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I didn't want to react to a blog entry I've read titled "Was Jesus Truthful?" but I fear that there may be fellow Christians who aren't strong in their faith and who lack sufficient knowledge regarding their faith that may be led to think that Jesus does indeed suffer from a credibility problem. And as is expected from somebody who believes in Christ, I feel it is my duty to respond to this post so that others may know that Jesus is indeed still true to His Word.
Just to be clear, I seek no emnity with the original poster of the blog post (whom I didn't name here) nor any atheist for that matter. I see myself as fairly tolerant of other people's beliefs (or lack thereof) but I just couldn't remain silent on the accusation made on the said post.
The post stated that there are quotes from the Bible that will "confirm that Jesus deliberately lead his followers into false expectations." The author quoted the following verses:
Matt. 10:23 – When giving instructions to his disciples as to just how they are to go about spreading his message Jesus says, "for truly I say unto you, you shall not finish going through the cities of Israel until the Son of man comes."
I do not see the problem here. The way I see it, it merely puts emphasis to the difficulty of the task of spreading the Word of God by saying that the Second Coming would happen first before the followers of Christ could preach to everybody.
Matt. 26:28 – Jesus says, "There are some of those standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom."
Actually, the verse quoted above is from Matthew 16:28. The New American Bible explains the passage in a footnote thusly: "Coming in his kingdom: since the kingdom of the Son of Man has been described as "the world" and Jesus' sovereignty precedes his final coming in glory (Matthew 13:38, 41), the coming in this verse is not the parousia as in the preceding but the manifestation of Jesus' rule after his resurrection; see the notes on Matthew 13:38, 41."
Matt. 24:33-34 – After prophesying a wide assortment of events including the second coming, Jesus said, " . . . when you shall see all these things, know that it ( the 2nd coming ) is near, even at the door. This generation shall not pass till these things be fulfilled." Jesus was obviously referring to the contemporary generation.
Contemporary generation? In the original Greek text, the word generation was genea which can also be translated as "race" as in human race or Caucasian race or group of people of common descent and Jesus could actually be referring to the Jewish people as group or race. So, this passage could be read to mean that the Second Coming will come first before all Jews disappear from this Earth. For a more elaborate explanation, read Marshall Entrekin's article "Did Jesus Wrongly Predict a First Century Return in Matthew 24:34?"
Matt. 26:74 – When brought before Caiaphas, the chief priest, Jesus said to him, " I will tell you, hereafter you shall see the Son of man . . . coming on the clouds of heaven." According to this the second coming was to happen during Caiaphas' lifetime.
The verse quoted above is actually from Matthew 26:64 and is completely quoted as:
Matt. 26:64 – Jesus said to him in reply, "You have said so. But I tell you: From now on you will see 'the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Power' and 'coming on the clouds of heaven.'"
Jesus was asked by Caiaphas if He was the Messiah. In response, he essentially quoted Daniel Chapter 7 that describes the Son of Man coming from the clouds of Heaven. He is obviously speaking in a symbolic manner for how can He be sitting at right hand of the Power and coming with the clouds of heaven at the same time? And with this, Caiaphas said that Jesus has blasphemed for claiming to be the Messiah.
Mark 9:1 – And he said unto them, "verily, I say unto you, that there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.
This doesn't refer to the Second Coming. It refers to the establishment of the church of the followers of Christ that will be the instrument of God's kingdom and power.
Luke 21: 27-28 – "And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh."
Well, I don't see anything wrong here. When we see Jesus coming out of the clouds in the Second Coming, I can pretty much assume that the redemption does draweth nigh.
Luke 21:32 – "verily I say unto you, "This generation shall not pass way, till all be fulfilled."
Same explanation as that with Matthew 24:34 above.
1 Thess 4: 15-17 – In his first epistle to the Thessalonians Paul assures the congregation that the second coming is very near," . . . "we who are alive," . . . shall not proceed those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will descend from heaven . . . and the dead Christ shall rise first . . . Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together. . ."
I do not see how Christ could be accused of not being truthful in this passage as it was Paul who made the claim that the Second Coming will be happening in his lifetime and not Jesus. Indeed, Jesus said that nobody knows when the day of judgement will be so how could Paul?
Revelation 22:12 – Behold, I come quickly."
Revelation 22: 20 – "Yes, I am coming quickly."
I'll just bundle these two passages together. The author of the post used the two passages to prove that Jesus said that He would come REAL soon but two millennia later and He still hadn't come. Well, the problem was that the author assumed that the word "quickly" (tachu in the original Greek) meant REAL SOON when it actually meant "fast" or "swiftly" in the context of the two passages. For a more elaborate explanation, read the article "Surely I Come Quickly, Why "Quickly" Describes How Jesus is Coming, Not When He Will Come."
So, was Jesus being untruthful based on the "proofs" provided in the original post? You decide.

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WHAT ARE WE EVEN PLAYING ANYMORE?! | Golf With Your Friends
Mark: Where did you go?
Wade: Candyland. We are on dunk. We are dunking on Candyland. Basketball dunks. M: The fuck?
Wade: Dunks M: Wait? Oh.
Jack: Wait. What do we do? What's Dunk? M: No, that wasn't a stroke! God damn it.
Wade: I don't know I've never played it Bob: Oh, left click is jump, though. Holy shit. J: Woah, yes it is.
B: Is impact on or off? W: Uh I don't know. Dunk is its own game, I don't know what the rules are for it.
M: Fuck M: Oh goodbye guys.
B: Oh my god we have to make it into that? W: Yep.
B: Nooooooo W: Nooooooo
B: This is the fucking apocalypse. M: Oh boy. Okay. Well, I'm boned.
J: Well, you do jump pretty high, though. B: You jump high enough to do it. You just have to…
J: Did it! Did it. M: Boink. Oh fuck. This is going to be a fucking bitch.
B: Oh, dunked it! M: Oh! Nailed it! I'm the best! M: …I'm not the best. I'm in last. That is the opposite of what I am.
Wade: Wow *Bob laughing* *everyone yelling* M: Where am I?
B: Wheeeeee
J: What is life? J: Bob, you've got the perfect stroke. M: You have just had a real primo stroke.
B: Wait, did I not go in? M: Of all the strokes I've seen. God damn beautiful that was. B: Fucking god dang it.
J: I landed on the testicle at the back.
B: Got it. Double bogey. W: There's a testi- Isn't that ice cream?
M: No, no, it's clearly balls. M: In Jack's world, those are testicles.
W: My mistake. That one's a testicle. W: That couldn't even pass as a strawberry. Also, there is some cream on it. B: Oh. Wow. That's, uh… Really bringing it full circle there, huh. M: Ho! Nailed it. I got in the hole.
B: You guys wanna see some shit? J: Fuck! M: Yeah, we do. J: You jump way too high.
B: Woooo. Oh no! Bounced at an angle. J: Haha angled it!
B: I can bring this back. I can bring this back, hang on.
M: Oh shitty dudes. Oh no. J: Ah, I landed IN the fucking- Fuck.
M: Ah noooo! M: Now that's what I call a slam dunk! M: This mode is bullshit by the way. I'm just saying.
J: You said the last one was. M: Well everything about this game is bullshit. Playing with you guys is bullshit. J: What!? I went up through it and back down and that doesn't count? M: No. That's not how slam dunks work. Trust Irish, you don't play basketball. Come on. B: Hey guys. How's it going?
J: Yesss. W: Hey Bob. Welcome. Where have you been?
B: I'm here now. B: On my own adventure. Well, shit.
J: What the fuck was that? W: Well it looks like you'll be going back on an adventure. See ya, Bob.
M: You're doing great, Bob. I believe in you. B: I believe in me too. Just wait for it. It's coming. It's coming.
M: I'm waiting for it. J: Keep jumping!
B: It's coming! Guys, it's coming! *everyone cheering for Bob* W: I don't think you're moving! M: Bobblehead! B: Oh fuck.
J: You're doing it.
M: Oh. You WERE doing it. B: What!
M: Welp, somehow that happened. J: See, it doesn't count! W: I think you went through the wrong hole.
B: Oh, come on! Off the rim! W: Keep jumping, B- There you go.
M: Hey! I think I guess that went through. W: Oh, wow. I'm in the lead? I don't know how that happened. M: Wait. Oh. Ok. I thought I had, I thought that gave… M: I was so used to myself being in the last place, I was like, hey, why do I have nine strokes? M: And then I realised that I don't suck on this game. M: *girly scream* NOOOOOOOOO Oh, There's a different ramp. J: "I don't suck at this game. *girly scream* NOOOOOOOOO" M: Don't make fun of my girlish screams. B: Hey boys.
W: (Wade celebrates by himself) I accidentally got a par! M: Boink! Yay, me too! Well, I intentionally did it because I'm good and not actually just by random chance. W: See you, Bob!
J: When you get underneath it, you can't do anything. That sucks. M: "Can't do anything…" *mocking mumbles*
B: What the fucking shit!? W: You must have like hit Jack or something, 'cause you changed course. M: Frick, dude.
B: Go ball. Go- NO!
J: Go. J: Go in the hole, ball. M: Hey. Do you know what I just saw? The butterflies are Pop-Tarts. That's really cool. B: Oh for fuck's sake.
M: That's a good detail, guys. M: They're toaster pastries. Look. They're toaster pastries. You can see one on Bob's screen. W: Oh look. The broccoli has stripes.
B: OH MY GOD. FUCK ME. W: Bob? Are you having a good time? M: There we go!
W: Nice shot, Bob! M: This is good, guys. This is great. B: This is good wholesome friendship fun time, you know.
M: Oh yeah, you know it is, Bubba. B: Oh geez.
M: Fuck.
J: Oh shit.
W: Well that wasn't right. (So many fuck ups in one area XD) J: So that's a thing. Go ball, make it up.
M: Oh Nelly. B: I shouldn't have followed Wade. That was a mistake. W: I thought we had to go through those windows we saw- Oh, we can.
J: Oh, fuck yeah! B: Oh hey, what's up? What's up, Wade?
M: Yay! M: I got a bogey, guys. Guys, I got a bogey. Guys, are you happy for me? I got a bogey.
J: I also got the bogey. B: Good job, Mark.
M: Nice. W: I'm just going to go down the middle, trying to go through the windows is a waste of time.
B: Oh, come on! W: Oh please. Nooo!
B: Yay! B: I made it in! B: Yay
M: You got this!
J: Jump as you hit the top of the ramp! B: You have to jump, Wade. M: Wade, you're doing terribly! Wade, you're just sucking a whole load there!
*Bob laughing* M: Wade… Come on, now.
W: Fuck you.
*Bob still laughing* W: Would you like to rub it in any more?
M: I think I'm good. Anyone else want to pick up? B: You're really underperforming on this hole, Wade.
J: Wade, you're bad. B: Welcome to my life, motherfucker.
M: Welcome to YOUR life? B: Hitting the rim and bouncing further away, that's my life.
M: Oh, okay. All right, then. W: Whoa, Mark's in the lead. What kind of third dimension is this? M: Wait, what?
W: You're winning. M: Yeah! I AM winning! 'Cause I'm a winner, guys. M: AAAHHHH
J: Fuck! M: Yes, I nailed that. I did. Indeed, I did. Oh, yeah. Oh yeah. Oh yeah.
W: *girlish scream laugh* J: Fuck the jelly bounces you super high M: HAH HAH HAH! Eagle Babies! Eagle! Eagle babies! Eagle babies!
J: Woohoo! Yeah!
B: I got a birdie? Whatever, I'll take it. I don't care. M: Ahhh, I'm slamming'. Slammin'.
B: Why are you murdering eagle babies, Mark? M: I'm not slammin' eagle babies. I wanna be very clear. I'm just slamminʻ. Just slamming'
B: Slammin' eagle babies. W: Let's title the episode that.
*Everyone laughs*
J: FUCK! W: "Slammin' Eagle Babies"
M: No-no-no-no M: Yeah! Yeah, that's me! I'm slammin' eagle babies!
B: Markiplier (unintelligible) slams eagle babies M: What? What of it? Yeah!
W: (laughs) J: That's his- that's his military name: "Slammin' Eagle Babies" *Everyone laughs* W: That's how he survived the vast wildernesses of… Chicago. M: Wilderness of Chicago yeah
B: B: Wait, how did the –
M: I was so mean! Jack left! I'M SORRY!! M: I'm sorry!
W: My guess is we were winning. He can't handle Mark winning


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Cooking over a campfire is one of the best parts of the camping experience, even if you prefer to camp in a fully-loaded motorhome. Food cooked correctly over an open flame has a rich, smoky flavor, and the experience is like nothing else. It can be tricky, however, if you are not used to the process. Here are a few tips from your friends at Greenwood RV Rentals & Sales to get you started at mastering the art of campfire cooking.
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Before you begin, make sure that you have all of the necessary tools. Don't assume that the campground will have the items that you need, such as dry wood and a camp grill. Some camping veterans would also recommend coming prepared with a Dutch oven. You should also prep all of your ingredients beforehand, to allow you to spend more time cooking.
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Just because you see flames does not mean that the fire is ready for cooking. An ideal fire consists mainly of hot coals, with just a few logs of burning wood. Depending on the weather conditions, it can take 30-45 min for a fire to burn low enough for optimum cooking. When building the fire, it is important to take your time and add the wood slowly. Don't build too large of a fire because it will burn too quickly and burn out before you can finish cooking your food.
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Cooking food directly over a flame will inevitably lead to burned food. To cook correctly, build your fire on one side of your fire pit or grill and use the other side as a place for hot coals. Then you can place a camp grill directly over the fire to boil water, roast meats, and grill vegetables. The hot coals can be used to cook vegetables in aluminum foil packets, or for baking cobbler in your Dutch oven camp stove.
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Many grilling rookies will cook their food for too long because they do not account for carryover cooking. Carryover cooking occurs when food is resting but continuing to cook after being removed from the primary heat source. To avoid over-cooking, remove the food from heat just before you typically think you should. Cover meat with foil and let it rest for about 10 minutes before serving.
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I have just returned from a Guidesforbrides wedding conference, where I spent a day with experts talking everything wedding.
I took some wonderful tips home with me and I wanted to share this one in particular with you all.
Are you putting off doing something?
"I'll do it tomorrow … "I just don't want to do it" … "It can wait" … "Argghhhhh"
It could be something small or monumental that you really need to get done, but you find lots of reasons to not do it.
I have found this tip so useful and it is really helping my worklife / homelife balance.
So what's YOUR frog? Is it; –
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? Finding the perfect dress/suit ?
? Sitting down as a couple and putting your seating plan together ?
? Choosing your band/DJ ?
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? Contacting all the venues you have visited to inform them you have chosen somewhere else ?
? Telling your best friend that you have invited their ex ?
? Something else ?
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Advice is that you should 'EAT THE FROG', don't put off doing something that you actually do not want to do … if you have a wedding planning day or even a morning … 'EAT THE FROG'.
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By Barnali Dutta, published by Prasadam:The village folk still prepare "Badha Bhog" [particular prasad] on puja days i.e khichuri/chhachra/tomato chutney, khichuri/aloor dum/tomato chutney, niramis polao/bandhakopir tarkari/chutney, or luchi/cholar dal/tomator chutney, means tomator chutney is a must for puja bhog, interesting no?!
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Fry the whole seeds and bay leaf and red chili. When it crackles add chopped tomato, salt and turmeric, fry well. When it turns soft add chopped mango fruit leather and lastly jaggery. Mix all and cook until thick. Add lime juice and close the heat.


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Denis Cheryshev, who scored four goals for Russia at the World Cup, is under investigation for an alleged doping violation.The 27-year-old, on loan at Valencia from Villarreal, fell under suspicion after his father revealed his son had used growth hormone (HGH) treatment.
The World Anti-Doping Agency reveals the case was being handled by the Spanish anti-doping authorities. Cheryshev played five World Cup games as hosts Russia reached the last eight.The taking of HGH without a therapeutic use exemption can lead to a four-year ban.
Cheryshev's father later said that his remarks, made before last summer's World Cup, had been misquoted by a journalist.Russian sports daily Sport-Express quoted the player, who began his career at Real Madrid, as saying: "On my side, everything has been honest and I think there will be no problem."I think we'd better leave this case in the hands of medics, who have done everything right."
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Petition to Ban Full and Partial Nudity in the Prison Systems of America that is not Artistically Created for Medical or Textual Basis
I am starting this petition to ban pornography in the prison systems for these concerns:
Pornography should not be allowed at all, in any form, unless artistic or medical, because pornography degrades the moralization of the family, of relationships, and society as a whole. The men and women who receive the pornography in the prison system are allowing their general values and morals to be degraded by the visual images of these women and men. They are allowing their families to be torn apart by the infidelity of their minds, and they are creating unneccessary criminals in a society where sex crimes are at an all time high.
It is a choice to view pornographic material, but it is also a temptation when you are without a physical presance of a partner. I do not see that it is a necessity when you have a wife or the possibility to create a good life with someone outside of the pornographic world.
I see it unfit that the prison system will allow nudity of anyother women in magazines but no pictures nude of your wife or girlfriend.
I see it as sexist because these men come out of the prison system and the women they are involved with must meet ridiculous standards because that is what has turned the men on for so long with their habit of viewing pornography.
I see pornography viewing as a mental illness that is easily turned into an addiction which then gets in the way of the goal for incarcerating individuals to begin with: rehabilitation. If your mind is preoccuppied with sexual thinking, how can you focus on the bettering of a life?
I see that prison guards who are women are demoralized by the attitudes and beliefs of the inmates who view the pornography. I see this as sexual harassment and lewd.
I believe in the goodness and faithfullness of the sanctity of marraige. I do not believe that the prison should put obstacles in the way so that these men can come out of prison wanting to have sex so bad because they are tired of looking at pictures and want the real thing so bad that they then commit sex offenses to satisfy their sexual addictions they have acquired from being exposed to this material in the privacy of their own cell.
Pornography should not be allowed in the prison systems of America. We have enough problems.
Case Law to support my Petition would be Supreme Court ruling and opinion in the case of Snow vs. Woodford, as reads:
Court of Appeal Upholds Rule Against Pornography in Prisons
By KENNETH OFGANG, Staff Writer/Appellate Courts
A California Department of Corrections policy prohibiting inmates from possessing materials showing male or female frontal nudity does not violate the First Amendment, the Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled yesterday.
Div. One affirmed San Diego Superior Court Judge Joan M. Lewis order denying a petition for writ of mandate in which an inmate at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility challenged the ban, which went into effect in 2002. The petitioner, Stephen Snow, sought relief after his magazine pictures of nude women were confiscated.
Among the exhibits attached to Snows petition, which he filed in pro per, were pictures of women with exposed breasts, an art photograph of a nude woman, and an issue of a pornographic magazine.
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The department defended the rule as a legitimate measure to protect female correctional officers against harassment, to steer clear of having sexually explicit materials become items of barter, and to avoid anatomical comparisons [that] could lead to fights between inmates.
Attached to Snows reply was a Time magazine article containing a photograph of a painting of a nude woman.
The judge concluded that the ban was reasonably related to a legitimate penological interest, reasoning that officials had shown a connection between inmate possession of pornography on the one hand and sexual harassment and intimidation of female employees and fighting among inmates on the other, that the policy was not an exaggerated response, and that inmate freedom of expression was not unreasonably restricted.
Justice Terry ORourke, writing for the Court of Appeal, said the trial judge was correct. Many cases have found that prison safety and security are legitimate penological interests, the justice wrote.
The regulation also meets the constitutional requirements of neutrality and rationality, he said, adding that Snow failed to present sufficient evidence to refute a common-sense connection between sexually explicit images and the sexual harassment of female correctional officers and other security problems.
Alternative Expression
ORourke also rejected the argument that the ban leaves inmates inadequate alternative means of expression. He noted that inmates remain free possess sexually explicit writings or provocative pictures of clothed persons and that the regulation exempts medical texts, art reference books, National Geographic magazine, and books purchased for prison libraries and educational programs.
The justice went on to say that the rule does not violate Californias inmate rights statute.
Under Penal Code Sec. 2601, ORourke explained, the right to purchase, receive, and read any reading matter accepted by the Post Office is subject to two exceptions, one for obscene materials and the other for matter tending to incite to murder, arson, riot, violent racism, or any other form of violence.
To the extent the regulation bans material that is sexually explicit but not obscene, the justice explained, it falls within the second exception, since it is designed to prevent intimidation of employees and fights among inmates.
The case is Snow v. Woodford, D043702.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6987006471815636790.post7621282885731873412..comments2020-04-04T00:53:57.905-07:00Comments on the sparkly life: The Best Books I Read in 2018The Sparkly Lifehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6987006471815636790.post-4263635577222751552019-02-11T22:36:48.791-08:002019-02-11T22:36:48.791-08:00Your post contains a lot of useful information for...Your post contains a lot of useful information for me
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https://www.park-lane-escorts.co/escorts/barnethttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6987006471815636790.post-84081311140202064692019-02-11T12:41:35.014-08:002019-02-11T12:41:35.014-08:00I'd be into a book like Educated. It's alw...I'd be into a book like Educated. It's always nice to hear of people who've been given a second chance in life. Fatima D Torreshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6987006471815636790.post-27599351046869126222019-02-10T07:40:44.645-08:002019-02-10T07:40:44.645-08:00Thanks so much for the reviews. I'm always loo...Thanks so much for the reviews. I'm always looking for a good book.Tammyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6987006471815636790.post-26709819550852731602019-02-09T15:43:08.734-08:002019-02-09T15:43:08.734-08:00I also love reading but don't have the time to...I also love reading but don't have the time to read an entire book these days. I switched to listening to podcast instead of music in the radio while driving. Thanks for all your recommendations. I'd check them later.Rhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6987006471815636790.post-57290369003642328882019-02-09T15:41:30.893-08:002019-02-09T15:41:30.893-08:00Wow, you've read a lot of books last year...ju...Wow, you've read a lot of books last year...just like the hubs. I'd love to go back to reading again. Already read two books so far.Lynndeehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6987006471815636790.post-79463731234404023502019-02-09T14:17:54.354-08:002019-02-09T14:17:54.354-08:00I am not an avid (novel)reader. I do want to read ...I am not an avid (novel)reader. I do want to read more, though, so I recently started up a book club. We just finished our first novel - The Suspect, by Fiona Barton - and it was fantastic.Cherri Megaskohttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6987006471815636790.post-64097810236269200392019-02-09T08:33:12.704-08:002019-02-09T08:33:12.704-08:00I used to read a lot, but I don't read books v...I used to read a lot, but I don't read books very often any more. I feel like I'm more connected to my family and life in general now that I'm reading less. However, I just purchased This Is How It Always is after reading your review.Bethhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6987006471815636790.post-13777053006673954792019-02-08T19:49:12.251-08:002019-02-08T19:49:12.251-08:00I adore reading. We've read many of the same b...I adore reading. We've read many of the same books. I love it when I find people who have the same reading interests!!Terri Steffeshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6987006471815636790.post-92140372121170871252019-02-08T18:57:38.909-08:002019-02-08T18:57:38.909-08:00I'm so jealous. I have a stack of books I'...I'm so jealous. I have a stack of books I've been wanting to read for over a year. I just don't have the time.The Super Mom Lifehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6987006471815636790.post-33752446532259740452019-02-08T18:48:21.629-08:002019-02-08T18:48:21.629-08:00The hate you give is on my list to read. I'll ...The hate you give is on my list to read. I'll have to look at a few others you have here.Ashley @Irishred02https://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6987006471815636790.post-8629238705011388252019-02-08T17:59:31.175-08:002019-02-08T17:59:31.175-08:00I need to read books, I am reading only cookbooks ...I need to read books, I am reading only cookbooks nowadays. Not anything related to friction. Looks like you have good list of books. Swathihttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6987006471815636790.post-45571338309988727412019-02-08T17:11:35.980-08:002019-02-08T17:11:35.980-08:00I needed a book list. This year I have made it a ...I needed a book list. This year I have made it a goal to read for pleasure more. Being a Blogger, it is hard to get myself to read for pleasure because I spend so much time reading for work related things. I will be checking out some of these! Shelley@StockpilingMomshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6987006471815636790.post-54911893045669677472019-02-08T12:36:48.873-08:002019-02-08T12:36:48.873-08:00I love your list of books and they was all books I...I love your list of books and they was all books I hadn't heard about but can't wait to check into. As I have been looking for a new book to rad as I just finished what I was reading.Team Mommies PR Bloggershttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6987006471815636790.post-19104847731812690812019-02-08T10:34:38.451-08:002019-02-08T10:34:38.451-08:00I just love reading! I've been wanting to read...I just love reading! I've been wanting to read Where The Crawdads Sing. I keep hearing such good things about it. AiringMyLaundryhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6987006471815636790.post-50320037246881607702019-02-08T08:24:01.577-08:002019-02-08T08:24:01.577-08:00Do not sell yourself short your reading list looks...Do not sell yourself short your reading list looks so good. I have to start with babysteps so I choose The Dinner as a good one to read when I get a chance.Melissa Chapmanhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6987006471815636790.post-17606530681588421792019-02-08T07:02:00.075-08:002019-02-08T07:02:00.075-08:00Sounds like a great list! I actually haven't r...Sounds like a great list! I actually haven't read any of these. But I will definitely check out some of the titles. Ashley Shttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6987006471815636790.post-35009874278340683792019-02-08T06:58:10.787-08:002019-02-08T06:58:10.787-08:00YEs im always looking for new books to read ( i ha...YEs im always looking for new books to read ( i have a new book club for our month of feb so you might want to check it out ;) ) but i def will add this to my list! 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Romania is filled with sports that inspires many Romanians to join any sport competition especially on the field. Among games that are played in Romania is track and field and baseball. However, long time ago, Romanian gave birth to a field event which is called Oina,a game that is similar with baseball. When it was first played date back 1300s, there was no set of rules but it is played by some group of people who would divide themselves into two groups and there they will play this.
In those days, they neither had wide field with measurement nor exact manner in playing it. This had become the national sport in Romania in the year 1900s. This kind of game was spread to neighboring countries where it became the reason to establish a new version of it, that is baseball. Baseball came to adapt in with the set of rules and regulations. Oina and Baseball are similar in some ways. In baseball, there is a pitcher in the middle of the field but in Oina, there is no need to pitch the ball from the center. Someone would toss the ball in front of the batter, and he should bat it.
Home run is the same with baseball, the more Homerun is the winner. After baseball took its root in the whole world and Romania also started to adapt it, Oina, the traditional sport of Romania gradually disappeared. The hope is that Romanian would stat to revive it so that it can be famous like that of baseball.


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Rhaponticum Carthamoides is generally known as Maral root and hails from the wilds of Siberia, Kazakhstan and Eastern Europe. Centuries ago, hunters began noting that Maral bucks would feed on this root during the rutting season to gain more energy for fighting and mating. Humans then began to utilize the root and discovered its potent capability to help one recover from fatigue and gain strength and energy. Herbalists world-wide have praised Rhapanticum for its healing and strengthening properties. Not until these past few decades of the modern era has Rhaponticum been studied for its effects on muscle building and the results have been remarkable.
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The most notable of the ecdysterones in this complex is 20-hydroxyecdyson which acts directly on the ribosome of the cell. Traditional synthetic steroids first go to the nucleus of the cell to direct the DNA to produce RNA which thus causes the ribosome to produce more protein. The naturally-occurring ecdysterones follow a much simpler and more direct path. Russian scientist conducted research on a group of people using 20-hydroxyecdyson in small doses for a 3 week period. Results showed that on average each subject gained 7.1% in muscle mass while reducing body fat by 13.7%. Another study conducted on a group of Russian speed skaters showed not only the increase in protein synthesis but also an increase in work capacity and decreased heart rate during physical exertion. The skaters also noted that they slept better at night and had a good general sense of well-being.
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The second main ingredient in Super Rhanderol is diosgenin, more commonly known as wild yam extract. Diosgenin is a type of steroidal saponin. These compounds serve as a starting point for the semisynthesis of certain steroid hormones. Studies specific to saponins and their effects on ecdysteroids show that the saponins enhance membrane permeation of cells to allow for an increase in the effectiveness of the ecdysteroids. Diosgenin has been included in Super Rhanderol in order to enhance the effects of the Rhaponticum.
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By Liu Zhiqin Source: CGTN Published: 2018-4-29
President Xi Jinping has announced in his keynote speech in Boao Forum for Asia that China would further open up its market, particularly in the banking and insurance sector.
Recently China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) issued a list of new measures to promote the reform and opening up in these areas.
Three prominent points need to be noted in the new measures:
Firstly, the deepening of reform is very unique. The new regulations include no limit on the percentage of share ownership for foreign investors to join in Chinese banking entities, that is to say, foreign investors will be allowed to become the majority of one bank in China. This is a big step and huge progress in China's economic reform.
Secondly, the scope of the business for foreign investors is wider than the market expected. All foreign investors that qualify for the requirements will be allowed to execute most kinds of businesses such as checks, bills, bonds, and invoices.
Beyond these procedures, asset management and wealth are also included in the business ranges, which provides more channels and chances for foreign investors to make more profit during operations.
Finally, it will be possible for foreign investors to provide their services directly to the local people and Chinese enterprises which will have a significant impact on the Chinese economy.
All these new measures have sent a strong message to the world that China will firmly promote the campaigns of reform and opening up further in the years to come.
All these actions have shown the self-confidence of China in its policy, its capability and its ability to deal with all possible risks that may occur in the reform process.
I believe that these measures to further open up China's financial market will positively impact the domestic and international markets in the short term and long term.
In the short term, it will definitely provide heavy pressure on Chinese financial entities.
They`ve been talking about "the wolf is coming" for a long time. Now when "the wolf" is really standing outside the door, China must open the door and welcome "the wolf" as a VIP guest, which has made many Chinese bankers nervous and depressed.
It will take a long time for those Chinese partners to get used to working together with those "wolves". The institutional changes and even the working styles may have great differences for the Chinese side to coordinate properly and smoothly.
The top priority is how to control risks during future operations for both sides; this is the toughest goal for all participants in such a "game".
However, this is only a short pain that China has to overcome.
But in the long run, China must see opportunities and challenges both exist in the meantime. It will provide more promising chances to the international market with a huge development potential for China.
With the development of the Belt and Road Initiative, China will need strong financial support and prudent monetary policies to safeguard the real economy and help realize the Chinese Dream, building China towards a strong and prosperous country by 2050.
The further measures in China's financial market will reshape the present global financial map in two ways: One is an open market represented by China and the other one is a closed market represented by the US. The two pictures have shown the different outcomes from each.
China represents a promising and shared future of mankind, and the US is trying to pull the time back to its origin to remain as the soul pole of the world. This is a self-lonely shared economy, not the common destination of all nations.
China's financial market is an undiscovered treasure attracting millions of ventures who are willing to find more opportunities to explore a positive future.
Foreign bankers have rich experience and knowledge in managing and operating loans, trust, lending, auto leasing, broker, money brokerage, consumer financial service and insurance intermediate activities that can contribute greatly to improving the basic economy and the quality of life, thus I am very convinced and confident to strive for an equal and bright future on both sides !
Liu Zhiqin is a senior fellow of Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China.
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Good morning, all.
Plans for the day include bill-paying, and other paper work, tidying up the house before Amy, our wonderful housecleaner, comes tomorrow, and starting to sew up a "Princess Dress" for my nearly three-year-old granddaughter, Annabelle. Sometime in there I need to fix dinner.
I'm not a great fan of crockpots, slow cookers, whatever you want to call them. A few years ago I did buy one, falling for all the hype that it would save me so much time and provide great meals. I was working a lot at the library at the time and thought that I should try it. At the library we have hundred of cookbooks, some of which are about crock-pot cookery. I tried a few recipes with less than stellar results. I soon relegated the appliance to the back of the cupboard and later to the basement where it was retrieved for very occasional uses – cocktail meatballs for parties, mainly.
About 2 years ago, I saw a recipe that was promoted somewhere in a magazine or on-line recipe site and decided to give it a try. It was a winner. The beauty of the recipe is its versatility as well as its simplicity. I have prepared it with a variety of ingredients and accompaniments and never have been disappointed. It cooks solely in the crock-pot, no browning of the meat before plopping it in the crock-pot. Hence, no greasy skillet or Dutch oven to clean out, always a detriment to many recipes provided in slow cooker cookbooks. Who wants to save time by adding another time consuming step or two or three (heating the skillet, cooking in it, and cleaning it up) to what is supposed to be a one-pot meal? So, for tonight, it will be my crock-pot stew meal. The recipe follows at the end of today's post.
Annabelle has been enjoying dressing up in costumes lately. Her brother Alexander has, also. He's into Super Heroes; I made him a Batman cape last fall out of the skirt to a black cotton knit dress I had in my closet and hadn't worn for years. Anna wanted a "Princess Dress". I looked around in my stash of fabric leftovers for suitable fabric to use. I came up with enough of a large floral chintz, leftover from a window treatment for my mom's apartment, pinkish plumflowers on a cream background. I had nothing for the bodice so a trip to the fabric store was in order for more fabric and a pattern. I bought plum polished cotton for the bodice and a yard of plum sheer fabric for an overskirt which I will bustle up on the sides like dresses in the Cinderella movie. It should be cute, and striking with the dark bodice and bold floral skirt. Best of all, it cost very little. I cut it out yesterday and read the pattern so I'm ready to start sewing. I must reintroduce myself to my Bernini. I have neglected it in favor of knitting the past 2 years or so. I tend to jump around in my avocations. (More on that later, I'm sure.) I should be able to get a lot done on it this afternoon.
Before anything, however, I will get the recipe started.
Crock-pot Beef Stew (Not a good title for it – sounds too ordinary)
1/2 c. chopped onion
1 green pepper, seeded and chopped
2 medium carrots, peeled and chopped
1 lb. beef stew meat in 1″ cubes
1/2 t. pepper
24 oz. tomato-based sauce (spaghetti sauce, enchilada sauce, plain tomato sauce, whatever you have on hand)*
- Use a 4-6 qt. crock-pot.
- Layer ingredients.
- Cover and cook, low, 8 hours.
- Serve with pasta, noodles, rice, sliced polenta, rice, etc.
*I have played around with the types of sauce added and with the kinds and amounts of vegetables. I have added chopped celery, lots more onions, garlic, canned diced tomatoes instead of tomato sauce, beef gravy instead of tomato sauce (altho' I use a tablespoon of tomato paste with the beef gravy). One of my favorite combinations is with enchilada sauce, more onions, about half of the green pepper, and serve it with yellow or Spanish rice.
Try it if you have a crock-pot but make it your own recipe by adapting it to fit your likes.
I don't have a source noted for this recipe, sorry.


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As a sponsor of HB 1706 I am writing you this email with information regarding the discrimination of this bill by denying the opportunity of any disabled person to work as an apprentice, learner or messenger. By eliminating the special certificates for people with disabilities, the other jobs are also denied. Apprenticeship, learners and messengers can be great jobs for people with certain disabilities and it's shameful to deny those choices.
As stated in the documentary "Bottom Dollars" produced by Disability Rights Washington and Rooted in Rights – "If people are given the proper services and supports and proper assistive technology, the sky is the limit for many, many individuals" I truly believe this – unfortunately, HB 1706 does not address any of the issues of support – just the wage. Do not pass HB 1706 until all the issues are addressed and planned as is recommended in research by national agencies.
Supported Employment is great – it can open up many opportunities for people. It needs funding to be successful and this bill does not address the issue of supporting funds for job coaches, job development, job training or transition planning. It only looks at eliminating the special certificates. Eliminating special certificates without addressing the critical issue of funding supported employment/integrated employment for this population will result in a crisis. This population is already involved in a crisis situation with lack of caregivers and supported living with many people stuck in hospitals with no place to go. Passing this bill at this time is not in the best interest of anyone.
It is interesting to note that not one research report of any advocacy agency recommends immediate elimination of certificates. A well planned and funded transition is needed for a stable and sustainable integrated supported employment opportunities. There is nothing in this bill that addresses any issues regarding transition. It has been stated that a rapid elimination would actually be detrimental to our population.
Elimination of special certificates without taking into consideration the other issues involved will only result in job loss. It will not increase the employment opportunities nor will it mean that those with disabilities will now make a living wage. When a person is only able to work 10 hours a week, minimum wage will not allow them to be self-supporting.
In Seattle, the legislation caused people to lose hours at their jobs. Yes, their wages increased but their hours decreased. For some of these people their job was also their opportunity to be integrated in the community – with the loss of hours, their community integration opportunity decreased too. A question asked in today's public hearing by Representative Mosbruker was regarding an evaluation of what has happened in places that have eliminated the special certificate. This is a very critical question that also needs to be answered before moving forward. There is information available on this for New Hampshire, Maine and some other states – I would be more than happy to provide links to you.
In Seattle, there were 8 people who were working under a Special Certificate – 6 at Ballard Locks were working 5 hours a day had their hours cut to 3 hours a day, the person at Ballard Lutheran had her hours cut from 15 hours a week to 12 hours a week and the person at Ballard Market was working 6 hours a week and did not have hours cut but the manager express concern about being able to hire employees with significant intellectual/developmental disabilities in the future. It should be noted that none of these employees needed 1:1 job support for their jobs.
I did not hear anyone testify about the support needs for those involved in integrated employment or talk about the number of hours these employees may work a week or the coordination of supports (transportation, housing, personal needs support) needed to be employed. These are all critical issues that need discussion before a bill such as this is passed.
Again, as an example, my son who lives in Supported Living also has supported employment. He works 9 hours a week at Lowe's and makes $16.59 an hour. This means that his gross wages are $597 per month. He also receives SSI which is reduced due to his wages so overall his income is roughly $900.00. He needs to pay rent, utilities, groceries and all living expenses from that $900.00.
The County (through DDA) pays the employment vendor about $2400.00 a month to provide the support to my son for his 1:1 job support. What have you heard about the funding for these integrated jobs for people like my son who needs 1:1 support to be employed in an integrated community setting? While the employer is paying the employee minimum wage, someone needs to pay the job coach or there is no job at all.
Please do not pass HB 1706 at this time. Yes, fair and equitable wages are important but in order to have fair and equitable wages in an integrated setting we need to look at the whole picture.
At the risk of continued personal assaults from one of the people testifying today, I feel obligated to inform people of the consequences of taking such rash actions without a full understanding and acknowledgement of the various issues involved in coordination of supports. It was not a collaborative process at all with Shaun Bickley (he was co-chair of the Seattle Commission for People with Disabilities) taking the helm and violating the First Amendment by censoring and blocking comments from constituents to the Seattle Commission and later writing libelous comments about others and most recently commiting fraud, conspiracy and interference with contractual relations with regards to my work as a registered nurse. This is all in retaliation against me for trying to have accountability and transparency in the process of the elimination of special certificates in Seattle.
I would be more than happy to provide information on national research regarding the issue of special certificates and special wages, integrated and supported employment and transition planning to ensure sustainability and success.
Thank you for your concern and attention to this critical issue.
Category Archives: Self Advocacy
Apprenticeships Help People with Disabilities – but not in Seattle
Great News for Job Development and Training with Apprenticeships – but unfortunately, not in Seattle.
I have been an advocate of apprenticeship programs for many years – not just for those with disabilities but for everyone who would be interested in this type of training to develop job skills.
The US Department Labor Department – Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) has contracted with Social Policy Research Associates (SPR) to develop up to four pilot apprenticeship worksites. One of these sites is Apprenti in Redmond, WA.
(see the article from SHRM regarding an announcement of this program.)
Unfortunately, there has been recent legislation in Seattle which prohibits people with Disabilities to work as an "apprentice, learner or messenger" – regardless of the pay. This discriminatory legislation was instituted by the work of the Seattle Commission for People with Disabilities and the Office of Labor Standards.
The rule change and subsequent legislation were rushed through a process without conversations and collaboration with those in our community. There were violations of the First Amendment by the Seattle Commission which greatly impacted the outcome of this legislation.
There was little insight into how this rule change would affect those who were actually impacted and the wording in the new law (which was to remove discriminatory practices) actually is more discriminatory by the current wording.
Below is the wording of the legislation for SHRR 90-050 – Learners, apprentices, messengers, workers with a disability from the Seattle Office of Labor Standards Minimum Wage Rules.
2. Issuance of special certificates
- a. The Director may issue special certificates to pay a subminimum wage for learners, apprentices, and messengers as described in RCW 49.46.060
- b. The Director shall not issue special certificates to pay a subminimum wage for people with disabilities as described in RCW 49.46.060.
Apprenti – Redmond, WA – indicates that their training wage at least 60% of fully-qualified regular employees; then a raise to at least 70% and after 6 months, at-will. If this is the case with this pilot program, no employees in Seattle will be able to participate due to the legislation regarding people with disabilities.
Again, issues such as this could have been alleviated if the Seattle Commission for People with Disabilities allowed discourse with community self-advocates and other disability advocates who were affected.
If the haste of this rule change and subsequent legislation had been made public and shared, if the Commission had allowed discussions to take place, if the Commission had listened to what the community members were saying, we could have had a law written that did not discriminate against those with disabilities.
The Commission for People with Disabilities, of all Commission, should be responsive to the needs of the disabled community. In this situation, they were not and ended up taking away choices for those they are to serve.
Persons with a Disability: Labor Force Characteristics Summary (Bureau of Labor Statistics – United States Department of Labor)
see post "Haste Makes Waste – Seattle Style" for more information on this issue
Appreciating Diversity at Home
Thomas had a terrific time on this outing and is really happy with his new map. One of the reasons he likes it so much is because it's the same map we had on our wall at home while he and his siblings were all there growing up.
He emailed me many times telling me that he was going to take the bus downtown to Pike Place Market, go out to lunch and the map store with Craig.
About as soon as he got home he sent me the following email:
"Dear mommimahd a great time on the bus with creg today "
I love the emails that Thomas sends me – many times it takes quite a bit of deciphering but it's really worth it. Being able to use an iPad has greatly benefited him and provided him with several ways to communicate and interact with his community.
I just happened to find this post on the Alpha Supported Living Services Website. It made me feel really happy to see this written up and shared with others.
Endorsing a Bully
Disability Rights Washington is presenting their "Breaking Barriers" awards fundraiser this month. Below is information from the Disability Rights Washington Website which describes this award.
Ex-Commissioner (Seattle Commission for People with Disabilities) Shaun Bickley, was chosen as the recipient for the Advocacy Award. There are many of us in the disability community who have been victims of Shaun Bickley's online malicious and cruel attacks, slander and libel. We are upset about Bickley's violations of the First Amendment as a Commissioner, falsified data and information Bickley presented to the Commission, the previous Mayor, the previous Director of the Office of Labor Standards and the Seattle City Council.
In addition to the above allegations (all well documented in public records), Bickley had extreme disregard for the by-laws and code of conduct of the Seattle Commission for People with Disabilities. In fact, after Mayor Durkan did not re-appoint Bickley to the Commission, Bickley took it upon himself to return to the Commission the next month and have himself voted in as the co-chair with a Commission appointed seat. Bickley continues to refer to himself as the Co-Chair of the Commission despite not being appointed by the City Council. This is a violation of the by-laws but evidently, Bickley is not held accountable to those by-laws.
"Bully" is the least offensive description that many who have encountered Shaun Bickley use to describe his actions towards others.
How has it come to be that a BULLY is being honored as a recipient of this "Breaking Barriers" award?
2018 DRW Breaking Barriers Awards!
September 29, 2018
Each year, Disability Rights Washington presents its Breaking Barriers Awards. These prestigious awards honor a business, an elected official or public servant, and an advocate with a disability for breaking barriers to advance the rights of and improve the lives of people with disabilities in Washington State. Specifically, Disability Rights Washington will present the following awards:
- Advocacy Award
- Public Policy Award
- Business Leader Award
Advocacy Award
Disability Rights Washington presents this award to an advocate with a disability who has made significant contributions in the past year to advance the rights of people with disabilities in Washington State.
Shaun Bickley – "Breaking" Barriers
Public Facebook Post this evening –
This is the email I sent Evan Philip in the Mayor's Office, CM Lisa Herbold and her staffmember Shannon Perez-Darby, and Interim Director of OCR Mariko Lockhart.
I'm at my wit's end with the city standing behind misogynists and white supremacists but bristling at the slightest criticism of their policies. Despite the work we have been able to accomplish, several of us are ready to quit after today if the city can't deal with these issues and provide competent staff support.
To all concerned,
I want to continue to express my disbelief at the city's unwillingness to provide support to the Disability Commission, and its ongoing support of white supremacist, misogynist, and ableist behavior.
I don't know how many Commissioners have to come forward and complain about misogyny and white supremacy from Mayoral and Council-appointments before the city takes it seriously. Apparently six isn't enough. Ten? Fifteen?
Today I witnessed ChrisTiana ObeySumner co-chair by themselves while two older white men screamed at them, interrupted, and corrected them. At one point Eric Scheir began screaming at the top of his lungs at ChrisTiana, threatening to sue. People left the room,. Mr. Scheir is perfectly aware of his ability to physically intimidate women and non-binary people by screaming at the top of his lungs, and if he isn't, he is unqualified to serve on the Commission. I can tell you he would be fired from any job I have ever had for that kind of behavior.
Jayson Morris is a Council-appointed Commissioner. Six Commissioners have complained about his behavior, the Co-Chair and the Director of OCR had a meeting with him to address his behavior, and the Co-Chairs wrote Councilmember Herbold about him on June 8. Nothing has happened. Eric Scheir is a Mayoral appointment who has exhibited this kind of narcissistic, racist, and misogynistic behavior since before he was appointed. Nothing has happened.
At what point do I assume that individuals acting as agents of white supremacy and misogyny, on behalf of the Mayor and City Council, are simply carrying out the will of those entities? Especially since Meg Bartosovsky and I were removed without even being spoken to because of our advocacy on the Commission. There is a pattern here, and it's that white supremacists and eugenicists are given every chance and every opportunity to thrive, but developmentally disabled advocates who question the city are removed post haste.
Six Commissioners signed a letter asking for Marta Idowu to be replaced in her position as Commission liaison. Today, while this screaming rant happened, Marta did nothing. What "support" is OCR providing if they don't address violence within the meetings, don't keep order, don't address micro and macroaggressions, and can't even keep accurate minutes?
My peers voted to appoint me into a Commission-based seat and for me to continue on as co-Chair. I would love to continue the great work we have done, work the City has praised and been credited for, but I sat in that meeting feeling physically unsafe as a man screamed his lungs out at us with the full backing of the Mayor and City Council, and I've seen the disparate treatment we receive when we bring light to these issues.
I don't know how many time I can ask that someone–the Mayor's Office, OCR, the City Council–take responsibility for the situation it has created: to deal with violent Commissioners and to provide competent staff support to our meetings.
Thanks for listening,
Shaun Bickley
Co-Chair, Seattle Commission for People with Disabilities
Shaun Bickley For the record, it's been 3 weeks and I still haven't been given a reason why I wasn't reappointed (and Meg Bartosovsky STILL hasn't been told even as little as I have–they removed her without a word). I don't expect this administration to reappoint me at this point, but I do expect them to be professional about it and to stop supporting racist, misogynistic, and ableist behavior.
Transcript of conversation between Cheryl Felak, disabled community advocate and Shaun Bickley, Co-Chair of the Seattle Commission for People with Disabilities
May 17, 2018
This "discussion" took place at Seattle City Hall at a public meeting
Cheryl Felak statements Shaun Bickley statements
I'm banned because you don't agree with my opinion, my questions have not been answered I've just been told I'm a liar,
- You're abusive
- You're abusive – you're banned because you're abusive
I'm abusive? So what has been abusive about what I've said?
- Calling people low functioning
I did not do that
- Harassing people okay – I don't really– I don't really like – what is your point? Why are you here?
My point is that I would like to have some information shared with some facts
- And I have told you repeatedly and you've said it's a lie – you've been answered – you did a public disclosure request you already have the information that you asked for – did you pay for it- did you pick it up
Yes I have and I'd like to
- Ok great –
Tell you there's information
- Can you please not get in my face because you're way too close to my personal space
Okay I'll stand back
- Thank you
I'd like to tell you that there was information and facts that were not shared with the commission and with others about jobs and yes, I understand supported employment – do you understand about transportation, what it costs, training, job development, job skill development was any of that
- Yes – what's your point
My point is – was that addressed by this commission
- (Exasperated exhale and long pause) – uh we have two legal certificates – you understand the Northwest Center wasn't – right
I understand that – I'm not talking about the Northwest Center – I'm talking about the special certificates
- Right
Were the issues of job skill development, job coaches?
- Yes
That was all discussed in this commission in relation to elimination
- So let me
Let me finish my sentence – in relation to elimination of those certificates – was that discussed and how that was going to be taken into consideration
- It's not a factor because they consented and they agreed to keep those people at their level. We had two people – this isn't like Texas where there were 121 certificates – we had 2
You haven't answered my question yet
- YES WE DISCUSSED IT AND WE DISCUSSED THAT THERE WEREN'T ANY BARRIERS WE WERE READY TO GO and so listen I really need you to understand, now listen I need you to understand, now listen
Now you back up
- No
You're in my space
- I'm not in your space
City of Seattle Liaison "Shaun back up"
Back up
- Ok we're done – Good-bye
Ok – thank you
- You're abusive – I don't need to speak to you, I'm a volunteer,
I'm a volunteer
Bickley fabricates stories which border on delusional thought patterns.
The list of the "great work" includes
- Spearheading violations of the First Amendment by the Seattle Commission for People with Disabilities
- Spearheading the rule change and legislation to eliminate special certificates – essentially making it impossible for people with disabilities to have any sort of integrated/independent job within Seattle.
- While being non-binary and dogmatic in using pronouns of they/them (by the way, non-binary is not a disability) Bickley, is unyielding in his binary labels of disabled vs "the abled"
- Bickley and the whole Seattle Disability Commission should be gutted and started with a fresh set of people who do not have the extreme biases, hate speech and abuse the current commission roster chooses to utilize.
Let's get some people who know how to collaborate and work together and really break barriers-
Not this renegade group of activists.
The Ableds (or Allistics/Allists)
The Ableds (or Allistics/Allists) – anyone who is not autistic. The Ableds are named as the root of most of the problems that autistic people face in society. The Ableds are said to go out of their way to make life harder for autistic people. The Ableds do not understand autistic people. The Ableds are evil and are only self-serving. The Ableds are for eugenics. The Ableds. . . . .
Personally, I'm really tired of reading about "The Ableds" and reading about all they are doing to impinge on the lives of autistic people.
I'm not sure if autistic people have even thought about how the so-called "ableds" have actually been there providing support so that autistic people (and all the other disabled people – specifically those with intellectual and developmental disabilities) are not isolated in their homes – oops – that is an ableist statement. How can one do anything that isn't ableist in the eyes of these neurodiversity activists? And though "the abled" may not be autistic, they may have other disabilities that affect their ability to engage in meaningful activities of their own.
Many of "the abled" devote their lives to supporting those with disabilities so that the disabled have opportunities they would not have without that support.
Many disabled people, if not most, live in collaboration with their "abled" caregivers and support people. Some disabled people may be totally unaware that their support person has another life besides being there for support. because that "abled" person is devoting their life to support the disabled person.
What I find extremely discordant is that it seems that many of the people who identify as neurodiverse also identify as non-binary and prefer pronouns of they/them. For being so unyielding about their non-binary identity they are also very dogmatic about calling anyone who is not autistic "Abled". There is no non-binary when it comes to Abled vs Disabled in their minds.
Fantasy of Inclusion
Take a moment to read this blog posting "Three Strikes… and He's Out?"
Wow – this is reality for many of our family and community members – this is why we become isolated. Inclusion for us is a fantasy.
A recent comment made to me by a King County District Court Judge regarding taking my son to a self-advocacy meeting and a Seattle Commission for People with Disabilities meeting ;
"I think you took your son there just to bother him" (referring to the Autistic Activist who told me that guardians are all self-serving and every person is able to speak for themselves)
Thank you, Judge, for your understanding – I do not take my son places to bother others – is that how you view INCLUSION, Judge?
Yes, I'm sure my son's behavior does bother people and he is not able to be appropriate in many settings of inclusion. Waiting in line, being patient, being quiet, sitting down, keeping hands to himself, are all very difficult things which take constant support to try to have a resemblance of "appropriate" behaviour. It takes alot of energy to provide this constant support – one of the reasons that caregivers become isolated when ensuring people with disabilities are included. We don't want to bother others and it's not fun for us to try to manage our son's behaviors in places that are difficult for him – it's always a balancing act with a needed escape route.
So, if you see us out in our community – we are not there to bother or frighten you – we are there to try to give our son some meaningful experiences in life.


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Friday Night Spotlight: Hall Lake
February 22nd, 2019 at 9:29 pm by Thomas Johnson
In Sugar Land, before you could kayak from your backyard to Whole Foods (You can kayak to the grocery store in Texas?) and before hospitals exploded out of the ground, This home sold for less than half its current list price. Hall Lake has come a long way in the past 15 years. Do you have a home buying dream? Let's talk!
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The performances of Belgium in science, technology, innovation and competitiveness are regularly assessed at international level. Below is a series of evaluation reports from prominent international bodies that illustrate the relative strengths and weaknesses of the Belgian innovation system.
The Global Entrepreneurship and Development Institute (GEDI) is a research organisation advancing knowledge on the relationship between entrepreneurship, economic development, and prosperity.


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The Norman Transcript Article on Angel Flight Pilots in Oklahoma
Volunteer Flights Serve the Seriously Ill
By Jessica Bruha
The Norman Transcript
NORMAN — "My passion is flying and my mission is Angel Flight," said Randy Richison, Norman pilot and Angel Flight South Central Wing Leader.
Angel Flight is a nonprofit organization with volunteer pilots who provide free air transportation to children and adults who need medical treatment not available to them locally. The pilots pay all of the costs, from fuel to airport fees, out of their own pockets.
Richison has been a pilot with the Angel Flight program since September 2003 and during that time has transported 26 people.
"It's a win-win. Pilots like to fly and patients need a ride," Richison said. "To me, it's meaningful. My mission, my purpose, is helping someone directly."
Click here for the complete story on The Norman Transcript's site.


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The VMware Certified Lenovo XClarity Solution Capabilities
Lenovo recently certified their XClarity vSphere web client plugin solution. Lenovo XClarity Administrator is a new centralized resource management solution that enables administrators to deploy infrastructure faster and with less effort. The solution seamlessly integrates into Lenovo servers and Flex System converged infrastructure platform. XClarity provides automated discovery, monitoring, firmware updates and compliance, pattern-based configuration management, and deployment of operating systems and hypervisors to multiple systems.
Lenovo XClarity Integrator for VMware vCenter extends the VMware management platform to include XClarity Administrator functionality as well as helping to reduce planned and unplanned workload downtime through scheduled and automated workload migration during rolling system updates and reboots in the cluster, and on user-defined platform-level alerts such as a predicted hardware component failure.
Benefits: What Are The Benefits Of Lenovo XClarity For vSphere Plug-In?
The VMware-certified solution from Lenovo has many benefits:
- Automate complex and repetitive foundational infrastructure tasks
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The RDN has lands prone to seasonal flooding, particularly low lying Coastal areas and near rivers and streams.
As it is the beginning of the typically wet fall/winter season, residents are recommended to prepare early if residing in an area prone to flooding, and to keep sandbags in place until spring if in use. Sandbags and sand are available at both the Coombs/Hilliers and Dashwood Volunteer Fire Halls if needed by local residents for flood prevention.
Residents are advised they need to fill and place sandbags on their own. More general information can be seen here on sandbags. It takes about two people about 1 hour one to fill and place 100 sandbags, giving you a 1-foot-by-20-foot wall. Make sure you have enough sand, sandbags, shovels and time to prepare properly. If you require assistance filling and placing sandbags please contact your neighbours, family and friends.
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Shraddhanjali Kanan is one of the most popular parks in Guwahati, at RG Baruah Road, opposite of State Zoo. For its green-fresh environment along with its popularity Shraddhanjali Kanan is well known as the Best Park of Guwahati.
If you are thinking of enjoy some pleasant breezy environment, you may visit Shraddhanjali Kanan. The park is developed to match the design criteria of some foreign recreational parks. The park is seen full of people all the day especially on the weekends.
Things that you can see in here are:
- Water fountains
- Disco water fountain lights
- Rough green surfaces
- Games and amusement facilities for children
- Hanging ship
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