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S2 classes participated in library book talks, during January, to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day on 27 January. Holocaust Memorial Day is a time for everyone to pause to remember the millions of people who have been murdered or whose lives have been changed beyond recognition during the Holocaust, Nazi Persecution and in subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur. On HMD we can honour the survivors of these regimes and challenge ourselves to use the lessons of their experience to inform our lives today. 27 January marks the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp.
Our S6 Auschwitz Ambassadors, Sean McHugh and Sophie Finlay, joined the library book talks and captivated S2s with their experiences and impressions. Sean and Sophie spoke about their trip to Poland and shared what they had seen at Auschwitz-Birkenau with the S2s, as well as how they felt afterwards. The S2 pupils asked lots of questions, which our student ambassadors answered and they also encouraged the younger pupils to speak to them any time in school, in the corridors and in the canteen, informally.
This was a memorable afternoon and the sessions finished in the library with Holocaust Memorial Day Trust UK's podcast with Susan Pollock, survivor of the Holocaust.
The S2 classes, with Sean and Sophie, then went outside to the school memorial, to light candles and remember the millions of lives taken during the Holocaust and subsequent genocides.


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Ravens front office unsure of Terrell Suggs' future in Baltimore
After its team's Super Bowl victory last season, the Ravens' front office made a conscious effort to cut many of the high-profile veterans who were an integral part of their championship run.
It looks as though this offseason may be a repeat of the process. On Wednesday, team owner Steve Bisciotti, general manager Ozzie Newsome and coach Jim Harbaugh spoke to reporters about the direction of the organization. According to Newsome, that future might not include outside linebacker Terrell Suggs, Pro Football Talk reports.
Suggs, a former Defensive Player of the Year, was an All-Pro in 2011 and is a six-time Pro Bowler, including this season. Why, then, would Baltimore consider parting with such a productive player?
The biggest reason may be his salary cap number for next season. Suggs will be on the books for $12.4 million in the final year of his contract. Newsome has said he would be willing to discuss a contract extension, but one has to assume that any deal would be at a significantly lower price.
Two other issues with Suggs are connected: He will turn 32 next season and has had a recent history of injury (he missed the majority of 2012 with a torn triceps); combined with his decline in production (one sack in the last eight games this season), it is likely that his days as a dominant pass rusher are behind him.
After signing QB Joe Flacco to a massive extension last offseason, the Ravens don't have a ton of money left over. Newsome has also not been hesitant in letting players leave town as free agents (Ed Reed) or trading them (Anquan Boldin). Ravens fans shouldn't expect him to change now.


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HOLDEN — Corinne "Queenie" (Schultze) Rixham, 62, of the Jefferson section of Holden, died Monday, Feb. 14, 2011, in UMass Memorial Healthcare-Memorial Campus, Worcester, after an illness. She was born and raised in Clinton, daughter of William and Corinne E. (Bilodeau) Schultze, and lived in Jefferson since 1968.
Corinne was a graduate of Clinton High School in 1966 and got her nickname "Queenie" for being named her high school's prom queen in 1965. She worked for the Mass. Department of Developmental Services, and previously worked at Holden Hospital and was the kitchen manager at Holden Nursing Home. She was a certified food service administrator and certified medical health aide. Corinne enjoyed her trips to Las Vegas and spending time with her grandchildren.
She leaves her husband of 42 years, Ronald L. Rixham; a daughter, Kimberly (Rixham) Charboneau and her husband Alan of Turners Falls; a sister, JoAnn M. Mosher of Lancaster; three brothers, William R. Schultze of Winchendon, Robert W. Schultze of Clinton and Joseph Edinger of Ohio; four grandchildren, Nicole, Jaclyn, Jordan and Tyler; a great-grandson, Braeden; and many nephews and nieces.
A Mass was held Feb. 18 in Immaculate Heart of Mary Church with burial in the Massachusetts Veterans' Memorial Cemetery, both in Winchendon. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701. Miles Funeral Home, Holden, directed arrangements. (milesfuneralhome.com)


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Golly, that's thinking out of the box.
"Private ownership should generally be preferred to public ownership when the incentives to innovate and to contain costs must be strong. In essence, this is the case for capitalism over socialism, explaining the dynamic vitality' of free enterprise". So says Andrei Shleifer in his his 1998 paper for National Bureau of Economic Research and this is relevant today what with Brexit in the news and Labour's ambivalent response to it. We are now into silly season and any politician with a grain of sense keeps his or her head down as the papers scour for something, anything, to fill space. Normally these stories will involve scantily clad celebrities on a beach with skimpy bikinis on (it took me a long time to research that) and of course our good friends, the unemployed and immigration. Sometimes though the spotlight is turned on the private sector.
The Daily Telegraph is Very Cross Indeed with motor insurance companies who, to the surprise of no-one at all, are allegedly involved in one or two dodgy practices (£ therefore no link). "Insurers are routinely inflating repair costs by as much as 100 per cent, while receiving undisclosed kickbacks for the difference, it can be revealed.The system is used by insurers representing drivers involved in accidents which were not their fault to rip off rival firms representing the "at fault drivers" for repair work". Now I know that the fact insurance companies get ripped off will come as a surprise to no-one because the general rule is get your revenge in first. Insurance is great when it's done well but they have a richly deserved reputation for ripping us off in return, a vicious circle really. It will also come as no surprise to read that "Motor insurance premiums reached a record high this year" as they usually do.
Meanwhile the Daily Mail is Extremely Miffed with car rental companies, what have they been up to? OK I know it's a bit hard to tell when it's silly season there but they have this. "The French-owned firm, Europe's biggest vehicle rental operator, is under investigation for overcharging as many as half a million customers for repairs by as much as 300 per cent, resulting in a potential fraud that the company itself values at £30million". Good work if you can get it and they continue "The people at the desk use fear sales techniques,' says Martin Lewis of MoneySavingExpert.com. And I see customers panic all the time". Fear is of course any salesman's ultimate weapon in this case scare the customer with possible excess charges of thousands then offer insurance which sounds cheap in comparison. All in a days work.
I don't for a moment suggest the state steps in to run such services but it would be nice to see the regulators take some action. LOBO loans are a different matter and I will write about them in depth in another blog but here's the gist. The Lender Option Borrower Option looked favourable back in the noughties when council treasurers were under press to become profit centres as Ron Carver reports "councils are able to borrow from central government via the Public Works Loan Board (PWLB) at rates only slightly higher than the spread on UK government bonds". Enter the financial alchemists with too good to be true deals and the cost is in the hundreds of millions nationwide because we all know that if things are too good to be true they aren't, hope you click Rob's link. I could also go on about yet more bank corruption and further PPI repayments, there seems to be a pattern here.
It wasn't supposed to be like this, whatever happened to the home owning, share holding democracy envisaged as part of Thatcherism? You remember the wonderous stories told that Neo-liberalism was our shared destiny well at the risk of mixing my RickRolls, Rick over at FlipChartFairyTales is certainly on a roll the bast… I mean very good writer. There you can read chapter and verse on how the property owning democracy was a one off, as it had to be thethe usual suspects to end up with all the loot. Yes there were winners (including me) but "The rise in home ownership exacerbated the rise in inequality. Until the 1990s, the cost of housing only made a slight difference to the inequality figures but from the 1990s, housing tenure became a significant factor in the make up of people's disposable income and the divide between owners and renters widened".
To bring us up to date we have outsourcing in the NHS which Richard Branson is in the process of suing for compensation over the loss of contracts, chaos on the railways especially for long suffering southern rail commuters, water companies getting fined for environmental damage and pollution, a "confusopoly" of gas, electric, phone and broadband suppliers is this seriously the fit lean efficient machine of private enterprise?
Then we have the Uberisation of jobs on the one hand and price gouging by private enterprise. Companies like Uber aim to make a profit by regulatory arbitrage and loss leading market capture. Absolutely all risk of doing business is placed on the employee who basically has bogus self employment status. Holiday pay, sickness payments and pensions are there none. Then take, for example, NHS cleaners how can the private sector do that so much more cheaply? By gouging wages of course, gone are the regular hours, job security and pension again and hello zero hour contract work. Then we demonise these workers as unproductive and too stupid to make provision for their old age, I wonder why that is?
Richard Branson's Virgin Care pays virtually no UK taxes it's registered in Bermuda and this happens everywhere you see outsourcing. All the costs and risks transferred to the individual or state and all the so called "efficiency savings" off shored to avoid tax. I can see how this enriches certain individuals but it's no way to run a nation's economy. I shall leave the last words to Pink Floyd.
what have we done Maggie what have we done
what have we done to England
should we shout should we scream
"what happened to the post war dream?"
oh Maggie Maggie what have we done?
Lyrics: Pink Floyd, writer Roger Waters.
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If you haven't heard of Kopps, stop everything that you're doing and prepare to enter a better state of mind. Patricia Patrón, Kyle O, Andrew D. York, and Travis Johansen, hail from Rochester, NY and introduce us to pop as it should be- fun, electronic, and melodically addicting. The dance band may strike a familiar chord being a feature on Joywave's track, "Tongues," in addition of having Daniel Armbruster produce their EP, The Sound Of Music, which doesn't fail the production value with the 4 track EP.
Their latest single "Dollas for Dimes," is dripping with yummy synth goodness, and a catchy futuristic chorus that melts background noise, similar to their one worded anthem, "Dumb." If you yearn for something a little stronger than catchy words, "Thermometer" would be the track that appeals for a variety of reasons. Patrón's vocals, carried by loud, punchy drumming, is refreshing to the dance style structure and won't make you overkill your dancing shoes.
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Sony's next generation console has officially attained must-have gadget status, as evidenced by this bizarre New Year padding post by a Nottingham newspaper. The story plots the toils of a "spoiled" family Christmas, after British retailer Argos failed to deliver the recently released PlayStation 4 on time. There were tears as far as we can tell.
Apparently, the parents of 11-year-old Deakon Roe ordered one of the sought after systems on 17th December – presumably after reading one of our stock updates on the subject. The guardians were told that the £458 gift would arrive in time for 25th December, but frequent delays saw it pushed back until after the big day.
"We had to sit Deakon down on Christmas Eve and tell him that he had nothing for Christmas," said Nicola Roe, the youngster's mum. "He said, 'It's okay mum, don't cry'. I could see he was trying to put on a brave face. It put a downer on the whole of Christmas Day. My husband and I got £50 each on Christmas Day as a present so we gave it to Deakon. We felt really bad."
The console eventually arrived on 28th December, and the couple were offered a refund on the machine's postage and a £30 gift voucher in order to make up for the slow delivery. Said compensation and bonus Christmas money should allow little ol' Deakon to really expand upon his new system's software library. We bet he's not putting a brave face on it now, huh?
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It appears that another military move may be on the horizon. This knowledge of impending change brought about a very familiar cycle of thoughts and feelings. Where will we go? How long will this take? What does the future hold? After the questions, in come the secret hopes and desires. Since we get to list our most desired places to be stationed I get very fixated on hoping for those destinations and fantasizing about what it would be like to live ____ or ____. Then shortly after that first brush of excitement. The fear starts nagging, the feelings of uncertainty and worry that we won't get what we want that we won't be happy. And thus starts a cycle of stress and distress. I've decided this isn't necessary. Really, Go figure!
While listening to my lesson tonight. Pastor was talking about laying aside our will for God's. It sort of hit me right there that my main source of stress in each of our moving experiences was my desire to have things the way I want. If I laid aside the desire for any specific outcome and instead focused on being excited for what God has already chosen, I might go into this whole thing with stability instead of fear. I've decided I don't "want" any particular outcome no dream destinations or care over when it happens. I "want" to ride this one out with the Lord. I've seen enough to know that He has carefully planned everything and never left me or failed me. I don't want my plan this time. I want His.
So, I'm VERY excited! I'm going to be where the Lord sends me. It's never where I expect and always full of challenges. All my roads lead to eternity with God anyway.
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They say displacing oil with domestically grown plants will offset over a million barrels of oil a day, and that's just under the current law. They also say biofuels emit far fewer greenhouse gasses than oil when the plant-growing process is taken into account.
But critics say biofuels are partly responsible for the surge in food prices, groundwater depletion and pollution, and pressure on topsoil. They also say it's perverse to put food in gas tanks when people are starving.
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Agent X
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- Title: X女特工 / X Nu (Nv) Te Gong
- English title: Agent X
- Genre: Action idol drama, Romance
- Episodes: 42
- Broadcast network: Zhejiang, Anhui, Heilong Jiang and Yunnan TV
- Broadcast period: 2013-Mar-26 start
- Air time: 19:30
- Theme song: Han Wei Yang Guang (捍卫阳光) by Tiffany Tang
During a mission, Zhong Li and her superior, an elite agent by the name of He Jun Feng accidentally met. Two wholly different people are seemingly pulled together by fate, and sparks of love result. They are quarrelsome lovers, and often argue;yet they are a couple whether in life or death,will help each other without reason at critical moments, and risk their lives to finish one mission after the other. Yet...dangerous fights, suffocating betrayals, a fated love story and the dazzling society....everything will be ready soon.
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- Tiffany Tang as Zhong Li (dubbed by Ji Guan Lin)
- Luo Jin as He Jun Feng
- Lv Yi as Tan Rei Ling
- Zhang Xi Lin as Gao Yi Shan
- Kong Wei (孔维) as Sun Wei Jun
- Wang Di (王笛) as Luo Yi Fei
- Wei Qian Xiang as Xu Zheng Fan
- Lin Yong Jian as Li Da Shan
- Xu Cheng (徐程) as Qian Chuan Zi
- Hou Jing Jian (侯京健) as Zhao Long
- Zong Xiao Jun (宗晓军) as Zhang Tong
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- Producer: Liu Miao (柳苗)
- Executive Producers: Ma Zhong Jun, Wu Tao (吴涛)
- Director: Yu Min
- Filming period: 2012-Jan-30 to 2012-May-06


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CMA launches investigation into leasehold residential market
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has formally launched an investigation to find out whether people are being treated fairly when buying their home.
This follows ongoing concerns about the fairness, clarity and presentation of some leasehold contract terms, which could lead to people being stung by costly fees over a long period or having to abide by onerous terms.
The CMA's consumer protection law investigation will examine two key areas, potential mis-selling and potential unfair terms.
It will look at whether people who have bought a leasehold property are given the information they need to fully understand the obligations they are taking on, for example the requirement to pay ground rent over a certain period of time, or whether they have an accurate understanding of their ability to buy their freehold.
And it will examine whether people are having to pay excessive fees due to unfair contract terms. This will include administration, service, and 'permission' charges where home owners must pay freeholders and managing agents before making home improvements, and ground rents, which in some cases can double every 10 years.
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'Buying a home is one of the most expensive and important purchases a person can make. So, it's essential they fully understand the contract they are signing, including whether they will have to pay more than they bargained for.
'Our investigation will shed light on potential misleading practices and unfair terms to help better protect people buying a home in future.'
The CMA is writing to companies across the sector, including developers, lenders and freeholders, requiring information to understand more about how leaseholds are sold and managed, and the terms their contracts contain.
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Pooling water around the structure of your San Antonio or Austin home is bound to create problems for your foundation sooner or later. When there is serious flooding around a foundation, that is calling for even worse problems with even worse consequences if not fixed right away through a home foundation repair professional. While there are many different ways flooding can cause issues for your home, below are a few major issues that can arise when flooding reaches your foundation.
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When flooding occurs around your home, rushing water is pushing the foundation of your home. As the rushing water pushes against the sides of your home, it causes the structure of your home to tilt. This is a result of pressure differences caused by the oversaturated soil. After the flood, look for sloping floors, wall rotation, or a shifted foundation. All of these are signs of serious foundation issues all negatively affected by flooding.
Unaligned Doors & Windows
As your foundation is pushed due to strong flood waters, your doors and windows around your home may become unaligned. Keep an eye out for doors that are not shutting or have cracks in them, windows that no longer open and shut properly or have cracks in the frame, or your garage door no longer closing fully to the pavement. These are all signs of a shifted foundation and are issues that need to be taken care of as soon as possible.
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Just as the flood water pushes your foundation causing it to tilt, it can go as far as separating the foundation. As the rushing water pushes against the sides of your home, your foundation can become separated. This creates cracks in walls and the overall structure. These cracks can occur in the ceilings, walls, floorboards, or even doors and windows. If you notice tears in wallpaper, that is usually a sign of a cracked wall beneath the wallpaper. Cracks like these among your house are a sign to call a home foundation repair specialists. There could be more underlying foundation issues yet to find.
Electrical and Chemical Risks
Sometimes flooding can cause problems beyond the foundation that you can visibly see. Electric circuits and piping beneath your foundation can become affected by the flood waters. For safety precautions after a flood, it is smart to turn off your air conditioning and turn off your electricity through your breakers. If you happen to smell gas or hear any buzzing noises, leave the home immediately and call a professional as soon as you can. With flood water also comes chemical toxins and sewage that can be carried through the water. Due to this, it is best to throw out anything that has come into contact with the flood water. Make sure if you are doing this, you are wearing protective gloves and sanitize properly afterward. If you do not feel comfortable doing this yourself, call a professional service that can dispose of your items properly.
Call the Home Foundation Repair Professionals
If you have experienced any of these problems after a flood has affected your area, be sure to call a professional who specializes in home foundation repair. The longer that you wait to have your San Antonio or Austin home inspected, the more damage that could be done. In the meantime, inspect your property to make sure that your foundation is in good condition to stay in. If not, seek shelter elsewhere until a professional can come and offer your home a solution.


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This month we want to discuss one aspect of economic development strategy that has become increasingly relevant in recent years – finding enough qualified workers to fill the jobs that are available in today's economy. Specifically, we want to discuss the skills gap. You might have heard this phrase, "the skills gap", but what does it mean and why are so many people talking about it?
When speaking with some of Burke County's largest employers you will hear them say, "We can't find the right employees," although we all know someone who is out of work and searching for a job. We are not alone. Communities and employers all across the country are experiencing this problem.
A 2014 CareerBuilder report found that, "more than half of employers nationwide have an open job for which they cannot find qualified candidates, and 8 in 10 have difficulty filling positions altogether."
Generally, the skills gap refers to a complex issue that is defined by employers having difficulty hiring skilled workers – specifically, workers with the right skills to deal with new technologies.
The problem is complex and can't simply be blamed only on the belief that jobseekers aren't "educated" in the traditional sense of the word. In fact, forty-four percent of college-educated workers under 25 have jobs that do not require a college degree.
There are varying opinions on what has caused and continues to contribute to the skills gap. Experts attribute the issue to various factors including:
- Education gaps in particular areas
- Gaps in on-the-job training
- New/shifting technologies
- Gaps in expectations about wages
- Lack of knowledge about potential career opportunities
- Access to education
- Job requirements that are too specific
While this is a national problem it is widely recognized that solutions must come from the ground up and be created locally. In our December editorial we described BDI's formation of a Workforce Task Force to delve into this issue and determine the best locally crafted response.
The Task Force includes key partners like Western Piedmont Community College, Burke County Public Schools, the Burke County Chamber of Commerce and our existing employers. These groups are in agreement that what is needed is an internal marketing campaign that targets students, young adults and their parents.
The campaign will utilize various channels to:
- Describe the existing and future careers available in Burke County
- Detail the career pathways someone should take to obtain a job in these fields
- Encourage participation in the existing training programs that are already available
- Promote opportunities within local companies – such as internships, apprenticeships, on-the-job training and tuition reimbursement – that provide hands-on experience
The campaign will focus on several emerging trends. It is vital that young people become lifelong learners. By 2018 nearly two-thirds of the nation's jobs will require some postsecondary education or training. The average millennial stays in a job for only 4.4 years so it is critical that they are continuously obtaining new skills and adding to their resume to make themselves more marketable.
Employers must invest in training and providing skills to both new and existing employees. According to the CareerBuilder survey, seventy-two percent of job seekers are willing to take jobs in a different field from the one in which they are currently looking. If they are willing to provide training, then employers can cast a wider net when searching for the best talent.
Schools, colleges and community partners working on this issue must do a better job of understanding the jobs available five or ten years from now and communicating those opportunities to our young people and their parents.
BDI has set aside funds from our 2016-2017 budget to launch this campaign and will be selecting a marketing firm in June to carry out the first phase of the work. While this will not immediately solve the larger issue of the skills gap it is a step in the right direction.
For numerous reasons – including many that are outside our control – rural communities like ours continue to see declining population numbers, especially amongst the 18- to 25-year-old demographic. For many years we have focused on sending our young people away rather than preparing them for the jobs that will be available to them in their own towns.
The issue of the skills gap is not something that will be solved overnight, or even in a year's time. At the local level we must continue to work together to develop long term solutions that fill the jobs of today – and more importantly, the jobs of tomorrow.


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There are a variety of words I would use to define who I am. Some of the hats that I wear, include mother, daughter, sister, ex-wife, friend, and employee, and some of the adjectives I use to describe myself include funny, hard-working, loyal, and friendly. Tonight, I added a new word to the list. Hypocrite.
I am a hypocrite, or at least, I did something that was hypocritical. I have an affinity for quotes, and every day, I share quotes on my blog's Facebook page. Sometimes, I post something that I need to read for myself, and other times, I post something to motivate or encourage someone else. Words are powerful, but they lose all power when they remain merely words on a screen, instead of words turned into action. It is easy to post something, and it is far harder to live by those words.
Shortly after I shared a quote about helping others, instead of judging or criticizing them, I sent a text that earned me the new moniker of hypocrite. In that text, I shared my less than glowing opinion of someone in a judgmental and mean-spirited way, with no thought about the beautiful quote that had resonated with me only a short time before I sent that fateful text. It is easier to tear someone down without them knowing it than it is to either build them up or remain respectfully silent/ In this case, I definitely, and regretfully, chose what was easy, instead of what was right.
It was bad enough that I did this, but what made it worse is that I did not even realize what I had done until the recipient of the text pointed out how my words were in direct contrast to the quote I shared on Facebook. At first, I felt myself go into a defensive mode. I rationalized that this person has hurt so many people over the years, so, my criticism and judgment was justified. I wanted to be right, but I knew that I was wrong.
As I reread both the text I sent and the response I received, I felt my cheeks burning with embarrassment and shame, as tears welled in my eyes. I like to think of myself as a kind and genuine person, but my actions were anything but kind or genuine. To have this brought to my attention by someone whose opinion I value made it even worse. In this case, the truth definitely hurt.
What began as an insignificant text has led to an evening of self-reflection that I hope will lead to a positive change. This may be one time when someone called me out on my behavior, but I know that there are plenty of other examples when my words, actions, and beliefs did not always mesh. I am not proud of that at all.
I cannot take back those words, but I can learn from them. I am a hypocrite, and I am sorry.
That's another story . . .
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22 February 2010
More and More Good News
6 comments:
- Fr. Andrew said...
Canon Wiener seems to be very good at engaging the wider community. Kudos!
- 22 February, 2010 21:15
I knew I should have grabbed a copy of the St. Louis Review while I was at the Cathedral Basilica Sunday afternoon! Oh well, perhaps my friend will let me read it in his copy.
We attended High Mass; the third one I've attended at the Oratory, and my friend's first TLM. We talked quite a bit about it and he seemed very moved by it; the reverence, the unhurried pace, the symbolism attached to every action, and the amount of prayer. It is such a drastic change from the usual Sunday at our home parish. I thank God that the Oratory is a feasible distance for at least occasional attendance there.
The summary I received of Canon Wiener's homily was most excellent; I only wish I could have heard it for myself! We shook hands with him after Mass and were both awe-struck by the sheer presence he carried with him. St. Louis is blessed indeed to have the ICRSP and a priest like him.
And to whomever gave me the little pamphlet with the readings and such, thank you very much! Now I know to look for it the next time I attend. :)
God Bless!
- 23 February, 2010 02:14
- Jeff Geerling said...
Here's the direct link:
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- 23 February, 2010 12:57
- thetimman said...
- 23 February, 2010 13:28
This is a great "slice of life" picture of Canon Wiener.
It says much about him wordlessly. Of the pictures I have seen of him this is one of my favorite. The other very picturesque snap is in procession behind the 'then' Cardinal Josef Ratzinger sided by Canon Karl Lenhardt.
What a triangle they make together!
May God protect them all!
- 24 February, 2010 09:58
I will be running the Go St. Louis Marathon in April and am seeking sponsors to help raise money for the St. Francis De Sales Oratory.
100 years ago they didn't dig down to bedrock when they built the steeple. All donations will go towards the structural work that needs to be done to preserve the steeple. Pledges can be made per mile (marathons are 26.2 miles) or flat donations are welcome too.
Presently I'm looking for sponsors. Donations will not be collected until after the race.
I can be contacted via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com or I'll be there tomorrow running around with a pledge sheet.
- 06 March, 2010 23:45


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Let's start with a clarification. My last column drew a wide response. Some were confused because of what seemed to me to be an innocent but incorrect editing.
I wrote that while my mother's full maiden name was Lula Ruth Moncrief. Her first name, Lula, was after Lula Hurst Atkinson, not the second name, Ruth. The way it appeared was "Lula Ruth Atkinson" which failed to mention Hurst, whom the column was about.
I wrote we visited her regularly whenever we were close to Madison until her death in 1950 while I was at the University of Georgia. I first met her when I was in early elementary school which was in the late 1930s. She wanted us to call her "Aunt Lula" though there was no blood relation.
The column intrigued a number who contacted me, some wanting more information, some wanting clarification, a few saying "no way." Several readers did their own research on Google and contacted me with their findings which included information I had no room to use: pictures, a couple who tried to duplicate her feats on similar tours as professional entertainers and even an online copy of her book and another. I'm grateful you were entertained and your interest piqued.
Gainesville lost another good man when Bill Babcock died. A fellow member at Lakewood Baptist Church he was noted for his quiet philanthropy, always ready to help. He made a difference. Also passing was Bradley Abernathy, a mover and shaker in real estate.
President Barack Obama's budget hit with a thud, dead on arrival and for good reason. Republicans won't go along with the provisions he considers most important nor will many Democrats. Obama calls it class warfare politics. Most others say killing it is common sense.
It doubles the capital gains and dividends tax rates. The companies paying the dividends already have paid taxes on the income from which the dividends come: Pure double taxation.
He would increase the estate tax to 45 percent, nearly half the net estate and demands raising taxes on singles earning $200,000 and couples $250,000. Topping it off, unless Obamacare is repealed or amended, starting next year there'll be a 3 percent tax surcharge on top of all "unearned income" such as dividends, interest and capital gains!
Hasn't the Treasury informed him the latest IRS figures show only 3 percent of the population pays 97 percent of the taxes while the remaining 3 percent (my classification) pay the rest? My income never has approached anywhere near those figures and I don't mind paying my fair share. His proposals are ridiculous and I'd venture most Americans taxpayers recognize it
At this writing, Mitt Romney leads with Rick Santorum nipping at his heels. While Newt Gingrich won Georgia, which he had to win, and picked up other delegates elsewhere, sufficient to remain in the race in third place now. He needs to win more of the Southern states and finish well in a number of other states picking up enough delegates to deny Romney the delegates needed before the convention.
Today's primaries may tell if he can do it. Otherwise he might withdraw and throw his support to Santorum, which might preclude Romney from selecting him as a running mate. I still think it'll come down to Romney or Newt.
Another development I wasn't expecting: Several of my black friends who admitted to voting for Obama because he was black have approached me in various places around town and told me they made a mistake and intended to vote for the GOP nominee in November whoever it is, including one who came to my house and asked for ways he could help.
Ted Oglesby is retired associate and opinion editor of The Times whose column, in its 53rd year, appears biweekly on Tuesdays and at gainesvilletimes.com/viewpoint. You can contact him at P.O. Box 663, Gainesville, GA 30503.


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Does Your Birth Month Put Your Brain at Risk?by Carla Clark, PhD | March 30, 2014
Is March's child full of woe? A growing body of evidence suggests that the season in which a baby is born may affect everything from eyesight and eating habits to the risk of developing both mental and physiological problems later in life. A recent study reveals that our season of birth makes persistent and lasting changes to brain structures that influence our health, personality and behavior.
The season of birth (SOB) effect has been recognized since as early as 460 BC with the musings of Hippocrates, and has continued to be documented by modern research. Unlike astrology, however, these studies use scientific methodology to investigate and further understand the relationship between SOB and physiological and psychological traits, disorders and diseases.
The latest SOB cohort study, involving over 3 million people born in Sweden, identified that babies born in spring had a significantly increased risk of developing cutaneous malignant melanoma. The researchers suggest that sun avoidance may be critical during the first few months of life in determining your ultraviolet radiation susceptibility. Similarly, for those living in northern hemispheres, seasonal differences in UV light exposure and associated maternal vitamin D levels are linked with spring babies' higher risk of multiple sclerosis (MS).
When it comes to neurobehavioral disorders, statistically significant associations have been made between SOB and the prevalence of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and panic disorder, as well as traits such as lifespan, suicidality and novelty and sensation seeking. While proposed causal factors are likely combinatorial in nature, including differences in temperature, light, nutrition, maternal hormones and egg quality, new evidence indicates that these environmental variables impact brain development, with structural changes to the brain persisting through to adulthood.
Although many structural differences, both broad and discrete, were identified in the brains of those born in different months, the strongest overall effect was observed in the auditory cortex of males born in spring and summer. Compared with those born in fall and winter, these individuals had a smaller left superior temporal gyrus. Interestingly, this is a consistently replicated neuroanatomical feature of schizophrenia, especially suicide prone schizophrenics and is also a more prominent feature in individuals with suicidal depression, as opposed to those with non-suicidal depression. Again this highlights the link between spring-early summer babies and their increased likelihood of having neurobehavioral problems in adulthood.
So is there an ideal month to give birth when the health and wellbeing of your future child is concerned? Perhaps. Although there are records of autumn and early winter babies being prone to asthma, babies born in late winter through spring and into early summer draw the shortest straw as, collectively, they are at higher risk of developing a larger number of health issues from eating and mental disorders to cancer, Parkinson's disease and MS.
In defence of all spring and summer babies out there, there has been a loose association between being born in spring and summer and being more of a novelty-loving, adventurous thrill-seeking type and it should be noted that there have been few studies on the SOB effect and more positive aspects of psychology, such as humor or creativity.
Oddly enough "March's child being full of woe" seems to be in stark contradiction with our perception of springtime being the season of new birth. Thankfully, with the majority of human births in the world occurring in autumn, we seem to be inadvertently using the SOB effect to our advantage.
Crump C, Sundquist K, Sieh W, Winkleby MA, & Sundquist J (2014). Season of birth and other perinatal risk factors for melanoma. International journal of epidemiology PMID: 24453238
Dobson R, Giovannoni G, & Ramagopalan S (2013). The month of birth effect in multiple sclerosis: systematic review, meta-analysis and effect of latitude. Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry, 84 (4), 427-32 PMID: 23152637
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I don't know about you- but whenever certain people suggest I do something, I immediately do the opposite.
Today is the day! Go out and vote!
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) November 4, 2014
I firmly believe you should go vote, but is Kim K the right mouthpiece to motivate someone to head to the polls?
Let's look at what else Kimmie has told you to do recently:
Tune in to E! tonight for the season premiere of #KKHamptons!!
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) November 2, 2014
Yep. I'll get right on that.
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— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) October 4, 2014
Is this the way to get that golden brown on my Thanksgiving turkey?
Dolls! Download my new game and start playing! Xo @AppStore… http://t.co/9VNA6DZfek pic.twitter.com/gOubWDexFc
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) June 30, 2014
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Also, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
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According to state disaster relief officials, Alabama conceived a plan — early on — to erect huge booms offshore to shield the approximately 200 miles of the state's coastline from oil. Rather than install the relatively light and shallow booms in use elsewhere, the state (with assistance from the Coast Guard) canvassed the world and located enough huge, heavy booms — some weighing tons and seven meters high — to guard their coast.Remember that President Obama tells us that he wakes up and goes to bed thinking of the spill. His daughter is worried about the spill. Yet he can't stir himself to provide the leadership to cut through all this typical bureaucratic craziness so that people can act like this is a real emergency. But somehow the bureaucracy can never shed its normal torpor even in such a crisis.
But … no sooner were the booms in place than the Coast Guard, perhaps under pressure from the public comments of James Carville, uprooted them and moved them to guard the Louisiana coastline instead.
So Alabama decided on a backup plan. It would buy snare booms to catch the oil as it began to wash up on the beaches.
But … the Fish and Wildlife Administration vetoed the plan, saying it would endanger sea turtles that nest on the beaches.
So Alabama — ever resourceful — decided to hire 400 workers to patrol the beaches in person, scooping up oil that had washed ashore.
But … OSHA (the Occupational Safety and Health Administration) refused to allow them to work more than 20 minutes out of every hour and required an hourlong break after 40 minutes of work, so the cleanup proceeded at a very slow pace.
The short answer is that every agency — each with its own particular bureaucratic agenda — was able to veto each aspect of any plan to fight the spill, with the unintended consequence that nothing stopped the oil from destroying hundreds of miles of wetlands, habitats, beaches, fisheries and recreational facilities.
Add in this story of the opportunity missed because the administration turned down the help from the Dutch because of absurd environmental regulations.
Three days after the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico began on April 20, the Netherlands offered the U.S. government ships equipped to handle a major spill, one much larger than the BP spill that then appeared to be underway. "Our system can handle 400 cubic metres per hour," Weird Koops, the chairman of Spill Response Group Holland, told Radio Netherlands Worldwide, giving each Dutch ship more cleanup capacity than all the ships that the U.S. was then employing in the Gulf to combat the spill.Think of that - the regulations require the skimmers to be purer than Ivory soap! The EPA can worry about that 0.0015% contamination that the skimmers might release we have instead the hundreds of thousands of tons of oil streaming out mostly unchecked.
To protect against the possibility that its equipment wouldn't capture all the oil gushing from the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, the Dutch also offered to prepare for the U.S. a contingency plan to protect Louisiana's marshlands with sand barriers. One Dutch research institute specializing in deltas, coastal areas and rivers, in fact, developed a strategy to begin building 60-mile-long sand dikes within three weeks.
The Dutch know how to handle maritime emergencies. In the event of an oil spill, The Netherlands government, which owns its own ships and high-tech skimmers, gives an oil company 12 hours to demonstrate it has the spill in hand. If the company shows signs of unpreparedness, the government dispatches its own ships at the oil company's expense. "If there's a country that's experienced with building dikes and managing water, it's the Netherlands," says Geert Visser, the Dutch consul general in Houston.
In sharp contrast to Dutch preparedness before the fact and the Dutch instinct to dive into action once an emergency becomes apparent, witness the American reaction to the Dutch offer of help. The U.S. government responded with "Thanks but no thanks," remarked Visser, despite BP's desire to bring in the Dutch equipment and despite the no-lose nature of the Dutch offer --the Dutch government offered the use of its equipment at no charge. Even after the U.S. refused, the Dutch kept their vessels on standby, hoping the Americans would come round. By May 5, the U.S. had not come round. To the contrary, the U.S. had also turned down offers of help from 12 other governments, most of them with superior expertise and equipment --unlike the U.S., Europe has robust fleets of Oil Spill Response Vessels that sail circles around their make-shift U.S. counterparts.
Why does neither the U.S. government nor U.S. energy companies have on hand the cleanup technology available in Europe? Ironically, the superior European technology runs afoul of U.S. environmental rules. The voracious Dutch vessels, for example, continuously suck up vast quantities of oily water, extract most of the oil and then spit overboard vast quantities of nearly oil-free water. Nearly oil-free isn't good enough for the U.S. regulators, who have a standard of 15 parts per million -- if water isn't at least 99.9985% pure, it may not be returned to the Gulf of Mexico.
When ships in U.S. waters take in oil-contaminated water, they are forced to store it. As U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen, the official in charge of the clean-up operation, explained in a press briefing on June 11, "We have skimmed, to date, about 18 million gallons of oily water--the oil has to be decanted from that [and] our yield is usually somewhere around 10% or 15% on that." In other words, U.S. ships have mostly been removing water from the Gulf, requiring them to make up to 10 times as many trips to storage facilities where they off-load their oil-water mixture, an approach Koops calls "crazy."
The Americans, overwhelmed by the catastrophic consequences of the BP spill, finally relented and took the Dutch up on their offer -- but only partly. Because the U.S. didn't want Dutch ships working the Gulf, the U.S. airlifted the Dutch equipment to the Gulf and then retrofitted it to U.S. vessels. And rather than have experienced Dutch crews immediately operate the oil-skimming equipment, to appease labour unions the U.S. postponed the clean-up operation to allow U.S. crews to be trained.
This all reminds me of the story from Katrina when we heard similar stories of people trying to help out but being blocked by the federal government.
FEMA issued a sternly worded release on August 29, the same day the hurricane made landfall along the Gulf Coast, titled "First Responders Urged Not to Respond to Hurricane Impact Areas." FEMA wanted all the responders to be coordinated and to come when they were called. And that was one plan they followed. As the New York Times reported September 5:When we have a crisis like the BP spill or Katrina, we start to see up close how difficult it is for a leviathan government to have the speed and flexibility to respond appropriately. A well-run state (think Jindal's Louisiana, not Blanco's Louisiana) might have the ability to respond more appropriately.When Wal-Mart sent three trailer trucks loaded with water, FEMA officials turned them away, [Jefferson Parish president Aaron Broussard] said. Agency workers prevented the Coast Guard from delivering 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel, and on Saturday they cut the parish's emergency communications line, leading the sheriff to restore it and post armed guards to protect it from FEMA, Mr. Broussard said.Those weren't the only examples. The city declined Amtrak's offer to carry evacuees out of the city before the storm. On September 2, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported, "Up to 500 Florida airboat pilots have volunteered to rescue Hurricane Katrina survivors, transport relief workers and ferry supplies. But they aren't being allowed in." Hundreds of firefighters responding to a call for help were held in Atlanta by FEMA for several days of training on community relations and sexual harassment.
We can see all this when there is such a crisis and the media focuses on a story day after day. Imagine what goes on day by day across the entire bureaucracy of the federal government. One shudders to think what we'd see if we had the same sort of reporting on all the nooks and crannies of how the government is acting.


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I'm sure it's a huge surprise to all of you, my dearest readers, but I write romance novels.
I know, usually on here I'm talking about a television show or #BenedictCumberbatch 's thighs, but today I decided to be different and actually talk about my process. This came to mind earlier in the week when I was trying to write a sex scene and failing miserably. It wasn't that I didn't want to write it, I just felt like I was retreading the same soil over and over. I mean, how many times can you write "put tab A into slot B"? Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. In case you didn't know– this is a SERIOUS handicap for an author of erotic romance.
So how can you make your sex scenes properly smoldering? I've compiled a short list—
1. The sex must be essential to moving the plot forward. The difference between a romance novel and any other sort of book is that the center of the plot hinges on the relationship between your protagonists. External factors must contribute to the growth of their relationship. Sex is one of those external factors. Think about it this way– compare Titanic with Debbie Does Dallas. In Titanic, when Jack and Rose are gettin' busy in the car, it's sealing their relationship and essentially setting us all up for a good cry when Jack dies at the end (sorry… spoilers for all you people that have been living under a rock for the last 15 years). That relationship changes Rose's life by giving her the strength to follow her dreams. In Debbie Does Dallas, there is no relationship. The main characters' impetus for having sex is well… to drive them toward the next sex scene. Remember, if you want to write a memorable sex scene, go for Titanic, not Debbie Does Dallas. There has to be something at stake.
2. Vocabulary. In my sex scenes, I tend to have a lot of inner dialogue from my POV character. It's not all about describing the act itself, though that's part of it. Taking a cue from Anais Nin, I always find that using decadent language sparingly adds some heat without having to say a lot. No purple prose, mind you, but words and phrases that tumble from the tongue. I always have the gravelly baritone of my muse reading aloud in my ear as I write. If it doesn't sound good to my ear, I rephrase.
3. Coarse language should be used sparingly. Consider the mood you're wanting to project. You want your readers to be titillated, enticed and wishing that they were the characters in the story having this magnificent experience. At no time have I ever wanted my lover to say "show me your dripping wet love hole." Eeeewwwww…. Sex and love is beautiful, not gross. No gaping maws of love or meat daggers, please.
4. Don't make the mistake of thinking that erotica is the same thing as pornography. They can have the same affect, but they are NOT the same thing. So here's the Jeff Foxworthy portion of the blog post. Presenting: You might be pornography…
* If "butt blasting" is in the title of your story, you might be pornography.
* If your characters' names are Daddy, Mom, or First Cousin, you might be pornography.
* If your book has a woman in a leash sucking a riding crop on the cover, you might be pornography.
* If your heroine is pursued, captured and ravaged by a dinosaur, you might be pornography.
Just some food for thought, kids! Happy writing!


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Writers: Blair Erickson, Daniel J. Healy (story)
Stars: Ted Levine, Katia Winter, Michael McMillian
Country: Germany | USA
Language: English
Release Date: 12 December 2013 (USA)
Also Known As: Banshee
Filming Locations: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
BANSHEE CHAPTER follows investigative journalist, ANNA, researching a missing friend who ingested an undocumented research chemical once tested on civilians by CIA MK-Ultra experiments. The labyrinthine trail of evidence leads her into the disturbing world of black ops chemical tests, unexplained radio transmissions and disfigured entities in the blackness of night. Anna will do anything to uncover what lies behind her friend's disappearance but to her horror the entities are coming after her. Suspense-thriller based on true events shot in stereoscopic 3D staring Katia Winter and Ted Levine.
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This past weekend, Denver had several inches of snow. A little early for October but not unheard of. I spent Sunday morning resisting the instinct to laze around and slow down before remembering that Colorado winter days are for those exact things.
These are some of the routines and patterns that I use to survive Colorado cabin fever.
1. I like to move it, move it.
Whether it's dancing to up-tempo music, taking a walk (or a run) around the block, or finding a cardio video on YouTube, move around. The endorphins from the exercise help your brain feel happy and clear your head. Repeat as often as needed. On snowed-in days, short, frequent bursts of physical activity work better than a 30-45 minute workout with no other exercise during the day. Move early, move often.
2. Play musical chairs with your to-do list.
On days when cold and snow have you stuck inside, don't exacerbate it by sticking to the same task for too long. Take your to-do list and set a timer on your phone for 30 minutes. When the timer goes off, switch activities or tasks whether or not you're finished with them. Frequently changing tasks makes the time go quickly and keeps you from having to use too much stamina.
3. Plan meals with the season.
If it's winter, then it's soup weather. Hot soup helps keep you warm and focused on those long cold days. This is the time of year when root vegetables, squash, and tubers are the freshest and cheapest produce. Chicken stock as a soup base will fortify your immune system during cold and flu season as well. Habitually drinking hot tea or coffee will also warm you up throughout the day and give you little rituals to look forward to.
4. Invest in winter gear.
During the winter, you can't always stay inside under mounds of blankets. Invest in the appropriate winter gear to keep you warm and dry outside. This means you need at minimum a warm coat, snow pants, snow boots, gloves, and a hat that covers your ears. Being able to dress warmly will give you the freedom to spend time outdoors no matter the weather. And having the ability to spend time outside in winter is key to not feeling like a prisoner of winter.
Three to four months of winter can be daunting, but with some planning and willingness to change your routines for the season, you will enjoy slowing down to enjoy a Colorado winter.


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Monday, May 26, 2008
soccer weekend
Both of my boys played in a large soccer tournament in Richmond, Virginia, this past weekend. The weather was fantastic, sunny, breezy, and hovering around 75 degrees. My main responsibility was water fetching, food providing, grimy gear washing, and lots of cheering. I must admit that I love the game of soccer. It is the a national sport in my native Sweden (after ice hockey) and now I enjoy watching all levels of soccer here in the US. My sons are both quite good and they did well in the tournament. My oldest (number 5) is in the midst of the action in the photo above. None of them won the big prize, but they were both content and happy. And so was I.
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No more trouser progress today, but I might well manage some tomorrow.
I've been looking at the preview of the Burda magazine - in French becuase the English takes you to the stupid Burda Style site - and there are loads of really wearable garments. It'll be a great issue when it comes, and who knows when that will be?
September Burda (in French)


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Nyda New Chairman, CEO at Davie Yards
Davie Yards Inc. (TSX:DAV) announced that Gustav Johan Nydal will be joining the corporation as President and CEO. Nydal-who has extensive experience in the marine industry-is taking over for Steinar Kulen, who will become Chairman of the Board of Davie. Both appointments are effective as of February 15, 2010.
Over the last two years, Kulen has built up Davie's shipbuilding activities and has taken Davie through a financial and organizational restructuring. The corporation has five ships under construction and around 1,800 employees at the yard. Davie's team has also been strengthened with experienced senior management as well as qualified shipbuilding specialists. Davie is now well positioned for new contracts.
Gustav Johan Nydal, a Norwegian citizen, will be moving to Quebec along with his family. The newly appointed President and CEO comes to Davie from the position of Director, International Hullbuilding at Kleven Maritime. He started his maritime career as head of a marine engineering firm. He also held several managerial positions in a silicon metal processing company before being appointed Managing Director for a Kleven Maritime shipyard building highly specialized tankers. Nydal transferred to Akers Yards when the shipyard was sold in 2006 and subsequently returned to Kleven. Nydal holds a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, USA, and a Master's in Mechanical Engineering from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in Trondheim, Norway.
Sigurd Lange, the current Chairman, will continue on the Board as Vice Chairman.


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When it comes to picking clothes for the gym, you need to ensure that you will be as comfortable, and as flexible, as possible, but this can often mean opting for an outfit that you would not normally want to be seen in. Fortunately, there are a number of activewear brands that have decided to tackle this dilemma, creating practical yet stylish lines that can easily be worn straight from the street to the gym.
//OUT Incorporated
While some of the pieces from //OUT Incorporated may look too gorgeous to sweat in, this is exactly what they were designed for, crafted from fabrics that are not only extremely breathable, but also shape-smoothing. From an asymmetrical tank top with ruched detailing at the sides, resulting in a fashion forward look that is so comfortable for the gym, to an asymmetrical layering bra that can be worn in so many different ways, these pieces have all been so thoughtfully designed, resulting in a line that perfectly emulates the concept of high fashion activewear.
Crane & Lion
The activewear pieces from Crane & Lion are extremely functional and look great both on the go as well as at the gym. Their Jogger Pant has quite a masculine quality to it, almost seeming as though you have borrowed them from your boyfriend, but moulds itself to the female form in a beautiful way, while their Capri Tight features back and side seams that are flattering and slimming. While their Long Sleeve Tee may not be suitable for this summer, it is another great piece to invest in for when the weather starts to turn cooler.
KiraGrace is a yoga line, creating pieces using fabrics that feature a four-way stretch, so while these are great for all of your yoga positions, they are also super comfortable to wear on the street. The brand's Warrior Tough Cut Leggings embrace the cut-out trend that has been seen everywhere recently, bringing some contemporary fashion to your workout session, while the Boot Camp Camo Pocket Tight are tights that feature a stunning print and an earth tone palette, making them easy to style with other pieces.
Move by Alternative Apparel is a line that has included some really useful features into their garments. Their Flex It Tank Top boasts two pockets with zips, meaning that you now have somewhere safe to store your locker key and any other valuables when at the gym. The brand's Lean Into It Leggings are great for those who feel that traditional yoga pants are just slightly too tight, as these are tight enough to allow your body to properly flow, but not too constricting either.
Staying stylish at the gym can definitely be tough, which is why these activewear brands have really managed to stand out from their competition with these fabulous street to gym pieces. Not only are these pieces fashionable, functional and comfortable, but they are also easy to style with all of the other gym clothes you already have in your wardrobe.


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Our flight from America to South Africa (24 hours long) gave us some much needed time to talk and reflect on the goodness of God.
Our schedule in 2012 was crazy at times, making trips to the states, starting the new ministry of Regional Administrator for ABWE, downsizing and moving into a new house in Cape Town (with temporary living conditions in between), a four month furlough in America spent visiting churches and raising support, attending the ABWE Global Operations Summit…and the list goes on. We had a great Christmas with family – the first in America in 12 years. And it was white, yea! We added a wonderful son-in-law, Robin, as Chelsea was married. Added a new granddaughter, Adah, and now know that we have another granddaughter on the way (being a Wolf and having girls seems to go hand in hand). We really so have so much to be thankful for.
Upon our return, to be honest, we were excited but also felt a bit overwhelmed with the year 2013 in front of us. So much to do! Where do we start? Our first Sunday back at Mountain View was absolutely wonderful – so many greetings and hugs. Tom smelled like he had just walked out of a perfume factory, thanks to Auntie Ruth and others! Our youth pastor, Johan, did a great job while we were gone and he preached our first Sunday back so that Tom didn't have to step right back into preaching, allowing him a week to transition.
Johan's message was based on Matt. 28:18-20. Have you ever heard a message on a passage you thought you pretty much had down pat, only to feel like you were hearing it for the first time? And the Great Commission passage at that! Maybe it was coming back with Christmas still fresh in our minds, but the words "and low I am with you always" really hit home. Immanuel 'God with us' (Matt. 1:23). God promises to be with us even to the end of the age, through His Spirit, His Word, His care and His presence — He will never leave us or forsake us.
This past week, with this potent message freshly applied, Tom and I sat down with our planners (2013 – Nancy's first effort to go paperless, yea!) and knocked down our list of goals for the year in each area of our lives. The overwhelmed feelings we were experiencing changed from "there's so much to do – where do we begin" to "here's the list God has given us and He is with us." What more do we need?
Looking behind (our past), He was with us. Looking ahead (our future)… He is already there, making our path straight. And He is walking beside us (the present), right there leading us each step of the way. So with this in mind, join us in prayer for the things on our paperless to-do list! We'll keep you posted as each one progresses throughout the year.
- Weekly preaching and leading the ministry at Mountain View
- Continued training of our RSA Pastor, Johan le Roux
- Discipleship of our Intern, Migail de Klerk
- Leading and shepherding all our South African missionaries
- On-going recruitment and development of new missionaries/ministries for Southern Africa
- Complete Masters Degree this year
- Training new Sunday School Teachers, nurturing our SA women's ministries leader, and admin. work for MV
- Taking classes on how to teach English as a Second Language (ESL)
- Hosting our first Women's Wellness Seminar (Women and Depression)
- Continued weekly discipleship with Jacki
- Implementation of Child Protection Policies at MV and throughout RSA
Thank you for your partnership. Knowing you are praying for us makes all the difference in the world!


text: February looks to be a busy month with a Birthday party and a wedding in Newport-on-Tayin in our home county of Fife. We have already been to the site visit for the wedding and have discussed at length with the bride about her big day and all the food choices. She is going for our Hog roast Newport-on-Tay with seasonal vegetables and new potatoes with desserts provided by herself but served by us to finish. All this in a church hall in Newport-on-Tay! I'm sure it will be a fantastic day with a hog roast in Newport-on-Tay to celebrate the lovely couples wedding!


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You're expected to be engaged in frivolous litigation when you show up in court without a lawyer, especially when you're the defendant. If you've ever read the small print on the back of a traffic or parking ticket, you've had to weigh the cost of the ticket against the cost of fighting it. I've seen threats of court costs as high as $500. That's the bullying tactic cities use to force folks to pay up – guilty or not – because the courts assume your defense is frivolous.
The same is true when defending unpaid debt lawsuits. Defendants are often summoned to court in droves and lectured on the costs they might incur by fighting the lawsuit. They are advised by judges to step into the hall and negotiate payment plans with the creditor's lawyer because they can't possibly have a legal defense to the claim.
But it's really not that hard to avoid being frivolous. So long as the position you assert has some basis in either fact or law, you can't be sanctioned for it by the court. Of course, if a contract puts you on the hook for the costs of collection, and you lose, you'll be paying court costs and attorney fees whether your position is frivolous or not.
The best description of frivolous lawsuits comes from Wikipedia:
Frivolous litigation may be based on absurd legal theories, may involve a superabundance or repetition of motions or additional suits, may be uncivil or harassing to the court, or may claim extreme remedies. A claim or defense may be frivolous because it had no underlying justification in fact, or because it was not presented with an argument for a reasonable extension or reinterpretation of the law. A claim may be deemed frivolous because existing laws unequivocally prohibit such a claim, such as a so-called Good Samaritan law.
In other words, try to be reasonable. And check the case law to make sure your position hasn't been thrown out of court or sanctioned in the past.
If you ever need to persuade a judge that your position isn't the worst, point to this two undecillion dollar lawsuit over an alleged dog bite. Or this suit against NBC for a revolting game show challenge. Or this suit against magician David Blaine for stealing the plaintiff's godly powers. At the end of the day, it's all relative.