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The South |
Recipe for Marble Cake
by Hallie Elizabeth Newton
I was in Texas one summer and found myself sneaking into a famous designer's backyard with a bisexual engineer and a carpenter who used to model for Abecrombie & Fitch. We all took our clothes off so we wouldn't get tan lines and played Navy Seal in the pool, this game where we tie up our arms and legs with twine and jump into the deep end to see who lasts the longest without drowning. It's fun, but left marks around my wrists, so I sat out, watching the other two float around. Texas was supposed to be a stop-through on the way to somewhere else.
The fence around the yard was tall enough to suntan naked without getting caught, so I laid out on the designer's porch. Under a lounge chair, I saw what I thought was some sort of prehistoric bug moving toward me, and I was frightened for a second, but it ended up to be just a ball of dust, pushed along by the wind. I suddenly craved oppressive humidity. No one was watching me. I tore some grass out of the ground and tasted it. I don't tell people when I leave.
In the airplane, I watched the young man beside me drink a cup of vanilla yogurt. The young man smiled at me when he set the container down. He sells equipment that helps cancer patients. He said he gets teased at the company because he's the youngest and was never in the Army Rangers. The rest of the employees are Rangers. I asked how he got the job, then, and he said: "Navy Seals. The training is easy." He said, "Too easy." His qualifications confused me, but also made me feel safe.
"I'm an environmental physiologist," I lied. "Do Navy Seals really tread water for three hours at a time?"
He said yeah, that it was easy, and I asked if they drowned him and he said yes, until he was about to die, and I asked if it was scary and he said no, that drowning is the most painless way to go. "The difference between a circus animal and a pet is the size of the training, not the paw print, every tiger owner will tell you that," he said.
I asked if he owned tigers and he said no. He asked me if I owned tigers and I said, "I am an otter who hides in water," and at the end of the flight, he one-handedly retrieved his luggage from the overhead compartment, and then mine, too. I followed him to his truck. His legs were like two tongue depressors wedged together, too brittle to hold up a house. "Where should we go, here in Atlanta?" he asked me, still smiling.
He and I walked together through a romantic cemetery. I stopped in front of a gravestone that had a recipe for marble cake as its epitaph. I took the Seal's hand and ran it over the etched words. He closed his eyes. "Some go before their time," he said, "and it's like a rain storm when the sun shines. 'The devil is beating his wife', ever hear that?" I looked at the pond a few yards away. My friends and I used to get stoned and go fishing in this cemetery. We never knew why they stocked the pond. Someone was playing fetch with a pit bull.
I kicked the marker and the Navy Seal restrained me, grabbing my waist and wrists. I decided he was the type who liked saving lives based on his own need to be saved through affirmation.
"You're not a physiologist," he said when he got me down to the ground. He started a round of soft pinches at my hip and I laid perfectly still. The pit bull must have thought the commotion to be abuse, so it ran over to break up the fight along with its master. The Seal quickly relinquished.
It was the kind of bar that didn't offer glass cups because people might use them to bludgeon someone else in a bar fight, so I drank vodka from clear plastic with the dog owner, my leg over his lap and luggage under the stool. I began to suspect the place was mostly empty because we were there. I watched him throw back a drink.
"I wanna win again," the dog owner cried drunkenly. "I wanna shine again. Shine."
"You'll win, you'll win, you'll get them right between the eyes," said the bartender.
"I don't want them right between the eyes, Lucas. Lucas, I wanna get 'em down."
"Ok," Lucas said, moving to the other end of the bar. "You'll get 'em down."
"I never win anymore." He turned back to me. "Hi."
"Well hi," I said. It was foggy outside, and nighttime.
He wanted to know if the Navy Seal would come looking for him. When I said no, he became spirited and invited me to his home. The pit bull was waiting for us in the car. I liked that dog. It was very quiet.
We got in his white Chevy Cobalt with me in the driver's seat. The interior was felt and cigarette ash, and I considered my proximity to Satan's garden. He began telling me all of the things he's lost in his life. "But I wanna win again."
"You still have your dog," I said.
"You're a young thing," he said back.
Eddie Money played when the car started. I don't know if it was on the radio or if it was a recording. I don't know if the car had tape or cd parts. The dog owner watched out the window, sullen, while I drove down the highway beside a weak-looking forest. He pointed to his highway exit, outside the Perimeter. I took it and swerved too hard, went off the highway, and the Cobalt crumpled into a tree with ease.
Sparkles of glass had stuck to my skin, and fell off in little clusters when I stood up through the window. The car was sideways, and all its insides were splayed out like dissections. We must have flipped. I had a sudden feeling that I was inside of an insurance commercial, because everything I could see was essential to what had just happened. The highway lights are easy enough to follow. I moved debris around the crash, pretending to look for something important. All the tiny torn flag shapes of the dog owner's shirt clung to auto parts and wettish upholstery, leading the way to him. He was underneath a hunk of metal. I didn't touch him; his face was completely intact, but the rest was smashed flat the way clothes lay without the body in it. He said something like, "They've all got grease in their pockets. So svelte." I said I'll get some help, and a part of me found this to be hilarious. No one was anywhere. No Navy Seal to pull him out of the deep end. I have no idea where the dog went. Dogs are survivors. Some wind up in other states after a tornado. My suitcase was by the tree. "I'm going right now," I said.
For about thirty minutes, highway lights guided me up the ramp and down a poor street with power lines. It wasn't until a car's flashers found me that I realized how hungry I was. The car was filled with three black girls who asked if everything was alright. I let go of my suitcase and I said, "Yes, I just need a small ride."


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I had the great honour of seeing both sides of last week when I was invited to be both the venue dresser and a guest at the wedding of Mike & Lyndzey Smissen. Mike and Lyndzey have been friends of my family for many years and so when I heard they were engaged I was of course going to offer my services to them. I was delighted when they took me up on that offer.
From the beginning the couple had a definite idea of what they wanted their wedding to look like. They wanted a rustic feel, and this fed through right from the invitation to the day. We arrived at the church and were given a gorgeous Order of Service.
I've not seen one like this before, and I love that they stepped away from the traditional. The pages contained the order of the service, and also pages with the words to the hymns. I think this was a nice balance between novel and personal, and still respectful to the church.
The service was so lovely. It was emotional and had plenty of humour (on the groom's part mainly…… typical Mike!).
The wedding breakfast was held at Lyde Court, Hereford, and what a stunning venue it made for their reception. The big renovated barn fitted perfectly with their theme, and the grounds were perfect for a summer's day.
We were greeted by this table plan which was lovingly planted by the bride's dad. I love the detail in this and the fact that they had the box branded to their wedding.
Lyndzey wanted rustic, natural centrepieces on her tables. She loved the idea of logs, candles, and flowers to match her bouquet. Along with Kat from Bamboo- The Flower Gallery we put together centrepieces to match this and we think they were just perfect in the surroundings. The flowers comprised of roses, hydrangea and gypsophila, all in white. The votive candle holders were subtle against the wood, and the lanterns gave the vintage feel to the set up. In the evening the candles were stunning when combined with the rest of the candles around the barn. The bride also wanted hanging lanterns, which we were happy to provide for her, and I think you'll agree they really finished the room off.
Personal touches were everywhere. The favours were coffee beans, relevant to the groom. The fingerprint poster included a camper van, which the groom loves. There was a sign from Anne Farrell Designs with a hashtag specifically for the wedding day. Some of the guests (yes, myself included) had some fun with little army figures too. With Mike having been in the army for many years we thought we'd have a little fun and try to get lots of little army men into our photos without the couple noticing. We even got the photographer in on the fun! The bride and groom were amazing fun and saw the funny side when they discovered we'd popped a few little army men in their top table flowers too.
The cake!!! Well what a showstopper that was. A stunning naked cake, surrounded by some smaller gluten free cupcakes.
These were provided by the wonderful Stables Pantry.
The food was fabulous and of course after the food came the speeches. Well who doesn't like a speech or two at a wedding?! Every single one made us laugh and made us cry. These were by far the most emotional speeches I've had the pleasure of listening to, and I share here with you the absolutely best speech I've seen in a long time. The best man giving this speech was incredibly nervous but gave a stellar performance. Please watch ladies and gents, you won't be disappointed!
So what was left to do for the rest of the day but enjoy the entertainment. Fairground games, a bouncy castle, and a fantastic DJ were there for the afternoon and evening. Apparently bouncy castles aren't just for children…..
What a day. All that remains for me to say is thank you to the brand new Mr & Mrs Smissen for the pleasure of both decorating and attending their wedding. A very memorable and beautiful day.
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The Scion was exiled to Wraeclast for killing her husband on their wedding night. She is aligned with all 3 core attributes – strength, dexterity, and intelligence, which places her within the center with the passive skill tree. This unique position makes it possible for her to create into almost any type of character creation when lacking the committed specialization that the other six classes offer you.
[POE 3.3 Aura Help Build]Living Saint: Tanky Aurabot – League starter / Endgame viable
Overlook the energy of loot-filter and poe.trade, for a lot has been forgotten, under no circumstances to be relearned.
Overlook the promise of Atlas-progress and Challenge League Rewards, for in the grim dark month's ahead there is certainly only the grind.
There's no peace amongst the price-fixer, only an eternity of 820-spamming and carnage as well as the laughter of Chris Wilson.
- a great Leaguestarter for those who play together with your buddies
- can start off with minimal Investment and help all Endgame
- purges the Atlas from Xenos for the Glory on the Emperor
- doesn't give a damn about physical Harm
- tanky
- righthanded
- Playstyle is just not for everyone (but you already knew that)
- vulnerable to Elemental Harm in the start out of mapping
- not fun to level solo as this develops
- Charakter Portrait
2 Points: Considering the fact that we cant reach something important I suggest acquiring the two Stat Notables.
four Points: Now its either Guardian or Necromancer.
Whilst Necromancer adds important DPS and some Defense with Offerings, I believe I'd prefer Guardian considering that it provides the Spot-regeneration and phys. Harm reduction (correct bevor Kitava), also although sharing charges.
six Points: claim the other Soul
8 Points: Enable the Guardian Location for some nice Defense and Lifereg.
Minor God – Soul of Shakari, upgrade asap for Poison Immunity (T13 Desert Spring Map)
Important God – Soul of Solaris or Soul of Arakaali, depends on Predicament
Next to the Distinctive Jewels Watcher's Eye, Conqueror's Efficiency along with the Vigil we use Jewel's to repair our Resistances and stack Power Shield.
- Resistances
- flat Energyshield (Abyss Mod)
- Intelligence
- % Energy shield
- %inc. Armour when you havent killed not too long ago (Abyss Mod)
Pob Link:https://pastebin.com/7rPi2m84
Ability Tree:https://tinyurl.com/y92psg3w
Example Hyperlink:http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2093326
[POE 3.3 Aura Help Build]Scion Aurabot with Shavronnes – 14 Auras 3 Curses
Choose Scion for mistake, Witch was greater, guess now Scion is superior to
Scion can have 128 passive points
why Shavronnes? mainly because "Chaos Harm does not bypass Energy Shield"
with Victarios we've to utilize Coruscating Elixir just about every 8 seconds
+ low cost start (12 auras + two curse)
+ higher defences
+ high resistances
+ dont worry poison / chaos
+ can do practically every single map mod
+ youre an aurabot everyone requirements you
+ only want four hyperlink armour for star
- cant play solo (usually needs a carry)
- no regen maps are hard
- can turn out to be high-priced with all products and gems
- Intelligence
- Passive Point
- Necromancer
- Passive Point
- Path of the Witch
- Strenght and Intelligence
- Passive Point
- Guardian
- kill all 3 = two passive points
- Pick 1 Significant and 1 Minor (capture all bosses)
- Resist Poison / Bleed: Main – Soul of Arakaali / Minor – Soul of Shakari / Minor – Soul of Ralakesh
- Physical Damage Reduction: Significant – Soul of Lunaris / Minor – Soul of Grutkul / Minor – Soul of Tukohama
Leveling Guide:
- Pick all aura nodes initially and use auras on myself
- only at level 70 change to AuraBot and choose Blood Magic
- Weapon1: Claw or Oni-Goroshi
- Weapon2: Claw
- Helmet: Goldrim
- Armour: Tabula Rasa
- Gloves: Lochtonial Caress
- Boots: Wanderlust
- Amulet: Karui Ward
- Ring1: Thief's Torment
- Ring2: -
- Belt: Belt from the Deceiver
- 1x Watcher's Eye (haste=phasing / clarity= -mana expense of expertise)
- 1x Conqueror's Efficiency
- 3x Energy From Within
- ?x %ES or +ES / Life or ES regen / Int / corrupted "reduced mana reserved"
- Weapon1: Shield Charge (20) + More quickly Attacks (20) + Fortify (20) (or Leap Slam (20))
- Weapon1 (swap): CwDT (1) + Immortal Contact (3) / Decoy Totem (20)
- Weapon2: Determination (21) + Grace (21) + Haste (21)
- Helmet: Purity of Fire (21) + Purity of Cold (21) + Purity of Lightning (21) + Enlighten (four)
- Armour: Anger (21) + Hatred (21) + Wrath (21) + Generosity (20) + Enlighten (4) + Empower (4) (in the event you use empower you may only run 13 auras)
- Gloves: Ball Lightning (1) + Curse on Hit (20) + Elemental Weakness (20) + Projectile Weakness (20)
- Boots: Vitality (21) + Discipline (21) + Purity of Elements (21) + Enlighten (4)
- Amulet:
- Ring1: Clarity (1-20)
- Ring2:
- Belt:
- Decoy Totem (to tank boss)
- Ball Lightning (for curses)
- Leap Slam (move among gaps)
- Now can adjust some aura gems for vaal gems (haste and clarity)
Pob Link:https://pastebin.com/S8QN4c3B
Talent Tree:https://tinyurl.com/yavnwpl5
Example Link:http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2116151
[POE 3.3 Aura Help Build] Victario's Aurabot: League start out guide + endgame Aurabot – 10 Auras + 3 curse Auras
This development is focused around basic mapping, maintaining a balance in between survivability, boss kills, and overall map clear, utilizing the Zealot's Oath keystone to keep constant ES regen. It aims to run all map mods without any complications and with playing it for most on the league and reaching level 100, I've had zero issues with any unique mod, which includes degen based ground mods and no regen. This construct is extremely inexpensive to begin out with and I will deliver both a price range league starter solution and an additional high-priced endgame setup, with links to Path of Developing profiles.
+ Gives lots of harm to allies by means of auras
+ Uses curses to aid survivability
+ Quite mobile
+ Continuous ES regen
+ Beginning develop is quite price range friendly
+ Aurabots are straightforward to scale as we never ought to concentrate on harm nodes
+ Coruscating Elixer does not quit your ES recharge like it normally would
+ Will not demand a five or 6l
Cons :
- Victario's influence builds are flask reliant, and not possessing flasks up can get you killed
- Specific flexibility options usually are not achievable with Zealots Oath
- No life regen so a life flask is required to switch auras
- Max Aura level's is costly and not league starter friendly
- Victario's influence isn't a HC viable construct
- Time-sensitive, the slow mapping can kill you
- Can not Solo effortlessly
Bandits: kill all 3
in order of Significance:
-Witch Ascendency (necromancer)
-Templar Ascendency (Guardian)
-Path in the witch
As a league starter and making use of only 1 coruscating, there's the option to take Pathfinder for the flask charge get if you are new to this type of develop. the ascendency to switch will depend on the type of create you would like to go for.
In case you are working with shield charge, you may drop guardian so you may preserve the attack speed from necromancer to improve your charge speed. If going for phase run then replace necromancer with Pathfinder, that is mainly because you would like to acquire frenzy charges from your carrier to achieve the increased duration on phase run.
Soul of Lunaris
Capture Subbert, Crescents point
This delivers Phy's harm reduction and movement speed per enemy nearby, and 5% extra dodge on top of our Vaal grace.
Soul of Shakari
Capture Terror from the Infinite Depths
This provides us primarily with poison immunity, something that would otherwise stop our ES recharge
Pob Link:https://pastebin.com/c9MvBLGY
Ability Tree:https://tinyurl.com/yddvkn69
Example Hyperlink:http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2115560


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Posts Tagged 'GMO's'
I am blessed to have been born in the United States where we have freedom of speech and the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It is from a place of love that I write this article so please take it as such.
During the Vietnam war, the U.S. used a chemical weapon called agent orange on the Vietnamese people. Recently, Dow has been seeking USDA approval of a new GMO corn called Enlist. Enlist contains an agent orange derivative. Dow and Monsanto have teamed up to combine Enlist with Monsanto GMO technology to create Smartstax®. Rather than denying approval, the USDA has said it needs more time to evaluate the risks of these products. The USDA also stated that the use of pesticides increases when herbicide resistant crops (GMO's) become dominant.
What is wrong with this picture?
As consumers, we are all complicit in this practice. We buy the chemically laden products including food, beauty and cleaning products. When adverse symptoms or cancer shows up in people or pets, more chemicals called drugs or chemo are used to combat the symptoms often caused by toxic exposure. How many new birth defects, diseases and infertility issues appeared in the last century as the use of toxic chemicals rose?
We may not use large doses of chemical weapons on the population as Syria did, but small doses of chemical poisons and pesticides over a lifetime have extremely adverse affects on children, adults, animals and the planet.
When researching "cures", we never seem to find the root cause but rather find a new chemical drug to treat the symptoms. This practice only causes more adverse reactions and symptoms called side effects. Don't get me wrong here. Drugs and modern medicine can save and prolong lives. However, God's cures are plentiful in nature even though they're not big money-makers. The American people deserve to have options as God intended.
I am very passionate about health and a healthy food supply. I will confess that I love the taste of sugar and sometimes contribute to the problem as a consumer. It's almost impossible not to purchase unhealthy foods at this time in history. In a previous article, the temporary GMO Rider seems to highlight that corporations have a lot of power in our government. Food and health have become political issues.
During a recent lunch with a dear friend, I mentioned that the American people seem apathetic to this issue. She looked at me with sadness and said it wasn't apathy but a feeling of hopelessness as if there's nothing that can be done to change it. So she spends her money wisely to vote as best she can on healthy choices.
Until GMO's are labeled, however, any food purchase – even for babies; is a crap shoot. Our next opportunity to pass a GMO labeling law is in November with 522 in Washington state. Please show your support and spread the word. GMO's are labeled in over 60 countries. It's time Americans have the right to know if we are buying foods that contain genetically modified organisms.
I don't claim to have all the answers and this is a large topic that involves many industries. However, Albert Einstein said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Poisoning God's food supply including livestock has only brought disease and inhumane treatment to the animals we consume. I pray that God enters our hearts and minds and shows us a healthier and kinder way.
The people of this country elect the leaders of this country. The people of this country fund the government and the corporations. Do you agree that poisoning the food supply is a good idea? If not, then what would inspire you to care enough about your health and the health of your children to make some healthy changes?
How do you feel about this issue? Please comment and share with your friends.
Corporate Dictatorship or Democracy?
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I recently posted an action item which I don't usually do. However, censorship is something I experience personally and it continues to spread regarding natural solutions for health as well as our right to share that information and give testimonials. I believe I have a right to choose how I treat or prevent an illness in my body as well as tell others about it so they have the right to choose for themselves. Every "body" is different. Everyone knows the required disclaimers regarding "checking with your doctor first…." We all have the right to know and share alternative health-care options and then choose for ourselves – especially since every drug comes with known side-effects. Is America a corporate dictatorship or a democracy?
The link I posted previously is no longer accessible so I am removing it. Was it a true or temporary action item or a hoax which is so common on the internet these days? I unfortunately run into things like that on my journey to heal the myth of ADHD.
Even state legislatures now experience issues regarding their right to pass laws to label GMO's. Connecticut started the ball rolling as is their right, but they know there is safety in numbers and require other neighboring states to follow before they act on their own new law. I assume they don't want to be sued by biotech companies as so many farmers do who lose their farms. I ask again, is this a corporate dictatorship or a democracy?
The American people are waking up. Parents have the right to know what they are feeding their families and pets.
I have posted the link below to the World-wide GMO labeling laws before, but it is worth repeating. It shows how far behind the United States and North America in general are regarding the people's right to know what you eat and feed your families.
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Saturday, June 12, 2010
Budget Contretemps: CIRM Takes Another Run at Spending Plan
CIRM cancelled an earlier meeting scheduled for Thursday after it failed to post publicly the budget documents on its web site, a perennial problem with important information needed for CIRM meetings. The Thursday meeting was scrubbed after the California Stem Cell Report on Tuesday published an item headlined, "CIRM Stiffs Public on Spending Plan." Documents were also not available for the June 21 meeting at the time of this writing.
In a comment filed yesterday with the California Stem Cell Report, Don Gibbons, CIRM's chief communications officer, said the budget documents were submitted to CIRM Chairman Robert Klein five days ago. It was not clear whether those documents were being revised. We queried Gibbons this morning concerning the missing information for the public.
A CIRM insider said that it is "a bit alarming" that CIRM failed to provide the budget information to both the public and directors for the Thursday budget meeting of the Finance Subcommittee. The source said that the same problem occurred last year, and the staff promised to distribute the information in a timely fashion. The insider said the issue reflected poorly on the stem cell agency. (The full text of the source's remarks can be found here.)
California's state Constitution provides the public with a broadly construed right to state government information.
CIRM's Gibbons has not responded to our request Wednesday for an explanation for cancellation of Thursday's budget meeting. Sphere: Related Content
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- Anonymous11:12 AM
To followup on the text --California's state Constitution provides the public with a broadly construed right to state government information. --, in 1967 the California state legislature passed the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, which implements the provision of the California Constitution which declares that "the meetings of public bodies and the writings of public officials and agencies shall be open to public scrutiny", and explicitly mandates open meetings for California State agencies, boards, and commissions.ReplyDelete
In New Jersey, as to disclosure relevant to medical patients, there is the NJHCCIA , which requires the Division of Consumer Affairs to create profiles for all licensed physicians and podiatrists in New Jersey and to make these profiles available to the public, both by electronic and other means. Id. section 45:9-22.22(a). The NJHCCIA provides for the disclosure of medical malpractice judgments and settlements as part of each practitioner's profile, although doctors who make settlements pursue creative attempts to avoid or minimize public disclosure.


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I taught two group fitness classes yesterday morning. Back to back. I do this most Saturdays. Out of curiosity, I wore my heart rate monitor this time. First, I wanted to see how high my heart rate got during some of the exercises I selected for the TABATA class. I did not intend for the heart rate to get too high, and it didn't. Second, I was curious as to how many calories I would burn during two hours of teaching – two classes that I heavily participate in.
When I stopped my heart rate monitor at 2 hours and 2 minutes, I was disappointed: 890 calories. To give you some perspective, my average 45-60 minute workout burns 500-700 calories. Granted, this was not the same intensity, nor designed to be my workout, but it led me to think critically about whether my classes were adequate and appropriate – and about the overall effectiveness of group fitness.
Intended outcome?
Why do most individuals attend group fitness classes? Most have the goal to lose weight. Are group fitness classes targeting that goal? I believe that the answer to this question is complicated – it is both yes and no.
For example, depending on the exercise selection, TABATA can be a effective and efficient workout. I perform this form of high intensity interval training on a regular basis. I design my classes in an equally effective manner (with a lesser degree of intensity). BUT, if a member comes to my Saturday morning class and this is the 8th class she has been to this week, will it be effective? Will the intended outcome be reached? Probably not.
Desired results far too uncommon
I have been in and out of my fair share of gyms. When you are a group fitness instructor, by default you end up filling in at what seems to be every workout facility within a 30-mile radius. And unfortunately, I have seen very few members achieve their desired results. Weight loss. Improved fitness. Very few group fitness programs will get you this results. Even more disheartening, is that I would see the same faces over and over – watching some individuals attend 8-10 hours of classes a week – with no results. Sadly, most of these individuals are overtraining. Some are undernourished due to extending periods of dieting and/or yo-yo dieting. Most are frustrated and at a loss for what else to do.
It is pretty simple. While I am not a proponent of many group fitness classes, I will not suggest that you forgo the classes. I will recommend the following:
- Attend NO MORE than 4 group fitness classes a week. Most group fitness classes target the same muscles, energy systems, etc. and miss the same muscle groups, form, technique, and energy systems.
- Research your instructor – ONLY take classes led by degreed and certified professionals. This one may be tough. There are some good instructors out there who do not have degrees, they have been fanatics for years and they bring good energy and great intentions. But generally speaking, you want to work with someone who has been trained to manage situations as they arise – providing variety that is safe, efficient, and effective.
- Work with a qualified trainer first. While working with a qualified personal trainer long term is not always financially feasible, it is in your best interest to invest the time and money into a few (3-12) foundational sessions with a trainer. A qualified trainer will teach you form and technique that the group fitness instructor simply is unable to provide in the setting (some know your form is off but are not able to correct form on every person every hour). With this investment, you will gain valuable knowledge that you can bring with you and ensure that you get the most out of your workout.
- Wear a heart rate monitor. Sweat is not indicative of a good workout – however most group fitness class attendees use sweat as the measure of whether the workout was good. It is not the only indicator. Neither is soreness the only nor the best indicator of a good workout. What else can you measure? Your heart rate. Target heart rates are highly individual – for more specifics please contact me personally.
- Change? If you have been going to the same class for years – it is time for something new!
- Give it your all. Some times a group class can become social hour. While this is not all bad, remember why you are there and give it 100%!
The bottomline
Not all group fitness classes are bad. These classes can be a great way to build community support and accountability. But if you are a regular attendee, be honest as to whether you are getting the results for the time and energy you put into the work. If you go to classes every day, and are not getting the results you desire, you may be overtraining – or simply inefficiently training.
I love group fitness classes – that is how I got my start. (It is also the reason I suffered overuse injuries and eventually elected to have surgery.) Follow the 6 recommendations above and you can get the most out of those classes!
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There's not much that ben webster, a stationery designer in Salt Lake City, Utah, won't do to get his hands on another letterpress machine.
In late 2003, Webster, who produces cards using that traditional process, took possession of letterpress No. 3--he currently owns seven--by dismantling and transporting it piece by piece through a shaft he had dug in a window well. "The owner of the press told me, 'If you can get it out of the basement, it's yours,'" says Webster, 29, who started Seraph Stationery a year and a half ago.
It's notable that letterpresses, weighing up to 2,500 lbs....
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Happy New Year to all of you looking in for the match results.
Due to the Bank Holidays, our online results service will resume here on Tuesday, January 3, 2012. Please check back again.
Be sure to pick up our new Angler's Mail magazine this week.
The mag features probably our best-ever Action Replay feature… a match angler catching giant fish on a small river!
Plus we bring you a brilliant 2012 wallplanner with stacks of key fishing dates on it.


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Go forth and multiply
Posted by Barry on January 13, 2000
In Reply to: Go forth and multiply posted by Glenn on January 12, 2000
: : Biblical it is:
: : Noah's flood----Genesis 6 to 8
: : And so it was to be, that after the waters receded, Noah commanded
: : the animals to "Go forth and multiply."
: Wow, quick response - thank you.
: : The ark quickly emptied, except for two small snakes, who stayed
: : When Noah asked them why, they replied, "We can't multiply. We're
: : adders."
: : Noah, being the resourceful man he was, immediately got busy
: : down trees and building a large table with the unfinished lumber
: : therefrom.
: : And he saw that it was good.
: : The snakes were overjoyed when Noah picked them up and placed
them on
: : it. Noah and the snakes both knew that even adders could multiply on
: : a log table.
: Ha ha! You are a wordsmith of the highest order (purple belt). I bow to your superior plagarism ;-)
Here in London SW1 it has a more profane meaning. To tell someone to 'Go forth and multiply' is to tell them, in a polite way, to '[F-word] off'. It may be considered rude but, there you go, it's widely used hereabouts so I thought you ought to be fully informed.
- Go forth and multiply Frankie
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Get ready to be surprised and astounded, you guys: I've found a Valentino bag about which I am totally and utterly ambivalent. I know this doesn't happen often, so if you feel like you need to take a moment to let that sink in, please go ahead and take one. We'll wait.
You back? Great.
In fact, I'm having trouble rustling up any thoughts about it at all. However, one continues to reoccur: for two grand, not only can you get a better bag in general, you can get a far more interesting Valentino bag.
The ruffles are suitably rich and textured, I suppose, and the graduated size from top to bottom is ok. Something about it is just not impressive to me at all, however, and maybe it's because I've seen the brand do ruffles in so many more interesting and intricate ways. Perhaps the problem is that they do such an out-of-the-ballpark job with designs that are much more complex, and in comparison, it's hard to celebrate their ability to pull off something so comparatively simple. Buy through Saks for $1995.


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As an ODFI, your institution warrants all ACH entries it sends into the Network and will be held liable for any breaches of the ACH Rules. How confident are you in understanding your responsibilities under the rules? This webinar will be extremely beneficial because it is designed to address two main issues:
- Applying the ACH Rules to everyday processing situations
- Locating information within the rule book
This program will provide an overview of the ACH Rules book layout and review the Articles most critical to an ODFI's ACH operations, ensuring you understand your institution's compliance responsibilities. Don't forget to bring your 2019 ACH Rules book!
This course is eligible for 1.8 AAP credits.
Attendance certificate provided to self-report CE credits.
- Review the governing rules of the ACH Network and explain who NACHA is
- Your institution's responsibilities as an ODFI and how they relate to the Articles in the ACH Rules
- Quickly locate information when you have origination-related questions
- Quick reference of rules and regulations governing ACH origination processing and high-level overview of Articles One and Two of the ACH Rules
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This informative session is designed for ACH operations and audit/compliance staff.
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The political science program at JCSU is designed for students who want to pursue a higher degree in law school or graduate school, ambitious individuals who want hands-on experience in politics, as well as majors and nonmajors who are interested in political discussions.
What will I study as a political science major?
As a political science major, your area of concentration can be one of the following:
- American Politics
- International Relations
- Comparative Politics
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In addition to the rigorous yet broad intro-level courses that are offered routinely, you will be able to choose courses that speak to a focused subfield recognized by all major academic institutions.
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|Study the politics and problems of countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
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|Examine the development of black political thought in the U.S., the writings and activities of leading black figures and movements from the 19th century to present.


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Mirna Daouk
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Mirna Daouk is Managing Director, CAO Strategy & Process Improvement for JPMorgan Chase. She joined the SCO Family of Services Board of Directors in 2015.
Mirna was previously Vice President, Strategy and Special Initiatives, Mortgage Banking at JPMorgan and Engagement Manager in the Financial Institutions Group at McKinsey & Company. Prior to this, she was Research Assistant in the Complex Systems Research Laboratory (formerly Software Engineering Lab) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
While at MIT, Mirna earned a master's degree in Aeronautics/Astronautics, completed course and test requirements for a PhD in Aeronautics/Astronautics, authored several research papers and had leadership roles in groups such as the Mars Gravity Project. She also attended Ecole Polytechnique in Palaiseau, France, where she earned two degrees: Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, and Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Physics.
Mirna is a member of the Women's Bond Club and of the Arab Bankers Association of North America. She has actively participated in various event-based volunteer activities, including: serving on the organizing committee for St. Jude Children's Hospital's 2015 Hope & Heritage gala, which raised ~$145K; and running McKinsey & Co's Northeast Office's Fall 2010 Gift of Hope charity fundraising campaign, working closely with United Way of New York and raising $2M+\
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We conduct our services in the traditional manner used in the Worldwide Church of God for decades: We have three songs, a prayer, a sermonette, another song, announcements, a sermon, and a final song and prayer. The only "wrinkle" we have thrown in is that we connect all our congregations together through a telephone conference call for the announcements, sermon, final song, and closing prayer. Alternatively, we stream the entire service worldwide over the Internet. This gives the church a measure of unity, helping us "speak the same thing" (I Corinthians 1:10).
Additional Reading:
Why Worship God?
Proper Sabbath-Service Behavior
The Godly Purpose for Music
Worship God!
Forms vs. Spirituality (Part 1)
Knowing God
Sabbathkeeping (Part 1)
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Allied Forklifts offers a range of new and used equipment to the clients. Allied Forklifts also provides spare parts for various makes and models of materials handling equipment. Some of the new equipment offered by Allied Forklifts includes TCM forklifts, ATLET electric forklifts, MAST rough terrain forklifts, pallet trucks, PRAMAC stackers, TCM skid steer loaders and many more such materials handling equipment.
TCM Corporation has been manufacturing and supplying forklifts for more than 50 years. Allied Forklifts is one of the providers of TCM forklifts, which include full range of diesel, gasoline and battery electric forklifts. These forklifts from TCM are known for their performance, reliability and engineering quality. Likewise, ATLET is manufacturer of forklifts in Sweden whose products are effortlessly provided by Allied Forklifts. Allied Forklifts also offers diesel powered rough terrain forklifts, with an option of two and four wheel drive.
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With the extension of business rates relief, the cutting of capital gains and corporation tax rates and a reformation of how stamp duty is charged for commercial property, George Osbourne has extended a robust olive branch to a disgruntled small business community.
Winning favour with this vital sector of the electorate is essential to Tory strategy right now, with the EU Referendum and a potential leadership battle looming ahead.
The stakes are high, and Osbourne isn't taking any chances. Here's how he has pacified and pleased UK SMEs:
Business Rates
A burning issue for small businesses over the past few years, the drive for business rates reform gained considerable momentum in 2015.
Frustration with an outdated system, that calculates business rates on property rental value rather than commercial turnover, has grown for owners of bricks and mortar businesses who have seen online retailers and supermarkets benefit at their expense.
Under mounting pressure from the business community, Osbourne introduced Business Rate Relief in 2014 to the smallest enterprises and then, in last year's Autumn Statement, announced an extension of the relief until April 2017.
The chancellor's budget announcement has built on these measures by making small business rates relief permanent and creating a 'roadmap' to ensure 'a level playing field for businesses.'
Osbourne declared a new £15,000 threshold for small business rate relief which is over double the current level of £6000, as well as increasing the higher rate from £18,000 to £51,000.
The Treasury claims this could save businesses up to £6000 a year, with 250,000 companies paying less in business rates and half of all commercial properties paying none at all.
Policy Director at the Federation of Small Businesses, Mike Cherry said:
'FSB members have campaigned hard to make small business rates relief permanent and expand it – and the chancellor has heeded our calls, taking many small firms out of the system altogether.'
Corporation tax
With the recent furore surrounding multinationals not paying corporation tax, including Google, Lloyds Banking Group and drugs company Astra-Zeneca, Osbourne had no option but to address this issue directly.
He announced a series of measures to stop big-business 'working the system' and declared that corporation tax would be cut from the current 20% to 17% by 2020.
Businesses making an annual profit of over £5 million will now have the amount of historical losses than can carry forward to offset their corporation tax bill capped at 50% of current profits.
Carolyn Fairbairn, Director General at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said:
'The reduction in the headline corporation tax rate sends out a strong signal that the UK is open for global business investment, and reforms to interest deductibility are rightly in line with the international consensus.'
Capital gains tax
The slashing of the top rate of capital gains tax from 28% to 20% and the basic rate being cut from 18% to 10% for the sale of equity in small businesses is a welcome move.
Although not extended to residential property, these cuts will increase confidence in the business market, encouraging people to scale up their enterprises to sell.
NI Contributions, tax allowances, duties and tolls
Perhaps in a bid to soften the upcoming strain on employer cash-flow in the National Living Wage, Osbourne announced that class 2 National Insurance contributions for the self-employed will be abolished from April 2018.
The threshold for paying income tax has also been raised to £11,500 by 2017, and the level at which a higher rate of tax is paid has been increased from £43,000 to £45,000.
Other pacifiers included freezes on fuel and alcohol duty and the halving of tolls on the Severn river crossing with a promise to review proposals to abolish them altogether.
Stamp duty
Stamp duty has been reformed for commercial property in a similar way to the 2014 overhaul of the residential system.
The 'slab system' has been thrown out in favour of gradual thresholds, whereby property buyers will only pay a higher rate on the level of the purchase that exceeds the limit.
From now on buyers will pay no commercial stamp duty on the portion of the transaction value up to £150,000, 2% on £150,000-£250,000 and a top rate of 5% after that.
The Treasury claim that nearly all small businesses will pay the same or less in stamp duty as a result.
Fuel for the Northern Powerhouse
Osbourne's favourite project – the Northern Powerhouse – was also given a boost with the announcement of more spending for rail and roads and a green light for the High Speed 3 (HS3) rail-link between Leeds and Manchester.
The chancellor also put aside £161 million to turn the M62 into a four-lane highway and a further £75 million for improving other roads in the North. He also pledged an extra £700 million for flood defences.
George Osbourne has offered a reassuring hand to the UK's small business community in what will continue to be an uncertain political and economic climate. Time will tell whether his offering will pay dividends.


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©2010 Leah Virsik, The Sketchbook Project Nov 23 2010 found paper, thread, tape and ink 8 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches
The Sketchbook Project and Art Every Day Month Challenge
So I imagine it's not a coincidence that at the same time I voice that I want to quit posting my work in process (This Sketchbook Project) I'm also not getting up early and not doing my creative work first thing in the morning. It makes it easier to quit. I'm not going to but it's so interesting to watch myself in this process. This is the hard part, returning, continuing. I'm noticing it. And this too will pass.
There's an urgency that I miss doing this work first thing in the morning, the rush to get it done before I go to work. I love the challenge.
Inspiring TED talk: Alwar Balasubramaniam: Art of substance and absence Found another Jesse Reno interview podcast. Another inspiring one here.
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A two-time captain at the University of North Carolina and extremely experienced midfielder at the youth international level for the United States, Brooks was drafted by Thorns FC as the team's third round pick (24th overall) in the NWSL College Draft on Jan. 18, 2013. After a year with FC Bayern Munich in Germany's Frauen Bundesliga, Brooks signed with Portland for the 2014 NWSL season on January 2, 2014.
2014: Appeared in 20 matches (19 starts) during the regular season ... Recorded one goal and two assists ... Tallied her first points for the club with two assists in a 2-0 win against Washington on June 15, becoming the fourth player in club history to register multiple assists in a match ... Scored her first goal for Thorns FC in a 7-1 win against FC Kansas City on July 13 ... Played all 90 minutes in her Thorns FC debut on April 12, helping the team to a 1-0 road in at Houston.
2013: Recorded four goals in 10 league appearances for Bayern Munich during the 2012-13 Frauen Bundesliga campaign ... Notched five goals in nine league games during the 2013-14 campaign ... In total, scored 10 goals in 22 games across all competitions during her time with Bayern Munich.
INTERNATIONAL: 2013: Earned her first international cap with the U.S. Women's National Team, starting and logging 81 minutes in a 4-1 win over Brazil on Nov. 10, at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla. ... 2012: Captained the U-23 Women's National Team in 2012, appearing in six matches and scoring three goals ... Helped lead the team to the championship of the Four Nations Tournament in La Manga, Spain, on March 1 ... 2011: Made six appearances with the U-23 WNT, scoring once ... 2010: Was a key substitute for the U-20 Women's National Team during the 2010 CONCACAF U-20 Championship tournament, helping the team qualify for the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup ... Started all four matches at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, setting up Sydney Leroux's game-winning goal in a 1-0 win against Korea Republic ... Scored the opening goal in a penalty kick loss against Nigeria in the quarterfinals ... 2009: Made one appearance (1 start) for the U-20 Women's National Team ... 2008: Captained the U-17 Women's National Team for two games at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand ... Appeared in all but one match during the tournament as the United States finished in second place ... 2007: Played for the U-16 National Team.
COLLEGE: A two-time captain for the Tar Heels, Brooks left her mark on the program through her play as a midfielder ... 2012: Started all 23 games for the National Champion Tar Heels, recording seven goals and six assists ... 2011: Started 19 games for the Tar Heels, missing only the Clemson game when she was away training with the National Team ... Tied for the team lead in assists with eight ... 2010: One of UNC's most durable performers, she started all 23 games and played 1,701 minutes ... Was the sixth-leading scorer with 16 points and tied for fifth on the team with seven goals ... 2009: Played in 27 matches as a freshman … started the last 10 games of the season at playmaking center midfield as the Tar Heels went 10-0 in those matches and won the NCAA Championship.
PERSONAL: Her mother, Jean Brooks, played on Ashland University's men's soccer team from 1976-79 ... her father, Allan, played soccer at LeMoyne College (N.Y.) from 1975-79.


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Workshop for teachers, "Music Composing and Creativity for All Students."
Live online June 24 and July 8, 10:30 PT.
EXCELLENT ARTICLE: Want to 'train your brain'? Forget apps, learn a musical instrument
Beautiful Piece: The Unexpected Solace in Learning to Play Piano, by Christoph Niemann
Piano and Music Creativity Lessons
Composition and Arranging Instruction
Classical Technique ~ Creative Expression
Students get the full benefits of a traditional music education plus a thorough and extensive immersion in the language of music through creating music and performing their creations - on their own with guidance from their teacher, as well as in groups.
As a composer, when I began teaching I naturally incorporated teaching scales and chords, and then using the scales and chords to create music with my students. I developed a method to teach anyone, even people with no musical background, how to write music. I have presented creative workshops to various groups, from prisoners to arts non-profits, and trained other music teachers how to teach composition.
I welcome children and adult students of all levels and abilities. My goal is to support the unique spark in each individual while helping to develop his or her knowledge and enhancing their appreciation of music.
Areas of focus are performance (learning and polishing pieces), technique (developing finger control and agility), and music theory (the language of music) through creative work (improvisation and composition, including notation).
Students learn scales, chord progressions and arpeggios and create and play music in all of the major and minor keys. Classical repertoire is emphasized, with some pop and jazzish/boogie-type pieces included. I encourage students to bring music of interest - please ask about playing music of any style!
Practice is essential to making progress. Because of the nature of brain function, a regular daily practice routine is much more effective than one cramming session the day before the lesson.
An assignment book with written practice instructions is provided; the assignment book should be brought to every lesson. Please call me if there is any trouble understanding the practice assignment.
Except for brand-new beginners, a metronome is required for practice.
Rhythm, which is primarily learned by counting, is JUST AS IMPORTANT as notes in music. The counting of a piece should be worked on from the very beginning of learning a new piece.
Active listening is another important aspect of music studies. Live concerts are best, but sitting still and doing nothing else while listening to recorded music is great, too (and preferably listening to recordings of traditional acoustical instruments rather than synthesizer-type instruments). Is the music loud? Soft? What are the instruments? String instruments? Percussion? Instruments the player blows through? Tap your foot or sway your body to the beat. Is it fast? Slow? Are the notes high? Low? What is the articulation (how the music "speaks"): are the notes played staccato (detached) or legato (connected) or a combination of legato and staccato? How does the music make you feel (happy, grumpy, excited, sleepy...)? Do you like it? Why or why not?
Recitals for young students are held in the fall and spring. Participation is required. I understand that, for some people, playing before an audience can be a scary idea. No one is forced to play, but I do ask that all students attend the recitals to listen to and support the other students and perhaps get inspired to play in the next recital!
Informal pot lucks for adult students are held sporadically.
- Kate
LINK to article, "Choosing a Music Teacher."
"You found the love of music in a child and helped it grow like a garden flower. Your patience and skill have nurtured his hidden talent that we enjoy in every incredible performance. His family and friends are forever in your debt, knowing the future is bright and melodious. You are forever in his heart as a teacher and a friend, giving him a tremendous gift he will have always..."
"Thank you for being my piano teacher. I like you because you are funny and you are fun to be with. I like how you teach me because you always push me until I get it right. You are a great teacher. Love, A."
"We can't thank you enough for all of your wonderful, dedicated work with Sean. He's done so well learning to play, & enjoy playing, piano - all because of you!"
Tracked down on facebook: "I still play piano, for myself. I am so thankful that I took lessons from you as a child. Those memories are priceless! You were a great teacher, Kate. I hope to find a teacher for my baby someday that could compare to you. You were more than just a piano teacher to my family and I. We talk about you often!"
"Dear Kate, Thank you for teaching me so much about piano. I love to play and I hope that I play like you some day. You are the greatest piano teacher in the world!!!!!"
"Terrific job! You have a great talent for bringing out our daughters' innate talent. I had never seen them perform with such enthusiasm and skill."


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Yes we have a famous battlefield to tour by car, bicycle, horseback, and even on foot but we boast a wealth of activities beyond those historic acres.
From historic inns to comfy campgrounds, boutique hotels and classic motels, find a range of options when you stay over.
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Gettysburg and Adams County is the perfect four-seasons destination.
These Gettysburg trip ideas will inspire your next getaway!
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Not gonna lie. I discovered this band through ponies. I've discovered a shitload of bands through ponies, including Boards of Canada which is one of the bands I have been desperately searching for in my music shopping. I've actually found two CDs by them in my travels: a 3 song EP of a John Peel session, and a live album (bootleg?) I forget the name of that I just couldn't pull the trigger on because you can hear people talking during the show. Actually I had heard Boards of Canada before someone improved/ruined one of their songs with pony giggles, I just didn't start listening to them for hours on end until ponies. MGMT I had never heard of before. Well, I had probably heard of them, but I certainly didn't pay attention to them and I never would have stopped dead in my tracks when I saw their album up on the shelf. I suck at describing music, so I'll just say there's a lot of guitars and electronic stuff in their music, something I'm really into right now. There's also a good remix of Electric Feel by Justice, another band I've been looking for in my music hunts lately. Here's the non-pony version of Time to Pretend.
The sketchy cover sold me on A Sunny Day In Glasgow's debut album. No, really, drawing is relevant to my interests, so I picked up the album when I saw sketches on the cover. Basic marketing, folks. Of course if there were nekkid wimmin on the cover it probably would have sold more copies, but that's neither here notr there. The cover worked at least this one time. I got Autumn, Again by these guys last year when it was free on Amazon and enjoyed it so I figured I'd check it out. More electronic, more guitars and female vocals to boot. This sucker's right in my wheelhouse. It's a bit... eclectic. And not as chill as Boards of Canada. But I like 'em dammit, even if no one else has ever heard of them. Here's Things Only I Can See. Well, click on it and you can see it too.
Ok, I'm gonna catch hell for the next one but I DON'T CARE.
Yes, I bought an album from a band called The Unicorns.
|Twilight is apparently a fan
FINE, I HAVE A PROBLEM. I KNOW THIS. I'm a tad magical horse crazy at the moment, but seriously this album is really, really good. Oddly enough, I did not find this band through ponies. I think it was through Erasure, actually. Which has kind of formed a theory in my head that [adult swim] helped pave the road for My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic's popularity with slacker male cartoon addicts with their game Robot Unicorn Attack as a favor to Lauren Faust. A twitchy, silly unicorn game as a sort of John the Baptist heralding the upcoming pony cult. But I digress. This album is really really really good. They only did one full-length CD (and a couple of EPs) before breaking up, but this shit is goooooood. I really suck at writing about music (I can dance like a mother%ucker about architecture though) but I'll give it a shot by comparing it to other stuff I like. It's kinda got the energy of Franz Ferdinand with the loose goofiness of Dead Milkmen with just a touch of Modest Mouse depression for flavor. Does that make any sense? Of course it doesn't. Just listen to the actual music.
Yes, yes, yes. The song is about Unicorns. BUT IT'S GOOD. I don't care, I'll like it if I want to.
So there's my musical purchases for the past couple of months. All three were just under twenny bux. So waddya think? I should have just gotten a Value Box and one of those 100 card junk wax racks, shouldn't I?


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We are situated at the top of the main high street, St Peters Street, close to the shops and market which takes place every Wednesday and Saturday. The Alban Arena is a few minutes' walk away and The Cock Inn is therefore perfectly situated for a pre-theatre meal or post-theatre drink.
Parking can be found within a few minutes' walk. There is a large NCP multi-storey car park in Drovers Way, in addition to 30 spaces in Adelaide Street which has 1 disabled bay. A taxi rank is situated 20 metres away. St Albans City train station is a 10 minute walk away; London St Pancras is less than half an hour by train. St Albans Abbey train station is a 15 minute walk away.
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In November 2013, many oil spillis have been observed along the Atlantic Shoreline in Ibeno Local Government Area of AkwaIbom. They have been recorded at the oil field on Aug. 13, Aug. 24. Nov. 9 , Dec 16 and Dec. 19, 2012.
The oil field from where the spill emanated is operated by the Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN), a subsidiary of the US oil firm, ExxonMobil.
A field surveillance trip to the Qua Iboe fields by field monitors of the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) revealed widespread and worsening pollution of the coastline by crude oil.
Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN) currently exports an average 600,000 barrels of crude daily from its two oil blocks from the Qua Iboe oil export terminal.
Residents of Ibeno fishing settlement who had insisted on the adoption of international best practices by MPN in their decision of turning down a paltry relief material from the oil company said that the marine environment had been left at the mercy of tidal waves spreading the crude deposits farther along the coastline.They disclosed that the oil firm equally suspended the clean-up exercise at the areas affected by an earlier spill incident on November 9 and went on Christmas break while the environmental pollution was left to worsen.
A visual inspection of the coastline revealed that the oil deposits had been dispersing along the entire AkwaIbom coastline due to the action of tidal waves.
Residents at the coastal settlements on the Atlantic coastline who reacted on the development and its implications decried the insensitivity of the oil firm in abandoning the spill reported to the MPN officials since the middle of December 2012.
As per an article on Africa News Circle, a resident and community leader in Iwuokpom community in Ibeno said: "We started seeing fresh oil deposits since Dec. 16, and we reported to Mobil and they came to inspect and collected samples of the oil. But up till now, they have not responded to clean it up. And the dynamic nature of the the tide at this time of the year has not helped matters. The tide has been flushing the oil to other places and this is worsening the situation". [1]
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L-A: This has been a pretty good weekend for the Internet. I mean, a monkey escaped in an Ikea! And the Internet lost it! (as it should). But one of the top Internet discoveries of the weekend was Your LL Bean Boyfriend. (Spoiler alert: it's tumblr gold).
As you may have noticed this year has been some weird renewal of my love for LL Bean. I got excited to find out they are open 24 hours a day and have a giant boot outside and nautical stripes inside. I may have done some drunk Internet shopping and acquired a plaid shirt (not stripes! hooray!).
But Your LL Bean Boyfriend? Well, that takes me back to my pre-Internet shopping days, when I'd order catalogues and look through them and dream of all things I'd buy if my source of income was not entirely dependent on an allowance. In those dreams, fuelled by some unfortunate Northern Reflections sensibilities (there was no Internet and limited shopping opportunities), I saw myself in a house that was all some kind of unfinished, rustic looking wood. I'd have a fire going at all times. I'd drink from enamel mugs, wear plaid lined jeans and bean boots and have some kind of Labrador creature named Rex who had a personalized dog bed.
In hindsight, this is the most ridiculous thing ever. So not me. I mean – PLAID LINED JEANS!
What fresh hell is that? (aside from a really cozy, yet unflattering one). It was like I wanted to grow up and marry Ron Swanson.
I didn't really want to marry Ron Swanson. Which is probably why I married someone who will never be able to build me furniture. I'm lucky if he puts together Ikea without me.
But in my recent attempts to make fetch happen with my bean boots and this tumblr, I'm starting to understand: I didn't want the flannel lined jeans or the rustic cabin off the grid or the dog. I just wanted LL Bean to be my boyfriend.
So fellas, including my husband, let's do this. Let's rethink LL Bean. Because they are with their signature collection. You can rock the double plaid and make like you're Joel from Parenthood.
You can also tuck your jeans into your stylish leather boots and layer like nobody's business.
You don't have to be able to build the boat. You just have to stand next to it in plaids and knits. You will look rugged-ish and more importantly, you will look good. And I'll get my LL Bean dream come true – minus the unflattering jeans and the hassle of owning a dog.
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The world's longest, continuous, inflatable obstacle course, is on tour! Thrill-seekers can enjoy the 1,000ft long Labyrinth Challenge when it visits a town near you!
The giant inflatable playground is designed for grown-ups (ages 12+) to unleash their inner child. It features more than 30 interactive and wacky obstacles including jump-offs, hurdles, biff n' bash sections, balance beams and giant balls.
The course starts with participants jumping off a 20ft platform into a crash bag below. There are five themed zones to negotiate – the Lava Zone, Jungle Zone, Toxic Zone, Combat Zone and Ocean Zone – ending by climbing up and sliding down a giant inflatable ship.
Adjacent to the course is the Inflatable Village, which offers fun, games and refreshments for all ages along with a mini Labyrinth Challenge suitable for the under 12s.
Dan Byrne, Tour Director for The Labyrinth Challenge said: "Thousands of people have already enjoyed bouncing around The Labyrinth Challenge and we're thrilled to be bringing the course to Great Yarmouth. Participants can race each other and make their way through the course in the quickest time or choose to go at a more leisurely pace.
"It really is a fun family day out with the Inflatable Village extending the excitement with Pulsar laser quest, crazy golf, bouncy castles and a soft play area, along with a bar and food stalls."
For more information, visit the Labyrinth Challenge Facebook page or follow Labyrinth Challenge on Twitter.
Tour Dates
19th May to 4th June – Reading
9th June to 11th June – Doncaster
23rd June to 25th June – Newcastle
30th June to 2nd July – Wolverhampton
7th July to 9th July – Chepstow
14th July to 16th July – Bath
21st July to 23rd July – Coventry
28th July to 30th July – Manchester/Liverpool
4th August to 6th August – Edinburgh
8th August to 13th August – London
18th August to 20th August – Brighton
1st September to 3rd September – Uttoxeter
8th September to 10th September – Great Yarmouth
15th September to 17th September – Windsor
22nd September to 24th September – Chichister


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_*Grace to you.*_
Have you noticed the dangerous trend towards replacement of "Scriptural Exegesis" with "Intellectual Rationalism" and "Existential Experientialism" in the Church today? The Church must remain in God's Word or lose eternal relevance.
God's Word (inscripturated and incarnated) is our light in darkness, our navigation compass, our annotated map, our standard unit of measure – there is no vision without the light of God's Word, no direction without the compass of God's Word, no location without the map of God's Word, no values or purpose without the standard of God's Word. Outside the guidance of the Scripture and the salvation in Christ, it is all aimless groping and hopeless choices. Thank God for His Word.
Someone said…..
"Imagine what it would be like to be lost without a map and without a compass? Remember what it was like to wake up in an unfamiliar place as a child in the pitch black darkness totally disoriented? We don't have to worry about that now, do we? God's Word — both Scripture and his Son — light our dark paths and show us the way home!"
Watch and pray that you fall not into this temptation!


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The new video from Tenth Ave North of their song "Worn" is not only extremely creatively but is also a poignant reminder of the God who came near, the God who resurrected, the God who remakes what we unmade.
The new video from Tenth Ave North of their song "Worn" is not only extremely creatively but is also a poignant reminder of the God who came near, the God who resurrected, the God who remakes what we unmade.
This week, I wanted to share five posts, one each day from today through Saturday, containing thoughts that swirl in my head and heart regarding "grace based parenting." It is in preparation for our Westpoint Church "Family Conversation" this coming Saturday night @ the Roper YMCA in Winter Garden, FL at 6pm.
It has been inspired by such resources as:
:: Grace Based Parenting by Dr. Tim Kimmel
:: Give Them Grace by Elyse M. Fitzpatrick and Jessica Thompson
:: Gospel-Centered Parenting by Rick Thomas
:: Gospel-Centered Family by Tim Chester
For those planning on being there, please consider reading these five posts I will post this week prior to coming Saturday, as they will certainly enrich our learning conversation together. For those who can't make it, I hope they encourage and sharpen you in your parenting.
Hopeful for more "on earth as it is in heaven" in our homes and kids' lives.
contrast 1 _ parenting with the Gospel versus parenting for moralism
Let me begin by stating the obvious – my wife and I may have six kids but that doesn't mean we are good parents. In fact, we are very aware of our mistakes, and we try to be confessional about them with the Lord and with each other.
Furthermore, may I suggest that God did not intend for the goal of your parenting to be GOOD. By that I mean the Scriptures never seem to call us to focus on our own goodness and improvement, measuring our performance while expecting perfect results. This is a sure fire formula for severe disappointment, both in ourselves and our kids.
Notice what Moses commanded the Hebrews in Deuteronomy 6:
Listen, Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is One. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. These words that I am giving you today are to be in your heart. Repeat them to your children. Talk about them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Bind them as a sign on your hand and let them be a symbol on your forehead. Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. When the Lord your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob that He would give you-a [land with] large and beautiful cities that you did not build, houses full of every good thing that you did not fill [them with], wells dug that you did not dig, and vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant-and when you eat and are satisfied, be careful not to forget the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery.
(Deuteronomy 6:4-12 HCSB)
Among the many things one could say about this Scripture, notice that Moses challenged them to remember who God is and what He had said and what He was doing and that He wanted to be as close to them as in their heart, involved in the everyday rhythms of their lives. Also, notice that Moses challenged them to be cautious when they got into the land not to reflect on their own goodness and accomplishments forgetting the goodness and nearness of God. God's goodness was to be highlighted so that their kids would know Him above all else.
It's almost like Moses expected them to forget God gave them what they had. It's almost like Moses anticipated their pride and their tendency toward making themselves the idol as well as making for themselves an idol. After all, he had quite a history with them that demonstrated this pattern.
We are prone to wander, too. Prone as people to forget the God who so loved the world instead living like we, the world, need to perform perfectly to earn His love. Prone as parents to try to be good enough so that our kids will turn out good instead of remembering that even our best efforts still won't guarantee our kids make the best choices. Prone as families to create cultures within our homes filled with expectations that kids maintain a certain image, modifying their behavior with self-improvement tactics instead of living lives eager to confess when mistakes are made, highlighting a Savior who invited us to deny self and follow Him daily.
May we never forget all that God does in and through us in spite of our stubbornness and in the midst of our mistakes.
Moses never challenged the people to be GOOD parents. Maybe because God wants us to trust that His goodness is enough rather than trying to be good enough?
Does God want us to parent our kids on a foundation of grace or from a foundation of self-improvement?
Let's consider the purpose of marriage. Is it to grow in oneness with the Father together as a couple while growing toward intimate oneness that leads to being fruitful and multiplying in many ways, including dying to self in order to give life into one another as well as into the next generation? The Garden story seems to declare this.
Let's consider the purpose of parenting. Is it to love God with all of our heart and soul and strength, learning and living His ways together as a family and emphasizing His teachings in our everyday rhythms such that our children get to know and never forget this God who has come near and invites them along with Him? Deuteronomy 6 seems to declare this.
Let's consider the pragmatism of parenting. What will cultivate for our kids living a Jesus-centered life? Will it be raising kids in an environment that demands moral perfection creating kids so clean and tidy they never think of even needing the Gospel? Or will it be raising kids in an environment of gracious relationship where wrongs are confronted with opportunities for confession and rights are encouraged with grateful affirmation? It must be an environment where selfishness is challenged at all costs. And all kinds of selfishness – both the self-indulgent kind as well as the self-righteous kind.
My prayer is that our children will grow into adults who recognize knowing Jesus as a desperate need rather than an opportunity for improvement and advancement?
The goal of our parenting may need to be adjusted from our kids having good behavior to our kids believing in and understanding their desperate need for God's goodness. What are we doing to help them realize how good He is rather than realizing a personal goodness?
Paul declared that perfect rule keeping simply isn't enough. In fact, he declared it as contrary to the cross of Christ.
19 What actually took place is this: I tried keeping rules and working my head off to please God, and it didn't work. So I quit being a "law man" so that I could be God's man. 20 Christ's life showed me how, and enabled me to do it. I identified myself completely with him. Indeed, I have been crucified with Christ. My ego is no longer central. It is no longer important that I appear righteous before you or have your good opinion, and I am no longer driven to impress God. Christ lives in me. The life you see me living is not "mine," but it is lived by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. 21 I am not going to go back on that. Is it not clear to you that to go back to that old rule- keeping, peer- pleasing religion would be an abandonment of everything personal and free in my relationship with God? I refuse to do that, to repudiate God's grace. If a living relationship with God could come by rule- keeping, then Christ died unnecessarily.
(Galatians 2:19-21, MSG)
Wow. So, how does that change my parenting philosophy and approach? Hopefully we can continue to learn along that pathway of thinking together on Saturday night.
Meanwhile, why do we parent our kids as though they shouldn't make mistakes? Lets look at that tomorrow…
Here is a great post from Randy Woodbury on his blog about what it was like to be a visitor to Sunday worship gatherings for the first time in his life. Many of us who serve as leaders or might be called to a new church family to pastor don't get to experience this much. Some of us may have been part of a church family for a long time and never really thought about the visitor perspective much. May this post help us all to be more sensitive and more hospitable to first time guests in our Sunday worship gatherings. :-)
Thanks Randy for sharing…
For the duration of my life on this Earth thus far (37 years), I have been involved with only two churches. For the first 18 years of my existence, I was involved with the church of my parents in Waterloo, IA. The church where I was born, raised, put my faith in Christ's loving sacrifice as payment for my sins, was baptized by immersion…and then I headed off to college. While in college, I joined a fellowship of believers in Ames, IA that had been part of my siblings' lives, and enjoyed 19 years of ministry there, dedicated my life to Christ, found a wife, started a family, became a leader, saved a marriage and learned a thousand different things (likely a blog post for another time). However, in each church situation, I had never truly been a visitor – I had pre-existing relationships that drew me to those churches. …
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The call for unity among local churches in a city is not some warm-fuzzy initiative that certain radical leaders are undertaking. It is, rather, an endeavor that is very dear to the heart of Jesus, one for which He even labored over in prayer the night before He died on the cross to reconcile all of us self-absorbed people.
Well, that reconciliation playing out among those who follow Him is the secret ingredient to the rise of the work of God in the cities where we live. Jesus taught what the work of God was in John 6:29, and then He prayed fervently and specifically for it to happen in John 17:18-23. And how will it happen? Through the maturity of the oneness of His followers.
In Manhattan, Jon Tyson and Billy Patterson and others who lead with Trinity Grace Church are cultivating daily for unity in the city where they live. Check out the powerful video below that introduces what they are up to. Then, read more about it at CityCollective.org.
You can also read more about thinking and living beyond MY church at beyondMYchurch.com.
Do you approach life like it's construction or like it's cultivation?
What do I mean? Well, by "construction" I mean like you have a blueprint, you will plan out the work, it is going to go as you hoped for, and you will end up with the pre-designed, expected result. By "cultivation" I mean you have seeds, you plow the ground, you plant the seeds, you water them, and you hope for the best but press on knowing you have little control over what is reaped. Life is a lot more like the latter metaphor isn't it?
If that's the case, then what is it that we are cultivating? At the risk of sounding like a simpleton, I would suggest what we must cultivate is the Gospel – that good news that God took the initiative before we said we were sorry to come near to us and make clear His before-creation, all-forgiving, enduringly-patient, selfishness-wrecking, relationship-restoring, daily-mission-compelling, eternally-together love for us. He is so good and so gracious, and His message sent through His Son reminds us of our brokenness but doesn't leave us there. He is so intentional and compassionate, and His performance trumps ours unconditionally, calling to do more than just live FOR Him but rather to live WITH Him. His love wrecks us in our self-absorption, restores us into daily love relationship, and now compels us to give away what has been given unto us.
This is what we must cultivate. Into our homes, our neighborhood, the marketplace, and our world. And we must cultivate the Gospel with the same presence and power as the One who came near to us and now resides in us, being patient when there is little result, being steadfast when there seems like there's no growth. Why? Because we do not control the reaping. We only partake in the sowing.
Thus, the name of this blog and the focus of the posts herein. On Mondays, be looking for posts on cultivating the Gospel into our families. On Tuesdays, be looking for posts on cultivating the Gospel into our neighbors and communities. On Wednesdays, be looking for posts on cultivating the Gospel into the people of the marketplace around the cities where we live. On Thursdays, be looking for posts on cultivating the Gospel into the nations. And on Fridays, be looking for posts on cultivating for unity around the mission of the Gospel with other followers of Jesus in the community where you live.
The Sent One now sends us to plant and water and love, and when we do, we will truly live as He intended.
May we be cultivating daily.
PS _ be looking for the posts to begin next week, Dec 5th.
How important is unity among followers of Jesus when it comes to the work of God happening in the city where you live? I would suggest it is both crucial and critical.
I say "crucial" because I think Jesus intended for unity among His followers to be a foundation on which love and reconciliation can be both on display as well as available for anyone and everyone to experience. I say "critical" because it seems that Jesus understood it to be a deal-breaker when it came to the Gospel being on full display for all to see who live in the community around you. And this is not just for one individual local church expression. This is for every local church expression in a city.
I am grateful that New Hope Publishers was willing to publish a new book I wrote entitled "beyond MY church." It unpacks Jesus' prayer from John 17 in which He prayed for the maturity of our oneness so that the world would believe in the One who was sent. It also offers practical stories of that oneness on display and suggestions as to how you can cultivate for that unity in the city where you live.
I would suggest that our prayers for "awakening" and "revival" will only be taken seriously when we take the prayer Jesus already prayed seriously.
Lord, make us one with the Father and one with each other. Help us to think and live with that kind of selflessness and Kingdom-mindedness, so that the world will know and believe in the One who was sent. May our love for one another be more than just talk, even if it wrecks the system in which we are all comfortable here in America. And may we live sent lives unified to love our cities in hopes of seeing "on earth as it is in heaven" there.
This is certainly no "95 Theses" like Luther's was on this day so many years ago. But I will say that it is the most ignored and yet most important issue facing the American church today. If we don't give serious attention here, then we are not serious about the work of God happening in the cities where we live.
Lord have mercy on us for not taking Your prayer seriously. May that not be so from today forward.
Yesterday in gathering, Tommy Novak led our teaching time through Acts 20:17-38. It was an encouraging and challenging time, encouraging in the sense that we all have a valuable part in serving together as His church and challenging in the sense that we all have a valuable part in serving together as His church.
The Sunday before, we were in verses 8 to 10 of Acts 19, and I shared with our church family the desire of our pastoral team and vision team as a whole to see us commit to some very practical next steps together as a church family. We shared the WESTPOINT acronym that we had come up with that is intended to be nothing more than a reminder of who we are as a church family together. May we:
be Worshippers
get Equipped
live Sent
grow Together
POINT neighbors and nations to Jesus
Two verses stood out to me these last two Sundays. One from Acts 19 and one from Acts 20.
10 And this went on for two years, so that all the inhabitants of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the message about the Lord.
(Acts 19:10, HCSB)
24 But that matters little. What matters most to me is to finish what God started: the job the Master Jesus gave me of letting everyone I meet know all about this incredibly extravagant generosity of God.
(Acts 20:24, the Message)
It seems to me that if we desire to see the first we must be committed to the second.
Remember, Paul did not say in verse 24 of Acts 20 that there was one specific way that he let everyone he met "know all about this incredibly extravagant generosity of God." And why? Because there are many different ways, but all of them are compelled by the Gospel of a God who came near because He so loved the world. The "how" may be via long-term, loving relationship or via immediate-prompted, loving conversation, and in either case notice the central modifier to be love.
Do you want to see all the inhabitants of West Orange County hear the message of the Lord? Are you willing to let everyone you meet know all about this incredibly extravagant generosity of God? The former won't happen without the latter. And none of it will happen, at least as I would suggest to you, without two very, very important factors.
One, a love relationship with Jesus lived out in surrender and obedience as we listen and respond to the living presence of the Holy Spirit in the everyday rhythms of our lives. And two, loving relationship with one another as a church family. We cannot live sent apart from the One sent to us. And we cannot live on "mission TO" without living on "mission TOGETHER."
So, how does your pastoral team and vision team propose that we do that? It's actually very simple, but it actually may cause a bit of re-prioritizing and reorienting for all of us. Much like Acts 2:42 declares, we must take seriously our communication with God (prayer), our immersion into and obedience to the Scriptures (the Apostles' teachings), our love for one another through thick and thin (fellowship), and our life together unified around the Gospel message and Gospel mission (the breaking of bread together). Here's specifically how we propose to live this out together:
:: take the initiative to connect with 3 to 5 families within the Westpoint family to be family with, committing to passionately pray for one another and to deeply love each other through thick and thin.[you may already be walking closely with several families. that's great! if you are but you are not walking with a "sent" purpose, would you be willing to be more purposeful and intentional in your friendships?]
:: study the Scriptures together as a group of families for more than just greater Biblical knowledge, but rather in order to simply ask the question, "If this is true, how must we individually and together surrender to the Holy Spirit that adjustments might be made in our lives based upon the teachings of this Scripture?"
:: encourage each other and hold each other accountable to engage the lost in the pathways of our lives, praying for the lost together, being patient in the long-term of the friendship and journey, and proactively loving them first and caring for them in specific ways, welcoming them into relationship with us like they are family, too.
:: then, let's come together as a "BIG Family" frequently to celebrate what God is doing and to learn from each other as we gather on Sundays, as we connect during "together" events, and as several SENT Groups connect for meals and celebrations and to serve together.
This is not "in addition" to all the other church stuff we are doing. This is it. This is being the church together and living sent daily. This is loving each other walking in deep fellowship together through thick and thin. Is this what Jesus intended? Will we see "on earth as it is in heaven" if we reorient our understanding of church and our lives on mission to this simple of a commitment? Will every inhabitant of West Orange County hear the message of the Lord as a result?
Let's try it and see.
Meantime, be praying and PLEASE COME NEXT SUNDAY MORNING IF YOU WANT TO Q & A ABOUT THIS. We will take the teaching time to dialogue further about this, to pray together, and to leave together to live sent.
Jen and I love you all so much and are so grateful for this very sobering but exciting journey together as His church.


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