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This was an interesting memoir. It felt like Martin was being honest about the good and not-so-good decisions the band made through the years, but I recognize that the viewpoint given is only his. I do love their worship songs especially 'I Could Sing of Your Love Forever' and 'Did You Feel the Mountains Tremble?' and that was what first interested me in the book. I really enjoyed reading about his work in India providing for children of prostitutes, trying to break the cycle of abuse and poverty but that section was very short. It that is his current ministry, I would have enjoyed more details and updates. He also touched very briefly on his wife, how they met, their children, but didn't really explain how they were involved with his international ministry. 192 pages
Martin Smith is the lead singer for the band Delirious? - a band that was together for seventeen years and who changed the way worship is done. The band first came together under the name Cutting Edge, leading worship in their hometown. It took a potential tragedy for Martin to take a leap into something more. Martin, Anna and her brother Jon were driving back from a conference when Martin somehow went off the road. It was 2:30 in the morning. He woke up to find the dashboard pressed against his legs, unable to move. Anna and Jon received minor injuries while Martin had to have surgery to fix a broken femur. While in the hospital he talked with the other guys in the band and they decided to pursue music full time. "The simple truth is that we felt invincible. Not in our own strength - I still had the crutches and scars to remind me of my own fragility - but in God's. We were off to save the world. We were going to respond to the call that we had heard and join the rest of the movement to get beyond the walls of the church. A little over six months after the accident we cut the ropes and went full time, and the journey lasted another fifteen years." I loved reading about the history behind some of the band's songs; to hear the heart of Martin and gain a peek into what he experienced both on and off stage while the band was together. I grew up listening to Delirious? so I enjoyed even more reading about five guys from England who's only goal was to worship God. I think reading about CompassionArt was one of the highlights of the book. To read about all of these big names in Christian music coming together in order to make a difference for others is amazing! And it all came about because Martin saw a need and wanted to do something about it. It's very cool to see what all he's accomplished and know he's not even close to being done. Reading Delirious has inspired me to do the same: to reach out to the hurting and share the love of Jesus.
Martin Smith opens up his heart and tells the story of his life as a worship leader with the contemporary Christian band Delirious?. "Delirious: My Journey with the Band, a Growing Family, and an Army of Historymakers" tells about Martin's childhood days growing up in a middle-class Christian home in England. He learned to play a guitar at a young age and started leading worship in his home church as a teenager. He married Anna, a pastor's daughter, and became involved in his church's outreach events. In 1995, Mr. Smith was involved in a near-fatal car accident. During his weeks of recovery, he decided to become a full-time musician. He became the lead singer for the band Delirious? and his career quickly took off. Martin and the other members of the band were talented song writers as well as performers. The band toured all over the world and drew huge crowds at Christian events. The author honestly tells about the many advantages and trials that come with touring and being a member of a popular Christian band. He is brutally honest about some of the challenges that they faced. He is very quick to give God all the glory for the success that he and the band experienced. It was important for him to stay connected to his home church and to limit his touring schedule to not exceed ten days at a time. Mr. Smith expressed the difficult feelings that he had to face when he left his wife and six children to travel with the band. Joyce Meyer invited the members of Delirious? to lead worship at their conferences in the United States and abroad. Mr. Smith writes about how his life was changed when the band traveled to India to lead worship for a Joyce Meyer conference with over four hundred thousand people in attendance. The author met Farin, the daughter of a prostitute living in a Mumbai slum. This girl was the same age as one of his daughters, and without help she too would end up facing life as a sex worker. Mr. Smith felt the Lord calling him to help the poor people in India. He organized CompassionArt to raise money to help relieve the extreme poverty in third world countries. The last part of the book tells about the transition period that Mr. Smith and his family are experiencing since the band broke up. His faith is stronger than ever and the future is bright for this talented musician. This book is fascinating and inspirational. I was touched by Mr. Smith's strong faith in Christ during his long journey with Delirious? and beyond. Thank you to B&B Media Group for sending me a free copy of this book to read and review.
Delirious by Martin Smith and Craig Borlase is the autobiography and journey of the lead singer of the edgy praise and worship group Delirious. It is also the story of how God used, and continues to use a man who is devoted to leading the body of Christ into worship and telling Christ's salvation message to the world. Martin Smith shares his childhood of being raised in a Christian home, marrying his pastor's daughter , and his struggle to balance family, ministry, and career. He is honest and raw as he reveals the desire to usher in a fresh fire into the body of Christ, yet not always being accepted. He tells of the price he paid, time he forever lost with his wife and children, in an effort to balance ministry and commercialism. Everything changed in 2007, when Smith met Farin while touring India, the daughter of a prostitute living in a slum. He reached this truth. "All the individualism stuff that our culture pushes at us-the idea that me matters more than we, that my rights trump our rights, that we are all our own little gods rather than servants of a great heavenly Maker - it's wrong. We were never meant to be alone, living out our faith without connection to other believers. We're part of a team called the church, and our team has the power to turn the world upside down, if only we could relinquish more of our own territory and pride and let God take control." That began CompassionArt, the ministry of Christian artists, joining forces to make a difference, meeting needs of the poor, becoming Christ's hands and feet. Delirious, will bless you. It will strengthen you to continue raising your children in the knowledge of the Lord. It will encourage you to carefully look at your life to see if you have balance between family and ministry. It will cause you to seek God's face and ask what more He would have you do.


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Basketball in Argentina had gone numerous struggles in order to be known in the country. One evident proof that they had suffered in making the sport widespread in Argentina was during the 1950 FIBA World Championship where they were able to win the championship match.
During that event the citizens in Argentina was not that supportive, though they had won the crowd is still not embracing basketball as one of their main sports.
Football is the country's main sport or should I say well loved sport. It is even a part of their culture for a lot of the citizens there make it as their favorite past time. But basketball in Argentina is not something that should be neglected because like football basketball has also brought numerous honor for the country.
The popularity of basketball in Argentina began when the national team won the gold medal in 2004 Summer Olympics through this event the citizens in Argentina had been awaken and was able to realize that basketball should be supported for it had bragged a lot of achievements for the country.
Since then the popularity of basketball became more visible for a lot of youths had considered playing basketball in their leisure time too, women are starting to love basketball as well. In fact even if basketball women division is not professional in Argentina a lot of women are still playing the said sport. Like men national team, women national team has also strived hard to bring honor to the country and their latest achievement was ranking 9th place in the 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women.
The Major National League in Argentina
The major national league in Argentina is the Liga Nacional de Basquet, which means National Basketball League in English, which is organized by the Basketball Clubs' Association. Before the Liga Nacional de Basquet was formed, the top level basketball league in Argentina was Campeonato Argentino de Clubes which was governed by the Argentine Basketball Federation.
The Liga Nacional de Basquet was formed in the year 1984 by the Argentinian coach Leon Najnudel and the sports journalist Osvaldo Orcasitas. The said league was formed to increase the popularity of basketball in Argentina, and to encourage the Argentinian youth to play basketball and experience friendly competitivenes because the league is the combination of the many existing basketball leagues in Argentina.
The Liga Nacional de Basquet is composed of sixteen different teams, and these teams are the following: 9 de Julio, Argentino, Atenas, Boca Juniors, Ciclista Olimpico, Gimnasia y Esgrima, Juventud Sionista, La Union, Lanus, Libertad, Monte Hermoso Basquetbol, Obras Sanitarias, Peñarol, Quimsa, Regatas, Weber Bahia Estudiantes.
Among all the mentioned teams, the team that had won the most of the leagues' championships is the Atenas, the said team had a total of nine championships and six runner-ups.
The team's last championship was in season 2008-2009. The team next to the Atenas with the most number of championships is the Boca Juniors with a total of three championships and and three runner-up awards.
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- 1 teaspoon seasoning salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 12 eggs, lightly beaten
- 8 ounces shredded mild cheddar cheese
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Lightly grease a medium baking dish.
- Cook and stir sausage in a medium skillet over medium heat until evenly browned and broken up.
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- Add the package of diced potatoes.
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Jam Crisis Averted
Jam stocks in the Kitsilano residence of Lisa Bettany reached an all time low on February 19, 2007. "I just forgot to get jam on my last trip to COSTCO," said Bittany. "It just slipped my mind and it was raining and my grocery list got wet and the [end].*"
By teatime February 20th, there was no jam. Not a drop. An official "Jam Alert" was put into effect at 4:01pm. At 4:02pm, all Toastable goods were rationed. At 4:03pm, Toastables including, three Mount Royal sesame bagels, 4 slices of Cobs' nutty nut bread, and one blueberry scone purchased from Safeway, were put in the household freezer to maintain freshness until Jam Alert was lifted. "Toastables just don't taste good without jam," befuddled Ms. Bettany. "I like honey every now and again, but jam is a staple in my household."
"I like jam," quipped Sally-Ann Johnson, bird lover and cat aficionado. "It tastes better than salt and it doesn't upset my Sippy's stomach. He's a nervous creature, yeah. Always has been. Especially around my tabby, Sappy… Yeah, he's a shorthaired tabby with golden eyes. He's very proud creature. Well, you know come to think of it… once he was very [small] and [furry].*"
The Jam Alert was maintained until 6pm the following day when Lisa Brittany returned from the local Capers with a new supply of jam. In a twist of fate, Ms. Betteny bought blackberry and mixed berry jam instead of her usual choice: strawberry. "After everything I've been through in the last day, I just thought, I'll just go with my bad self," said Bettany.
The Jam Alert was officially lifted at 6:01pm this evening. Toastables were returned to the bread bin. De-freezing time varied between toastable goods based on the size and "thickness" of the product.
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Well, everything is back to normal. Phew. Now I can toast me up a nice thick toastable for dinner. You know what would make this toast and butter and jam taste even better and a "complete protein"? What could it be?
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Clean sweep by India
Chennai: Indian junior paddlers did the country proud with a clean sweep of the medals in the South Asian junior table tennis championship that concluded in Dhaka on Thursday.
In the girls section, S. Sangeetha of Tamil Nadu clinched both the singles and doubles titles. She also won the silver in the mixed doubles final. Bengals Sourav Chakraborty clinches the boys singles and paired with Arunava to win the doubles crown. Sourav also won the gold in the mixed doubles. In the girls team championship, India defeated Sri Lanka 3-0.
Berlin: A Bundesliga match between Borussia Moenchengladbach and Wolfsburg was postponed Saturday due to ice on the stands and the approach to the stadium.
The German city of Moenchengladbach, which owns the local soccer stadium, decided to call off the match because the ice posed a danger for spectators. No new date had yet been set, the Bundesliga said.
Advice for Hingis
Tokyo: Lindsay Davenport has given Martina Hingis a no-nonsense piece of advice, telling her injured Swiss rival: Stop feeling sorry for yourself. Hingis, who underwent ankle surgery last May, delayed her latest comeback by pulling out of the Australian Open, fuelling speculation that the 22-year-old could retire from tennis. But Davenport said the problem was more mental for Hingis, who has gone four years without a Grand Slam title. I think, mentally, she just doesnt want to be out there losing to players she had never lost to before, the American said.
Coetzee hurt
Springbok: South African doubles tennis player Jeff Coetzee has been seriously injured in a car accident in which his five-year-old nephew died, a family friend said Saturday.
Coetzee, 23, was driving home to Okiep Friday with his sister and her two sons when their cars tyre burst, the players mentor and assistant Bruce Davidson said.
The vehicle went out of control and hit a concrete barrier, rolling several times before coming to a standstill.
Lesotho coach quits
Maseru: Lesotho coach Monaheng Monyane has resigned, blaming his departure on conflict with the countrys football association, officials confirmed on Saturday. It is the second time that Monyane has quit the post and follows Lesothos 6-0 thrashing by Gambia in their African Nations Cup qualifier last October. Monyane took over as coach in May 2002 but won just one of his six matches in charge.
His previous spell as coach ended in August 2000 after a player strike over bonus payments when Lesotho were surprise qualifiers for the final of the regional Cosafa Castle Cup. They lost 6-0 on aggregate to Zimbabwe in the final.
Lesotho next play on April 6, when they travel to Mozambique for their first-round match in this years Cosafa Castle Cup.
Sorin for Barcelona
Barcelona: Argentine international defender Juan Pablo Sorin will join Barcelona in a loan deal from Lazio until the end of the season, the Catalan club said on Friday.
Barcelona said that they will have an option to buy the player when the deal expires in June this year. A spokesman added that they plan to hold an official presentation this weekend after the final details of the deal have been agreed. The 26-year-old wing back, who was part of Argentinas 2002 World Cup squad, will help strengthen a Barcelona defence that has been plagued by injury problems this season.
Barcelona also confirmed on Friday that Yugoslav coach Radomir Antic will take over the coaching duties at the club until the end of the season.


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England in Australia 2018
Australia's ageing game plan badly executed
Jan 20, 2018: Australia will need to sort out their 2015 World Cup configuration before next year's World Cup, otherwise their incumbent head coach will usher in a successor needing to do exactly what he had prescribed after their Champions Trophy exit
Australia v England, 2nd ODI, Brisbane
'Off-guard' Australia spurred by MCG - Warner
Jan 17, 2018: David Warner also echoed the comments of captain Steven Smith who said England were setting the style to follow in one-day cricket although Jonny Bairstow added it was easier said than done to copy
Test batting nominees
Jan 15, 2018: The best Test batting performances of the year span venues from across the continents
Australia v England, 5th Test, Sydney, 2nd day
Khawaja and Smith put Australia in control
Jan 5, 2018: On a day when Australia chipped slowly away at England's total, in a dead rubber, individual moments and milestones caught the eye more than the overall match progress
Australia v England, 4th Ashes Test, Melbourne, 5th day
Warner tames the beast within (almost)
Dec 30, 2017: There was little in David Warner's career history to suggest he could bat Australia to a draw on a slow pitch - but he has long proved he is more than a six-hitting circus act
Australia v England, 4th Test, Melbourne, 5th day
Steven Smith caps epic 2017 with hundred to deny England
Dec 30, 2017: England's hopes of a consolation victory in Melbourne disappeared with another Steven Smith century
The Ashes 2016-17
Moeen's Ashes ills are low point of sickly day
Dec 26, 2017: Moeen Ali has had an unhappy Ashes tour and an attritional Melbourne pitch did nothing to alleviate the suffering
The Ashes 2016-17
Curran reveals truth of no-ball agony
Dec 26, 2017: Tom Curran became the third England bowler in recent years to miss out on a maiden Test wicket because of a no-ball - but it was because of over-ambition rather than carelessness
Australia v England, 4th Test, Melbourne, 1st day
Smith and Warner transcend the sluggish G
Dec 26, 2017: Steve Smith continued the form of his life, as David Warner produced his best innings of the summer. It was a daunting combination for England
The Ashes 2017-18
Warner yearns to break free of shackles
Dec 24, 2017: The aggressive Australia opener has not been as much of a pivotal influence as he would have liked to be in the series but aims to back his game and correct the trend
Australia v England, 1st Test, Brisbane
Marsh joins Warner on Australia's injury-watch list
Nov 22, 2017: Glenn Maxwell, called in as cover for Warner, will now be on standby for both batsmen
The Ashes 2017-18
Stokes has 'let a lot of people down' - Warner
Nov 21, 2017: "At the end of the day he knows he's made a mistake, and it's about him getting the respect back from his players and fellow countrymen," Australia's vice-captain said on Stokes
Australia v England, 1st Test, Brisbane
Warner confident of playing despite 'stiff' neck
Nov 21, 2017: Australia's vice-captain is confident he will be fit for the first Ashes Test on Thursday despite facing only two throwdowns in the nets on Tuesday after hurting his neck in a fielding drill
The briefing
Gayle's fear of females, and KP's concern for youngsters
Nov 2, 2017: It has been an odd month in cricket
David Warner turns 31
Oct 27, 2017: Has David Warner missed a celebratory jump after scoring an international hundred? On his 31st birthday, we revisited those moments
The Ashes 2017-18
Warner admits 'regret' over Ashes talk
Oct 22, 2017: Last week, Warner called the Ashes "war" and said he wanted to find "hatred" in England but now suggests that may have been too much
Australia news
I was suspended for a lot less - David Warner
Oct 17, 2017: The Australia vice-captain compared the Ben Stokes incident to his skirmish with Joe Root in 2013, and said that he would have to be subtle about any on-field banter during the Ashes
The Ashes 2017-18
Have to find 'hatred' of England in the Ashes - Warner
Oct 15, 2017: The opening batsman said "there will definitely be some words exchanged" come the start of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane
India v Australia, 2nd T20I, Guwahati
Warner happy to follow Steven Smith's captaincy ethos
Oct 9, 2017: Warner's captaincy has received praise from fellow opener Aaron Finch after the loss in Ranchi, and from his Sunrisers Hyderabad mentor VVS Laxman in the recent past
India v Australia, 4th ODI, Bangalore
Sep 28, 2017: The Australia opener's ODI career has hit top gear in the last two years, culminating in a record hundred in Bengaluru
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We are looking at two places in two different towns on the Bay of Kotor for our week in Montenegro after doing the eco-tourism. I'm posting the web sites here in hopes that some of my friends will go take a look and give me their impressions.
Each town has it's pros and cons. Each property has it's pros and cons.
The pro for Old Mariner in Prcanj are the property itself. It's gorgeous. The con is that Prcanj faces north/east. That means no sunsets over the water.
The pro for the Shelly Apt. in Perast is the south facing exposure and the beauty of the town. The con is that this is the most expensive, plus the smallest of the choices.
The Old Mariner Apartments in the town of Prcanj.
The Shelly Apartment in Perast
What do you think? They are both charming places. Both towns are in convenient locations for day trips. I'm having trouble deciding.


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Johannesburg - Independent News and Media (INM), the country's
largest newspaper group, is up for sale, Business Day reported on Thursday.
The news, which broke on Wednesday, ignited a flurry of
speculation about politically connected buyers lining up to bid for the group.
Newspapers owned by the group include The Star, Cape Times
and Sunday Independent.
Cyril Ramaphosa's Shanduka Group and Iqbal Survé's Sekunjalo
Investments were named by the Financial Times as likely buyers of the titles,
although there had been several expressions of interest.
Survé said on Wednesday it was "not the policy of
myself, or Sekunjalo group, or its holding company to comment on any
Shanduka group CEO Phuti Mahanyele denied they were
investing in Independent News and Media's South African assets.
"We are not looking at an acquisition of Independent
News and Media," Business Day quoted her saying.
An INM spokesperson reportedly told the Financial Times it
"continues to assess a range of strategic options to deleverage its
balance sheet.
"These include cost reduction and productivity initiatives…
progressing well. No divestment decisions have been taken by the board."
Tony Howard, CEO of INM SA, was not available to comment.
The big wheel of the Secrecy Bill turning slowly and snow balling..
May I ask...where did these people..that is now Mr Ramaphosa and Surve got the monies from to start these conglomorates ? How come there are not more of our black brethern benefitting , but always a selective few. I know there are hundreds of our black brethern with great business skills that is not "politically" connected...why dont they also get a chance ?Just asking as I get the distinct feeling 1994 was only for a select few.
very well said Peter. it is Oh so true!
If the sale of the media goes to politically connected people then they might as well drop the "Independent" word from the company's title.
The few good columnists' articles will also bite the dust and the readers' letters will be sensored or not published. Bye-bye democracy, hello autocracy.
Trying their outmost best to compete with Media24...lol...
Looking into the future, buying a Newspapaer publishing company doesn't make sense. More and more people read news online. Some hoodwinked BEE outfit might buy though. Personally I wouldn't. If its so good why are they selling anyway?
There is more to a publishing company than newspapers.Why is Warren Buffet buying up newspaper companies if they are a thing of the past? Same goes for Media 24.
Soon to be another cANCer mouthpiece. Seems that Uncle Cyril has done exceedingly well since 94. Maybe they should let him run the country.


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I thought this guy liked me, but then I heard him tell this other girl that she looks really pretty in this one picture. What should I make of this?
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Nino Pucacco of P&A Accountancy Services outlines how his firm secured £28,250 from four existing clients by adopting a proactive client management strategy.
In the last three months, our firm has secured an extra £28,250 in fees from four reasonably small clients to help them incorporate. As a small two partner firm with just three staff, these are quite big fees for us and prior to this we would not have believed such a deal possible, let alone in the midst of a recession.
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In some mindfulness courses, the linkage between mindfulness and compassion is not very explicit. If one were to rely only on a secular definition of mindfulness, which typically emphasizes paying close attention to one's own experience and staying in the present moment, an argument could be made that a trained killer could be perfectly mindful, and be a more effective killer as a result, with no contradiction to this secular definition. Of course, something seems very wrong with this, since kindness and compassion are at the core of almost every meditative tradition. Moreover, self-kindness may be the most important component of MBSR - it's the oil that makes the gears of mindfulness work. Without it, the practices are at best, dry, and at worst, harsh and counter-productive. Ironically, although self-compassion may be the most important component of mindfulness, it is almost totally overlooked in many mindfulness programs.
Videos and Reading
The first video, The Evolutionary Roots of Compassion, explores the idea that we, as humans, have a deep-seated inclination to care for others. The article, Survival of the Kindest, indicates that even Darwin believed this. As natural as the capacity for compassion is, Matthieu Ricard, a Buddhist monk who has logged 50,000 hours of meditation practice and who also has a PhD in cellular genetics, makes the case for consciously supporting this capacity in the video, Cultivating Altruism.
We also explore the natural linkages there are with mindfulness and compassion in Shauna Shapiro's video, How Mindfulness Cultivates Compassion, and her article, Does Mindfulness Make You Compassionate?
In our culture, it can be argued that the person we are least kind to is ourselves, and in Self-Compassion, Farida Zaman points out our tendency to be overly critical of ourselves and describes some ways to cultivate a healthy self-compassion. In the video, Overcoming Objections to Self-Compassion, and in the article, The Five Myths of Self-Compassion, Kristin Neff explores misconceptions about self-compassion, including the belief that motivation requires self-criticism, and the idea that being kinder to ourselves makes us complacent and less effective.
Daily Practices
In keeping with this theme, we introduce the Lovingkindness Meditation, which we suggest you try at least once this week. It is a shorter practice (13 min), so when you do this meditation, you can extend it for another 17 minutes to give yourself a full 30 minutes on that day. Or, if you'd like to extend a bit of lovingkindess to yourself(!), you can stop at the end of the 13 minute meditation.
For the formal practice this week, you can choose between any of the three main practices you've experienced so far: Body Scan, Sitting Meditation, Yoga, including at least one day of the Lovingkindness meditation.
For the informal practice, on any given day, you may choose any of the practices you've experienced so far (e.g., simple awareness, mindful eating, STOP, Soften-Soothe-Allow) and enter your experience on the practice sheet.
The Evolutionary Roots of Compassion - Dacher Keltner [4 min]
Cultivating Altruism - Matthieu Ricard [18 min]
How Mindfulness Cultivates Compassion - Shauna Shapiro [13 min]
Overcoming Objections to Self-Compassion - Kristin Neff [12 min]
Survival of the Kindest - Paul Ekman
Does Mindfulness Make You More Compassionate? - Shauna Shapiro
Self-Compassion - Emma Seppala
The Five Myths of Self-Compassion - Kristin Neff
Practice sheets
Formal Practice [PDF] [or WORD format] - Body Scan, Sitting, Yoga (+ Lovingkindness)
Informal Practice [PDF] [or WORD format] - Any (Simple Awareness, Mindful Eating, STOP, Soften..., etc.)
Supplementary materials related to this week's topic
The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion book by Christopher Germer
Compassionate Ethics in Difficult Times video by the Dalai Lama [11 min]
First, Forgive Yourself interview of Tara Brach by Tej Rae
Universal Compassion video by Sylvia Boorstein and Sharon Salzberg [10 min]
Unconditional Love video by Tara Brach [29 min]
Mindfulness and Self-Compassion video by Kristin Neff [21 min]
Making Friends with Yourself article based on Pema Chodron's "4 Keys to Waking Up"
NOTE: If you are compiling a manual based on the suggestions in MBSR Manual, you would print a copy of this page as well as the Readings and Practice Sheets given above. For a version of this page which has been reformatted for your manual go to the printer-ready version of this page.
- Henry W. Longfellow
Break the chain today. Meet anger with sympathy, contempt with compassion, cruelty with kindness. Greet grimaces with smiles. Forgive and forget about finding fault. Love is the weapon of the future.
- Yehuda Berg
To love our neighbors as we love ourselves means also to love ourselves as we love our neighbors. It means to treat ourselves with as much kindness and understanding as we would the person next door who is in trouble.
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LONDON--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--The global commercial beverage blender market is expected to grow at a CAGR of just above 8% during the forecast period, according to Technavio's latest report.
In this report, Technavio covers the market outlook and growth prospects of the global commercial beverage blender market for 2016-2020. By end-user, this market is segmented into juice bars, clubs, and pubs, restaurants, catering companies, and hotels.
Juice bars, clubs, pubs, and restaurants held a combined market share of more than 80% in 2015. This is mainly due to the increasing number of outlets offering blended beverages in both alcoholic and non-alcoholic forms. Additionally, restaurant chains like Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts have plans of massive expansion in Asian markets, which will further propel the commercial beverage blender market.
Technavio's research study segments the global commercial beverage blender market into the following regions:
- North America
- Europe
North America: largest commercial beverage blender market
"This market is driven by the health-conscious individuals who make up a majority of this market space. There is an ever-increasing demand for healthy smoothies, frozen beverages, and desserts in countries such as the US and Canada. Many consumers, especially the millennials, are switching from consumption of aerated and alcoholic beverages toward organic and healthy beverages mainly because of this increasing health consciousness," says Manu Gupta, one of the lead market research analysts at Technavio.
This high demand for various types of drinking is creating a direct positive impact on the commercial beverage blender market. Additionally, most of the leading players in the commercial beverage blender market are headquartered within the US. This proximity makes it easier for the vendors to release products based on the latest market trends, thus helping them maintain the market lead.
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Europe: market driven by cultural preferences of customer segment
The commercial beverage blender market in Europe will be driven by the cultural lifestyle of the residents, who enjoy dining out in cafes and restaurants very often. This creates a massive opportunity for various vendors who can cater to niche requirements that this market demands. Responding to this demand, major hotel chains have inaugurated new branches in countries like Iceland, Spain, London, and the UK.
The UK, Germany, and France are the key contributors for commercial beverage blender sales in the region. However, shifting consumer preference toward consumption of alternate forms of beverages such as carbonated drinks and flavored waters in many countries can create periods of slower growth in the forecast period. Waring, Hamilton Beach Brands, Vitamix, and Santos are some of the most popular brands of commercial beverage blenders in the region.
APAC: market driven by massive penetration of international retail chains
"Like North America, the developing countries in APAC are also showing an increased preference for healthy beverages. Thus, this region is emerging as lucrative market for frozen beverages and smoothies. This has brought forth many beverage providers such as Starbucks, Dunkin' Donut, McCafé, Jamba Juice, and Smoothie King, who have massive expansion plans in countries like China and India," says Manu.
Other countries are not far behind in the market space. For instance, South Korea based Shinsegae Group announced its intention to buy the Korean network of Smoothie King to introduce the brand in Vietnam. Jamba Juice, a key vendor in the international juice market, has its presence in the Philippines, and Thailand also announced plans to expand its presence to Taiwan and Indonesia in 2016.
ROW: international tourism boosts market growth
The UAE, Brazil, and South Africa are some of the important markets for frozen beverages and smoothies in the region. The countries in this region are focusing on the betterment of their tourism industry, and the thriving tourist arrivals in the region are expected to positively influence the sales of commercial beverage blenders. This factor is encouraging many beverage providers to invest in better quality equipment to ensure consistency in taste and flavor, which is comparable to the drinks available in the US and the UK.
Another key driver is the increase in the number of new shopping malls in Latin American countries, which provides more retail space and a constant flow of customers. These malls see an increased adoption of blended refreshments for the shoppers, which directly impact the sales. Hamilton Beach and Univex are some of the examples of popular players offering commercial beverage blenders in Brazil.
The top vendors in the global commercial beverage blender market highlighted in the report are:
- Vitamix
- Blendtec
- Hamilton Beach Brands
- Waring
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Project Description
Reducing Cost on a Global Scale
A $3.6B leading manufacturer of industrial controls in Shanghai, China supplies devices for monitoring and automating manufacturing processes to the chemical, oil and gas, paper, food, pharmaceutical, mining, electric, water, and scientific industries.
Our challenge
A corporate mandate to consolidate global manufacturing, engineering and integration services revealed that integration services accounted for a significant portion of what amounted to $300M in project operations spend with labor costs accounting for most of the integration services expenditure. The overarching challenge was to evaluate, measure and improve the integration process and develop a pilot program that would inform the global standard to be implemented across six countries in North America, APAC and EMEA.
Leveraged the DMAIC process and Lean methodologies to identify issues around high inventory costs, space constraints and cost compression demands by customers. Two part solution featured:
1) The development of a cabinet integration manufacturing process that entailed:
- Conveyance system for easy transport of cabinets to designated work content areas
- Establishing a TAKT time and One Piece Flow
- Implementing Standardized Work procedures
- Installing Kanban / Pull Systems
- Creating a Quality at Source Inspection system
- 5S & TPM Maintenance program
- Balancing lines by building cross trained teams
2) Fundamental to the success of the above was the creation of a document control center and a production planning and control office which included:
- SIOP (Scheduling, Inventory, Operations, Planning)
- Documentation flow aligned to manufacturing flow
- The development of space planning software to facilitate FAT activities and optimize the efficiency of space used. This software addressed flexibility and scalability concerns and facilitated reporting across manufacturing operations.
- The implementation of the Automated Drawing Generator which coordinated the activities of over 100 project managers 60 countries and interfaced with Auto CAD to streamline the design process and eliminate re-work resulting from lags in drafting time
The Shanghai-based pilot has produced a blueprint for reducing 80 integration services vendors down to 6 globally as well as reducing inventory levels by $2 million in Shanghai. This pilot will be adopted by the global network of cabinet integration centers as it has:
- Increased the cabinet production capacity by 100%, now capable of producing 5000+ cabinets a year (previous capacity: 2300)
- Improved the footprint requirement for staging, FAT testing and customer acceptance
- Reduced the cycle time required to produce a cabinet by 50% In addition, the space-planning tool increased efficiency by 120% and the Automated Drawing Generator is able to produce CAD renderings that would normally require two weeks of a draftsman now in just 10 minutes.


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I threw it in the trash bin as we dripped our way to the exit.
How amazingly quick do they grow, these kids???
Gorgeous photo.
I still miss the baby chub, too. And my baby is almost eleven.
Great post! It is nice to not have to worry about them much at the pool anymore, but, as their mother, there is always something else to worry about. I doubt that ever stops.
I found some swim diapers with the summer clothes when I unpacked them a few weeks ago. I felt a little lump in my throat knowing that they were not needed anymore. These children do just grow so fast.
Sounds like we had similar bittersweet heart pangs this weekend. I'll be putting up a post about James' pre-k graduation later this week that will read eerily similar.
I know this moment, so very well. You captured in perfectly, friend. xo
Great post, Elaine. My husband always says the same thing "they're fine" – sometimes I wish I could just be that cool about it 🙂
Beautifully told. It's funny the moments that creep in and make us realize how big they really are.
Oh, those little things. Like no more baby chub. Sometimes it's the absence of something that makes us realize how fast time has gone, isn't it?
I know just how you feel. I was looking at old pics that other to compare my 1 year to my four year old and I was so floored by how much she has grown and changed in such a short time. It goes so quick but I like to remind myself that we are entering a new phase full of possibilities.
Aw, I felt similarly when we went to the pool over the weekend. Everyone's jumping and diving in and splashing around (there's still Oscar) but everyone else is…like you said….braver this year. And the swim diapers reminded me: a mom came up to me and handed over her stash of extras. Said she found them in her swim bag from last year and this year her littlest was potty trained. Did I want them? Sure! I took them. But next year that will be me. Oscar will maybe be PTed, so. Time marches on, eh?
Sigggghhhhh. They grow so fast. Watching them learn to be independent and just doing it…gah…makes you feel blessed that they are growing…but at the same time sad because they are growing.
Moms can't win.
Seriously. And then the summer is over and they're another grade higher in school and then they're done and it's summer again…?!?! I'm having a hard time realizing that I'll have a 2nd grader, 1st grader, and preschooler in two short months. ACK! Erv WILL BE my baby until he tells me to stop calling him that, though.
Such a lovely post my friend : )
I feel the same way. Our "baby" is definitely not a baby anymore. She is getting more and more independent and helps with things that I think, she's too young for but is more than capable doing herself. Time flies.
This post make me smile 🙂
They really do grow up so fast don't they?
I know that heart-pounding minute of where the heck is the little one oh so well. I just had it yesterday at the pool. And oh the growing, so bittersweet. Lovely post!
It does happen way too quickly, doesn't it? Although, I'm a little excited of the idea of not having to be in the water with them and being paranoid that I have to look at the bottom of the pool when I can't spot them for one second.
She'll always be your "baby".
And, ohmygoodness…it's hard to watch them all at the pool. I've had many heartstopping moments of 'where are they?' and they're perfectly fine.
LOVE that photo.
Sigh. I know this. When I took the kids to the pool earlier this week it was dreamy. They can't "swim" per se, and I had to stay in the pool with them, but I didn't feel nervous. I didn't get a headache from the constant anxiety. I didn't feel like i was constantly having to keep them close. Precursor of things to come.
Of course it helped that we were practically the only ones there, but I'm taking this as a good sign.
Aww. I know! Grace just taught herself how to pump her legs on the swing. She doesn't even need me to push her anymore! What is this world coming to???? It is craziness. Why must they grow SO QUICKLY?
I too recently found old swimmie diapers that I tossed out! It happens so fast…I kind of like that I can sit back and watch them play these days versus all of the chasing I used to do. I don't know if I'd go back in time but I'd freeze time right now for sure!
The days go slow but the years fly by…..
My middle child is just finishing her Junior Year of high school.
My oldest is 20 and I still call my baby girl "baby"…she is 12. I probably always will. =)
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Blog Posts to Strengthen Your Prayer Life
Jesus calls us to pray night and day (Luke 18:7).
James says our prayers will have great power (James 5:16).
And Paul calls us to be constant in prayer (Romans 12:2).
So while I am still away on a mission trip, I thought I would share some recent blog posts on prayer, hoping that God would use them to strengthen your prayer life.
So here are five recent blog posts on prayer —
Promises for Those with Unannswered Prayer
Here are some promises from God's Word to strengthen you when your prayers are unanswered.
How to Pray When You Feel Devastated
Be encouraged by how the psalmist prays when he is devastated by sorrow.
A Worship Song for Those with an Answered Prayer
If you or someone you know struggles with unanswered prayer, this worship song will help.
Learning How to Pray from Jesus
Will prayer make any difference? Isn't it better just to pray that God will do his will? Here is what I have learned about prayer from Jesus.
How Can I Turn to God If There Is Sin in My Heart
If my sin can only be overcome by turning to God, but God cannot welcome sin into his presence, how can I turn to him? There's good news.
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I recently lost 20 lbs.: The How and the Why
Hi friends!
I am going to write a blog I thought I would never have to write! Its about how I recently lost 20 lbs.! Our culture is obsessed with weight loss and looking skinny + fabulous, and I tend to steer far away from the herds. However, in January I was faced with several health challenges that required a wake up. I'll write about this in more detail in my next blog, but for now I want to touch on weight loss, eating, and feeling whole again.
Weight loss is a loaded, challenging, and difficult topic. It is fraught with opinion, fraudulent products, pseudo-scientific garbage, and FAILURE. 90-90% of all diets will fail, and 90-90% of people regain the weight they lose. The way our health care deals with body image and weight is, in my humble opinion, WAY off the mark. Having said that, I'd like to chime in with my personal experience from two perspectives – the internal (headspace) and external (the right things to do).
In January, I visited a type of body worker (not a chiropractor or acupuncturist). After the visit with this person I began to experience profound pain in my arm – like some of the worst pain I have EVER experienced. Now, I do not believe the therapist did anything wrong and was practicing in his/her best intention. However, one procedure did NOT work with me, and well, what happened next was what I needed to get a wake up call. I'll also claim that the reason I was "injured" had a whole lot less to do with the therapy and whole lot to do with the fact that I needed a wake up call and had become deconditioned, was in a lot of global inflammation, and had been taking care of everyone else except myself. That, for the record, is a lousy way to do things and if I am a healer, I have to take care of myself first. I take 100% responsibility for what I experienced at that point.
I was at a crossroads. Changes had to be made and I simply could not avoid them. The fastest way to get my attention to is physical pain and my body in its amazing wisdom knew that I was not listening to the other cues. "OK, body wisdom, I hear you now. What do I need to do?" I asked. I had to get clear inside, get congruent inside, and then make changes and take action externally.
We are driven by 6 human needs – Certainty, Variety, Significance, Love/Connection, Growth, Contribution. The first 4 are the needs of the personality; the last 2 are the needs of the soul. All of them need to be fulfilled to live a fulfilled life, but deep happiness comes from love/connection, growth as a human being, and giving to something greater than our selves. We can become "addicted" to anything that fills 3 or 4 of these needs. There can be positive addiction and negative addiction. In a time of personal uncertainty, I was going to food to help me feel certain, to feel some variety, to feel significant, and to feel love and connection. Yes, food can meet all of those needs. And when we do something that meets our needs, even if in a negative way, we can get hooked. I started eating more and more. I started getting addicted to carbohydrates (They are EXTREMELY addictive). I think I have done this many times in my life, and food has been a source of comfort for me throughout my life. I have typically been VERY active, so I would not gain weight (although it would negatively impact my health and well-being). The negative fulfillment of the human needs to avoid pain always ends in some breakdown or pain. Always.
In February I started getting entrained a lot more myself and I spent time with Tony Robbins at a breakthrough program. On top of that, I was so sick and tired of the game I was playing with food and totally sick of how I was feeling (and looking). The beautiful thing about pain is that it can serve as an amazing leverage to make change VERY fast. I made a decision that the gig was up and that I would get healthy – really healthy- again, no matter what. When you focus your energy like that and made a decision, look out stuff will change. I also had a bunch of very powerful reasons to make the change – I needed to step up so that I can be more for my family, more for the God of my understanding, and more for this world and to fulfill my destiny as a servant. If my body is a broken down hunk of bones, well, I can't do much to help anyone. Plus, its not really authentic leadership for me to be spouting about wellness when I am 20 pounds overweight. That hurt, and I am so glad it did. Get a target, get a compelling reason to change, get a strategy, and take MASSIVE action. You'll get there.
So, the rest of this article will be about the strategy. I'll follow up with some other stuff about headspace and psychology, but for now, let's cut to the chase. I am not going to comment on any diet related questions here and will only discuss specifics on how to make this work personally with my clients. There is SO much noise in the field of food and nutrition that is often wildly contradictory. Here is straight, simple, and pure knowledge that generally works for 90% of people.
I had become addicted to carbohydrates, and as a result was experiencing carbohydrate intolerance. Here are the signs of that: food cravings, sugar cravings, physical fatigue, morning tiredness, afternoon lulls, addiction to "5-hour energy" and the like, mental fatigue, ADD, ADHD, brain fog, poor memory, tiredness after meals, poor concentration before or after meals, blood sugar problems, shakiness, jittery agitation, craving caffeine, intestinal bloating, acid reflux, increased body fat, increased triglycerides and cholesterol, high blood pressure, depression. Long term, this is a serious, serious precursor to Diabetes, hypertension, obesity, polycystic ovaries, stroke, breast cancer, heart disease, and cholesterol issues. For me, I had gone from feeling high energy and feeling great about my body to wondering who the dude with cellulite and the fat face was! I was nowhere near the energy I had felt even 6 months prior. There is a lot more to the story, but we are keeping it simple for now.
Here is what I did, and I recommend this for ANYONE. It's called the Carbohydrate Test. A great book on the subject is Dr. Phil Maffetone's Eating for Endurance or his Big Bok of Endurance Training and Racing. Here are the steps:
1) Take an inventory of the above "symptoms" and ask yourself or your health care provider about them.
2) Weight yourself before starting the test. I was 189 pounds. Some folks will lose a lot of weight on the test, some a little, some none. Weight yourself. Don't get obsessive about the numbers. Do not, for goodness sakes, make that your focus. Your focus needs to be on how you feel and your overall goals. Numbers help us measure and make changes, but they are not the main outcome measure.
3) I worked with my own coaching techniques to set a target, get a plan, and take massive action. I did deep personal "work" to look at my limiting beliefs and untrue thoughts about my body and food.
4) Plan what you will eat (I will not offer any specifics on that here or n person due to the limits on my time and the complexity of that) and shop accordingly.
5) Clean out the crap from your cupboards (more on that to follow).
6) Do not get hungry during the two-week test. Eat every two hours if you need to.
7) Give the test the full two weeks.
8) Here is what you can eat during test:
- Organic and local Eggs, real and unprocessed cheeses, and local and organic creams, Ghee
- GREENS GREENS GREENS!!! Eats LOTS of greens – kale, mustard greens, Romaine lettuce, spinach, you name it. Greens are AWESOME. I started eating WHOLE HEAD of Romaine every day most days. Yep, I am keeping the Romaine farmers in business.
- Unprocessed means – beef, turkey, chicken, lamb, fish, shellfish, and others
- Raw and unprocessed vegetable juices
- Lots of water
- Steamed or raw veggies EXCEPT potatoes and corn
- Nuts, seeds, and butters
- Olive oil (extra virgin), Coconut oil
- Organic salsas, Apple Cider Vinegar, real mayonnaise, whatever spices you like
- Sea salt (unless you are sodium sensitive)
- Coffee and tea if you drink them
- Protein smoothies with Sun Warrior protein
9) Foods you must avoid
- Bread, rolls, past, pancakes, cereal, muffins, chips, crackers, rice cakes, white rice and anything similar to these. Quinoa in very small quantities is OK.
- Sweets and ANYTHING with added sugar such as ketchup. Avoid honey, agave, and any "sweeteners". Read labels. Things you have NO idea have sugar have lots of sugar.
- Fruits and fruit juices.
- Processed meats and cold cuts
- Potatoes, corn, rice, beans
- Milk, half and half, yogurt
- Energy bars and energy drinks
- ALL SODA and all sweetened ice tea. DIET SODAS ARE NOT HEALTHY – they are extremely toxic so they must go.
- Alcohol – especially beer and wine.
So there you have it. For recipe ideas, see Phil Maffetone's book Eating for Endurance or his Big Book of Endurance Training and Racing.
After your two-week test, you reevaluate and slowly bring some carbohydrates back. I started to feel so awesome doing this, I have basically stuck with it. All of my crappy carbs have been replaced with vegetables, organic quinoa, and sprouted grain breads in very small quantities. And 20 pounds later, I feel AWESOME. I just love the feeling and lifestyle of a 70% paleo diet (minus a few changes I make to support my unique physiology). I do a ton of raw vegetable juices from Viva raw and eat lots of living smoothies using my Sun Warrior protein and other good stuff.
The reason this worked so well and so fast is not just following the above food suggestions. Its key you get this. Here are the components that must be there:
1) Your nervous system must be in a healing mode and if it's stressed, it cannot reorganize. Very simple. Our work at NWCC is amazing for this. And I have been driving 5 hours round trip 2-3x per month to get my own care BECAUSE IT IS THAT IMPORTANT AND HELPFUL to my whole life. Your body can't heal and be stressed at the same time. You'll backtrack very quickly or things won't work. Get humble and get help. I did and it works.
2) Make a decision. To make a decision is throw out all other options. I threw out my other options.
3) Shift your focus. I talked about addiction and the 6 human needs. Instead of getting needs met through food, I focused on giving more love, growing as a person, and giving to others. A magical focus change creates magical results.
4) Get accountable and get a coach or a great health care practitioner who will see you as you are AND see you better than you are. We have a LOT of free workshops right now. I have 1 "platinum" coaching spot available, however for most people they cannot afford that level of coaching and it's really geared at supporting leaders with a lot of responsibility. Being an NWCC client is usually enough.
6) Exercise. My strategy was to go to what works great for me – easy aerobic training. Get a cheap great heart rate monitor and train at a level that is 180 minus your age. If you are injured or out of shape subtract 10 more. DON'T go over that level. I just added in 4-5 aerobic workouts – running, elliptical trainer, hiking (there are so many ways to do this) that were 30-60 minutes a pop. See Phil Maffetone's book for specifics.


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Kansas Smitty's House Band - Party Party Party
It's Party (Party, Party) Time
Kansas's Smitty's is a new venue in London and their house band, and owners of the venue, is perhaps unsurprisingly, called the Kansas Smitty's House Band. Having previously played the Jazz Café and Ronnie Scotts they are also very familiar with the more established names on the Jazz circuit in the capital and further afield. There new release for the summer is called basically what everybody want to do in the summer 'Party, Party, Party'
As the title would suggest this is certainly a song that should be played loud at any summer party you are attending, a mix of Jazz and Blues and incredibly upbeat and infectious. In fact rather than being played in the East end of London it sounds more like it should be on river boat in New Orleans it has that much of an upbeat Jazz feel about it. I am not usually a fan of Jazz but you almost can't help but like this.
If you like singing along to your favourite record, don't worry either, you will soon pick it up 'Party, Party, Party' and that's your lot. But when a record has this much energy in the music you don't need overly thoughtful lyrics getting in the way, just enjoy it. That's not to say it is a novelty record either, there is great musicianship in there, one for fans of Jazz and fans of having a good time alike.
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Hey there! Welcome to our page on the best Wicked Ridge crossbow reviews. Wicked Ridge is an arm of TenPoint, who have been known for years to manufacture some of the finest crossbows on the market. Their Wicked Ridge brand is designed to match high quality crossbows with affordable prices, and there are three Wicked Ridge crossbows that walk an excellent line in that regard: the Invader HP, the Invader G3, and the Warrior HL. The convenient table below will show you the important specifications of each model.
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Characteristics of Wicked Ridge Crossbows
TenPoint has been around for years, and the Wicked Ridge brand is one of TenPoint's newer offerings. Even so, Wicked Ridge has been around for a number of years and is known for producing high quality crossbows at for less than what you would usually pay for a TenPoint. These crossbows have fantastic shooting characteristics, and are excellent for both target shooting and hunting. With draw weights between 175# and 180#, the Wicked Ridge models we've covered have speeds of over 300 FPS. These crossbows are great for hunting game large and small, including the largest game legal for hunting in North America.
Wicked Ridge offers a 5-year limited warranty on all of their crossbows, and their customer service staff make sure all customers walk away pleased with their crossbows. The warranty is contingent on sending in the warranty registration card within 30 days of your purchase, so make sure you send that card in promptly!
Wicked Ridge Crossbow Accessories
Along with their crossbows, Wicked Ridge also ships a number of different accessories and accessory packages. These range from strings and cables to crossbow arrows, scopes, and cocking mechanisms. They also sell a variety of other accessories, like slings, monopods, and quivers & cases.
Wicked Ridge Bolts:
Wicked Ridge has an agreement with Easton Archery to sell aluminum crossbow bolts with Easton shafts. These aluminum shafts are made according to the industry standard for reliable shooting, and they perform well as far as shooting straight. Unfortunately, they are aluminum and sometimes have a tendency to break or bend when shot into tough targets from close range.
Wicked Ridge Cases and Slings:
Wicked Ridge sells a soft-sided crossbow case is reasonably priced. The case has sturdy side panels and enough depth to accommodate a mounted scope, as well as an additional zippered storage compartment for arrows, quivers, and other accessories.
If you want to add a sling to your crossbow, you can get one straight from Wicked Ridge. This padded sling has an integrated elastic band for carrying your crossbow unloading bolt, as well as a thumb loop for added shoulder security.
Wicked Ridge Cocking Devices:
For cocking devices, Wicked Ridge has a number of options. The crossbows we've reviewed from Wicked Ridge are compatible with the Wicked Ridge ACURope cocking device that reduce the effort required to cock a crossbow by 50%. If you want to spend a bit less but get the same benefits, the universal Wicked Ridge Rope Cocker is another option.
Wicked Ridge Scopes:
Wicked Ridge manufactures two scopes to go along with your crossbow, a red dot scope and a 3X multi-line scope. The red dot scope has multiple illuminated dots for calibration to shooting at 20, 30, and 40 yards, with red or green lighting settings to suit the hunting and light conditions you are shooting in.
Wicked Ridge's 3X optical scope features fully-coated optics and 3 duplex crosshairs calibrated for 20, 30, and 40 yards. It does not have any illumination, though, so the scope is better suited for normal lighting conditions than low light conditions such as those found before dawn or after dusk.
Other Wicked Ridge Accessories:
Wicked Ridge offers a number of other accessories and gear options for the dedicated Wicked Ridge hunter. From sound dampening packages to quivers, Wicked Ridge has something to suit your needs. If you are looking for a monopod, you can find one with the Wicked Ridge label. To show your Wicked Ridge pride, they even have branded t-shirts and hats.
Buying a Used Wicked Ridge Crossbow
It's not generally wise to purchase a used crossbow. Used crossbows are difficult to properly and accurately assess, since only someone with a trained eye can spot the signs of a bow that's been mistreated and dry fired. If you must purchase used, or if you're a trained bow technician and can spot the signs of a bad crossbow, be sure to use a shopping site like eBay or Craigslist to purchase your x-bow.


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Hopkins Holdout Could Cost
- Updated: July 30, 2016
It is no secret that Houston Texans offensive star Deandre Hopkins deserves to be paid. Hopkins is coming off a season in which he amassed 111 catches for 1,521 yards and a franchise record 11 touchdowns. Still on his rookie deal, Hopkins has more than earned himself a new contract. Hopkins is vastly underpaid for his production, as some members of twitter kindly pointed out:
This is why DeAndre Hopkins is holding out of Texans Training Camp pic.twitter.com/GcyrJnlM53
— NFL Retweet (@NFLRT) July 30, 2016
WRs set to make more than Hopkins in 2016.
Andre Holmes
Matthew Slater
Brandon LaFell
Kamar Aiken
Dwayne Harris
Harry Douglas
— patrick (@PatDStat) July 30, 2016
It is a great leverage by Hopkins and you can not blame him for that, on the contrary, the timing of this holdout is very bad for a Texans team trying to win championships. Deandre Hopkins had a phenomenal season last year while catching passes from the likes of Brandon Weeden, TJ Yates, Ryan Mallet, and Brian Hoyer. The logical assumption is that Hopkins can be as good as he was last year with any quarterback throwing the football and that would be a wise assumption by most. Looking back at the history of previous offensive stars' holdouts, it paints a grim picture. Here is a brief list of players who held out and the year they held out:
- Mike Wallace, 2008
- Chris Johnson, 2011
- Larry Johnson, 2007
- Michael Crabtree, 2009
Each of these players saw a substantial decrease in effectiveness the year they held out. Mike Wallace experienced a down year in the form of only 836 yards and struggled mightily with drops all season. Chris Johnson came into the 2011 season patting his feet behind the line of scrimmage all game it seemed, never deciding where to run with the ball. He rushed for 1,024 yards on a career worst 4 yards per carry and admitted that he was not ready to play football. Larry Johnson hurt his foot midway through and never played a game after week 9. Michael Crabtree held out his rookie season until October, he barely had more than 50 yards average per game and the team ended up finding other options like Randy Moss to help Alex Smith in the passing attack. Dez Bryant did not even hold out last season but merely threatened to and experienced the worst season of his career as it was derailed by injuries.
Antonio Brown said it best," Holdouts always end badly. Just look at history. It always ends badly. It wouldn't be the best decision." Maybe its the feeling of being paid or maybe its the missed time, whatever it is, after an offensive player attempts a holdout the corresponding season goes very poorly. Let's hope that is not the case with Deandre Hopkins this season, and let's hope newly resigned GM Rick Smith solves this problem as soon as possible.
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SLMPD Employment Opportunities
Volunteer Reserve Officer Position
The SLMPD Reserve Unit is currently seeking interested applicants who meet the following minimum qualifications:
- At least 19 years old
- Good physical condition
- Possess a valid Minnesota driver's license
- Have no felony or gross misdemeanor convictions
- Pass an oral examination
- Pass a background investigation
- Successful applicants must complete the Hennepin County Sheriff's Reserve Officer School. This requirement may be waved if applicant is currently enrolled in a law enforcement program.
Individuals wishing to apply can do so by downloading the general application form posted on this page. Once completed, please return to:
Officer Ricky Syhre
Reserve Unit Coordinator
South Lake Minnetonka Police Department
24150 Smithtown Road
Shorewood, MN 55331
Questions about reserve officers should be directed to Officer Ricky Syhre at 952-960-1611 or Officer Justin Kuipers at 952-960-1624.
Important SLMPD Employment Documents
SLMPD General Application – Fillable
Equal Opportunity Employment Form
Supplemental Training Form (Police Officer Applicants Only)


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When the lovely people over at Indigo Herbs got in contact with me and asked if I'd like to work with them on their "Kick Ass Vegan Smoothie Mix" campaign, I couldn't say no! Indigo Herbs are a company whose mission is to empower optimum health by inspiring people to take responsibility for their own wellbeing. They do so by making excellent quality herbs and superfoods available and affordable!
This year, Indigo Herbs are actually sponsoring VEGANuary.com, which is a campaign that inspires and supports people trying out a Vegan lifestyle for January! As I'm sure you know, I'm a Vegan myself and have been solidly since September this year, and vegetarian for almost 9 years, so if any of you are reading and are interested in trying out a Vegan lifestyle, I'd love to know/help you out if I can!
Indigo Herbs kindly sent me their 100g Kick Ass Vegan Smoothie Mix* (£6.99) which they co-created with Sam Taylor, who is a plant based, international bronze medal winning, martial artist! This particular superfood mix is high in protein, dietary fibre, vitamins A, E, C and B2 and is also high in calcium, magnesium, iron and zinc. This blend is 100% certified organic and is made up of Spirulina powder, Maca powder, banana powder, Chlorella powder, Chia seed protein, pupmkin seed protein, Wheatgrass powder, Moringa powder, barley grass powder and Baobab powder. Yes, it is very green!
Indigo Herbs asked me to create a recipe using their superfoods mix, so with the help of Jack, we managed to put together these delicious and super easy to make, vegan superfood balls! To make 12 servings you will need:
- 90 grams of crushed rolled oats
- 1 large banana
- 1 serving (15grams) of the Indigo Herbs Kick Ass Vegan Smoothie Mix
These Kick Ass Vegan Superfood Balls look like algee covered golf balls BUT they taste sweet and delicious and make for a perfect breakfast on the go or as a snack a little later on in the day! I had loads of fun creating this little recipe for you all, I can't wait to hear/see if you try it out too?! Have you tried anything from the Indigo Herbs range before? Let me know!
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Buying A New Automobile Tips Driving Test Tips
Huge savings can be made with a little research if the concept of buying a brand name new vehicle rather of almost new is appealing.
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In her effort to win re-election to the Rockville City Council, Beryl Feinberg made a pretty remarkable statement about her 'No' vote on the changes to the City's Adequate Public Facilities Standards (APFS) at the Chamber of Commerce debate last week: "[I]t was the developers who were really for the APFS changing."
Actually, that's not the case. There is one person in this City who was more for the APFS changing than anyone else. That person is more responsible than anyone else for the passage of the APFS changes. That person is not a developer. That person is Beryl Feinberg.
Let's review. During the 2013 campaign, candidate Beryl Feinberg took a consistent and strong stance in favor of moving the city's school standards to match the County's. For example: "I would like to align the City's APFO closer to the County's," Feinberg said in an October 2013 televised debate.
Whether to change the city's school standards came up for consideration in Fall 2014. I favored moving forward with changes this term, but was willing to listen to arguments otherwise. Councilmember Julie Palakovich Carr expressed the quite reasonable concern that it might be too late in the term to address the issue well.
But Councilmember Feinberg was absolutely adamant that the Mayor and Council move ahead with changing Rockville's APFS school standards to match Montgomery County's this term. She even told me and her other colleagues that she would raise the issue of changing the city's school standards and move it forward even if she were the only person on the Council who favored doing so. She also refused to consider any alternative to changing to anything but the County's standards.
This put Councilmember Palakovich Carr and me in a really tough spot – we thought it was vital to the City's future to pass the changes, and we did not want to be in the position of having to oppose them just because we didn't like the timing of the effort.
So we moved ahead on the schedule that Councilmember Feinberg insisted upon: Launching the effort in November, holding one public hearing, and holding a vote in late January.
After a few twists and turns, this Mayor and Council voted on June 1 to align the City's AFPS school standards with Montgomery County's. Because she forced the issue to move forward this term, Beryl Feinberg is more responsible than anyone else for Rockville's aligning its AFPS school standards with the County's. Be sure to thank her the next time you see her!
Of course, that's not every bit of the story, is it, now… Councilmember Feinberg didn't vote in favor of the changes this past June 1; the measure succeeded 3-2 with my vote and the votes of Councilmember Virginia Onley and Councilmember Palakovich Carr.
The rest of the story is kind of interesting in a train-wreck kind of way, and it shows why Beryl Feinberg does not deserve to win re-election. I'll tell it next time.


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Small Angle Approximations and Skinny Triangles are concepts which simplify trigonometric calculations. The concept is based on right-angle or isosceles triangles where one side is very small compared to the other two. In these cases, some approximations can be made in place of trigonometric calculations, which may be used for estimations when information required to […]
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The lattice multiplication method is a way of multiplying two numbers in a simple, concise form. It works a lot like the traditional method taught in schools but can be easier and faster for multiplying large numbers. Let's go through it step by step, using the example of 64 x 17: 1) Draw a box, […]


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Happy Birthday COVE!
Our first annual meeting was held on July 22 at the home of Pat and Scott Killingsworth with 35+ members and guests attending.
President Martha Pacini highlighted the many accomplishments of COVE this first year toward its goals of:
– Communicating on issues of impact to Victoria Estates
– Ensuring Victoria Estates is properly represented in cityhood/county initiatives
– Participating in regional civic groups and coordinate with neighboring civic organizations
– Representing COVE members concerning public safety
– Working to maintain the quality of our neighborhood.
Click for more: COVE Annual Report 2014
Primary focus areas for 2014 – 2015 are cityhood, county affairs, zoning, and working with neighboring institutions and organizations.
COVE is pursuing registration as a 501c(4) social welfare organization as defined by the IRS for "civic leagues or organizations."
Board of directors were approved for the 2014-2015 year. They are returning board members Martha Pacini, Erika Birg ,Pat Killingsworth , David Woolf , Carl Lange, Tim Buchman, and Emily Koumans . New board members are Ron McCauley and Peter Sederberg.
Emory University and Ebola
As you are probably aware, two patients are being treated for Ebola at the Emory University Hospital. Information concerning the great work the university is doing, including advanced safety and security measures to treat these patients, is located here:
What You Need to Know About the Ebola Virus and Emory University Hospital
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta Dispels Ebola Myths
South Fork Peachtree Creek
Carl Lange – August 8
While taking an evening walk down Castle Falls, Juan and I could hear and see the the creek overflowing from the afternoon storm behind several homes. We went down Houston Mill to the bridge and this is what we saw.
Houston Mill Vacant Homes – Update
Plans for development of the four properties near the intersection of Houston Mill and Rainier Falls, while delayed, are still expected to proceed. The four existing homes have been empty all summer and the grass has remained uncut. The previous owner, Mark Brandwine, passed unexpectedly, and the properties have remained in legal process.
Mary Hinkel, Mason Mill Association President, spoke to Kelly Boudreau of Harry Norman on Tuesday, who confirmed that the properties are expected to change ownership as early as the end of the month. In fact, the application for demolition of the homes is in process. The plans are as before to proceed with the construction of 4 new single-residence homes.
Mason Mill Civic Association and COVE will continue to monitor for any unexpected change of development plans for the properties.
Thanks to Mary for following up.
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Summary of Proposed South DeKalb YMCA Master Agreement
July, 30, 2014 – From Debbie Schneider
An issue currently proposed and soon to return to Board of Commissioners Agenda is the purchase by DeKalb County of the South DeKalb YMCA using $4.95 million parks greenspace bond money. Commissioners Rader and Gannon have opposed this purchase. Below are additional facts about this purchase. Attached is a map showing nearby recreation facilities. [click here] Supporters of this proposal are inviting DeKalb residents to tour property at August 3rd at 4 PM; August 9th and 16th at 8:30, 9:30 and 10 AM. You may also want to visit some of the other recreation facilities highlighted on this map. See the Bigger Picture – South DeKalb YMCA
Please remember that this item will be on the agenda for a vote by the Board of Commissioners at their meeting, Tuesday, August 12, 2014.
Summary of Proposed South DeKalb YMCA Master Agreement
• This agreement is exclusively negotiated with the YMCA, and the like has not been offered to any other organization or governmental partner. The Y brings no money to the table for improving the property. The YMCA will use public money to operate a recreation facility that requires membership and fees to use.
• The private South DeKalb YMCA at 2565 Snapfinger Road is less than three miles from DeKalb's Browns Mill Recreation and Aquatics Center and less than 3 miles from Exchange Park Recreation Center, together the object of $16.1 million in recent and ongoing Parks Bond developmental investment (Exchange-$7.2 million, Browns Mill-$8.9 million) . The agreement will sink a grand total of over $21 million of Bond improvements within a 3 mile radius.
• DeKalb County will purchase the existing YMCA for $5 million, using $1 million of District 3 and 7 Parks Bond Land Acquisition Funding and $4 million in County Wide Acquisition Funding. The agreement diverts land acquisition funding to development, contrary to the Bond Referendum. The property is appraised at $2.5 million for tax purposes, with the land appraised at $400,000.
• After the purchase, the County will transfer the property to the Development Authority of DeKalb County (DADC), who will lease the property back to the YMCA for $1 per year for 50 years. At the end of the lease, the property reverts to DeKalb County.
• The YMCA will renovate the building to its own plan, and continue to operate the facility as a YMCA, charging a fee schedule of its own choosing, except that special benefits exclusively for residents of three surrounding zip codes shall be provided, including waiver of initiation fees for ten years, registration preference, special programing and financial assistance. Typically the annual membership fees are $648 per individuals and $1,100 for a family.
• The YMCA must maintain and repair the facility, and the County may improve the building, subject to YMCA approval. DeKalb will continue to operate Browns Mill and Exchange at public expense.
• The County may sponsor all of four free events per year at the South DeKalb Y, and DADC may sponsor up to 2 events per year, subordinate to YMCA programming, and with 30 days' notice
The proposal is for the County to buy the facility, lease it back to YMCA for a nominal amount, enabling the YMCA to use the proceeds from the sale to renovate portions of the property.
Debbie Schneider
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District 2 Commissioner Jeff Rader
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Super District 6 Commissioner Kathie Gannon
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New cities debated across DeKalb County
July 26, 2014 By Mark Niesse – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The idea of turning all of DeKalb County into a patchwork map of cities, suggested by Interim CEO Lee May, doesn't appear to have gained much traction with a group of community leaders, experts and lawmakers planning the county's future. Click for more
Board of Commissioners to Vote on South DeKalb Y – August 12
I3. Approve Master Agreement Among DeKalb County, Georgia, Development Authority of DeKalb County, Georgia, and YMCA of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc. for a Public-Private Partnership (Accepted to the Regular BOC Meeting Agenda; Assigned to the Employee Relations & Community Services Committee – recommended approval; Normal Coursed from the 3/25/14 Regular BOC Meeting; Discussed during the 4/1/14 Employee Relations & Community Services Committee meeting – recommended 2-week deferral; Deferred from the 4/8/14, 4/22/14 & 5/13/14 Regular BOC Meetings; No action for lack of four votes during the 6/10/14 Regular BOC Meeting; Deferred from the 6/24/14 Regular BOC Meeting)
Planning & Sustainability
DeKalb County Operations Task Force
August 6, 2014 Task Force Meeting
Notes from Beth Nation – via Civic Association Network
As one participant noted, there are probably 15 different opinions around the table about what the OTF needs to do/accomplish. Many of those opinions were expressed; after an hour of discussion the group did seem closer to jelling. A lot of variation on (a) whether form of
government is a critical topic or not, (b) why cityhoods are happening and how best to deal with what remains of the unincorporated county; (c) where to find the info necessary for fruitful discussions. Areas that to me felt closest to consensus were the need for ethics and
transparency improvements (includes audits) and maybe the need for improved cost efficiency in county government. For more click here: 140806 DeKalb Operational Task Force_140806
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My friend, Dave of Adventures by Daddy, has been all over the map the last few weeks reporting on all the very best Halloween-theme experiences to be found at amusement parks, hotels, even cruise lines. Take a look at a few of the highlights:
For Little Kids
1. Disney Cruise Line's Halloween on the High Seas. Hop aboard one of four Disney ships that depart from Port Canaveral for Mickey's Mouse-querade Party, a telling of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow and plenty of time to enjoy the sand and surf at Castaway Cay in the Bahamas. You'll also find mask making, pumpkin carving and trick-or-treating at Halloween on the High Seas. This special cruise experience is available through late-October. Here's a full review.
2. SeaWorld Halloween Spooktacular (San Diego). The Halloween Spooktacular runs through October 26 and includes free admission for each child (ages 3-9) with a paid adult. Dress up in your favorite costume to load up at trick-or-treat stations and engage in holiday fun, like pumpkin decorating. You'll also find Halloween-themed snacks, like Spooky Snow Cones. Check out the full review.
3. Great Wolf Lodge Howl-O-Ween. Little ones will love the Howl-O-Ween celebration going on at all 11 Great Wolf Lodge locations across the country through October 31. Look for nightly costume parades, a spooktacular story time, weekend dance parties and a Trick-or-Treat Trail where children can collect trinkets and candies in their treat bags. Here's the full review.
For Big Kids
4. Knott's Scary Farm (Los Angeles). Head to Knott's Berry Farm through November 1 for Knott's Scary Farm, a creepy and scary experience complete with mazes, vampires and zombies. I was honestly kind of scared just looking at the photos in the full review at Adventures by Daddy, so I'd definitely recommend this only for older children looking for a more frightening Halloween experience (definitely not me).
5. Busch Gardens Howl-O-Scream (Tampa). Every Thursday through Sunday evening (through November 1), Busch Gardens in Tampa hosts Howl-O-Scream. There are certainly some scary elements, like "Slash Mobs" of grave diggers and monsters, as well as haunted houses. Again, older children may be the more appropriate audience for this type of spooky and scary theme park experience. Here's the full review.
6. Universal Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights. At Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando, expect haunted houses (there are eight of them), live shows and various street experiences as you make your way through this theme park. Again, this is more scary than fun and sweet as candy corn, but if you have big kids who like to be scared, this may be for you (through November 1). Here's the full review.
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Three Ukrainian mobile operators, Astelit (TM Life:)), MTS-Ukraine and Kyivstar, will obtain 3G licenses to introduce the third generation communication technology in Ukraine.
The bidding for licenses has been held on Monday by the National Commission for Communications and IT Regulation.
The first lot has been purchased by Astelit, which paid UAH 3 billion 355.4 million with a starting price of UAH 2.708 billion.
MTS-Ukraine has purchased the second lot, providing the range, which is less affected by the neighboring frequencies users, for a starting price of UAH 2.715 billion.
The last competitor, Kyivstar, automatically gets the third lot, if the company agrees to pay UAH 2.705 billion of starting price.
All the licenses will be issued for a period of 15 years.
December 1, 2014, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved the resolution No. 1181 on tender to sell licenses for the use of Ukraine's radio frequency resources to introduce UMTS technology under International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 (IMT-2000) specifications covering the following frequency bands: 1920-1935/2110-2125, 1950-1965/2140-2155, 1965-1980/2155-2170 MHz.


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There's a new $2/1 Coppertone Suncare coupon at Coupons.com. With summer right around the corner, there should be some awesome sunscreen deals at the drugstores, so print this coupon while it's available (I printed mine last night and it expires 6/18).
Also, the B1G1 Sun Rype coupons are still available at Coupons.com. I haven't been to Vons/Pavilions/Safeway yet, but online the Fruit Strips are on sale for 33 cents and the Fruit Bars are on sale for $1, so you can get two each for those prices with the coupon. Links via Logical Media
My Good Cents reports that over at Ralphs, Athenos Hummus is just $1.50, so you can get two for that price using the B1G1 printable coupon if you "like" Athenos on Facebook.
Walmart has a printable coupon for $1/1 Quaker Oatmeal coupon (click on the "get special savings" button).
Drugstore deals are coming up later, and if I'm seeing the ad right, there's a $4 moneymaker at CVS!
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Our food is earth-friendly and people-friendly.
We make good food to nourish everyone — whether they be omnivore, vegetarian, dairy-free, or gluten-free — and for any mood.
There are chocolate macaroons for chocolate cravings, smoothies for feeling cool, nachos for serious comfort, soups for the light of appetite. We have kid-sized things for kids (and kids-at-heart) too.
And we make all this while being conscious of our health and the health of the planet. We use antibiotic-free, hormone-free chicken and organic produce — almost every ingredient we use is organic. Our goal is to be 100% organic and 100% GMO-free while still being accessible to as many people as possible.
We are also conscientious in other ways too. Our to-go packaging is 100% compostable, our delivery bikes are people-powered, and our Smart Cars are low-emission.
Our cafes are good-hearted, light-on-the-earth, friendly places for everyone to come and enjoy.
What's Organic and GMO-Free?
Our produce, tofu, nuts, rice, quinoa, spices, all milks, dates, coffees, tortilla chips used in nacho dishes, yogurt, bananas, hummus, sweeteners, and all house-made drinks & snacks.
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Our fruit juices, salad oils & vinegars. Our hormone-free cheese and free-range and hormone-free chicken are in the process of certification.
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Everything, except the tortillas we use to make our wraps.