prefer download the OAT 2 – intro – overview for assessors.


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In this Soulful Conversations coaching environment, we will work together to bring you to peace with your past, be in love with the present and anticipating the future with unabounded joy and hope!
The launch of Soulful Conversations Coaching Group!
Introduction of Damselflies Unlimited! [video]
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Who Takes Care of the Caregiver?
November is National Caregiver Month, so this post is a reflection about caregivers. So, who takes care of the caregiver? Well, like lots of other stuff in your life right now, if you are a caregiver, the answer to that question is probably no one. It's not so easy to take care of yourself when […]
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it looks like the carrot is back:
three weeks ago i climbed for the first time into the last hard move from the lay-down-start. since then i feel physically ready to send but i keep falling at the very same last move and/or literally on every other move cause everytime goes "something" wrong, even with 3 or 4 restdays and feeling super strong:
-my fingers are icecold and i dryfire off...
-t was too dry and i just slipped off all the holds
-my heel and/or toe slipped off on various moves and pretty random
-i lost/slipped from the biggest jug and the easiest move
-my "leg-jam" slipped with the last hold in my fingers
may thats the price i have to pay for my terrible crazy and complicated beta i use. on EVERY single move a heel- and/or toehook is involved - and some are pretty unsecure..
the funny thing is that this "shit" happens normally when i am fresh and feeling strong. then on my second go, allready tired from the first one nothing goes wrong and i fight into the last move. but then i am just too tired an i explode. so i am still waiting that murphy has shown all of his eventualities. cause if everything that can happen will happen, then THE first go of the day when NOTHING goes wrong MUST come... otherwise i will have profen murphy wrong ;)
|entering the crux of the "fisch". from the "einfisch-start" its getting a wurmup, from the "standing-start" of the full line it works ok. from the lay-down its getting closer and closer. i once was allready up on the lip then i slipped off... WTF???!!! pic by angela wagner
at least last week i was able to topout the "standing-start" of the fisch (four moves in on the first jug) for the first time. its a nice and regular "enduro-training" after falling at the last move from the low-start...


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I forgot to post this steam and sail beast, a very outdated warship of the Tropezonian navy. Taking after, and named similarly, to the French warship Gloire, she will be used as a commerce raider as there is little fighting chance against a "modern" warship like the Cagafuego.
(3mm match stick troops added for scale)
I used a black wash after painting the colors and except the drybrush on the hull I left it so, the smoke from the engine and the negligence of the crew would result in the ship being so untidy.


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HONG KONG (Reuters) - People with a family history of depression, anxiety and alcohol and drug dependence are not only likely to develop these conditions, but tend to suffer more seriously and need more treatment, a study has found.
In the nearly 30-year study in New Zealand, researchers tracked 981 people from the time they were three years old until they were 32, and collected data on their psychiatric conditions as well as those of their family members.
Four psychiatric disorders were studied: depression, anxiety, alcohol dependence and drug dependence, they wrote in the latest issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry.
While it is well-known that a positive family history increases the likelihood of an individual developing any of these four conditions, this study sought to find out how seriously they were affected, the researchers added.
The study showed participants with a positive family history had more recurrences of these conditions and they reported more disruptions caused to their lives, families, friends and work.
"Family history was associated with greater service use for all four disorders (but not significantly for anxiety disorders)," the researchers wrote.
However, family history did not appear to be linked to early onset of any of the four conditions.
"Among those with depression, anxiety disorder, alcohol dependence and drug dependence, a family history screen may help determine whose illness will recur, whose illness will cause the greatest impairment and who will be the most likely to use treatment resources," they wrote.
"Family history may identify a subgroup in need of primary or early intervention, and for whom treatments appropriate for recurrent, highly disabling disorder may be needed."
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As the U.S. communications regulator unveiled a plan last week to hold Internet providers to a higher standard on customer privacy, Canadians might have felt a sense of déjà vu.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced a proposal on Wednesday that, if finalized, would require U.S. broadband Internet service providers (ISPs) to obtain "opt-in" consent from customers before sharing their information with third parties such as advertisers.
Under the proposal, ISPs could still use customer information for their own billing and marketing purposes – for example, an ISP that sees a customer is streaming a lot of data would be permitted to offer that customer an upgraded service package. However, broadband providers would have to expressly ask for consent before they share customer data. "When consumers sign up for Internet service, they shouldn't have to sign away their right to privacy," the FCC said in a statement.
It's an issue that already came to the fore in Canada after BCE Inc.'s targeted online-advertising program, which tracked cellphone users' browsing habits, app usage and phone calls to provide information to third-party advertisers and display specially tailored ads. That program sparked an investigation by the federal Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) and a complaint to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).
The OPC inquiry concluded last April that BCE should have given its users the chance to opt-in to having their behaviour tracked rather than automatically tracking them. The federal privacy watchdog had no power to impose an order on BCE that would have forced it to change its approach (which did allow users to opt-out from consent), but the OPC said it was considering taking the matter to court. BCE eventually said it would withdraw its "Relevant Ads" program.
Internet users are often asked to surrender a certain amount of personal information – such as location data, browsing habits and demographic details – in exchange for using a "free" service such as Google's e-mail platform or an app such as Facebook. But the BCE targeted-ads case raised the difficult question of why Internet users should sacrifice some of their privacy to a service provider they are already paying.
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This project has been created and managed by the very talented artist Tina Olsson of FYLLAYTA which I think she has done a remarkable job putting this Pin-Hop together.
You might have arrived to see my collection for the Pattern Design Pin-Hop 2013 from the special pinterest board Pin Hop 2013 where you will find the work of over 50 surface pattern designers from all over the world. Each designers blog links back to the main Pin Hop board on Pinterest so you can go backwards and forwards looking at all the designers wonderful work without getting lost. I hope you have fun!
My collection is based on the Midnight Garden theme from the Patternbank's trends board for AW13-14.
Thank you for visiting my blog. If you are interested in licensing my designs, please, feel free to get in contact with me at email@example.com


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September 8th Matches
Note: This is the final week of the season…EXCEPT
The following matches need to be made up:
Dead Stroke @ WTF!
Dart Zombies @ WTF!
WTF! @ Lucky Bastards – scheduled for 9/15
Reach out to the other team and try to find a time to play.


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Early on in writer-actor-director Valérie Donzelli's Declaration of War, written in semi-autobiographical collaboration with her co-star Jérémie Elkaïm, a young man and woman (Romeo and Juliette) have a chance meeting at a noisy nightclub. After exchanging names, the woman states with some amusement, "so we're doomed to a terrible fate." Her tossed off prediction, it turns out, is both true and false.
The scene is a flashback directly following an establishing moment with Juliette standing over their son, Adam, as he's undergoing an MRI scan. His ailment, a brain tumor, is the prolonged concern of the film, which somehow is able to sustain an optimistic energy throughout, even with the plot centering on a parent's worst nightmare.
All credit for this result rests with the writing and performances; the entire film is grounded by the beautifully observed adult relationship that lies at the center of the film. Romeo and Juliette's strengths, weaknesses and overall growth in the face of the circumstances they face as parents are all made available to the viewer. Their love feels authentic and, even when the filmmakers take risks that don't entirely pay off; the awkward musical duet that plays out shortly after they find out about Adam's illness, for instance, watching the couple interact onscreen is a captivating and joyful experience. Strange as it sounds, I'd argue that the film is essentially a romance, albeit one that folds childhood cancer into the mix. Highly recommended.
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About that Trenton, NJ art festival shooting…
Right off the bat, I assumed it was gang related. And that's just what the cops are saying.
I figured the shooter(s) would be prohibited persons already. And, at least, the dead one was; felony manslaughter, shot a guy to death.
And I assumed guns would blamed. Yep.
So Gov. Murphy thinks criminals sentences are too long. The dead asshole had been sentenceed to 18 years on the manslaughter charge. He picked up an additional 6 years for helping run a gang inside the prison. 2004 (year sentenced) + 18 + 6 = 2028.
Under ol' Murph's new policies, the scumbag got an early release in February of this year. Whereupon he apparently went right out and got another gun, somehow bypassing as those New Jersey laws that apply to the honest, non-criminal folks.
Seems Murph also defunded a post-release employment assistance program that supposedly helped reduce the recidivsm rate. Murph apparently thinks a life of crime is dandy.
Now, Jersey already had some of the toughest victim disarmament laws in the country, and the gov signed 6 more gun control bills into law shortly before this shooting. It makes it even tougher to be a law-abiding gun owner, yet somehow doesn't stop early-released thugs.
Did Murphy suddenly see the error of his ways? Of course not. He's calling for more victim disarmament laws.
So he lets violent criminals out, limits their non-criminal employment options…
And disarms their prey. How helpful.
Is it bribery, or is he a member of one of those gangs?
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The design of the monsters is another point in the game. Strange creatures we face are as disturbing as suggested. Moviegoers will find visual parallels in horror cult titles such as Tetsuo: The Iron Man or Hostel; some images have reminded me Cronenberg films like Videodrome. There are many game situations that work very well visually, such as the journey through the strange sanatorium mirrors, where we can save the game.
In the playable, The Evil Within is based on key gender to build a voltage scare easy experience. Scarcity of resources forces us to think before acting and consider the scenes as a small puzzle. We die many times but it is satisfying to see that you've passed another scene with more ingenuity and skill, not pure luck. In addition, the system improves skills as The Evil Within allow us to go adapting the experience to strengthen the weaknesses of our style of play.
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Every summer, my family LOVES to make homemade ice cream. We love coming up with delicious flavors and concoctions . . . I have been wanting to buy an ice cream maker for a long time so that I could make ice cream with my family, but it's just one of those things that I don't know if I would use it enough to justify purchasing one. I came across a recipe for ice cream that you can make in about 5 minutes without a machine and decided to put it to the test. It was a huge success! I had leftover Snickerdoodle cookies and a jar of caramel just waiting to be used, so that is what I added to my ice cream, but you could come up with whatever flavor you are craving (I am thinking that fresh fruit or Reese's peanut butter cups would be awesome in this!).
- 1 tub (8 oz) Cool Whip, thawed (lite or fat free work fine)
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- 1 jar caramel ice cream topping
- In a large bowl with a fitting airtight lid, gently fold the Cool Whip Free into the sweetened condensed milk to combine.
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- To serve, drizzle with additional caramel sauce and crushed cookie crumbs . . . or just eat it straight out the container with a spoon. 🙂
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This is a blog response to Corina's blog of her weekly Thursday Thirteen – Marathon Memory edition.
Many times, people will say, "You're insane, why would you ever want to run 26.2 miles!?!" It's like this… If and when I did sit on the couch, I would have never got to meet such inspiring people as Corina. Make sure that you check out her blog. WARNING: You will be inspired!
My top thirteen marathon memories in no particular order…
1. As most know, my sister Denise inspired me to run a marathon. She as well flew from Ohio to Texas and cheered me on for it. How selfless is THAT!?! She gave up participating in a marathon to cheer me on… that's just crazy cool!
2. Seeing my family throughout the course. They bring a huge smile to me face. I appreciate all that they do in chasing me around the race course.
3. My PR in Cleveland! I'll always remember that awesome feeling of breaking my PR by 20 minutes.
4. Running my first marathon with my favorite running friend, Felix. Whenever I got quiet, he would say, "Check, check!?!" to see how I was doing. That was huge!
5. Finishing my first marathon… I wanted to quit. Everything below my waist was in pain and I thought it'd be easier to give up. I'm so glad that I finished.
6. Finishing my third marathon… I wanted to quit. Everything below my waist was in pain and I thought it'd be easier to give up. I'm so glad that I finished.
7. Seeing my friend Chris at the finish line of my first marathon. He had to point and push me to the finish. I didn't expect to see him there. I shared a flood of emotions with him.
8. Meeting new friends at Marathon Meetups via Facebook or Twitter. This is one of the greatest things about running… the awesome running community.
9. Rooting on my sister, Denise at the 2007 Dallas White Rock Marathon! This is where I got the inspiration and passion for running.
10. The anticipation of a race: training, eating right, and then waiting for the starter's gun to go off on race morning.
11. Giving my mom a hug as I took a break at the Cleveland Marathon! It was so awesome to have that caring, loving embrace during the race.
12. Not stopping to give my mom a hug at mile 25. It was so great to see my Cleveland family at mile 25, but I had to finish this race and there wasn't any stopping at that point.
13. To steal/borrow from Corina's blog… The next marathon memory is yet to be written. Tune in next week to find out what it is....


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Cajuns Whip Colonels, 84-57
Louisiana's Ragin' Cajun men's basketball team wrapped-up play in the three-day Beryl Shipley Classic on Sunday, defeating the Nicholls St. Colonels, 84-57, at the Cajundome.
The Cajuns led it at the half, 36-31, and then outscored Nicholls St., 48-26, in the second half, for the victory.
UL was able to out-shoot Nicholls state from the field, 52%-33%, and were also able to out-rebound the Colonels, by a 38-29 count.
The Cajuns were led by sophomore forward J.J. Thomas, who had 15 points, and seven rebounds, while junior guard Darnell Jackson added 12 points, and five boards.
In a losing cause, Chris Talkington paced the Colonels, with 16 points, and eight rebounds.
With the win, UL improves to 3-3 on the year, while Nicholls St. drops to 1-4.
The Cajuns return to action this Saturday, when they travel to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to take on the Duquesne Dukes, in non-conference action.
UL junior center Kadeem Coleby
Ragincajuns.com has results, recaps, and box scores from the Beryl Shipley Classic.


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(1) single replacement whisker antenna (not a pair!) This is the same antenna that the props chopped off your receiver. Fits the X4R-SB, D4R-II, S6R etc. Connector also fits R-XSR, XM, XM+ but the unshielded tip length is different than the original antenna.
The active element in the antenna is the unshielded part at the tip - if you have lost any of that portion of the antenna it's no longer tuned to 2.4GHz and should be replaced.
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It's hard to believe but I have been a non-smoker for 2 years
I am very pleased with myself and will keep encouraging friends to quit too.
Another holiday snap to share
On a different note;-
Our local rail depot (Etches Park) had an open day, so we dragged Mawgan along kicking and screaming (well she a misery face on till she spotted the ice-cream).
There was a re-railing demo (not often rail staff are allowed to derail a vehicle). It was quite interesting, although Mawgan was disappointed they weren't using the rail-crane.
We watched them turn wheels on the lathe.
But this was my favourite from the day
This model was amazing, the detailing is truly admirable. It is actually a model of the first diesel loco built in Britain, but more importantly, the first diesel built here in Derby.
Well, now that I have bored you with nerdy train stuff I shall go get some much needed sleep.
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first set out to write about Whiterock and Doctor Victor Tesla, the book was never intended to be a vast series. The first draft followed the hauntings of a family over the course of one night. Beyond Whiterock and the Tesla family, there's not a lot of correlation between the new Ghost Town and that first book. That story had been written and was set aside for some time before I decided to revisit it. In making notes for a rewrite, a new direction took shape and the Ghost Town series was born. The original draft has now been reworked with a lot of its content appearing in my short story, 'The Reaper of Geneseo Falls' which should be released in a year or two.Read More
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The 'Ghost Town' series started out as experiments in a small farming community that saw a peaceful and serene rural town get ravaged and destroyed. The perpetrator was one Doctor Victor Tesla, a scientist who was working on a weapon only to be betrayed by his government. His wife and daughter murdered, Doctor Tesla fled to America to continue his work only to discover that another government was getting ready to betray him. Plans were in the works to kill Tesla and his team and steal his work. That's when Tesla decided to take revenge.Read More
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The four point framework is a very simple system to use. It doesn't have to be very long nor does it have to be complex. The four points are simple what the overall story is based around. The points are the inciting incident, the first turning point, the second turning point, and the conclusion. It's really that simple. When you have this completed you will see, in a big picture style of view, how the story is going to progress. This also helps you keep everything tracking right. So let's take a look at what each point is and how to use it.Read More
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The Idea Storm
When I made the decision to write my first novel, I mentioned it in conversation to many different friends and family. I was stunned at how many people had themselves tried to write a novel and failed. A number of people told me, that without formal training, there was no way a regular person could write a book. I knew that was false since many books out there today were written by regular people. I knew there had to be a way for me to get my book written. The process I discovered is the process I'm going to be sharing with you over the next few months of blogs. A process so simple that I believe that anyone could follow it and create a publishable novel within a month.Read More
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Think about a time you went on a vacation. You didn't go to the airport and just hop on whatever plane had a seat open. You didn't randomly drive to a town and start looking for a hotel with an open room. Like most people, you took time, planned how you were traveling, where you were staying, and looked at all the different options of what you could do. You compared places to go and things to do. You searched for the best rates and the packages that had the best deals. In short, you outlined your trip before you took it.Read More


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I read a tragic story this morning that is a true testament to a mother's love and brought me to tears. A mother who lost her life Friday afternoon after saving her 3-year-old son from their burning home. Lequeisha Watkins, her fiance and 2-year-old son made it out of their home safely when Lequeisha did something any mother would do and ran back inside after she realized their 3-year-old son Malachi Norman was still inside. When firefighters responded to the blaze at Timon Street in Buffalo, they found Lequeisha and Malachi in a rear bedroom. Lequeisha was placed on life support at Erie Community Medical Center and later passed away from her injuries. Her son is currently at Women and Children's Hospital. God bless her children and family.


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ON DEMAND Delivers 19,000 Professionals According to Show Organizers
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Press release from the issuing companyOver 150 Exhibitors Showcased Latest Offerings for Rapidly Growing Digital Printing and Publishing Market; Conference Sessions Offered Insight into Latest Industry Trends MILFORD, Conn. & NORWELL, Mass.- May 2, 2002-- Advanstar Communications and CAP Ventures Inc., today announced that preliminary registration numbers exceeded expectations for the ninth annual ON DEMAND Digital Printing and Publishing Strategy Conference and Exposition, held April 22-25 at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. Featuring the latest digital printing and publishing technologies and solutions from over 150 exhibitors, ON DEMAND 2002 attracted nearly 19,000 industry professionals from around the world. Attendees packed into the aisles of the convention center, exploring over 90,700 square feet of exhibits, product demonstrations, and meeting space. In addition, attendees had access to over 60 conference sessions and keynotes that provided the latest information on general trends, leading solutions, as well as a forum to network with peers. "Traffic was tremendous--it exceeded everyone's expectations!," said Brian Randall, group show director of Advanstar Communications. "This turnout illustrates that there is a very large demand for digital printing and publishing technologies. Not only did we exceed our registration expectations, but the quality of attendees also increased. We have received extremely positive feedback on the event from both attendees and exhibitors. Eager buyers packed the show floor and flooded exhibitor booths to check out the latest innovations. We anticipate an even more successful show as ON DEMAND co-locates with AIIM in 2003." "It was a great show for our organization in terms of generating quality sales leads," said Ginger Allen, event specialist of Konica. "The traffic flow was even better than last year. Our booth was packed with visitors every day of the event. The quality of attendee was at the C-level, meaning most people we met with were authorized to buy solutions rather than recommend and suggest." "ON DEMAND 2002, with its excellent attendance and lively atmosphere, marks a turning point for recent graphic arts shows," said Charles A. Pesko, Jr., managing director of CAP Ventures, Inc. "At the same time it represents a very positive sign for the economy, an excellent indication of New York City's resiliency, and a confirmation of the value of digital processes for document delivery." "We had quality attendees stop by our booth throughout all three days," said Barry Annis, manager trade shows and events of Ricoh Corporation. "The second day of the exposition presented us with over 350 leads. Next year will be a real benefit having the ON DEMAND and AIIM shows co-locate because we participate in both events. We closed a lot of business on the spot thanks to our dealers bringing their customers to the show." "The flow of attendees was fantastic," said Kim Vandermallie, trade show manager of IKON Office Solutions. "Overall the show has been wonderful." ON DEMAND 2003 will co-locate with the AIIM 2003 Conference & Exposition back at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City, April 7th-9th. "The momentum of both the ON DEMAND and AIIM events in this challenging year is an early key indicator that the resulting co-location for 2003 will be a powerful global event for the Digital Printing & Publishing and Enterprise Content Management market," said Kerry Gumas, vice president of Advanstar Technology Community.
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Personal Structures during the 57th Venice Biennale for the European Cultural Centre, Palazzo Mora May - November 2017
The Art of Sharp, Versailles, Paris February 2017
Gestalt Gallery, Pietrasanta – September 2016
Outsiders group exhibition Gestalt Gallery, Pietrasanta, Italy – July 2016
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Found this link on the page detailing the election results: Fundies Say the Darndest Things! Some of my favourite quotes...hilarious and frightening
"Just remember, that every man who dies over there for us, shares the same glory that Jesus recieved when he died for us." - All those lucky bastards dieing in Iraq, I wish I was a martyr.
"I dont know about you guys, but I don't care how my chicken or meat is killed. Whether its drowned, suffocated, hacked into bits, however, its still going to end up in my stomach and then in a drainage thingy. It really doesn't matter. Whether chickens are stomped on, thrown against a wall, we're still going to eat them. Why does it matter?" - This Christan is very very angry at chickens, why?
"Abortion just needs to be a worse embarassment [to women] than pregnancy, which, thanks to the pro-abortion movement and banned parenthood, it's not." - Shaming women into submission is effective as beating them into submission without all the telltale bruises.
"He's...God, dude. He created everything. Can you think of a reason why he shouldn't be big-headed?" - Stoners for Christ unite!
"The days of 'Stargate SG-1', 'Contact' and the almighty 'Discovery Channel' are incapable of answering these questions, but they feel the need to come up with their own science fiction answers because it proves to them (in a blind way) that there cannot be an all powerfull creator. They do not understand that logic cant support their conclusions." - Beware the Anti-Christ, Richard Dean Anderson! Come to think of it, I never did see MacGyver pray his way out of a jam
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This is for those who come after us.
Approved October 8, 2014
The Board Governance Policy is a living document that will be modified and added to over time as the RCC Board determines new policies are needed or existing policies need revision. This document guides how the Board oversees the the cooperative, defines officer roles, and allows for the creation and management of committees. Operations of the store, which are separate from governance of the cooperative, will be carried out by the General Manager.
Decision Making
The Renaissance Community Coop Board strives (is committed) to reach the highest level of agreement possible but if consensus cannot be reached the Board will vote and the majority will rule.
- There should be full discussions of important decisions that make room for both agreement and disagreement to be expressed.
- All opinions are valued. Ask for everyone to state their view.
While a quorum consists of a majority of the 9-member Board, that is 5 members, and a meeting of 5 or more members of the Board can make most decisions, some decisions can only be made by a majority of the whole Board not just a majority of the Board members present within the quorum.
For example: the decision to hire or fire a General Manager or to incur additional debt for the coop. The Board should determine other such decisions requiring a majority of the whole Board's approval.
Lack of Quorum
The Board will reschedule meetings when a quorum is not reached within 30 minutes of the meeting starting time.
Rescheduled Meeting Upon Lack of Quorum
Such rescheduled meetings must occur between 2 and 10 business days after the original meeting date with at least 48-hour notice to all members of the rescheduled meeting.
Need for rotating facilitation
- Facilitation can and should rotate among Committee and Board members.
- Facilitation for the following meeting should be decided at the end of each meeting.
The Board recognizes the importance of strong and informed facilitation for the success of meetings. This requires thoughtful preparation and careful implementation. In order for the board to serve as an opportunity for growth of Board members and to not overburden Board members with facilitation responsibilities, meeting facilitation will be rotated among Board members. The responsibility for convening the Board will remain with the President.
Attendance Policy
All Board members are to commit to a high priority of attendance at all Board and appropriate Committee meetings.
- The Board will make every effort to schedule the monthly Board meetings so as to meet Board members schedules.
- Board members take responsibility to attend meetings regularly and communicate necessary absences.
- Lack of attendance and lack of communication is cause for removal. The Board member in question is to receive a letter from the Board's consideration of action. The Board member may be removed by decision of two-thirds (2/3) of the remaining Directors, pursuant to Article 4.4 of the Bylaws.
Communication Norms
- Meeting notices will be done in writing. This includes the use of email and other electronic communication. Any gathering of Board members that has not been announced in writing is not an official meeting of the Board and no Board decisions may be made therein.
- Anyone who has a proposal that they would like the Board to consider must bring this proposal to the Board in written form. If a verbal proposal is offered, it must be written up before it is implemented.
- All decisions of the Board meeting must be shared in the next meeting.
- Board members who have missed a meeting take responsibility to read minutes and ask for further information and explanations.
- Minutes (Board and community and committee) should be circulated within 1 week of meeting.
- Printed minutes should be kept in RCC office and available to Board members and the public. An electronic version will be posted online.
Board Officers' Roles
- President
- Sign Legal documents.
- Officially represent the Renaissance Community Coop Board to the public.
- Convene meetings.
- The President convenes the monthly meeting of the full Board.
- The President may convene unscheduled meetings of the full Board with 48 hours notice to the board members.
- Perform other duties and have such powers as the Board requires or delegates.
- Vice President* (to be established)
- All the duties of the President in the President's absence.
- Perform other duties and have such powers as the Board requires or delegates.
- Treasurer
- Supervise the safekeeping of all funds and property of the RCC.
- Oversee the records of all financial transactions of the RCC.
- Report on the financial status of the RCC to the Board of Directors.
- Serve on the Finance Committee.
- Provide financial reporting to the RCC Ownership on a schedule determined by the Board of Directors.
- Perform other duties and have such powers as the Board requires or delegates.
- Secretary
- Maintain minutes of all Board of Directors meetings.
- Give notices as required by law.
- Organize meeting minutes and other related documents in a manner that can be easily accessed by future Board members and the RCC Ownership.
- Perform other duties and have such powers as the Board requires or delegates.
Record Keeping
- Board Meeting Minutes
- The Secretary will insure all Board Meeting Minutes are kept in a Minute Book located in the designated RCC Office.
- Minutes from confidential Executive sessions of the Board convened to discuss personnel matters will be kept in a separate Minute Book.
- All Board Minutes will be accompanied with related attachments.
- Board Minutes and related attachments will be added to the Minute Book within 1 week of meeting.
- Board Minutes, exclusive of confidential personnel matters covered in Executive Session, will be made available to RCC Owners and the general public. Anyone wishing to review Board Minutes must make a request in writing to a Board Officer (President, Vice-President, Secretary, or Treasurer). The RCC Owner may review the Board Minutes at the designated RCC Office along with a Board Officer within a reasonable amount of time from the request, not to exceed two weeks.
- Board Financial Records and Instruments
- The Treasurer will insure all Board Financial Records, checkbooks, all credit or debit cards, checking account statements, savings account statements and any other similar documents are kept secured in the designated RCC Office.
- All Board Financial Records will be maintained in an orderly and organized manner. They should be easily accessed by authorized individuals.
- Information related to bank accounts or other financial accounts will be kept secured in the designated RCC Office. This will include, but is not limited to, access credentials for online banking and PayPal accounts. Board Officers (President, Vice-President, Secretary, or Treasurer) shall have access to these records.
- All Board Financial Records except records deemed temporarily confidential and/or proprietary will be made available to any RCC Owner upon request. Any RCC Owner wishing to review the Board Financial Records must make a request in writing to a Board Officer (President, Vice-President, Secretary, or Treasurer). The RCC Owner may review the Board Financial Records at the designated RCC Office along with a Board Officer within a reasonable amount of time from the request, not to exceed two weeks.
Common sense and courtesy are the foundation for Community/Committee/Board relationships and decisions.
Each committee established by the Board will have Board members as well as non-Board member Owners. Committees should be authorized to carry out specific bodies of work that are necessary for the functioning of the coop. Committees should be empowered by the Board to carry out their work with the main input from the Board through the Board members on the committee. The Committee may submit a budget to the Board for its work, which, when approved, may be spent without further review.
- Made up of Owners and Board members.
- Every Board member must be on at least one and no more than two committees.
- Committees will elected their chair, Owners can be the chairs of committees.
- All committees must have at least one Board member.
- Committees need to meet at least every other month.
- Committees may be dissolved by the Board if they:
- Become inactive by failure to meet at least every other month;
- Violate the values and principles of the Renaissance Community Coop and/or the International Cooperative Alliance;
- Engage in activity that causes damage to the Coop.
- Committees' meeting dates will be shared with the Ownership:
- Through written announcement, including email or other electronic communication;
- At monthly community meetings;
- The Renaissance Community Coop website.
- Board members are to report back on the committees they serve on and bring all proposals and expenditures generated from those committees to the monthly Board meetings. Board members also have the responsibility to update the committees they serve on with information from Board meetings and other committees.
- The Community Engagement & Outreach Committee will organize the monthly Community Meeting.
- Community Meeting agendas should be circulated at least one week before the meeting.
- Agendas for Community Meetings will be printed for each meeting and available online.
- Committee and Sub-Committee Meetings are open to ALL community members.
- Board Committees may not speak or act for the Board except when formally given such authority for specific and time-limited purposes.


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The General Assembly Procedures Committee of the 221st General Assembly (2014) voted 53-2 to disapprove an overture to rename Young Adult Advisory Commissioners as Young Adult Commissioners and to give them vote and voice.
The committee did, however, add a comment supporting the inclusion of younger adults in the life of the church. The overture originated in the Synod of the Covenant.
Ordination was one of the sticking points for those opposed to the overture. Susan Evans, from the Advisory Committee on the Constitution, recommended that the overture be disapproved. "In our polity as it exists today, the requirement is that all commissioners to the General Assembly must be presbyters, ruling elders or teaching elders."
If the overture had been approved, it would not have required ordination at all for Young Adult Commissioners. And if they were ordained as either ruling elders or teaching elders, then it might have upset the Assembly's balance.
Rafaat Zaki, executive of the Synod of the Covenant, spoke in favor of the Synod's overture. "The church is full of memories, but short on imagination," he said. "What it is that is keeping the church from visioning and dreaming of new ways to include young adults as full participants in the General Assembly?" he asked.
Not only do we need to ordain younger adults as ruling and teaching elders, we need to encourage presbyteries to examine their processes for nomination to elect younger commissioners to the General Assembly, said Carol McDonald, chair of the Committee on Biennial Assemblies.
In other business, the committee unanimously voted not to recommend an overture from the Presbytery of Detroit that would have permitted presbyteries to send to the synod and General Assembly only those per capita funds actually received from congregations.
Vince Thomas, Moderator of the Committee on the Office of the General Assembly, pointed out that the overture was identical to one sent to the 220th General Assembly in 2012 by the Presbytery of Detroit.
"That GA decided to refer the business item to COGA for response to this GA," he said. "We did what we were directed to do. In the meantime, Detroit Presbytery brought the exact same overture without waiting for the response."
General Assembly Stated Clerk Gradye Parsons explained that since 2012 the Office of the General Assembly has acted to reduce expenses, primarily by eliminating paid positions. He said that the General Assembly provides relief from financial stress to presbyteries, and does not require presbyteries to remit per capita withheld by its congregations when the presbytery does not have available funds.
"What the constitution does not allow a presbytery to do is to decide whether to pay its General Assembly per capita or use funds for other expenses," Parsons said. "But the Office of the General Assembly has never tried to discipline presbyteries that did not pay per capita."
Additionally, the committee approved a Commissioner's Resolution to improve the site selection process for future General Assemblies, recommended referring to COGA for study a Commissioner's Resolution to provide childcare and other family-friendly additions to future General Assemblies, and disapproved a Commissioner's Resolution to recommend that executive presbyters become corresponding members of the General Assembly.