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From there, I traversed a busier area and made my way toward the place all tourists end up in Cape Town: the V&A Waterfront (V&A for Victoria & Alfred). By chance, I ran into Agnès who was on her way to check if we could get last minute tickets to visit Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela and many other apartheid opponents and activists were imprisoned for many years of their lives. It was oversold already, she will go with Greg, when she is back here after Namibia. I was at least able to visit the small exhibit at the deck.
I resumed my run along the shore and found these signs for a 3.1-mile loop from the Waterfront.
I ran part of it but then continued farther South along the Ocean.
Wonderful place to log a few miles, away from the dangerous car traffic and with views of the incredibly powerful waves breaking on the rocky or sandy beaches.
On Sunday night, after our trip to Boulders Beach (to see the adorable African penguins) and the spectacular Cape Point and Cape of Good Hope, I went back on the his boardwalk and pushed to the end of the sidewalk at the exit of Camps Bay, after going through Clifton.
It was dark already (sun sets before 6 pm in winter), but I could hear the Ocean's breakers for the 6 miles (and back) so the views must be incredible all the way (the Ocean on one side and Table Mountain on the other). By the way, I ran with a headlamp, just to be safer, but the boardwalk (Cap Town) and sidewalk (Clifton and Camps Bay) have street light most of the way. There are also bathrooms in many places on this route, albeit not open at night.
Note that there is also a mile-worth of smooth, flat and straight bike path along Main Street, starting at the National Stadium.
From my short 3-day experience of Cape Town, this boardwalk is the ideal place to log miles if you are staying near Sea Point or Green Point; highly recommended route if you visit the Mother City!


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Tips in Finding the Right Luggage for Your Travel Needs
If you are going on a trip, one of your constant companions is your luggage. If you want your belonging to be safe and if you don't want to worry about it during your trip, then you should find the right luggage to bring. When you are choosing luggage for your travels, color and design of the luggage should not be your primary concern. There are many more important factors worth considering. When choosing luggage, consider the many factors below.
Your business luggage should not be the same as your adventure luggage. The purpose of your travel will determine the type of luggage you should purchase. BE sure to make a list of the things you need to bring for your trip. Whatever your travel purpose is, you can make the correct choice among briefcases, suitcases, duffel bags, backpacks, and so on.
What type of luggage is convenient for you to carry? There are those who want their bags to have straps so that they can easily carry them. People who don't want to carry the heavy weight of their bags prefer wheeled luggage. Check the handle of the bags and make sure that they are easy to hold and very sturdy. Luggage with retractable handles are the choice of frequent travelers. Before purchasing the luggage, make sure that you can easily move and control it.
There are many things that you need to pack in your luggage aside from clothes. Make sure that you can easily get your accessories from your luggage. Luggage with well thought out spaces is ideal. It is important that that pocket and compartments can easily be found and opened. IF the bag has too many pockets and compartment, then you will find it confusing to remember where you have put your different items
Air travel luggage needs to company with recommendations for luggage size and weight. Before buying the luggage , make sure that you know the airline limits for size and weight. Also, be conscious of the weight and size you will be comfortable hauling around.
In order to withstand the wear and tear of frequent trips, choose travel luggage that has a tough design. A tough design will have the following elements.
The most popular material for luggage is polypropylene. You can also find soft luggage bags made of high-grade leather, nylon and micro fiber. Before choosing, make sure you know the quality of the material. Depending on what you will put in your luggage, choose that with a solid or semi-solid frame. The popular luggage have aluminum or fiberglass frames.
The stitching of the luggage should be checked. Check out if the luggage has double stitching because this has better durability.
Buy popular brands of bags and suitcases even if they are more expensive.
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What you will learn in the three day workshop:
What contractors must know about the Incurred Cost Submission ICS, including analysis of ICS Model Schedules, Contract Costs, and Rate Structures.
A step-by-step guide to the preparation and filing of the Incurred Cost Submission (ICS) for Government contractors.
Government contractors subject to an Allowable Cost and Payment contract clause must submit an adequate incurred cost proposal together with supporting data for each fiscal year within six months after the end of those fiscal years. To establish final indirect rates and direct contract costs consistent with these important procurement provisions, contractors must understand all components of an adequate incurred cost proposal and the costs that must be included within these submissions.
This course focuses on what contractors must know about the Incurred Cost Submission, ICS, including analysis of ICS Model Schedules, Contract Costs, and Rate Structures.
Our expert instructors will walk you through a step-by-step guide to the preparation and filing of the Incurred Cost Submission (ICS) for Government contractors.
This workshop is designed to show contractors how to identify and capture all allowable costs that may be claimed for reimbursement in the prescribed format consistent with FAR Part 42 requirements, and mitigate the risk of audit problems and issues.
The instructors will provide a detailed, step by step guide to the preparation and development of the Incurred Cost Submission ICS. It begins with an explanation of accounting requirements such as the rules for allowability and allocability required to facilitate the successful completion of an ICS. The workshop also analyzes the different types of indirect rate structures used by contractors and delineates how companies should develop and present indirect rate structures and claimed costs as a part of these submissions.
Through the use of a case study and exercise, workshop attendees will prepare and develop a company ICS. Students will learn critical data points, supporting documentation, and how to reduce audit risks when these submissions are reviewed. In addition, the workshop will cover the Incurred Cost Electronic model ICE, the electronic version of the model incurred cost proposal, and learn how it should be filed.
Whether you have been doing business with the Federal Government for many years or have just won your first contract award, you will be provided with the skills and tools that will help to ensure that your submission is accurate, adequate, and complete.
Materials include:
• Course Manual
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One Response to "Whoa Now There's No Problem!"
TEPCO how evil are you?
One more time just
Open your yap
And crack!
You're gonna get it!
Or maybe you won't.
Maybe keep your trap shut.
Maybe shit just let's you be.
But I doubt it.
Shit's not aye be cee.
It's all over
But the cryin'.
Thank you, friend.
Barry out.
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TEPCO how evil are you?
Get your tickets ready please!
Oh uh, hello there. How you doing?
Listen, my name is Barry and I'm the Conductor on this train so if you need anything, you just ask me, okay?
The bathrooms are right over there and please, pick up after yourself on account of I clean the place, too.
And uh, seeing as you're not from around here I'll just tell you straight out - although every story you might hear on this train is true, some stories are "truer" than others, if you can read between the rails...
Anyway, thanks for stopping by and, y'all come back now, y'hear?
Have a grand day, friend.
Barry Williams
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada


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- 1980s
DMI develop the process of reconditioning marine diesel engine components including specialist weld surfacing and hard chrome plating of piston ring groove faces to improve life and performance.
- 1990s
DMI develop the business of hard chrome plating of automotive press dies and plastic moulding dies and introduces the process globally. Most automotive manufacturers and sub-contract press shops use the DMI process.
- 1998
DMI acquires the business of AMI Exchangers, Hartlepool, manufactures of replacement heat exchangers and charge air coolers.
- 2000
Licensee agreements are signed with facilities in Dalian, Nantong & Guangzhou in China, marking DMI's first move into the region. An agreement was also signed with a partner in Dubai.
- 2001
DMI were purchased from Torday and Carlisle PLC in Management Buyout/Buy in.
- 2004
DMI acquires Superior Plating and transfers the business to its North Shields site.
- 2006
DMI acquires the business of valve manufacture Young and Cunningham UK and transfers the business to its North Shields site.
- 2007
DMI acquires the business of Highland Electroplaters (HEL), Aberdeen.
- 2010
One of our businesses, AMI Exchangers, wins the Queen's Award for ca bestreview pro Enterprise in the international trade category for the export of their units around the world.
- 2012
DMI acquires the business of Applied Cooling Technologies (ACT) of Fort Myers, Florida, manufacturers of marine heat exchangers and charge air coolers.


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Sky and the rise to the top
Team Sky's best Grand Tour finishers
2010 Giro d'Italia: Dario David Cioni (17th)
2010 Tour de France: Thomas Lokvist (13th)
2010 Vuelta a Espana: Team withdrew death of team soigneur Txema Gonzalez
2011 Giro d'Italia: Thomas Lokvist (21st)
2011 Tour de France: Rigoberto Uran (24th)
2011 Vuelta a Espana: Chris Froome (2nd)
2012 Giro d'Italia: Rigoberto Uran (7th)
2012 Tour de France: Bradley Wiggins (1st)
2012 Vuelta a Espana: Chris Froome (4th)
2013 Giro d'Italia: Rigoberto Uran (2nd)
2013 Tour de France: Chris Froome (1st)
From the list above it is clear that @TeamSky are a real force in the WorldPro Tour and especially in the grand tours. Since last year and Wiggo winning the tour Sky have only struggled to get a top 4 finish in the Giro. Froome could have won the Vuelta last year if he hadn't spend so much energy helping Wiggo win. However it's a team sport and Froome was the support role in 2011 and the main man in 2012.
So as the 2012 Vuelta stated this week Sky will be lead by Haino with support from Uran. They have a strong squad and will be up there to challenge Astana, headed by Nibali and Movistar with Valverde. It's another grand tour which will be eventful I'm sure.
This is an impressive record from Sky considering their short existence in the peloton. They arrived with the goal to win the Tour de France within five years. Goal achieved and then defended. The question is now can they break into the other two grand tours and win those. Surely a challenge fir David Brailsford would be to hold all three grand tours and possibly at the same time. This would ensure sky are the best pro team out there. The great thing about this is that Britain would then rule the world on the road as well as the track. The best was to dominate a sport in all its formats, although I'm sure the competition in the peloton and other nations on the track would beg to differ. Isn't sport great! Especially cycling!


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Ellie Mirman of Hubspot created a fantastic new (and free!) ebook on the ins and outs of using Facebook for business.
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J. Patrick, Marc A. Sommer; Monkey and human performance in a chronostasis task suitable for neurophysiology. Journal of Vision 2009;9(8):406. doi: https://doi.org/10.1167/9.8.406.
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Psychophysical studies suggest systematic changes in the perception of brief durations around the time of eye movements. Specifically, perceived time is elongated just after a saccade (i.e., "chronostasis"). Chronostasis has been demonstrated in a number of studies but little is known about the neural bases of this saccade-induced duration illusion. We trained a monkey to discriminate whether interstimulus intervals (ISIs) ranging from 50–250 milliseconds (ms) were shorter or longer than a learned reference duration of 150 ms. Stimuli consisted of two spatially-identical, successive flashes of light. The monkey first made a single saccade to a fixed target location. In most trials ("baseline"), the interval appeared 700 ms after saccade offset. The monkey then reported whether the ISI was shorter or longer than the reference duration by making an eye movement to one of two choice targets. To test for time illusions, in a small percentage of trials, stimuli were presented just after saccade offset (10–500 ms). The monkey's choices during these trials were compared to those in the baseline trials. As predicted, the monkey increasingly overestimated the duration of a given ISI as the postsaccadic presentation time decreased. Intervals presented just after saccade offset (10 ms) were perceived as lasting roughly twice as long as the same intervals presented during baseline conditions. We have begun investigating human duration discrimination using the same neurophysiologically-compatible paradigm, which will allow us to validate the apparent duration illusion seen by our monkey and make cross-species comparisons for follow-up studies. Given the integral role of the neural circuitry between the frontal eye field and superior colliculus in maintaining visuo-spatial stability (Sommer and Wurtz 2006), it is likely that neuronal activity in these structures also plays a critical role in maintaining visuo-temporal stability around the time of eye movements. Future work will directly test this hypothesis.
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J Psychiatry Neurosci 2013; 38(1):34-42
Trine Bjørg Hammer, MD, PhD; Bob Oranje, PhD; Arnold Skimminge, PhD; Bodil Aggernæs, MD, PhD; Bjørn H. Ebdrup, MD, PhD; Birte Glenthøj, MD, DMSc; William Baaré, PhD
Hammer, Orange, Aggernæs, Ebdrup, Glenthøj — Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research & Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Psychiatric Center Glostrup, Copenhagen University Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark; Skimminge, Baaré — Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
Background: Prepulse inhibition (PPI) of the startle reflex is modulated by a complex neural network. Prepulse inhibition impairments are found at all stages of schizophrenia. Previous magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies suggest that brain correlates of PPI differ between patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls; however, these studies included only patients with chronic illness and medicated patients. Our aim was to examine the structural brain correlates of PPI in antipsychotic-naive patients with first-episode schizophrenia.
Methods: We performed acoustic PPI assessment and structural MRI (1.5 and 3 T) in men with first-episode schizophrenia and age-matched controls. Voxel-based morphometry was used to investigate the association between PPI and grey matter volumes.
Results: We included 27 patients and 38 controls in the study. Patients had lower PPI than controls. The brain areas in which PPI and grey matter volume correlated did not differ between the groups. Independent of group, PPI was significantly and positively associated with regional grey matter volume in the right superior parietal cortex. Prepulse inhibition and grey matter volume associations were also observed in the left rostral dorsal premotor cortex, the right presupplementary motor area and the anterior medial superior frontal gyrus bilaterally. Follow-up analyses suggested that the rostral dorsal premotor cortex and presupplementary motor area correlations were driven predominantly by the controls.
Limitations: We used 2 different MRI scanners, which might have limited our ability to find subcortical associations since interscanner consistency is low for subcortical regions.
Conclusion: The superior parietal cortex seems to be involved in the regulation of PPI in controls and antipsychotic-naive men with first-episode schizophrenia. Our observation that PPI deficits in schizophrenia may be related to the rostral dorsal premotor cortex and presupplementary motor area, brain areas involved in maintaining relevant sensory information and voluntary inhibition, warrants further study.
Submitted Sept. 22, 2011; Revised Feb. 16, Mar. 31, 2012; Accepted Apr. 10, 2012.
Acknowledgements: This study was sponsored by The Danish Council for Independent Research | Medical Sciences, Gerhart Linds Foundation, Lundbeck Foundation, The Mental Health Service of the Capital Region of Denmark and Psykiatrisk Grundforskningsfond at Copenhagen University.
Competing interests: B. Glenthøj declares having received institutional grant support as listed above. None declared for T.B. Hammer, B. Oranje, A. Skimminge, B. Aggernæs, B.H. Ebdrup and W. Baaré.
Contributors: T.B. Hammer, B. Oranje B. Aggernaes, B.H. Ebdrup, B Glenthøj and W. Barré designed the study. T.B. Hammer, B. Oranje, B. Aggernaes and W. Barré acquired and analysed the data. B.H. Ebdrup participated in data acquisition, and A. Skimminge and G. Glenthøj participated in data analysis. T.B. Hammer and B. Oranje wrote the article, which all authors reviewed and approved for publication.
DOI: 10.1503/jpn.110129
Correspondence to: T.B. Hammer, Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, University Psychiatric Center Glostrup, Ndr. Ringvej 29â€67, DKâ€2600 Glostrup, Denmark; email@example.com


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I was thinking today about the difference it can make when you do something to help someone else and you know it really makes a difference. It feels good. No one should ever spend their life trying to please other people, we all need to be ourselves and look after ourselves and our own family and friends but it doesn't take much to be nice to other people. Sometimes something as simple as a smile, holding a door or just being happy and patient can make the world of difference to someone else. Anyone who works in a service industry and has to deal with customers will know what I mean. I visit this site quite a lot, it' a happy positive website and although some of the references only relate to America (hello US friends) it's worth a read. Do something selfless and help someone else, it's a nice feeling.
60 Selfless Ways To Pay It Forward – Marc And Angel Hack Life.


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I know it's December already, but WTH, better late than never!
Subscribing to beauty boxes is the "in" thing nowadays. If you're the type who's into surprises...because it's like getting presents each month (depends on your subscription type) and wants to try out goodies without committing to full sizes, then it's for you.
Subscribing to beauty boxes is the "in" thing nowadays. If you're the type who's into surprises...because it's like getting presents each month (depends on your subscription type) and wants to try out goodies without committing to full sizes, then it's for you.
I've never subscribed to any of the beauty boxes back in the Philippines, but I got to try some of them. Now that I'm here in Dubai, I also wanted to try out the products available here without my money going down the drain just in case they don't turn out okay on me. So, I got myself my very first beauty box subscription with Glambox.
Glambox is just like most of the beauty boxes I know from back home. You sign-up for a 3, 6 or 12-month subscription (sorry, no monthly!) for 239 AED, 449 AED or 849 AED respectively. Basically, the price of a box becomes cheaper if you subscribe for a longer period. Should you get the 3-month susbscription, you pay for 80AED/box.
I subscribed to a 3-month subscription mid-November and the first box arrived November 27. No credit card or Paypal? No worries, they offer COD for an additional 15 AED. And just like any other beauty boxes, they deliver right to your doorstep.
I like that it comes in two boxes, that's an additional storage box for me..yay!
Don't you just love opening presents that are nicely wrap like this!?
It comes with a Beauty Tip card and yes, Glambox also has a Youtube account that you can check out for tutorials and information about the products included in their boxes.
It also comes with this handwritten note, which definitely feels more personal. It makes you feel special, don't you think so too?
By the way when I signed up, there's this voucher code for getting an extra box. I think it's for new subscriptions but I'm not sure if it's still on as of this time. I've been checking out their Instagram account for weeks, contemplating on whether to subscribe or not, but when I saw their announcement regarding this voucher code, I finally decided to give it a go. I also read that during the EID, they have a promo of getting the 12-month subscription for half the price. Now, that's a good deal!
Okay, moving on to what's inside the box:
The box definitely looks full to the brim, but I guess it's only because I am actually getting two boxes.
Here are the products inside my "extra box":
Looks good, eh? The Ponds Gold Radiance serum alone costs around 65- 70AED so I have to say this "box" alone is already worth it. I haven't tried the rest of the products yet except for the sample perfume (Forever Red from Bath and Body Works) and omg, it smells so good! I want to get a full size!
And now to the November box, which happens to be an IsaDora exclusive edition box. IsaDora is a famous European makeup brand made in Sweden and have been in the industry since the 80s. It's my first time to hear about the brand, but from the reviews I've been seeing online, I think they have a number of products that I'll also like.
Just like any other beauty boxes, the Glambox also comes with a product information sheet. Too bad, the prices are not included here. I've talked to a fellow blogger and she told me that hers include the prices. Good thing I was able to find price information of some of the products online.
IsaDora Dynamic Lash Growth Serum (138 AED for a full size), promises 20% increase in your lashes length after a month's use. I'm not sure if this sample size would suffice but I am definitely giving this a try. I'll start using this soon and will let you know if this works.
IsaDora Build-up Mascara Extra Volume (86 AED for a full size) is a smudge-proof and waterproof mascara that gives lashes that extra oomph. I've tried this on my outer lashes and it weighed down the curl. Now I'm not sure if it's just because I wasn't really able to curl my lashes properly and that I was in a hurry when I applied this. I'll give this another try and hopefully it would work out for me.
IsaDora BB Cream All-in-One Makeup SPF 12 (107 AED for a full size) just like any other BB creams we know, is a hybrid between a makeup and skincare. Too bad the shade I got, Medium, is dark on me so I don't think I'd be able to use it. Sniff.
IsaDora Wonder Nail Extra Long Lasting in Summer Red is a fiery kind of red that's just so timely for the coming holidays. I've read a lot of good things about this particular nail polish line from IsaDora and I'm excited to try this soon..well, after I get my a proper manicure!
IsaDora Perfect Moisture Lipstick (92 AED for a full size) in Vivid Pink, is a frosty pink-red that's glides on like butter and is very pigmented. The finish is almost opaque in just one swipe!
I am not a fan of frosty lips, but this one looks good. I love that it was able to survive a cup of coffee and a meal, so the staying power is really good. It leaves a bit of a stain too!
Now, is getting a subscription worth it? For this box, I can say that it is because I'd be able to use most of what's in it. And I love trying out new makeup! I just hope that the boxes to follow would be as good, if not better. I've read online that there were some months when the box isn't that worth it, now that's the risk you have to take in subscribing to beauty boxes, you'll never know what you'll get. It's a hit and miss kind of thing. I'm looking forward to getting my other two boxes, hopefully they would have some really awesome products in full sizes! Besides, it's Christmas. It won't hurt to be extra generous, yes!?


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All McCain really wanted to do was get on the evening and Sunday shows again – that is his motivation, not freedom for anyone, nor moral action.
Steve Clemons nails the compulsive interventionist for his enthusiastic support of various Sunni powers backing the insurgency against Assad in Syria:
"Thank God for the Saudis and Prince Bandar," John McCain told CNN's Candy Crowley in January 2014. "Thank God for the Saudis and Prince Bandar, and for our Qatari friends," the senator said once again a month later, at the Munich Security Conference. McCain was praising Prince Bandar bin Sultan, then the head of Saudi Arabia's intelligence services and a former ambassador to the United States, for supporting forces fighting Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria. McCain and Senator Lindsey Graham had previously met with Bandar to encourage the Saudis to arm Syrian rebel forces.
And where did that support end up? Clemons fingers former Saudi intelligence chief Prince Bandar bin Sultan for funding ISIS, which he suspects was the reason Bandar resigned that post in February:
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I've just recently been invited to join to to a group on Linkedin called Internet World – future of social media. Although I've registetered myself to many marketing groups on Linkedin, this was the first time I was invited. The organizer of the group, Endaf Kerfoot, got my name from one of his partners / colleagues from the Netherlands, apparently from my presentation on the IAM / MarCom event last June about Web3.0. Me being a-guy-who-likes-to-help-others of course joined and have chosen to really help Endaf to setup up social media marketing for the Future of Social Media brand.
Internet users are spoiled – we have to go into the social comfortzones
!This blog will be the first in a serie to help Endaf to create some attention for the "Future of social media" brand, and is there a better way than to start at the basics? I think many marketeers do not see that the essence of social media marketing is to be social. Although it's seems obvious, it's actually not easy, because we people have issues to see things when they're not obvious. @Kevinrommen on Twitter – someone I've met recently on Twitter and in real life – used the analogy that business should see their websites as an accountmanager.
I agree with that! People need to understand that it's still all about people, especially on the social media. And with the web many things have become easier for us, so we're getting spoiled all over the place (just think how difficult is was 10 years ago to get news or a holiday booked?). This makes it actually harder for a marketeer to get the customer to his accountmanager, so it's time to go to your customer into his online comfortzones like Facebook, blogs, Twitter, Linkedin.
We need to be social in the social comfotzones
Before we go lookup our customers in their online social comfortzones, we you stand still for a moment and try to understand what we should be trying to do in those social comfortzones. I'm convinced that the most important word of social media marketing is 'social'. If we're not social there there is no place for us in the social comfortzones. So what is social all about? The definition of 'social' :
- A noun in The Free dictionary:
- "a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity"
- An adjective in the Cambridge dictionary:
- "relating to activities in which you meet and spend time with other people and which happen during the time when you are not working"
The word 'social' is similar online as well as offline, but do we 'act' social online like we do offline? We should, because according to the words of Steven Covey we keep our same pardigm. But we actually don't, many of us don't really behave social when we're online, so why is that? According to Stephen Covey it's because we do not know the environment well enough to understand how we can apply our paradigm in the right way. For all the readers, assess yourself on how social you are offline, because if you're not – then I'd suggest you don't even try to act social online. Personally I know that I score quite high on the 'social' scale, if someone else thinks differently, DO LET ME KNOW!
How do I act social?
What kind of behaviour fits 'social'. Let's see, if I go to a party then I'm doing something social right? Well, it matches with the definitions given above. So what do I do when I'm going to a party? Let's analyze this from a case that is similar to online: I've just moved to a new city and some guys at work tell me to come to this party to have fun. This is what I think I would do:
- I like to have fun – that's a goal right?
- How do I get my fun at a party? Let's take the booz for granted 😉
- I would like to have a great time with some people. So how do I do that?
- First I have to be there and just be present
- So I have to get there
- In the best case I can find someone who knows the scene to tag along witt
- Or else I'm just on my own – even more exciting and challenging 😉
- So I've arrived, then what?
- Of course I'll head for the bar to make sure that I have something in my hands. Even better, I'll make sure I'll have 2 drinks – possibly one to share 🙂
- And after having observed the crowd for 10-15 minutes – hopelessly waiting for someone to approach – I've finished both drinks.
- So I have to go to the bar again and this time I've got enough courage to ask someone who looks interesting if he/she wants a drink. So I
- Poke / nod or do something else that is socially sensible to someone and introduce myself
- And I would ask that person something to drink
- The result can go both ways, either my offer is rejected or accepted. Probably after a few times someone thinks I'm interesting enough to accept my drink.
- Now comes the hard part – somehow I have to avoid some inconvenient silences and get a chat going on. By that time I just hope I've had enough to drink to make a few jokes that will smooth the chat.
- So I'm trying to connect with people by conversing with them.
- For me a good part of this is listening. To quote Paul Arden from his book "Whatever you think, think the opposite":
- "In an interview it's better to listen carefully to what the interviewers have to say than put on a show of your own brilliance. That way they will be interested in you without you saying a word"
- There's a big chance the first chats will end within ten minutes, but also a chance that my jokes do find a good spot to land.
- By then the party is well on the way.
- If I've had luck, I've found some people to hangout and dance with.
- If I didn't have luck, well I'd probably had enough drinks to convince myself that there's nothing wrong with dancing by myself 😉
- Eventually there's an end to the party. Knowing myself I had the pleasure of practicing my dancing skills by myself. So I'm left with a dilemma:
- Was the party worth my time? Wouldn't I have been better off going online chatting with my friends back home? Or wouldn't I have more satisfaction from my favorite TV shows?
- Or do I think that I want to have a social life and I'll try again next week? Or even tomorrow?
A simple test to see how social we are online
If you kind of agree with the things I do to be social, then do this test with me:
- If you join a Linkedin group, do you spend at least half of the time checking out other people's discussions / news?
- Or do you directly head to create your own discussion and to promote your own blog / news article?
- How often do you give a good reply on blogs / news items that were relevant for your interests? Is it more than 5 out of 10 times?
I bet many of you will find yourself answering:
- You spend less than 20% of the time checking out others.
- Most of the times that you come to a group, you think about:
- getting your question to be answered (give me!)
- to get people read your message / blog / news (personal branding)
- It's probably less than 2 out of 10 times.
Now let me show you how I will interpret you if I would see you do this at a party
- You come to the party and start talk / dance / drink or what ever to pull attention to you, you don't spend a lot of time to observe the crowd.
- You walk up to people and:
- Ask them if they want to give / buy you a drink
- Talk a lot about yourself and don't really listen to their story
- And when you do listen to someone, because he / she has an interesting story, you just leave without giving any reaction.
So do you think you're social enough online? Who ever thinks their equally or even more social online than in the real world, then please please please give a comment. I'd love to learn how you have found the way to change this asocial habit when you're online.
But if you've come to the conclusion that this asocial behavior fits your behavior online, then probably you're like 90% of the people online. This kind of behavior is actually very common when we don't have face-to-face contact with other people, just think of how often you or your friends change behavior once you step in the car (swearing, picking our noses, checking out other people).
Why do I choose to be more social online?
If I do not pay attention I'm the asocial guy doing all of the above. But lately I have come to understand that social media does represent the offline world. Although we do not see people face to face, we're still talking about people who try to form communities. Understanding this I've changed my ways and spend more time giving other people attention online than asking them to help me. And you know what? I do get positive reactions and requests from people to connect with them. Is it worth my time? I do believe that helping others is never a waste of time. But by giving first and not asking something directly, I'm investing in an image of the guy that often gives decent answers on the web. The goal would be the reaction of people thinking 'That's Ha Vo again, where did I see him before?' – being found before I was searched for.


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Coronado Promotes Brandon Richards to CEO
Coronado Brewing Company announced Thursday the promotion of Brandon Richards to CEO as Ron Chapman transitions into the role of chairman of the board.
Richards, who previously served as co-chief operating officer, will oversee day-to-day operations at Coronado as well as its sister breweries SouthNorte Beer Co. and the recently acquired Monkey Paw Brewing Company.
"I have been saying for a long time that it is time to let the young guns run the brewery," Chapman said in a press release. "[My brother] Rick and I will still be active participants in our business, but these changes give Brandon the autonomy to move the business forward."
Richards, who has been with the company for five years, is credited with helping Coronado increase its production by 27,000 barrels and overseeing a brand refresh in 2015, according to the release.
"I have learned so much working with the Chapmans, and I am excited for this new opportunity to keep pushing our company forward in these challenging times," Richards said in the release.
Per the release, Kasey Chapman will remain the company's COO and oversee the restaurant operations of Coronado and Monkey Paw.
Figueroa Mountain Hires Director of Marketing
Cambria Griffith will join California-based Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. as director of marketing starting January 15.
Griffith had been the marketing manager for The Bruery and Bruery Terreux for about five years, where she also helped launch Offshoot Beer Co.
"Having Cambria come aboard is a huge addition and step forward in the right direction for our new goals and focus," Figueroa Mountain founder Jaime Dietenhofer said in a press release. "She has a great reputation in the craft beer industry, and I have been a huge fan of what she has been able to accomplish in her work."
Figueroa Mountain, which brews about 20,000 barrels of beer annually, is in the process of completing an expansion of its Buellton production facility that will allow the company to scale up to 110,000 barrels annually.
Molson Coors Announces New Molson Coors International CEO
Beginning January 1, Sergey Yesov will assume the role of president and CEO of Molson Coors International. Yesov had been Molson Coors Canada's chief sales and customer excellence officer.
"As a commercial leader with proven results and an innate understanding of what is required to achieve our First Choice Ambition, Sergey is a valuable addition to the MCBC Enterprise Leadership Team," Molson Coors president and CEO Mark Hunter said in a press release.
Forbidden Root Adds COO
Chicago's Forbidden Root has hired Kevin McGillen as its chief operations officer. McGillen, who was vice president of operations for Two Brothers Brewing Company, will be focused on "sales and operations," according to a press release.
"We are happy to welcome Kevin to the Forbidden Root team," Forbidden Root owner Robert Finkel said in a press release. "His business acuity and pattern of organizing and implementing growth in both process and in revenue will be a strong addition to Forbidden Root's successful and growing business."
Ex-New Belgium Manager Opens South African Brewery
In November, former New Belgium area manager Nick Smith launched Soul Barrel Brewing in South Africa, which will focus "on local flavors and expanding the craft beer revolution" in the country, according to a press release.
Smith, who previously served as a senior brewer with Abita, had been working as a New Belgium area manager in Washington, D.C., for nearly three years. Prior to that he served a nearly two-year stint as a craft brand manager with Reyes Holdings' Premium Distributors of Virginia.
Matt Tucker Joins Reformation Brewery
Georgia's Reformation Brewery appointed Matt Tucker last month as its brewing operations manager. Tucker was previously the head brewer and director of brewing operations at JDub's Brewing Company in Sarasota, Florida.
"With his experience in both a large production brewery and brewpub, we're looking forward to growing together in 2018," Reformation co-founder and brewmaster Nick Downs said in a press release. "With a new location opening up this spring in downtown Woodstock, Matt will have a chance to make his mark in the heart of our community."


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Celebrating Student Artists
The Nobles community celebrated the work of 30 AP art students in the annual student show in the Foster Gallery during the opening reception. This is the largest student show since the inception of the gallery. The exhibit features work … Continue reading
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Beekeepers Captured on Camera
Foster Gallery artist Christine Collins visited classes at Nobles today. English teacher Peter Raymond—one of the subjects in Collin's photographs of beekeepers—brought his class to meet the artist. Collin's exhibit, "The Keepers," is on display in the gallery until April … Continue reading
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Gallery Opening!
The Foster Gallery unveils "The Keepers," a photography exhibit by Christine Collins. The opening reception with the artist is tonight, Feb. 28, at 5 p.m., and will include a musical component performed by students and faculty.
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Nobles Welcomes Trustees
June 14 marked the Members of the Corporation celebration, which brings together current and former trustees of the school.
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Class I Night: the Final Countdown
Class I students and their families gathered last night to celebrate the AP Art Show Opening at the Foster Gallery. The opening was followed by a barbecue and musical performances by Class I students. Graduation is just two days away!
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The Beauty of Ballpoint
Joo Lee Kang will be on campus tomorrow to speak about her exhibit on display in the Foster Gallery until April 16. The exhibit is free and open to the public. For more information please visit http://www.fostergallery.org.
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Apps for Android That I Cannot Live Without
I use this, obviously, for Plurk. It's the best one that I've heard about, and I've had no issues with it.
- Snapbucket
I'm "sarahsmf" on there. Feel free to add me.
Pics I've done with it:
- PicPlz
I'm SarahCB1208 on PicPlz! I'd love it if you followed me there! I tend to follow back there!!
- Goodreads
I'm a reader. It's crack to me. So, I have to be on Goodreads!
- GetGlue
I watch TV. I like stickers. So, I use GetGlue
- Flickroid
The official Flickr app is just crap. Absolute crap. I can't even figure out how to use it right, so I use Flickroid. It's idiot proof
- Hanging With Friends
It's crack. I'm SarahCB1208 there
- Words With Friends
Another using SarahCB1208
- Foursquare
I like going places
- Accuweather
It puts the temp right on my little task bar, which is easier for me to see vs. the default big and taking up valuable space
- Evernote
hee hee, I can't live without this
- Photoshop Express
It's not perfect but it's something!
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Yoga in a stunning calm sea view yoga studio. Surf in perfect warm water. Stay in a comfortable accommodation. Eat delicious food. Meet good people. Renew. Revive. Live an awesome surf and Yoga In Morocco and feel amazing.
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Our friendly, highly experienced team will help you develop your own yoga practice, take you surfing in perfect and the best surf spots, take you to some amazing local attractions through our day excursions and create you an awesome stay for you.
The perfect combination of activities for your surf holidays to Morocco. Surf is the perfect beach activity. Yoga is the perfect activity for the body plus soul; together they make you the perfect for your surf holiday in morocco.
Discover the fusion between body and nature in this program designed to help you relax and find energy through soothing yoga + meditation while preparing your body to be ready for surfing the blue Moroccan waters.
Discover the connection between your body and the world around you while funding peace from within. Yoga and surfing have many similarities and are the perfect complement ad one to another. Yoga for all experience levels will not only prepare you for a day of surfing but also help you relax and unwind after a full day of surfing. Yoga increases your range of motion strength, inside stamina and also your flexibility.
It's not only relieves the stress in your mind but also in your body allowing you to more easily gain focus and concentration while doing any of your normal activities. By helping you with balance and core strength through familiar movements that are similar to those you use while surfing, you are better able to maximize and set the most out of your surfing sessions.
A massage is the perfect way to relax and restore sore muscles after surf. We have a dedicated private Massage room designed to be your Zen oasis. Our massage therapist is available by appointment for hour-long treatments.
Your first visit can be a life changing experience for your approach to wellbeing, purification and your total body care. Our crew experienced on hamman will guide you through a self service session and you will be provided with the essentials. Your bath set with black soap and facemask. By the end of your session you will be feeling lighter, rejuvenated and lifted. The hammam experience restores good health through the elimination of toxins by regular sweating.
The yoga practice will be based on Vinyasa flow and Hatha yoga. Vinyasa flow combines the breath with the body's natural ability for movement to create a flowing, dance like practice, which burns away toxins in the body and clears the mind. The Hatha yoga aspect of the practice is focused on the foundation of the asana, or yogic postures, and will allow you to understand the dynamics of your body and to feel the proper alignment within each asana. We will be doing one session of two hours per day the first hour being fairly vigorous in the morning to warm up the body and the second being a cooling down from the days surfing activities. The Vinyasa flow will compliment your surfing ability through balance, coordination and strength and will leave you feeling fully energized and healthy.
* Yoga classes on Friday. Please Note: All prices are per person based on a shared room stay . As standard, rooms are same-sex shared, so if you've come alone this means you get to share the cost and make new friends at the same time!
Our Surf lessons program without stay in our surf camp is 175 € per person per week, or 35 € per person per day (please note this includes packed lunch, 2 hrs surf lesson, qualified surf instructor; surf equipment and transport to the surf from 09:30 TILL 16:00 pm) and is available at any hotel/hostel of your stay pick up is at 09:00 am.


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You'd be so proud. I got a lot done today, and it wasn't all just work done in my head! 😀
The homeschooling game party seemed to go over well. I figure that we had over 50 people there. At one point, I counted 37 kids sitting still. I may have missed a few running around in circles. 😆 Several new people came, and it was wonderful to reconnect with those that have been homeschooling for a while. Everyone was appreciative, and that makes events so much nicer. All in all, I can count this as a success.
I also tackled the pile on the counter. Indeed, I chucked the pile of magazines. 😀 Except for one. 😆 I was mostly through it, but I know I can finish it during the commercials on TV later this evening. And then I'll pitch it.
I feel good about what got accomplished today. I feel like maybe the organization outside of my office is starting to happen. I hope this time it totally takes root and is something we can maintain. I have to say, though, I am totally wiped out.
What's on tap for tomorrow has already made it onto the to-do list. Tomorrow looks to be lighter, which I am most appreciative of. I know that I can't keep up this break-neck pace for long, and thank goodness the weekend is around the corner. And there's a list for that, too. 🙂


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Ideas for Curious George Crafts
To Begin
Discuss why George is described as 'curious'. Tell the students a little about the author and illustrator. Ask what they think the H stands for in H.A.Rey's name (Hans). Although only his name appears on the early books, Margret (note the spelling), was responsible for most of the story writing.
For one of the Curious George Crafts, provide the students with a paper with a picture of Curious George on it and the sentences. "This is George. George is very curious. He is curious about you. What is your name?" Encourage students to tell about themselves and draw a picture.
Did the student understand the concept of curious?
Did the student understand the duties of an author and an illustrator?
What do Monkeys Eat?
Ask the students what monkeys like to eat - bananas. Provide paper banana shapes of different sizes and ask students to measure them using a variety of non standard units e.g. How many small blocks to measure the length of each banana shape ? How many paper clips to measure the length of each banana shape?
Did student use vocabulary pertaining to measurement : shorter, longer, the same length?
Did student compare lengths?
Yellow is George's Favorite Color
Ask students why they think that George's favorite color is probably yellow (his friend the man in the yellow hat, the color of bananas his favorite food)
Compile a list of things that are yellow. Provide students with large sheets of paper and invite them to make up a picture showing some of these things. Encourage them to print the word beside each of their illustrations. Print the word YELLOW as a title for the picture.
Provide materials for paper headbands and ask students to make up their own yellow hats.
Did the student correctly spell the words from the list?
Did the student understand the concept of labeling?
This Monkey is WANTED!
Discuss with students what information a 'Wanted' poster would contain. For fun ask students to make up a 'Wanted' poster for George titled 'Wanted for Being Curious'. Details that may be included - color of eyes, age, height, weight, hair color, what crime he has committed, description, what to do with him when found.
Did the student describe George the monkey?
A Miniature Puppet Theater
Demonstrate how to make a miniature puppet theater. Take an empty detergent bottle and cut off the top. Cut a rectangle out of the front of the bottle (where the label is placed). Draw small pictures of the characters e.g. George and the man in the yellow hat. Color them and cut them out. Attach drinking straws or pipecleaners to the backs of the drawings and then lower the 'puppets' into the detergent bottle. The front opening is the stage and you can manipulate the puppets with the straws or pipecleaners. Encourage the students to make up their own dialogue and for the more able students they could write their own scripts. Share with the class.
Did the student use his or her imagination?
Did the student give a 'voice' to the puppets?
Did the student share with others?
Let's Celebrate!
What is a celebration? Ask for ideas to celebrate George being a hero.
Provide bananas and ice cream, paper dishes, various toppings and enjoy banana splits.
Provide light card, crayons, markers, wool. Invite students to make a medal to hang around George's neck.
Sing the song '5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed' - make up different words for the song e.g.' 5 Little Monkeys Swinging in a Tree.'
Make a graph showing the favorite Curious George book.
In Conclusion
Curious George books are still favorites of young children after more than 60 years. They provide the basis for many Curious George craft ideas and fun activities. These activities can be linked to many areas of the curriculum in interesting ways.
Did the students show evidence of their ENJOYMENT of the unit about Curious George?
Did the unit encourage students to read more Curious George books?


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I'd like to invite you to my Lavender Kingdom today. It is called "La bottega della lavanda " or a "Lavender shop".
By the way, this bicycle by the entrance works just fine!
Everything here (including me) is either lavender colored or has lavender fragrance. Even our cash register is purple! According to psychologists, lavender color works to relax you. It calms your down and even improves your vision!
The beneficial effects of lavender were known a long time ago, even to the ancient Romans. Now you can find blooming lavender in almost every Italian garden or on balconies or patios. It is a beautiful plant that is loved by many and it also works as a mosquito repellent.
Do you know that 1 drop of lavender oil will ease the discomfort of mosquito bite? Not many people know this natural remedy, but now you do.
If you will get a chance, try to see the glorious lavender fields of the Friuli region in Italy. Once you see it you will almost instantly fall in love with this simple purple flower!
Lavender will help calm down your nerves and will help you think clearly. You can also use it in the kitchen as a food supplement or you can drink it as a tea.
Oh, beautiful lavender, here it is:
I have everything right here in my Lavender Kingdom: cosmetics, perfumes, air fresheners, lovely sachets, bath products, candles and also house decor items and ceramics.
Lavender sachets placed in the closet will absorb odor and also will disinfect the air. It is said that if you will place a lavender-based natural air freshener in your bedroom or place a lavender sachet right on your pillow during day, you will never have a bad dream. You will wake up refreshed and full of energy!
I hope you enjoyed your short trip to my Lavender Kingdom. If you are ever in Italy please stop by!
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I think anyone loves to cook, love and wanted to have a beautiful kitchen. The size of course determines on what lifestyle you get into most especially what kind of food your cooking and particularly how many are there in the family. I am more particular with the shelves and pull outs since I have lot of kitchen stuff. I also want my casserole hang on top of the ceiling like the traditional way and of course with the drop light still. But this time whats on my mind is that :
1. I wanted to have an island with faucet for preparing food and double purpose as a table for kids breakfast..with high chair this time!
2. A wider window with the view across my garden. love it! Very serene feeling.
3. A huge stainless kitchen sink so my plates are not prone to breaking or chipping while washing the dishes.
4. More cabinets, pull-outs and shelves.
Just get inspired by the photographs of House Beautiful, (as before ) and if ever I will able to design again my kitchen - a part of this will be the outcome.


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Let's talk minimalism! I feel like this word has slowly yet rapidly evolved into a buzzword that people use all the time. Let's dive a bit deeper today. Being a "minimalist" means that you enjoy your life with less stuff. It means that you have the ability to be better with a few items, rather than hoarding unnecessary things. Every heard of the saying "less is more"? So have we.
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Intentional Confession
We can't ignore our need of confession.
John Wesley defined sin as a willful transgression against the known law of God. The Church of the Nazarene teaches that if we sin unintentionally or unknowingly, we are not responsible for that sin. Should we still confess it?
Before we tackle that question, let's note that by discriminating between intentional sin and unintentional sin, Wesley affirmed the Apostle John's teaching that we do not commit intentional "sin every day in word, thought, and deed" (1 John 5:18).
Still, while we can sing "Victory in Jesus," we must acknowledge that when we are tempted, we are free by God's grace to choose to commit, or not commit, intentional sins.
As Wesleyans, we know that we must confess our intentional sins. James teaches, "Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed" (James 5:16a). John writes, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness" (1 John 1:9).
But what about those "unintentional sins?" Are we required to confess and seek forgiveness for them?
The Old Testament Levitical law certainly took them seriously. Appropriate sacrifices were established for the atonement not only for voluntary sins, but also for involuntary sins: "When anyone is unfaithful to the Lord by sinning unintentionally in regard to any of the Lord's holy things, they are to bring to the Lord as a penalty a ram from the flock. . . . If anyone sins and does what is forbidden in any of the Lord's commands, even though they do not know it, they are guilty and will be held responsible. They are to bring to the priest as a guilt offering a ram from the flock" (Leviticus 5:15, 17–18a).
Thankfully, we can be forgiven, as the Apostle John reminds us: "My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One" (1 John 2:1–2).
However, we may fail to remember that we must also humbly address and confess our unintentional sins to God and to each other. This Christmas season, as we celebrate Immanuel, God is with us, we humbly bow at the Lord's feet.
Here is a confessional prayer that my wife and I have used in recent times of prayer.
Lord, we worship You as our savior and our deliverer. You are the Victor over sin and death in our world and in our lives. We are totally dependent on You. We are the branches attached to You, our living vine. Every moment we need the redemptive work of Your death and the work of Your grace.
We desire to become like You in word, thought, and deed; however, we confess that at times our lives fall short of Your glory. As humble pilgrims on this highway of holiness, we have not always lived the way You have told us to live.
As You were tempted, Lord, we are also tempted to live for the flesh, to seek power, and to live for the approval of others. Forgive us for the wrong things we have done and for the good things we failed to do. Forgive us for not truly trusting and obeying You, which lead us to self-pity, fear, and worry.
We confess that at times we are selfish and proud, ignoring You, Lord, and neglecting others. Fill us with Your love that we may forgive others as You have forgiven us. We confess that we have not loved You, Lord, with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength, and we have not loved those around us as we love ourselves.
Baptize us with Your holy love, cleansing our hearts from all that displeases You. Father, through the redeeming death of Your Son on the cross, and by the Holy Spirit's constant infilling and cleansing, we pray You will deliver us from evil, for Your name's sake. Amen.
Jerry D. Porter is general superintendent emeritus in the Church of the Nazarene.
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November/December 2016
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Let it die . . .
John 12:23-25 Jesus replied, "The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. 24 Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. 25 Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
This phrase, "Let it die . . ." has had a grip upon me for the past 2 weeks. It has challenged and confronted me in my most wounded places. It has charged me to "let IT die . . ." I believe the Spirit of God has been confronting me about things in my life which need to die. I was deeply and brutally betrayed in my first marriage for over 4 years. I have gone back to those years of betrayal in my mind over and over and over again. I have nursed wounds and questioned again and again how God could allow it. The consequences of being repeatedly betrayed I deal with on a daily basis. My kids are tossed between two homes and I grieve very deeply when they are not with me. I have clung to this pain and it has been my constant companion since the moment I learned of being betrayed in March 2004. I was so convicted recently to write down the things I needed to let die I had to pull over when I was driving in traffic. I believe this is beyond grief, beyond anger, beyond even choosing forgiveness. It is placing these things in the bin reserved for dead things.
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Grieve it, weep and be angry and then I must CHOOSE to let it die . . .What needs to die? wounds mistreatment broken dreams betrayals lies what if's . . . deep hurts being slandered
Grieve it, weep and be angry and then I must CHOOSE to let it die . . .What needs to die? wounds mistreatment broken dreams betrayals lies what if's . . . deep hurts being slandered
I have come to peace about this and daily I say to myself "let it die" as these thoughts come to mind again and again. It has nothing to do with whether my ex has changed, is remorseful or whatever she is doing. It is completely and totally between me and God. "Let it die . . ." I believe until I let it die, I cannot be free and God will not fully do a new and living work in and through me. I have a wonderful and blessed marriage now and for us to flourish, I must let these things die.
- Letting it die is so hard. It is a dying daily and allowing God to take the pain, the hurt, the anger, the anguish, and the consequences of someone else's sinful decisions. If I die to sin so I can be ALIVE with Christ, my desires and my pain behinds to die. Being dead to myself, what reaction does a dead man have? By letting those things die within me, I am allowing God to take control of my life and make room for His AWESOME power within me.


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Smells and bells and well, giant spiders!
Nothing says I know only the externals of the Faith
but not the internals
better than the behavior of Abp. Terrence Prendergast!
Kumo the spider sits atop the Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica.
On 26 May 2017, Abp. Terrence Prendergast ordained seven priests for the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter (FSSP) at North American Martyrs Church in Lincoln, Nebraska. During his homily he "spoke eloquently of the responsibilities that these new priests would inherit through this sacrament. He encouraged them to place their lives into the hands of the Blessed Mother, and to reinforce their vocation through frequent prayer and visits to the Most Blessed Sacrament." As you will see in a moment, Prendergast is not only a Jesuit like Francis but he also doesn't always practice what he preaches. This wasn't the first time he ordained men for the FSSP. You can click here to read his sermon from 2015 and see a few photos of the ceremony where he ordained two men.
Prendergast ordained seven men at North American Martyrs Church in 2017.
Smells & bells!
Abp. Terry, those are nice vestments but what about knowing and living the Faith?
Prendergast performed two ordinations at Saint-Hyacinthe in 2015.
Fast-forward to this past week, 27 July 2017 eight o'clock in the evening, to the Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica in Ottawa, the seat of Abp. Terry. According to the presser sent out by the diocese, Msgr. Daniel Berniquez, Rector of the Cathedral gave permission over one year ago for the following to take place. Want to bet that the archbishop knew all about it? Outside the Cathedral was the North American debut for La Machine, a French street theater company headed by François Delarozière. The show which La Machine put on is named, 'The Spirit of the Dragon-Horse, With Stolen Wings' and will last for four days ranging in locations all over downtown Ottawa. So what is the premise of the show?
"From the ninth level of heaven, Long Ma—a cosmic creature who is half-horse, half-dragon—keeps watch over humanity. But a sinister force that has taken the form of a giant spider slips into his home as he sleeps, burning his wings and robbing his sacred temple. From this time forth, the Dragon-Horse roams the seven seas in search of his missing temple.
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source: Ottawa 2017 signature events, La Machine, The Story
Abp. Terry tweeted these photos and said of them that they are "beautiful images"
Kumo the spider on the side of the Cathedral-Basilica overlooking a statue of Bishop Guigues.
This is what was being kicked off at the Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica and with the permission of the archbishop! A half-dragon in heaven whose temple belongs to Our Lady?! How occultic and satanic! You'd think that an archbishop would know better! Abp. Terry's behavior demonstrates that he is no different than other false conservatives such as Raymond Burke who sits on the board of advisers for the Association of Hebrew Catholics and had to be corrected by the Vatican concerning males becoming sisters; and Athanasius Schneider who believes that the Church will be saved by interreligious dialogue, both of whom also ordain priests for the FSSP. It's safe to say we were incorrect, after the display at the Catheral Basilica it appears that Abp. Terry no longer gets the externals correct.
One wonders where someone would get the idea to belittle the Blessed Virgin Mary?
Francis offers a t-shirt and ball to the Blessed Virgin Mary after WYD 2013 Rio.
Or to desecrate a basilica?
Fiat Lux: Illuminating Our Common Home on St. Peter's Basilica.
Quick question: Does a Catholic or modernist allow this to happen?
See the comment by Anonymous - July 29, 2017 at 2:06 PM, for more information
on the connection between spiders, pedophiles, and Abp. Prendergast.
AnonymousJuly 29, 2017 at 2:06 PMSpiders and pedophiles: In 1992, Father John (Jack) McCann, OMI, pled guilty to sexually abusing two teenage girls and was sentenced to 10 months in jail by a New Westminster judge. SNAP has just learned that today, Father McCann is a priest in "good standing" in the Archdiocese of Ottawa. McCann officiates at church functions and conducts "Pro-Life Masses" in cities across the Province. He is a religious order priest of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) whose Ottawa residence is at 175 Main St. Web site: http://www.omilacombe.ca
Father McCann has even "con-celebrated" Mass with Ottawa Archbishop Terrence Prendergast who granted him "faculties" or permission to function as a priest in the archdiocese.
(See attached picture: McCann and Prendergast Ottawa ProLife OLMC.jpg McCann is 4th from right, next to Archbishop Prendergast.)
Prendergast has also given safe haven to disgraced Bishop Raymond Lahey who was arrested at the Ottawa International Airport in October of 2009 for possessing child pornography on his laptop. In addition to seizing his computer, authorities say that Lahey has made several trips to Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand since 2005 – countries known for their active child sex trade.
"Ottawa Archbishop Terrence Prendergast, who was Bishop Lahey's met-ropolitan when he was Halifax archbishop, issued a statement Oct. 8, saying he had offered the bishop a place to stay since he had nowhere else to go."
Rosica --Francis' new publicity man in the Vatican was also involved in whitewashing Lahey pedophilia (known about for 20 years):
"Reading the quote from Fr. Rosica above, you'd almost think that the Canadian Church has it all figured out and that sexual scandals are a thing of the past."
2008: for at least this year Lahey and Archbishop Terrence Prendergast served as a Consultants to the CCCB's Episcopal Commission for Liturgy
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Donald Trump can't bear to have anyone question his record. That's why he won't debate
Jeb on Trump: "Poor little Donald, being mistreated," he added. "If you think he's going to be mistreated now? … How do you think the general election's going to work out? Or dealing with [Russian President Vladimir] Putin? Or dealing with the challenges of being president?"
"Donald Ducks." With a tip of the hat to my friend Chris Loesch for the title, Donald Trump has ducked out of the Fox News debate because the network refused to toss Megyn Kelly from the debate. Trump has sought, again, to revise history by claiming it was Fox News's later press release that caused the commotion, but as Fox pointed out, Trump's campaign repeatedly threatened to attack Kelly if she was not removed. Fox refused to remove Kelly, so Donald ducked out of the debate.
It is worth remembering what caused this. It was one question in the very first debate in August of 2015. Megyn Kelly, the one lady among the moderator panel, asked Trump a question that he is going to get asked by Hillary Clinton, by a general election debate moderator, and others. The transcript of the debate shows her question and exchange went this way:
KELLY: Mr. Trump, one of the things people love about you is you speak your mind and you don't use a politician's filter. However, that is not without its downsides, in particular, when it comes to women.
You've called women you don't like "fat pigs, dogs, slobs, and disgusting animals."
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TRUMP: Only Rosie O'Donnell.
KELLY: No, it wasn't.
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KELLY: For the record, it was well beyond Rosie O'Donnell.
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KELLY: Your Twitter account has several disparaging comments about women's looks. You once told a contestant on Celebrity Apprentice it would be a pretty picture to see her on her knees. Does that sound to you like the temperament of a man we should elect as president, and how will you answer the charge from Hillary Clinton, who was likely to be the Democratic nominee, that you are part of the war on women?
TRUMP: I think the big problem this country has is being politically correct.
I've been challenged by so many people, and I don't frankly have time for total political correctness. And to be honest with you, this country doesn't have time either. This country is in big trouble. We don't win anymore. We lose to China. We lose to Mexico both in trade and at the border. We lose to everybody. And frankly, what I say, and oftentimes it's fun, it's kidding. We have a good time. What I say is what I say. And honestly Megyn, if you don't like it, I'm sorry. I've been very nice to you, although I could probably maybe not be, based on the way you have treated me. But I wouldn't do that.
That is it. That question is what the hubbub is all about. That.
"I've been very nice to you, although I could probably maybe not be, based on the way you have treated me." She pointed out Donald Trump's statements and he turned on her. He then went on a multi-day attack accusing Megyn Kelly of bleeding from her eyes or "her where ever."
It seems pretty clear that Trump does not like taking questions about his prior record and past statements. That is the gist of his rage against Megyn Kelly. She had the audacity to ask him not about what he will do, but about what he had done and said. Trump knows his record is his biggest weakness.
Since Trump announced last summer, few in the media have dared review Trump's record. His record is a Democrat funder who supports socialized medicine like Bernie Sanders, gay rights, abortion rights, open borders, high taxes, and gun control. Only recently and opportunistically has he pivoted on most of those issues.
Megyn Kelly dared ask him about his prior statements on women. He no doubt fears this time she will ask him about his prior positions, including one taken in that first debate in August of last year. Trump defended Canadian style socialist, universal health care. Because of the nature of the debate, no one followed up. It is just the sort of statement Megyn Kelly would seize on. But Donald Trump cannot have anyone question his authenticity or his record. That is exactly what Megyn Kelly is known for doing and what she would do if Trump got on stage in Des Moines Thursday night.


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