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SANS to Host First-Ever NetWars Tournament in Asia Pacific at Secure Singapore 2016 Training Event
- Singapore
- 19 January, 2016
SANS, the global leader in information security training, today announced it is bringing its NetWars Tournament to Asia Pacific (APAC). The first-ever APAC NetWars competition will be held in conjunction with the SANS Secure Singapore 2016 training event taking place 28 March - 9 April.
NetWars is a dynamic cyber range allowing participants to build, practice, and measure their skills in real-world defensive, analytic, and offensive practices. CORE NetWars Tournament is a computer and network security challenge designed to test a participant's experience and skills in a safe environment. It is accessible to a broad level of player skill ranges and is split into separate levels so that advanced players may quickly move through earlier levels to the level of their expertise.
The NetWars Tournament will cover the following skill sets:
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Packet Analysis
- Penetration Testing
- System Hardening
- Malware Analysis
- Digital Forensics and Incident Response
"SANS' NetWars is much more than the typical 'Capture the Flag' challenge - it provides a real-time assessment of participants' Cyber Security skills in a competitive and fun learning environment," said Suresh Mustapha, SANS Managing Director for the Asia Pacific region. "We are excited to host our first-ever Asia Pacific NetWars Tournament in Singapore and look forward to finding out who's the best of the best in our region!"
SANS Secure Singapore 2016 will feature the largest and most exciting lineup of SANS information security courses to date in the APAC region. Cyber Defense, ICS Security, Digital Forensics, and IT Audit disciplines will be covered by top-rated SANS faculty at Secure Singapore. Attendees will learn how the newest cyber attacks work and what can be done to prevent them or mitigate the damage.
The NetWars Tournament is included at no cost for all registered attendees of Secure Singapore. For additional information on the NetWars Tournament 9 April, a list of courses, or to register for SANS Secure Singapore, please visit: www.sans.org/secure-singapore-2016
About SANS Institute
The SANS Institute was established in 1989 as a cooperative research and education organization. Today, SANS is the most trusted and, by far, the largest provider of cyber security training and certification to professionals in government and commercial institutions worldwide. Renowned SANS instructors teach more than 60 courses at In-Person and Live Online cyber security training events, and more than 50 courses are available anytime, anywhere with our OnDemand platform. GIAC, an affiliate of the SANS Institute, validates practitioner skills through more than 35 hands-on, technical certifications in cyber security. The SANS Technology Institute, a regionally accredited independent subsidiary, offers a master's degree, graduate certificates, and an undergraduate certificate in cyber security. SANS Security Awareness, a division of SANS, provides organizations with a complete and comprehensive security awareness solution, enabling them to easily and effectively manage their 'human' cybersecurity risk. SANS also delivers a wide variety of free resources to the InfoSec community including consensus projects, research reports, webcasts, podcasts, and newsletters; it also operates the Internet's early warning system – the Internet Storm Center. At the heart of SANS are the many security practitioners, representing varied global organizations from corporations to universities, working together to support and educate the global information security community. (https://www.sans.org)


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Remote Sensing of the Nearshore
The scope of this project aims to characterize underwater light distribution and its controlling factors in Lake Tahoe and other lakes in Sierra Nevada both by field observations and laboratory analyses. Information and data has been collected and applied to numerically evaluate apparent water color (Lake Tahoe Blueness Index) and to develop models for environmental monitoring by using satellite imagery.
TERC data reveals that lake color shows dynamic seasonal transition. Further understanding of the mechanism will tell us what can be done to conserve the aesthetic value of the lake in future. Ongoing remote sensing model development will enable us to conduct spatiotemporal analyses of lake condition in the coming era of hyperspectral remote sensing.
SNPLMA - Remote sensing of Lake Tahoe's Near shore environment
NSF RAPID - Assessing the sentinel responses of lake ecosystems to Rim fire
Susan Ustin (CSTARS, UC Davis)
Simon Hook, Michelle Gireach (NASA-JPL)
Wawrick Vincent (Laval University Canada)
Craig Williamson (Miami University, OH)
Quantitative measure of water color, a. CIE xyY and b. CIE l*a*b* color spaces. Values obtained in the offshore sites of Lake Tahoe (TB3 and LTP) are indicated as circles and small lakes in southwest shore of Lake Tahoe (Emerald Bay and Cascade Lake) as triangles.

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€1m fund aims to boost North East visitor numbers
Submissions for heritage scheme now being accepted
A €1 million fund has been ring-fenced by Fáilte Ireland to enhance visitor attractions in the North East.
Heritage and visitor attractions in the region are being invited to submit their ideas to improve sites under the scheme.
It is hoped Ireland's Ancient East Grants Scheme for Storytelling and Interpretation will boost visitor numbers.
"If we are to develop brilliant visitor experiences, we need to enhance our existing attractions and bring their stories to life," said Fáilte Ireland CEO Paul Kelly.
"We want to build on the great stories and heritage that we have in each county of Ireland's Ancient East and support improved ways to bring local tales and legends alive for all our visitors and to really allow tourists to plug into what Ireland, its people and its past are all about."
The scheme announced today (Thursday, October 12) is now seeking applications from eligible attractions to submit plans for boosting their storytelling capability.


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This post gives a list of my favorite books I read in April 2019. I ended up reading quite a few books that didn't work for me, and a bunch of books that were kinda okay but that I wasn't especially excited about recommending, so this list is a bit shorter than usual.
This list definitely shows my bias towards contemporary romance, but also includes fantasy, crime/mystery, and historical romance. I am putting the audiobooks in a separate category. I link to reviews where I have written them; and also where I have only posted trigger warnings, so you can easily find those. If I have not yet reviewed, I am using affiliate links to Amazon. If you buy through those links, I will make a small amount of money on that sale (which I plan to use to buy more books to review), but it will not add any to the cost of your product. It comes out of the company's profits.
I'm listing marginalized representation at the end of my descriptions. If you spot something incorrect, please do feel free to let me know. Also, I am not intending to out anyone; I get author info from the web and the book bio. If an author would like me to remove any info listed, please do let me know. I want to note that I use the word fat as a neutral descriptor when listing rep, and use the word queer when a character or author identify that way or when I am unclear about their identity but know they fall under the LGBTQIA+ umbrella.
For folks looking for stories with no on-the-page sex, I am putting three asterisks*** at the end of the description.
New reads
A-Spec April Reads
- Strike Up the Band by Sam Burns (contemporary m/m romance novella)*** I really enjoyed this rock star romance about a band that needs to replace their lead singer who has died, to fulfill their contract with their awful label. The romance unfolds slowly, as the ace MC starts out so angry about losing his bandmate sister and needing to tour that it takes him a while to warm up and connect with the new lead singer. I liked that the ace MC had a BFF who googled not interested in sex, found AVEN, and just handed over his phone, and the ace character got to do his self exploration and learning on his own. I also appreciated the way the MCs navigated an ace/allo relationship. That said, one of my favorite things about this was that it was mostly about the band, and how they worked through the changes they were grappling with, and found a way to be family to each other that worked for them. (Rep: Homoromantic ace man MC. Bisexual man MC. Gay man secondary character. Asexual panromantic woman author with anxiety.)
- That Kind of Guy by Talia Hibbert (contemporary m/f romance) I loved how angry this demisexual hero was in this friends to lovers romance, how much rage he had about not knowing about demisexuality and all the ways he'd tried to pass as allo and pushed himself to have sex he didn't want. I ache to see more angry, confused and frustrated a-spec characters, especially when those feelings are depicted with complexity, and where anger is distinguished from abusiveness (esp in men), and this book really delivers on that front. I fell hard for both MCs, enjoyed watching them go through a complicated dance of guardedness and trying to figure out what they meant to each other and how to know what was real and what was fake while navigating a fake relationship. (Rep: Demisexual man MC. Black woman MC. Black, Anglo-Romani, disabled autistic queer woman author.)
Autistic Pride Readathon
- Appetites and Vices by Felicia Grossman (historical m/f romance novel)The pacing of the story was lovely, and the way the conflict unfolded really worked for me. I thought it used the fake engagement trope incredibly well, milked it for everything it has to offer, and then some. I really liked all the twists and turns of this as the story went on, and appreciated how central the heroine's arc was to the story, and how incredibly compelling and strong she was as a character. I fell hard for Ursula, and would love to be her friend, if that were possible. I read Ursula as autistic, and this felt like a generally respectful representation of an autistic character, one that worked for me for the most part, and that I would recommend to autistic readers as one of the best examples of autism representation in historical romance that I've read. (Rep: Jewish autistic woman MC. Man with trauma and addiction MC. Jewish woman author.)
- The Queen of Cups by Ren Basel (fantasy short story)*** This short story has a folk tale feel, and it centers an autistic non-binary sailor in a QPP with a trans woman sailor, and an oracle who both tells their fortune and ultimately changes their fate. I liked that the autism rep was fairly incidental in this, and it was mostly about the adventure. (Rep: Enby ace autistic MC. Trans woman secondary character. Agender queer ace author.)
Crime/Mystery Romance
- Criminal Intentions: Cult of Personality by Cole McCade (contemporary m/m police procedural) The case in this episode was hard to read, for me, so I was really glad to have so much else to focus on, in terms of Malcolm & Seong-Jae's romance, which hits a different level starting in this episode. I loved that aspect of the story so much! And of course I immediately had to read the next episode. (Rep: Bi Persian American Mizrahi Jewish man MC with PTSD. Gay demigray ace Korean American man MC with PTSD. Genderqueer/Two Spirit Lumbee secondary character. Aro Black Cubano American woman secondary character. Native AmeriBlAsian POC demibisexual queer trans man author.)
- Criminal Intentions: Collateral Damage by Cole McCade (contemporary m/m police procedural) I loved the way that Seong-Jae's demi-ness is so interwoven into the romance in this series, and it's not like it just vanishes once they start to have sex, like in a lot of m/m demisexual romances. It was really lovely to see how they navigate their demi/allo relationship in this story, and there was so much swooniness, I love seeing Mal be all tender. (Rep: Bi Persian American Mizrahi Jewish man MC with PTSD. Gay demigray ace Korean American man MC with PTSD. Genderqueer/Two Spirit Lumbee secondary character. Aro Black Cubano American woman secondary character. Native AmeriBlAsian POC demibisexual queer trans man author.)
- Criminal Intentions: A Single Bright Candle's Flame by Cole McCade (contemporary m/m police procedural novel) I really needed the lightness in this story, which doesn't include a case, but instead focuses mostly on Seong-Jae's sister Seong-Ja coming to visit. I adore Seong-Ja to pieces, and was really glad to see all these complex and really sweet family moments, they made me so happy. (Rep: Bi Persian American Mizrahi Jewish man MC with PTSD. Gay demigray ace Korean American man MC with PTSD. Korean American trans girl central character. Genderqueer/Two Spirit Lumbee secondary character. Aro Black Cubano American woman secondary character. Native AmeriBlAsian POC demibisexual queer trans man author.)
Geek Romance
- Team Phison Forever by Chace Verity (contemporary m/m romance novella) This story spoke to my estranged-from-family queer heart. It was substantially more angsty than book 1, and a romance about staying together instead of getting together. One that's told from the POV of a sunshine character who is not feeling so sunny, because he's dealing with complex familial dynamics and depression. Tyson grabbed hold of my heart, hard. I felt so deeply for him, connected with him. (Rep: Fat bisexual man MC with depression and trauma. Older gay man MC. Non-binary queer author.)
- Bluest of Blue by Melissa Blue (contemporary m/f romance novel) I really enjoyed this enemies to lovers geeky workplace erotic romance. I love prickly guarded heroes and heroines, and this was like two porcupines getting together in the best way, until he strips off his armor and goes all in, vulnerable and waiting for her to catch up. Such a compelling story. While the bipolar MC does have quite a bit of internalized ableism, the way this approached that rep worked better for me than stories like this often do; I loved how much support he had, and his close relationships with his friends that were basically chosen family. (Rep: Black woman MC with trauma. Bipolar man MC. Black woman author.)
Audio Books
- Rafe by Rebekah Weatherspoon, read by Lacey Laurel (contemporary m/f romance novel) Hilarious, hot, and full of heart, this romance between a surgeon and her new nanny for her twin daughters feels exactly like the domestic sweetness I needed. It is definitely going to be a comfort reread for me. I was riveted as much on the audio as I was with the ebook, this is a book that is unputdownable. The audio felt like it deepened my read of the book, was lovely in many ways, and I especially appreciated the performance of Sloane and her daughters. Rafe was so soft spoken I found it a bit difficult to hear him. (Rep: Black woman trauma survivor heroine. Formerly incarcerated hero. Black queer woman author.
- A Girl Like Her by Talia Hibbert, read by Rupert Channing (contemporary m/f romance novel) I really enjoyed rereading this on audio. The performance was great and it was lovely to move through this book at a slower pace, with the banter in my ears. This is a gorgeous, complex, tightly plotted, deeply characterized, super swoony, neighbors-to-lovers romance. It has a tremendous heart, and is both full of angst and full of humor in a way that feels very balanced. The autism rep resonated so deep for me. And the depiction of trauma (the heroine is a survivor of intimate partner violence and stalking) felt spot-on accurate. (Rep: Black autistic heroine with PTSD. Black, Anglo-Romani, disabled autistic queer woman author.)
- Small Change by Roan Parrish, read by Jo Raylan (contemporary m/f romance novel) I started this reread soon after hearing the audiobook was out, because it is performed by one of my most favorite audiobook performers, Jo Raylan aka Xe Sands. I love this book to pieces, it grabs hold of me fiercely every time, and is delightfully queer, with amazing foodie goodness and a lovely arc around misogyny in the tattoo business. I adore how angry Ginger is, how gone for her Christopher is, the pacing and characterization and setting for the story, the deeply compelling secondary characters. This is one of my treasured queer books that I reread at least once a year because it feels so good to spend time in the world of it. The audio is a wonderful way to reread it, and I'm so glad that it now exists. (Rep: Queer heroine that I read as neuroatypical. Trans and genderqueer secondary characters. Secondary character with depression.)
May TBR (I likely won't get to all of these, but it's nice to have goals. A in parentheses indicates books I plan to read on audio)
Buddy Read/Group Read
- Over and Over Again by Cole McCade (also for YARC19)
- My So-Called Bollywood Life by Nisha Sharma (for #RomanceSparksJoy)
ARCs to Read
- A Prince on Paper by Alyssa Cole
- Teach Me by Olivia Dade
- Rogue Ever After anthology
- The Opposite of Drowning by Racheline Maltese and Erin McRae
- Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
- American Fairy Tale by Adrianna Herrera
- New Ink On Life by Jennie Davids
- Just Past Two by Elia Winters
Preparation for #RomBkLove
- Stone Cold Fox by Hailey Edwards
- The Truth: His Side, Her Side, and The Truth About Falling in Love by Christina C Jones
- Strictly Business by Sheryl Nantus
- A Little Side of Geek by Marguerite Labbe
- Now A Major Motion Picture by Cori McCarthy
- Control Games by Allyson Lindt
- A Hidden Hope by Laura Ambrose
- Game of Hearts by Jea Hawkins
- The Key to Happily Ever After by Tif Marcelo (also an ARC)
- There's Something About Sweetie by Sandyha Menon (also an ARC)
- The Takeover Effect by Nisha Sharma
- Not Your Backup by CB Lee (also an ARC)
- You, Me, U.S. by Brigitte Bautista
- Wolf Rain by Nalini Singh (also an ARC)
- Finding X by Miles Tan (also for #RomBkLove prep)
- Still Not Over You by Aarti V. Raman (also for #RomBkLove prep)
- Once Upon A Marquess by Courtney Milan (also for YARC19)
- Mrs. Martin's Incomparable Adventure by Courtney Milan (also for YARC19)
- Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin (ARC, also for YARC19)
- Miss Dominguez's Christmas Kiss and Other Stories by Lydia San Andres
- Ash by Malinda Lo (A) (also for YARC19)
- An Unexpected Invitation by Ceillie Simkiss
- We Go Forward by Alison Evans
- Bloom by Kevin Panetta and Savanna Ganucheau
- Come Drink With Me by Michelle Kan (also for YARC19)
- All the Weight of Our Dreams: On Living Racialized Autism by Autism Women's Network, edited by Lydia X.Z. Brown, E. Ashkenazy, and Morénike Giwa Onaiwu
- The Lifeline Signal by RoAnna Sylver
- What Makes You Beautiful by Bridget Liang
- On the Ice by Amy Aislin
- Off the Ice by Avon Gale and Piper Vaughn
- Beast Behaving Badly by Shelly Laurenston
- The Warm Up by Xio Axelrod
- Something Real by Aja Cole
- Power Play by Avon Gale
For fun
- Signs of Attraction by Laura Brown
- Anyone But You by Chelsea M. Cameron
- Izzy and the Right Answer by R Cooper
- Mud & Lace by Jay Northcote
- Can't Match This by Xavier Neal
- What We Want by Eliott Griffen
- Untouchable by Talia Hibbert (A)
- Under His Protection by Laquette


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I have spent the past few weeks doing little more than observing at my health center; however, I have gotten to see quite a few things already. For example, a couple of days after I arrived, a Cambodian NGO—sponsored by the US government—came to the health center and led a one-week training on birth spacing practices (ie, birth control/family planning) for all of the village health volunteers (VHVs). So I got to witness the training techniques, soak in the new technical vocabulary in Khmer, meet NGO professionals and get acquainted with all 16 of the VHVs.
The health center where I work serves 16 villages, and each village appoints a health volunteer who serves as the liaison between the health center and the community. The VHV is trained in topics from general hygiene to malaria prevention to nutrition and more. In my district, each volunteer also has basic medications that (s)he can sell to the community. This would include things like ibuprofen, birth control pills, oral rehydration salts, etc.
So I met all the VHVs at this week-long training at the health center, which was great. I got to introduce myself and my role with the health center, and informally ask them about the health problems in their communities. But then, it got better! The midwife asked me to join her on village outreach events—two a day, for eight days. That meant that I could potentially see all 16 villages that are served by the Kampong Kdey Health Center.
I didn't make it to sixteen, but I did go to ten. The midwife would come get me at the health center and off we would ride, her on her motorcycle, me on my bike. Although riding a bike on bumpy dirt roads in the Cambodian heat was not my favorite part of the day—especially because I was trying desperately to 1.) keep up with the midwife's moto, 2.) smile at everyone I passed and 3.) not get too sweaty since I was about to meet new people—the village visits have been a highlight for me.
In each village, we met up with the VHV. (S)he and the midwife would then give a short presentation on birth spacing methods. An interesting aspect of Cambodian culture is that pre-marital sex is not very common, particularly in the villages. So these talks were generally aimed at women who were already mothers, but did not want or could not afford to have more children.
For those of you health people out there, the seven methods that were taught include the pill, condoms, IUDs, implants, the shot, tubal ligation, and vasectomies. And just to put things in perspective, 12 condoms here cost 13 US cents and the 10-year IUD costs US$2.50.
I took pictures in each village as a way of remembering each volunteer and meeting place. To check them out, go here:
In addition to the village visits, I have spent many mornings at the center, talking with patients and observing the system. I finally feel like I have enough information to start an assessment, so next week I will dive into that. In a few more weeks I hope to update with some conclusions and, hopefully, some initial project ideas.
Other than the work at the health center, I have been helping Tim with a few private classes that we co-teach at our house. We've also been doing our very best to meet with every NGO in and around our town, but you'd be surprised how elusive the staff can be. We're also taking one short hour of Khmer classes each week, which provides an opportunity to ask about things we've heard throughout the week, but is not enough time for any real instruction. We are still searching for a more formal tutor, and, ideally, we would each have our own since we have different schedules and different interests.


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pvjobs is a great organization that help me as a veteran to become gainfully employed!!! Prior to PVJobs I did not have a steady income to provide for my family. I am glad to say that I've been employed 15 months and am now in the Carpenters Union!! Thank You PVjobs!!!!!
Playa Vista Jobs has assited and helped many of our clients gain training, employment, and careers in the construction field. Playa Vista is a very professional and unique organization that focus on all those that have severe barriers. Not many agencies concentrate in the underserve population, but for Playa Vista is heir bread and butter. I will continue to volunteer and support their program because they make our job much easier and our clients get to transition to a positive place. Many of our clients became self sufficient because they got a career after attending Playa Vista Job Opportunities and Business Servces.
Thank you,
Much ado is made about "second chance" and there is great validity to that. And in the ex-offender populatrion served by PV-JOBS, it is often true that this is an actual "first chance" for clients to be offered a true and real opportunity for job training, placement and supportive services. The impact of acheived self-sufficiency is immeasurable beyond the metrics of income and job placement.
The "learn and earn" offered by the trades are underused tools to strenghtning the middle income job levels slowly wasting away in this country because of the lack of attention of that value. As well, the dignity of work has little to do with job titles, the dignity comes from being a productive, contributing member of our communities of need.
PVJOBS is the greatest non-profit there is. PVJOBS is a place that really provides a second chance to at risk individuals that have made and learned from a mistake they made in life. If you are a hard working person that is willing to do what it takes to earn that second chance in life then PVJOBS is the place for you. I came into PVJOBS looking for a second chance and thank God I got it. Now I'm able to help others do the same, it feels good to be able to give hope to those that so many have closed the door on due to having a criminal record. PVJOBS is a blessing to many.
PVJOBS has been very influential in the community. They are one of the non-profits that truly believes in their mission to help others and it shows in the way they interact with the people they help. It is great to see that there is an organization out there that does exactly what they say they will do. It is rare and it is much needed
PVJOBS is a great organization that is truly committed to helping the at-risk community and those that have been involved with the justice system. I am deeply indebted to them for the employment and career services they provided me with at a critical time in my life. Through the help of the staff and the executive director, I was able to begin my career despite past mistakes. Thanks to PVJOBS, I have been able to shift my life trajectory and have become a productive and contributing member of society. This place is great!!!
PVJOBS is a transformative organization and program formed to provide local employment opportunities for at-risk individuals. Since the organization launched in 1998 it has helped thousands of people get jobs or internships, plus training. Many have launched new careers and some of started their own businesses. A high percentage of them have experience in the criminal justice system and PVJOBS has provided an opportunity for them to turn their lives around. Helping to launch and remaining involved with PVJOBS has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life.
PVJobs is a model of success for working with at-risk individuals. This organization is a leader is providing services and promoting opportunities for individuals to be self-supporting and on the road to a career path. PVJobs has helped hundreds of people to escape the trap of poverty through meaningful, sustainable work.


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AAnna Molka Ahmed was a renowned Pakistani artist, art educationist and teacher, an administrator and founder of fine arts department of the University of the Punjab. In the trail of art transformation and development in pre-and post-partition era, Molka played a pivotal role in the art scene of undivided Punjab and later in Pakistani part of this province. As an artist, she is considered an expert in the genres of landscape, figure composition and portrait.
Writing about this art legend takes me one and half years back. It was a January morning when I reached at Punjab University College of Art and Design (PUCAD) for admission to MS Art History. Sitting on the benches in a lawn, we the interviewees braved the chill waiting for our turn. Finally, my name was called out and I landed in a cosy room to find myself surrounded by a panel of seven teachers being headed by Dr Rahat Masud Naveed, then PUCAD principal.
After a brief introduction, Dr Rahat with a wide smile on her face read out to her co-panellists a sentence she had marked in red from my essay on Molka. It went as: "Anna Molka Ahmed was a soft-spoken and polite person." This sentence worked like a magic phrase that stirred a long bout of loud laughter as I, like a fool, tried in vain to figure out what was so hilarious about it. The secret was not revealed until after many months when I came to know that Molka was not a soft-spoken woman at all, that she was a very strict administrator. This was affirmed by Dr Rahat herself some three months ago as she shared her carrier experiences with us. She told us that Molka was a courageous and authoritative person. She would never let slackness and negligence go unpunished, so much so that there was not a single person under her command who had never walked out of her office weeping. Despite all this, she is remembered as a motherly figure and cherished as a goddess of art by her students – some of whom latter worked with her as colleagues.
But my focus here is on Molka the painter. Her paintings provide a unique recollection of the past with an interesting vocabulary of her personal interpretations in language of vigorous colours. She mostly painted landscapes and cityscapes; used hues and complementary colours; and blended impressionistic technique with expressionistic tones that made her work exceptional.
Molka used various media but her major works are mostly in oils. Specifically, she worked in impasto style with impressionistic technique in which colours are laid on with knife and left in separate patches without letting them get mixed with each other. She mostly used a palette knife but sometimes her fingers were the prime tool. Instead of chromatic tones, she used hues. Her use of complementary colours – like red and green, and blue and orange – created colourful and energetic works that evoked viewer's response.
As for the subjects, she mostly painted for self-satisfaction and self-expression but she also did commissioned work. The subject is prominent in Molka's paintings, especially the commissioned ones which include her illustrations of 1965 Pak-India war. She also illustrated many other memorable events and idealised portraits of heroes. The commissioned painting gives less margin for self-expression, still she executed details with freedom and gusto.
Initially she showed interest in portrait painting but soon she shifted to landscape and that remained her craze right to the very end of her long career as a painter. Molka's landscapes are evident prove of her bold, brisk and energetic style. She heightened the value of colour that is why her earthy orange turned into flaming orange and blue sky became brighter in her paintings.
The use of thick paint brought flamboyant impact in her paintings. Yellow green tone in her landscapes increased freshness and brightness. Being brought up in the cool and greyish landscape of Britain, she appreciated the brighter colours of India after she moved here. This response to the new climate's colour in her bold impasto style made her a fiery painter.
Molka did not paint details but in her eluding strokes she maintained the record of the place and various forms of flora, creating an atmospheric harmony. Even in doing it in a zippy way, she comprised full command of perspective in her landscapes. She mostly used aerial perspective.
Coming from a foreign land, Molka made a significant niche among her giant contemporaries like Chughtai, Allah Bakhsh, Zubeida Agha, Sadequain and Gulgee, besides becoming an inspiration for the latter generations of artists. The burning pallet of her signature colours in hands of this bold and enthusiastic artist marked its unforgettable impact on the canvas of Pakistan's art history.


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With the final season of HBO's Game of Thrones set to air April 14, fans will finally see the conclusion to this series. By its end, "Game of Thrones" will have over 100 hours worth of episodes. Having invested so much time into this show, viewers would be sourly disappointed with a mediocre ending, and it is likely that they will. In depth fan theories litter the internet with likely plot lines, such as Jaime having to kill Cersei, and absurd ones such as Bran being the Night King. However, despite whoever dies off throughout the season and whoever manages to survive, Westeros will lack a competent ruler. No one left alive in the show should sit the Iron throne because of their stupidity and boringness. Let's go through the contenders one by one and see why they are not fit to sit the throne.
Jon Snow or (Spoiler Alert) Aegon Targaryen:
For the first six seasons of the show, we have wondered who Jon Snow's mother was. We found out at the end of season six that he was the bastard son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark, giving him a claim to the throne. Then, at the end of season seven, we found out that his parents had secretly married, making him a legitimate son and the actual heir to the throne. Before we ever knew his true identity, Jon was always a favorite of mine, and the identity reveal made him my absolute favorite character. However, during the last season, Jon proved his idiocy and how incompetence as a ruler.
First he ventured to Dragon Stone to meet with Daenerys, a stupid endeavor with high risk and very little reward. He new that the most of the members of the Targaryen family were insane because of the centuries of inbreeding, that Daenerys' father had burned his grandfather alive and also executed his uncle, that Daenerys would most likely have a cruel death planned for him.
Then, on Dragonstone, he refuses to kill Theon, you know, the guy who razed Winterfell, betrayed the Starks, contributed to the death of Jon's brothers, Rob and Rickon, and was an evil scumbag throughout the show. Some may argue that he should be forgiven for rescuing Sansa, but that does not change the fact that she would not have needed rescuing if Theon had not attacked Winterfell in the first place. Overall, Theon has been a net enemy to the Starks and needed to be killed.
Beyond the Wall
Then Jon goes beyond the wall to heroically (stupidly) try to prove that the white walkers are real so that Daenerys will help him fight them. His little stunt gets one of Daenerys' Dragons, one of the guys with a flaming sword (Thoros of Myr who could resurrect people), and a bunch of nameless soldiers killed. Daenerys could have just flown up north seen the army of the dead, and flown back instead. During this HBO of course has to try and trick the audience into thinking Jon would die, even though no one believed this for a second.
Recovering from his near death experience, Jon does the stupidest and most boring thing yet; he bends the knee to Daenerys. He gained nothing from this move, the two were already allied, and Daenerys already committed to fighting the army of the dead by this point. Also, because of his capitulation, Jon is also no longer "THE KING IN THE NORTH" and should lose the respect of the North.
His final disqualifying act this season was trusting Cersei when she says she is going to join his alliance against the army of the dead. If Cersei has proven one thing through out the show it is that she should never be trusted. This was a Ned Stark level of stupidity, and the redundancy of it is just so predictable. For his many mistakes this past season, I no longer hope Jon Snow will sit the Iron Throne. Also, all that gross stuff with Daenerys (HIS AUNT) was pretty bad.
Tyrion Lannister:
Tyrion's only achievement throughout the show was the Battle of the Blackwater. After that its all down hill for him. He kills his dad (somewhat justifiably), depriving the kingdom of its most capable ruler. Then, in his adventures across the narrow sea, his ruling over Meereen lead to disaster. Slavery returned, and enemy city states attacked because of his weakness. He needed to wait until Daenerys and her dragons returned to finally repel them. In this last season, all of his advice to Daenerys was terrible.
Back in Westeros, his military strategy was severely flawed. First, his attack on Casterly Rock was disastrous to their cause. In this attack their navy was destroyed by Euron Greyjoy. Because their army was busy attacking, they could not defend their allies in Highgarden. This lost them their powerful and rich allies in house Tyrell. Finally, he makes the same stupid mistake as Jon in trusting Cersei. Of all people, he should know that his sister cannot be trusted. These repeated blunders in the game of thrones disqualifies him from serving in any capacity as ruler of the Seven Kingdoms.
Daenerys Targaryen:
I never really cared about Daenerys' storyline for the first six seasons. She was always so far away and isolated from the rest of the plot. Her only accomplishment was outlawing slavery, and the minute she left Meereen everything would have returned to normal, so she did not even really accomplish that. There is no plausible way the Second Sons, the men she left behind to rule, could maintain her ban on slavery. Also, seven seasons of her claiming to be the rightful queen of Westeros has gotten very annoying. Especially because she is not even the rightful heir to the throne. When she finds out her nephew, Jon, is the rightful monarch, her entire claim will become irreverent.
There is also a fifty-fifty chance that, like her father, she will go insane. We have already seen her violent side, and it is only getting worse. She burns people alive without a care in the world, just like her father. Finally, her entire arc has been centered around claiming the throne, and its fulfillment would be anticlimactic. Hence, she should not sit the throne. Also, all that gross stuff with Jon (HER NEPHEW) was pretty bad.
Cersei Lannister:
Cersei cannot be queen in the end because no one wants her to. Though HBO loves to torment fans by killing off beloved characters, viewers would riot if Cersei ruled in the end. We love to hate Cersei and this will probably be payed off in a gruesome death for her. Also, she rules of a population that despises her and is one bad day away from rebellion, so even if Jon and Daenerys and Tyrion and every other contender die, she would not sit the iron throne for much longer.
Gendry is the bastard sone of Robert Baratheon, so he has a very weak claim to the throne. He has spent his entire life learning how to be a blacksmith, a skill set that does not include ruling even one kingdom, let alone the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. Also, after Davos saved him, he did not appear on the show for several seasons. Fans are not as invested in his character apposed to others.
Jaime Lannister:
Jaime Lannister: I still do not forgive Jaime for pushing and crippling Bran in season one or for attacking Ned Stark. In the siege of Riverrun, he also threatened to kill Edmure Tully's infant son. He lost his hand and has no fighting skills and has little experience actually governing. His small redemptions throughout the series and his abandonment of Cersei do not absolve him of these. The only leadership role I would accept him in would be the Lord Commander of the Nights Watch.
Brienne of Tarth
Brienne of Tarth: Brienne has proven herself a fan favorite because of her general badassery, but she, like most other characters, has no claim to the throne and no experience ruling.
Sandor Clegane
Sandor Clegane: Another fan favorite, Sandor is disqualified for the same reasons as Brieene, but also because he has killed many innocent people throughout the show.
Arya and Sansa
Arya and Sansa: HBO tried to trick us this last season with a dumb plot line setting the two against each other. This plot line and the twist where they were never really fighting was predictable and full of poor plot and dialogue writing. Ary, while a cool assassin, is still a kid and incapable of ruling. Sansa actually has some experience ruling, and I think she would be the best ruler in the end. But she does not have a claim to the throne. She has also been in the role of victim for most of the series, and such a dramatic shift in her role would not make much shift. She would be far better suited to be the Lady of Winterfell and Warden of the North.


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Liza Faucher commented 2018-03-31 17:45:46 -0400
cool. Thanks Daniel.
Now a theatre is refusing to show the classic film Gone With the Wind because it's "racist."
But what about new works of art? The climate of self-censorship is so pervasive in Hollywood right now, thanks to #MeToo and other movements, that I wonder what the future of entertainment will look like.
For every irreverent show like South Park, which runs for decades and wins awards, there are plenty of programs like Last Man Standing, which had huge ratings but was cancelled anyway for being too "right wing."
At least one writer I know is feeling the pressure...


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To the set of the characteristics and quantitative relations of the numbers of present chemical species in a reaction of – the name of estequiometria. We must remember that to adjust a chemical equation we use the coefficients solely. In none in case that we change sub indices of formulas. If to make this we go to modify the identity of the substance. The burning of the alcohol is described for the following chemical equation. Click John Stankey to learn more.
We go to start the balancing? C2H6O + O2 Co2 + H2O As to choose the coefficients? We must start the rightness for the element that appears one alone time of each side of the equation (in this in case that we have carbon and hydrogen). Therefore, we must multiply carbon for 2 and hydrogen for 3 (both of the right side) to be with 2 carbon atoms and 6 hydrogen atoms of each side of the equation. We will have, therefore: C2H6O + O2 2CO2 + 3H2O Now we go to give one looked at for the oxignios. We have 4 pertaining oxignios to Co2 and 3 oxignios of the water, adding a total of 7 oxignios of the side of products and only 3 of the side of the reagents (1 atom of oxygen of the C2H6O and 2 atoms of the O2). How we can decide this? It is enough to multiply the oxygen for three! C2H6O + 3O2 2CO2 + 3H2O We have thus the balanced equation. Following the same reasoning when balancing the chemical equation of the burning of the gasoline we will have the following equation: C8H18 + 25/2O2 8CO2 + 9H2O We can observe that the stoichiometric coefficient of the carbon dioxide in the gasoline is greater that the alcohol, this happens, therefore the amount of hydro-carbons in the gasoline is bigger, and consequently an increase in the amount of molecule formation of carbon dioxide in the same one.


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2019 is turning out to be one of Bonang Matheba's biggest years. She's very busy reaching new heights in her career and is looking fabulous while doing it. Bonang is set to host Miss South Africa again this year and her bubbly will be the official celebration partner.
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There's just no end to the amazing things Bonang Matheba is doing - she's on fire!
Bonang is certainly one of the most sought-after media personalities in Mzansi right now and she's reigning supreme.
The gorgeous 32-year-old will once again host the Miss South Africa pageant after doing such a great job in 2018.
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Bonang proudly shared the great news on social media:
As if that's not enough, her bubbly drink, BNG, will also be the official celebration partner.
This woman is making South Africa proud - she's spectacularly representing 'black girl magic'.
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Miss SA is set to take place on Women's Day, Friday, August 9 and will be held at Sun International's flagship venue, the Sun Arena at Times Square in Pretoria, according to The Citizen.
Briefly.co.za gathered it will be aired live on both M-Net and Mzanzi Magic.
It's just one success after the other for Bonang - BNG was also the official sponsor of the Durban July after-party, where she stunned in a beautiful designer dress.
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Bingo Reverts to His Old Habits
Because of the cold my riding schedule got messed up. Wednesday morning it was 19°F at the stable, I had already rescheduled my lesson because of the weather forecast. Debbie was willing to give me a lesson on Thursday morning, but then Debbie called me about how she had to baby-sit her grandson unexpectedly. So I got to ride Mia on Thursday which was fine with me since I love dealing with Mia.
As an experiment I have started using the neck hood of my Amigo Fly Rider fly sheets during the cold, windy days. Cider really likes this so I decided to try it out on Debbie's horses. Since I did not want to have to put three exercise sheets on them, I got some double snaps and snapped the neck piece to the dees next to the pommel of my saddle. Mia LOVED having her neck covered, apparently the mesh cuts the strength of the wind on her neck. I had to use a LOT LESS leg on Thursday to keep her moving, and she was more willing just to stand around when I rested. She was not cursing me out under her breath for dragging her out into the cold wind, and she was a lot more cheerful about everything. I even made it for 30 minutes because I did not tire myself out using leg, leg, leg just to keep her moving out. I had searched for another, warmer neck cover but I had not found anything made for riding, all the other neck covers, combined with covering for the shoulders, had a girth arrangement that would have interfered with the regular girth. Since the Fly Rider is made of mesh I was not sure it would work very well with a cold wind, but for Mia it worked just enough so she felt more comfortable in the cold.
So I approached my lesson on Friday greatly encouraged, since Bingo has indicated to me that his neck has problems with the cold. But Bingo decided on Friday to show me up and he reverted to his old balking habit, the first time in three or four months. There were five things that could have triggered this: It was cold and windy, I was really tired from riding the day before, he was wearing the neck cover (though he was used to it from wearing the Fly Rider sheet in the summer), the dogs were wearing their winter blankets (one was neon orange), and there was a spade leaning against the judge's stand that had not been there before. First he started shying when we approached the judge's stand on the side where the shovel was leaning, so I worked on getting him to pass the judge's stand without shying. I was not very successful, though he went from shying several steps to the side to just shying one step. Then he fixated on the dogs, they looked so different wearing their blankets! I just concentrated on keeping him on the aids and he settled down about the dogs.
Then, having failed to discourage me with his shying, Bingo started balking and backing up. The first time I got him going without many problems, but the next time he was a bit more emphatic about backing up so I did a turn on the forehand and he stopped trying to balk. He was not happy about this, he is so used to his antics discouraging his riders when Debbie uses him in lessons. But, unfortunately for Bingo I stopped being a beginner over forty years ago, so I know how to get him moving again. I think part of the reason he thought he could get away with balking again was that I was so tired, and I did not apply my aids as well as I usually do. We spent the whole ride with Bingo looking for excuses to misbehave, with me countering every evasion. When my thirty minutes were up Bingo tried to go on strike, so he got several more minutes of work. One nice thing about Debbie is that she is NEVER willing to let a disobedient horse be rewarded by stopping work, so I get to ride a few more minutes when a horse gets antsy near the end of the lesson even if my lesson should be over.
I do not know if I will ever be able to transform Bingo into a suitable lesson horse for beginners. Since he is so badly conformed, so ugly, so small, and so unwilling to work, no one "falls in love" with him and no one ever "dreams" of being able to ride such a beautiful horse. No, no one aches to ride Bingo. Right now the only true role I can see Bingo being suitable as a beginner's horse is to use him as a mount for a rider that has progressed enough that she could benefit from learning how to counter Bingo's disobedience and evasions before being put on a more advanced horse. These are skills that every beginner needs to learn, and the beginners that learn these skills end up being much more confident as a rider.
Debbie made sure that I used the Equicube during my lesson, even though both of us had forgotten to get it in the barn. She got someone to bring it out so I could use it. I told her how much easier it was for me to do the "rider's push-ups" after using it last week, and the same thing happened this week. I even put my stirrups under the ball of my feet instead of "home", just to see if the Equicube made a true difference in my ability to do the "rider's push-ups". Although my lower leg was less steady, I did not have to move my whole seat forward in the saddle just so I could do this exercise. I had no problems doing multiple "rider's push-ups", I did not feel like I was teetering in my stirrups, and it was all in all much easier on me. I was also happy to have my stirrups under the ball of my feet instead of "home."
My main problem with the Equicube is that it is so heavy for me, I am not strong enough to carry it for much over a minute before my arms just get too tired. The amazing thing is that it still improves my riding even with me carrying it for just a minute.
I also found a nice new grooming tool this week. I had read about the "Zoom Groom" tools on the COTH forum, but I could not find them anywhere around where I live. When I was in Tractor Supply I noticed a nice looking grooming glove in the dog section, called "Retriever Palm Grooming Glove". It has a lot more room for my hand than the Jelly Scrubbers do, one side has four pronged massage bristles and the other side had massage pins. It has holes I can put my fingers through, and the only objection I have to it is that it does not have holes to put my thumb through. Bingo ADORED being groomed with it, he started licking and chewing immediately when Debbie started grooming his back. I had bought two, and since Debbie liked the results so much I gave her one. Her Arab Tercel has really sensitive skin, and does not truly "love" the HandsOn grooming gloves like the other horses do. Debbie is hopeful that Tercel will like this new grooming glove enough so she can give him a vigorous grooming instead of just the light brushing he consents to right now. I looked up this grooming tool on the Web, and Tractor Supply is the only store carrying them. It was designed for washing dogs, so it is in the dog section. The horses seem to like it when we used it dry on their coats, so it is not just useful for washing dogs!
Debbie noted something I will pass on. Tercel had not liked the HandsOn grooming glove at all when he wore a saddle that did not fit him well, though he accepts them now that Debbie got him a saddle that fits his back. I have been scrubbing the horses backs with them after taking the saddle off, with the idea that if the saddle had been bothering their backs the horses would not like being scrubbed vigorously with the HandsOn gloves. So I guess my Pegasus Butterfly saddle works well with the horses backs because they LOVE me using the HandsOn grooming gloves vigorously after I ride, with no hints of pain or soreness. Scrubbing the horse's back with the HandsOn grooming gloves could be a cheap quick way to check to see if the saddle is bothering your horse's back, even before the horse starts misbehaving because of the pain.
Have a great ride!
Jackie Cochran
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Thank you Kamila!
Great article Jackie Cochran


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The arrest of one of Vietnam's richest businessmen sends shockwaves through the country.
A Vietnamese human rights lawyer is beaten near his home in Hanoi.
The U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam meets with dissidents to discuss human rights and religious freedom.
A land dispute in central Vietnam results in residents attacking local officials.
Vietnamese rice farmers get to keep thousands of hectares of land that were to be turned over to industrial projects.
The Vietnamese dissident faced severe pressure from authorities after his release from prison.
Vietnam gives a Bloc 8406 member five years in prison for anti-state propaganda.
A chemical defoliant used in the war has sickened thousands, Hanoi says.
Vietnam throws an outspoken netizen in jail for six years.
An open letter to the Vietnamese government says a law claiming sovereignty over islands in the South China Sea does not go far enough.
Fellow dissidents say Vietnam has no right to postpone the trial of three prominent bloggers.
Authorities in Vietnam stop unsanctioned Buddhist monks from distributing food to veterans.
Vietnam pushes back the trial of three bloggers following a widely reported self-immolation protest.
The Vietnamese government is keeping a close watch on mourners flocking to the home of a woman who self-immolated this week.
An outspoken Vietnamese blogger is prevented from taking his mother for medical treatment to Singapore.
A Vietnamese court rejects a priest's appeal as three bloggers await trial on similar charges.
Her daughter's upcoming trial led to the fiery protest in front of a Vietnamese government building.
Vietnamese authorities arrest five more officials from a mismanaged state agency.
Vietnamese villagers demand the return of their farmland and the punishment of corrupt officials.
Rights Groups Slam UN for 'caving in' to pressure from Vietnam.
Demand for rhino and tiger products have driven the country to the top of a wildlife crime list.
Catholic leaders in Vietnam send a protest letter to the country's president alleging religious persecution.
Arrest, interrogation, surveillance, and harassment are becoming the norm for Vietnamese bloggers.
A rights group says a Vietnamese land activist with a serious health condition has been singled out for abuse in jail.
The attack on the Vietnamese netizen comes amid a crackdown on anti-China demonstrations.
The White House is urged to remove the US Ambassador to Vietnam.
Vietnamese police harass and detain bloggers during anti-China rallies.
Vietnamese police detain farmers after a third day of protests over a land eviction.
Vietnamese authorities harass an unregistered monk.
Protesters demand Vietnamese authorities return their land during a demonstration in the capital.
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I put a question mark after the word 'The' as this document is supposed to be the final proposal prior to the October (EU Council) meeting. Having had a quick first read of this document I tweeted:
Having had a quick read of the Brexit White Paper (which seems a tad Brown as it is 'covered in you know what', I too remain suitably unimpressed. She won't even be able to pick the cherry of the cake! Why not just EFTA/EEA?
When this is reviewed by the EU Commission do not be surprised when it is treated like the 'Beano' and dismissed with contempt.- perhaps Theresa May is attempting to become Desperate May and eat 'humble cow pie'?
It is time, surely, that those claiming that anything other than a complete and severing of all ties with the EU is somehow a betrayal of Brexit was nailed as the propoganda that it is. For those with a brain the vote at the time of the referendum was to leave a political union, in so doing only to be subject to approximately 25% of the EU Acquis thus gaining control of immigration, fisheries, agriculture, the loss of ECJ decision making and the ability to do trade deals – not to be beholden to a Conservative/Labour 'out of this world trade fixation'.
It is not my intention to 'fisk' this White Paper as I feel sure those far better qualified than I (RichardAENorth: EUReferendum.com) will, overnight tear it to shreds. On this point, whilst I have no time for Jacob Rees-Mogg, I have to refer to a tweet in which he is mentioned.
Rees Mogg on White Paper – "This is the greatest vassalage since King John paid homage to Phillip II at Le Goulet in 1200. This White paper has not needed age to turn yellow." – just in case it wasn't clear, he says he won't vote for it (Emphasis mine). As a put down JRM's is superb – unfortunately his views on Brexit are utter crap.
Not that the 'icon of BBC politics' makes the slightest attempt to make this point – all she is interested in is to 'create a soundbite' – which illustrates the nadir to which she and her colleagues have sunk.
Referring back to the White (Brown?) Paper I must 'home in' on our Prime ( prat of a) Minister who maintains in her Foreward yet again: We will take back control of our money, laws, and borders,….. When oh when will politicians realize (and acknowledge) that making one's own laws (national sovereignty) is 'dead in the water'?
There are those who believe we should replace May with JRM; to which the question has to be asked: what is the point of replacing one inmate from the asylum by another inmate from the asylum; when both consider themselves 'the bee's knees'?
Wherefore democracy per se while the inmates control the asylum? In the words of Private Frazier, while they are, we're doomed.
Should not democracy per se mean that the power to govern lies directly in the hands of the people rather than being exercised through their representatives? So how about a revolution to put put power back where it belongs: aka direct democracy?


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Dr. Khawaja was drawn to The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education because of her passion for community medicine. "I believe this residency program will allow me the platform I seek to close the health care gap for the underserved," she says.
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Why is all this going on?
To an outside observer,
someone who had no previous knowledge,
it would all seem,
a bit absurd.
are putting fake trees in their houses.
Thousands of little light bulbs,
are being strung outside.
People are shopping everywhere.
Movies are playing
with singing snowmen.
There's talk of reindeer
flying in the sky.
Why is all this going on?
What is all this about?
Why are millions and millions
of seemingly rational people
doing all of this?
There must be a reason.
There must be something behind it.
There must be something
with meaning
and importance
and significance.
This all can't be
just some long festival.
There has to be a reason for all of this.
There has to be an answer to the question.
There has to be a reason,
why all of this,
is going on.
P. S. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving. Because of the holiday, there will not be a new post on the blog November 28, 2019 – December 1, 2019. The next new post will be on December 2, 2019.


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This is a cute. a like it a lot. the graphics were amazing. the concept was really awesome. i don't really get scratches from the cats anymore. this lesson about cats giving high fives is great. giving a cat a thumbs up is a great idea. i would with the flo at all times.
Anyways you did an awesome job making this cute movie. Keep the awesome work.
Peace out.
i love hank
Perfect, you made them talk Wow.
This was interesting
An interesting flash submission you have here,Now i cant say that i have liked everything here but you really brought out some nifty and interesting aspects of this and made it much more enjoyble then i had originally expected, so for that nice work, This was interesting and you had some interesting video clips in there mixed with art and animation so that was pretty nifty, a good variaty and mixture of stuff, so a plus indeed, The "VOICES" were pretty good aswell, so overall this was amusing and well rounded, and i had some good chuckles so this was pretty entertaining and amusing, as forimprovments it is pretty good and no real issues. And on that note you have done a good job here you presented a decent flash, some good effort and a suprisngly interesting idea here so you are alright especially when contributing as you did with this one, now i can see more comming from this and future stuff,
By this point of the review, we come to that aspect were i may or may not suggest some ideas but if i do they will be some needed aspects that can make things better, So maybe a few adjustments could be made here and there, So for improvments i thought everything was pretty solid, if anything it could be longer, maybe even some sub titles but its a pretty solid piece.


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The Royal College of Occupational Therapists describes Occupational Therapy as providing practical support to empower people to facilitate recovery and overcome barriers preventing them from doing the activities (or occupations) that matter to them. This support increases people's independence and satisfaction in all aspects of life.
"Occupation" as a term refers to practical and purposeful activities that allow people to live independently and have a sense of identity and encompasses essential day-to-day tasks such as self-care, work and leisure.
Occupational Therapists' unique training in both physical and mental health allows them to work with individuals with a wide variety of conditions and co-morbidities, to provide an holistic and client centred intervention.
This is a good news story about how a few small changes impacted in a positive way when the key areas of diet, sleep, energy, mental health and work were addressed collectively.
Following a comprehensive initial assessment of a young woman with anxiety and depression (who had been signed off sick for 12 weeks by her GP), a care plan was formulated with the following to be included:
- Fatigue management
- Sleep advice
- Anxiety management advice
- Exercise
- Leisure
- Work
In just three, 45-minute sessions, over 3 months the OT worked with the client to promote successful self-management of these areas and as a result the client was able to:
- establish the regular use of relaxation techniques to support her energy
- put in place a good sleep routine
- start to build in a daily walk to enjoy nature and use as a form of mindfulness to help manage her mental health
- develop the skills to plan healthy, home cooked meals which saved her money and further supported her energy and mood
- increase her motivation and begin engaging in creative leisure activities
- negotiate some reasonable adjustments with her employer and following a phased return, go back and enjoy her work
A great demonstration of how just a little holistic, occupation focused intervention can make the world of difference to a client's life.


text: Erin McNeil received her MFA in Photography and MA in Art History from the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia. Her masters work focused on the use of ruin imagery in videogames. She has presented papers both in the US and abroad. Her published work appears in the Journal of Games Criticism as well as the book, The Reflexive Photographer. She currently works as the Walker's Visual Arts Exhibitions Administrator.


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There are plenty of celebrities out there who claim more than a million followers on Twitter and who have fans following their every status update on Facebook. And, that's fine. Maybe your daughter enjoys knowing what Justin Bieber ate for dinner last night. While entertainment absolutely has its place in social media, have you ever thought about what it would be like to be connected with your doctor through one of these sites? With the move to all of our medical records going digital, the physicians themselves are becoming more visible online as well.
During a Connecting Healthcare + Social Media conference earlier this year in New York, Dr. Mike Sevilla shared six reasons that doctors should engage in social media. With one of the ongoing complaints that patients have about their medical care being lack of open communication with their providers, Sevilla offers convincing arguments and ways to bridge this critical gap.
For example, the doctor shares that blogging or Facebook or some other outlet of online media allows physicians to tell their story. When you humanize the profession, relating how difficult it is to give someone a dire diagnosis or just why you got excited about medicine in the first place, you create a connection with patients that builds trust.
Also, it's a great way to market your practice. While many people still visit the doctor for the first time based on a referral from a friend or family member, it's likely that just as many go online and simply conduct a search. Online branding can be very cheap and very effective. And, Sevilla also points out that managing your own image can work to counter some of those doctor review sites that tend to dominate search results and may highlight that one patient who wasn't going to be happy no matter what.
Are you "friends" with your doctor online? Does this extra venue of communication help when you are sitting in his or her office?


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There is a kind of logic behind obsessive worrying, which would be instantly understood by the citizens of the alternative universe from which I was, at some point, expelled in error.
The idea is that if you lie awake night after night, and every spare moment, rehearsing some terrible future scenario in the minutest of detail, that scenario will not actually happen. This is the deal the worrier strikes – with God, the Universe, the White Mice or whoever:
Dear God/Universe/White Mice
I will put all my spare energy into imagining infinite variations on post-apocalyptic Britain. I will decide, in grim detail, exactly what I will do. I will foresee everything, I will act it all out and I will also prepare for it in real life, laying in stocks, building that nuclear bunker at the bottom of the garden, so that if it should accidentally come to pass I will be ready for it.
As recompense for all that effort-expended and anguish-experienced, You will not allow said scenario to happen. I am using my imagination inventing this nightmare future-scape, but the very fact that I am imagining it means it cannot then take place in real life. My inner world is one place, my outer world is another, and the equivalent of the Red Sea stands between them. What happens in Imagination stays in Imagination.
So what has gone wrong? I spent all those years imagining exactly this – plague, panic, confined to the house for months with an army of cats, ever-decreasing supplies of Felix and Whiskas in the supermarkets or online – and now this actually seems to be taking place. I spent years devouring all those Mass Observation books about the Bulldog Spirit – How We Coped In The War – How We Nearly Didn't Cope In The War – How Mrs Nella Last Coped In The War – never thinking it would be me needing to Cope. What sort of glitch in your vast, mathematical computer model is this?
Or perhaps it's not a glitch. Maybe you just got bored – hmm, Conservative Party conference – hmm, discussion of strawberry propagation on Gardeners' Question Time – 4,000 holes in Blackburn, Lancashire – meh! Bored! Let's run a proper plague. Let's get some lager in, and a couple of bags of crisps. We'll veg out on our celestial sofa with the entire box set.
I'm doing my best to be entertaining. I've knitted half a string bag and unravelled it. I've watched the first four episodes of This Country and discussed them with my sister by email. I've been washing up, and washing clothes, and doing more washing up, and then washing more clothes. I'm planning a patchwork quilt. Are you really going to be be entertained, up there on your giant sofa, as I count my tins of cat-food and hand-sew endless tiny squares onto endless tiny other squares?
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Any understanding of a distribution, manufacturing, or ecommerce/retail business model in today's world needs to encompass some element of inventory management software.
To begin with, warehouse management software helps coordinate the participants of your company's supply chain to makes sure that you are able to effectively manage the entire warehouse and distribution network, ranging from ecommerce/point of sale systems to transportation management. Furthermore, warehouse software allows you to manage your company and your inventory at a glance, making decisions based on production plant management, transportation allowances, and sales metrics across any number of your warehouses and stores.
With this kind of warehouse management software, you can be as hands on or hands off as you choose to be. For example, if your company sells home goods, such as furniture or recreation room supplies, it is a simple matter to make sure that you have everything set up to track the large items. After all, it is easy to know how many pool tables you've sold in a week and how many you'll need to reorder; however, on small items such as darts or poker chips it is far harder to track them on a day-to-day basis.
Furthermore, this type of system can make it incredibly easy for your employees to be able to assist your customers, even if their particular location is out of a certain item. If it is present in a local warehouse, or even in another store, this software allows that agent to arrange the movement of the product within a few clicks. Instead of risking the customer leaving, they can instead let them know that it is being shipped either to the store or right to them, with all the inventory and accounting processes being handled automatically so as to reduce any risk of the item being mislaid or lost.
Finally, one important aspect of any kind of logistics or inventory management software is the element of TMS. TMS, or transportation management software, lets you make sure that all of your products can get to where you need them to be on time without any kind of incident. With a TMS system involved in monitoring the status and location of all of your merchandise, you can not only keep track of your entire inventory, but you can make sure that your products are moved from site to site on the time table of your choosing.
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MINSK, 8 February (BelTA) – Belarusian First Deputy Emergencies Minister Vasily Stepanenko and Latvian Environmental Protection and Regional Development Minister Kaspars Gerhards have discussed cooperation in nuclear safety, BelTA learned from the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Department of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry (Gosatomnadzor).
The sides discussed a number of matters, including further steps in the context of the recently signed Belarus-Latvia agreement on early notification of nuclear accidents, information exchange, and cooperation in nuclear safety and radiation protection. They also touched upon ways to ensure safety at the BelNPP and other matters of mutual interest.
Up to date, Belarus has cooperated with Latvia in nuclear safety and radiation protection on a multilateral basis within the framework of conventions, treaties, and agreements to which Belarus and Latvia are parties. The new intergovernmental agreement sets the framework for bilateral cooperation.
The government bodies in charge of its implementation are the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry and the Latvian Environmental Protection and Regional Development Ministry
The document envisages prompt exchange of information on nuclear and radiation accidents, which can have radiological consequences for the other country, and also the monitoring of ionizing radiation at the levels that may be harmful to human health. The document enables the possibility of scientific and technical cooperation in nuclear safety and radiation protection, including radiation and environmental monitoring, disposal of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste.


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Project Description
The request was initiated by Mari Prinsloo
The access Alignment project is underway (due date is Oct 2015). To implement the functionality has a high risk on the VV infrastructure, and involves the roll out of VV on the other campuses. The infrastructure has to be reviewed.
No documents at this time.
Project Progress
Project Timing
- Start
Jun 01 2015
- End
Feb 29 2016
06/01/2015 02/29/2016
Overall Project Completion
1. Phase 1 - Analysis and Gaps Complete 100% Tasks 0 / 0
This phase encapsulates the joint efforts by BSS and OI to analyze the current architecture and identify the potentials areas that need to be addressed / improved.
Based on the feedback of this phase a pathway for upgrades will be identified and the required priorities will also be assigned to each area in accordance with the value add it has to the business of NWU
2. Phase 2 - NWU Vending / SAS DB Environment Upgrade Complete 100% Tasks 8 / 8
The analysis phase identified the existing SQL Database environment for NWU Vending / SAS as a key strategic area to upgrade. The environment has been running on outdated hardware and technology for a while.
On top of this the decision was made that we would like to do away with the clustered environment to simplify the architecture as a whole and remove the complexity of supporting this environment on both the BSS and OI side.
The following path / work tasks were identified:
- Creation of a new SQL DB VM environment in the existing ESXi Cluster which will include a number of assumed upgrades (better storage technology, improved memory, improved processing, improved storage capacity)
- Configuration of newly created environment to match that of the current PROD environment
- Configuration of reporting services to match that of the current PROD environment
- Configuration of all DNS entries, firewall exception, hostnames, integrations and other systems that form part of the NWU / VV SAS eco-system
- Database clean-up (users, retired DB jobs etc.)
- End-to-end testing of the new environment to ensure all the functionality currently available is working
- Swopover from old environment to new environment
- TLC and monitoring of new environment
8 of 8 completedTasks
- Creation of new SQL DB VM environment in existing ESXi Cluster
- Configuration of new environment to match PROD
- Configuration of reporting services to match PROD
- External configurations of new environment
- Database clean-up
- End-to-end and UAT testing
- Live swopover to new environment
- TLC and monitoring
Project Discussion 7 Responses to NWU VV Architecture Maintenance Upgrade
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Come along this new entry of the beach encyclopedia! The series will continue to provide you an overview of the amazing Algarve beaches, from parish to parish, and some closer looks of the sandstrips. Of course, there is nothing like discovering them for yourself on your travels to Portugal. This collection might just be the push you needed to make you go and see them for real! Below, the third and last part on the fantastic parish of Albufeira!
With a few cosier exceptions at the beginning of this list, the easternmost beaches of Albufeira are all very long and wide, making the last kilometers of this parish one of the favourite areas for the huge crowds of beach-goers that gather here in the summer. Along this extension of the coast, it is the cliffs (and of course the infinite sandstrips) that are the highlight of the landscape. But as we continue to the southeast of Portugal, there is also nothing to prevent the sea to always offer warm and calm waters that the Algarve is so well-known for!
The beautiful Praia Olhos de Água is a very famous beach in Algarve. It offers an incredible seaside scenery, merging the sights of the city with those of the warming sandstrip, the calm waters, the natural rock formations, and the fishermen boats drying in the sun. This is a small marvel of a beach where atmosphere is everything. And when the tide is low enough, there is access to some nearby sand pockets, for a more reserved spot.
Praia da Falésia, meaning 'cliff beach', is so big that it gets divided in several smaller beaches, sharing the same huge sand. Belharucas, Alfamar, Poço Velho and Rocha Baixinha, presented below, are all parts of this fantastic beach that is a popular choice but also offers a lot of room for everyone. If what you really enjoy is a long sandstrip, stretching to the horizon, look no further! The beautiful scenery can also be enjoyed from the numerous trails atop the orange cliffs and sand.
This big sandstrip, eastern side of Rocha Baixinha and part or the larger Praia da Falésia, is located right at the limit that separates the parish of Albufeira from the parish of Loulé, so it belongs to both. Here, the scenery is composed of dunes, low cliffs and vegetation, and the nearby Ribeira da Quarteira and the Vilamoura marina also provide great sights! A long pontoon marks the entrance to them, and the eastern limit to this peaceful, but very popular beach.
With these great sandstrips we reach the end of Albufeira! But of course, if these are not enough for the beach lover in you, don't miss out on other entries: Albufeira has some fantastic spots to the west, and right next to these sit the beautiful Loulé beaches, and you can also discover Lagoa to the west!
Enjoy your visit along the coast of southern Portugal with the help of this encyclopedia on the great beaches of Algarve, and don't forget to take your time to really appreciate the things you see!
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On June 6, 2010 the three teenagers under the name 'Il Trio" made an appearance at the famous Arena di Verona in Italy, during the show "Lo spettacolo sta per iniziare" broadcasted by RAI 1 Italian TV channel.
They sang La Mattinata, a song composed by Ruggero Leoncavallo in 1904 and dedicated to Enrico Caruso. La Mattinata is a very popular song in concerts.
Il Trio – La Mattinata with the orchestra of the Arena di Verona (this video is taken from the TV show "Porta a Porta" on December 17th, 2013 when the performance was shown again – original video is no more available):
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Women Are More Likely To Lie At Work
Lying is a part of life. At least two lies, on average, are told a day. White lies I'm sure, so there's no need to feel entirely guilty, but where do we lie most? At work.
A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Oxford and Bonn University studied the habits of 750 random people. The study was simple, the random picks were asked to pick "heads" or "tails" at the flip of a coin. "Heads" got them nothing and "tails" would garner a cash prize.
The participants of the study said that they would lie about what side their coin landed on, to receive a cash prize, if they were in a work environment. The study conducted that people are more likely to lie in places that they are less personally connected with.
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3 Ways to measure your ring size:
1. The best and most reliable way to find out what your ring size is would be to go to your nearest jewellery store and ask them to take the measurement.
2. Another option is to download the Ring Sizer app on your phone. To measure your ring size this way you will need an actual ring that fits you. The app will show a circle on your screen. Place your ring onto it and adjust the circle until it fits perfectly inside the band of the ring. Your ring size in diameter is the number that is shown in the centre of the circle.
3. The last option to consider is using a string to measure your finger, though it is not recommended as it is often inaccurate. Wrap the string around your finger to measure the circumference of your finger in millimeters and when can use that to determine your size.
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In one of the meetings I participated few weeks earlier, one person asked me a very interesting question - Will there be any security devices market in future? When I asked him why that question, he referred me to Jericho forum. Though I have some idea about jericho forum before, it got me interested to know more details about this.
When I first browsed through the forum publications, I thought that the question that was asked was fair. At first glance, it appeared that Jericho forum is proposing to add security along with application and data. But after spending few hours on position papers, Brochure and FAQ, it appears that Forum is not advising people to throw away their firewalls and security devices, but enhance security down to applications, data. Having said that, position papers still confuse readers with some inconsistent statements. I think that Jericho forum did not position their security concerns and resulting architecture very well and hence the confusion and mis-characterization in security industry.
Jericho forum described two main challenges - Business transactions that tunnel over HTTP/HTTPS and exploits/malware escaping traditional firewalls/security devices. I add one more challenge beyond HTTPS, that is, data itself may not be in clear - either it is encoded, encrypted or compressed.
It is true that traditional network address/service level firewalls are not good enough to protect resources from data level attacks and data misuse. Many applications are being developed on top of Port 80/443 (HTTP/HTTPS). Web Services (SOA) architecture is being used to develop multiple applications on a single machine with HTTP/HTTPS as transport. Any application service level filtering is possible only by devices having HTTP/HTTPS and web services intelligence.
It is also true that many newer malwares evade traditional signature detection - either by sending malware executables via HTTPS or constantly morphing themselves to avoid detection. One of the techniques behavioral analysis requires gathering the run time information such as registry entry modifications, listening port, any outbound connections, files being modified etc.. by running the executable on appropriate operating system.
With the challenges described and positioning it is doing, first impression I got was that Jericho forum is advocating adding entire security along with each application in the same machine. It took me a while to get rid of this impression. I guess the term "De-perimeterization' is confusing. I would like to think that Jericho Forum is proposing that security at Enterprise boundary is not good enough and the security is, additionally, needed closer to the applications/resources. So, there are multiple perimeters, with some perimeter having few machines or even one machine or one application. By the way, traditional firewalls and Ipsec VPN devices do very good job of providing access control to desktop systems based on the type of user and provide security connectivity to other branches of organization.
Though adding all security functions along with the application on the same machine provides better security, there are complexities:
There could be multiple machines running same application in cluster mode. In some deployments, it is observed that 100s of machines are used to share the load. In those, it is wise to move security functions such as "L4-L7 access control", "Intrusion Detection functions" to specialized security devices. It saves CPU cycles on application servers. It provides single control for administrators to manage security functions of the applications or set of servers and hence the management becomes easier. Some security functions such as terminating wireless connectivity and mobile device management don't really belong to one specific LOB (Line Of Business) application. They need to be outside of the application servers.
Having said that, some security functions can't be done well outside the LOB machines such as behavioral detection of malwares or when the data is encrypted or compressed with proprietary algorithms. They are better done as in end systems.
There is cost to apply some security functions outside the LOB servers. For example, Many LOB Servers implement security protocols such as SSL, XML Security etc.. Any access control device providing control at the XML field level must terminate the SSL connection, authenticate the user and decrypt and validate the XML documents before doing access control. There is inherent benefit too - It saves CPU cycles on the LOB Servers as it sees clear traffic. But, there may be some concerns in CSOs that some network elements has access to the clear data. If it is micro perimeter, then there may not be any concern. I guess Jericho forum is driving this point where the security perimeter is as close to the applications and data.
Security device vendors would like to make their solutions as generic as possible. They don't like to tie up the device functionality to one or few applications. That is where, standardization helps. I am happy to see that Jericho forum in their COA (Collaboration Oriented Architecture) position paper, chose the SOA and XACML. Both of these architecture heavily dependent on XML messaging. It provides common understanding for network elements outside of LOB servers and there by creating eco-system of vendors comprising security vendors, application vendors.
Having said that, I feel that the LOB applications must have their own security based on the application - Such as authentication, multiple roles, role based access, Auditing etc..
In summary, CSOs need to understand that Enterprise boundary security with traditional network level firewalls is not good enough to protect the data and resources. Application specific security is must. Some security functions can be done outside of LOB servers, but the security device must be as close to the LOB servers as possible. So, I don't see network security device vendor market drying up.


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Children were treated to many games and prizes at the Oktoberfest in the Town of New Haven Saturday. Pictured are council members Grant Hysell (with back to camera) and Matt Shell, right, as they assist children in throwing a football through a hula hoop. There were inflatables, pumpkin decorating, and a Chinese auction at the event, along with many other activities.
Pumpkin decorating was a popular event at the New Haven Oktoberfest. Pumpkins were supplied by Bob's Market and Greenhouses, Inc., and decorations were provided by the town. Each child got to take their masterpiece home after the festival.
Pumpkin decorating winners were chosen by judge and Sheriff Greg Powers at the New Haven Oktoberfest Saturday. First-place winner was Rose Brown, shown next to the sheriff; second-place winner was Lillian Roush, front right, and third-place winner was Alex Roush.
Even the adults got in on the action at the New Haven Oktoberfest. Pictured are candidates and office holders joining in the seed spitting contest. Pictured, from left, are WV Senator Mitch Carmichael, who won the contest; New Haven Councilman Grant Hysell; Scott Brewer, candidate for 13th District House of Delegates; Sheriff Greg Powers; County Commissioner Tracy Doolittle, as she checks her seed spitting distance; and Sam Nibert, candidate for county commission.
Little Landon Shell is pictured sitting inside the firetruck at the Oktoberfest Saturday. Members of the New Haven Fire Department were on hand to allow the children to "test drive" and see all the gears located on the engine.
Sack races entertained children at the Oktoberfest in New Haven Saturday. Winners received gift cards for their efforts.
A little wave of the hand marked the end of the inflatable obstacle course for this young lad at Saturday's Oktoberfest in New Haven.
Mason County Sheriff's Department D.A.R.E. Officer Troy Stewart is pictured as he shows a youngster what it feels like to operate a remote control car while "intoxicated." The special eyeglasses provided by the officer demonstrates how a person feels when they have had too much alcohol to drink.


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Danisinu posted a topic in Vive Hand Tracking SDKHi, I would like to test Hand Tracking SDK making an app with Unity to Android with augmented reality but the website don't show enough information to make it possible. How can I do that? I tried to take "Sample" scene and to change Main camera for ARCamera. Later, I put into of ARcamera GestureProvider.cs script, set param to CPU and Points2D. And finally, in Player Settings marked Vuforia Augmented Reality, set Minimun API to Android 24 and orientation to landscape left. However, nothing happened. I don't know if I did right or not. I need help!! Please! Thank in advance Dani @zzy


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A new book tells us how to create one, has icons you can pull out and frame and how to pray in the family so that it become a force for cultural renewal.
The force to change the world begins with us. We must change ourselves, and then our families and then society will change. It is a bottom up process. If we have a beautiful pattern of prayer in which is modelled on the person of Christ, the Logos, then this is the prayer that will change the world and establish a culture of beauty. And it is a source of joy for us.
A new book written by myself and Leila Lawler is intended to direct us to this great truth. It is called The Little Oratory, the Beginner's Guide to Prayer in the Home. It is out next month and you can pre-order on Amazon here.
This book explains in depth how family prayer, centered on the liturgy and engaging all the senses, is the foundation of the culture. It is a how-to-do book that tells you how to build an icon corner in detail, and how to pray with visual images. There are even eight color reproductions of icons that are meant for the icon corner. You can remove them as they are perforated and frame them – they are standard size so you can frame them cheaply. This is alone is worth the money for the book!
It offers practical details as to how you can incorporate all this prayer into a busy family life so that it lightens the load. This is important, prayer must not be a burden that only the neurotically pious will take on. It tells you how to engage the children, how to deal with the situation where only one parent is Catholic. It also tells you also how to incorporate. Below I give you a posting that I made almost four years ago. This was the beginning of ideas that became a book. I teamed up with Leila Lawler whose wonderful (and usually very entertaining and funny blog) Like Mother, Like Daughter is devoted to all the traditions of the home (even cleaning and cooking), that reflect a Catholic life rooted in the liturgy. We discuss how you can take this culture out beyond the home into work and community. We have a special section on how you can take (Read More)
Source: http://thewayofbeauty.org/2014/03/how-to-make-an-icon-corner/
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