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Summer Maintenance Tips For Your Home
Summer's Here and It's Time to Get To Work
Okay homeowners, it's summer. And, with each season comes a new list of chores that should be done. These jobs are perfect for the summer because you can do them with open windows or take advantage of the dry days outside for outdoor projects. It's always better to keep on top of these lists, you'll feel a lot better if you do. So, follow this helpful home maintenance checklist. After you're done you'll have more peace of mind and you can spend more time doing the things that you love the rest of the year. Check off this list as you go.
These are the quick maintenance procedures that you can do very quickly:
- Check all smoke detectors to make sure that they are working and that they do not need fresh batteries, There should be one on each floor of your house. And, they should really be tested monthly.
- Check your multi-purpose fire extinguisher for accessibility, make sure that it is filled and ready to go. If you do not have one, you should buy one to keep for small fires in cases of emergency.
- Go outside to your clothes dryer vent. Clean all of the lint and debris that has built up over the Spring. If possible clean the tubing from your dryer to the wall and underneath your clothes dryer.
- Clean or change your furnace filter, depending on what kind you have.
- Check water heater for leaks and corrosion.
- Remove all dead trees in your yard, and keep healthy trees and bushes trimmed back. Be careful to stay away from utility wires.
- Check Carbon Monoxide detector to make sure it is in working.
- Clean all of your Ceiling Fans
- Clean Your Grill
Moving On To The Bigger and More Time Consuming Items
These maintenance procedures are bound to take a little more time. Most of these should have done in the spring, but if not try to work on this list, maybe on the weekends, so that you can enjoy the summer, because it will be August again before you know it. Enjoy the sun and try to relax while you're checking off the list.
- Cracks in the Concrete: No one likes to trip and fall on the concrete. Most concrete cracks in the winter when water gets under it. When water freezes, it expands. If it has no place to go, it will lift your concrete and cause cracks. So, how do you fix these cracks? For most cracks less than 1/4", applying concrete caulk is the best way to make repairs. Just clean the crack out with hose with high pressure, let it dry and then apply the caulk into the crack. With larger cracks it is better to use concrete as a filler. Remember, if you don't repair the cracks, when water gets down in between the cracks it soften the ground causing more movement. And, when winter rolls around again, any small crack will become large cracks before you know it.
- Rain Gutters and Downspouts: Pull leaves and debris from gutters and downspouts. If you have an area that is clogged with leaves or helicopter seeds from maple trees , try using barbecue tongues first to pull them out. If that doesn't work, run a hose down the clog. Just know that you are probably going to get wet. Reattach gutters that have pulled away from the house buy using long screws instead of nails, they will hold a lot better and longer. Use the hose and look for leaks, if you find any you will need to dry the area and use caulking or epoxy to seal the leak.
- Air Conditioners: If you feel comfortable doing this on your own then that's fine. If not, you might just want to have your air conditioner serviced by a Heating and Cooling company. Disconnect electric power to the outdoor condenser on your air conditioner and clear it of leaves and debris with a power blower, garden hose, or the brush attachment on your vacuum cleaner. If the cooling fins are exposed, be careful not to bend them. Vacuum the grille and register inside the home to ensure good airflow. And change your furnace filter as stated earlier. Once finished, you can reengage the power. If your air doesn't seem cold enough, it's time to call someone in. They will need to add refrigerant to your air conditioner.
- Wooden Deck: Look for any structural decay where the deck is attached to the house. This could be due to ongoing water leakage. If you have any doubt about the structural integrity of the deck, call a professional to investigate. Next, inspect your deck for moss and mold. Pressure washers are effective for removal of molds. But be on the lookout for raised fibers on the wood, this could be damaged wood. Put more distance between you and the pressure washer when you see this or you could further damage the wood. There are also deck cleaners available. However, after using them, you may need to re-stain your deck due to the bleaching effect
- Roof Check: First examine ceilings on the inside of your home for any discoloration as this could be an indicator of a leak. You can also see from the street view if there are missing tiles or curled tiles. Asphalt shingles typically last 20 years. If you have roof damage it is best to have it repaired by a professional.
- Siding: Clean siding with a pressure washer to get rid of or keep mold from growing. Check all wood surfaces for weathering and chipping paint. If wood is exposed, start the repair by sanding the area and applying a primer coat before painting. If paint is peeling, scrape loose paint and follow the same directions.
- Pool Maintenance: You should start this as soon as you can, maybe two weeks before swim season starts. You'll need to clean it up, depending on what kind of shape you left it in the previous year. Fill it up. Make sure all of the pumps are cycling and aren't leaking. Then add your chemicals. I usually take some water in for free testing the first few weeks after opening my pool. I recommend it if it's available in your area. If you have any leaks, you may just need a new valve or something simple. But, it's better to find out now, so you don't waste water and electricity.
- Self-Termite Inspection: Go to the outside of your home and look at the foundation. Do you see any cylindrical tubes about the width of a pencil, made out of mud? Look around the whole foundation. Do you have any wood on or near your house that is being hollowed out. If so, you have a termite problem and you need to call a professional.
- Fertilize Your Grass and Plants: Go ahead and feed the grass and shrubbery. Make sure that you follow the directions carefully. Some people have been known to kill there greenery with kindness. You can also get the kind that has week killer mixed in with it.
Other Things Summer
Have you ever thought about hanging a bird house or a clothes line? Or how about planting a garden? There are so many things that you can do in the summer months. I like to have a project every year. This year I am going to try to replace my brick patio with mosaics. I'm not sure how I'm going to do it yet, but I think that will be my project.
Look at some magazines to get ideas. Even things for inside. Reorganizing or revamping a room. I think summer is a great time for making changes to your house! Have some fun with it.
Household Maintenance
What is your most hated maintenance job on your house?
Mr. Handyman talks about home maintenance
Someone to Call If Needed
It's a great idea to have someone like a handyman for maintenance work if you are unable to do some of the tasks. Especially, cleaning out your gutters, cleaning your siding and working on the deck. These three tasks require a lot of work and if you're not up to it or don't have the time, I suggest hiring a handyman for the job. Most are listing in the phone directory. But, first try asking around. For this kind of work, word of mouth referrals are always best.
Is there any summer maintenance that we've missed?
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About the Enrollment Process
The RV is equipped with multiple work stations and will be staffed by financial representatives certified by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. These certified application counselors (CACs) will help assist people with learning about the options available through the health insurance marketplace which may also be reviewed at www.healthcare.gov. Assistance with enrolling in Medicare, Medicaid and other programs will also be available.
Assistance will be provided in a private, comfortable environment. Individuals have the opportunity to have a future appointment scheduled at MetroHealth before leaving. Also, our representative will provide assistance in signing up for MyChart, helping people to be more active in their own healthcare. Making appointments, refilling medications, reviewing lab and radiology results, and communicating with physicians, are just a few benefits of MyChart.
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East Timor /Timor-Leste Driving Advice and Car Hire Info
The research for this website was carried out mainly in 2011 and 2012. Therefore there is a good chance that much of the information may now be out of date. This is particularly true of countries in the developing world, especially Asia, Africa and parts of South America where conditions can change often. Also, the political climate in many countries has changed a lot in recent years. Therefore the information on this website should be treated with caution. You should always check with your Government's website or the UK Foreign office travel advice website before finalising plans to drive abroad.
Driving in East Timor
Driving abroad in East Timor is on the left in mainly right hand drive vehicles. Roads are often in poor condition, certainly away from towns and four-wheel drive vehicles may be required in some areas.You should tell the rental company where you intend to go and take their advice on what car you need.In the rainy season, roads will deteriorate badly and travel on all cross-island roadways should be avoided. In particular, roads in the mountain areas of Aileu, Ermera, Manatuto, Ainaro, and Manufahi provinces are particularly prone to flooding and landslides and should be avoided. Driving standards are poor, particularly in Dili with large trucks and military vehicles sharing the streets with vendors, pedestrians, and livestock. Many cars and, especially, motorcycles operate at night without lights and roads are generally unlit, making night driving hazardous. Accidents often occur and there is a danger, particularly in rural areas, of the driver deemed responsible to be attacked by onlookers. If you feel threatened you should drive to the nearest police station. Dili sometimes has gang related and political issues which can result in civil unrest and stone throwing. You should keep an eye on the news and ask advice from locals before driving at these times.
East Timor Car Rental
None of the big international companies operate here but this local company have a professional looking website and are based in Dili
There is no reference to whether cars can be taken to Indonesia so I would guess not.
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Last year I had so much fun with the #HRMixTape challenge and have been thinking of the much-anticipated sequel to my post from #HRMixTape2018. Mark Hendy, a fellow HR guru/blogger, is the creator of this #HRMixTape phenomenon, and I am excited he's bringing it back for 2019! Let's recap, what is this #HRMixTape2019? It's a mix tape with content that is #HR centric and connects to five pieces of music.
Bon Jovi – Walls
These walls
Are the mountains that we climb
These walls
Are the great divide
Brick by brick
Gonna watch them fall
Build more bridges
Tear down walls
I love a good Bon Jovi song, and anyone who knows me well, knows Bon Jovi is my favorite band! "Walls" is from their 2016 album, This House Is Not for Sale. While it speaks to the current dynamics of our political climate, it has a greater meaning to how I see HR. For over a decade, I've been partnering with organizations, helping them connect people to business strategy. As the workforce continues to change, I believe HR will play a significant role in creating a world-class employee experience that closes the gap between employee performance and business needs.
Whatever it Takes – Imagine Dragons
Whatever it takes
'Cause I love the adrenaline in my veins
I do whatever it takes
'Cause I love how it feels when I break the chains
Whatever it takes
You take me to the top, I'm ready for
Whatever it takes
'Cause I love the adrenaline in my veins
I do what it takes
If I'm being honest, working with people is hard. With that said, HR and drama have a sort of love-hate relationship. Because on any given day you might find yourself navigating through an employee conflict, or working with an employee who is facing a disappointing feeling from a performance appraisal, or maybe a misunderstanding that leads to a threat, or an unfortunate disaster that an employee encountered before coming to work. For HR professionals, these situations can express the worst side of humanity, and yet they are sometimes the best. Why? Because it is the adrenaline that soars through our veins, as we move to put one fire out, while running to the next.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Learning to Fly
I'm learning to fly
(I'm learning to fly)
Around the clouds
But what goes up
(I'm learning to fly)
Must come down
If there is one thing I learned while working in HR, it's that you keep learning to fly. No one day is ever the same. After all, HR is full of gray areas to navigate around. You quickly learn the importance of what it means to be consistent – especially when it comes to your communication style. Make time to find your tribe, build your network, and share your expertise.
Lauren Daigle – Trust in You
When You don't move the mountains
I'm needing You to move
When You don't part the waters
I wish I could walk through
When You don't give the answers
As I cry out to You
I will trust, I will trust, I will trust in You
I will trust in You
HR professionals are the trusted advisors to the organizations they serve. Which is why I believe trust is the most valuable skill you will need in HR. There will be times when trust will test you, but always let it guide you. Because you can't always change what's going to happen, but you can trust that in the end, it will be ok.
Various Artists – Everyday People (produced by Playing For Change in partnership with Turnaround Arts)
Oh sha sha we got to live together
I am no better and neither are you
We are the same whatever we do
You love me you hate me you know me and then
You can't figure out the bag I'm in
I am everyday people, yeah yeah
I love a song that brings us all together. Because we are better together! "Everyday People" was originally put together by Sly and the Family Stone, and is from their 1968 album, Stand. The song's meaning is a call for peace and equality between differing races and social groups. Over the years, many musical artists have created a version of the song, and if you're in HR, you probably know Steve Browne's Everyday People Blog. Steve's message in his blog (and when you see him speaking at an event) is infectious, just like the song! When I hear of Everyday People, it makes me think of HR, and how we are working together to move our organizations forward. HR is at the center of every organization helping them achieve excellence through everyday people.
"As an HR professional, you just can't be a manager advocate, shareholder advocate or company advocate to the detriment of the employee. The employee is the spirit and soul of the company." — Susan J. Schmitt, Senior Vice President of HR, Rockwell Automation


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Bottle ApostlePrimrose Hill
Bottle Apostle, Primrose Hill
Located right on Regent's Park Road, Primrose Hill will be home to our fourth Bottle Apostle wine shop in July 2015. The area needs no introduction, and we're thrilled to be part of yet another London community driven by thriving independent businesses. As always, we'll strive to bring an eclectic selection of wines with the same degree of informative service paired with a friendly, approachable environment. Like our other locations we will always have 16 wines to sample at any time using our unique Enomatic tasting machines, and a wide range of unmissable events to attend.
Bottle Apostle,Primrose Hill
172 Regent's Park Road Primrose Hill London NW1 8XN
020 3805 5577
Covid-19 Opening Times
Wed - Sun: 11am - 6pm
Mon, Tues: Closed
Vincenzo hails from Naples in Italy where he studied hospitality while studying, although he has always been into wine. He grew up drinking wine with his family sourced from local farmers around Mount Vesuvius; as a child, they were allowed a small sip on big Sunday lunches. He enjoys red wines and his favourites are, of course, Italian wines, from various Italian regions: Taurus, Chianti, Barolo and Cannonau di Sardegna, in particular. In London, he likes to try new wines, his favourite being the one he hasn't tasted yet!
Caroline grew up in Brazil and left in 2015, cooking in some of the best restaurants in Europe. Her passion for food soon expanded into wine, and after a year studying in Bordeaux, she moved to London to take her WSET Level 4. She particularly enjoys playing with unusual pairings (a rare white grape called Romorantin is especially good with a proper Scotch egg!) and is also enthusiastic about single malts and her beloved, native Cachaça! She revels in the discovery of obscure grapes and cheerfully champions the quirky side of the wine world.


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Someone asked me recently what I liked about laundry. I didn't need to think hard about that because honestly there's nothing I like about laundry. Nothing at all. Unless someone else does the laundry. Then I love it. I also love it when my clothes are clean and put away and ready to wear.
Laundry is expensive and seemingly endless at times. Thank Goodness I have helpers. My husband and daughters help out. In fact my husband does three quarters of the laundry here. I do three quarters of the cooking so that's fair. And my teens mostly help with the folding parts. It makes sense because they make some of the biggest stains around still.
This past month we had a lot of travel. In fact so far 2017 has been filled with travel opportunities. Travel leads to wonderful memories and experiences and also loads of laundry when you return. It's all good though because this month we've been using the New Arm & Hammer Plus OxiClean 3-IN-1 Power Paks.
The New Arm & Hammer Plus OxiClean 3-IN-1 Power Paks are the only detergent boosted with OxiClean superior stain fighting power of OxiClean and the freshness of Arm & Hammer Baking Soda. That's triple level amazing cleaning power.
Around here the volume of laundry is a big deal. But so too are the stains that happen. For instance, recently, I nearly destroyed one of my favourite long sleeve tops. It's black, well loved, and fading, but it makes me happy because it says Peace, Love and Tweets. So I was pretty mad at myself the day I was deboning a whole cooked chicken and the chicken fat splashed on my favourite shirt. It went right through the top and splattered in several places.
I tried numerous cleaning ideas, including toothpaste, and then put it in the wash. The stain didn't come out. That was before we started the Triple Chamber Challenge here. But I couldn't give up on my shirt so I kept it and figured I'd keep trying. Then we started using New Arm & Hammer Plus OxiClean 3-IN-1 Power Paks. Second time was the charm and the triple chamber challenge worked for heavy duty chicken fat stains. That's impressive.
People who think that teenagers should be over the stain making stage haven't met many teens in my opinion. My older daughter's khaki uniform pants almost always land in the laundry with mud stains near the hem of the pants. Why? Because she walks home from school and occasionally her friends surprise hip check her. Their silliness sometimes leads to grass, mud, and food stains on uniforms. Arm & Hammer Plus OxiClean 3-IN-1 Power Paks take care of that.
There are a lot of laundry challenges that are specifically teenage girl related. For instance, teens cook and babysit and also use makeup. Each one of these activities, and routines can create stains. In our house the triple chamber challenge has been going on for a few weeks. Happy to report that these power paks remove heavy duty stains, from food, to blood and lipstick too.
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Stainless Steel Rainheader & Downpipe
The Stainless Steel Rainheader & Downpipe has been made from Conical Stainless Steel with a diameter of 101.6 mm, designed to facilitate the smooth channelling of rainwater without overflow. Finishing has been done on the down pipes with the prevention of blockages and reduction of ongoing maintenance in mind.
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Red Art
I've decided to post a few screenshots of art generated from some software I wrote. It's a suite used for assisting in creating art from photographs in order to mimic the style of Russian propaganda posters. The code is written in both C# (for the interactive parts) and Matlab (for the raw image processing).


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In his series titled Blackout, Gardner captures the expressions and gestures of drunken partiers joking and sneering at the viewer or holding a toast with a bottle as a prop. In order to preserve the technical clarity of Gardner's drawings, the printers exposed the films to the offset lithography plates in a way that reversed the image. Gardner's images produce a feeling of disillusioned perception of the moment retrieved in a snapshot.
Born in 1973 in Iowa City, Gardner grew up in Canada where he received a BFA from the University of Manitoba in 1996. Soon after, he moved to New York City, attending Columbia University and receiving his MFA in 1999. Gardner has exhibited his work in solo shows in New York City, Winnipeg and Venice, and in numerous group exhibitions in the United States and in Europe. He is currently represented by 303 Gallery in New York. Although his work tends toward the small-scale, the worlds that he renders in watercolor and gouache are intensely complete. With painstaking, photographic accuracy, Gardner records scenes of post-adolescent guy-hood, based on snapshots given to him by his brothers. His paintings are chronicles of culture, vignettes given weight and permanence.


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Chelsea news: Blues sub Michy Batshuayi desperately tries to beat the chill at West Ham
Belgian striker and his team-mate Antonio Rudiger were freezing at the London Stadium as the duo clutched onto hot water bottles
TWO of Chelsea's stars attempted to desperately beat the chill at the London Stadium by clutching hot water bottles - with one accused of "making love" to it.
With the near zero temperatures in the capital, Belgian Michy Batshuayi and German Rudiger were spotted trying trying to warm themselves up midway through the first half.
And the cold appeared to be taking its toll on 24-year-old striker Batshuayi.
He looked in great distress as he pulled the water bottle up to his face and rubbed it over his cheeks.
Rudiger's need for heat was not as much as his team-mate's.
The defender, also 24, opted for the more conservative approach by just placing it over his legs as he watched on from the dugout.
But it was the image of Batshuayi that had Twitter in hysterics.
User @BraceTheHammer wrote: "Michy Batshuayi making love to the hot water bottle."
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While @lleonbrown wrote: "Batshuayi calls himself the beast and then he's sat on the bench with a hot water bottle lol."
And @LittleMatt83 quipped: "Find someone who holds you like Michy Batshuayi holds his hot water bottle."
@scott5richo added: "There will be seven-year-olds playing Sunday League tomorrow morning in shorts and t-shirts and Batshuayi has got a water bottle on his face and wrapped up in a big coat. F**k modern football."
Here is some of the other hilarious reactions to the forward's antics:
Meanwhile, it was not just them two that were caught cold as West Ham took a nearly lead against the Premier League champions.
With just six minutes on the clock Marko Arnautovic dropped a shoulder in the box and veered past Cesar Azpilicueta before firing into the corner.
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It was the Austrian's first goal in eight months and his maiden one for the East London side since his summer arrival for Stoke City.
And it was enough to secure the points and a first victory for David Moyes since his arrival at the Hammers.
Chelsea now face the prospect of losing further ground in the race for the title with the victors of tomorrow's Manchester derby set to edge further clear of the Blues.


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Myanmar is agricultural country and fuel wood is 68% power share as of 2001 to 2009. The government of Myanmar aims to reduce it to 50% by 2030. In term of biomass potential for biogasification, the Department of Research and Innovation approximately estimated wood potential of 19.12 ton. Apart from wood potential, energy potential from the agricultural residue also is significant concern for energy generation from biomass resource. The most recent estimate of biomass energy in Myanmar as reported by Stich et al. and is regenerated in Fig. 1. The estimated total annual available energy from residue is 95 TWh. These results indicate that Myanmar has significant amount of biomass energy potential which is comparable to other renewable energy resources and also biomass resources in ASEAN counterparts.
Figure 1. Available Energy by Residue in Myanmar
Installed Capacity of Biomass
Figure 2 shows current installed capacity of biomass gasifier and rice mills which are powered by small scale gasifier. It must be also noted here that installed capacity are only available for gasifier which is used for power generation. Capacity of small gasifiers which are used for powering small rice mills are not known but only the number of rice mill in different region of Myanmar is known. Total installed capacity of biomass gasifier is 8 MW and it is the lowest among four sectors. Compared to estimated potential of 95 TWh, install capacity far very low and hence proper policy and action plans are necessary to drive for faster deployment of biomass energy.
Figure 2. Installed capacity of biomass energy and rice mill powered by gasifier
Figure 3. Installed and planned capacity of four main renewable energy resources/p>
Critical Dimensions
Figure 4 shows the results of respondents' perception on the current status of important multidimensional factors for the deployment of biomass energy. As seen in the figure, similar to wind and solar energy, for the biomass energy development, existing policy and regulatory framework are not sufficient since the result is lower than 50%/ Research, infrastructure and human resources, technological and economic factors are second critical factor to be improved for deployment of biomass energy. Social and environmental factors have yet to be improved also since their results are 64%.
Figure 4.Response to readiness for biomass energy deployment
Proposed Driving Factors to be considered in Renewable Energy Policy
Fig. 5 shows responses on the importance of driving factors for biomass energy in Myanmar. As seen in the figure, the ratings for all driving factors are very strong with over 75% . Therefore, all driving factors in the figure are needed to be considered in the policy actions for deployment of biomass energy in Myanmar.
Figure 1. Available Energy by Residue in Myanmar


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An argument for Superman being allowed to be canonically portrayed as queer or an entirely different convo, and btw? A queer Superman could absolutely still be married to a woman and have a child because bisexual men exist. You can make a valid argument for Superman being bisexual that doesn't need to crap on Lois at all or remove their relationship. No one should assume to know anyone's sexuality on here. The fact that I'm married to a man does not mean that I identify as heterosexual and I don't appreciate the accusation that it does.
We are allowed to talk openly about the misogyny that surrounds the way DC and fandom has treated both Lois and the marriage without being accused of something that no one said to start with.
My comment about Frank Miller was fairly indicative of the kind of POV I was talking about.
A good portion of the Lois and Clark fandom are bisexual women, many of whom have chosen to marry men but that doesn't make them any less queer.
So while I appreciate where you are coming from, I think we are at a standstill. And I would appreciate you not assuming you know my sexuality given we don't know each other and you aren't in a position to assume anything about how I identify.
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You specified that there was only one reason to oppose Superman being a father, and you gave it.
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Also kind of weird that everyone looks so happy on that cover. At least people seem more unsure on the Reis cover. Is Barry happy because he wishes he could just be open about his identity?
Kinda feel like this is downplaying the President of Earth aspect but it looks like they're exploring that too. Hmm.
Maybe it's just me but Romita's depictions of DC characters feels much looser then it used to. His Leviathan is very chunky.
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Where is Jon in all this? How does he feel about his dad revealing his identity? It pretty much shows everyone else in the books but him.
DC just needs to reset. Bendis and King have killed their two biggest characters. Everything that has happened since Rebirth with Batman and since Bendis came on to Superman just needs to be erased. None of this has been good storytelling. It's just been big name writers who want to tell their own stories but know they won't sell as well so they are forcing characters to fit their story instead of writing stories that fit the characters. Bruce being broken because he was dumped and the ENTIRE Jon storyline since Bendis took over are just bad. Then there Bendis pretty much coming in and wrecking Lois and Clark's marriage after they had been so strong prior to his showing up. Why can't writers take time to research their characters and create stories that make sense to who they are anymore? The identity reveal is a dumb idea that has been done and will eventually be retconned out. I'm about done with DC.
Edit: They're still together, they still love one another, they're not cheating on one another. The marriage is fine. You want to say he ruined Jon that's a different argument, but Lois and Clark are fine.
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Eh, its my opinion that the marriage hasn't been strong since the very earliest days of it in the late 90s. But that aside, he didn't do anything to wreck it. He's wrecking the lore, but their relationship is fine. He never broke them up or anything and he's not going to.
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Suffering a mild or serious personal injury as a result of someone else's negligent and reckless behavior has the immense potential to either temporarily or permanently derail your life in a number of ways. Depending on the severity of your injury, you could be out of work for an indefinite amount of time (a few weeks, months, years, or even permanently). Eventually, your inability to work and earn a livable income could also deteriorate your finances and ability to take care of yourself, leading to a host of unexpected mental and physical problems. All it takes is one personal injury case to trigger a massive domino effect of unfortunate events in your life, not to mention the immense legal fees you'll amass once you file a lawsuit. Hiring an esteemed process server in Texas or any other state will undoubtedly increase your chances of speeding up your court proceedings and guarantee that you get the settlement you deserve for your hardship.
Service of Process in Personal Injury Cases
Just like any other legal proceeding, personal injury lawsuits are all dictated by and subject to strict deadlines. Depending on the state or county in which the personal injury accident occurred, you could have anywhere between 30 and 90 days to file an eligible lawsuit against the at-fault individual(s). Whether you were injured as a result of someone's careless and dangerous driving or a slip-and-fall accident as a result of someone neglecting to adequately maintain their property; it's of the utmost importance that you file your lawsuit within a reasonable timeframe. This will ensure that the courts are able to process your paperwork thoroughly and accurately and it also gives enough time to rectify any mistakes that might occur.
The first course of action you need to take is to identify the guilty party in your case and aptly serve them a summons so that they're aware that you're planning on filing a lawsuit against them and have enough time to prepare a defense. Unfortunately, most people are unfamiliar with the laws that dictate service of personal injury summons and are in need of professional assistance.
While in some counties, the sheriff is legally permitted to serve a summons or it can be done by mail, these methods are typically unreliable and can slow down the process or even bring your case to a screeching halt. Sheriffs typically have hundreds of cases to deal with at any given time and they usually prioritize high profile cases first. Also, important documents can get lost in the mail all the time or they could take weeks to reach their destination. A certified process server from Texas will always put your case first and make sure that all of your important legal documents are delivered and served within your legal deadline.
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Hello,I'm having a problem with the table/play pitch object. It plays the samples slightly out of tune. In order to make sure I made some new samples with sine waves on C3 and C4.These samples read 130 and 261 Hz on the audio analyzer on audacity, but when I play them on the "table/play pitch" object they are at 126 and 255 Hz. This might not seem too big of a problem but playing it with other tuned stuff you can really tell it is out of tune.I have tweaked the pitch knob on the object and that is the closest I get to the original frequency.Does anyone have any idea on what can I be doing wrong?Here's a screenshot of the patch and subpatch I'm using, I'm trying to keep it as simple as I can trying to avoid mistakes.
EDIT: Samples are in .raw format, exported with Audacity as RAW (header-less) Signed 16-bit PCM
and you are at 48000 hz in audacity?
WOW ok, it was that, I had the samples at 44100 hz instead of 48000, I have just tried and I seem to be getting the frequency right :)))Thanks @lokki!!!!


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I know I'm not supposed to play favourites, but this piece makes my heart flutter like never before! The Peranakan tile motif gets a contemporary uplift with a cool and chic double Mandarin collar. And there you go, a shirt that's simultaneously modish and full of old world charm. We are SO fond of it we made a bold order of this fabric, and we hope more of you will get to enjoy this!
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Bordeaux Toilet & 600mm Artis Charcoal Grey Door Vanity Unit
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£269.00 (Inc. VAT)
Design & Finish Perfection
The Bordeaux toilet features a gorgeously unique design with an immensely curved pan and straight edged, square cistern. It'll look more than at home in any contemporary design of bathroom especially with its crisp, high-gloss white finish. With our sanitary ware we only use the highest-quality materials which is why the pan and cistern are made from porcelain which is coated with a luxurious layer of vitreous china. Vitreous china helps give the toilet its glossy look while being easy to clean and durable all at the same time. The seat is made from acrylic, because of its complicated shape, and is just as easy to clean as the rest of the toilet.
WRAS Approved, Dual Flush Cistern
Water efficiency these days is key which is why our Bordeaux cistern uses a brilliant dual push button. The advantage to this is the ability to use a small 4 litre flush or a large 6 litre flush to save on water usage. The cistern internals are all fully WRAS (Water Regulations Advisory Scheme) Approved too so you know it's a high quality product that'll easily cope with day to day use.
Soft Close Toilet Seat With Top Mount Chrome Hinges
Soft close seats are becoming a popular addition to domestic bathrooms because they not only reduce noise, which is great if you're a late night bathroom user, but they also save any small hands from getting squished by the weight of the seat. The hinges are finished in a polished chrome to match your other bathroom accessories and it's mounted to the pan using a top fixing system which makes installation and cleaning easier.
Slow close door hinges
Our bathroom furniture is just as much about the quality as it is the look and these vanity units are certainly no exception. They look great but it's the details like the soft close doors that make them a real pleasure to use. The doors are controlled via slow close hinges which gently and quietly let the doors shut, reducing any noise and giving a really feel of luxury.
Minimalist single tap hole ceramic basin
Days of inconvenient separate hot and cold taps are gone which is why these furniture units are designed specifically for use with a basin mixer. They look better in a contemporary setting and allow easy blending of hot and cold water straight out of the spout rather than in the basin itself. The tap hole is pre-drilled for you too meaning that you or your plumber won't need to worry about it during installation.
Simple yet effective door handles
We like to combine stunning aesthetics with total practicality which is why our Artis vanity units function so well. We focus on the details like the brilliantly simple door handles which really complement the overall minimalistic appearance. They're ergonomically designed grooved channels which run along the top of the door, allowing easy access to the cupboard underneath the sink.
Supplied to you pre-built
Renovating your bathroom can sometimes be a bit of a stressful process which is why we try to do as much as possible to alleviate some of those worries for you like supply the furniture as pre-assembled units. This means you or your plumber can save time getting them fitted so your new bathroom can be finished even faster.
Natural charcoal grey finish
If you're a lover of the natural look in bathroom suites then our bathroom units finished in charcoal grey is the only way to go. It's modern, it's stylish and it suits any space, perfectly complementing any other bathroom fittings and fixtures you might have. It contrasts beautifully with white like your toilet or your bath and, believe it or not, it can really create a stunning centre piece in any bathroom.
10 Year Guarantee as standard
When buying products for your home you need to know that they're going to stand the test of time, especially in a moisture rich environment like the bathroom. This is why this product comes with a fantastic 10 year guarantee against any manufacturing defects should the worst happen and the product is not up to standard.
Your bathroom can be a stunning designer-inspired masterpiece with this Bordeaux Toilet and Artis Charcoal Grey Door Vanity Unit combination. Together they will give you a sleek, minimalistic look which is also really easy to keep clean and is ecologically friendly.
The futuristic-looking Affine close-coupled Bordeaux toilet has deep sweeping curves on the pan and the tank has clean angled lines. It really looks impressive, and it's also enormously practical as there are no hard to get to nooks and crannies where dirt can hide. The bright white Vitreous China finish will keep looking shiny and bright and the soft-close seat not only ensures gentle silent closing but also protects the bowl and the seat from damage. The modern dual-flush system lets you choose either a 4 or 6-litre discharge of water, so reducing unnecessary water usage.
Combine this toilet with the Artis vanity unit to complete your contemporary look. It also has clean, uncomplicated lines as the doors are opened using an ergonomically-designed groove cut into the top, and to ensure that peace reigns in your bathroom they too have soft-close hinges. The deep charcoal grey colour is really practical as it combines easily with other colours and contrasts beautifully with the bright white ceramic handbasin. This extends across the entire 600mm width of the unit to provide lots of handwashing room and it has a single hole for the installation of a modern monobloc mixer tap. What's more, this unit comes pre-assembled, so no flat pack assembly problems, to make installation simple.
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Bordeaux Toilet & 600mm Artis Charcoal Grey Door Vanity Unit
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Our Artis furniture range has just landed here at Plumbworld and we couldn't be happier to share it with you! This brand new vanity unit is ultra stylish with its modern design, has excellent storage and comes with soft close hinges! Supplied fully assembled and with a fantastic 10 year guarantee, this vanity unit is sure to make a great addition to any bathroom!
Margaret Deery
My husband was able to replace the sink that was 10 years old but had scratches on it after only a few years so we were delighted with the Artis White Gloss Floor Standing Vanity Unit that Looked so superb and I was able to store lots of items and made the Shower room look very modern.
susan purves
Looks fab. Bought to replace a toilet of sand style. Like the back to wall which has no gaps behind so easy to keep clean. Slightly higher than previous toilet which we all like as it's very comfortable. Great price and good quality. Soft close fitted seat.
Gary Gunby
As an alternative to a back to wall, avoiding the need for constructing a hidden cistern tank, this looks good, and is finished flush with the wall. Clean and modern looking, and all pipe work can be hidden, so a neat solution.
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Spent ages looking for something that was modern that fit the gap I had perfectly. This was exactly what I needed and looks fantastic


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BURGLARS wearing balaclavas and armed with a hammer, hand gun and knife ambushed a man as he entered his Oxford home.
As he was walking through the front door of the Marshall Road property at around 12.30am on Saturday two men pushed him and ran into the house.
Wearing dark clothing and balaclavas, they were armed with a hammer, a hand gun and a knife.
A woman who was also in the Cowley property was then threatened and attacked by the burglars when she tried to stop them from grabbing her handbag.
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The thieves then ran off along Willkins Road in the direction of Oliver Road.
The woman was injured and needed hospital treatment.
She has since been discharged.
Investigating officer, Detective Constable Charlotte Oliver, of Force CID, based at Oxford police station, said: "This was a distressing incident for the victims in which one of them required hospital treatment for their injuries.
"I am appealing for anyone who may have witnessed what happened or have any information to please come forward.
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"I would also urge people to check any CCTV or dash-cam footage in case it may have captured the offenders."
She added there would be an increased police presence in the area as officers made enquiries.
Anyone with information can contact police on 101, quoting reference 43190204528 or make a report online.
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Own a piece of winemaking history and learn the incredible story of Gypsy Canyon Winery. Nestled along the rolling hills of the prestigious Santa Rita Hills AVA, Gypsy Canyon Winery awaits a new proprietor who will honor its enduring legacy. Home to one of Santa Barbara County's earliest wine estates, this historic 127-acre vineyard property boasts three acres of the oldest fruit-bearing vines in Santa Barbara County -- the cuttings of which were first planted in 1887 -- in addition to five acres of Pinot Noir and plenty of acreage for vineyard expansion or additional crops. The property includes an exquisitely restored two-bedroom, one-bath farmhouse from the 1880s with chef's kitchen; a detached one-bedroom casita; a finished ''barn'' perfectly designed for entertaining; and a saltwater
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We just celebrated our forty-fourth wedding anniversary with dinner at one of our favorite Kansas City restaurants — Lidia's in the Freight District. We are no strangers to a sort of stream-of-conscious reminiscing, nestling it into the conversation at a celebration of our lives together.
The reminiscing began with some basic math. We've had kids "boarding" for thirty-four of the forty-forty years. Without even needing a calculator, we added eight Baptisms, eight First Communions, and eight Confirmations. We have eleven grandkids, have six married kids and have lived in three houses. Our kids have participated in eleven different organized sports – soccer, tennis, baseball, wrestling, basketball, swimming, softball, track, gymnastics, cross-country and volleyball. We've negotiated the purchase of eight kid-cars on some very questionable and very-used car lots. We have two Eagle Scouts, we've sent seven checks to Outward Bound, sent one boy to Space Camp, and sold more than several thousand boxes of Girl Scout cookies.
We've had forty-four Christmas trees tied to the roof of the car. Two fell off. We've attended dozens of school skating parties, hosted a boatload of slumber parties, resulting in sleep deprivation all while listening to the stereophonic sound of giggling girls. We've attended 120 school conferences, some of which went better than others. We've waited by the mailbox for sixteen ACT test results. I don't even want to know how many college tuition checks we wrote, even with scholarships factored in.
We've called in hundreds of lukewarm pizza delivery dinners and buckled in for eight hair-raising efforts to teach kids to drive. We watched one kid take her "maiden voyage" riding with two wheels on the sidewalk and two on the road, halfway down the block. (They couldn't have covered that in Driver's Ed???) We spent dozens of Christmas Eves putting together Little Tykes kitchens, tool benches and outdoor playhouses. We've picked up thousands of Playmobiles and Legos scattered throughout the house, including under the couch cushions, in the air vents and in the dryer's lint catcher. We've walked the neighborhood in rain, shine and sleet conditions for Halloween trick-or-treating.
We've read thousands of bedtime stories, poured gallons of milk into sippy cups, and made hundreds of trips to the pediatrician – including two broken collar bones, one from a kid running around the corner in socks on a slick wood floor, the other from a kid catapulting herself out of her crib. And oh yeah, a compound fracture on the playground.
We've played hundreds of games of Candy Land, Chutes and Ladders and Old Maid. We've scheduled untold number of every-six-month dentist visits. I've said a million "Hurry ups". We've ridden to Osceola, Missouri for Boy Scout Summer Camp a dozen times. We have one sorority kid who pledged Theta. I baked a stratospheric number of cupcakes and cookies for school functions. There were many, many skinned knees, covered by any number of cartoon band-aids. We buried both sets of parents. We scheduled five tonsillectomies. We've welcomed two cats, one snake, dozens of hermit crabs, two rabbits and dozens of gerbils who didn't even pretend to understand overpopulating.
I said hundreds of "Stop it's", wiped away a million tears and perfected multiple teenage "attitude correction" conversations. (Okay, monologues) I listened to "Maaa-ummmm" yelled from three rooms away, which meant something catastrophic happened, like an overflowing toilet, a toddler running around the house with a permanent marker with no cap or a baseball that just came through the living room window. Two of the kids won the M.S. Read-a-thon. We spent our summer vacations, eighteen of them, in Chatham, Massachusetts.
I tied the laces on a million shoes and carted kids to before-school orthodontist appointments where more often than not I left feeling like the bad-mom because the orthodontist figured out that whatever-kid-it-was wasn't being "retainer compliant".
A life full, hearts overflowing. Sometimes it was hard, when a day felt like a long week. When the exhaustion was so overwhelming, I wondered if this parenting thing was a good idea – (don't judge, you've had the same thought!) But always something yanked me back from that poor-me precipice…..a kid coming through the front door with a fistful of tulip flowers, crushed in their tiny hand, or an I'm sorry" with a quivering bottom lip and eyes ready to splash tears. Or an adult kid, managing a cross-country move, or new parents able to see the miracle of identical twin boys who demand so very much of the mom and dad, or a kid who stumbles, picks themselves up, brushing off the disappointment and trying yet again.
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As the tide of Eurocommunism has subsided, the evolution of labour movements hegemonized by social democracy has come to assume a more pivotal role for the debate on strategies of transition in the advanced capitalist countries.footnote* With good reason, the Swedish case is frequently cited in this context. This essay will explore its significance by way of a critical examination of recent theories about the relationship between labour reformism and the prospects of socialism.
As everyone knows, the Swedish Social Democratic Party (sap) has experienced a continuous tenure in government longer than that of any other workingclass party in the West (from 1932 to 1976). It has also, to a remarkable extent, retained its internal unity, its close ties to the unions, and its electoral base within the working class. The role of the powerful confederation of blue-collar unions (lo) appears to be the key to this achievement. Whereas the level of unionization has tended to stagnate in many other advanced capitalist countries
The organizational unity and strength of the Swedish labour movement made its integration both necessary and possible. An elaborate system of joint regulation of industrial relations by employers and unions was institutionalized in the 1950s and 1960s, when Sweden came to be known as the land of labour peace. Economy-wide collective bargaining provided the lo with the means to pursue an egalitarian ('solidaristic') wage policy, and to accommodate—indeed, to promote—economic restructuring that conformed to market forces. The unions' wage-bargaining strategy was designed to relieve the government of responsibility for organizing wage restraint, which has been the primary source of tension between labour governments and labour unions elsewhere. The political integration of labour has had an important impact on state policy. Full employment served as the lynchpin of social-democratic hegemony, and public efforts to promote employment ('active manpower policy') have been closely articulated with the unions' wage-bargaining strategy. Also, social-democratic rule has been accompanied by extensive public provision of welfare benefits and services. More than in most other advanced capitalist countries, the welfare state in Sweden has been characterized by the ideology and practice of universalism.
Sweden's highly successful combination of peaceful industrial relations, market-driven economic growth and public welfare provision was hailed as a new model by the 'revisionist' current of European social democracy, most notably by Anthony Crosland in his influential treatise of 1957, The Future of Socialism. For Crosland and others, the 'Swedish model' represented the transcendence of the class conflicts and crisis tendencies of capitalism; the emergence of a more egalitarian and rational society. In Sweden, this line of thinking came to be associated with the notion of 'functional socialism', which rested on the premise that private ownership of the means of production did not pose any fundamental obstacle to the socialization of economic control. Gradually, the Swedish capitalists—like the monarchs before them—were being deprived of their real functions and power.footnote1
The course of developments since the late 1960s belies the trajectory implied by the revisionist interpretation of the Swedish model. Party politics has become increasingly polarized, and the traditional hege


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A Place to Stand
October 17, 2015 § Leave a comment
"Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy." Jesus, Matthew 5:7
I recently had the privilege of visiting with the Senior Vice President of World Relief's North American operation. World Relief is a global non-profit organization, based in Baltimore, and committed to caring for the weak and needy around the world, whether for orphans, for immigrants, for victims of natural disaster, or those lost in the horrors and brutality of human trafficking. Years ago, when our church in Miami planted a church in 'Little Havana,' the 'landing place' for many immigrants from Latin America, World Relief had an office where we started the work. That office remains today, and as you can imagine, has processed innumerable refugees through the years, offering legal advice, guidance for green cards, citizenship, etc.
At the heart of World Relief's mission is the gospel's call to the Church with the singular thrust that the strong have been made – by God – stewards of the weak. I am convinced that if the Church fails, all is lost. Every other system that attempts to care for the poor, the weak and the underprivileged has some underlining political agenda that eventually fails the very people they attempt to serve, and often lines the pockets and reputations of those who champion these causes.
World Relief's Vision Statement is Stand/For The Vulnerable.
Last night Katherine and I shared a meal with a young couple that is committed to mentoring young people from Baltimore's Inner City whose lives are racked with heartache, brokenness and poverty. They give what they can: safe harbor, school clothing and supplies – and love. They stand for the vulnerable.
This morning I ran into one of our Members (okay it was at Dunkin Donuts – what can I say?). He leads a team that regularly meets with folks at New Song Church in Sandtown, the neighborhood ravaged by fire and riots earlier this year. New Song drives the agenda, but together they are working through ideas to generate commerce in the neighborhood so that the dollar will remain there, and hopefully begin to break the pattern of violence, hopelessness and sorrow that most of us in the burbs can't fathom possible. They stand for the vulnerable.
We have a friend in Miami who, when she and her family attended a downtown church, for years, drove an hour away from her home, to the slums of Little Haiti, to bring children to church and later that week to Youth Group. In between she and her husband kept in touch, provided for needs and loved well. They stood for the vulnerable.
'Blessed are the Merciful,' was Jesus version of, 'Blessed are they who stand for the vulnerable.' Every word, action and encounter exemplified this during His ministry, all the way to the Cross, where He died for us – the vulnerable.
Who more than Christians, know the relief of being forgiven a debt one could never repay?
We have been given much – in order to be to the world what Christ has been to us. It really is that simple. And when those we serve feel our touch, it will be as though they have encountered Jesus Himself.
What good, hopeful news…
a Trajectory for Flourishing
September 19, 2015 § 1 Comment
"To love, and to lose what we love, are equally things appointed for our nature. If we cannot bear the second well, that evil is ours."
C.S. Lewis, Till We Have Faces
I thought it good to reenter into the blogosphere by way of confession, so pardon the meandering – there really is a point.
First the ridiculous. You need to know that I have this propensity to find what I like and then hold on to it – like forever, whether a pair of shoes, a style of pants, or a shirt (our Congregation will tell you that I only wear one shirt on Sunday mornings!). My guess is that it is born of tons of insecurity, control and pride, but it is the way it is. For instance, I have worn the same style of top siders for about ten years, and normally I have a backup pair – in the box for when the initial pair 'dies.' When that backup is gone and there is no other and the shoes are unattainable (because in a sane universe things go out of style), it unnerves me and sends me on a twisted journey to find its replacement (which I would prefer not to have to do – thus the backup!).
Hey, I warned you. Ridiculous, right?
When we moved to the Baltimore region nearly ten years ago I thought my life was over. It wasn't because the people we left hated us or the people we came to were other than welcoming. It was because I held on to the idea of living in my hometown for life (yes, idolatry). But somewhere in that delusion, God stirred our hearts to move. How could He do this and still love me? It was the most disruptive, confusing and dislodging time of my life, and our lives. But the Father's leading was unmistakable. He wanted us here. And we have since discovered that it was out of love that He did.
Baltimore has become home and we are blessed.
If you read Joseph's story, you will find that 'the Lord was with Him,' and prospered him in Egypt, even when as slave, and later when imprisoned on false charges (chapter 39). He continued to thrive and care for people.
I have come to realize that most of us live out of unholy trajectories for how our lives should unfold. If we become slaves to these trajectories, then well, we are just that – slaves. In this pattern regret becomes torturous, forgiveness seems impossible, and the present, intolerably joyless.
But we were redeemed to flourish, and if we buy into the fact that we have a Father who loves us, who sent His only Son on the most dangerous, yet redemptive journey of all – for us – then we have discovered something. We have discovered that our true trajectory is heaven and everything between now and there – is good.
Friends, the gospel is an adventure to be embraced…
Broken Tiles
June 6, 2015 § Leave a comment
"…there is something beautiful and concrete and well-proportioned about tending that size of a garden." David Brooks, The Small, Happy Life
Yesterday a mural mosaic was dedicated in a barely-conspicuous outdoor neighborhood service. The mural is visible to all who walk by the New Song Academy. It was constructed by the children of the Academy, under the guidance of a group called, Art with a Heart, a group that works in the City of Baltimore and teaches vulnerable children and adults through creativity. What makes the mosaic special is that the Academy resides in Sandtown, the neighborhood that was the flashpoint for the Baltimore riots in April. I have written about it here.
In a NYT OP-ED piece, David Brooks reported surprise at how many people responded to a survey, with the desire for what he termed, 'the small, happy life,' as opposed to what might seem to be more ambitious pursuits.
When I was in sixth grade, our teacher, Mrs. Hill, became weary with a group of us troublemakers. We happened to live in an area that was booming in development, and so she decided to take us around the community collecting tile for the purpose of making a mosaic for our elementary school, which we did. Over a period of months we stayed after school as she brilliantly channeled our energy into creativity. Eventually the completed project was erected at Coral Reef Elementary, like the one at New Song Academy.
One day, in response to His disciples' request to increase their faith (because they were thinking big!), Jesus replied, "If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it will obey you" (Luke 17:6). Contrary to the claims of train wreck preachers who promise the moon and deliver disappointment, Jesus was simply saying, 'Start small, because that is where we are.' Put another way, 'Start where you are, and offer what you have rather than what you don't have.'
A cursory study of history will bear this out, whether with those who harbored Jews during the Holocaust, or others who have accomplished amazing feats of bravery, rescue, influence and impact. And there is always that 'small step' and 'giant leap' for mankind. Never do you hear braggadocio. Time and again we are introduced to humble people who merely did what they could in the moment. In the moment, the small was enormous.
Way back in 1960-something I learned that a mosaic is nothing more than a well-orchestrated outlay of broken tiles. It doesn't take much for those seemingly worthless, jagged and often-dirty shards to become something wildly beautiful – like a scene from the coral reef, or a vision of a healed city. Every piece matters, and no tile is too damaged, in the same way that one simple mosaic on one part of one wall on one building in one neighborhood in a broken community can be that tiny piece that offers hope for something lovelier.
And it is for this reason that in Jesus God became small. Because we are small. Yet because we are adored by the Father, we are not insignificant.
What good news…
May 2, 2015 § 1 Comment
"I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly."
Dr. Martin Luther King, Letter From Birmingham Jail
If you live in or around Baltimore then you know firsthand how painful this past week has been. One cannot have lived here and not be affected. My heart goes out to friends near and far who are from Baltimore – their sadness is palpable.
I offer these words as a white guy who has lived in relative safety all his life, and knowing that those I have loved and known these five decades may disagree, and possibly even be angry. I also offer this knowing that I bring my own prejudices, predispositions and fears to the table.
It would be tempting to opine on the dynamics of the inner city, injustice and the future, but we who live in relative safety, are better served to keep our mouths shut and listen. We don't have the answers. Wonks, politicians, news organizations and bloggers think they have the answers, but unless they have lived in the City, they don't. At night we go home to our safe neighborhoods. We sleep in the assurance that when we awaken, our world will be as ordered and secure as it was when we went to bed. We aren't there on the ground. We don't know how good it is or how bad. We don't know the desperation and the vicious, endless and often violent cycle of poverty, firsthand. We make assumptions and most of those assumptions are wrong.
It seems to me that answers from afar, criticism and finger pointing, are false versions of 'care.' They create within us the artificial self-assurance that we have connected, but that isn't real at all. And we can postulate all we want on 'fatherless America,' and responsibility and the 'American Way,' but this helps nothing. It does exactly what those who spout these things want them to do – it keeps me away from you and 'us' from 'them.'
So it is better to listen and observe. This past week some of us had the privilege of spending time with old and new friends in Sandtown. Sandtown is 'ground zero' for last week's riots. You have read about this neighborhood in this blog. It is among the poorest in the country, but also one of the most beautiful. In spite of what you may assume or have read online or heard in the news, the residents of Sandtown are among the proudest of any neighborhood I have ever met. They love their community, and no amount of national sorrow can match the sadness they feel collectively when it suffers.
The picture above was taken at lunch after a morning of clean up (most had been done by the Sandtown residents when we arrived the morning after the riots). It is of two guys, one black and the other white – no distinction – work boots and jeans – people who locked arms for the sake of a healed neighborhood. 'A cord of three strands is not quickly broken' (Ecclesiastes 4:12).
Years ago I learned from a friend who led Miami's rebuilding effort after Hurricane Andrew decimated it, that one can either sit around and point fingers and complain about problems and perpetrators, or they can see possibilities and the beauty of a healed City, and then work together towards that vision.
The scriptures are strewn with examples of people who lived in the hope of future joy. After all, isn't this who we are? We are a people who live in the promise of what will one day be. And we serve a King who came and on our behalf saw that same future (Hebrews 12:1-2). He personally entered into places where weakness, oppression and sorrow prevailed, and by His care bore evidence of hope for a city of delight, and human flourishing.
Friends, beyond our advantages, fears and differences, it is not what we have, but whose we are and what will one day be ours…
This is our good news and the gospel's sweet new song…
January 24, 2015 § 1 Comment
"As the great writing prophets of the Bible knew, sin has a thousand faces."
Cornelius Plantinga, Jr. Not the Way It's Supposed to Be
So here I am, jumping on the bandwagon, capitalizing on the New England Patriots' latest scandal (it isn't their first). This one involves the National Football League's standard for game ball inflation. It has been determined that in the first half of last week's AFC Championship Game against the professional football team from Indianapolis (you have to live in Baltimore to understand this designation), the Patriots had the advantage of underinflated footballs (I've never been so careful with wording), thus giving their Quarterback, Tom Brady, an edge in gripping the ball under adverse conditions (rain and ice).
To the uninformed, that is, to those who don't give a rip about football, this is cheating – it is a violation of the rules of fair play.
All of which begs the question: So why did they do it? The Patriots' organization is one of the most successful in professional sports history. Their Head Coach is the best in the NFL and perhaps ever, and their Quarterback one of the greatest to play the game.
Added to the mix in all this is that it had no bearing whatsoever on the outcome of the football game. New England won 45-7. In fact they scored more points in the second half when the balls were at regulation compression. Far and away, New England was the better team.
So why cheat?
Actually it is for the same reason that we cut corners, flirt with moral disaster, find ways to bend the rules and give in to temptation. In fact, now that I think about it, it is the reason I take some kind of twisted delight in the Patriots' current woes.
The short answer is sin, but more to the point, from the moment Adam and Eve played off script and ate the forbidden fruit, our hunger to be God has been insatiable. We don't just want to win, we want to rule. It isn't so much about cheating, as it is our repulsion with being restrained by rules, limits, and in the end – by God.
Yet before Adam and Eve transgressed, they already had everything the serpent promised them. How sad.
If the Patriots win the Super Bowl (the NFL's championship game), they will always carry with them the blemish of this scandal – and they didn't need to. How deflating (oh come on, I had to take at least one shot!).
Fortunately, even though we can't fix our condition, God has remedied it in the death and resurrection of Christ. This means that our response is not to press that natural bent to rule through overtly religious channels (we Christians may be the most contrived species on the planet), but to come clean and acknowledge weakness.
This simple admission will never make us perfect. It is the posture of children who remember that they are always safest and most valued, when they rest in the presence, love and delight of their Father.
What good, sweet news…
The More Excellent Way…
January 10, 2015 § Leave a comment
"And I will show you a still more excellent way."
1 Corinthians 12:31
Years ago Katherine responded to something I offered by saying that there was 'a more excellent way,' which was her gracious way of saying that though I might have been right about something, being right was not enough. I have carried that with me.
We are in the aftermath of a bloody, violent siege in Paris. Lives were lost and a manhunt ensues (I hope they catch her and execute her). Just yesterday it was confirmed that as many as 2,000 people have been massacred in Nigeria in a Boko Haram killing spree. Three days ago a man in Florida threw his own daughter off the Sunshine State Bridge in the Tampa-St. Pete area. She died. My heart is grieved.
What scares me in all this is that amid the revulsion and sorrow I am prone to forget what I believe. I want to respond in rage because this is in my heart, and it is my right to feel it.
It happens subtly. The horrid expressions of the fall have a way of jarring us, and hatred tunnels into our sensibilities to the extent that we get lost in understandable outrage. Politicians don't help. They bend over backwards to deny the obvious and only stoke the flames of anger to those who are not blind.
I forget what I believe because the pain, suffering and injustices are all so real, and because there is nothing we can do to fix what is broken. We can't bring back the victims. And lost lives are not shattered lightbulbs we sweep away and replace with new ones. We can't stop the violence. We can't change governments and we can't realign a global moral compass, much less our own!
But we have Jesus – and He is the 'more excellent way.' What I mean is that on some level my perspective, though fairly rational, isn't the issue. The issue is that until heaven and earth are one, the world will always be broken, and because of this, no expression of civility, though eminintly appreciated, will ever be the trajectory upon which humankind moves. Our brokenness always eventually manifests itself in damaged expressions.
We just celebrated God's coming into the world in the flesh – Jesus. Don't let this be lost on you. In the Incarnation we have a God who, rather than blame or ignore, entered into the rage, filth, hatred and violence of our world. He bore it in death and left it in the Grave. It was the more excellent way. He is the more excellent way. Even on the Cross He forgave His executioners when it was His right to condemn them, and He demands that we surrender our right to outrage – to the law of love.
Truthfully? I don't want to do it. But closer inspection reveals that this is exactly what Jesus has done for me.
How excellent…
Friends, this is our good news.
Team Photo
September 20, 2014 § Leave a comment
"The goal of human existence is that man should dwell at peace in all his relationships: with God, with himself, with his fellows, with nature, a peace which is not merely the absence of hostility, though certainly it is that, but a peace which at its highest is enjoyment."
Nicholas Wolterstorff, REASON [within the Bounds of Religion]
If you haven't seen the moving video entitled, Made in New York, produced recently by Gatorade honoring Derek Jeter, the retiring New York Yankee shortstop, then sit back and enjoy – it is a worthy watch.
If anything has distinguished Jeter's career it is that he is a team player. While he is unquestionably an exceptional athlete, it is his commitment to the wellbeing of the team that separates him and others like him.
Hey, I'm no Yankees fan! But those who play for the team – those who care primarily for people other than themselves, they are the ones that transcend the lines of demarcation that normally separate people. I think this is because they tap into what we were created to enjoy with one another, and all creation, before the fall cursed the world with isolation. They embody the selfless expression that community demands in order for it to flourish. In a year filled with painful sports scandals, both on the professional and collegiate athletic levels, it is refreshing to say farewell to a pro that 'got it.'
This is partly why I believe the Baltimore Orioles' season has been special (other than winning the AL East Division Title!). They have survived disappointment and injury – as a team. Last Tuesday evening in Camden Yards (picture below) was magic, because team and city converged in joy. It is always about the team, and the people/city the team plays for.
I often don't get this. In a culture and society that is so individualized, it is easy to get lost in doing my job: preparing my sermon, writing my blog, paying my bills, fixing my house, etc, that I forget the grander, sweeter communal life of love, friendship, fellowship and faith I have been called into.
We weren't created to live for ourselves. And we are miserable when we do. In spite of the fact that our selfish instincts often prevail against the messy, inconvenience of relationship and sacrifice and self-abandonment, it is when our darkest wishes come true, and everything is in its perfect order just as we wanted it, and we are left to ourselves, that we are at our most miserable.
So God gives us simple expressions of self-abandonment in order that we may catch fresh glimpses of Jesus, who exchanged glory for shame, and honor for love, that we may rediscover that the Father's great delight is most beautifully enjoyed when shared together… with the team.
What good news…


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OSSE will be conducted by various scientists with different interests. Some are investigating the potential applications of particular instruments. Others may want to aid in the design of a global observing system. Operational centers such as NCEP will perform the role of finding a balance among conflicting interests to seek an actual improvement in weather predictions.
The experience of recent OSSEs also demonstrated that OSSEs often produce unexpected results. Theoretical prediction of the data impact and a theoretical backing for the OSSE results are very important. On the other hand, unpredicted OSSE results stimulate further theoretical investigation. When all efforts come together, OSSEs will help with timely and reliable recommendations for future observing systems. At the same time, OSSEs will prepare for the operational DAS to promote the prompt and effective use of observations
M Masutani, A Stoffelen, GJ Marseille, et al.. Progress in Joint OSSEs


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The Hashtable class represents a collection of key-and-value pairs that are organized based on the hash code of the key. It uses the key to access the elements in the collection.
A hashtable is used when you need to access elements by using key, and you can identify a useful key value.
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|Public Overridable Sub Add (key As Object, value As Object )
Adds an element with the specified key and value into the Hashtable.
|Public Overridable Sub Clear
Removes all elements from the Hashtable.
|Public Overridable Function ContainsKey (key As Object) As Boolean
Determines whether the Hashtable contains a specific key.
|Public Overridable Function ContainsValue (value As Object) As Boolean
Determines whether the Hashtable contains a specific value.
|Public Overridable Sub Remove (key As Object)
Removes the element with the specified key from the Hashtable.