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Rev. Chip Hammond
I try hard to be a good dad. There are a myriad of things that go into parenting, but the work of fatherhood can be broken down into two broad categories: love and instruction/discipline. "Love" without instruction/discipline is not really love at all. It is just a silly sentimentalism that produces spoiled, self-indulgent children. Instruction and discipline without love, however, do not produce better results but rather resentful, angry, exasperated children, who are often exceedingly adept at looking obedient while their hearts are elsewhere.
It is a fine balance. It is tempting for dads to give in to children when they want to do things that are not really good for themselves or others and justify it by pretending that "I'm being loving." It is also tempting for dads to discipline harshly with the justification that "this is for their own good" when it is really to vent your own anger, or indulge your own selfishness.
I think I'm a pretty good dad. I try to be consistent, but I confess I slip, fall, sin and fail. I am trusting God that the overall trajectory will prove more important than the lapses I have from time to time. I work hard at the task, so it's hard to hear that I'm "evil" in it. Jesus said, "If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him" (Mt. 7:11).
Please understand what Jesus is saying here, dads. He's not saying that no matter how hard you try, you are a bad dad. He's saying that compared to God, who has set himself to be our Father, you are "evil" by comparison. Jesus isn't trying to discourage those doing the hard job of fathering (not merely procreating) kids. If you are working hard to be a good dad, Jesus' point is made all the more clear. It's not about how rotten a dad you are, but rather about how great a Father God is to his children. No matter how accomplished a dad you are, you are a rank amateur compared to God.
God's love for us and his instruction/discipline of us are always perfect, and never at odds with each other. We have been created for God's glory (Is. 43:7, Rev. 4:11), but because He is the Creator, his glory is achieved through providing for our good.
The fall of man was complex. Western Christianity has tended to look at it as "the breaking of law." Eastern Christianity has tended to look at it as the effacing of the image of God. There is truth to both of these aspects, but Luther pointed out that both of these missed a bigger context. The fall was occasioned by distrust in the God who made us and loved us.
The temptation of Satan amounted to saying, "God's holding out on you. In order to gain his glory, He's depriving you of being like him. He can't be trusted." The woman, and then the man, bit. Sad irong. Wanting to become free we became slaves. Slaves to sin (Rom. 6:20) and slaves to fear (Heb. 2:15).
That's why the gospel is "good news." It's not as much about "heaven someday" (although that's true) as much as it is about a restored relationship with God, and being able to live free right now. Free from the tyranny of sin. Free from the tyranny of the Law, which was codified because of our sin. Free from the fear of death and judgment. Free from the legalistic expectations of ourselves and others. Free from trying to justify ourselves before God, or before idols. "So if the Son sets you free, you shall be free indeed" (Jn. 8:36).
Jesus once told a parable of two sons (Lk. 15:11-32). Preachers often just call it "The Parable of the Prodigal Son," because it's too close to home to speak of the other son. The "older brother" in Jesus' parable, was the Pharisees, those righteous and religious people who were careful to stay in the Father's house and careful to obey his Law. The parable is, in fact, mostly about them. They needed to repent, not of their profligacy, but of their righteousness. Of their righteousness.
Unlike the prodigal, their actions weren't wrong, but their attitude was exactly the same. Both sons distructed their Father. The younger son was simply more forthright about it. "Father, I don't want you anymore. I can do better on my own. Give me my inheritance and don't interfere with me any more." The older son stayed in the Father's house, and did his duty, but with enormous resentment. "All these years I've slaved for you." That's how he viewed his obedience - not as sonship, but as slavery. "You never gave me [so much as] a young goat that I might celebrate with my friends" - You held out on me.
The Pharisees viewed their careful obedience as bondage and slavery. They resented it because they did not believe the Father's love. They thought their obedience should justify them before the Father, and so they were "entitled," and were hopping mad when they felt they didn't get their entitlement. And so, when they thought that God might not notice, they gave in to their real desires (e.g. Mt. 23:14).
This is the danger that you and I face - a distrust of God. A tendency to seek our own justification through legalistic righteousness, such that "God owes us." And we're mad when He doesn't deliver. The older brother was wrong. All that his Father had was his, but he never asked. And so often "we have no because we ask not" or ask with wrong motives (James 4:2-3).
We can never be justified, never gain God as our Father, by our works - we don't become sons that way. Rather, the Only-begotten Son, who alone has inherent claim to sonship, condescended to make us sons. He has made us free.
But this freedom is not a liberty from obedience to our Father. It is freedom for obedience, not our of fear, or self-justification, but out of love and delight. Paul says, "For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship" (Rom. 8:15).
Do you live the gospel? Or have you given in to that great temptation that plagues us all to return again to a spirit of slavery? The same spirit was at work in both brothers.
For some, that spirit will take a prodigal turn. We break the Sabbath, we give up assembling together on the Lord's Day.
We may even do it claiming "liberty" in Christ. But at heart is the belief that God is a tyrant who wants to enslave us rather than a Father who wants the best for us. We don't trust Him when He directs our paths.
For others, that spirit will take a legalistic turn. "I'll do my best to keep your Law. Where I fail I'll impose my own law on myself (and others) to make up for it. I will brutalize and demonize myself in order to make a martyr of myself. I don't want your 'love' or your bloody charity. I just want my due, as is fitting for any hard-working slave to expect from a just master." This latter-spirit is such a prevalent temptation in the Church, Galatians and Colossians are dedicated to correcting it.
But we are not justified by our own righteousness. We are received as sons because of Christ's righteousness, because He is the Son, and we need to repent if we think the motivation of the Father to receive us as sons is anything other than his free grace and love.
"So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, God has made you also an heir" (Gal. 4:7). If you get hold of the gospel in your heart you will be free. You will know that God is a loving Father who wants the best for you. Obedience to God will not be a thing to be distrustfully avoided or distrustedfully obeyed. Your pharisaic self-imposed legalism as a way to bargain with God will go away. As one who has been freely received as a son, you will not be judgmental and self-righteous in regard to others (Rom. 15:7). You will rejoice when the Prodigal, who has squandered his inheritance with prostitutes and still stinks of pigs comes home, and you will join in the dancing.
If the Son shall make you free you shall be free indeed. Christ came to deliver you from slavery and make you a son. Are you living like it?


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The two most popular products of our cribbing and blocking line are Redco "Dura Stat" and "Dura Crib". Customers often request quotations on both, or confuse each product, but the differences are distinct and important enough to create a write up. The "Stat" is Dura stands for "static" it is designed solely for cribbed storage of equipment that is not dynamic, IE. no movement. An example of a Dura Stat application would be lowering an engine onto the cribbing for storage. The Dura Stat set up should not be moved after the load is placed.
It is very important for Dura Stat that what is being cribbed is loaded vertically. The product is not resilient to sheer pressure and could break. Also, as a non-interlocking product, there could be slipping issues as well. Dura Crib on the other hand, is meant to be stacked and is commonly available in interlocking forms it is designed to handle applications where there may be a little dynamic movement. An example of this application would have Dura Crib providing cribbing for a railway maintenance vehicle's outrigger feet. The stack of cribbing will endure vibration and oscillation as the load shifts on the feet while the vehicle works.
For more information on our cribbing products please check out our First Responders literature available here.

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We are so excited to offer the new Oral B Genius power brush! We love them so much that every team member at our office is using one!
This brush was created and inspired by the dental tools used at your cleaning appointments. So, every time you brush your teeth they will be looking and feeling as squeaky clean as they do after a professional cleaning!
The Genius brush connects to your phone through Bluetooth to make sure you are brushing properly, and not missing any areas. By using your phone's camera and their Position Detection feature the Genius guides your brushing, zone to zone. It lets you know if you are brushing too hard, and when you have thoroughly brushed all areas! You can even personalize the light ring on your brush to your favorite color!
If you want to see more awesome features, and see first-hand how this brush works, check out this awesome video by Gear Diary!


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Is as clearly explained by Nassim Haramein that in what humans perceive to be matter there actually is only 0.0001 percent matter and 99.9999% space then what is perceived to be density is relative to the power of the force field inside that space. Molecules are like the universe; huge amounts of space separating tiny clusters of matter – stars, planets, asteroids etc. It is a fractal like pattern that never ends. Atoms consist of protons, neutrons and electrons that consist of hadrons that consists of quarks. Beyond that are probably particles that are even smaller consisting mostly of space like the universe and molecules.
What happens if we run into a wall is a collision of forces inside the space between actual matter that consists mostly of matter. If what is actually considered to be matter, is mostly space then when this is repeated infinitely there is only a force field that determines our perception. Apart from the fractal property Haramein also showed in his "Schwartzschild Proton"-paper that if the space of a proton is filled with Planck's length and this is related to mass then each proton contains a mass similar to that of the entire universe.
The multiverse is a fractal hologram with no beginning or end in all directions. What all this means in a practical sense is that humankind that has always been made to believe that (s)he should focus on the matter to re-arrange things, to build, to connect and move, has to reconsider its perspective on matter and space. Like the old alchemical masters who were unjustly ridiculed by science that has based its entire paradigm on false assumptions. The energy – all energy – is not contained in matter, but in the space surrounding it. The old ether as the alchemists called it.
Traverse waves as Tom Bearden calls it, morphogenetic fields as Rupert Sheldrake calls it. We have been sent in the wrong direction purposefully to allow a power structure to be built by those who do in fact have the correct knowledge. I you send everyone in the wrong direction they will never find what they should be looking for. They don't even have a shred of a clue what they should be looking for. Some do however. Like the aforementioned alchemists, Bearden and Sheldrake. Many others are beginning to understand that mankind has to look in other directions to survive. David Anderson began using time as distance (a spatial dimension) in his calculations and constructed time engineering devices that are capable of manipulating time that have a by-product of overunity (free energy).
Energy is the key. It not only allows to survive, but also contains information, like information is contained in radio waves and light. This planet is a type zero civilization as categorized by Kardashev. A Type 0 civilization extracts its energy, information, raw-materials from crude organic-based sources (i.e. Food / Wood / Fossil Fuel). It is typified by subversion, violence and war and risks to self-destruct. If man does not succeed in trapping different kinds of energy he is most likely to self-destruct. It is therefore high time he started looking in other directions.


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The Bay Area Maker Faire is ground zero for the cutting edge in DIY and maker technology. It's the place to go to see the future of democratizing technologies, that distribute the means of production.
We're super thrilled to be unveiling our new Discov3ry Universal Paste Extruder at the event.
We'll be demoing the Discov3ry extruder printing a ton of different materials that you never would have though possible, including latex, wood filler, polyurethane, silicone, icing sugar, and even Nutella!
We're also excited about all the other awesome startups we'll be sharing the experience with.
One thing we noticed, was that there wasn't much detail given about the startups that were chosen to exhibit and what they've been working on. So we put together a list of the ones that we're the most excited about (though they're all awesome).
You can find us, and the rest of these startups in the Startup Tent (map).
AIO Robotics
This is the Zeus by AIO Robotics, it is the World's first all-in-one 3D printing machine which works as a printer, scanner, faxing machine and as a copier.
It's a bold move, and only time will tell if everyone will one day have "fax machine for thing", but we love that they're going for it.
Adam Beane Industries
At our core, we're materials people, and we believe that having new materials to create with is essential to advancing 3D printing.
Adam Beane Industries has developed materials with really interesting properties, designed for sculpting. Cx5 is a temperature sensitive material that behaves like clay, wax, plastic, and even paint at different temperatures.
We're excited to check them out!
AgIC Inc.
AgIC is printing circuits on paper using "magical conductive ink". This introduces amazing new possibilities for tinkering with circuits at home!
Bot Factory
Squink is another Electronic Circuit Printer produced by the company known as Bot Factory. It prints conductive traces and then glue components directly onto the board.
Carbide 3D
Carbide 3D' has created a beatiful, fully integrated, ready-to-run CNC machine: The Nomad 883. It includes all of the hardware and software you need to take your 3d file and make a part.
Carbon origins
Going beyond democratizing the tools of making, Carbon Origins is democratizing space. Their mission is "To empower people with the best tools possible to explore the universe".
They design flight computers, small-to mid-size satellites, sounding rockets and microcomputers with embedded sensors. The rockets are designed to be fast-recyclable and can carry scientific and computerized payloads to determine different types of data. It is expected that the first commercial payload will be taken to space by the fall of 2015.
Promoting the education of young makers is a core part of our philosophy. We even made a video about it!
That's we like HackAway so much. They provide affordable mentorship and instruction in basic electronics hacking and programming skills to middle and high school students.
LightUp Learning
Another company that helps young makers learn! Lightup's electronics kits integrate with iOS and android apps to make it easier to understand what's happening inside a circuit as you build it!
MadeSolid are materials people just like us, and they're developing materials for the advancements of 3D Printers.
The most famous and widely used product produced by the company is known as PET+ Filament. It is a high quality filament that balances superior mechanical properties and ease of use. Compared to ABS or PLA, it is more flexible which makes it an excellent material for Wearables and Prototypes. PET+ filament is also compatible with several FFF Printers due to its 1.75mm and 3mm sizes.
Makeblock is an open source construction platform to turn ideas into success.
No matter what your ideas are, Makeblock provides various mechanical parts and electronic modules to make them possible, such as beams, plates, connectors, motors, brackets, sensors, drivers and controllers, etc.
Other Machine Company
The Other Machine Company (awesome name), creates both hardware and software to make deskto CNC milling easy, fun and reliable.
The beautiful Othermill will be at home on your desk, in your workshop, or on your kitchen table.
Pinshape is an online community, that appears to be a cross between Pinterest, Dribble and Shapeways for 3D designers. You can upload your own designs, re-pin other peoples designs, purchase a design to print, or even have it printed for you!
Quintessential Universal Building Device Inc.
The Quintessential Universal Building Device Inc. produced a remarkable 3d Printer device known as the OneUp 3d Printer. It's a wonderfully simple, and affordable device!
Rise Robotics
Rise Robotics has developed an awesome series, of battery powered, affordable linear servos called Cyclones. Cyclones have power at prices similar to pneumatic cylinders.
The mechanics of their device is such that they behave remarkably like a human muscle, and they're mesmerizing to watch in action.
Taktia LLC
Taktia have a very interesting way of combining digital intelligence, and off the shelf tools to create a human driven, CNC machine!
They equip a standard handheld router with a means of knowing its precise location on a workpiece, and the ability to make corrections under computer control. The user, guided by a display, moves the tool to roughly follow a digital plan, and the tool makes minor adjustments to stay precisely on the plan.
Tinkerine Studios
Tinkerine's Ditto has a unique open C frame printer, with a removable build platform. We've heard great things about the quality and performance of the Ditto.
The uARM is a miniature, 4-axis Arduino-powered robot arm for your desktop.
The standard configuration has a suction cup powered grabber, and you can control it from your phone or laptop via your mouse.
The Bay Area Maker Faire is a massive event, you can find us here, plus these startups and more in the startup tent shown here on the map:


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This article was originally written & published for The Green Hub.
Fashion is a profitable and impactful industry, with 1 in 6 people worldwide relying on the fashion industry for work.
Consumer's thirst for fashion has jumped up dramatically, with garment production moving overseas to places like Bangladesh and China for cheaper labour. This has come at a high price to the garment workers and the planet, using cheaper materials and paying unfair wages in unsafe conditions.
"We don't know enough about the impact our clothing has on people and planet…We believe transparency is the first step to transform the industry. And it starts with one simple question: Who made my clothes?"
The world turned a blind eye to 'modern slavery' in garment production until it was forced to look in 2013, when a garment factory in Bangladesh collapsed, killing 1,134 and injuring over 2,500 workers. The building's owners ignored warnings and forced (mostly female) workers to go to work to meet the needs of brands such as Mango, Zara and Primark.
'The low-cost economies, the developing countries, get the work, but since they are so desperate for work they go down in price if the companies wants them to. If they say no to the company, wanting to employ them, the company will just go to the competitor. They are always trying to survive. Low costs for the company means that the factory owner has to cut costs and disregard safety measures.' – Krug Store, 'The Effects of Fast-fashion' 2018
Images of ironic 'Girl Power' clothing items from Mango (left) and Zara (right), both brands were associated with the Rhana Plaza collapse killing over 1,000 majority female workers in unsafe conditions.
Name & Shame
Since the horrific Rhana Plaza collapse, consumers are starting to wake up to bullshit that is going behind the scenes and demanding brands to take responsibility of supply chains. It can no longer be assumed that the government's ensuring clothing is fairly traded and ethically produced because it isn't.
This has been heightened by access to knowledge via social media and reports from not for profit organisations such as Baptist World Aid, Fashion Revolution, and Oxfam. Fashion is still incredibly confusing for the every day consumer and as emphasised at the recent Circular Fashion Conference in Sydney in March, brands need to be more clear and honest to consumers about where their garments come from.
"We don't know enough about the impact our clothing has on people and planet…We believe transparency is the first step to transform the industry. And it starts with one simple question: Who made my clothes?" – Fashion Revolution website
Pointing fingers and shaming brands are not always the preferred approach, but somebody has to do it. Organisations like Baptist World Aid and Oxfam are both in this position, releasing reports each year rating, naming and shaming brands that aren't transparent or ethical enough. The Green Hub spoke with Oxfam's Chief Executive Dr. Helen Szoke last year about the "What She Makes" Report, read more here.
Baptist World Aid 'Behind The Barcode' Report
Baptist World Aid is an International Christian aid and development organisation, striving to empower communities and achieve justice for people living in poverty. The organisation has focused on ethical consumption in the fashion and electronics industry, releasing yearly reports and guides.
The Behind The Barcode project has been running for five years, researching and grading brands based on a 33 specific criteria (see below on what these are).
'Whether it's the cotton woven into our shirts or the raw minerals in our electronic devices, the products we buy are often made by people that are underpaid, overworked, under aged and enslaved.
The International Labour Organisation estimates that there are 152 million child labourers and 24.9 million victims of forced labour.' – Baptist World Aid website, 2018
The Ethical Fashion Report's fifth edition was published this year, download the guide here, looking at 407 brands and providing an overall grade (A-F) of the brand's labour rights management. Shockingly, nearly three-quarters of the companies that scored a D+ or below are based in Australia.
- This year was the highest amount of brand participation compared to all other reports
- Cotton On Group received an A
- Etiko received an A+
- Mighty Good Undies received an A+
- Outland Denim received an A+
- Zara received an A-
- ASOS published factory lists
- There's been an increase in companies tracing their fabric and raw materials supplies
The Criteria
Baptist World Aid and Tearfund New Zealand, which is also an aid and development organisation, conduct the research together. Each year the survey changes, asking different questions and therefore it's difficult to compare each report.
Now here comes the important bit, how are these brands actually graded?
It's not that simple to understand but according to the Baptist World Aid website, the brands are graded on evidence in 33 criteria focusing on each company's supply chain practices, from raw materials to manufacturing, in the four areas below (the information was taken directly from here).
It can be assumed that the information has been taken from online sources and from the brand itself. The higher grades are given to the brands that have put significant management systems in place to reduce worker exploitation, child, and forced labour.
'A living wage is defined as a wage sufficient to support all the basic needs of a worker and his or her dependents with some money left over for discretionary spending and saving for emergencies.'
1. Policies
The research team evaluates the company's code of conduct, sourcing and subcontracting policies, and involvement with other organisations that work to combat worker exploitation.
2. Traceability & Transparency
Our research team evaluates how much of the supply chain the company has traced and whether it has disclosed any information to the public about its supply chain.
3. Auditing & Supplier Relationships
The research team assesses how much of the supply chain is audited for compliance with the company's policies and looks at how the company manages supplier relationships to improve working conditions.
4. Worker Empowerment
The research team considers the company's efforts to pay workers a living wage and assesses whether the company supports other aspects of worker well-being such as access to unions, collective bargaining agreements, and grievance mechanisms.
What Happens After The Research?
Once the research has been conducted, the Research Team from Baptist World Aid sends the brand its findings with the option for further input, evidence or comments. For the ones that are unresponsive, they are contacted multiple times.
If a brand does not publish any information regarding factories or workers or respond to Baptist World Aid, they automatically receive an F grade. Some may say it's unfair, however Baptist World Aid believes that companies need to be graded even if they do not respond, as they aren't being transparent enough to the public.
The report is also published alongside an Ethical Fashion Guide to help consumers make better shopping decisions and encourage consumers to write to the brands that received a low grade.
What Difference Has It Made?
It's hard to say the exact positive effects that the Behind The Barcode project has achieved, however since it's the first report in 2013 more brands have taken part than ever before and a selection of brand's grades have improved.
'The collective impact of all of our decisions has been heard by companies, which has in turn been a driver for change.'
Numerous recent studies have confirmed that young consumers want ethical fashion, the demand is there. WGSN, the world's #1 fashion trend forecaster, predicts that the new decade will be shaped by ethics and responsibility, read the Future Consumer report here.
Consumers and brands are embracing transparency and thanks to reports like Behind The Barcode pushing brands, it's becoming unacceptable to hide crucial information from consumers about garment production.
The video below is a snippet from Newshub, discussing the impacts that reports such as Baptist World Aid's Behind The Barcode have, with Annabelle Hunting from Auckland University who studies consumer behaviour and ethical consumption.
The Limiting Factor
Companies that put the work into demand more ethical supply chains, like Baptist World Aid, deserve undue credit for forcing the hand of brands.
There are however limitations to finger pointing and grading brands. Supply chains are complicated, especially for the consumer. Supply chain expert and researcher Megan O'Malley, one half of Walk Sew Good and previous Head of Research for Project JUST, discussed the limitations of these reports with me.
'…Grading the brands is only helpful up to a specific point. It paints a very black and white picture of what the brands are doing when the work being done in the fashion industry is all sorts of shades of grey. I'm not sure you can really compare the work that a brand like H&M is doing with that of a brand like Kowtow with any kind of accuracy. It's almost like comparing apples and oranges.
The report provides insight into a very small part of a brand's operations. It looks at the policies that are in place and doesn't necessarily measure the effectiveness of those policies. The report itself says: It is important to note that a high grade does not mean that a company has a supply chain, which is free from exploitation. I think that based on this very basic information about what brands are doing you can't really make an informed decision about whether or not you should shop at a brand. But the everyday consumer doesn't know that. They just see the grade and continue on shopping at any brand that has a high rating.'
No one is discrediting the incredible work that organisations like Baptist World Aid provide to empower consumers to shop ethically.
There are however limitations to grading brands and finger pointing and to make a significant change, a collaboration between NGO's, the fashion industry, consumers and the government are required.
Until that happens, a combination of reports and honest conversations will have to do.


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My brand new book Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection will be hitting the shelves on next Tuesday, April 14th. I'm so excited to release my book that I'm giving away three advance copies… for free! These will be advance reader copies that I'll personally sign and send to you. They are not available for purchase, so the only way you can receive a copy is by participating in this rejection challenge!
Here's what you have to do to win your free copy of Rejection Proof:
- Ask for something you wouldn't normally ask for from a stranger. Be creative and come up with your own rejection attempt. If you need some inspiration, feel free to use my 100 Days of Rejection as a reference.
- Take a photo or film the rejection attempt (if possible).
- Post it on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram using the hashtag #rejectionproof. Also, make sure and clarify what happened during the rejection attempt.
- On this Saturday, April 11th I'll announce the winners. I'll choose the winners based on the creativity of the rejection attempt and how fearless you were in the face of rejection. Whether or not you receive a no or a yes does not matter. That's a lesson from me that you'll read more about in my book ;).
The guidelines when making a rejection attempt:
- Don't lie.
- Make it legal.
- When someone asks you "why," have a genuine response ready as to why you're making this request.
I've found that by just asking for things it's made all the difference in the world. Who knows, maybe this rejection attempt could leave you flying a plane or eating a delicious box of Olympic Ring donuts. You won't know unless you ask.
If you can't wait or want to go ahead and pre-order your copy of Rejection Proof, you can actually read the entire book right now! After pre-ordering on Amazon, submit your receipt into Fearbuster.com/book and I'll send you a signed book plate, rejection wallet card, and a free digital copy of the book.
P.S If you're interested in making additional rejection attempts, my brand new online course Rejection Gym is currently accepting applications. I'll be re-opening the course as of May 1st. See more about Rejection Gym here.


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A friend of mine at the UN sent me a link to The Places We Live, a photo project by the Norwegian photographer, Jonas Bendiksen, in collaboration with the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo. Bendiksen's series documents life in a series of four slums around the world: Caracas, Venezuela; Nairobi, Kenya; Mumbai, India; and Jakarta, Indonesia.
In addition to the obligatory sweeping views of corrugated iron rooves, in each location Bendiksen photographed four families in their homes to give a human perspective to the project. I think these portraits are the strongest part of the series, giving a straightforward sense of what daily domestic existence is like in these slums while avoiding any sense of pity and condescension. Bendiksen doesn't create a sense of divide between the viewer and the people in these photographs.
The exhibition is currently touring in multi-media form, consisting entirely of HD projections and sound installations. The site that was created for the exhibition is very well put together and does a great job of combining informative texts on ths issues related to the growth of urban slums with interesting images. It also gives a series of links to further reading and organisations that are involved on the issues dealt with here. I found that all of this gives the project an added informational and advocacy dimension that doesn't weaken its emotional resonance... this is no Al Gore Powerpoint presentation. The way the site is built would also enable the project to be expanded and it would be interesting to see Bendiksen (or other photographers for that matter) add additional material to it in the future or to see other projects developed using a similar approach (this could be an interesting idea for the Aftermath Project maybe?).


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"There is ample evidence this rendition by Dr. Ramananda Prasad being a product of a meditative brooding to convey the spirit of the original. As a result, clarity and simplicity characterize the translation. The author's explanation of the verses does not suffer from any distortion of meaning or interpretation in the translation.
It reveals his adequate familiarity with Sanskrit. Prasad's
judicious use of Sanskrit in the translation conveys its majestic
beauty to the reader, steering clear of semantic unintelligibility.
His lucid English prose style makes a pleasant reading.
It is marked by terseness and clarity and is devoid of superfluity.
This book is attractively printed and refreshingly free from
any sectarian slant." Vedanta
Kesari, Calcutta, May 1997


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Yes, this is my second blog post in a row about Facebook. And what this article says makes so much sense. Basically he says that one should think about Facebook like a car. I have a car, I don't commute to work but use the car occasionally. Some people have a car and they needed to commute to work everyday and use it all the time. Facebook is the car. Use it when you need it but don't rely upon it all the time unless you desperately need it.
He suggests deleting Facebook from your phone as opposed to deleting your Facebook account. I deleted my Facebook account but I'm one of those people that doesn't like incremental steps. Deleting Facebook from your phone just means that you'll have to access Facebook from a laptop which would limit your FaceTime on Facebook and that would be good for you. I actually talk to my friends now as opposed to just interacting over the internet. And my friendships have gotten stronger from it. I hope you will at least delete Facebook from your phone and at the end of the day if you're not happier, just put it back on your phone and everything will go back the way it was.
click here for full article from TechCrunch


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My little boy is now 3 months. He's onto the next milestone of his life which is to master rolling over. When he's on his play mat, his bum just automatically go onto one side and with one or two hard kick and he's on his tummy. Quite amazing to see how he's growing and developing. Like how do they know how to do that ? I obviously didn't show him. His brain and body just do it. So cool!
Nolan's eye sight are getting more clearer. I don't think he sees details yet but in his blurry-ness he recognizes us. When he looks around the room and caught my eyes his mouth will open to a huge grin, showing his bare gums. And I get really happy too seeing how happy he is to see me.
Sleep has been good for all of us. He wakes up once around 3 or 4am for a feed. He sleeps around 9pm so that's a solid straight 6 or 7 hours of sleep for him. If I sleep at same time as him I would get that many too :) but I usually sleep at 10:30. I get a totally of 7 or 8 hours a night so can't complain.
It feels so long since I have to burp him to avoid spit up. Now I just feed him and off he goes onto his play mat for playing or into his crib for sleeping. Talk about sleeping, he's great at putting himself to sleep. I don't have to rock him like Bee or snuggle with him like Love. It's a catch 20 because I love those quiet times together. With Peanut, when he rubs his eyes and head, a sign of "I'm sleepy", I would lay him in his crib and he would have this short nudging kind of cries then less than 5 min. he's out. If he's tired, he's out the moment I put him in the crib. Sometime he would sleep on the play mat. All in all a very easy going baby.
As for me, postpartum is taking its usual course. I am loosing lots of hair, which is always sad and I hope they do grow back. The dark line on my tummy is still very vivid. I remember it went away quite quickly with the girls but this one is a stubborn one. I gained a lot of weight with this pregnancy. I am down 30lbs already, thanks to breastfeeding. I have another 10 more to loose to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight but these looks like they will stay -) Not many of my clothes fit right now, at least the way it supposed to fit. It was discouraging getting dressed when we go out but I fixed that by buying some new clothes, in bigger size. I am kind to me because I did pop out 3 kids after all. They oughta take a toll on my body and that's good that they left marks !!! Once things are settled I will will try to get back into shape, just because I don't want to waste all the old clothes I got :) Right now I love joggers and loose t-shirt ! I am an owner of a few sets :) they are so comfortable !
As for my abdominal muscles, they haven't gotten back together yet. How do I know ? By laying flat on floor, with a finger poking down in my belly and holding it there, I would try to do a sit up. I can feel my muscles pulling in and gripping slightly on my finger but there's still a little gap. I can't do any ab workout just yet. I might take up running ! I need more energy to keep up with all these kids.
Day to day, I am quite busy with taking Love to Strong Start half day in the morning, then picking up Bee after lunch and let them burn their energy at the playground for an hour. Then prepping dinner and eating dinner and our evening ends with C entertaining the kids indoor or outdoor while I clear up and clean up. C would get the girls ready for bath time and book time while I get Peanut ready for bed, and that pretty much concluded our day.
My day activities repeat itself every morning. Might sound boring but I like schedule, I like predictable, make it easy to plan for other things. The fun elements are there each day, watching the kids play and fight and laugh and cry ! Watching Peanut smiles, goo goo gah gah, and rolling over then getting frustrated like a fish on dry land. It's eventful in a way. Never a dull moment.
At lunch, everyday, C would call home and we'll chat about things he saw and read and encountered. I will tell him about the kids so he's not missing out. When I feel down, because sometime mommies do, when I feel like I didn't accomplish anything worthy, he would affirm me and tell me how great I am and how important I am to our family. Talking with him always lift up my spirit because sometime it's hard to see things clearly when you're in the gutter. Everything is taking their due courses and soon summer will come knocking. By then both girls will be home everyday and I will have 3 kids to hug and hold and to complain about !


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Barmy Barrow Bread made with Carrs Breadmaker Wholemeal Flour, Cheddar Cheese, Sundried Tomatoes, Garlic, Oregano and Mustard Seeds
- 375ml Water & 1 Egg, mixed
- 500g Wholemeal Flour
- 2 tbsp Sunflower Oil
- 2 tbsp Skimmed Milk Powder
- 1 tbsp Raw Cane Sugar
- 1½ tsp Sea Salt
- 2 tsp Fast Action Dried Yeast
- 30g Cheddar Cheese, grated
- 20g Cheddar Cheese, sprinkled over loaf
- 4 Sundried Tomatoes
- ½ Clove of Garlic, crushed
- 1 tsp Oregano
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
- ½ tsp Mustard Seeds, sprinkled over loaf
- Follow the manufacturers' instructions regarding the order of liquid / dry ingredients, Leaving the cheese, garlic, oregano and the mustard seeds until last.
- Set the machine to the basic / normal setting, medium crust.
- Sprinkle remaining mustard seeds and cheese over the loaf at the start of baking.
Recipe by Greengate Junior School – a finalist bread recipe of the Carrs Junior Breadmaking Competition.


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Hayya lovely's todays post is my OPI collection. Now I was going to do my nail polish collection but it would of been very long so I have decided to do a post on my OPI nail polish and then a post on my china glaze nail polishes.
In total i have 14 full size OPI polishes and 9 minis that I'm not going to include in this post.
Row 1
Black Shatter- This is really just a black shatter. I find that the OPI shatters are not that grate but this one works quite well
Turquoise Shatter- This is a beautiful colour but it sucks. do not buy this shatter!!
Last Friday night- This could is from the katie perry collection I love this so much I have gone through a mini and half a full size.
Pirouetta my whistle- This was a limited edition nail polish but cant remember what collection.
Stranger tides- this is from the pirets of the carabean collection. again love this colour and have gone through a full mini as well.
Row 2 (my purples)
Lincoln park after dark- this is a really dark almost black purple but when applyed nicely it looks amazing
Purple with a purpose- A really beautiful dark cromographic purple
Do you lilac it?- a light lilac purple
Significant other colours- this colour is so different it is significant other colours meaning it has a handful of colours in it.
Row 3
Into the night- is a really beautiful blue from the spiderman collection. its quite sheer so needs a few coats.
Number one nemesis- also from the spiderman collection. its a greenee silver with alot of glitter.
Live and let die- is from the skyfall collection. kind of simeler to number one nemesis but its a darked green.
Moonraker- is from skyfall collection and is a pure silver
skyfall- is of corse from the skyfall collection and is a dark burgandy red perfect for winter.
what are your favorite OPI polishes?


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At the March 20 meeting, Council directed Administration to hire a Real Estate Broker to assist with the upcoming marketing and sales of the lots in the Light Industrial Park.
"Over the past year and a half, we have had 18 qualified leads express serious interest in bringing light industrial development to Chestermere," says Jean-Marc Lacasse, the City's Economic Development Manager. "We anticipate that we could begin selling parcels as early as this summer so we are looking forward to working with a reputable brokerage firm to ensure a quick return on investment for the residents of Chestermere."
City staff presented the draft Outline Plan to a Committee of Council on March 27th. Over the next few months, staff will pursue a land use re-designation application and final approval of the outline plan by Council.
In parallel, the next step in the development is to create and market parcels of land for interested investors, assisted by the real estate broker (with costs for using the broker to come from the land sale price). In particular, the City is looking to attract firms that provide professional and technical services, distribution and logistics, research and development, and manufacturing services. Proceeding with land use re-designation provides businesses certainty of location and future success.
"We are very pleased to wrap up the planning components and begin the process to bring those businesses here," says Lacasse.
The City will be issuing a Request for Proposal for qualified brokerage firms in the next few weeks. To read more about the City's Light Industrial Park or to submit a proposal, visit www.investchestermere.ca.
The City of Chestermere purchased 101 acres of land in the southeast corner of Chestermere in 2015 for the purpose of developing the community's first light industrial park to help spark light industrial development and increase the city's non-residential tax base.


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Wouldn't it be nice to know that none of the stores we send you are too close to any of your current stockists?
Now you can rest easy.
No more stress about STORES being too close: announcing store location bumpers
We've spent the last several weeks creating some technical safeguards so that you'll never have to worry about reaching out to a store that is too close to a stockist you're already working with.
Moving forward, you won't get any stores within 2.5 miles to any of your other current stockists!
Get store locations and addresses, in a click.
Wouldn't it be great if you could see the location of every store that you're reaching out to, on a map? Now you can!
If you click on "See More" on your 'My Stores' page a map will pop up of where the store is, as well as the mailing address of the store. That way, if you ever choose to send them a note or letter instead of an email -- that information is at your fingertips and it's connected to Google maps if you need to calculate the distance between it and anything else.
Let us know what you think!


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Fast forward to this afternoon.
Twitter is buzzing about an article by Satoshi Kanazawa entitled "Why Are Black Women Less Physically Attractive Than Other Women?" published on Psychology Today. Say what now? Black doesn't crack! Didn't anybody teach him that? But I can be objective. Before jumping on the bandwagon to defend my race, I decided to read his article. Psychology Today removed the article but you can read it here.
Let's break it down.
At the end of each interview, the interviewer rates the physical attractiveness of the respondent objectively on the following five-point scale: 1 = very unattractive, 2 = unattractive, 3 = about average, 4 = attractive, 5 = very attractive.The physical attractiveness of each Add Health respondent is measured three times by three different interviewers over seven years.
OBJECTIVE? Excuse me? How is that an objective measure of attractiveness? Perhaps he needs to sign up for a basic research methods class and then relearn terms such as objective and subjective. Does he really think that little of his readers? Does he really think that that would fly as an objective measure?
And who are these 3 interviewers? What are their races? Attractiveness is a cultural construct and hence, highly subjective. An Asian male may be viewed as attractive by fellow Asians but merely average by a Caucasian rater. Kanazawa has conveniently ignored this. He has a history though. (Yes, I know that's a Wiikipedia link and not the best source but you can follow the references to learn more about Kanazawa).
At this point we don't even need to read the article any further. If your operational definition and measurements are flawed, your results will be flawed. But let's read a few more sentences.
From these three scores, I can compute the latent "physical attractiveness factor" by a statistical procedure called factor analysis. Factor analysis has the added advantage of eliminating all random measurement errors that are inherent in any scientific measurement.
Factor analysis does what? Maybe I need to retake statistics because my stats professors never told me that factor analysis eliminates all random measurement errors. Wow. Factor analysis is better than I thought! I am actually thinking about grabbing my stats books and relearning factor analysis. I've been missing out. Who is Kanazawa writing this stuff for? I've seen from his website that he has several peer reviewed articles. Blogs on Psychology Today are not peer reviewed so bloggers can post a wide range of articles from scientific to unnscientific. I would hope that in his peer reviewed articles he pays close attention to basic research methodology and statistics.
Wait, what was that? He doesn't?
At the end of the article, he proceeds to explain his findings as a function of testosterone levels. Blacks have higher levels of testosterone than other races. Considering that his measurements are flawed, it isn't even worth addressing the testosterone issue. Additionally, I would need to do research on testosterone levels in various races. I simply cannot take his word for it.


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Our tentative plan for the day was to go to the Imperial Palace, then to the Nijo Castle. We set out walking from our hotel, north to the castle. We discovered that we would need a visitor's pass to actually go into the compound, but we wanted to see the area anyway. The scope and the size of the compound was astounding. We meandered around the perimeter of the wall of the castle, and walked around in the massive garden area.
This is the outer wall of the entire compound, it seemed like it went on forever.
This is the inner wall surrounding the palace itself:
A detail of the ornate tiles making up the top of the wall:
One of the gates into the palace compound:
Detail of the end plates all the way around the compound:
Imperial gardeners tending the botanical specimens. Many of the trees had bamboo or other wooden supports holding up limbs. The supports are artfully lashed to the branch, keeping it in place.
Another one of the gates into the compound:
A detail of wooden dragon carvings under one of the gates:
The tourist shot:
More detail:
We tried to get a picture of the size of this compound...just huge.
Next we went to Nijo Castle. Another amazing place. This castle consisted of a double moat, with a castle in the outer moat area as well as in the inner moat area. We were able to go into the outer castle after removing our shoes. The rooms were beautiful, floors covered with straw mats and lovely paintings and carvings on the walls. No photographs were allowed inside to preserve the artifacts. I kept wondering why the ancient Japanese built these incredible fortresses out of stone and giant beams and ceramic tiles, then built the walls out of matchsticks and paper. Several of the buildings we toured had been burned down numerous times and reconstructed. You would think they would have figured it out...
Some images from the grounds at Nijo castle: The front gate and outer moat:
The front of the Castle detail:
Gate into Castle grounds with detail of carvings:
We spent the next couple of hours wandering the grounds. It was breathtaking, beautiful.


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Rest room Remodel
If it is time for a new toilet and you've got thought of it for awhile now there are lots of concepts that may be carried out in your bathroom Rework. The tiles on this tiny lavatory did not appear to coordinate with the house, and the overall look was far too boring. To make the space feel roomier, white marble tile and several mirrored surfaces wrap the room. Lastly, be cognizant of the Nationwide Kitchen and Tub Association planning pointers so that you and your toilet designer can plan a secure and purposeful format that meets both your needs and laws.
This teeny, tiny full tub incorporates a wall-hung rest room; the tank is hidden contained in the 2×6 stud wall, allowing for 9 inches of additional space within the middle of the room. New floors and white wainscoting give this toilet a basic look. A 7-foot framed mirror, hung horizontally, spans all the size of the room and reflects the ladder towel rack, which provides storage with out taking on floor space.
Tile offers requisite texture and heat and serves to "create a visual transition between the darkish stone floor and the white Corian shower and sink," in …


text: Enjoy this beautiful video presentation that highlights the Melinni studio in Italy, the process of preparing mosaics and images that may adorn our Sanctuary. We thank Massimo Melinni, Francesca Lofaro and the artists who have so diligently and thoughtfully worked on our project! For further questions about this project, please contact Fr. Christopher.


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In a recent interview for a German magazine, then President-Elect Donald Trump called NATO obsolete. Trump is absolutely correct, NATO is obsolete. Cue neocon and other interventionist heads exploding in 3, 2, 1…
Trump's statement has caused the predictable hysteria among foreign policy interventionists that is to be expected anytime someone drifts outside the tight confines of the reigning orthodoxy, but let's examine the issue.
NATO is the epitome of the kind of entangling alliance that George Washington and Thomas Jefferson warned us about. It is a tripwire for a potentially catastrophic conflict. Plus there's that whole nuclear weapon's thing. The idea that an attack on any NATO member is an attack on all is absurd on its face and the kind of thing that only a globalist stooge could believe. I'm sorry, but from the standpoint of the U.S., an attack on Latvia is not the same thing as an attack on Omaha, and any treaty arrangement that obligates us to treat them the same is foolish.
Even if you concede that NATO was necessary during the Cold War to counter an expansionistic Soviet Union, which I don't but that's for another article, it became obsolete the instant the Soviet Union collapsed. Unfortunately, following the fall of the Soviet Union, NATO chose to expand to include some of the old Soviet Bloc countries rather than disband. This was clearly not a defensive move. It was an attempt to expand Western (and primarily U.S.) hegemony in the face of Russian weakness.
I posted that Trump was correct about NATO being obsolete on social media and was surprised when my statement generated some significant pushback from people I usually agree with on other issues and generally consider within my "paleo" sphere. The crux of the disagreement was that I am naïve about the nature and intentions of modern Russia and Vladimir Putin. Maybe I am, maybe I'm not. I don't have a crystal ball, but Russia is not a particularly wealth country relative to its size, and it is facing a future demographic collapse, something Putin is trying to address. In 2014 the U.S. spent $610 billion on defense compared to Russia's $84.5 billion. It is not justified to view modern Russia as a reincarnation of the old Soviet Union regardless of how skeptically you view Russia's intentions in Eastern Europe.
Disagreements about Russia's intentions aside, how Russia might act in the event of NATO disbanding is not really the fundamental issue. The fundamental issue is why should the U.S. be responsible for the defense of the relatively affluent and populous nations of Europe? Last I checked the United States was made up of 50 states. The purpose of the U.S. military is to defend those 50 states, not countries on another continent a large ocean away.
I am under no delusion that Trump is committed to a doctrinaire non-interventionist foreign policy to the degree that I describe above, but his willingness to question the wisdom of our current alliances is a refreshing step in the right direction. I believe Trump sees the U.S. role in the world through the lens of our national interests instead of the lens of an ideological commitment to a U.S. led and maintained "liberal" world order which is what guides the foreign policy Establishment left, right and center. Trump's foreign policy threatens the consensus which is why it makes all the pundits hysterical, and it is why the deep state is going to such extraordinary means to undermine his presidency.
This article was originally published at OpEd News.


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The KIA Optima SX Limited Bat-mobile is everything vigilante. This car is a feast for the fans eyes. A lot of work has been put into the making and the portrayal of the magic of the exceptionally creative artist Jim Lee, is presented via this KIA. We'll take you through a tour of it shortly but first, let's start off by mentioning that this Batman themed KIA was created for DC's "We Can Be Heroes" campaign, which is a charity that fights hunger in the Horn of Africa.
Brace yourselves people and buckle up before you're blown away by what you're about to learn. First up are the basics. This KIA starts off with a 2.0-liter turbocharged engine that heats up 274 horsepower at 6000 rpm. This sedan has what it takes to take up 60 mph in under 6.5 seconds. A real treat for a knight.


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No. 8 Chemics edge Chargers 1-0
Judging by the coaches' postgame comments, one would've thought that Dow High had upset eighth-ranked archrival Midland High on the soccer field Wednesday. Close but not quite.
Sparked by superb goalkeeping from sophomore Natalie Neal, the Chargers hung with the favored host Chemics for the full 40 minutes of a 1-0 Midland victory -- a fact which had Dow coach Erica Bader beaming.
"It was a great game, and it wasn't like either team was holding on. There were offensive opportunities on both sides. It was exciting for us to watch and to coach, and the girls were into it on both sides," Bader said with a big smile and a twinkle in her eyes.
"It was cordial, and it was clean, and it was a great game," she added. "It was everything you want (in a rivalry game)."
Midland coach Ricco Barassi had a vastly different reaction, noting that, in his opinion, the game shouldn't have been competitive.
"This should've been a five- or six-goal game. It boils down to (the fact that) we're not finishing (scoring opportunities)," said Barassi, whose Chemics had an 18-5 advantage in shots, including an 11-3 edge in shots on net.
"... It's very frustrating, because we're a very powerful team with excellent defense, and our forwards need to do their job," he added. "We're about to enter
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the playoffs (in a couple of weeks), and we cannot continue relying on 1-0 games. Right now, we should be resting and relaxing and scoring more goals."
MHS's incredible defense posted its 14th shutout of the season in improving to 7-0-1 in the Saginaw Valley League and remaining in a first-place tie with Flint Powers, while the Chargers slip to 7-2-1 in the Valley.
The Chemics scored the only goal they would need less than two minutes into the game off of a free kick by Abbie Fowler deep inside Dow's end. Fowler's kick wound up in a crowd in front of the net, and Chloe Rajewski punched it past Neal from 9 yards out to give Midland the lead for good.
From that point on, the teams traded fruitless scoring opportunities.
Midland had a couple of quality chances in the waning moments of the first half, but Neal stopped one close-range shot with a sliding save, and Fowler headed a shot which sailed just over the crossbar right before the break.
The Chemics really began to pick up the pressure early in the second half, forcing Neal to make three saves -- including another great sliding stop -- in the first couple of minutes.
Moments later, Dow garnered probably its best scoring chance of the match when MHS keeper Maya Etienne was forced to come off her line and play a ball in the box. Brianna Rich nearly got off a shot at an open net for the Chargers, but Etienne interrupted the play at the last second, and the shot deflected harmlessly away.
Both teams had another golden opportunity later in the half, but a shot from 15 yards out by Dow's Emma Avery drifted just high in the 55th minute, and a similar shot from 15 yards out by Midland's Ellie Wardell also missed just high in the 72nd minute.
"Tonight, we had four or five clear opportunities inside the box that we shot right to the goalie or right over (the net)," said Barassi. " ... I had one player take six shots inside the 18, and those have to be going in."
Etienne made three saves for the win, while Neal stopped 10 shots, including a handful of tough ones.
"Neither team really seemed to get many clear-cut shots on top of the 18, and everybody had to battle for the opportunities they got," noted Bader. "And what a great showing by both goalkeepers, too. Maya (Etienne) did a heck of a job ... just with her presence in general, and then Natalie Neal did a fantastic job, too.
" ... My kids played their hearts out," she added. "It was a fantastic game."
Midland (11-0-6 overall) will host Saginaw Heritage on Saturday at noon, while Dow (8-6-2 overall) will head to the Swan Valley Invitational the same day.
In the JV game, Midland shut out the Chargers 7-0, led by three goals from Lauren Revord. Kim Wiggins, Autumn Zaremba, Eva Lang, and Maddie Lang scored MHS's other four goals.
Zaremba, Sydnie Schafer, Kendal Gray, Eden Özkan, and Grace Welter each had an assist, while goalkeeper Rachel Applegate had seven saves for the Chemics.


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Oda a Jovellanos (2011)
Cantata for Tenor, Mixed Chorus, and Orchestra
The cantata Oda a Jovellanos is based on the poem with the same title by Antonio Gamoneda. With a duration of about 30 minutes, it is composed for solo tenor, mixed chorus and orchestra. The work is divided in three movements, and it explores the life of the remarkable politician, writer and enlightened man of the end of the 18th Century and beginning of the 19th. The text has a biographical character, but the music is designed so it provides a dramatic arc through its three movements: Jovellanos, the nonconformist, the man who struggles against the tide, and the man who never lost his love for his beloved homeland, Asturias. The tenor narrates aspects of his life, his strength and his character. At the same time, the chorus reflects on Jovellanos' role in the Spanish history. At the end of the third movement, we hear the voice of Jovellanos himself by a bass from the chorus. Jovellanos speaks to us from the past, about our present, but always looking into the future.
Oda a Jovellanos was recorded and released on CD and DVD in Spain only in 2012.
Reviews of Oda a Jovellanos
[Espanol] "Entre las conmemoraciones musicales del bicentenario de Jovellanos, esta composición posee una voluntad estilística propia de nuestro tiempo, y está escrita con intención de sobrevivir a los actos del bicentenario. Frente a la mera intención laudatoria que suelen inspirar estas cantatas de homenaje, se nos presenta en la 'Oda a Jovellanos' una semblanza más compleja del polígrafo gijonés, «clavo de oro en la conciencia lívida de España», esbozado como inconformista, rebelde, preso de sus circunstancias y amante de su tierra y de su pueblo." — Ramón Avello, El Comercio, December 18, 2011 (CD)
[English Translation] "Among all the musical commemorations of the bicentennial of Jovellanos, [Oda a Jovellanos] possesses a stylistic will appropriate to our time and it has been written with the intention to survive beyond the bicentennial. Instead of the mere intention of praise that these homage-cantatas usually inspire, Oda a Jovellanos is a work presented with more complex imagery of the writer from Gijón, shown as non-conformist, rebel, imprisoned by the circumstances, and in love with his homeland and his people." — Ramón Avello, El Comercio, December 18, 2011 (CD)


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Dave Stewart's Fishing Report
Written by Dave Stewart | Originally published 06/22/2006
Kentucky Lake: Water Level at Ky Dam - 359.18 Surface Temperature - 81 Lake Barkley: Water Level at Barkley Dam - 359.35 Surface Temperature - 81 Both lakes are at or slightly above summer pool. It has been a week of hot humid weather here in the lakes area with daytime heat indexes nearing 100. Some severe thunderstorms are popping up in the lakes area during the heat of the day so you should keep an eye out for the approach of threatening weather when you are on the lakes and react accordingly to find safe dockage if you spot an approaching storm. These storms can and usually are accompanied by bad lightning, possible hail and high winds. The Largemouth Bass are primarily being taken on the old river channel and creek channel ledges on the main lake and near the mouths of the bays. These summer pattern deep water fish are being taken on deep running crankbaits, Carolina rigged worms and creature baits, Texas rigged large worms and jigs. Some Largemouth Bass are also being taken in shallow water in the creeks and bays near vegatation and/or wood cover. These shallow fish are feeding on schools of fry and are being taken on topwater lures (especially early and late in the day), spinnerbaits and Texas rigged worms, creature baits and tubes. The Smallmouth Bass are being taken primarily at night now on primary and secondary points on the main lake and in the front halves of the bays on Ky Lake. These fish are being taken on large dark colored spinnerbaits, jigs and tube jigs. Some Smallmouth are being taken during the day on deep main lake points and river channel ledges on Carolina rigged tubes and creature baits and jigs. Some of the productive lures reported this week are: Lucky Craft sammy in ghost lemon pearl, chatterbuzz buzzbaits in white and black, Rebel Pop R in black/chrome, Rapala DT crankbaits in parrot and bluegill, Baby Huey worms in green pumpkin, Zoom ol monster worms in junebug and plum, Hook Some Bass spinnerbaits in blue glimmer, Hook Some Bass brush hounds in watermelon/red and watermelon/purple, Hook Some Bass tubes in green pumpkin and chameleon craw, Booyah spinnerbaits in black/red and black/purple (night fishing), Strike King bitsy flip jigs in green pumpkin/craw and Hook Some Bass jigs in rootbeer and black/blue. The White Bass are being taken on the old river channel ledges and adjacent flats. The ledge fish are being taken by vertically fishing with inline spinners, small jigging spoons and split shot rigs baited with minnows. The fish on the flats are being taken by casting inline spinners. I have seen a few jumps this week but all of them are short in duration and appear to be smaller fish. The Catfish are being taken along the old river channels on bottom rigs baited with shrimp, leeches and cut baits. The Bluegill are being taken on deep rocky creek channel banks in the bays off the spawning areas and around docks. These fish are readily taking worms and crickets fished under bobbers and worms fished on split shot rigs fished on bottom. Look for feeding Bluegill around mayfly hatches early and late in the day. These fish will readily take crickets and worms fished under bobbers.
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Kamui Ski Links is roughly half an hour's drive from downtown Asahikawa. Like most of the local ski hills, it's a simple, straightforward affair with cheap ramen and a few lifts that look like they were made from repurposed carnival rides. Thankfully, a recently refurbished gondola is on hand to smoothly whisk you up the mountain, and there's a range of good sidecountry riding as well as a few sneaky tree runs inbounds. All those locals mean there's a healthy community of snowbladers, snowscooters, and other unorthodox snow-sliding enthusiasts, and a laid-back, friendly vibe. This place makes for a great option if you're looking for a mellow alternative to Asahidake or Kurodake.
The skiing:
It's tempting to give the usual "family friendly" spiel about a place like Kamui Ski Links. At least on paper, it doesn't offer a lot for strong riders, but would be a fun place for just about anyone to spend a day or two lapping groomers or sampling some fairly cruisy pow runs. And indeed, Kamui Ski Links delivers on that pitch. The groomers are typically immaculate, and there's some really fun off-piste riding that will get just about anyone smiling.
The main drawcard for the resort is the back bowls. If you get off the gondola and head straight ahead or to your left, you can drop off the back of the ski field into a series of wide open bowls. These face east and hold good snow after a northwesterly storm. If you drop in here, be careful to pick up the traverse track and head to skiers' left to get back to the lifts. Once you get into the trees, the route is marked with pink tape, but you have to cut left in the open area, so sometimes there's no tape to follow.
There's also some sidecountry riding on either side main resort. The riding on skiers' left is a little more obvious and direct. Plus, you can access it from some of the lower lifts if the wind picks up and they close the gondola. Just head into the trees from the top of the No. 2 lift. You can traverse back to the ski field early on a cat track, or just keep heading down until the terrain flattens out. The only thing to avoid is the gulley to skier's left, but even then you can drop in part way and just traverse out. Out to skiers' right there are some gladed runs between the No. 5 lift and the groomers off the gondola.
All of this stuff is mellow and accessible for just about anyone. The "family friendly" story goes slightly awry in the trees under the gondola line, where there's steep, tight tree skiing that you can lap straight off the gondola with no traversing or stuffing around. It can be a little tricky to find your way in – there are a few gullies that cross under the lift line, so if you try to follow the cables down you end up getting funnelled off to the side. The best option is to follow the ridge that heads towards the gondola towers from just below the base of the No. 3 lift. There are a few wee cliffs coming off this ridge towards the gondola line, so check your run in advance and spend a few laps figuring the area out.
The evenings:
Kamui Ski Links doesn't have accommodation. It doesn't even have night skiing, which is very unusual for Hokkaido. The best option is to stay in Asahikawa. It's close by (about 30 minutes drive to downtown), has a range of food and nightlife options, and its own kind of ramen. There are heaps of hotels around the JR station in the middle of town. We usually stay at a small family run ryokan near the middle of town with exceptionally friendly proprietors.
Asahikawa makes a great base to check out Asahidake, Kurodake, Kamui, and even Tokachidake and Furano (both about an hour away). If you're looking for a day off, it has plenty of shops (including Shugakuso – an excellent backcountry skiing store), restaurants, bars, a microbrewery and even a zoo. It's a pretty cold place in winter, so it's only fitting that they have a snow festival in February as well.
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|Lowri Davies - seen here
|Dawn Youll - Anodyne Adventure - seen here
I'm really looking forward to the upcoming shows at Oriel Davies Gallery in Newtown. From 16 April Placement - Ceramic Connections: Wales and Scotland will be in the main gallery, curated by two ceramicists; Wales' Lowri Davies and Scotland's Dawn Youll. There's a fabulous line up of artists and makers including Laura Ford whom both artists had favoured on their wish list of participants:
Stephen Bird, Claire Curneen, Lowri Davies, Ken Eastman, Nick Evans, Laura Ford, Anne Gibbs, David Shrigley, Cecile Johnson Soliz, Conor Wilson, Dawn Youll
"Placement explores the subject of place, whether geographical or make-believe, and associated ideas around arrangement and placement, whether located to a place or within history. It aims to highlight important associations in the field of ceramics concerning location, geography, geology, ritual, commemoration and souvenir. Works by eleven artists reveal how ceramic objects can, and have been, used to articulate a particular language: telling stories and connecting us with both past and present."
|Jonathan Anderson - Dark Bulb, 2009 - seen here
At the same time, in the Test Bed space at Oriel Davies, Swansea's Jonathan Anderson (also a Scot - so the connections are widened) will be showing an installation of works with the title Aggregates - I'm very interested to see how he uses the diminutive space, I can imagine it will be a powerful experience.


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About moi:
I'm a psychology student in my third year of uni; I intend to do a masters, PhD and become a clinical neuropsychologist working for the NHS and private sector.
I joined fitocracy on reccomendation of a friend. During the summer holidays I joined a gym and was trying to increase my overall fitness so that I could be better at fencing. We got talking about exercise at home and I ended up doing a pretty good exercise regime in my bedroom. Then I got evicted, moved house, and sort of forgot about it. During term time I fence at my university so I figured I didn't need to exercise at home, but various things (relationship breakdowns, dislocating my hip, losing my passion for fencing and etc) meant that I wasn't actually training as much as I thought and I gained a few pounds.
I've now completely quit fencing and have to make up the slack at home. So my goals and the ways that I'll achieve them are:
I aim to weigh 8 stones which I will achieve by:
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I will never give up on wanting to be successful, and I'll make sure of this by:
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14 Days of Summer
The long weekend is wrapping up, and I hope you had as great a time as I did! I had a much busier weekend than anticipated, so I wasn't able to photograph all the clothes I intend to wear over the next 14 days; however, I wanted to show you my completed worksheet and post a sample two-week capsule to get your ideas flowing.
If you didn't get a chance to fill out this worksheet, now is the time to do it!
You'll see that it takes about five minutes, including checking the calendar and weather forecast. This does not need to be an in-depth exercise -- we'll save that for later! I've posted my responses so you can see just how easy this is, and that typos are ok for this quick task! (Click on the sample worksheet to enlarge.)
In the Bay Area, September is often the hottest part of the year (although we've had a warmer summer than usual.) It might be cooling down where you live, but the next few days around here will be in the 90's where I work. It is usually about ten degrees cooler where I live, so I have to always have a light layer when the weather drops a bit. I took the weather into consideration during my planning, as well as an amazing pop-up party that requires white clothing. My off-white dress is the only item I needed to be sure was in my capsule, but I will be able to wear it to another dinner if needed.
I work in a very causal environment, so your capsule may need to include a pair of slacks or a dressier skirt or dress. I also encourage you to think about how you can layer dresses, light sweaters, and tops to create more work-appropriate outfits. I chose the pieces below because they are comfortable, versatile, and good for hot weather. It is often not convenient for me to wear heels, but you probably want to throw in a pair if you need a more polished look.
3 dresses, 1 cardigan, 4 shoes, 3 bags = 12 outfits
Pretty amazing. Although you'd likely want to mix-up your daily wardrobe more than this, these 3 dresses illustrate how many options you have. Plus, not all bag and shoe combos have been exhausted!


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