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- OutBack Power Announces Rapid Shutdown Solution with Tigo for Solar Charge Controller
- Tigo's Flex MLPE now UL-listed with IronRidge's Flush Mount - March 30, 2020
- Tigo Expands TS4-A Platform with New Add-on UL-system-certified Rapid Shutdown Solution - March 17, 2020
- Tigo Releases New Add-on to TS4 Platform with SMART Premium Monitoring Software - March 9, 2020
- Tigo's Rapid Shutdown Solution: Over a Million Units Shipped - February 18, 2020
- Tigo Facilitates Commercial Solar Discussion as Rapid Shutdown enters the Philippines - November 7, 2019
- Schneider Electric Announces Rapid Shutdown Solution with Tigo for Solar Charge Controllers - September 24, 2019
- Tigo's Announces TS4-A-2F during Solar Power International 2019 - September 23, 2019
- Tigo Leads Solar Optimization Workshop at Solar Asset Management Event in Mexico City - September 12, 2019
- Tigo CEO Presents Intelligent Solar with SICES at Intersolar South America 2019 in Brazil - August 21, 2019
- Tigo's Rapid Shutdown Solutions featured in SEI's Safety Installation Training - August 6, 2019
- Tigo Debuting New TS4-A (Advanced Retrofit/Add-on) at Intersolar Europe - May 13, 2019
- Tigo presenta la próxima generación de retroadaptación/complementos avanzados - TS4-A - May 8, 2019
- Yaskawa Solectria Solar Offers Rapid Shutdown Solutions with Tigo's UL Certification - April 24, 2019
- Huawei PV Inverters Deliver Rapid Shutdown with Tigo's UL Certification - April 22, 2019
- CPS PV Inverters Provide Rapid Shutdown with Tigo's UL Certification - April 17, 2019
- Tigo Introduces Handheld Tool for Installers to Validate & Simplify Rapid Shutdown - March 25, 2019
- Tigo To Present Accredited Rapid Shutdown Trainings at 2019 NABCEP Conference - March 18, 2019
- SolaX Power PV Inverters Gain Rapid Shutdown with Tigo's UL Certification - February 14, 2019
- Tigo Launches Next Generation SMART Website - February 12, 2019
- SMA PV Inverters Gain Rapid Shutdown with Tigo's UL Certification - February 5, 2019
- Growatt PV Inverters Earn Rapid Shutdown with Tigo's UL Certification - January 31, 2019
- Delta PV Inverters Achieve Rapid Shutdown with Tigo's UL Certification
- Tigo Releases New Rapid Shutdown Transmitter for Integrated NEC 2017 Compliance
- Tigo Releases State-of-the-art Wireless Technology – Mesh – as the New Solar Communication Architecture for the TS4 Platform - July 18, 2018
- Tigo Introduces New Tigo Access Point (TAP) as UL-Certified Communication Device for TS4 Platform - July 11, 2018
- Tigo Awarded Patent for Flex MLPE Platform - June 19, 2018
- Tigo Welcomes Babu Jain as Chief Operating Officer
- Tigo Releases New TS4 Product as the Most Cost-effective Rapid Shutdown Solution with Powerline Communication
- Tigo Launches Next Generation SMART App
- Tigo Targets High Power 700W PV Modules With Launch Of New TS4 DUO - September 12
- Tigo & SMA Join Forces To Bring A Rapid Shutdown Solution To Market Supporting SunSpec Specifications
- Tigo Provides PV System Owners With Voice-Controlled Energy Monitoring Through Amazon Alexa - August 9, 2017
- Tigo Internationally Recognized As Only MLPE Vendor With Certified Rapid Shutdown Solution For PV Module Manufacturers
- More Than 35 Inverters From Multiple Suppliers Are Now Rapid Shutdown Certified With Tigo - June 28, 2017
- TS4-S (Safety) Joins Family Of Tigo's UL Certified Rapid Shutdown Offering
- Tigo Adds Two New Optimizers To UHD-Core Technology Platform - May 31, 2017
- Tigo Introduces New Optimizers Utilizing UHD-Core Technology
- Tigo Delivers Industry's First UL-Certified PV Module Solution Meeting 2017 & 2014 NEC Rapid Shutdown Regulations
- Tigo announces TS4 platform availability on PVsyst modeling software - NOV 1st 2016
- Tigo's Selective Deployment modeled on Aurora's software Oct 25 2016
- Smart Module Technology From SMA and Tigo Can Now Be Planned With Sunny Design
- Tigo announces Kevin Kilkelly as Vice President of Sales for the Americas - AUGUST 24th 2016
- Tigo reshapes the solar industry by shipping the first 1500V Flex MLPE - JULY 7th 2016
- Tigo® announces Ronen Benzion to assume the position of President and Chief Operations Officer - JULY 5, 2016
- Tigo® CCA joins Tigo's Smart Module IOT - MAY 24 2016
- Tigo® achieves TUV certification for TS4-R APRIL 19th 2016
- Tigo® achieves UL recognition for TS4-R MARCH 23 2016
- Sunage integrates Tigo Platform FEBRUARY 17th 2016
- Sunerg Solar Integrates Tigo Smart Platform FEB 08 2016
- Tigo® announces launch of the TS4-R – offering the most cost effective MLPE to any Retrofit Solar Installation on the market FEBRUARY 2nd, 2016
- IBC Solar expands product portfolio with module technology from Tigo - DECEMBER 9th 2015
- CSUN sub company SST's Smart DC modules to integrate Tigo's TS4 modular Platform - DECEMBER 3rd, 2015
- Talesun Solar has announced today the availability of the integrated Tigo's modular TS4 platform to its PV Modules portfolio - NOVEMBER 10th, 2015
- Tigo announces Stanley Stern to join the Board of Directors - NOVEMBER 5th, 2015
- Suntech and Tigo Introduce Creative Energy Optimization to the Solar Market - NOVEMBER 4th, 2015
- Tigo announces Michael Splinter to join the Board of Directors - NOVEMBER 3rd, 2015
- Ingeteam inverter line compliant with Tigo - OCTOBER 8th 2015
- Tigo Forms Strategic Partnership with Leading Korean Electronics Manufacturer Hansol Technics
- Tigo Announces Strategic Partnership with PV Module Manufacturer Sunpreme to Feature Tigo's TS4 Platform
- Tigo Announces Revolutionary Predictive IV Technology Enabling Maximum Energy Harvest with No Communication
- Tigo's Selective Deployment Offers String Optimization for as low as $0.02/watt
- Tigo Announces Game-Changing Modularity Feature of its TS4 Platform
- Tigo Announces Distribution Partnership with Mexico's Exel Solar to Feature Tigo's TS4 MLPE Platform Exclusively
- Tigo Powers Largest Solar-Battery, Off-Grid Home in the World!
- Tigo Energy Introduces Cloud Connect
- Tigo Energy Launches TS4 Platform
- Samil Power Joins Tigo's Industry Leading Smart Module Platform
- Tigo Announces New Solution for Modeling the Energy Benefits of SMART Module Platform
- Tigo Energy and Solar Juice Announce Strategic Distribution Partnership
- Tigo Energy Supports Team Techstyle Haus in the 2014 European Solar Decathlon
- Tigo Energy Crosses Milestone with Over 2000 Inverters from 80 Companies Working with Tigo Energy's Technology
- Sunnova Installers Receive 3.4% Boost in Energy Yield by using Tigo Energy Technology
- Tigo Energy and Folsom Labs Announce DNV GL Approval of Smart Module Modeling Software
- Tigo Energy Supports Team Santa Clara and Stanford in the 2013 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon
- Silfab Ontario Inc. Announces First Smart Module Made In America
- KACO new energy Validates Tigo Energy's Smart Module Feature Enabling 30% Longer Strings
- Tigo Energy introduces new technology to increase string length by 30%--lowering BOS costs, and increasing the speed of installation
- Biltmore Estate Expands Solar Field with Smart Modules from Upsolar
- The Solar Smart Module and Optimizer Leader Tigo Energy® Completes Financing Round, Elects Zvi Alon as Chairman
- Upsolar's Smart Modules Selected by Pristine Sun for 10 MW Deal
- Amphenol and Tigo Optimize PV Junction Box Technology
- KACO new energy is shipping the blueplanet M series of inverters with Tigo Energy's Management Unit integrated.
- Upsolar's Tigo-Integrated Smart Modules Now Available for UK Solar Market
- Alsoenergy To Provide Module-Level Premium Solar Monitoring With Tigo Energy
- Tigo Energy Selected By Alwayson As A Goinggreen Silicon Valley Global 200 Winner
- Tigo Energy Achieves World's First TÜV Certification for Smart Module Technology
- Solar Solution: Vermont solar test bed for smart modules
- Leading Independent Engineering Firm Validates Bankability for Tigo Energy Technology
- Talmage Solar Engineering, Inc. Unveils Largest Smart Array in North America
- Upsolar Unveils 2.2 MW Smart Array in Vermont
- Trina Solar launches Trinasmart solution in North America
- Tigo Energy Wins Additional US DOE Award For A Total Of $3,500,000
- Leading Solar Module OEMs To Display Next-generation Tigo Energy Technology During PV Expo Japan
- Tigo Energy® Raises Additional Capital Resources To Accelerate The Growth Of Their Solar SmartModules
- Eclipsall And Tigo Energy® Announce Supply Agreement
- Tigo Energy® Partners With Leading PV Module Manufacturers To Deliver Solar Smart Modules
- Tigo Energy® Named Intersolar Award 2011 Finalist In Photovoltatics
- Tigo Energy® Expands Executive Team With The Addition Of A Chief Financial Officer
- SunPower takes different track with smart modules: special interest group to set standards
- Tigo Energy® And Suntech Collaborate To Develop Smart Panel Technology For Photovoltaic Solar Installations
- Tigo Energy® Teams With SCHOTT Solar To Bring Electronic Intelligence To Photovoltaic Projects
- Tigo Energy Accelerates International Expansion
- Rec Solar Offers Tigo Energy® Maximizer Solution For Commercial And Residential Solar Installations
- Tigo Energy Closes $10 Million In New Financing To Fuel Global Sales Growth
- Tigo Energy Achieves Compliance and Certification Landmark
- Tigo Energy Achieves Compliance and Certification Landmark
- Tigo Energy Named a Global Cleantech 100 Clean Technology Company
- Intersolar News: Tigo Energy Inc. Announces Key Distribution Partner for the TIGO EnergyTM Maximizer System
- Tigo Energy Reaches Key Milestones and Raises $10 Million "B" Round Financing
- Tigo Energy: Presenting Company At Alternative Energy Innovations Is Named A 2009 FiReStarter
- Tigo Energy Adds Three Prominent Renewable Energy Industry Veterans to Board of Advisors
Tigo Energy: Presenting Company At Alternative Energy Innovations Is Named A 2009 FiReStarter
Strategic News Service (SNS) announced the selection of Tigo Energy, the solar company whose unique technology significantly increases efficiency in photovoltaic solar installations, as a 2009 FiReStarter. The solar energy efficiency player was chosen out of thousands of nominations due to the company's promising technology.
According to Mark Anderson, the founder of the FiReStarters program, «We selected Tigo Energy as a FiReStarter because the next step in the global solar energy rollout is efficient management and control, and Tigo is a global leader in this field. Advances like Tigo's which can harvest additional watts from both existing and future solar installations will accelerate our transition away from fossil fuels, an assist that the world desperately needs.» He states, «As we look to the future, I suspect the incorporation of Tigo Energy's unique technology that maximizes energy output per panel, may well become an industry standard that significantly addresses the balance-of-system inefficiencies presented by PV solar installations.»
«Given SNS' history,» Sam Arditi, Tigo Energy's CEO acknowledges, «it is an honor to be selected as a 2009 FiReStarter and to be recognized for the work we are doing in re-capturing some of the over $500 million lost in economic value from PV solar installations due to the inefficiency in harvesting power output from modules.»
Each year, SNS selects twelve promising companies from across a broad spectrum of industries that are on the cusp of making great strides in improving the world. The selection committee includes: business leaders and top strategic investment partners and venture capitalists from around the globe.
SNS has developed a track record of choosing new companies and businesses with start-up technologies that have successfully gone public after receiving the FiReStarter recognition. Recent cases include: Zix Corporation and healthcare world-changer American Wells.
Tigo Energy has developed a Distributed Inverter System Solution which immediately returns up to 20% upside power from today's traditionally architected systems. As a «CapEx neutral» system, achieved through the re-partitioning of system electronics, the value of increased power generation is available to the system owner in the first year. Operational expenses (cost-of-ownership) are also reduced through increased system reliability, safety enhancements and advanced module-level management for granular maintenance and warrantee service.
Started in 2007, Tigo Energy completed initial funding with a Series A round led by Matrix Partners and OVP, and has successfully deployed installations in the United States, Japan and Europe in cooperation with some of the most prominent solar players.
Sam Arditi, CEO of Tigo Energy will be presenting in the Solar Track at 11:15 and 12:15 on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 at the Alternative Energy Innovations Spring 2009 Conference


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Duchess of Cambridge Makes First Public Appearance After Birth of Prince George
Posted on August 31, 2013
The Duchess of Cambridge made her first appearance in public since giving birth to Prince George. On Friday, Catherine made a surprise appearance at the start 135-mile Ring O' Fire Angelsey Coastal Ultra Marathon on Friday. Catherine dressed casually in jeans, a green blazer and a casual cotton top. Catherine's mother Carole stayed home and looked after Prince George. Catherine and her husband Prince William will soon be leaving Wales to take up residence in London at newly renovated rooms in Kensington Palace. The suite of rooms was last used by the late Princess Margaret. When they began the renovations, they found asbestos which delayed things quite a bit. All of that had to be cleared out and certified safe before the royal couple moved in with an infant. In this clip, Catherine talks to well wishers and seems quite happy. She looks great. Take a look:

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DiVA - Academic Archive On-line, is a publishing system for research and student theses and a digital archive for long-term preservation of publications. DiVA began its development in the year 2000 at the EPC at Uppsala University Library. Today the technical development is driven by the EPC in co-operation with the participating universities and colleges. All universities and publicly financed research institutions both in Sweden and abroad are welcome to join DiVA in its co-operative effort.
Portal: http://www.diva-portal.org/
Publishing locally at a university or college
The research publications and student theses found in DiVA portal have been published and registered at the university or college of origin. There is bibliographic information in the database for every title and usually an abstract and a link to the full-text at the university or college where it was published.
Collaborating universities:
ESH - Ersta Sköndal University College
FHS - Swedish National Defence College
GIH - The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences
HGO - Gotland University
HH - Halmstad University
HHS - Stockholm School of Economics
HIG - University of Gävle
HIS - University of Skövde
HJ - Jönköping University
HKR - Kristianstad University College
HV - University West
KAU - Karlstad University
KMH - Royal College of Music
Konstfack - University College of Arts, Crafts and Design
KTH - Royal Institute of Technology
LIU - Linköping University
LNU - Linnaeus University
MDH - Mälardalen University
MIUN - Mid Sweden University
NAI - The Nordic Africa Institute
NTNU - The Norwegian University of Science and Technology
ORU - Örebro University
RKH - Red Cross University College
SH - Södertörn University College
SHH - Sophiahemmet University College
SU - Stockholm University
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Monday, 11 July 2011 02:39 PM
EXETER, N.H. (AP) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry is calling influential Republicans in early voting New Hampshire and Iowa, the latest indication that he's seriously considering a presidential run.
New Hampshire Senate President Peter Bragdon (BRAG'-dun) tells The Associated Press that Perry called him over the weekend to gauge his support and seek his thoughts on what might happen if he entered the race and "shook things up a little bit."
Perry also was making calls to GOP leaders in Iowa, which holds the first contest in the fight for the Republican nomination. He left a voicemail Sunday telling Iowa Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds he looked forward to meeting her soon. Other Republicans were called, too.
Bragdon says Perry is doing his homework as he weighs whether to run.
Associated Press reporter Tom Beaumont contributed to this report from Des Moines, Iowa.
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Here at Power & Grace Prepatory Academy we believe in doing the right thing for children, first and foremost. To us, setting children up for success academically is one of the best ways that you can do the right thing for them. Children are one of a parents' greatest investments, as they are a reflection of them. They carry the parents' name, they will be the future of the parents' family, and they will carry on the legacy of the parents. Investing in a great education is one of the most important ways that a parent can lay a solid foundation for advancement, achievement, and prosperity into adolescence, adulthood, and beyond for their young ones. We believe that it is vital to not only emphasize traditional learning subjects to our students, but also the importance of a relationship with Christ and the paramountcy of confidence and poise.
Mrs. Katobwa Stallworth, the principal of Power & Grace Prepatory Academy, is convinced that it is the best Christian private school in Clarksville because her and her faculty and staff are driven by three things: cause, purpose, and belief. She believes in not only in the cause of education, but in the cause of creating future leaders. She believes even the youngest children are ready, willing, and able to learn, lead and love the Lord, if only a parent would believe also. She has created an environment where young people are being taught, groomed, and guided in the direction of a lifetime of successful learning, leading, and loving of Christ and others.
Our purpose is to foster future leaders by teaching them with high expectation, and to furthermore give young minds a place to grow spiritually. We think it is very important that every child believes in themselves, has high self confidence and has the poise, the grace, and the manners to match. Here at Power & Grace Prepatory Academy we believe in developing the whole child. By the whole child, we mean not only the mind, but the heart and the spirit also. We want young people to be well rounded human beings who are not only intelligent, powerful, and graceful, but in addition, know how to show and feel love.
The most important thing that drives us is our belief. Our belief in children, our belief in the importance of their success, and our belief that we we are doing matters. We are not in the pursuit of results, numbers, or profits. We are in the pursuit of making a difference. We are in the pursuit of advancing and enlarging the kingdom of God. We want to touch every young person's life we come in contact with, and make parents extremely proud. We are sure there are many people with children who believe in the things that we believe in. If you are one of those parents, Power & Grace Prepatory Academy is the place for your future leader.
There are some things in life that you cannot put a price on. Raising an amazing human being is one of them. Investing in your child's education at a place where he or she will learn a rigorous curriculum, that includes science, math, reading, technology, engineering, art, music, Spanish, and the Bible is priceless. Here at our Academy, your child will learn things and make memories that will last him or her a lifetime!


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Kodak Is Exploring Sale of Patent in Apple Lawsuit
Eastman Kodak Co. is exploring a sale of one the company's crown jewels: the patent for previewing photographs currently being litigated against Apple Inc. and Research In Motion Ltd.
The imaging company recently said it is considering the sale of 1,100 patents, or 10% of the company's portfolio. Kodak said the patents at stake covered capturing, storing, organizing and sharing digital images, but didn't specify whether the sale would include the one at issue in the Apple and RIM lawsuits.
Kodak now acknowledges the image-previewing patent is up for sale, as well as patents that Kodak is litigating against Shutterfly Inc. The move makes clear Kodak's eagerness to raise cash after two straight quarters in which patent litigation income dried up, contributing to losses.


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This is the 200th post on Girl Gone Geek Blog!
If you are wondering why I'm "celebrating" post 200 and not post 100 it's because I blogged right on by post 100 without noticing, typical me! I started Girl Gone Geek Blog (GGGB) May 27th of this year. What began as a hobby to share my little obsessions with the citizens of The Interwebs has turned into so much more than I had imagined!
While searching for awesome geekery to blog about I discovered so many amazing blogs, websites which you should also check out, most of my favorites are on my Blog Roll on the left of the site. Despite how cliché it sounds, the best part of GGGB was getting the chance to "meet" all of you who read my blog on a regular and send me such positive responses on here. And how could I forget all of my wonderful geeky/gamer/otakus/fangirl/fanboy twitter friends!
Here's a few of my favorite posts thus far (it may seem like a lot but it's out of 200!):
- Cyborgs Exist and Humanity is Doomed
- Nerdy Nails
- 10 Reasons to Watch True Blood
- Pretty much all of Tattoo Tuesday
- The Entire Zombie Week
- Novel-T's (I have Poe with the Raven)
- Inception Film Review
- Scott Pilgrim Movie Review
- Cute Handmade Cthulhu's (and the H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast is great!)
- Fangirl Corsets (and these Star Wars Bathing Suits) Continue reading →


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European Union leaders are meeting in Malta to endorse plans they hope can forestall a new wave of migrants sailing for Italy from Africa, but aware anarchy in Libya means any quick fix is unlikely.
British Prime Minister Theresa May was attending, despite her plan to start negotiations by next month to take the U.K. out of the EU - a reminder that Britain, along with France, is one of the bloc's main military powers and Africa aid donors, and that Brussels must go on cooperating with London long after Brexit.
May will also brief her 27 peers on her visit last week to U.S. President Donald Trump, whose backing for Brexit, doubts on free trade, barring of refugees and warmth toward Russia all raise alarm in Europe. The British leader could feel a degree of frost over her rush to embrace Trump, although some eastern European leaders have also shown enthusiasm for him.
French President Francois Hollande said European governments should stick together for their own security rather than seek special national favours from Washington.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said: "Europe has its fate in its own hands ... The clearer we are about how we define our role in the world, the better we can also take care of our Transatlantic relations."
An agreement with Turkey last year halted an influx of refugees that had brought a million migrants into Germany via Greece. Now the EU has turned its attention to Italy, where a record 181,000 people arrived in 2016, most of them deemed to be seeking work and not in need of asylum.
The risks those people run in the seas around Malta after crossing the Sahara - more than 4,500 drowned last year - will be highlighted when leaders renew promises to help Africans live better without leaving home.
Popular hostility to immigration has stoked nationalist, anti-EU movements, creating a powerful incentive for leaders like Merkel, facing re-election, to appear to be in control.
EU leaders acknowledge they cannot replicate with Libya the deal they made with Turkey to take back asylum-seekers. As the U.N. refugee agency reminded them on Thursday, Libya since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 is not a safe place.
"There will be no bazooka," a senior EU official said, ruling out, at this stage, that the bloc could get more directly involved in handling asylum seekers inside Africa.
That leaves the EU trying to bolster the shaky, U.N.-backed Tripoli government of Prime Minister Fayez Seraj, who was in Brussels and Rome on Thursday to secure pledges of cash and help to train and bolster coastal and border forces.
As well as trying to disrupt smuggling gangs, the EU aims to deport more failed asylum seekers from Italy, using its cash to overcome resistance among African states to taking people back. Deportations may never occur on a grand scale, but EU officials argue that a more visible risk of being deported may dissuade would-be migrants from setting out in the first place.
Other deterrence, including publicising the fate of many migrants, may be having an effect. In Agadez in Niger, the numbers gathering to cross the Sahara have plunged, though smugglers may just have altered routes.
The European leaders will turn their attention after May leaves later in the day to how to shore up popular support for the EU. They will hash out ideas for a declaration on the bloc's future when they mark its 60th anniversary in Rome in March.
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I got the new enduro tires mounted, handle bars on, and got to roll the bike around finally. The image is starting to solidify in my head of the finished product.
Also, got the underside of the tank welded up. So I just need to weld the fuel tap and then seal it with some caswell and it is good to go!
Today I intend to get the front caliper properly mounted and mated with the wheel/ rotor. Been a bit of a bitch but it is coming together well.


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Raised to Farm
The original version of the following blog appeared on The Huffington Post website on Aug. 28, 2014.
Co-authored with Matt & Peg Sheaffer; Jennifer & Jeff Miller, Sandhill Family Farms; Mike Sands, Farm Business Development Center; Brad Leibov, Liberty Prairie Foundation; Ken Cook, Environmental Working Group; Karen Lehman, Fresh Taste.
We read Bren Smith's recent op-ed in The New York Times on the economic challenges of small-scale farming ("Don't Let Your Children Grow Up To Be Farmers," Sunday Review, Aug. 10) with concern. The column has provoked responses from many corners of the food movement, from farmers struggling to make the decent living Mr. Smith yearns for, to patrons of those farmers at local markets, in community-supported agriculture and farm-to-school programs, or at locally sourced restaurants. In policy and philanthropic circles, Mr. Smith's economic plight and policy concerns raise questions about the viability of smaller scale agriculture programs as effective tools for lasting economic development.
While we sympathize with his concerns about the economic difficulties farmers face, we strongly believe that business-minded folks can make a rewarding living farming. Working with nature is not simple. But you can make a good living at it when you get your business model and growing system in place. Several of us are partners of a successful organic vegetable farming business that currently supports two farm families as well as year-round and seasonal employees.
We also know many other farmers, both neighbors around the upper Midwest and colleagues around the country, who are making a decent living supplying the burgeoning urban and suburban market demand for fresh local food. What common characteristics do these successful farmers have? Perhaps the most important is that they have focused on and mastered the business side of the farming: business planning, credit management, cost accounting, labor management, market management, etc.
Off-farm income, particularly during start-up or lean periods, has often been part of the business plan. Historically, "part-time farming" has been the reality for much of American agriculture for generations. While some may decry the notion that farming as a full-time occupation often is not enough to pay the bills, in this economy there's something to be said - economically and socially - for households that have a measure of diversity in their income stream.
Farming is never an easy business, especially for new entrants. Capital costs (land, especially) are daunting, our new diverse businesses are complex and tough to explain to traditional credit institutions or other investors, markets are elusive and fickle, and then there's the rain: too much, too little, or just the right amount to give everyone a bumper crop that sends prices tumbling. And because the movement toward a more local and sustainable food sustainable system incorporates ethics and values that pay attention to the factors that conventional agriculture too often treats as "externalities," the odds have always been against it.
However, much the same must be said about any entrepreneur who bootstraps a small, independent, family-owned business. Whether it's a hardware store, a restaurant, a bookstore or a technology start-up, most struggle to make ends meet, and too many end up closing their doors.
The reality that everyone committed to local, sustainable and just food systems must face, however, is that we are still early on in the movement. We are still sorting out markets and reinventing cost-effective distribution systems. Continued growth in the market channels for such food - in schools, hospitals, food trucks, farmers markets and through locally-supplied retail co-ops, groceries and supermarkets - is critically important to ensuring that small "foodshed" farming operations are profitable contributors to sustainable economic development. Unfortunately, the regulatory environment for these innovative enterprises hasn't kept pace, making it even more difficult for these businesses to succeed.
No one wants non-profit ventures to drive out commercial farm entrepreneurs, but in our experience, foundations and other charities have rarely financed farming operations that undercut farm businesses. If anything, charities have invested in efforts to create and widen demand through marketing channels for fresh local food - such as the growing movement to get local food into our schools - or to make urban farmers markets attractive for food stamp beneficiaries.
Mr. Smith's essay does raise important challenges that the local farming movement and our larger community need to address head on. Two important areas for focus are high quality training and a more appropriate and equitable policy environment.
Young people are often motivated to take up farming by the excitement and rewards of growing food. But much, much more must be done to train new farmers, particularly in the business side of local food production: marketing, pricing, cost control, economic return to labor and so on. Programs such as Farm Beginnings, Holistic Resource Management and targeted business programs at our local educational institutions need support and investment. Experiential training programs such as apprenticeships and internships need to find better ways to discuss the business side of the farm. We need mentors to step forward who can build a financial spreadsheet as well as a composting system.
At the national policy level we need a farm bill that rewards all farmers who steward our common natural resources and holds accountable those who don't. We need a farm bill that provides support for the development of new local food marketing, aggregation and distribution systems. Recognizing the opportunity, the Farm Credit system has already moved to change its policies to improve lending to this sector. Others need to follow suit. At all levels, we need a regulatory environment that is more flexible and encourages innovation rather than stifling it.
Equally important are innovations that can provide local farmers with affordable access to land through long-term leases and even land ownership. Land trusts and public land protection agencies are particularly well positioned to play important roles here because these organizations own thousands of acres of farmland across the country and because local, sustainable farming is far more in keeping with their missions than conventional agriculture. By providing long-term leases to sustainable farmers and taking active steps to reduce the often-prohibitive cost of traditional farmland purchases, these organizations can foster richer soil, protect streams and lakes from pollution, support local pollinator populations and contribute to vibrant community life.
There is also a significant need for high quality information about the economics of this new movement. At this point there is a paucity of data regarding the range of returns that diverse local farming operations are experiencing. In the commodity farm sectors, we have accurate statistics on farmers' revenues, costs and net returns. In the immature local food sector we lack that data and must rely on individual anecdotes, such Mr. Smith's or that of Sandhill Family Farms.
We wholeheartedly affirm that the movement toward a culture and economy built on healthy, earth-sustaining food won't succeed if the people doing the hard work of growing that food don't flourish as well. The title of Mr. Smith's piece struck us as largely a plea from a place of pain. We know many farmers are haunted by the financial strain of making even the most productive operations economically viable. Yet we are hopeful that people who care about healthy food and a farmers movement together can create a new food paradigm in our country that will make farming an appealing career choice for the next generation. The good news is that the number of people who are committed to good, humane food is growing quickly and is far broader than the "foodie" label suggests.
Now is the moment to provide more support to the field to enable rather than discourage farm entrepreneurs. Local, sustainable farming is a critically important and noble calling. Our health, the health of our communities and even the health of our planet depend on more children growing up to be farmers and being able to grow good lives in the process.


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Neil Clark grew up in the small village of Bishop Wilton, at the foot of the picturesque Yorkshire Wolds in the UK. Despite dreams of being a rock & roll star, his love for illustration and storytelling led to a happy and successful career in design, from designing greetings cards to creating unique screen prints and children's books. Neil is a lover of music, travelling the world, skateboarding, and his mischievous cat, Mila.
Harriet Stone is a London-based author and editor with a passion for creating fun and inspiring titles for children. She studied linguistics at Lancaster University, UK before pursuing a career in the publishing industry. In her spare time she enjoys playing cricket and making halloumi in her bathtub.


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Jaira Burns has premiered the music video for her new single online.
The American singer/songwriter posted the visual clip for "Ugly" to her Vevo channel on Wednesday (June 28, 2017).
"Ugly" was written by Alexandra "Allie X" Hughes (Lea Michele, Troye Sivan) and Brett "Leland" McLaughlin (Kat Graham, Selena Gomez) alongside the song's producers Henry "CIRKUT" Walter (Rihanna, The Weeknd) and Mathieu "Billboard" Jomphe (Madonna, Britney Spears).
As mentioned in various media outlets, Burns' upcoming debut project is expected to arrive later this year via Interscope Records.
The still-untitled collection reportedly delivers additional productions and songwriting contributions from Jonas Jeberg (Ella Eyre), Chelsea Lena (Jess Kent), Madison Love (Erik Hassle), Clare Reynolds (Jason Derulo), Dominique Vellutato (Mali-Koa), Chloe Angelides (Ariana Grande), Skyler Stonestreet (Liza Owen), Michelle Buzz (Chloe x Halle) and The Futuristics (Halsey).
Watch the music video for "Ugly" below.


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ECERM was founded by four historians of the Department of Humanities of the University Pompeu Fabra (UPF), who have contributed to the historiographical renewal of the study of early modern ethnographies, cross-cultural encounters and religious missions in the Iberian empires. We also have external members with whom we cooperate on a regular basis.
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On Thursday, the Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing for Clifford Stanley, the retired Marine general who has been nominated as the Department of Defense's Undersecretary of Personnel and Readiness. That is the position that oversees the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy and will be tasked to implement its repeal—if and when that comes. Stanley served 33 years in the U.S. Marine Corps and became the Marines' first black regimental commander. He retired in 2002 as a two-star general.
Stanley did not provide much insight into his thoughts on DADT, which was one of the hearing's main points of inquiry. Republican Senator John McCain of Arizona, ranking member on the committee, said he believed the current policy is "working successfully" and "would be opposed to any attempt at modifying the existing policy." HRC Backstory reports:
Senator Levin followed McCain's pro-DADT position by asking simply if Dr. Stanley would provide his best objective opinion over the repeal of DADT, to which Dr. Stanley responded with a simple yes. An opportunity to elaborate was provided with Senator Udall (D-CO), who asked – while noting gays and lesbians already serve in the armed services, and that thousands of gays and lesbians are civilian employees working with military personnel – if Dr. Stanley was prepared to support a push by the White House to include repeal of DADT in policy recommendations in the defense budget next year. Dr. Stanley didn't quite answer the question, recognizing this is a sensitive issue and that he would be seeking input from all sources, particularly the service chiefs and military personnel "from deck plate to squad level," and provide a recommendation to Secretary Gates. Dr. Stanley admitted he did not know what that recommendation would be, and will bear no preconceived notions as to the direction he will go in recommending action on DADT. Senator Burris (D-IL) asked what Dr. Stanley would do about pending discharge cases immediately upon confirmation. Dr. Stanley – correctly – responded that the pending cases would fall under existing statute, and that he was unaware that he would have any role in these pending discharge cases (he wouldn't)."
The Servicemember's Legal Defense Network (SLDN) was disappointed that Stanley "punted" on the issue. SLDN's Aubrey Sarvis remarks: "When given the opportunity by Senator Mark Udall (D-Colo.) to support his commander in chief's position to overturn the ban, Dr. Stanley did not do so. However, as is the case with most nominees, Dr. Stanley did not delve into any of the policy issues in his portfolio. We look forward to Dr. Stanley becoming fully aligned with President Obama on repeal."
Last week, Rep. Barney Frank suggested the DADT repeal would most likely be an amendment to next year's Defense Authorization. The Administration has not commented on that report.
More at The Advocate and HRC Backstory.


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Following are Coverall the franchisor's posts on indoor air quality.
Indoor Air Quality Archives – Coverall Health-Based Cleaning Official Blog | Commercial Cleaning Blog
I have a number of posts that I frankly think are less "feel good" and more tactical, but this is good stuff too.
I thus also call your attention to our blog topics on Odor Control, Hydrogen Peroxide, Hepafilters, Ozone, and Enzymes for more specific tactics to attack odors.
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As a child, Yuhi Amuli was exposed to many career choices. He started out wanting to become a Catholic priest, then a medical doctor, then a lawyer.
It was not until he completed High School that the love for motion pictures started to creep up in him. That's when he started to think seriously about the prospects of pursuing a career in filmmaking.
The decision paid off in due time, and today Amuli is a fast-rising screenwriter and film director based in Kigali.
So far, he has written and directed two short films; Ishaba, and The Mermaid. He also shares the credits for a handful of short films as Assistant Director, Producer, soundman and actor.
Today, Amuli is engrossed in the post-production of a feature film he is working on in collaboration with Mutiganda Wa Nkunda, another young filmmaker based here in Kigali. He is concurrently working on the pre-production for his upcoming short film, Amapfa.
"I am a director and screenwriter, but I occasionally star in my own films and help out my fellow filmmakers as an assistant director and Producer," he reveals.
"What I like most about filmmaking is that it is a coalition of different forms of arts; photography, writing, music, poetry, etc. I enjoy so much the process of bringing all those forms together to "create" something new and bigger."
In 2016, he landed his first major international film gig when he was invited to the Amien International Film Festival in France, and later in the same year, to the Luxor African Film Festival in Egypt.
His short film, Ishaba has been screened at various film festivals around the globe, including The Rwanda Film Festival, where it won an award for the best film on Africa in July 2016.
Amuli was born in Kigali, but raised in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). He was eight years old when he moved to Nkombo Island (in Rusizi District), where he did his primary studies. He then started his high school studies at Junior Seminary saint Aloys in Cyangugu, and ended it at a science school at Nkanka in Rusizi.
After his secondary studies, he enrolled at a law school in Gisenyi, but dropped out two years later in 2014 and fully dedicated himself to cinema.
His all-time favourite film is Charlie Chaplin's The Kid:
"It's a film that frequently comes to my mind since the day I watched it. It conveys the message without much dialogue in an extraordinary way."
Asked what his eyes are on at the moment he said:
"For now, I want to win an important award at one of the big five film festivals in the world."


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The video message below was sent on Sunday May 24th to participants of the Facebook event — 21 Days of ACTION with Organizing Your Life.
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This video explains why the "community venue" is an essential part of this event; being organized as you serve is an imperative!
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You'll see all sorts of mold removal products for sale in various stores. Too many choices can make it hard to decide which one you need. They also have harsh chemicals that you may not want to use in your home when making juice for your kids. After all, you're trying to kill the mold in your home, not yourself. One effective and safe way to get rid of mold is through using natural products. These can even be made at home using common items you probably already have.
First of all, you need to be aware that bleach doesn't kill mold. So if you're choking yourself with a bleach solution to get rid of the mold in your home, you're making yourself miserable for nothing. Instead, check into some items that have been proven effective that are available at your local grocery store or health food shop. These include vinegar, grapefruit seed extract and tea tree oil. While they may not work as fast as the stuff you buy at the store, they're healthier for you.
Vinegar is the easiest to find and cheapest of these products. Most likely, you've got some in your kitchen right now. You'll only be able to find tea tree oil and grapefruit extract at health food stores. Also, they're both more expensive than vinegar. Tea tree oil carries a strong smell that lots of people don't like. Grapefruit extract is odorless.
Vinegar has so many uses that nearly all homes keep it on hand. It has been used to remove mold for years. White distilled vinegar can be used either alone or mixed with water. Add it to a spray bottle and soak the mold area. It needs to sit for an hour before wiping it away. There's a strong smell at first but it doesn't linger.
Tea tree oil is known to be a highly effective mold removal if you can get past the odor. Simply mix a few teaspoons in with 1 cup of water and pour it into a spray bottle. Shake well and soak the mold area. Leave it sitting for about 30 minutes. Then use a rag or sponge to wipe it off. It may take a couple of days for the odor to dissipate.
Grapefruit seed extract works exactly the same as the other 2 products except it doesn't have a scent to it. For people that don't like strong smells, this is the best one to use. Mix 20 to 25 drops of grapefruit seed extract into 1 or 2 cups of water. Put the mixture into a spray bottle and soak the affected area. Leave it to set for about 30 minutes, then use a cloth or sponge to wipe it clean.
Even though mold removal products are easy to find in stores, if you're not happy with those, you can make your own from the natural ingredients mentioned here.


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Category Archives: Poem-a-day
Poem: Never Grow Up! Never Give In! (June '11 Poem-a-day, Day 8)
Ladies, gentlemen,
sisters, shipmates, satyrs,
tricksters, tyrants, treasure hunters,
grant me your attention as I
invite you all aboard the Jolly
Roger! Under new management, our
leader Red-handed Jill has
stepped aside so that another
pioneering pirate lass could be born.
Impressed with her shipsister,
Red-handed Jill promoted Green-Eyed Sue to
Admiral, and now we sail under her command.
The seas of Neverland have never,
ever been been the same since.
ALL are welcome here, from paisleyed
circus tumblers to harlequin
acrobat acolytes (of
dieties known, unknown or otherwise).
Even parents and grownups, who
may have forgotten how to fly,
yes, as long as they are willing to learn.
Lost Girls Pirate Academy, now on Facebook for all to find, join, and love.
Poem: Untitled Triolet (June '11 Poem-a-day, Day 7)
Originally posted as a contest entry to win a copy of Seanan McGuire's A Local Habitation.
Unearthly wiles, a deathly spell
Displace the knight and find the Daye
A magic haven, fairy hell
Unearthly wiles, a deathly spell
To seek the knowe, to know it well
The shadowed hills may hold a way
Unearthly wiles, a deathly spell
Displace the knight, and find the Daye
Google loves me, this I know,
For my searching tells me so.
When I've lost a poem I
Find it in two second's time.
Poem: Whole (June '11 Poem-a-day, Day 6)
You are my bright and shining day,
You are my black and starry night,
You are my sugar/cream cup of Earl Grey,
You are my burning crossroads light.
I am your smallest, latest hour,
I am your companion on the road,
I am your bramble, thorn and flower,
I am your source, an ancient node.
You smile and enchant me,
I sing and raise your soul,
Together, we're a marvel.
On our own, we're whole.
Poem: My Madness and I (June '11 Poem-a-day, Day 5)
We're all…
We're all mad…
I might be mad.
Seeing only lies
Fool's gold truths
Creating a rhinestone and plastic fantasy
where nothing I know as true
is indubitably sound.
Terror is mold on the cork.
Loneliness is always
sour and astringent on the palate,
bittered, vinegared wine.
Crushing loneliness does not
make for a delicious vintage.
Its skin is sour,
and vile.
Rather, I prefer to
plump globes hanging heavy
from sturdy trunks,
fruit, or blood,
dripping down my arms
running floods beneath my feet.
I now serve the Mad God,
the Dying God,
the Reborn,
Thrice-born God.
He is a perfect study in madness.
This is the beginning,
I have just barely begun.
I will continue to follow Him.
Only through this journey
can I learn my own madness,
traced in the dust
by the soles of his sandalled feet.
The dust, and the lessons,
are not to be tamed,
nor erased,
but to be learned,
mapped, explored, loved,
reintegrated into myself
and taught how to be a good citizen.
Poem: Untitled (June '11 Poem-a-day, Day 4)
"What does it mean?"
What is real.
"What does it mean?"
What is thought.
"What does it mean?"
What is within.
"What does it mean?"
What is mystery.
"What does it mean?"
What is truth.
What is color.
What is blood.
What is bone.
What is animal.
What is.
Poem: On Breath, Part I (June '11 Poem-a-day, Day 3)
I want to live in the space between
your teeth
your tongue.
The gasps amongst words,
betwixt lines,
the mortar of stanzas;
here dwells the truest meaning
and most inscrutable.
deeper than verbs,
wider than adjectives,
I want to sleep twined
with your letters.
I want to kiss your consonants
with flushed lips.
I want to sink
of your vowels,
voluptuous, monolith, gorgeous noun of YOU.
I will pluck your subjunctive
like the strings of a cello,
fingers curved, beating
pizzicato pressure, precious
heady honey of Hebe
drenching my pluperfect
with vessel's nectar,
Aphrodite's lipstick still pressed to the edge.
Poem: Interesting (June '11 Poem-a-day, Day 2)
I? Am awesome.
No, really, I am.
So, why is it then that I
can't talk to you,
beyond things like
"I like your shoes,"
"I'm really good at…
…awkward silences"
"What is your opinion on water?"
Fascinating people,
why must I
and stammer
What is it about you all
that halts my thoughts
and stills my tongue?
I want to be someone interesting,
like you.
I like you.
I'd like to know you.
I hope you like me.
Please forgive me,
I don't know what to say.
…do you enjoy public buses?
Nope, still have no idea.
Poem: Poet Season (June '11 Poem-a-day, Day 1)
I've decided to try and write a poem for every day in the month of June, ideally one per day.
A poem a day keeps depression at bay.
Here is today's.
Poet Season
In trying to write
the moment
I write nothing
worthwhile, profound,
nor meaningful.
I can only write
a poem if it
seizes me
in its jaws
and shakes its words
out of me.
So I seek you, poem.
Striped and spotted,
scaled and feathered.
I do not seek to
capture, hold, or
tame, nor to slay,
dissect, nor to sell
your parts to heal,
enchant, arouse
or harm.
I only wish to be
ripped apart
so I can bleed
your spirit
onto the page.


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10 poems by British poet Ian Duhig, twice winner of National Poetry Competition, under World Poetry/Prose Portfolio [WPP], curated by Sudeep Sen
Through the glass of his waterclock
Konrade of Megenberg reflected on
the weeping crocodiles of torchlight
that crawled across his window pane
then fell, the adulterers face-down,
liars on one side, three fingers raised
as if signalling the Sunday hymn ―
"Had it not been for our contrition
All Christendom had met perdition!"
What he mistook for rosaries were whips.
This plague is of promiscuous effect;
it cannot therefore be God's work
he scratched in his 'Book of Nature'.
"Mercy ye ne'er to others show
None shall ye find but endless woe!"
Some blame the Jews, which is illogic:
their Viennese dead put out the stars.
Our true light is the open mind.
The clock dipped. He put fists of aloe,
calamite and storax on the open fire.
Konrade thought, but did not write,
I would physic these wretched hale
with piss-a-bed for their wit's cachexia.
"Post equitem sedet atra cura" ―
it's Man hitches and burrs the saddle.
Here we spit Jewish moneylenders
while Cyprus burns its Arab slaves.
All waste the best that plague preserves
and herb true-love will not restore it,
nor hedge-mustard recover one lost voice.
I'r Hen Iaith A'i Chaneuon
If the tongue spoke only the mind's truth,
there wouldn't be any neighbours.
— The Red Book of Hergest
When I go down to Wales for the long bank holiday
to visit my wife's grandfather, who is teetotal,
who is a non-smoker, who does not approve
of anyone who is not teetotal and a non-smoker,
when I go down to Wales for the long, long bank holiday
with my second wife to visit her grandfather,
who deserted Methodism for the Red Flag,
who won't hear a word against Stalin,
who despite my oft-professed socialism
secretly believes I am still with the Pope's legions,
receiving coded telegrams from the Vatican
specifying the dates, times and positions I should adopt
for political activity and sexual activity,
who in his ninetieth year took against boxing,
which was the only thing I could ever talk to him about,
when I visit my second wife's surviving grandfather,
and when he listens to the football results in Welsh,
I will sometimes slip out to the pub.
I will sometimes slip out to the pub
and drink pint upon pint of that bilious whey
they serve there, where the muzak will invariably be
'The Best of the Rhosllannerchrugog Male Voice Choir'
and I will get trapped by some brain donor from up the valley
who will really talk about "the language so strong and so beautiful
that has grown out of the ageless mountains,
that speech of wondrous beauty that our fathers wrought",
who will chant to me in Welsh his epileptic verses
about Gruffydd ap Llywelyn and Dafydd ap Llywelyn,
and who will give me two solid hours of slaver
because I don't speak Irish, and who will then bring up religion,
then I will tell him I know one Irish prayer about a Welsh king
on that very subject, and I will recite for him as follows:
'Fág uaim do eaglais ghallda
Is do chreideamh gan bonn gan bhrí,
Mar gurb é is cloch bonn dóibh
Magairle Anraoi Rí.' 'Beautiful,'
he will say, as they all do, 'It sounds quite beautiful.'
The title is Welsh, and means 'To the Old Tongue and its Songs'. The Irish is by Antoine Ó Reachtabhra, and translates roughly as "Away with your foreign religion,/And your baseless, meaningless faith,/For the only rock it is built upon/Is the bollocks of King Henry the Eighth."
Straw School
Her parents love her huge brown eyes and how hard she works at school,
a school which cannot teach the pupils who have forgotten straw.
Her podgy fingers can trim the 'chine to blanch and stiffen blades,
and she can shave each brimstoned rod into sixteen equal spills.
Her lips can wet a spill to soften it for working but leave no ring,
nor smudge the colours which have killed her once already.
She can plait Ivinghoe, Stanbride, Carrick Bend, Twist, Narrow Twist,
Egginton Twist, Barley, Double-Barley, Birdseye and Whipcord.
Lists are old-fashioned poems, but I catalogue the accomplishments
of Jenny Ibbens, dead by five a century ago, who still keeps dying.
Archbishop Mar Jacobus Remembers the Baron
Even the Syro-Chaldean bishopric I offered
on the strength of Hadrian VII
did not tempt Corvo. As mere Provost
to the Lieutenant of Grandmagistracy
of Sanctissima Sophia he fled
to Venice, convinced the Rhodes Trustees
were plotting his assassination.
Where else should provide a home
to the inventor of submarine photography?
I missed his inch-thick cigarettes,
gigantic Waterman fountain pens
and Graecocorvine vocabulary.
We played duets but kissed only once.
At last he denounced me as a fraud
and schismatic. I said he played the spinet
like a lobster trying to escape its pot –
after that, my overtures were useless.
For all his violence and absurdity
I warm to think of him now,
his cropped grey hair dyed with henna,
his white hand, wearing the spur-rowel ring
I gave him as defence against Jesuits
on the oar of his panther-skinned gondola
Flying the Bucintoro Rowing Club flag.
I think less of the lagoon-eyed fauns
he photographs and masturbates.
Does he think of me in Godless Middlesex,
where it either rains or they're playing cricket?
The Syro-Chaldean Church is not doing well
despite my sigils, blazons, banners
and the undeniable splendour of our ritual.
The landlord's wife is singing Auld Lang Syne.
This is going to be a Godless century.
My torturer's hair smells of fallen leaves,
the times my family gathered acorns
for coffee. Evenings, I'd stalk the wharves
so my paper clothes would smell of copra,
my wooden shoes not sound like poverty.
One night I saw a shooting star
fall between the coamings on a steamer,
like a knot of kerosene-soaked oakum
falling from the hand of a saboteur.
To be on the safe side I joined them both.
My torturer's eyes are blank as the eggs
(which must be a fresh clutch of wild hens' eggs)
that transfer visa-stamps from one passport
to the next perfectly, if newly-boiled
and rolled warm on the feathery pages.
One night I saw a shooting star
tumble between the bars of a gutter,
like some crumpled poem with name on name
written in lemon juice between its lines.
Finally my left hand denounced my right.
My torturer's hands are suppler
than the leather he soaks in egg-water
like a folk-cure, so he won't catch my warts.
Sparks are falling from my hair. I've confessed
to everything but the hunger.
From the Plague Journal
I have been asked to write about our food.
I remember nights spent hulling ration-rice,
soya beans pressed dry before they got to us,
boiling black market sweetfish to hide their smell
from our Neighbourhood Monitor. We ate everything:
reed-root, pig-weed, tugwort, bar-weed ―
these may not be the scientific names.
We smuggled grated radish and bracken-sprouts
past our Neighbourhood Monitor once he started fainting,
propped beneath his Government banderoles:
'There's Always Space to Plant a Pumpkin!'
'The War is Only Just Beginning!'
Later, our food became medicine:
dried fig-grubs for the incontinence;
ant-lions in sake for the headaches;
leek-leaves and cucumber for the burns.
I sold my son's thousand-stitch belt
for peaches and eggs which I mashed and strained,
mashed and strained. Still my children died,
the last little Tadashi, setting his weasel-traps
of bamboo and abalone shells round the pond
he'd stocked with a few, tiny carp fry.
That is all I remember about our food.
Worm's Turn
The lawn is the garden's downfall. ― Ian Hamilton Finlay
Bombed on the lawn
by nitrogen fertiliser
a worm's eye swims:
a snail rides its wave
like a Yankee frigate
at Flamborough Head.
Spring's U-boat fleet
raises its periscopes
in flowerbed and field.
More green explosions
filmed as in time lapse
signal the ground war:
the garden's tortoises
are German helmets
above green parapets;
its olive drab uniform
puts on, for the style,
epaulettes of woodlice.
The worm looks down:
its Michelin Man body
turns into a space-suit ―
in a war of new worlds,
the stag beetle's antlers
are vulcanised ba'leths.
Past, present and future
churning out worm-food ―
The earth is carnivorous
says Ian Hamilton Finlay.
All flesh is grass says God.
Mmm! says the early bird
Gnostic Hymn
for William Blake
Sophia's crime was giving birth;
they cast her out to walk the Earth
from here to there, both near and far
from Alpha through to Omega.
Their justice was a miscarriage,
but she remade with her own feet
the labyrinth of the Demiurge
as Wisdom's light and heart and beat.
In that same maze where I'd been lost
Sophia now made me her guest;
full dissolution in her flesh
made mine, my mind and soul afresh.
The edgeland of Sophia's tongue
is my home now, her face, its sky;
her hair gold as my childhood's sun,
her eyes its lapis lazuli.
I see my future in those eyes,
she'll show me when and where to go,
who knows more than our world can know,
who's wise through being otherwise.
Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti
Most were naked but for the locked tin masks
which stop them sucking the cane they harvest.
We could see they had been made tigerish
by their whippings. Our sabres stuck in bone,
our saddle-girths were slashed by their children,
crones tore shot from the mouths of primed cannon
while our powder-monkeys fumbled and wept.
But we have laid them up in lavender.
They think their dead will wake in Africa
Realm of the Coin
Sunk into a tray of well-mown velvet,
Offa looks strikingly like a Caesar,
or heads they chose to mean themselves.
His moneyers borrowed for the dinar —
the "Celtic pattern" a ringing Kufic:
'Muhammad is the Prophet of Allah'.
The owner knows this but will not have it,
but can quote its value to the dollar.
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A big thanks to DeweyMonster as I won Everything Bad is Good For You, from the Weekly Geek #11. I've had an interest in reading this book for a long time, but its one of those titles that slips out of my mind whenever I am in a bookstore.
So, I decided my next reads after Autobiography of a Face, will be A Confederacy of Dunces and The Secret Life of Houdini. Both got the most votes in my Weekly Geek #12 Post. I had already read through a quarter of the Houdin biography a few months ago, but I had to return it to the library because I already hit the maximum amount of renewals. So, here is for round two. Confederacy of Dunces has been highly recommended by a good friend, and since I haven't read a book directly off of my bookshelf in quite a while, its long overdue.


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After competing in the Geography Challenge for five years in a row, Alejandro Torres-Lopez (right) of North Vancouver won the national final in May. The 15-year-old Handsworth Secondary School student competed against 34 other finalists from across the country in the online competition organized by the Canadian Council for Geographic Education.
"I was really excited that in my last year of competing, I had a good finish," he says.
Torres-Lopez, whose father is from Argentina and whose mother is from Portugal, has travelled to 20 different countries, which he says is the reason he enjoys learning about culture and geography.
"I like knowing which countries have the biggest rivers, the biggest mountains, the biggest cities," he says. "The Challenge was a wonderful experience, and I learned so much."
Fourteen-year-old Yujia Zhu of Montréal took second place and is the first female to finish in the top three in the 16-year history of the competition. Alexander Cohen, 14, of Ottawa answered two rounds of questions perfectly to break a tie and claim third place for the second consecutive year.
— Jessica Bell(Photo courtesy Carolina Torres)


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In one of my previous posts , i talked about the announcement of the Beta version of the Telerik's RAD Control for Windows Phone 7 . For Developers who have already started using the RAD Controls on Windows Phone 7 or those who wish to do , you have a great chance to win a free license of RadControls for Windows Phone 7 .
If you want to learn about using the Telerik's RAD controls for Windows Phone 7 , then you can visit Telerik Website for some Videos to get started with their controls
All that is required to be done is
- be among the first 500 people to download the brand new Beta release of RadControls
- Submit your application featuring any of RadControls for Windows Phone to the Marketplace until 10th of May and send the link to [email protected]
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Orange cheese-tart
I didn't plan to make this cake at all, what I did plan was apple tart with apricot jelly... Well, sometimes I just change my mind, especially while experimenting in the kitchen :-) The result is interesting, refreshing and citrusy! :-) If you don't like the strong orange aroma, you can replace them with any soft and sweet fruit: peaches, pears, and apricots should do fine!
Salami frittata
Hot, savory and full or aroma, that's literally an omelette on steroids that smashes my hunger during dark, cold autumn days :-) It's also extremely easy and pretty fast to cook!
Plain muffins
Nothing says "hello autumn" like a batch of fresh muffins or cupcakes! :-) With this simple recipe, you gonna whip them up in no time, and they will be a perfect base for more fancy muffins with fruit (I love muffins with dried plum bits), chocolate chip muffins, caramel-stuffed ones or double-or-triple-chocolate ;-) Or savory ones: paprika, tomato, herbs, sunflower seeds, etc. It all starts with this recipe.


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Residential solar power continues to spread in Colorado
The rate at which residents are installing solar panels on their roofs and other areas of their homes is rising in Mesa County, Colorado, according to an upcoming report performed by industry leaders.
According to the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, as many as 15 residential and commercial solar photovoltaic systems are being installed every week – more than double the weekly amount the group reported last year. At this pace, the overall number of installations in 2012 is expected to be twice as high as in 2011.
The media outlet stated that the huge increase in installations can be traced back to a leasing program that allows residential customers to pay for the system on a monthly basis, as opposed to one large, upfront expense. Lou Villaire, of Grand Valley Solar Center and Atlasta Solar, stated the program has had an enormous effect on solar installations, and likened it to the shift away from landlines and toward cell phones.
"You can now get the same amount of electricity [from solar] and pay less for it," he said.
According to the the Solar Energy Industries Association, since 2009, photovoltaic capacity in Colorado has increased by 152 megawatts – the fifth largest increase in that period in the country.


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Two small molecules BYG-1 and BYG-2 with fluorene donor and benzothiadiazole acceptor units connected to the terminal naphthamide group via ethyne linker were designed and synthesized. In this work we have discussed the effect of fluorine atoms connected with electron withdrawing benzothiadiazole unit to the fluorene core (BYG-1). In this study, we have fabricated solar cells with small-molecular donor and acceptor materials in the device architecture of bulk-heterojunction, using highly conjugated BYG-1 and BYG-2 as electron acceptors along with an appropriate small molecule donor (SMD). After improving the device architecture of the active layer using a suitable donor-to-acceptor weight ratio with solvent vapour annealing, we achieved power conversion efficiencies of 8.67% and 7.12% for BYG-1 and BYG-2, respectively. The superior photovoltaic performance of the fluorine-substituted BYG-1 can be attributed to its higher crystallinity, more balanced charge transport mobilities and efficient exciton dissociation.
Three small molecules denoted SM1, SM2 and SM3, with the phenothiazine donor moiety connected to benzothiadiazole and 3-ethylrhodanine acceptor units through thiophene π-linkers have been synthesized for use in organic solar cells with PC71BM as electron acceptor. SM1 has a 2-ethylhexyl group at the phenothiazine nitrogen, while SM2 and SM3have a 2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl group at that N. Opto-electronic and dielectric properties, charge carrier mobilities, morphology of active layers, and photovoltaic properties were investigated in detail. The three molecules have wide absorption bands with high molar absorption coefficients and relatively low HOMO levels (−5.21 to −5.27 eV). Compared with the N-alkylated SM1, both SM2 and SM3 exhibit red-shifts of the long-wavelength absorption band in thin films, and show enhanced crystallinity in thin films with smaller stacking distances, higher hole mobility, and higher dielectric constant. After solvent vapourannealing, the power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) were significantly improved for the solar cell devices, from 1.69 to 3.95% for SM1, 2.78–6.62% for SM2 and 3.22–7.16% for SM3. This increase in PCEs was due to the enhancement in Jsc and FF attributed to the formation of nanoscale domains of donor and acceptor resulting in efficient charge separation, balanced charge transport and suppressed charge recombination. These results demonstrate that use of an oxygen-containing side chain, in conjunction with alkyl side chains for solubility during solar cell processing, is an alternative and effective strategy for achieving high-performance small molecule donor materials.
Originally included in thesis in manuscript form
Three compounds consisting of the electron-donating triphenylamine–phenothiazine conjugate backbone and each of the electron-withdrawing groups 3-ethylrhodanine, malononitrile and 1,3-indandione have been synthesized and used as donors in blends with [6,6]-phenyl-C70-butyric acid methyl ester (PC71BM) for organic solar cell devices. After improvements of the active layer structure by a selected donor-to-acceptor weight ratio and a two-step solvent and thermal annealing, the organic solar cells showed power conversion efficiency (PCE) values in the range of 4.79–7.25%. The highest PCE was obtained for the bulk heterojunction device with the indandione compound, which can be attributed to its better absorption profile, higher crystallinity, more balanced electron and hole transport, higher charge collection efficiency and reduced recombination, in comparison with the photovoltaic cells from the other two compounds. DFT-calculated characteristics, absorption spectra and cyclic voltammetry of the compounds, along with X-ray diffraction patterns of the blend films, are used to validate the photovoltaic results.
Two new acceptor–π(donor)–donor–π(donor)-acceptor small molecules SM1 and SM2 with benzodithiophene (BDT) donor core unit linked via phenothiazine (PTZ) donor units with 1,3–indanedione and malononitrile end capping units, respectively, have been designed and synthesized and used as electron donor along with PC71BM as acceptor for solution-processed bulk heterojunction organic solar cells. The influence of these end-capping groups on their thermal, optical, electrochemical properties and photovoltaic performance was investigated. After the optimization of the donor to acceptor weight ratio and solvent vapor annealing, the organic solar cells based on SM1:PC71BM and SM2:PC71BM active layers showed the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 6.20% and 7.45%, respectively. Hence, the end-capping acceptor units for the two small molecules revealed a significant influence on the PCE of the organic solar cells, which resulted from differences in film absorption, molecular packing and charge transport properties.
Photovoltaics offers one of the most promising routes to generate electricity in a clean way. As an emerging technology in photovoltaics, organic solar cells (OSC) have attracted a great deal of attention owing to their potential low-cost, lightweight, flexibility and solution processability. Although power conversion efficiencies above 12% have been achieved at this date, there is a great interest for new ideal materials to further improve the PCEs and address device durability, which are major concerns for the commercialization of this technology. The main objective of this thesis is to design and synthesize phenothiazine-based conjugate small molecules and explore their use as electron donor components in OSCs. Phenothiazine is a non-planar moiety with unusual "butterfly" type of geometry, which is known to reduce molecular aggregation and intermolecular excimer formation.
In the first study of this thesis, a small molecule based on a cyano-arylenevinylene building block with deep HOMO level was prepared. Although a high open-circuit voltage of 1.0 V was achieved, the tendency of the small molecule to crystallize in the active layer at a higher temperature and with time hindered the attainment of an optimal phase morphology required for the achievement of a higher efficiency. In the second and third studies, phenothiazine was used as a π-system bridge and as a core unit to construct small molecules based on symmetric and asymmetric frameworks with varying terminal electron-withdrawing groups. The electron-withdrawing property of the terminal units was found to have a significant influence on the optical absorption properties, electronic energy levels, molecular ordering, charge carrier mobility and morphology of the resulting active layers. In the fourth study, side-chain modification of the phenothiazine unit of symmetrically configured small molecules with an oxygen-containing (methoxyethoxy ethyl) side chain resulted in the enhancement of the dielectric constant. Although absorption properties were unchanged in solution, a dense π-π stacking was observed in the solid state.
In summary, it is demonstrated that phenothiazine is a promising candidate and worth exploring donor material for OSCs. Its versatility as a π-linker and as a central core unit in symmetric and asymmetric configurations has been explored. The use of nonplanar building blocks such as phenothiazine for the construction of donor materials is an interesting strategy for controlling molecular aggregation and difficult solution processability of small molecules if it is combined with a judiciously designed conjugate backbone.
A donor-acceptor-donor (D-A-D) molecule has been designed and synthesized for use as the electron donating material in solution-processed small-molecule organic solar cells (OSCs). The D-A-D molecule comprises a central electron-accepting (2Z,2'Z)-2,2'-(2,5-bis(octyloxy)-1,4-phenylene)bis(3-(thiophen-2-yl)acry lonitrile) (ZOPTAN) core, which is chemically connected to two peripheral and electron-donating triphenylamine (TPA) units. The ZOPTAN-TPA molecule features a low HOMO level of -5.2 eV and an optical energy gap of 2.1 eV. Champion OSCs based on a solution-processed and non-annealed active material blend of [6,6]-phenyl-C-61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) and ZOPTAN-TPA in a mass ratio of 2:1 exhibits a power conversion efficiency of 1.9% and a high open-circuit voltage of 1.0 V.
Originally included in Christian Larsens thesis with title [An Arylene-Vinylene Based Donor-Acceptor-Donor Small Molecule for the DonorCompound in High-Voltage Organic Solar Cells].


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A trip to the dentist should help . . .
NOT hurt! Dr. Shalaby, and the entire Bristol Dental and Orthodontics team truly live by that philosophy. We've made patient comfort a top priority, and you'll feel it from the moment you walk through our door.
Each aspect of our service helps to ensure a pleasant dental experience:
Our facility. The building is easy to find and there's plenty of off-street parking. We've designed an inviting office atmosphere with spacious examination rooms.
Our staff. You are welcomed with warm smiles throughout your visit. Our helpful staff has a genuine desire to take the stress out of scheduling, insurance paperwork, and financing – as well as treatment. Our progressive, computerized system adds to efficiency.
Our technology. We've invested in the hi-tech equipment and techniques that mean accurate diagnosis, improved communication, superior treatment planning, and gentle care.With an intra-oral camera, we are able to make a broad-spectrum assessment of your mouth. The tiny camera painlessly gives a panoramic view. Magnified images are projected onto a computer monitor to help you understand issues and treatment options.
Our low-radiation digital x-ray system is safer and faster, and the images are clearer.
We believe that empowering patients to make educated healthcare decisions is a tremendous stress-reliever. Our educational videos are a great method to convey information and to initiate procedure discussion with the dentist.
Our amenities. While we have virtually removed discomfort and apprehension from your visit, we refuse to compromise on the highest level of care.Sometimes that means procedures take a bit of time. Relax in a comfortable chair and enjoy a favorite television show or new movie right in the treatment room, to help pass the time.
We also provide complimentary Wi-Fi. You may check your email or surf the web from our office.
- Our gentle touch. No technological advancement can replace the simple comfort of a soft touch. We utilize soothing techniques for every step of treatment – examination, diagnosis, injection, and procedures.
The Bristol Dental & Orthodontics team takes patient comfort seriously in providing family-friendly dentistry. With compassion and sincerity, we take anxiety out of the treatment equation. That adds up to great check-ups and healthy, beautiful smiles.


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Monday, December 1
Thank You
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Thank you, Beccy! Your inspiration has been amazing and I look forward to see what you have for the new year! Happy Holidays to you and your family.ReplyDelete
Thank you for doing this!!!ReplyDelete
What a great month if inspiration! Thanks so much Beccy! Happy Holidays to you and yours!ReplyDelete
Thank you very much Beccy for the challenge and all your lovely inspiration cards. Congratulations on having your cards posted. I have made mine but I still have to finish sticking in the inserts and writing on them all. Have a very happy ChristmasReplyDelete
Thank you, Beccy!ReplyDelete
Hallo Beccy! Thank you very much for the challenge!ReplyDelete
Thank you for this beautiful challenge!ReplyDelete
It was amazing! We all were inspired in the same time with you. All the creations are beautiful. II am grateful for what I learned during this month.
Merry Christmas to you and to all participants!
Beccy and participants - thank you! I am so pleased with what I was able to do although I had planned so many more in my head! Now my thoughts turn to a visit by two of our grandsons and one grand daughter-in-law who arrive tomorrow. After that visit I will be able to complete my cards. Once again, thank you Beccy - for all the inspiration and those many comments.ReplyDelete
I meant to add - thank you also for all the prizes you are giving out!ReplyDelete
Beccy thanks you very much for the fantastic month.ReplyDelete
We have gained a lot of inspiration and it was nice to win great prizes.
I wish you a Merry Christmas.
Thanks so much! I really enjoyed this!ReplyDelete
Hope you have a wonderful holiday!
It was great to take part at it and thanks for the prizes. Also thanks for all the inspiration you gave.
Maybe a bit too early but I wish you yet Happy Holidays !
I loved the challenge month, Beccy! I learned a lot and got a lot of inspiration.ReplyDelete
Thanks for your spirit and prizes.
Cheers, Trees
And Carla Aerts is the one who told me about this challenge month!ReplyDelete
Thank you, Carla!
Thank you for this month of inspiration!ReplyDelete


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Memorial Day 2016 is over so that means that summer is in full swing. Summer in Philadelphia means every weekend is filled with fun events. This weekend we've got music, beer, and the luck of the Irish!
The Roots Picnic
Saturday June 4th, 2016 – Festival Pier at Penn's Landing
If you've never heard of The Roots than you must be living under a rock… like a root. Ok all bad jokes aside The Roots are a hip-hop band started right here in Philly in 1987. Playing instruments live The Roots have an eclectic sound and add a touch of jazz to their hip-hop sound. From humble beginnings playing on Philadelphia street corners they have since gone on to become the house band on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Over the past 9 years the famous band from Philly has put on an awesome concert called The Roots Picnic, featuring many great artists. This year the Picnic is on Saturday June 4th, 2016 at Festival Pier at Penn's Landing, on the Delaware River Waterfront. With 24 artists and bands scheduled to perform including Usher backed by The Roots it's sure to be a great time. Get your tickets here and be sure to hurry!
Irish American Festival
Sunday June 5, 12pm-7pm – Penn's Landing
Nearly every weekend there is a different culture being celebrated as a part of the PECO Multicultural Festival Series. This weekend we celebrate the Irish American Festival. So if you are Irish, American, and/or just simply love St. Patty's Day and all things Irish than check out this event.
There will be food, Irish dancing, entertainment for the kids, and live music from popular local Irish bands like Jamison Celtic Rock Band. The best part? The event is free! For more information visit the waterfronts website.
Fete Day at Elfreth's Alley
Saturday June 4th, 1pm-5pm – Elfreth's Alley
Elfreth's Alley is in the heart of Old City between Front and 2nd Streets just north of Arch Street. It is the nation's oldest residential street. Dating back to the 1930's, Fete Day has been a June tradition on Elfreth's Alley for over 75 years. Neighbors in the Alley generously open their homes for tours amidst a host of attractions. In addition to touring the houses, there will be refreshments, music, and craft demonstrations.
Tickets range in price and can be purchased here. Elfreth's Alley is right near the Betsy Ross house too so be sure to make a historical day of it!
*Bonus Event*
Don't forget this weekend is the start of Philly Beer Week!!
Have a great weekend!


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Missions Update: Day 5 in Ethiopia!
Here's an update on the work done by the Storyteller team currently in Ethiopia!
"It's amazing to be back in this country! We've started most of our mornings since being here with devotions centered around hope and I definitely feel like that is what God has been revealing to our team as each day has unfolded here. Our first stop today was at a large orphanage for girls ages 8-18.
Last year at this time we were able to deliver 350 new mattresses to this same orphanage. Since being able to initially visit this orphanage over a year ago, the storyteller teams have been a part of helping to build 6 new latrines, two shower buildings, and a covered shed for drying clothes. What a blessing that God has allowed our teams to come alongside these girls and help them with some very basic needs. I was definitely filled with hope as we toured the orphanage today especially considering the complete lack of these items previously.
We had a lot of quality time today with the girls making paper airplanes, playing soccer and frisbee, drawing pictures, and braiding hair!
After eating our packed lunch at a city park, we moved on to our second orphanage. It was a smaller orphanage but filled with some amazing kids and nannies. This orphanage was doing a really great job with their special needs kids especially considering the limited resources. All the kids were a family and the special needs kids were included and not just shut off in a room. It was filled with hope. We were able to have a really good conversation with the director and it helped shed some light on how some of this convoluted process works. Unfortunately, the drastic decrease in adoptions that are being allowed has resulted in the shutting down of partner orphanages in Addis and throughout the country. This has also affected the sponsorship programs that were facilitated through those orphanages. It is a struggle for these orphanages to be sustainable when most of their funding comes from adoption fees. However, they had great programs in place for reunification, foster care, and reintegration for when these children turn 18 and are turned out of the orphanage. I was hopeful as I listened to this director passionately discuss his love for the kids here and creatively working to provide programs and plan for ways to continue to care for them.
Our day ended with dinner and birthday dessert for our lovely team member, Mariah! She turned 21 today and I know she enjoyed spending her special day loving on some really special kids! The pizza I had was phenomenal and I had baclava for the first time ever!
Please join us in prayer for the rest of their time there, for strength and health, and for Christ's love to touch the hear to those the team is serving.
For more stories from their trip, you can read the original blog at the following link: http://storytellersinethiopia.blogspot.com/2015/08/day-5-hope-and-birthday.html