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DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Facial exercises are part of a new royal's beauty routine.
In a 2015 interview with Birchbox, Meghan Markle credited facial exercise with helping sculpt her cheekbones and jawline.
While good genes can't hurt, many are turning to facial exercise for its positive anti-aging effects.
"We will work pretty hard from the shoulders down, and we don't spend any time on the neck up," Sunnye Goldston a face yoga method certified instructor in Dallas told CBS11.
She works one on one with clients to delay the signs of aging.
"From college students to people in their early 60's, the fact is everyone wants to improve their face," Goldston says.
Facial exercises are not very different from other workouts we do to build muscle.
"We are strengthening those muscles to keep them looking more lifted and youthful," Goldston says.
A recent Northwestern Medicine study found that middle-aged women looked up to three years younger after doing 30-minute exercises daily or on alternate days for 20 weeks.
"Their central face, their upper cheeks became substantially plumper and fuller," says Dr. Murad Alam, vice chairman of dermatology at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
Participants in the small study met face to face with Gary Sikorski, the creator of the Happy Face Yoga Method.
They learned 32 facial exercises they could do at home.
Dermatologist noticed improvements to participants' central features by comparing their before and after photos. The participants themselves saw even more improvement to their faces than the dermatologists did, and reported being highly satisfied with the results.
"It had a significant benefit for the entire cohort of people we studied," Dr. Alam says.
Gary Sikorski's Happy Face Yoga Exercises:
THE NECK SMOOTHER – Courtesy: Gary Sikorski
HAPPY CHEEKS SCULPTING – Courtesy: Gary Sikorski
THE LION – Courtesy: Gary Sikorski
UNDER THE EYE LIFTER – Courtesy:Sunnye Goldston
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Contemplating the Revolutionary Option
The approach of July 4 always moves me to ruminations on the nature and function of government. Reading the Declaration of Independence is a feature of the best holiday picnics—so much easier these days when printable copies can easily be retrieved from the Web. As always, when I download the DofA and actually read it, I'm struck by what a radical document it is, and by the annoying and alarming parallels between the bad behavior of the 18th century Brits and that of the various governments we have to contend with these days.
Some cases in point:
"He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them."
Sound like anyone you know? Our current king—I mean president—and his exercise of the veto power, perhaps?
Or this:
"He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power."
Just check out Sy Hersh's current New Yorker piece about GWB's plans to invade Iran, being hatched by an "independent" military without any pretense at congressional oversight.
"He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation."
Blackhawk, anyone?
And there's more:
"He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither…"
Is this the enabling language for today's version of the INS?.
The bottom line:
"A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
But we knew that, didn't we?
We're now in the midst of a presidential campaign which we earnestly hope will result in said tyrant departing the scene on his own accord. But if we believe Hersh, there's a very real danger that Bush or his evil regent, Richard Cheney (or is the other way round?) will take some precipitate and illegal action, enabled by a free-booting military, to invade Iran. It could happen, in Hersh's view, either as an October surprise before the election which might change the results, or between the election and the inauguration of the new president. Either way, deeply scary.
So what do we do about it? Chances are we will not seize the reins of government, because, as our political ancestors said "Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed."
We haven't yet reached the tipping point, even though a number of the parallels are alarming. We'll wait for the election, suffering the sufferable evils, but those of us who have read the Hersh piece will be holding our breath as we suffer.
So much for the really serious stuff. But what about the more minor transgressions of governmental agencies against the consent of the governed?
The news of the week around here is that the local constitutional arm of the state of California which quarters bodies of troops amongst us is up to new tricks. I refer, of course, to the University of California, which is trying as hard as it can to build new quarters for its mercenaries (they don't call them "Fight Songs" for nothing) in our midst.
Having spent many thousands of dollars in legal and consulting fees to float a plan for reinforcing Memorial Stadium while the adjacent new building is under construction, the university administration now declares that this was all a sham, that they don't need to shore up the old building while they're digging the hill out from under it. Oh really? Then what was all the fuss about in the first place?
Cynics might suggest that this is a transparent ploy to evade the intent of the Alquist-Priolo act, intended to keep anyone, even the mighty U, from creating new hazards for the unsuspecting on top of known earthquake faults. They'd be right.
The University of California was given independent status in the state constitution in order to preserve the academic freedom of its faculty and students. Contrary to what some of our correspondents seem to believe, this is a granted privilege, not natural law. State universities in many other states do not claim exemption from local zoning or from building restrictions like Alquist-Priolo.
It's somewhat misleading to consider the University of California a state institution any more. It's been effectively privatized.
Students, even in-state students, now pay almost as much as their peers at many private institutions. Most of the non-tuition support for UC now comes from corporations and affluent private donors, not from the state.
All of the cities which play host to UC campuses are suffering from the high-handed way the university invades local space. UC Berkeley's demand that the city of Berkeley re-write its downtown zoning plan to accommodate the university's growth program is not unique.
UC has done similar things in Santa Cruz and Merced and Santa Barbara and Los Angeles, to name a few. Santa Cruz has its own lawsuit, and even its own contingent of treesitters. But there's precious little any locals can do about the university juggernaut.
Lately we've been hearing suggestions from friends in other UC cities that it's time for an initiative to abolish the university's special privileged constitutional status. In their view, it's the only way to control the university's insatiable appetite for expansion. They say that the greedy institution as it currently exists no longer deserves to be considered an independent arm of government.
There's noble precedent for this kind of conclusion. After all, we've been taught that governments derive "their just powers from the consent of the governed," and that "whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive …. it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."
Sounds appealing, doesn't it? Should we start circulating the initiative petitions on the Fourth of July?


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She was disappointed because she discovered an entire photo envelope full of large, single negatives.
This is, as I have mentioned, not uncommon when it comes to research. I think that many researchers tend to tuck these envelopes away into "some day" when they will figure out what to do with them. I know that in my own research "some day" includes a new scanner or taking them to a professional to have them developed. The negatives don't have to stay in "some day" any more!
When she held them up to the light (because that's what we all do, isn't it?) she realized they were pictures of her family that she had never seen before!!
Knowing that the reunion is really only weeks away, she wanted to solve this problem as quickly as possible. How great to be able to present pictures that most of the family will never have seen before!!
She spoke with her sister, a photographer, and mentioned the problem. Her sister recommended scanning the negative on her scanner (no special tool required) and then loading it into a photo editing program (Picasa, iPhoto, etc.).
Then, she recommended that she introvert the colors of the scanned image. The colors of the image can be changed to black and white when introverted.


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Sometime in February, you might receive a 1099 tax form (or more than one) in the mail. You need to hang on to it, because it can have a big impact on your tax life.
What is a 1099 tax form?
A 1099 tax form is a record that an entity or person — not your employer — gave or paid you money. The payer usually has to generate the Form 1099 and send copies to you and the IRS. There are several kinds of 1099s.
- The 1099-MISC and the 1099-INT are common ones, but there are others (see the list below).
- You might receive a 1099 from your bank, for example, because it paid you interest on your savings. Or you might receive a different 1099 from the financial institution that holds your IRA, because it wrote you that check from your account. Or maybe one will come from your state, because it sent you a tax refund last year.
- Freelancers often get 1099s from their clients. They reflect the money the client has paid the freelancer. (Check out some tax deductions that could offset some of that income.)
- Whatever the case, a Form 1099 will have your Social Security number or taxpayer identification number on it, which means the IRS will know you've received money — and it will know if you don't report that income on your tax return.
- Simply receiving a 1099 tax form doesn't necessarily mean you owe taxes on that money. You might have deductions that offset the income, for example, or some or all of it might be sheltered based on characteristics of the asset that generated it. In any case, remember: The IRS knows about it.
» MORE: See the 10 IRS forms you need to know about before you file your tax return this year
What do I do with a 1099 tax form?
You use your IRS Form 1099s to figure out how much income you received during the year and what kind of income it was. You'll report that income in different places on your tax return, depending on what kind of income it was.
If you need help estimating how income on a Form 1099 could affect your tax bill, check out our handy tax calculator.
What does my 1099 tax form mean?
There are several types of 1099 tax forms (you can see all the details from the IRS here). Here's a basic rundown of the Form 1099s most likely to cross your path.
You might receive one Form 1099-A if your mortgage lender canceled some or all of your mortgage, or you were involved in a short sale of your home. Why? Canceled debt is income in the eyes of the IRS — and it's generally taxable.
Form 1099-B covers income from the sale of several types of securities, as well as some types of bartering that take place via bartering exchanges, typically websites. In that case, the exchange might "1099 you" for the income you received. A 1099 isn't usually required if you barter with someone directly, though you may have to report the income.
If you persuaded a credit card issuer or other lender to settle your debt for less than you owe, you're not entirely off the hook. The amount the lender forgives is likely taxable income, and the 1099-C tells all.
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You might receive a 1099-CAP if you hold shares of a corporation that was acquired or underwent a big change in capital structure and you got cash, stock or other property as a result.
One of the most common flavors of this form, the 1099-DIV reports dividends you received. This doesn't include dividends on your share account at the credit union. The IRS considers those interest, so they appear on another 1099: the 1099-INT.
If you received money from the state, local or federal government — including a tax refund, credit or offset — you might get one of these. If you were on unemployment during the year, you might also have a 1099-G headed your way.
If you earned more than $10 in interest from a bank, brokerage or other financial institution, you'll receive a 1099-INT. (Learn more about what do to with IRS Form 1099-INT.)
If your long-term care insurance paid out benefits during the year, the insurer will likely file a Form 1099-LTC. If you received payments from the accelerated death benefits of a life insurance policy, those are reported on this form, too.
This is a catch-all for income that doesn't fit into other 1099 categories, though it does have some specific purposes. Income from prizes and awards are examples. (Learn more about what to do with IRS Form 1099-MISC.)
In 2020, the IRS wants organizations to use a new form, the 1099-NEC, to report money they paid to people who did work for them but weren't employees. In other words, if you freelanced, were self-employed or had a side gig, your clients should send you a Form 1099-NEC instead of a Form 1099-MISC in early 2021. (Learn more about what to do with IRS Form 1099-NEC.)
You might receive Form 1099-OID if you bought bonds, notes or other financial instruments at a discount to the face value or redemption value at maturity. Typically, the instrument must have a maturity of more than one year.
If you belong to a co-op and received at least $10 in patronage dividends, expect to see Form 1099-PATR in your mailbox.
You scrimped and saved to build a decent 529 account for your child's college tuition … and this shows up. Yes, the 1099-Q reports money that you, Junior or Junior's school receive from a 529 plan. Keep in mind, however, the earnings in a 529 plan are generally not subject to tax when they're used for qualified education expenses, so for many people, the 1099-Q is just record-keeping.
If you got distributions from a pension, retirement plan, profit-sharing program, IRA or annuity, you might receive a 1099-R. (Remember, many retirement plans are tax-advantaged, so this form might be simple record-keeping on behalf of the IRS.) If you took a loan from your retirement plan, you might have to treat it as a distribution, which means it might be on this form, too, as well as permanent and total disability payments under life insurance contracts.
Anybody responsible for closing a sale or exchange of real estate furnishes this statement to you, reporting the proceeds. Again, the proceeds from the sale of your house or other real estate aren't necessarily taxable, so do your homework.
This is the form you'll receive if you took any distributions from your health savings account, Archer medical savings account or Medicare Advantage. Remember, HSA and Archer distributions generally aren't taxable if you use them to pay for qualified health expenses. So again, for many people a 1099-SA is simply proof that the money left the account and went to you.


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Fashion designer Masaba Gupta has just made a foray into children's wear. She did a pop-up with Kolkata's Rachana Goenka, owner, Style Creche, that houses designer wear for children. On the sidelines she gave us tips on must-have outfits and footwear for the monsoon. Over to Masaba.
Wardrobe essentials for women:
1. A good suit sets or blazer sets in skin colour or neutral colour is a must. It can be a solid colour pant suit as well.
2. A really nice, crisp white shirt is very important. You can dress it up or down, make it formal or casual.
3. A backpack is a great accessory to have. You can put as many things including your laptop, purse, tablet, make up kit and many more things.
4. A nice pair of keds, not sporty ones, to wear when you are slogging at work throughout the day. You can choose a funky slip-on too.
5. A beautiful maxi dress. You can wear it for a cocktail party or for a brunch.
Monsoon tips:
1. Don't let your long dress sweep the ground.
2. Go for mid level colours - not too light, not too dark.
3. Keep away from synthetic stuff. Even though it is monsoon, it can get really hot at times. Wear natural fabrics instead. Even if you get drenched, it will dry up soon.
4. Choose light and delicate accessories. Stay away from chunky pieces.
5. Choose footwear that keeps your feet clean and prevents you from slipping. Choose gumboots with a good grip instead of chappals. Go for pedicures regularly.
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Action System - Problem Solving
Shine A Light On Problems and they Go Away
What would it mean to your business to solve just one problem a month, and not have that problem resurface again, ever? What would it mean if you could retain intellect and "know-how" of key individuals when they leave the company? The Action System can do this and more, and best of all, the Action System is free!
The Action System is a tool that does just that. It allows a business to shine a light on problem in a large way, assign responsibility, track the solution/s, and records the process for future reference. And it's amazing how many problems simply "go away" simply by shining a light on them.
Action System is a simple tool used for single-level company-wide problem solving. It enables network attached users to enter problems or Action Items into a database that provides wide visibility to the problem. An Action Manager can assign responsibility and "Solution ETA Date" for the Action Item, and the item can be tracked until it is resolved.
Action System not only serves as a valuable problem solving tool, but it also becomes the company "knowledge base" that captures the business intellect so that old problems do not resurface. An if they do, the solution can be easily found even if the original solution provider is not currently available.
Action System has three user tools in the main menu, Items Entry, Items View, and six filter lists, Active, Unassigned, Pending, InActive, ListAll, and Complete. The program uses a Web Browser and can be accessed from company IntraNet site.
The main screen consists of two windows, a menu window to the left and Activity screen to the right. Selection from the menu will display in the Activity screen. The menu screen will remain active at all times to allow rapid movement through the program.
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What is it? The Polar Plunge is one of Special Olympics Louisiana's largest fundraisers, attracting hundreds of people to an otherwise deserted waterhole in the winter. Crowd favorites at this event include the Costume contest, musical entertainment, gigantic Ice sculpture, as well as vendor displays and giveaways.
Who? Individuals and teams from businesses and organizations, alongside our athletes and thousands of community members, experience heartwarming and bone chilling extremes as they take the plunge into the icy cold water during the winter for Special Olympics Louisiana athletes!!
Don't have what it takes? Come watch! If taking an icy dip isn't for you, then come be a fan of fun as you watch folks Run, Plunge, and Freeze for a great cause. The Polar Plunge is open to the public and also features musical entertainment, food, costumes, ice sculptures, vendor displays, children's activities and more. There is no fee to view the Plunge, but donations are always welcomed.
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SciTech Join consolidates the contents of OSTI's Info Bridge and Vitality Citations Database. With more than 40 interactive displays designed to spark the interest and creativeness of tourists are offered in our three,600 ft. facility, the museum operates as the one arms-on science museum in Northern New York. Modern expertise has changed the way many firms produce their items and deal with their business.
It's because science contributes to creating drugs to boost health in addition to technology reminiscent of mobile chairs and even electronics that monitor present physique levels. This idea of mass communication also profoundly affects politics as leaders now have many ways they discuss directly to the individuals.
Tutorial courses inside math, advertising and sales communications, as well as laptop know-how may additionally be very important that you simply make an college student relating to day-to-day actions being a the sector of biology specialist.
Info expertise has grow to be boosted in as we speak's generation; from the field of communication, enterprise, training, and all the way down to the leisure business. College students and lecturers select activities such as demonstrations, Tech Zone – company and better schooling interactive reveals, workshops and displays by reducing-edge consultants in science and expertise.
Science Buffet is a energetic science presentation that includes a taste" of every part the Museum has to offer: dwell animals, bizarre science facts, dramatic demonstrations, and explosions (small and managed in fact), all seasoned with a touch of humor.


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Times Internet has invested $15 million, along with acquiring a majority stake in Taskbucks, a mobile-only tasks marketplace. The raised funds shall be used towards building out more ways for companies to leverage access to its userbase.
"We will soon be launching Taskbucks Pro, a premium version of Taskbucks where users can perform real-world tasks for brands, to earn more. We'll also be working closely with Times Internet to build our brand and drive growth of our mobile app," said Kumar Apurva, Founder and CEO of Taskbucks.
Founded in 2014, Taskbucks is currently Android only, and has reached nearly 5 million downloads, claiming to add over 1 million new users each month.
Taskbucks currently offers brands the option for app discovery, user retention, referral tasks, offer signups, and social content sharing, as promotions that they can offer consumers. It will soon be adding crowdsourced tasks, surveys, opinion polls, offline photo tasks, and many other modules that will provide more variety and options for consumers and advertisers.
The company is targeting to cross 50 million downloads in the next two years, engaging millions of users with a variety of tasks they can perform to earn supplemental income.


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"The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for he founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters." Psalm 24:1-2
Jesus Christ is sovereign Lord of the universe times two!
He is Lord because He is Creator. By His Word alone it all appeared! And, He is Lord because He is the Christ. He died to redeem creation and take back the keys to the Kingdom from the enemy! Then, He rose again to validate His victory.
Let me suggest that when you can speak mountains and oceans and planets into existence, then you can question His sovereignty. When you die and rise from the dead I will take your objections to His Lordship seriously.
Why would anyone question the sovereignty of God? Why would they want to?
To understand the answer you must comprehend the nature of sin. Sin is rebellion against God and a deviant desire to live as you wish without consequences. If God exists and is sovereign then there are conesquences to sin. So, over the past century there has been an all out war against God and the Bible.
Where has that gotten us?
The fact is you were created and you were created to need and desire God. So, if you try to eliminate God you will have to find an alternative god. That has taken several forms in 2012 America and none of them are pretty.
One alternative is godless hedenism where each person does what he wants when he wants however he wants and calls it okay. There are a number of problems with that philosophy, the least of which is that it leads to chaos. If everyone lives according to his own desires everyone is basically out of control. When things are out of control someone will step in to take control and that is always the biggest, strongest person. It never ends well.
Another alternative is government becomes god. That is where we are in America today. Why else would mayors in four major cities get involved with chicken sandwiches? Why would government care how many guns you have? Why would government want control over your personal health care? Ultimately government becomes that biggest, strongest tyrant that becomes sovereign in your life.
"The earth is the government's and everything in it, and all who live in it........'
How does that sound?
I choose to make God the sovereign Lord and Ruler of my life - He is my Creator and He is my Christ.
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In today's hectic world it can seem next to impossible to find time to spend with Jesus' words. Yet Scripture can have a miraculous, wondrous effect on us. This can bring you calm on a crazy day. Peace when you're feeling anxious. Joy when you're sad. Hope when you're hopeless. Faith when you're fearful.
That's why Guideposts created Every Day with Jesus. This inspiring new book brings you 365 devotions that distill the wisdom of Jesus' most important teachings into bite-size segments, so you can feel the power and peace of His Words in just five minutes a day.
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You will need to understand that home design is just a delicate matter. It will take one a superb sense of art so that you can execute a very project and discover an inside this really is stunning and search well-balanced in any aspects. However, you can actually are convinced designing the best home interior requires a fortune because you may think you will need to buy every part to ensure that everything to work. What you do not know yet is the fact that sprucing up and breathing new life into your home takes but a few simple things. Along with the greatest thing about this is that it doesn't suck everything from a bank account.
Have a look at your furniture. Sometimes, rearranging furniture sets can do the trick and you'd save lots of time and money. This straightforward Adobe House Window Remodeling trick will make your dwelling look further spacious than it's truly when done correctly. Are you experiencing old paint cans lying around into your garage? It is time to remove them and position them into good use. Repaint your walls with whatever you decide to get left inside those cans. Should they do not have sufficient juice in them to repay the entire walls, you can make a highlight wall or turn on the ceiling instead.
Another good Adobe House Window Remodeling idea would be to utilize old fabric swatches. Complete a pattern of patchwork or turn them into an intriguing wall art by putting them together in a frame. When you have enough time, rework the linens. Imbue some pizzaz into them the actual addition of rickrack, ribbons, or pompoms in their borders. This can be a simple act nonetheless it can also work to give everything a whimsical sense that simultaneously looks elegant and sophisticated.
Your wares need to be marveled upon and this is a fact that is worked into the house design plan. Whip your collections out and place them on tables, in bookcases, or on counters. This does mean you can avoid yourself from cluttering everything throughout the house and you and your guests will get stunned at the vastness within your collections. Mirrors, actually, work wonder in that regard. Adding a large mirror to a room can give an expression of expansiveness without you even trying. It doesn't ought to be hanged on the wall, though. Just lean it about the wall or allow it to go sit on a mantel it will already act as intended.
Photographs, old or new, may be placed into good use and made a part of your property design plan as well—especially for those who have many of them sitting under the bed collecting dust. Hang those photographs anywhere you would like them to be seen. Assuming you have a mudroom in your house, you can actually turn that part of the property in to a small gallery to hang those photographs and guests could marvel from the adventures you been on the past.


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On Dec. 11, Live 105 hosted Not So Silent Night, a compilation concert that is held every year and features hit bands that cater to the "Live 105" brand. For the past three years they have had two nights, each with their own lineup and usually with their own sound. In past years there have been performers such as Lorde, Alt-j, Interpol, Fall Out Boy, and many others.
To set the scene for Not So Silent Night it should be known that the Oracle is in Oakland. In the amount of time it takes to drive there through traffic, we missed the first three bands. That being said the first artist we saw was Halsey; though we missed the beginning of her set it was still amazing. Being familiar with album does not fully prepare anyone for seeing her in person. The energy and emotion throughout her set was palpable. "Colors" was so much more powerful in person than it ever was through headphones while rushing to class. "Hurricane" rang out like a feminist cry that longs to be heard in most women. Also "New Americana" as her finale elicited the crowd to sing along and could be heard being sung aloud by patrons while in line for the merchandise table. Overall, her sound, stage presence, and passion made her a pleasure to see live.
Something to note, between sets the 105.3 talk show hosts would attempt humorous bits to fill the time but mostly failed at it. The most notable being when they said Stephen Curry was there to introduce Weezer when in reality they had someone voice over a video of him. Obviously they were there to keep the show going even between set/band changes, but honestly if they had just played music instead it would have been better for the overall ambiance of the show.
One thing that always stands out about Live 105's shows is that they always have outliers in their set, bands that don't quite sound like everyone else. This year's was Silversun Pickups. Maybe it's because none of our group really knows them, or that between the three of us, I was the only one who liked a song by them, but their set was kind of strange. Their sound seemed out of place next to Halsey and Bastille, and their songs are not hits that one hears when they tune into Live 105. The band seemed friendly enough however which would separate them from Death Cab later on. All that being said, the crowd seemed to enjoy them on a whole, and hearing "Lazy Eye" live was truly great.
After Silversun Pickups, Bastille took the stage for their set, the second time they had been there in recent years. Even without knowing their whole discography, they were a great show to see. The charisma of the band made them seem lively. They played a majority of their hit songs, such as "Bad Blood" and "Flaws", which appeased the audience. The UK-based band concluded their set with the empowering "Pompeii", which they started with the piano and ended with the crowd shouting along to the lyrics.
Here is where the main problem with Not So Silent Night happened. Death Cab For Cutie, while generally well-known had one of the most boring sets that Lilly, Sam, and I had ever seen. They seemed to go on and on without talking to the crowd, or introducing new songs, which may work for a band like Weezer but not Death Cab. Their music seemed repetitive and honestly kind of boring after a while. They came off as impersonal and anti-social. At one point Sam, another staff writer, asked if they were ever going to stop. Also they did not play "I Will Follow You Into The Dark", arguably their most popular song. While that is a personal choice for the band to make, it really could have saved their set.
For the big finale, Weezer, a band that embodies alternative rock, utterly saved the show. They catered to the mass public by playing their hits, "Island In The Sun", "Say It Ain't So", "If You're Wondering If I Want You To I Want You To" and more. Even newer albums and music appealed to the whole stadium and not just the die hard fans. As someone who knows most of their older music, their set was a treat that won't soon be forgotten. In a section where people hadn't stood up the whole night, Weezer brought people to their feet and got everyone singing along. They were lively, entertaining and overall an amazing set even for those who don't know their music as well. The cherry on top of a great set was when they came back out for the encore and played "Beverly Hills", bestill my heart, hearing Rivers sing the "gimme gimme's" was so heartwarming that there is no way to top it.
Overall, with the exceptions of Death Cab, a creepy person sitting in the next seat over, and the downright terrible stadium food, Not So Silent Night delivers a great show for a reasonable price. Completely worth getting a ticket for next year.


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Landscaping and garden design
Landscaping and garden design can simultaneously address aesthetics and amenity, water management, air quality, climate modification, biodiversity, habitat creation and local food production — and it can help warm and cool your house. The planning and design of outdoor space should be considered an integral part of your home's sustainable design.
Sustainable landscaping is an approach to designing and constructing the artificial landscapes that surround our buildings and improving the natural landscapes which already exist. Ideally these landscapes should maintain themselves and survive by being part of the natural cycles of the local environment.
Work with natural systems to improve the sustainability of your home.
Natural systems have been operating sustainably for millions of years and by working with natural systems in the way you landscape and maintain your site and gardens you can make a major contribution to the sustainability of your home.
Photo: Edwina Robinson
This garden, planted with local wetland plants, attracts frogs, dragonflies and local birds.
The scope of design of outdoor space may range from revegetation of a large bush block to the detailed design of small courtyard spaces intimately linked to a sustainable home. The extent and type of vegetation is obviously important but sustainable landscape and garden design can do many things such as provide practical solutions to reducing water use through water sensitive design by itself or as part of a wastewater treatment system.
Sustainable landscaping means putting back much of what may have been in place before development. It enhances biodiversity. It may also mean introducing things that were not there before, to ensure that the landscape can be socially, economically and environmentally sustainable in future.
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Sustainable landscaping is about more than planting Australian native vegetation, it is about designing landscapes to fit the new ecology created when buildings are constructed. It can include food-producing gardens irrigated by captured stormwater and landscaping practices like permaculture, which takes an approach to landscaping and design that uses ecological principles to create sustainable environments with an emphasis on food production and resource conservation.
Sustainable landscaping includes such diverse approaches as restoring creeks where development has changed or annihilated their previous course, or creating roof gardens to replace the productive capacity of the land taken up by a new building.
Sustainable landscaping may be used to control the amount of salt in the soil (salinity), help increase the processing of carbon dioxide through photosynthesis and absorption of carbon, and contribute to restoring and maintaining biodiversity. The location of vegetation can influence choices about building orientation: a tree may shade part of a site and limit solar access but be an essential part of retaining soil, providing habitat and creating shelter.
Take account of existing vegetation for windbreaks, shading and views, and use trees and vegetation to form part of the view.
When choosing a site, take account of existing vegetation for windbreaks, shading and views, and remember that trees and vegetation can be seen to form part of the view, not just block other views.
Design landscaping to be experienced from both inside and outside the home. Sustainable landscaping can be employed to create shade, or to enhance or frame views. It can be attractive to look at and also provide privacy from surrounding buildings. It can supply food and help create pleasant areas for recreation (see Choosing a site).
In recent years the definition of a sustainable landscape has evolved to include landscape elements that are literally part of a building. Many extensive green roofs are constructed specifically to support native and indigenous vegetation as part of a wider strategy for enhancing or replacing the natural biodiversity of a place or region. Often this kind of roof greening strategy is also geared towards providing habitat for threatened or endangered species. Depending on their context, function, vegetation types and watering regimes, green walls can also be legitimate contributions to the creation of a sustainable landscape and may even be integrated into wastewater treatment systems (see Green roofs and walls).
Source: Paul Downton
Streets need trees
Growing plants
Sustainable landscapes use plants that perform well in the local area. Suitable plants may include native and indigenous plants, as well as exotics (non-Australian plants) from similar climatic zones. Plants should ideally perform well once established on existing soils and with existing rainfall patterns without the need for excessive watering, soil modification and intensive maintenance regimes.
What is the difference between 'native' and 'indigenous'? In general terms, native plants are all plants from Australia; indigenous plants are those specific to a particular place. Avoid plants that are considered invasive or unwanted species in your region. Nurseries still sell them, so check with a reliable source, such as your regional natural resource or catchment board.
A sustainable garden uses a wide range of plants from different structural categories, such as trees, screening shrubs, medium shrubs, low shrubs, groundcovers, strappy plants and grasses, climbers, perennials and bulbs. This kind of 'structural' diversity encourages wildlife into the landscape and prickly plants form an excellent barrier and provide shelter for small birds. Ensure wildlife is not compromised or threatened by domestic pets.
Native animals can be protected from cats by keeping the cats indoors or in purpose-built enclosures.
Credit: Susan Schuller
Structural variety in its plants add interest to this Canberra garden.
Lawns are common features in Australian landscapes but they generally require high levels of water, fertilisers and energy to maintain their appearance. These impacts can be minimised by:
- selecting a turf that requires less water and fertilizer.
- substituting exotic grass species with drought-tolerant low-maintenance native grasses that retain the appearance of a conventional lawn.
- reducing the extent of lawn and increasing the area of hardy garden beds.
- removing lawn and replacing it with a mix of groundcovers and non-woody plants and permeable surfaces such as gravel.
For more information about lawns refer to the Water – Outdoor Water Use section
Synthetic grass products are an inappropriate choice for sustainable landscapes. Non-living, synthetic plant substitutes diminish, rather than add to biodiversity. They are products of mining and a great deal of water and energy are used in their manufacture.
Food production
The traditional Australian quarter-acre block was regarded as a place to grow food for the family. Even a small block can support some food production. Growing fruit and vegetables is a way of reducing our ecological footprint, since the produce does not travel as far between point of origin and point of consumption and there are fewer opportunities for spoilage.
Most vegetables and fruits require fertile soils with good drainage, regular watering and moderate amounts of sunlight depending upon the climate. Vegetable gardens can usually be made in raised garden beds with the addition of home-made compost and well-rotted animal manures. Fruit and vegetables generally require regular drip irrigation.
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There's always a space for food production.
Growing food in backyards and gardens almost always requires plants that are not native to Australia. Nevertheless, it may be an environmentally responsible choice because if food is grown locally and sustainably it reduces reliance on the use of water, energy and multiple forms of transport to obtain it from elsewhere.
Keeping bees or chickens in your backyard can provide benefits but there are a number of things to consider including checking with your local council for regulations and requirements. Roosters, for instance, are not needed to produce eggs and are generally not allowed to be kept on residential premises - see www.energy.gov.au for more information.
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Chooks at home keep up a supply of fresh eggs.
A house covers ground that was once productive natural landscape where rain soaked into the soil to support vegetation. Its roof can be used to capture rainwater that can then be used to irrigate new vegetation, perhaps even on a roof garden or balcony. Capturing water this way also reduces the release of stormwater to the street (see Green roofs and walls; Rainwater; Stormwater).
Low water-use vegetation or 'xeriscape' can greatly reduce the need for supplementary garden watering. Indigenous species are usually the best for the low rainfall conditions found in much of Australia (see Outdoor water use).
Vegetation can even take up effluent through subsurface irrigation, especially in outer urban and rural sites (see Wastewater reuse).
The use of waterbodies like ponds and water features can be integrated into a sustainable landscape solution as part of an overall water management system and as part of the passive climate response strategy for your home.
Landscape materials
Landscape materials account for much of the embodied energy in a landscape project. Consider reusing existing site materials such as pavers and excavated rocks. Wherever possible, employ recycled materials such as crushed brick or concrete, recycled timber and products like recycled glass. If recycled timber is unavailable use sustainably managed plantation timber or timber composite products in preference to imported rainforest timbers. Avoid excessive amounts of paving which can contribute to microclimate heating and reduced site permeability. Follow the saying 'pave only where you sit, stand and walk'.
In a healthy house the inside and outside climates are designed to work together. Sustainable landscaping helps to maintain a healthy internal and external environment. Vegetation can be used to filter air from outside while indoor air quality is improved by selecting appropriate plants — many are able to take toxins like formaldehyde or volatile organic compounds out of the air (see The healthy home).
Vegetation can create buffers and filters for wind and dust control. Trees are natural evaporative air-conditioners.
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Look for a neighbourhood where sustainable approaches are encouraged.
Appropriate landscaping can enhance passive heating and cooling. Used as an integral part of passive design strategies, windbreaks can reduce wind chill or the impact of hot winds. Vegetation can cool and filter air as part of a passive cooling strategy (see Design for climate; Shading; Passive cooling).
Shading needs to be seasonal and is best provided by deciduous plants. Australia has few deciduous native trees (Toona australis, red cedar, is one). Other 'deciduous' natives such as Brachychiton lose their leaves in summer and therefore cannot moderate solar penetration to suit passive design. It is best to assume that most native vegetation gives permanent or semi-permanent shade (see Outdoor water use).
Captured rainwater or treated wastewater can be used to irrigate deciduous plants that contribute directly to a building's passive solar performance.
Biological diversity and habitat restoration
If landscapes and gardens are designed to restore original vegetation, find out what the original local environment was like. This may be challenging, as in our cities and even in rural areas the landscape was significantly changed by European settlement.
Sustainable landscaping can assist in protecting and restoring biodiversity — which is the variety of all life, the different plants, animals and microorganisms, the genes they contain, and the ecosystems of which they form a part.
Residential development, especially in growth corridors, city fringes and holiday towns, often clears native vegetation. Even the most sensitive development can affect the integrity of natural ecosystems:
- Habitat is degraded when pest plants and animals are introduced — cats can decimate native bird populations.
- Buildings and roads alter drainage patterns and soil structure.
- Runoff and septic tanks alter nutrient levels and cause other long term problems.
- Bushfire requirements affect landscape design, such as maintaining minimum distances between houses and trees and having minimal vegetation in areas adjacent to houses.
Once land is cleared it is almost impossible to recover the full suite of indigenous species, remove introduced species and restore ecological processes, but sustainable landscape design can go a long way towards restoring biodiversity.
Particularly challenging are sites where there is little ecological value or where pre-existing ecology has been destroyed. In such cases a substantial contribution to creating a sustainable landscape can be made by restoring as much as possible of the original ecosystem and increasing the ecological value of the site (see Challenging sites).
Such strategies are particularly pertinent to urban sites where, very often, all indigenous vegetation has been removed for development. The movement to replace elements of original living landscapes now extends to the public realm. In choosing a site, consider the wider landscape and neighbourhood environment (see Choosing a site).
A new science of 'biophilia' (love of nature) is developing from the recognition that vegetation and natural environments have a measurable impact on our psychological health.
Restoring biodiversity
Objectives for biodiversity conservation include:
- retaining native vegetation and increasing its quality and area wherever possible
- recovering threatened communities and species
- preventing rare species from becoming threatened
- repairing ecological processes.
Design for biodiversity benefit
Sustainable landscaping should try to incorporate biodiversity objectives into the design approach from the outset. You may find innovative ways to make a positive contribution:
- Design to minimise the use of water, land, non-recycled materials, toxic chemicals and energy.
- Identify flora and fauna, potential threats and ways of avoiding or minimising impacts as early as possible in the project. In situations where significant impacts are likely, a flora and fauna survey may be necessary and a nature conservation consultant may be helpful.
- Find out if aspects of Commonwealth and state legislation apply and if the planning scheme has policies that affect your site.
- There may also be biodiversity plans at the state, bioregional or catchment level. The planning department of your local council, or your regional natural resource or catchment board, should be able to advise you.
If you don't have a large garden space or want to contribute to restoring the landscape as part of compensating for off-site impacts, consider participating in native landscape and ecosystem restoration projects run by not-for-profit organisations like Greening Australia, Trees For Life in SA and Men of the Trees in WA. Many tree planting and revegetation programs are also intended to compensate for carbon emissions (see Carbon zero, carbon positive).
Minimise damage on-site
Building a house often has a substantial and deleterious impact on its site. By taking care of how the site is developed and using sustainable landscaping practices, the amount of damage can be greatly reduced:
- Retain as much native vegetation as possible as uncleared areas are a resource to be conserved.
- Avoid unnecessary disturbance to vegetation and soil, and limit clearing outside your building footprint.
- Retain significant habitat trees including dead trees with hollow limbs or trunks that provide shelter and breeding sites for animals.
- Consider your impact on waterways. Ensure that silt, lime, cement, paint and chemicals do not wash into drains or nearby watercourses (see Sediment control).
Select native and indigenous plants
A garden using native and indigenous plants requires much less watering and links your home to the ecosystem in which you live:
- Rehabilitate disturbed areas with saved topsoil and salvaged plants.
- Use native and indigenous species in the garden (see 'Growing plants' above). However, avoid environmental weeds which may spread into native vegetation and contribute to the decline of biodiversity.
- Maintain links between adjacent bush and your garden. Many animals, especially birds, invertebrates and small lizards, may be able to use your garden for habitat resources.
Design for birds
Bird life is an important part of every ecosystem and if you choose, it can easily be encouraged around your home.
- Create native bird habitats as part of your home's landscaping by 'birdscaping' with indigenous plants around buildings to provide food and shelter.
- Design windows with tinted glass and screens so they are visible to birds.
- Consider using wall and roof gardens that grow indigenous plants.
- Create ponds with edible fish and plants.
- Provide nesting boxes.
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Waste rock from a building site and a local landscape supplier makes an attractive dry creek bed.
Design for bushfires
Sustainable landscaping can contribute directly to helping prevent and protect from bushfires:
- Avoid using highly combustible mulch.
- Use hard surfaces closer to the house.
- Avoid planting trees that will grow tall close to the house.
- Remove undergrowth where it could become a fire risk.
- Consider making fire-breaks, especially in the path of likely fire spread.
Climate change
Consider the predicted changes for your region and adapt your landscape accordingly. To cope with increased temperatures, shade the walls of your homes using trees, large shrubs and climbing plants. Where space is limited, use shade structures with climbers to reduce outdoor and building temperatures. Ensure the landscape has sufficient permeable surfaces to cope with increased rainfall events and return rainwater to the soil and subsoil layers. Capturing water in rainwater tanks and through greywater recycling will ensure water is available to sustain plants during drought periods. Organic vegetable gardens supply healthy food and reduce your household's ecological footprint.
In dry regions consider creating a small mini-oasis which can provide passive cooling to the house. Locate this area on the cooler side of the building which receives evening breezes. Incorporate moisture loving plants, a water feature, permeable paving and water-harvesting methods in this space.
Sustainable landscapes have much smaller energy and water use impacts than traditional landscape designs but they still require management. Native gardens and the use of hardy plants can create environments that consume little water other than that provided by rainfall. Even then, there is no such thing as a maintenance-free landscape. Anything artificially created for human purposes requires ongoing maintenance, which should be factored into the overall picture of any home design.
References and additional reading
|Byrne, J. 2006. The green gardener: sustainable gardening in your own backyard. Viking Press, Camberwell, Vic.
|Chadwick, D. 2005. Australian native gardening made easy: a comprehensive, no-nonsense guide to creating and caring for your garden, 3rd edn. Little Hills Press, Mt Druitt, NSW.
|Environmental weeds in Australia. www.anbg.gov.au
|Gardening Australia. www.abc.net.au
|Greening Australia. greeningaustralia.org.au
|Men of the Trees. [additional reading now found on https://trilliontrees.org.au]
|Mollison, B. 1988. Permaculture: a designers manual. Tagari Publications, Tyalgum, NSW.
|Mollison, B. 1994. Introduction to permaculture, 2nd edn. Tagari Publications, Tyalgum, NSW.
|Sullivan, C. 2002. Garden and climate. McGraw-Hill, New York.
|Sustainable Gardening Australia. www.sgaonline.org.au
|Thompson, J and Sorvig, K. 2008. Sustainable landscape construction: a guide to green building outdoors, 2nd edn. Island Press, Washington DC.
|Thompson, P. 2002. Australian planting design. Lothian Books, Port Melbourne, Vic.
|Trees for Life. https://treesforlife.org.au/
|Wolverton, B. 1996. Ecofriendly house plants: 50 indoor plants that purify the air in homes and offices. Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London.
|engergy.gov.au. Reducing Waste, Water Efficiency
Principal authors: Paul Downton and Kathy Preece
Contributing author: Edwina Robinson
Updated by Paul Downton, 2013


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Born in Oak Park, Illinois (1899). In July of 1925, he visited Pamplona, Spain, for the Festival of San Fermín, a weeklong celebration that included bullfighting and the famous Running of the Bulls. Hemingway and his wife arrived a few days early to get tickets, and he needed a way to spend the time; so on this day in 1925, on his 26th birthday, he began his first novel. He said, "Everybody my age had written a novel and I was still having a difficult time writing a paragraph." He wrote in the days leading up to the celebration, he wrote in bed every morning during the week of the festival, and when it was over, he continued writing. He wrote in hotels and bars in Madrid and the French town of Hendaye, and in an apartment in Paris. He finished the first draft just two months after he had begun writing. He told a friend years later: "Toward the last it was like a fever. Toward the last I was sprinting, like in a bicycle race, and I did not want to lose my speed making love or anything else."
He titled his novel Fiesta, then revised the title to The Lost Generation, and finally to The Sun Also Rises. He sent the manuscript to Scribner's, where it was picked up by the editor Maxwell Perkins. Perkins wrote to Hemingway: "The Sun Also Rises seems to me a most extraordinary performance. No one could conceive a book with more life in it." The Sun Also Rises was published in 1926, and Perkins became Hemingway's lifelong editor. The novel got a good review in The New York Times and other New York newspapers, but was generally disliked in the rest of the country, including in Hemingway's hometown of Chicago. His own mother wrote to him: "It is a doubtful honor to produce one of the filthiest books of the year. […] Every page fills me with a sick loathing – if I should pick up a book by any other writer with such words in it, I should read no more – but pitch it in the fire."
Perkins regularly defended Hemingway's writing to his boss, Charles Scribner. For Hemingway's second novel, A Farewell to Arms (1929), Perkins had a conference with Scribner to discuss Hemingway's use of four-letter words. Perkins himself did not use obscene language – his strongest expression was "My God," and even that was rare. Although he was defending Hemingway's right to use four-letter words, Perkins was so uncomfortable saying them that he had to write them on a memo pad for Scribner. In the end, three words were not included in A Farewell to Arms, but replaced by dashes. Hemingway wrote those words back in by hand on a couple of copies, including one that he gave to James Joyce. A Farewell to Arms became a best-seller, selling 100,000 copies in its first year, and Hemingway was able to make a living writing fiction.
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- Ban them altogether. We reclaim our streets and sidewalks; they get the sense of entitlement you feel when you're banned from a place you don't really like anyway.
- When they land at JFK, they must submit to an on-site, six-month course on how Americans regard personal space. They'll attend sessions such as "That Busy Intersection is a Bad Place for 20 of You to Stand," "Those Subway Stairs are a Bad Place for 20 of You to Stand," and "My Bathroom Door is a Bad Place for 20 of You to Stand (Colon: Who Let You In, and Why Did You Eat All My Cheese?)." Upon completion they may then leave the airport.
- Dig a trench throughout the park, and allow them to only bike or walk in said trench. Natives are encouraged to stand along the edge of the trench and hurl both food and insults at them. We get to vent our frustration at their ability to form progressive governments; they think they're part of a Grotowskian theatrical event.
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Sumi Hwang makes her Rosenblatt Recitals debut this season. With a voice described as having "pearly clarity, the intonation just, and the tone even and pretty across its range" (The Washington Post), the Korean soprano has gone onto perform across the world on concert and opera platforms following her First Prize win at the 2014 Queen Elisabeth Competition in Belgium.
"Hwang's lyric soprano voice has a pearly clarity, the intonation just, and the tone even and pretty across its range."The Washington Post
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Speaking out against domestic violence in his latest campaign is Recording artist/Producer Da Professor. Tonight on Onstage he spoke on his beginnings, being a former member of Inner Circle, working with Don Corleonie, his single and video "I Love Myself", tackling the issue of domestic violence and his new Foundation with former NFL player Terry Kirby and Spiky Music Group, working with different artists and upcoming projects. Bringing music with a message is Da Professor's mission and I commend him for pushing his latest campaign. Check out the Interview below and share your thoughts in the comments section.
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Bake-a-thon 2015: Day 12
Bake of the day: Mexican Chocolate Bars
Coming back to today's dish, I made these Mexican Chocolate bars way back in May when I had my blog buddies over for a get together. I took the photos but didn't get a chance to post the recipe till now. Recipe is from Woman's Day.
In these bars Mexican chocolate filling made with cinnamon, chocolate chips and instant coffee is sandwiched between two crumbly cookie crusts. Recipe sounds complicated, but it is simple to put together and is very tasty too.
Mexican Chocolate Bars
- 1 Unsalted Butter stick (8tbsp)
- 2 tbsps Shortening Vegetable
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar Light
- 1/3 cup Sugar
- 2 Egg Yolks Large
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp Salt
- 12/3 cups All purpose flour
- 2 oz chocolate . Bittersweet , chopped
- 2 cups Chocolate Semisweet chips
- 1 can condensed milk (14oz.) Sweetened
- 2 tbsps Coffee Instant
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp Salt
- ¼ cup Sugar Confectioners
- ¾ tsp Cinnamon Ground
- 25 Chocolate Coffee beans covered (optional)
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 9" square baking pan with foil and let it extend above the pan on two sides.
- For the Crust: Beat butter, shortening and sugars in a large bowl with a hand mixer or in a stand mixer until well mixed. Beat in yolks, vanilla and salt until combined. Gradually add flour and beat on low speed until combined.
- Divide dough in half. Beat bittersweet chocolate into 1 half of the dough and press over bottom of the pan; prick all over with a fork. Bake for 10 minutes or until just set.
- For the Filling: Microwave the chocolate chips and condensed milk in a microwave safe bowl on high for 1 minute. Stir and microwave for 30 seconds more or until the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth.
- Add coffee, vanilla and salt; stir until the coffee is dissolved. Pour this over the crust.
- For the Topping: In the other half of the dough, beat confectioners sugar and cinnamon. Press with the hands and crumble it over the filling. Evenly place chocolate covered coffee beans on top in 5 rows and 5 columns.
- Bake for 45 minutes or until the topping is golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Lift using the foil overhang and cut into squares.


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âBecause AMS 360 is online, it allows us to incorporate all our locations. Our customer service representatives can be anywhere and have access to the system,â said Bruce Barnard, president and CEO of Barnard Donegan Insurance. âAMS 360 really helped improve our agencyâs efficiency and effectiveness. It is hard to remember life before AMS 360.â
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Issue 17Uncategorized
Why No Gay Animals on Noah's Ark?
Like many Russell Crowe fans, I ran to see Darren Aronofsky's controversial film "Noah" on opening day.
While the iconic image of Noah is that of an old guy with a long untrimmed white beard, this movie version of the Biblical patriarch is one you could never imagine. And Crowe, as Noah, does a fantastic job bringing viewers into an unimaginable world.
Aronofsky's Noah is a conflicted axe-wielding social justice environmentalist. Crowe wrestles with an environmental disaster of biblical proportions and a demanding God commanding an ark be built; one that rivals the RMS Titanic. Aronofsky, however, freely uses his artistic license in some areas yet keeps certain troubling interpretations of the narrative the same; mainly racism and heterosexism.
I was delighted to see the Curse of Ham excised from the plot. As a text of terror that for millennia gave biblical justification for slavery in this country and was then used to prop up various permutations of American racism, I welcomed its absence. But I was startled to see no men and women of color.
Since Noah is driven by God's wrath to rid the world of wickedness, I pondered, perhaps Aronofsky is also making a statement with an all-white cast.
Another troubling aspect Aronofsky keeps intact with his story is the deluge of hetero-normativity. The indoctrination of compulsory heterosexuality appears innocuous in the film but its bombardment as normative will be glaring to some viewers and, sadly, invisible to others.
For example, no intrusive or offensive statements about human sexualities— especially lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ)—are made in the film as in the Biblical narrative, but the unspoken statement is resounding and is underscored by the intentional heterosexual coupling of the animals.
The animals ascending Noah's ark two-by-two are a spectacular parade, illustrating how deep homophobia has been since the canonization of this biblical tale and illustrating how long an obsession with gender identification has been with its male/female coupling, too.
The normative storyline of the Noah narrative to kids today is that of a big boat, a huge flood, a horde of cute little animals, and the significance of the dove and the rainbow as a way to gently get across the importance of obeying God.
But with the biblical Noah narrative having morphed into one of today's best beloved bible bedtime stories and animated movie for kids, how do you unmask its heterosexist moorings…and not be disobeying God?
How do you tell kids God is wrong? How do you convey to kids- straight and LGBTQ- that queer animals should receive the assurance of God's covenant of safety during a tumultuous storm, too?
Noah and the Ark has become a beloved children's tale, with its two-by-twos. Aronofsky had the opportunity to show homosexuality as it exists in the animal world, giving parents a tool to teach about the LGBT world.
For example, who would have thought that the politics of same-sex coupling of birds would a debatable topic in the marriage equality state of Massachusetts?
But during the summer of 2005, more than a year after same-sex marriage became legal in the state, Boston's beloved pair of swans in the Public Garden — named Romeo and Juliet — had been having a love affair that dared not speak its name. As Bay Staters bantered and bickered over whether the two should be allowed to stay together or be separated, these swans were being subjected to the same queries that have plagued same-sex couples in heterosexist societies for centuries – even in Noah's time.
Assuming that the swans were heterosexual until one of the couple's eggs went unfertilized, Boston's Parks and Recreation Department decided to conduct a "detailed gender test" by examining the swans' reproductive organs. The findings disclosed that Romeo and Juliet were really more like Juliet and Juliet.
Spokeswoman Mary Hines of the city's Parks and Recreation Department told The Boston Globe, "Each year when the swans go in, the kids immediately come to us and say, 'Which one's Romeo and which one's Juliet?'"
Where the public might have thought a male was needed to make them a complete or authentic couple, neither of the girls seemed to be lamenting, "O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?" Why? Because on any given day at the Public Garden you saw them swimming happily together in the lagoon.
Moreover, the swans have been cohabiting for two years. Animal scientists have observed the monogamous nature of swans whether they are in opposite-sex or same-sex coupling – they stay with their mates until death, which can occur between 20 to 30 years.
Same-sex coupling is not a new phenomenon in the animal world. However, the disclosure of it doesn't come without arguments to pathologize it.
The last scene in the Noah story a rainbow appears representing God's promise to never destroy the earth by flood. I wanted to see two queer doves flying across the rainbow representing God's promise to us, too.
by Reverend Irene Monroe


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I've thought for some time that humans might be in the process of diverging into two species. The recent increasingly ugly fight over health care policy (money versus the common good) illustrates what I think is happening. Please bear with me as I try to explain this.
First, listen to Al Gore: "The politics of fear, secrecy, cronyism, and blind faith has combined with the degradation of the public sphere to create an environment dangerously hostile to reason."
Second, note the many pointers suggesting we are at the brink of some kind of massive change involving both the Earth and humanity – not to mention all other affected beings on our planet. Just the kind of times at which rapid evolutionary changes occur.
- The 2020 Challenge – Evolutionary Bounce or Evolutionary Crash?
- A huge number of websites/books making doomsday predictions for 2012
- A not universally accepted religious enthusiasm for a Biblically-inspired Rapture
Third, it seems likely that human beings inherit a set of genes that predisposes them to believe in a higher power – an evolutionary advantage that helped overcome the terrifying fear arising from the conscious awareness of our own death. This may no longer be an evolutionary advantage.
Fourth, note what Texas psychologist Clare Graves wrote in a 1974 article titled "Human Nature Prepares for a Momentous Leap." It describes a new theory explaining human nature as
"an unfolding, emergent, oscillating spiraling process marked by progressive subordination of older, lower-order behavior systems to newer, higher-order systems as an individual's existential problems change. Each successive stage, wave, or level of existence is a state through which people pass on their way to other states of being. When the human is centralized in one state of existence, he or she has a psychology which is particular to that state. His or her feelings, motivations, ethics and values, biochemistry, degree of neurological activation, learning system, belief systems, conception of mental health, ideas as to what mental illness is and how it should be treated, conceptions of and preferences for management, education, economics, and political theory and practice are all appropriate to that state."
Two of Graves' students (Don Beck and Chris Cowan) created an approach they named Spiral Dynamics to explain why there is so much conflict in the world:
Individual and cultural development is a process of changing world view, of changing value systems. Each person (or culture) sees the world through a window/filter that matches its stage of development. For most of their development, a person believes that the way they see the world is the way the world is, and people who're looking through a different window are uninformed, just plain wrong, stupid, or evil. Even though one may think s/he is open-minded, until one reaches higher tiers of the spiral one habitually disregards or discounts information that is out-of-step with one's current mind set. (To quote Don Beck: "Keep your hands on your knees. Notice when they jerk!")
It's a fascinating theory and offers a profoundly incisive, dynamic perspective on complex matters such as:
- HOW people think about things (as opposed to "what" they think);
- WHY people make decisions in different ways;
- WHY different people respond to different motivators; and
- WHY and HOW values arise and spread;
It seems to me that, under the immense stresses of our times, one branch of humanity is moving steadily up the spiral towards a level of global conscious awareness, and another branch is turning down the spiral towards the kind of magical, instinctive, survivalist thinking that dominated early feudal societies.
It is my opinion that (a) humanity is differentiating into two branches according to world view, and (b) the split is happening at a younger and younger age. Because we tend to self-select breeding mates from those with a similar world view, the likelihood of genetic diversion follows. That is if we don't exterminate ourselves in the process.


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Welcome to Deer Park Archers Disabled Archery Section
Welcome to that part of the Club Coaching and Management Team which concerns itself with issues affecting those archers, and would-be archers, with any kind of impairment – whether it be physical, sensorial or neurological.
What's in it for You?
If you are someone thinking of 'having a go' at archery, you are likely to have some questions like – Where do I start? With my disability is it safe to do so? What are the facilities? What is the access like, etc? Whatever your query, we will do our best to help you find an answer. Archery has always been in the forefront of integration between able-bodied and disabled participants. We share the same shooting line, tolerate the same weather and compete for the same trophies – and frequently win them!! We have a Paralympics squad to be proud of and to aspire to. The club structure of Archery GB ensures that there will be a level of activity to suit your needs and provide you with enjoyable recreation or challenging competition.
Deer Park Archers Commitment to Equality
Deer Park Archers recognises the value of sport and the important role it plays in enhancing the quality of life.
Our vision is to make "Deer Park Archers a physically active and successful sporting, social and recreation club" and we are committed to ensuring that opportunities are accessible to all those who wish to start, stay and succeed in our sport.
We firmly believe that everyone should have the opportunity to participate in sport and physical activity regardless of their age, gender, disability, race, ethnic origin, nationality, colour, parental or marital status, religious belief, class or social background, sexual preference or political belief.
We are committed to working in partnership to ensure that there is equal access and choice for everyone wishing to be involved in sport and physical activity, whether as a participant or as a volunteer.
Have-a-goes & beginners courses.
If you have a disability and are thinking about trying archery please feel free to contact us, we can discuss your requirements and see if we can help. We may suggest a short have-a-go session to better understand the best way forward or we may suggest a 6 week beginners course, once you and ourselves (it is a partnership) are confident that we can provide you with the right support to make the experience a good one.
You will need to be aware that if we have the skills to support you and the capacity to do so, then we can agree a plan and get started fairly promptly, however if we do not have sufficient spare coaching capacity at that time, then we may ask you to be patient until we can provide the necessary support to enable you to achieve your full potential and have a great archery experience.
You can see some of the past activities we have supported here.
Inclusion Club
We strive to be completely integrated however when participants prefer to shoot separately we do organise a separate Inclusion Club.
For those that meet the Archery GB guidelines then membership of our Governing Body is available at a reduced rate, this process is self regulated.
Additional coaching support is generally available for specific Inclusion Club sessions which are separate (generally in the indoor season) or integrated with other club sessions (generally in the summer) and we have a lot of specialist equipment and a growing level of expertise! Membership of the Inclusion Section continues to include attendance at general club open practice sessions, however for those sessions coaching support, environmental considerations, range layout and equipment support cannot always be guaranteed.
Our Inclusion Officer is Liz Dalton who can be contacted via our Club Secretary Mary Crang (email@example.com).
A number of our Inclusion Club members have qualified as coaches and we recently had our first member join the full Paralympic Squad!


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Sep 26, 2017
In 2017, Congress has been debating legislation to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). As of November 15, Congress has discussed several key proposals:
- The House approved H.R.1628, the American Health Care Act, on May 4
- The Senate introduced the Better Care Reconciliation Act as an amendment to H.R.1628. The Senate did not reach the 51 votes necessary to proceed to a vote on the BCRA
- The Graham-Cassidy Heller Johnson bill, which was introduced on September 13 as an amendment to H.R. 1628. GCHJ was not brought to a vote by the full Senate.
- The Senate version of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act includes a provision zeroing out the penalty for individuals who lack coverage.
Impacts of the Better Care Reconciliation Act
Related Topics:AdvocacyFinancial ManagementHuman Capital Management


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Analyses by Delegates
Chapter Meeting Breakout Group
Our group, with a majority, approved of this resolution however there was deep discussion about how to achieve or approach this goal.
- One member suggested that an amendment be made to clarify the strategy before adopting it.
- The status of this resolution as a symbolic political resolution without strategy is a bit confusing, but it was generally agreed that this is a worthy goal.
Most of the group came to the understanding that there needs to be thorough work in developing that strategy and it's not necessary to do first before adopting this position as a political statement.
Chapter Meeting Breakout Group
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Chapter Meeting Breakout Group
In weighing annual vs. monthly dues, supporters of Amendment 8 assume that $10 per month is the minimum feasible contribution, since anything lower would provide diminishing returns because of banking fees that cut into each transaction. We're skeptical that a comprehensive investigation has been done on this - we'd like to know how much is taken out, what the losses would be overall, etc. There may well be ways to allow comrades to pay lower monthly dues, or to pay quarterly.
The amendment seems to assume that a monthly dues structure will reduce member drop-off and keep our base engaged, but this may well be at the expense of "on paper" members who pay but aren't active - this could amount to substantial loss in revenue. We suspect that "on paper" members would balk at the monthly commitment in a way they don't at a one-time annual fee.
In general, we feel that the amendment's supporters are too dismissive of these "on paper" non-active members, whom they don't seem to regret alienating with this change. We think this is misguided - not only could these inactive members could become more active at some point in the future, but many of them likely support DSA and want to contribute even if they can't spare any time. We should actively consider the needs of all types of members then deliberating the impact of this amendment.
We are concerned that higher national dues paid monthly might make members less willing or able to contribute to their local chapter.
We believe that DSA National should not impose a significant dues hike without also releasing a budget and plan for using the money.
Monthly dues are already an option on DSA's website - if this payment structure is indeed preferable, there are marketing strategies to push people in that direction without mandating they do so.
As socialists, contributing based on ability is a shared core value - we believe our comrades with higher incomes would gladly pay higher dues based on an honors system.
We disapprove of the fear-based reasoning behind this amendment - if we are so scared that membership will plummet in November, we should be reaching out to our comrades positively and proactively.
We are concerned this shift is emblematic of a top-down organizational structure that could limit our local autonomy. If political centralization is a concern, then financial centralization is as well.
While our local and national priority, campaigning for single-payer healthcare, could benefit from centralization since only California has a remotely viable path to state-level single-payer, some of our most vibrant working groups - NOlympicsLA and Sanctuary Cities - are both local.
Chapter Meeting Breakout Group
Unlike constitutional amendments, this Resolution can be thought of as a guiding set of principles that should inform decisions "should the DSA move in the direction of creating permanent staff positions with responsibility for organizing and political education, [and] that staff should remain independent from and not beholden to particular leadership but to the organization as a whole." In the past, (80s and 90s), there was part-time staff at the local level; and this discussion focused on what types of roles would be appropriate for staff and thoughts on to whom staff would be accountable.
Potential roles for staff:
"One thing staff could do is handle the grievance process. That process absolutely should be handled by an independent staffer."
"It is vital to have people doing jobs like keeping track of taxes and financials, securing our databases, handling legal issues, we need to justify having qualified people in this positions for accountability."
Thoughts on guiding principles for staff:
"Coming from a labor background as organizations grow they will need staff, the question here is what do they do and how do they interact with leaders and the rank and file members. In trade unions this often gets too authoritarian and is very top down in structure. We should look to empower the grassroots. Staff should say "my job is to help you do what you think is needed for us to accomplish our goals"."
"This resolution is in response to platforms from NPC slates regarding regional organizers. The function of employees or staff is in many ways dictated by what role they are playing, whether that's more logistical or political."
"Strength comes from empowering membership. A good org has clear organizational structure to accomplish its goals. It's important for us to say we want a seat at the table to determine how the process of staffing goes. We should be establishing relationships so we can be a part of that effort."
"In a democratic union the measure of success is to empower membership and staff's role is to facilitate those efforts. This is a key issue for organizations that blossom quickly."
Chapter Meeting Breakout Group
Overall, we felt that this resolution represented good intentions that we are generally all aligned with i.e., building in more education and overall emphasis on immigrants' rights and anti-racist organizing efforts in order to build a more inclusive DSA. However, we felt that the resolution as it is written right now is insufficiently worded, so we would want to see it developed and specified further. Some specific suggestions and areas for development that we identified included:
Combining this with DSA-LA's Sanctuary resolution to make it more robust - although this may position the resolution as more of a Priority resolution than Political resolution.
Clarifying the specific practical ends for building in political education at the National level - is this to develop external organizing efforts, internal member education, or both?
Specifying the importance of coalition-building as part of any anti-racist community building work, and being careful not to position ourselves as experts or co-opt other groups' work.
Clarifying resources it would make available to Locals.
We also spent some time discussing the general value of internal member education, and how we think a National-led effort to develop standardized anti-racist training material could be useful to our chapter. We also noted that, per our previous conversation around developing leaders from underrepresented or marginalized groups, it is important to approach internal education thoughtfully - first, by recognizing the "soft skills" necessary to train members as equally important those involved in external organizing work, and then by ensuring we are not asking members from underrepresented or marginalized groups to do all the labor (emotional and otherwise) of educating more privileged comrades.
Delegate Josh Androsky
Beyond the fact that BDS is, as a political strategy, based off past successes, beyond the fact that it is the non-violent solution arrived to by oppressed peoples, BDS has so terrified those in power, who almost uniformly oppose it, that they have begun the process to criminalize it. We as a socialist organization should be moved to stand in solidarity with all oppressed peoples in the world, and BDS is an intersectional rallying cry that we should not ignore, especially when so many vital organizations have already endorsed it or made it part of their platforms. I cannot think of a good reason to not endorse BDS. On a personal note, as a Jewish American, the way that Israel's conservative government dominates our country's middle east policy sickens me, and I cannot in good conscience watch them use my tax dollars to continue building an apartheid state in the name of my people. It is morally imperative to be on the side of BDS.
Analyses by Members
Member Rawan Masri
Member Madison Zenzel


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Innings of the day
AB de Villiers was in a spankingly expansive mood today, opening his shoulders to rout Scotland's prospects of keeping South Africa in check. None of his six sixes were as vast as Chris Gayle's on this same ground yesterday, but they were every bit as effective. His fifty came up from 25 balls, two runs slower than Gayle's effort against the Aussies, but by the time he ran out of overs with his score on 79 not out, his strike rate of 232.35 was sufficiently thumping to have put him on course for a 43-ball century.
Bowler of the day
Dale Steyn is just a little bit too rapid for batsmen of this calibre. He claimed only two wickets in his initial three-over burst, but instilled such panic that Scotland were four-down before he'd completed his second over. Ryan Watson received a beauty that trimmed the bails and flew away to fine leg, Navdeep Poonia was run out attempted a suicidal third run to third man, and Colin Smith - Mr Defiance in last week's warm-up against England - was yorked for a first-ball duck. Kyle Coetzer's subsequent swivel-pull for six over midwicket (into, and out of, the hands of a crestfallen fellow in the crowd) was a very emphatic way to slam the stable-door shut.
Catch of the day
Coetzer's back-pedalling, back-arching, one-handed pluck on the long-on boundary was a moment to grace any contest. With Gordon Drummond bowling the first ball of the final over of South Africa's innings, Mark Boucher made room to flog the ball up and over the ropes. Coetzer, however, timed his leap to perfection, and in a moment reminiscent of Vasbert Drakes' dismissal of Canada's John Davison at the 2003 World Cup, wrapped his fingers round the ball while still at full stretch. It was glorious, but sadly futile. Instead of being inspired by his team-mate's effort, Drummond's third and fourth balls were a pair of pies that de Villiers slapped for six.
Scottish bowler of the day
Despite Coetzer's best efforts in the field and with the bat, there was never a sniff of a Dutch-style upset on the cards here. Nevertheless, credit where credit's due, and in Majid Haq they had a man who could at least put a brake on South Africa's innings. After conceding a measly three runs in his first over, Haq struck twice in his second, as both the openers, Jacques Kallis and Graeme Smith, fell in the space of four deliveries. With teasing flight and a tidy line, Haq conceded just two boundaries in his 24 balls (compared to 27 from the 96 that his team-mates sent down between them).
Drop of the day
Gavin Hamilton had a puzzling day in the covers - first he dropped a screamer above his head off Jacques Kallis, even though it wouldn't have counted because Jan Stander had overstepped from his previous delivery. Then, four overs later, he did actually cling onto another offering from Kallis, this time off Glenn Rogers. But, even as the bowler was setting off in celebration, out popped the ball, unceremoniously spilt as Hamilton's elbows hit the turf. He did briefly try to argue that he had the catch under control until that moment. But the sight of the ball dribbling off towards the bowler's marker rather undermined his case.


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Welcome to quantitative tightening as US$12t reserves fall
[LONDON] The great global monetary tightening of 2015 is under way, but it's not being led by the Federal Reserve.
Even as US policy makers ponder whether to raise interest rates this month, one recent source of central bank liquidity in financial markets is drying up and the loss of it partly explains August's trading volatility.
Behind the drawdown are the foreign exchange reserves run by the central banks. Bolstered following financial crises in the late 1990s as a buffer against capital outflows and falling currencies, such hoards fell to US$11.43 trillion in the first quarter from a peak of US$11.98 trillion in the middle of last year, according to the International Monetary Fund.
Driving the decline is a combination of forces including the economic slowdown and recent devaluation in China, the Fed's pending rate hike, the collapse of oil and decisions in Switzerland and Japan to cease intervening in currencies.
Each means central banks are either paring their reserves to offset an exit of capital or manage currencies, have less money flowing into their economies to salt away or no longer need to sit on as much. Whichever it is, the shrinking of reserves means much less money flowing into the financial system given authorities tended to recycle their cash piles into local currency or liquid assets such as bonds.
In the words of Deutsche Bank AG strategist George Saravelos and colleagues, welcome to the world of "quantitative tightening."
They predict 2015 will mark the peak of reserve accumulation after two decades of growth with China in the vanguard as its new currency regime means it has to pare reserves to avoid a freefall in the yuan. It has already reduced its holdings to US$3.65 trillion from US$3.99 trillion in 2014.
For markets, Deutsche Bank says less reserve accumulation should mean higher bond yields and a rising dollar against rivals including the euro and yen. There are implications too for other central banks if the resulting rise in market borrowing costs hampers their ability to tighten monetary policy.
"This force is likely to be a persistent headwind towards developed market central banks' exit from unconventional policy in coming years, representing an additional source of uncertainty in the global economy," Mr Saravelos and colleagues in a report to clients on Tuesday.
"The path to 'normalization' will likely remain slow and fraught with difficulty."
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