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Letters to the Editor
Editors, Daily Planet:
A 44,000-square-foot Berkeley Bowl market on Ninth and Heinz would be a typical freeway-oriented big-box retailer —a Home Depot for food.
Twice as big as a supermarket and right near a freeway exit, it would draw customers from all over the East Bay. It would pull users away from neighborhood-serving supermarkets such as Andronico's, which do not have as much parking or as easy freeway access. Big-box retailers are driving neighborhood supermarkets out of business now, just as the supermarkets drove corner stores out of business 50 years ago.
Environmentalists oppose this sort of freeway-oriented development, because it generates more long-distance automobile use—which means more traffic congestion and more pollution. In this case, the city would not even get the sales-tax revenue that big box stores usually generate, because food is not taxed.
I urge the city not to allow Berkeley Bowl to build a store larger than the city's usual 20,000-square-foot limit, which is large enough for a conventional supermarket.
A 20,000-square-foot store on this site would serve the West Berkeley community, and it would generate fewer long-distance shopping trips on the freeway.
Charles Siegel
Editors, Daily Planet:
The grim reality is that seniors who have been relying on the city of Berkeley for taxi scrip have received none since the beginning of the current period, July 1. In short, the city appears to have discontinued (crashed) the program without even bothering to notify them or to respond to the plaintive queries of subscribers—most of these taxi-dependent seniors are low-income women, many without families or cars.
I have heard it said that processing the taxi scrip is a hassle for City Hall. There is no reason why it cannot be processed by and at the city's three senior centers. Indeed, it might bring more seniors back to the centers; classes have been cut back and there's dissatisfaction with the lunches.
I have heard it said that seniors who don't have cars can use taxi scrip, the bus and the city's three senior centers' van service. I have news, folks: Seniors frequently need transportation to and from physicians and other health-related services; seniors ongoingly need groceries; seniors deserve to be able to get a life, i.e. to access the city's three senior centers.
One bus route stops at the North Berkeley Senior Center; one bus route stops at the West Berkeley Senior Center, and none stops at the South Berkeley Senior Center. The senior centers' van serves frail elderly. Seniors who have cars but are unable to use their cars and seniors who don't have cars (the majority) need taxi scrip. Purchase of specialized parking permits for use in the North Berkeley Senior Center neighborhood may be down because of several factors. Seniors who have cars and are able to use them are lucky. Seniors with disabled stickers merely have to find a place at a curb; in the words of one city father: "They should all get disabled stickers."
Helen Rippier Wheeler
Editors, Daily Planet:
I like to think of Bush's now infamous 16 state of the union words as a "free ride" deception. Bush's statement, "The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa," is true because the first phrase is true: Bush did, in fact, learn said intelligence from the Brits. The second phrase, the intelligence itself, does not have to hold water. It gets a free ride.
Bush has used this free ride deception structure before. In May 2002 Bush was being asked "what he knew and when he knew it" concerning the Sept. 11 attacks. The media had just exposed the subject of his Aug. 6, 2001, Crawford, Texas, security briefing (Al Queda's intention to attack American targets). There was speculation that the Bush administration knowingly allowed the attacks to take place.
In defense of his actions Bush said, "The people of this country know this about me, my administration and my national security team: Had I known that the enemy was going to use airplanes to attack buildings on that fateful morning I would have done everything in my powers to stop the attacks."
The Sept. 11 attacks were the key that unlocked the Bush administration's policies of empire and repression. Bush's smoke and mirrors response to Sept. 11 questions is extremely troubling.
George Palen
Editors, Daily Planet:
In her editorial of July 18-21, executive editor O'Malley has given us an excellent new phrase for the massive construction which is engulfing Berkeley, "Big Ugly Boxes," and the acronym BUB, which I hope will make its way into common usage.
The only question is how to pronounce it. The obvious phonetic choice would be rhyming it with tub or rub. Another possibility would be using the same vowel sound as in blue, but the image evoked is all wrong—much too curvaceous. My personal choice is to pronounce it to rhyme with cube. Say it out loud and see if it doesn't sound just right: Big, all square angles and beginning to smell.
Ed Brodick
Editors, Daily Planet:
There are four letters that describe Howard Dean's conduct during the great moral challenges of our generation: A.W.O.L.
He was born to privilege and received the fine education and other advantages that family wealth brings. Yet he absented himself from the great struggles for peace and justice that engaged the real leaders of our time.
Howard Dean was nowhere to be found when others were putting themselves on the line to end the war in Vietnam, dismantle the apparatus of racial bigotry and fight the encroachment of corporate power and corruption.
Dean has spent his life in a conventional, comfortable niche that required neither courage nor sacrifice. Now he advertises himself as a person of unusual vision and rectitude. The substance of his past and present actions suggests otherwise.
As Vermont's governor, he collaborated with Republicans to loosen environmental regulations and tighten social expenditures, turning his back on Greens and progressive Democrats. He pressured state monitoring agencies to rush approval of massive developments. One of his last acts in office was to reduce Vermont's education budget.
His fiscal austerity short-changes the public sector. It is a favorite of Wall Street bankers, but a bane to everyone else—workers, consumers, seniors, students, those protected by police, health and fire departments—whose well-being depends upon adequate public spending. He continues to preach this balanced budget dogma in the current recession, when deficit spending by the federal government is needed to lift the economy from its slump.
He opposes cuts in military expenditures despite posturing as the peace candidate. He does not distinguish funding for counter-terrorism (a relatively inexpensive item) from bloated spending on weapons systems.
He refuses to take on health insurance companies, even though their greed increases the cost and threatens the quality and integrity of American medical care. In drafting his health care proposal, he rejected the fairness, simplicity and efficiency of
the Canadian single-payer model. His plan keeps intact the power of private insurers, and requires moderate-income participants to pay high premiums and deductibles.
He favors erosion of the most important federal benefits for the elderly. He has stated his willingness to limit Medicare spending and raise the age at which workers become entitled to Social Security.
He supported NAFTA, which undermines labor, safety and environmental standards throughout North America. He currently proposes tepid reforms to somewhat moderate the misery from global corporate dominance.
He shies away from demanding that America's wealthiest 1 or 2 percent give up a greater portion of their wealth to properly fund programs and institutions that could make possible a more secure and decent life for us all.
Howard Dean does not deserve to be hailed as the best hope of American progressives for one simple reason: he is no progressive. He is an astute political operator. But his opportunism should be recognized and treated with appropriate mistrust.
Randy Silverman


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Today I finished reading the book of Isaiah. With what I've been learning from N.T. Wright's books and lectures, I read this book with new eyes. I'll need to come back to it later…but then I feel that way about nearly everything I read in the Bible!
Month: December 2007
Rubel Shelly on Missional
On the Tulsa Workshop website there is a section of links to mp3 files of past messages. It only goes back a couple of years, but it is serving as a great source of sermons for me to listen to on my new mp3 player.
Among the messages is one by Rubel Shelly on going from attractional to missional. Overall, I found this to be a great summary of the differences between the two perspectives and strong points of being missional. Unfortunately, I think Mr. Shelly erred on two points.
First, he speaks as though there was no clergy/laity divide until the time of Constantine. This is simply incorrect. Anyone who has read the early church fathers knows that over the course of the decades following the first century the church began developing an episcopal form of government. The move was from one of a plurality of elders (as advocated by the apostle Paul, though I'm not certain how far this model made it through the churches) to a monarchical episcopate, with a few links in between leading to that point. To say that the clergy was an innovation brought about by the official favor bestowed on the church by the empire is inaccurate. It could be said truthfully that this situation accelerated the process dramatically, but it is not the source of the clergy/laity divide.
Second, in emphasizing the absolute importance of each and every Christian being a missionary, I think Mr. Shelly took something away from full-time, paid missionaries. He used the example of Rwanda and how a strong majority there claimed the Christian faith just prior to the genocide that killed hundreds of thousands of people. This comparison is unfair. Missionaries throughout the world have worked hard to bring the Good News of Christ to people, and they deserve respect for any good that has been done. I know many missionaries in Brazil who have spent their lives preaching, counseling and laboring for the Gospel, and they are definitely workers worthy of their pay. That some fail or that in some cultures a shallow form of the Gospel has been embraced does not mean that the entire missionary endeavor has been or is a waste.
Despite these criticisms of Rubel Shelly's message to the 2006 Tulsa Workshop, I recommend it for its value in explaining missional Christianity. You can download the file here.
Sunday After Christmas – According to the Revised Common Lectionary
I will recount the gracious deeds of the LORD, the praiseworthy acts of the LORD, because of all that the LORD has done for us, and the great favor to the house of Israel that he has shown them according to his mercy, according to the abundance of his steadfast love. For he said, "Surely they are my people, children who will not deal falsely"; and he became their savior in all their distress. It was no messenger or angel but his presence that saved them; in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old. – Isaiah 63:7-9
Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise him in the heights! Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his host! Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you shining stars! Praise him, you highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens! Let them praise the name of the LORD, for he commanded and they were created. He established them forever and ever; he fixed their bounds, which cannot be passed. Praise the LORD from the earth, you sea monsters and all deeps, fire and hail, snow and frost, stormy wind fulfilling his command! Mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars! Wild animals and all cattle, creeping things and flying birds! Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers of the earth! Young men and women alike, old and young together! Let them praise the name of the LORD, for his name alone is exalted; his glory is above earth and heaven. He has raised up a horn for his people, praise for all his faithful, for the people of Israel who are close to him. Praise the LORD! – Psalm 148
It was fitting that God, for whom and through whom all things exist, in bringing many children to glory, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings. For the one who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one Father. For this reason Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters, saying, "I will proclaim your name to my brothers and sisters, in the midst of the congregation I will praise you." And again, "I will put my trust in him." And again, "Here am I and the children whom God has given me." Since, therefore, the children share flesh and blood, he himself likewise shared the same things, so that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by the fear of death. For it is clear that he did not come to help angels, but the descendants of Abraham. Therefore he had to become like his brothers and sisters in every respect, so that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make a sacrifice of atonement for the sins of the people. Because he himself was tested by what he suffered, he is able to help those who are being tested. – Hebrews 2:10-18
Now after they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him." Then Joseph got up, took the child and his mother by night, and went to Egypt, and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet, "Out of Egypt I have called my son." When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he was infuriated, and he sent and killed all the children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had learned from the wise men. Then was fulfilled what had been spoken through the prophet Jeremiah: "A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be consoled, because they are no more." When Herod died, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said, "Get up, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the child's life are dead." Then Joseph got up, took the child and his mother, and went to the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus was ruling over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And after being warned in a dream, he went away to the district of Galilee. There he made his home in a town called Nazareth, so that what had been spoken through the prophets might be fulfilled, "He will be called a Nazorean." – Matthew 2:13-23
Batismo Só Não Basta
Todos vocês são filhos de Deus mediante a fé em Cristo Jesus, pois os que em Cristo foram batizados, de Cristo se revestiram. Não há judeu nem grego, escravo nem livre, homem nem mulher; pois todos são um em Cristo Jesus. E, se vocês são de Cristo, são descendência de Abraão e herdeiros segundo a promessa. – Gálatas 3:26-29 NVI
O moço só queria falar de bebida, festas e garotas sem juízo. Ele tinha 18 anos, e eu tinha 19. Estavamos trabalhando em manutenção para o estado durante as ferias escolares, e foi o primeiro ou segundo dia deste serviço no qual conversamos pela primeira vez. Quando ele percebeu que não estava muito interessado na conversa dele, ele perguntou: "Você é crente?"
–Sou – respondi.
– Sou também – ele replicou.
–Como você sabe, se não pratica sua fé?
– Porque eu me batizei.
A fé deste rapaz era parcial e deficiente, incapaz de salvar nada. Ele acreditava que a perdão de Deus era algo para receber uma vez na vida, e não ter mais nada de obrigação ou comprimisso. Felizemente, a fé cristã não é algo tão vago e sem valor. Ser um discípulo de Cristo exige todo o ser, sem reserva.
Fé é necessário para se aproximar a Deus, e também arrependimento dos pecados, mas estes não podem ser somente eventos que aconteçam uma única vez na vida. Para o batismo ter valor, precisa ter fé e arrependimento antes e depois. A vida toda é uma jornada de fé e dedicação, recebendo a graça de Deus diariamente. Isso se chama de "perseverança."
Portanto, também nós, uma vez que estamos rodeados por tão grande nuvem de testemunhas, livremo-nos de tudo o que nos atrapalha e do pecado que nos envolve, e corramos com perseverança a corrida que nos é proposta, tendo os olhos fitos em Jesus, autor e consumador da nossa fé. Ele, pela alegria que lhe fora proposta, suportou a cruz, desprezando a vergonha, e assentou-se à direita do trono de Deus. Pensem bem naquele que suportou tal oposição dos pecadores contra si mesmo, para que vocês não se cansem nem desanimem. – Hebreus 12:1-3 NVI
Leaving Arizona
Now that Arizona is going to try on a state-wide level what failed on the municipal level throughout the United States, immigrants are packing up and leaving that state. What is Arizona doing? It is prohibiting private enterprise within the state from hiring undocumented workers, on pains of revocation of the business license for the second offense (the first offense calls for suspension of the business license, which alone for many businesses would spell catastrophe).
So the xenophobes are at it again. Under the cover of "national security" and claiming to want to be "tough on crime," the anti-immigration sector in the United States is waging war on those not like themselves. Forgetting that their own ancestors, at least some of them, were discriminated against in times past by those who wanted to keep them out and preserve the national identity, these U.S. citizens will likely find that not only the "illegal" immigrants will leave, but also the "legal" immigrants who are related to and/or do business with the "illegals" and others will depart. The economy as a whole will slow, and the state government will blame the federal government for not having a nationwide policy.
Minha Participação Numa Conspiração
Foi numa casa de materiaís de construção no bairro Santo Inácio que fui acusado de fazer parte de uma conspiração americana. Na verdade, o homem que fez a acusação foi até gentil comigo, e admitiu que era possível o governo americano ainda não tinha me abordado com a tarefa de espionagem.
– Eles vão te convocar – afirmou o dono da loja – e você vai aceitar porque será seu país mandando.
Eu estava no Brasil poucos mêses quando esta conversa aconteceu, e mesmo que fiquei lá quase três anos e fiz várias viagens ao consulado americano no Rio e uma viagem à embaixada americano em Brasília, ninguem nunca pediu para eu ser espião americano no Brasil.
"Coisa mais doida", pensei para mim mesmo, "O que tem para ver no Brasil?"
Quando fiz esta pergunta ao comerciante, ele me falou que o governo americano iria querer saber das ruas, fluxo de trânsito e opiniões populares, entre outros fatos.
Deixei de ir naquela casa de materiaís e depois de alguns mêses fechou. Talvez o dono ficou assustado com a minha ausência. Não faço idéia.
Agora já faz quase sete anos desde aquela conversa, e com mais refleção posso assumir que fiz parte e, pela graça de Deus, ainda faço parte de uma conspiração. Esta conspiração é divina, sendo que foi dado por Deus.
"Portando, vão e façam discipulos de todas as nações, batizando-os em nome do Pai e do Filho e do Espírito Santo, ensinando-os a obedecer a tudo o que eu lhes ordenei. E eu estarei sempre com vocês, até o fim dos tempos". – Mateus 28:19-20 NVI
É uma verdadeira sabotagem! Esta comissão foi dado para todos os discípulos de Cristo em todas as épocas, não somente para os 11 apóstolos originais. Sendo assim, me pareça que tenho uma tarefa mesmo, tanto aqui nos Estados Unidos agora, quanto no Brasil um dia novamente. Tenho uma obrigação como cidadão de um reino que não tem origem neste mundo, e a um Rei que exige a minha obediência e lealdade por completo.
Não é somente uma teoria de conspiração. É uma realidade.
Poverty at Christmas
When I was in Brazil I had a personal website entitled "The Christian Independent." It's been offline for a while now, replaced for the most part with this blog. On that website I had a very rudimentary weblog, and the day after Christmas in 2002 I put up a posted entitled "Christmas Dinner"(here's the link to last year's re-post).
Unlike many people this time of year, I don't feel guilty that my kids are going to be getting some nice gifts and other kids won't. I feel bad for those other kids, but not guilty. I don't feel guilty because there are people picking through the trash for food and items to recycle for money. I feel bad for those people, but not guilty.
I cannot feel guilty about the good things my family and I enjoy that others don't have. That doesn't make any sense. However much some folks would like to push the emotion, I do not feel directly personally responsible for the poverty in the world. Collective guilt in this regard is not something I embrace as a moral stain on my conscience.
If I feel guilty about anything this Christmas season, it is for not doing more to help those in need. Though my time and money is limited, the call sounds out from Scripture to lend an ear to those on the margins.
It's time I started listening.
"For you always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me" (Matthew 26:11 NRSV).


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Now life happened to us, and in it, we found an assortment of unwritten rules which we find ourselves upholding effortlessly. The crafty ones who have eaten life with a spade will emancipate you and help you bend the rules (that is after they have mutilated the sainthood and all the reverence left in you, then planted a chip in your brain that resets "breaking rules" to "bending rules"). Hitherto, you will be ready to face the torments this cruel world throws your way.
Your chastity will be ushered into the dating scene and the very thought of bending rules will justify the sins you are about to commit without being seen. You will want to be Adam… or Eve..and the fruit in the middle will be the most coveted bear trap if not the most sought honey pot! Soft.
Arbitrary dating rules will be forsaken and folks will be chaotic in their quest to satisfy their sexual abstention and their conspicuous absenteeism in the field of hocus-pocus. And with that, some will feel their lives have climaxed to a point so hunky-dory.
See, some of the phenomena that play out on my watch leave me dumbfounded and inexplicably flabbergasted. Like how does a freshman find their soulmate and the underground hub of condom dispensers in the first two months of college? (save for the fact that it took me a whooping half a year to find the administration block and another six months to benefit from Waiguru's NYS kitty that erected the much needed condom dispensers.) Now i had to make that pun the hard way, you saw that right?
Lately, even more souls are scuffling to find a soulmate only to finally plunge into a relationship and make their fling legal. It gets even worse if the affair degenerates to a Facebook Love Story Syndrome. Just when i thought Romeo and Juliet died for love and took its with them, comes a shocker! Nowadays, romance enthusiasts are actually dying to fall in love despite gravity doing a moral job to control their overzealous feel-good hormones. Tell you what, eating chocolate makes you happy because it contains Phenethylanime, which happens to be part of the same hormone the brain triggers, when you trip and fall in love(assuming you succumbed to gravity). And you are still surprised why feel-good hormones in a relationship last only eight months? Wake up from the stupor already.
Who hurt me? Nobody… But why am I this bitter with people who voluntarily want to give love a chance by taking it for a road test while overlooking the eventuality of a crash test?
Well… I will let life break it down to you…
The other day life asked death,
"Why do people love me and hate you?"
Death replied…
"Because you are a beautiful lie and am a painful truth"
Then me and life were prompt to add…
"Touche! "
Me, life and death raised a glass of mortality and made a toast, in readiness to face the mundane, which has its fair share of immorality.
You see why psychopaths celebrate Trump, the geezer speaks the truth in him however bitter and unpalatable it turns out to be to you.
You will love to hate him but you will also learn that Donald Trump is more straightforward than any of his pathological sycophants who won't come out of the closet even at gun point …and so is Moses Kuria. They hit the nail on its bloody head. Even if it spews bloodshed, they remain unperturbed. They won't waste time acting all hypocritical and sanctimonious. They will be ominously frank, and they will tell it to your face that they want you lifeless. They even have the nerve to inform you prior, of their intentions to use your very last drop of blood to appease their bogus gods.
Such is the reality that dawns on you after a break up, you will have much of crocodile tears to show for a relationship. And if there is an ounce of optimism left in you, you'll be glad no soul is lurking around ready to stealthily assassinate you like they did to Kabetes and planning to do to RAO. You will be glad " what doesn't kill you makes you less vulnerable" then a spirited slogan will follow… Never a mistake, always a lesson.
Am no sadist, neither am i one of the prophets of doom who are in a room preparing the most lethal and maddening concoction that will make Jacob Juma's killers eat grass before they are finally slaughtered! So, behold, for those having the honors to meet me for the first time , call me sanguine.
You might alright have a crush, but that does not mean the sanity of your brains should be crashed rendering it a cosmetic part of your head . Give love a chance but give a sane life even more chance. It's foolhardy to keep choosing the wrong guy, then predictably run to facebook, twitter and LinkedIn to tell the whole universe about your erroneous life choices. Worse is crying wolf, while you try to connect with even more retarded rebounds.
Being a rebound after a breakup sucks more than a toddler sucks the colostrum out of those titties. But maybe the worst part of it is that you cant really fault the person that is using you to rebound. Unlike other relationship crimes, they are not even doing it consciously, it is just a combination of unfortunate timing and the fact that they are vulnerable. Either way my progenitor tells me, if at all it is necessary to fall in love, do it when you are soberly overwhelmed by it, NOT immediately loneliness sets in.
The readiness to entertain an adorable soul is usually irresistible… More often than not, we strive to prove to the "hunted"(gullible) party that Angels are real, and the jiggery-pokery continues till they finally see how heaven sent you really are. Take my friend Anthony (he's not as tiny as an Ant, and i wouldn't say he's always horny either) for example… He will innocently tell his "bait" over some banter, that he cherishes a girl who likes long romantic walks. But because am his friend, in a flash, i will know for sure my friend is no liar. He undisputedly likes long romantic walks because he does NOT own a car.
The flattery is usually so surreal, leaving any buoyant love sick soul, bountifully smitten. At this point it will be ingenious for this love-struck soul to realize that, the butterflies they get in their stomach when they see someone they like, is actually a stress response called Adrenaline. Familiarity breeds contempt, and soon you'll realize you've been licking the devils ass. Pack your bags somebody, its time to go love yourself.
With a generation of cool kids who believe YOLO is some kind of holy myrrh that anoints them into a life full of immortality that thrives on immorality, the wait for robot kids is long overdue. They are here amongst us. Heck they don't even care if they have a soul altogether. Yet they are in a rush to jump into a relationship. Ironically they even lack the patience to deal with relationships. To the rooftops they will yell, "My life my rules" but you will be surprised that these same zealous zealots don't have a clue of what to do with their lives.
This generation has lost the value of romance, trust, and the value of a conversation. Sadly, small talk is the new deep, while looking for something is usually intertwined with looking for someone.
If life and luck does not deliver your soulmate the same way yours truly (…must be the pizza) is delivered with love to your doorstep, don't be stubborn, don't be suicidal, drink some milk, move on. The universe is a catalogue of options to accommodate your life . Choose what grows your soul and show a clean pair of heels to that which wrecks havoc.
Girls take care of yourselves, some men will use you, use your body, damage your reputation then finally get married to another suave and debonair lady as you watch their love blossom in the air. The ninja will be born again, and as if that is not enough redemption, he will use you as a testimony in church.
But that should not be intimidating enough to compel you to brood vengeance, or plan a fracas that will entertain the entire neighborhood with your free circus. Don't excel in making love and war concurrently, pick a struggle. Its time to find your soul.
See… ladies, education, career and your hard earned money will never wake up one day and decide to leave you. Find your soul.
Dude, wake up, dress up, and show up… grind, be a man and stop whining about sponsors just because you can only afford to be a blood donor! Make yourself useful… Go find yourself.
But then again every girl needs a boyfriend because you cannot always blame the government for everything!
Your thoughts?…
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We are in the last day of the ballooning competition of the World Air Games 2009. It has been a very exciting week with another exciting day today to finish the Championship.
After a long difficult flight yesterday morning flying west to east, we had strong winds from the east in the afternoon with strength of up to 20 kts. Before the launch period, the forecast was for the winds to drop below 10kts. We planned a Fly-In and Watership Down but the winds stayed strong up until 8pm. With the winds not dropping, we changed the task to a two part Hare and Hound so we could control the launches from the Common Launch Area and cancel the flight if necessary. Fortunately the winds cooperated.
The Hare Balloon launched precisely at 8pm, piloted by Event Director David Levin and accompanied by measuring team captains Nathalie Dantan and Sylvia Meinl. We flew west for twenty minutes before landing and dropping off one target and a measuring team captain. We then continued northwest but had to stay up 2,000 feet and fly for forty minutes to avoid a large Bird Sanctuary which was a Red Prohibited Zone (PZ). After crossing the PZ we landed in the next available good field and the competitors were able to make good drops before sunset which was the end of the scoring period. Almost all competitors scored on both targets. At the end of the day, Sven Goehler of Germany was in first place, followed by Igor Charbonnier of Italy and Uwe Schneider of Germany in third.
This morning's task started with measuring the winds at the usual 3am. The surface winds were light and the high winds were moderate from the west. We planned a flight where the competitors could use the high winds; in the event the low winds died or changed directions dramatically. The task sheet called for a Fly-In, Judge Declared Goal, Hesitation Waltz and ending with a Judge Declared (Star) Goal over the Clock Tower in Mondovi. The low winds co-operated perfectly and competitors were able to score in the MSA in the first three tasks. Then they manoeuvered over town to fly over the Clock Tower approximately 50 metres above the tower. The Jury and Event Director were able to observe the fly over from a beautiful park at the base of the tower. There could not have been a more scenic location in all the world. The Medieval Mountain Top City is truly spectacular. We now anxiously await the scores to see who is in the lead. Unfortunately, Igor Charbonniers' balloon developed a tear and he had to land after the first target. This was very disappointing as he had been in second place and scored very well on the first goal.
We have now completed twenty-two tasks and the weather forecast for the last flight tonight looks good. It has been a fantastic week of flying so far and we look forward to a great finish tonight.


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Garden Towers Ayala Center Makati
Garden Towers presents a sublime statement on living naturally at the heart of Ayala Center. Master planned as a 9,010 sqm two-tower residential address, Garden Towers elevates a ground-level garden experience to high above the city: beginning with a seamless integration into Palm Promenade, Glorietta's landscaped concourse; an astonishing green lobby core welcoming residents home; and, throughout the towers, lush areas for convergence at two-floor intervals until the highest residential floor.
54th Floor
- Unit area of 386 sqm
- With an 8 sqm Sunroom
- 66 sqm Pool Deck
- Whirlpool
- Floor to ceiling windows in living and For Training Purposes Only dining areas
- Efficient layout
- Master Suite
- Three Secondary Bedrooms
- Den
- Gourmet kitchen with separate utility kitchen
- Main entrance and service entrance
Premium Finishes
- European grade kitchens with built-in appliances (cooktop and rangehood)
- Fully enclosed sunrooms with operable windows of select units
- Other appliances provided in the unit:
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- Water heaters for kitchen and bathrooms (except maid's)
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- CATV provision for all bedrooms and living area
- Provision for a choice between two (2) telephone line and data service providers
- Telephone outlets in all bedrooms (except maid's), kitchen, living, and dining areas
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By Joanna Delalande
Shanti enables India's forgotten lowest castes "dalits" to reject abuse
An abusive childhood led Shanti to a life of addiction as she searched for something that would dull her pain.
The Australian mother of two had been physically and mentally tormented by her abusive father until the age of nine, when her brother called the police on him.
"The effect of this abuse was traumatic to say the least," Shanti says. "An addictive personality disorder formed quickly."
Shanti became addicted to drugs, alcohol, sex and food as an escape method from the fear and anger caused by her father's physical and sexual violence. She went into foster care but ran away at 14, hitch-hiking around Australia.
"My view of the world was growing more and more distorted," she says.
Shanti first heard about God at 15 years old from a young Christian Jewish girl who brought her to church. She wanted to give her life to Jesus right then and there.
"My understanding and knowledge of God's word was minimal, however," Shanti admits. "Due to the abuse, I felt unable to trust any man, let alone Father God. Pain was deep inside me and it had not come out, and so I slipped back into the world and forgot about God."
By 18 Shanti was married and six months later she was divorced, getting back into drugs and befriending the wrong crowd.
Her marriage to a miner at age 23 saw a change in her; she was drawn back to God and became involved with the children's ministry at a local Christian church.
"[The] abuse was traumatic... I felt unable to trust any man""This was a time of spiritual formation and some grounding in God's Word started to occur," she says.
"After having two kids it seemed I was leading the white picket fence life," Shanti adds. "I got nominated as Australia Day Citizens Award for my children's work in the town and everything seemed rosy."
But her white picket fence life took a turn for the worse over the next few years as she suffered a mental breakdown and grieved the deaths of both her parents, then her husband in a mining accident.
"I turned my back on God during my darkest hour. I hated Him. I shut down emotionally and was in the deepest pit of depression and grief."
Once again Shanti returned to drugs and started running with bikers, soaking in the feeling of love and protection she felt her "surrogate family" gave her.
God reached out to her a third time when she visited a small church.
The pastor's message from Ephesians chapter 4, verses 22-24, spoke to Shanti directly: "You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness."
Shanti gave her life to Jesus Christ, only this time she meant to truly give God control and turn her life around. She clearly felt God sending her to Bible College, and as she obeyed, Shanti says God helped her shed her old habits in pursuit of that goal. When Shanti started Bible college she weighed 190kg; over the years she has lost over 100kgs.
Shortly after starting Bible college the head of the biker gang offered her drugs and money to return to them, but she refused, choosing God instead.
After seven years of Bible College training Shanti felt called to go on a mission trip to India. She shared about Jesus to prostitutes who felt trapped in Calcutta brothels and later worked in the region of Bihar in a village filled with poverty.
Shanti shares that "missions helped me on my path to healing. It's been a long journey. I still have struggles but I know that I'm a work in progress".
Over the past 13 years Shanti has divided her time equally between Australia and India, which she says is her "second home". She has also worked in Bangladesh, Dubai, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan and Thailand.
In her relationship with Jesus, Shanti says she came to recognise a worth she never knew she had.
"If anyone is an example of God being able to use the most broken to shine His glory in, it is me.
"I still feel the least equipped and the most unworthy. Yet He chooses to use me all the same. He can use you too!" •


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I have wanted a weekend with no plans
no expectations
well this one was close ~ but there are plenty of weekends left in
January and February for that!
since I packed up Christmas last weekend
but did not get around to anything else ~ I cleaned on Saturday
and put things back out where they belong
changing some things and leaving others
I have been having fun with my chalkboard
looking up different quotes and then trying to replicate them
and yes ~ I am doing it all freehand
probably did not need to point that out!
Before Christmas when I bought the mini lights to make these
and the ones I got originally had the green wire instead of white
I set them aside with all intentions of returning them
but they never got back to the store
meanwhile on Pinterest I found pictures/tutorials for
ribbon or fabric garland
and my mind immediately went to a tote full of fabric
I have in the closet from days gone by when I used to make
fabric covered photo albums and address books
think late 80's / early 90's
basically fabric I knew that I more than likely would never use again
but was holding onto it because that is how I roll!
so I spent the afternoon measuring and cutting
strip after strip ~ smiling at the memories some of these fabrics hold
and I knew I was on the right track
so I have started knotting them on the lights and I really like how everything is coming together
I will add in some ribbon as well then string them up
easy peasy!
Hope you had a great weekend!


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Williams College Museum of Art Presents This Girl Bends: Art and Feminism Since 1960
Williamstown, Mass.- The Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA) is pleased to present This Girl Bends: Art and Feminism Since 1960, an exhibition that explores the connections between art and feminism since 1960 with over twenty artworks from the museum's permanent collection. On Tuesday, July 13 at 2:00 pm, exhibition curator Rebecca Shaykin will give a gallery talk highlighting the exhibition. This is a free program and all are invited to attend.
This Girl Bends: Art and Feminism Since 1960 is not a chronological survey of feminist art. As critic Lucy Lippard has pointed out, "Feminist art is neither a style nor a movement." Rather, this exhibition opens up dialogues across generations of artists that explore feminist concerns surrounding the body, especially those that address gender, race, and sexual identity. This exhibition takes as its starting date 1960 – a time when the modern women's liberation movement began in America. Although the movement was first a way for women to fight gender inequity, feminism's goals have since expanded to include both men and women in the fight for equality, regardless of personal identity.
Among the artists included in this exhibition are Lynda Benglis, Carolee Schneemann, and Nancy Spero, pioneering women of the first generation of feminist artists. Other artists represented, women and men included, may not consider themselves or their work feminist. All the works on view, however, invite viewers to think critically about how diverse bodies and identities are represented in art. Certain themes—youth and ancient goddesses, words and gestures, private and public images—crop up again and again in these artists' work. A short list of artists includes Vito Acconci, Patty Chang, Lalla A. Essaydi, Ed Kienholz, Glenn Ligon, Ana Mendieta, Niki de Saint Phalle, and Kiki Smith.
"It's an exciting experience to see such powerful objects from the museum's permanent collection on view together," notes exhibition curator Rebecca Shaykin. "This exhibition is not just about what barriers women artists have broken through in a male-dominated profession over the past fifty years, but how many different artists have been working to expand or 'bend' the definition of feminism and feminist art."
This Girl Bends takes its name from Kerry Stewart's sculpture, a recent gift from Patricia and Frank Kolodny, on view for the first time at the museum. This exhibition was organized by Rebecca Shaykin, Curatorial Assistant, M.A., Class of 2009.
Williams College Museum of Art
The Williams College Museum of Art is located on Main Street in Williamstown, Massachusetts. It is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday from 1 to 5 pm. The museum is wheelchair accessible and open to the public. Admission is FREE. For more information, contact the museum at 413-597-2429
Image: Diem Chau (Vietnamese, b. 1979) Boy and Girl, 2009 carved crayons and wood base Museum Purchase, Kathryn Hurd Fund (M. 2009.6) Courtesy of the artist.
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WVRockscene gets Hovel!
Very good! We came across pitures of Hovel at 123 Pleasant St. on their Myspace. Regardless of when the show was, or who took the pic (unknown), the most important question remains: WHO IS IN THEIR UNDERWEAR ONSTAGE WITH THE BAND? Has to be the coolest guy EVER!
Oh and Hovel rocks hard indeed. Check out GammaMinusMachineMinder on their profile. The song features an extended sample from Alex Jones in the Richard Linklater movie Waking Life. They let WVRockscene play it a while back (thanks) and it is killer indeed.
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Thats the infamous Joe Cesa. Former drummer of Into The Void, Pumpin Ethyl, and the singer of STDio.
If you see Joe around town tell him gobble gobble and buy him a shot of Wild Turkey!
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Criminal Minds Producer Previews Season 8 Finale, Death by ReplicatorJim Halterman at .
Criminal Minds had been in the news a lot lately for reasons that go beyond mere storytelling, as a Season 9 renewal was delayed due to contract negotiations.
But the entire cast – including Kirsten Vangsness and A.J. Cook – is now on board for 2013-2014.
And following our exclusive chat with Joe Mantegna, TV Fanatic jumped on the phone with showrunner Erica Messer to talk about how these delayed deals could impact next season, along with what we'll see when The Replicator makes a return in tonight's two-hour episode...
TV Fanatic: Do contract negotiations with the cast get in the way of your thinking about next season?
Erica Messer: It definitely affects it... the good news in not doing a cliffhanger finale is that I'm not tied to any particular storyline. We can do what we did at the beginning of this season, which is just pick up and go. The whole summer had gone by and that gives us a lot of freedom in storytelling and sort of figuring out where our heroes' journey has been all summer while we've been away from them.
TVF: I don't know if it's a good or a bad thing to bring up the fact that you had the Replicator story coming back up at the time of contract negotiations…
EM: I know! That was not the intention but, oh my gosh, it's been on everybody's mind. Like 'wait, is he going to…' [and] 'oh geez, what's going to happen here?' We've never done a season long bad guy. I don't think we'll ever be able to do it again just because nobody's ever going to have this story that this bad guy has. It'll still just feel way too familiar if we ever went there again. Yeah, everybody was definitely worried about that like wait a minute. What's this going to mean?
TVF: You just said that you don't have a cliffhanger so does that mean the Replicator story is going to get an ending in the finale?
EM: Well, I mean you'll have to decide for yourself if you think he's gone. We wrapped up the Replicator story. He does a lot of damage before we're able to catch him. We didn't want that threat going into next year…but we do have a 200th episode next year so you never know. You never know if the bad guy is going to come back and haunt us or not. I think it was described not as a freight train but as a bullet train for a finale. It just doesn't stop.
TVF: How do we get back into the Replicator story in that second hour of the two-hour finale?
EM: That's a great way to describe it because it's not a two-hour finale. It was never crafted the way last year's finale was crafted, which is the bank robbery in part one and then the chase in part two essentially. This was never developed as that. It's a story. The first hour is a story about Hotch (Thomas Gibson) and his brother (Eric Johnson) who got caught up in something bad and ends up calling in the BAU to help in New York. The end of that episode, the intention was always the last beat of that episode would be a Replicator beat.
TVF: Backing up to the Hotch story, I love it when you guys bring family stuff in and you've done it a lot this season. Safe to assume, then, that this will have a nice emotional arc.
EM: Yeah. It's a character we have not physically seen since season one. So, that alone is kind of interesting. Then we hear how estranged he and Hutch have been for the last seven years. I think it'll be a familiar family dynamic that people have, whether it's with an actual sibling or just a family member who you love so much and want so many good things to happen for them. It's small in that but it's also a huge defining moment for these brothers. The little brother calls on the big brother for help and the big brother is disappointed this is even in their world right now but needs to do the bigger thing of not judging and helping instead. It's a good story.
TVF: You also had a story recently where Morgan (Shemar Moore) went back to a past case and, of course, past cases also feed into the Replicator story. Did you build these stories as a way to honor the long-running viewer?
EM: Yeah. That's exactly why we did it. It also comes from the loyal fans that we have who have been with us from day one [and] the new fans that we're getting because we repeat all the time. Then also for the actors who've been here from day one. I'm the only staff writer who's been here from day one, but there's other people on the staff who were here in different capacities way back then.
So, it is absolutely a reward to all of those who have been with our show for eight years. 'Here's the things that make our heroes tick, let's examine those again.' It felt like a natural summary to that journey for Morgan. Now he can put that behind. It's defined who he is in so many ways but so do other things. Maybe good things can come his way now that he's done with that.
TVF: Talk about Jeanne Tripplehorn being a part of the show this year. From what I've seen online, it seems to be kind of thumbs up mixed with some people not loving it. What's your perspective on how her character has been folded into the series this season?
EM: Well, I think she had gigantic shoes to fill and I wouldn't want to have to fill those shoes. Paget was a fan favorite and loved and adored by everyone. The fact that she wanted to move on is something that all of us who love Paget, fans and coworkers alike, have to support that and be happy for her to go pursue other things. But coming in to replace that person, it just didn't seem fair that that was sort of her journey.
We tried to make the character as different from Paget as we could…it is absolutely zero mystery why Alex Blake is joining the team. She's been a government girl sine she graduated from college. She was a super star in different cases. I think I described it once as her halo became a noose during another high profile linguistics case. She really got publicly and professionally slighted for taking a fall that she would argue was not her call. But taking that fall during the big case. Automatically, her backstory and everything about her is the completely opposite of Paget's character.
TVF: Last Criminal Minds Season 8 finale question, Shemar had teased that we may lose somebody in this finale. Is there a chance we could lose a character because of the Replicator story?
A firm yes?
Jim Halterman is the West Coast Editor of TV Fanatic and the owner of JimHalterman.com. Follow him on Twitter.


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I had no idea today was the ver first National Humilate your Sub day. In honor of this, Master has decided that I should be well and properly humilate as often as as publically as he chooses. For the record, I despise public humilation almost as much as I love it. Yes, I hate it … Continue reading National Humiliation Day
Month: October 2016
Remember to beg
Please may I worship your cock.. Please may i worship your cock. Please may i worship your cock. This phrase is drilled into my head. I glance at the clock and note the time: 9:30. One of my fall rules was that if Milord doesn't offer me his cock at least once a day, I … Continue reading Remember to beg
Three and Twenty
We, like may DD couples, have a maintenance day. For us, it is the 23rd of each month. That is the date of our Anniversary, so on the 23rd of each month, we remember our vows to each other with Maintenance. Husband does everything in sets of 23. To begin, he pulls me over his … Continue reading Three and Twenty
Called My Bluff
This is my fault, I admit it. I brought this on myself. You see, I bed Sir that he would tire of me before I tired of him. I truly believed that he would run out of things to do to my body or that he would want to move on to one of his … Continue reading Called My Bluff
A Man's Responsibility
Sometimes, a Man needs to take control. Like tonight. Missy was ridiculously bitchy when I got home from work, crabbing about one thing then another. I waiting all through dinner for her to lighten up, but she never did, not even when I complimented her cooking - which was delicious! - took are of the … Continue reading A Man's Responsibility
Caravan Cravings
Welcome to my Caravan! Yes, it's tiny. Yes, it's old fashioned. Yes, it's perfect! This is my sanctuary - well, OUR sanctuary really. This is where I can shed my well cared for and perfected persona of a highly respected intellectual and transform into my secret, inner self. Milord knew I had trouble focusing when … Continue reading Caravan Cravings
His right
When He wants me, He takes me. It is his right. Not his god-given right, but the Woman given right! I gave him this right, this duty, really. It took a few months of convincing, but eventually, I did. I convinced him that I wanted to be his equal in all things mundane, but his … Continue reading His right


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I had a wonderful day at the OPEN STUDIO for the CAM 6th Annual Art Studio tour!
So many people! Friends! New friends! Neighbors! Visitors! Great people!!
Wonderful to see everyone ...and have a minute conversation with everyone!
Thank you ALL for making it a super day!
Can't wait till next year!!!


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This 6 week course is an excellent opportunity for those of you seeking to learn the real art of makeup!
'Become your own Make-up Artist!'
Would you like to learn…?
- The basics and fundamentals of Make-Up
- The application of foundation
- How to enhance your natural features
- Make up for different skin tones/colours
- Choosing suitable eye shadows/lip colours for your own style?
This course is designed for those who would like to learn how to apply their own make up, focusing on how to apply make-up to suit your skin colouring and choosing the correct products suitable for your age group.
Course Syllabus:
Week 1:
• Skin Analysis, Use of skincare & products
• Use of Make-Up brushes
• Application of foundation
• Light day Make-Up/Natural Make-Up/Bridal Make-Up.
Week 2:
• Colour coordination & face shapes
• Smokey eyes/Evening Make-Up
• Contouring & Highlighting.
Week 3:
• Trend make-up, Red lip & liquid liner application
• False Lash application: strip & individual.
Week 4:
• Special Occasion
• Catwalk Make-Up/High Fashion Make Up from the latest fashion magazines.
Week 5:
• Mature Make-Up.
Week 6:
• Professional Photo Shoot of your favourite Make-Up creation.
Your final week will involve a very exciting Professional Photo Shoot with the award winning Photographer, Suzy Mc Canny. After completing so many make-up looks throughout your make-up course you choose your favourite design & recreate the look. Suzy will capture your fabulous work, and then you will also receive your very own Professional Portfolio Image to take home with you!
Course includes:
• Course material notes throughout the 6 weeks
• All skincare products & make up will be supplied
• You get to work with top quality Make-Up such as MAC
• You will work with an award winning photographer
• You get an A4 Professional Portfolio Image of your own work to take home with you.
Course Duration:
6 x Wednesday evening classes, 7pm-9/9.30pm
Course Cost:
The total course cost is €300 which includes a photo shoot by an award winning Photographer. A deposit of €100 is required to secure your place on the course. The remainder can be paid on the first night of your course. (You will need to bring your own make up brushes but if you don't have such, I will supply a 10 piece professional brush set for a promotion price of €50, original price €120)
Career Prospects:
After completing the Make-Up workshop you may want to pursue a career in Make-Up. This opportunity could lead you into working with photographer's, catwalk & beauty industries, freelancing, stage & theatre productions, TV & Film industries, cosmetic company's worldwide or designing Make-Up workshops.
If you have any questions, or would like to take part in a class please don't hesitate to contact us.
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Newly renovated, top floor (3rd), freshly painted, granite counter-tops, all new stainless steel appliances, new cabinets, updated bathrooms with new vanities and new mirrors, wood look ceramic tiles, central air conditioning, enclosed screened balcony. Century Village is known for all these resort amenities: Clubhouse, Theaters with free movies and Broadway style shows, Courtesy buses, Fitness Rooms, Indoor and Outdoor Pools, Tennis Courts, Library, Card Room, Saunas, etc. Ready to move in.
Activity Room, Card/Electric Gate, Clubhouse, Community Pool, Elevator, Exercise Room, Guard At Gate, Laundry Facility, Maintained Community, Pool Table, Sauna, Spa/Hot Tub
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1. Australian Farm Institute is not independent. For all the criticism of previous studies financed by welfare groups - they have been performed by independent "auditors". Getting a publicly pro LE group to analyse LE is analogous to getting the tobacco industry to investigate lung cancer.
2. These seem to be the same old figures re jobs and value in live export. There is an urgent need for a new assessment of the impact of live export vs processing in the current state of low animal numbers. Abattoirs around the country are closing and jobs are disappearing. As for that old 10000 job number that appeared with not a skerrick of evidence but is now regarded as fact.....
3. The claim that live export and processing are separate markets is a very old chestnut and even the industry acknowledges that live export is directly competing for animals with processors in Australia and with Australian meat in overseas markets. (see Ross Ainsworth SE Asian reports on Beef Central).
4. The inflated, unsubstantiated claims about animal welfare are just the usual propaganda.
5. The real question is why did Keogh feel the need to write this in the first place? Why does the whole farming lobby defend live export so vigorously? And when is the productivity commission going to look at this so we can all get independent analysis as to the economic benefit (or otherwise) to Australia.


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Mammography is a type of imaging using low-dose x-ray to capture images of internal structures of the breasts. In a full field digital mammography, information take from the conventional x-ray are converted by a scanner to a digital picture that is sent to a monitor or printer. Computer-aided detection (CAD) systems use the digitalized mammographic images and search for abnormal areas of density, mass, or calcification that may indicate presence of cancer. The CAD system highlights these areas on the images, alerting radiologists to analyze further.
Before a mammogram, disclose any changes to your breasts that you or your physician has noticed. Technicians may ask medical information such as family history of breast cancer, prior surgeries or implants, or hormone use. You may be asked to refrain from use of any powder, perfume, or deodorant around the breast areas and axilla. Scheduling your mammogram a week after your period may be recommended. For optimal comfort, refrain from scheduling your mammogram a week before your period if your breasts tend to be tender during this time.
** It is important to inform physicians and x-ray technicians if a woman believe she is or may be pregnant. It is recommended that monthly self-breast exams and follow-up with physicians are continued. Please consult with your physician and/or radiologist for detailed instructions or any concerns regarding on how to prepare for your mammography.
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Watch D.O.G.S.
What is Watch D.O.G.S?
Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads Of Great Students) is an innovative father involvement, educational initiative of the National Center For Fathering. There are two primary goals of the Watch D.O.G.S. program.
- To provide positive male role models for the students, demonstrating by their presence that education is important.
- To provide extra sets of eyes and ears to enhance school security and reduce bullying.
WATCH D.O.G.S. began in 1998 in a single school in Springdale, Arkansas and has since grown into a national recognized program that has brought hundreds of thousands of fathers and father figures into the school classrooms and hallways across the country, creating millions of hours of "in school" volunteer time and having a tremendously positive impact on the educational process. Today more than 4,049 schools in 46 states plus DC participate in Watch D.O.G.S. Currently, there are Watch D.O.G.S. programs in China, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Barbados.
Who Are Watch D.O.G.S.?
Watch D.O.G.S. are fathers, grandfathers, uncles, and other father-figures who volunteer for at least one day each year at an official Watch D.O.G.S. school. During the day, Watch DOGS may read and work on flash cards with students, play at recess, eat lunch with students, watch the school entrances and hallways, assist with traffic flow and any other assigned activities where they actively engage with not only their own students, but other students as well. If you would like more information about the program, contact Susan Jackson by phone 816-436-6670 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.
How Can You Get Started?
Check out this presentation if you are interested in becoming a Watch Dog.
We're using SignUpGenius to organize our upcoming activity.
Please sign up for Watch Dogs - here's how it works in 2 easy steps:
- Click this link to go to SignUpGenuis
- Sign up! Choose your spots - SignUpGenuis will send you an automated confirmation and reminders.
If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact Susan Jackson to sign you up manually.
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text: Guett-Dern is the winner of the 2015 PARTNERSHIP Championship ASSA ABLOY Sicherheitstechnik GmbH has distinguished its ten most competent sales partners for CLIQ mechatronic locking systems. The top prize was awarded to Cologne-based Guett-Dern GmbH. In addition to the festive award ceremony at the Westin Grand Hotel in Berlin, the award recipients attended a seminar relating to service. The PARTNERSHIP program effectively shapes the collaboration between ASSA ABLOY and its sales partners to optimally satisfy customer requirements. Especially dedicated and successful partners are distinguished by ASSA ABLOY once per year at the TOP10 award ceremony. The finalist companies in the CLIQ PARTNERSHIP Championship are determined based on the categories of competence, activity, and success. In this connection, Guett-Dern GmbH of Cologne scored the highest marks. The programme itself is improved continuously and the evaluation starts over each year, so the TOP10 list always reflects current performance. 'We are pleased to have received this recognition for our company's efforts. In the past and now in 2015 we have been very well-positioned in the areas of service and advanced training. This has been distinguished and we are motivated for the upcoming year's championship,' said Johannes Weidenhaupt, Head of Locking Systems & Mechanical Locking Technology at Guett-Dern GmbH in Cologne. 'Being among the TOP10 once again and this time even being awarded 1st prize is a great appraisal of the commitment of our employees,' said Dirk Müller-Steinhausen, responsible for Sales & Technology at Guett-Dern. Always looking to improve The TOP10 in 2015 also includes the companies Zweygart Fachhandelsgruppe GmbH & Co.KG, Schmidt & Meldau GmbH, OpenSecure GbR, Löseke & Sohn GmbH, Fritz Graefer GmbH & Co. KG, Ammon Beschläge-Handels GmbH, Josef Pannermayr, Betz & Co. GmbH, and Albert Schäffer & Köder GmbH. The PARTNERSHIP programme of ASSA ABLOY Sicherheitstechnik GmbH encompasses a nationwide network of certified partners for mechatronic locking systems and access management. Special attention is given to personal assistance and special support of partners and users. 'Our members also consider exclusive information about product innovations, technical advancements, and market trends to be a competitive advantage,' said Michael Buchholz, Head of the PARTNERSHIP programme. Among other things, they benefit from the ASSA ABLOY's support with exclusive online service. Annual certification training has been made mandatory in order to assure consistently high quality standards within the partnership. 'Since service is an increasingly important topic in the market, it is important for use to provide our partners even more competence. For this reason, this is also an increasingly important area of emphasis for the PARTNERSHIP programme.'


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Habitat for Humanity of Gaston County requires all of our homeowners to participate in the Financial Peace University course to ensure the financial security and stability of our partnering families.
Financial Peace University began nearly 20 years ago and is, essentially, a plan for your money. Financial Peace University offers a nine week course in which the best way of handling money is taught. This course presents biblical and practical steps to get from where you are, to where you've always dreamed you could be. The money handling plan that is taught in this 14-16 week course will teach you to rid your life of debt, manage your money, and how to spend and save your money wisely!
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Mayhap your iPod has shuffled a Maxwell or Lauryn Hill tune into your mix lately, and led you to question, "Where they be?" The neo-soul giants of the late 1990s have been taking a chill pill all decade, failing to release any full-length studio albums in the digital download era. But these talents were and are far too outsized to be mere chicken-grease flashes in the proverbial pan. Roll call: Erykah Badu's Mama's Gun and D'Angelo's Voodoo, 2000; The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, 1998 (a whopping nine years ago); Maxwell's Now and Bilal's 1st Born Second, both 2001. Some players, like Jill Scott, have plowed on, but to diminishing returns. What happened to the neo-soul revolution?
My pet theory is that this boho collective (many down with the Soulquarians crew, so loosely knit from the very beginning that they seem to have unraveled) is taking a breather to wait out the music industry's adjustment to marketing and promotion in the Wikinomics age. Times may have moved on to make way for the mom-friendly r&b proffered by the John Legends and Alicia Keyses of the world, but the fear is still real: How do you avoid your record label flubbing your project when execs are still figuring out LimeWire and Facebook? Badu is set to release three separate albums this year, but the announcement came not through a garish label event, but in the form of a post she made on producer Jay Electronica's MySpace page.
Be that as it may, Macy Gray keeps on dropping 'em, bless her, but without a viral video like "Dick in a Box" circulating on the Net—or a sudden radio-programmer change of heart (nationwide, Hot 97 types never had much love for a sister)—what are her chances? Lord knows MTV is too busy running Laguna Beach reruns to put her in heavy rotation like in the days of her Grammy-winning "I Try" (1999, incidentally).
Always pushed as more of a crossover artist, Macy collaborating with Justin Timberlake (just as a producer, alas) and releasing her new record, Big, through the Universal-distributed label run by the Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am comes as little surprise. (Fergie even makes an appearance!) Even less of a shocker is the high quality of tracks that will.i.am cooks up for Macy—he's already effectively abandoned the stigma of a group nobody admits liking and evolved into a producer hot enough to field Michael Jackson's long-distance calls from Bahrain. The freestyle fanatic lets Macy be Macy, while producing the majority of Big (seven out of 13 tracks) himself.
Specifically, will.i.am steps to Big the way Prince approached his Svengali side projects decades ago. "Everybody" is tops, a dance-floor burner with blasts of rocked-out guitar and vague anti-war messages ("Takes more to win than a few good men"). If Prince's famed Linn drum isn't sampled outright, the beats are programmed to identical effect on "Treat Me Like Your Money." Full of retro-new-wave leanings, "Money" is a cheeky Vanity 6 outtake if there ever was one, resurrecting '80s flair better than anything since Kelis's "Millionaire"—Will rocks the mic (copping from Run-DMC's "It's Like That") while Macy cribs "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" on the bridge, just in case you missed the point. These are beats Gwen Stefani shoulda used for her latest disc.
Many Big songs wouldn't sound out of place on a Mary J. Blige record: "Shoo Be Doo," "What I Gotta Do," and even international bonus track "AEIOU." (What makes a CD track a "bonus" in 2007?) But those highlights make the rest of Big sound like a tedious wade in comparison. Of course, this may not mean much when it's customary to purge the filler you hate from your MP3 player and banish it to digital-wackness purgatory. Aren't the fans who are still paying attention after The Trouble With Being Macy Gray flopped four years back more apt to just buy Big's two stellar songs from iTunes for $.99 a pop? Will this same fate befall Badu and even Hill whenever they deign to reappear? Somewhere, the neo-soul posse are puffin' on blunts and biding their time; somewhere else, label flacks are taking another long meeting, looking over their shoulders for the next downsize.


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Even while sick I'm kept pretty busy.
1. I've been taking care of the house...5 people and two pets...don't they know I'm busy resting!!!
This is all the laundry I meant to fold...somehow grabbing one every time I walk by is not making a dent!
2. Since I figured people at the gym would frown upon my hacking cough and toilet paper roll solution to the crazy amount of bogies (yes I meant it to sound English...classy version) and every mom knows you'll catch a cold running outside...figured signing up for races was close to running.
This is the prize breakdown for the Haddonfield Adrenaline 5k on St. Patty's Day! No way will I sniff any prize money but I'm def going to wear something green!
Yes that is Chariots of Fire...sorry I can't figure out how to turn that sucker!
5. I've been etsying around the clock. Along with my oldest child we've created a second store just for tags. The Vintage Tag. www.thevintagetag.etsy.com. Additionally starting in February I will be placing a plethora of Alice in Wonderland themed items into the gifts shops of the two locations of the Noyes museum. Filling orders for serendipitycrafting and designing new valentine items :)
Cute little easter tag from The Vintage Tag
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For the Noyes on Serendipitycrafting
6. Spending some quality time with my babies. Playing legos, coloring, wearing our jammies inside out to make it snow...
I wonder if I can get Sam to organize my craft room?
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At least, once I can get it to boot up MiniMyth. I had no trouble booting up an EPIA and an AMD single-core box but this one consistently hangs at the following upon PXEboot:
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Loading myth-0.xx/kernel...
Loading myth-0.xx/rootfs....
Uncompressing Linux... Ok, booting the kernel.
INIT: version 2.86 booting
INIT: Entering runlevel: 5
This is a widely-available and highly-regarded motherboard so it's hard to believe I'm the only one having this problem.
Here's what I have in my tftpboot options file:
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label myth-0.21
kernel myth-0.21/kernel
append ro root=/dev/ram0 ramdisk_size=96000 initrd=myth-0.21/rootfs MM_MINIMYTH_BOOT_URL=tftp://192.168.2.49/linux-install/mythtv/mythtv01/ vga=normal
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Monday, July 09, 2012
ESI opinion from Judge Jones of the W.D. Va.
In Adair v. EQT Production Company, Judge Jones overruled objections to Magistrate Judge Sargent's ruling, but modified it, where the subject matter was EQT's obligation to produce 370 GB of e-mails. Judge Jones agreed that EQT would have to produce certain segments of the e-mails, screened for specified search terms to increase the changes of avoiding privileged documents, but without screening by humans. The Court explained: "EQT's position is that the only reasonable search for privileged and responsive documents is done by human beings on an individual document basis. As the bulk of trending case law and the recent amendments to the rules indicate, this is an untenable position."
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At Fast Track Diagnostics, we are committed to supporting research projects, particularly in the developing world. We also aim to provide expert support to customers through our international network of distribution partners or direct, scientist-to-scientist, through our own team of experts.
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Mai Aini, 8 December 2015 – "Have you ever counselled someone who later disappeared on the way to Europe?" Sebhat* gazes off, detaching himself from the reality in Mai Aini camp. Only his eyes tell a story of pain and loss.
For reporters and government officials, heads of state and humanitarian agencies, the record numbers of refugee lives lost at sea or in the Sahara in recent years are indigestible statistics devoid of emotion. For 58-year-old Sebhat, they are faces, memories, loved ones and compatriots.
An Eritrean refugee himself, his work as a JRS counsellor has brought him close to so many other refugees in the camp, one of four in northern Ethiopia where 113,000 Eritrean refugees currently seek protection and 300 more arrive daily.
Faced with a traumatic past and limited future opportunity in Ethiopia, many decide to make a perilous journey north – to Europe or Israel. Out of all of Africa, it is Eritrea that generates most refugees that cross the Mediterranean to Italy.
In late September, nearly 1,000 Eritrean refugees were rescued by a Médecins Sans Frontières ship. They were the lucky ones. Many have drowned at sea or fallen victim to kidnapping by militias, sexual violence, human or organ trafficking as well as dehydration and starvation before even reaching Libya.
Why would they take these horrendous risks?
"People often say they must be animals or that they aren't thinking, but come on, they only want to survive. The degree of inhumane experiences at home pushes us. If you stay home you might be killed by your own people. It's better to take a risk so that even if you're killed, you're killed by strangers," said Semret*, an Eritrean refugee.
In June 2015, the United Nations cited "torture, extrajudicial executions, disappearances, forced labour, and sexual violence" in Eritrea "on a scope and scale seldom witnessed anywhere else in the world."
Sebhat lived 23 years in and out of prison, an experience ripe with torture and brutality. To this day he does not know why he was imprisoned. He never went to court or saw any charges filed against him.
"I still have so much pain from the abuse I suffered in prison," he said.
While Sebhat could not seek refuge until later in life, the young people in the camp have fled to escape forced conscription in the notoriously abusive Eritrean military: 84% of refugees in Mai Aini are younger than 24.
"They range in age from 8 to 17 years old. Most of the time their parents don't know they are leaving, they wake up one day and find their children gone," said Hagos*, whose own son fled the military aged 14.
Compulsory military service in Eritrea is 18 months by law, but in practice, the refugees say, it can last decades, or even a lifetime. There has been no word from Semret's brother in the eight years since he joined.
Hagos was one of the first to settle in northern Ethiopia. Today, out of the 23,000 people who seek refuge in Mai Aini camp, 1,500 are unaccompanied minors seek refuge.
Upon reaching the Ethiopian camps, the youngsters often feel trapped and isolated. Many children attend school, but as they grow older, some cannot cope with the bleak future ahead of them.
Unless sponsored and housed by a citizen, the majority of refugees in Ethiopia reside in camps. Ethiopian law does not allow refugees to partake in formal employment. The chance of being resettled to a country where they could access higher education, work and a new life are close to none. Despite the best efforts of UNHCR, the Ethiopian government and implementing partners in the camps, this exclusion pushes many youth away.
Two years ago, at the age of 16, Sammy* decided to take the leap of faith to reach Europe.
"We had no freedom in Eritrea, but when I got here I also felt trapped. I wanted to go to Europe to support my family, I had no other agenda. The smugglers told me that I would easily find a job or anything else I want."
"They told me I wouldn't have to pay anything, they said it was all catered for. Then after a month, when we reached Sudan, they demanded US$1300. They held us in a very small room for months where we were hit, burned, abused. It was very difficult to survive there," he said.
Sebhat says this practice is far too common.
"The smugglers come to the camp and become close to the youngsters without parents. They convince them they are sponsoring their trip for free, but it doesn't work like that. The money has to come from somewhere. They take these kids to Sudan and lock them up… until their families send high amounts of money, otherwise they just kill them," he said.
Other times smugglers demand the money upfront which, according to Sebhat, usually amounts to US$11,000 USD for a passage from Ethiopia, through Sudan, Libya and on to Italy.
Sammy was lucky enough to have the chance to return back to the camp, once he realised the danger of his trek, but most never get that opportunity.
"One day I escaped around 9 or 10pm when the smugglers went out. Kind strangers helped me return back here. My friend stayed until his family paid for him to get out. He did end up reaching Europe but he told me the journey to Libya was even more difficult than Sudan. It's very hot and there's absolutely no water. If you meet extremists you are in big trouble. He saw many people die on the way. I don't want to go anymore after hearing from him. I'll stay here for now," said Sammy.
Sammy envisions the day he can go home to work as a nurse and provide for his family, but until harsh human rights abuses end, more Eritreans are likely to arrive in Ethiopia rather than return home.
"When you aren't able to live freely, you aren't home. There's a consequence to going back – we'll be imprisoned and tortured or killed. Sure this is better than that, it is a safe house, but it isn't enough," said Semre who has a journalism degree but is not allowed to work in Ethiopia.
"If there were opportunities to work in Ethiopia then people wouldn't risk their lives to leave…. Refugees are talented and intelligent, many have degrees and had careers at home but here they feel they have failed. This pressure adds coal to the already burning fire."
Allowing refugees to go to local schools and to work – as business owners and self-reliant employees – would help reverse the hopelessness that causes too many to risk their lives in secondary movement.
"Kids in this camp don't feel their future is very bright. They know the problems they'll face in Sudan and Libya or the sea. We as elders advise them not to go but many tell us they'd rather die on the way than be prisoners in Eritrea or this camp. Maybe they have their daily bread here, but it's not enough. They don't want hand-outs, they want to work and help their families," said Hagos.
"My son had to join the army at 14. He was then imprisoned and later escaped and fled to Europe, but now he's dead. He perished in the sea. I didn't want him to go, I said, 'please don't go kill yourself,' but he left anyway," added Simon.
Refugees will ultimately continue to 'leave anyway'. Many will perish but the message of their life and death should not be forgotten by the rest of the world. Compassion and political will are essential to ensure that refugees can travel through safe humanitarian channels and that they can belong and contribute to their new societies, living a life of dignity.
The 'refugee crisis' is a global one which will go down in history. How we have welcomed and protected those who knock on our doors will define our generations for years to come.
*Names have been changed
Angela Wells, JRS Eastern Africa Communications Officer


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I have a personal account that I use at Outlook.com along with some other accounts that connect via Exchange. So I use Outlook 2010 for my main email program. Every so often, though I would get the error 0x80048051 when checking my email and no email from Outlook.com would show up.
The solution involves Microsoft Internet Explorer. For some reason, this program will self select the File / Work Offline toggle. When this happens, Outlook is unable to connect to my Live/Outlook.com email. Very strange as I don't generally use IE and how this setting get's changed seems quite strange. Still, an easy remedy. Whenever I'm unable to sync my Live/Outlook.com mail account, I simply open IE and deselect Work Offline (under the "File" menu).
Credit for this solution goes to the thread here:
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27 February 2009
First Aid Kit (Fleet Foxes cover)- Tiger Mountain Peasant Song
First Aid Kit, aka sisters Johanna & Klara Söderberg release their very lovely debut EP, 'Drunken Trees', today via Wichita Recordings. Originally released in their native Sweden on The Knife's label, Rabid Records, 'Drunken Trees' serves as an introduction to the girls, in anticipation for their debut album set for release in September this year. The EP includes a bonus track, the much YouTubed cover of Fleet Foxes' 'Tiger Mountain Peasant Song', along with a DVD with three tracks performed and recorded live in the Swedish forest.
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Idris Elba is not only off the market and dating makeup artist Naiyana Garth, but he's reportedly expecting a child.
The Internet has been buzzing after the couple was photographed together this week at the Glamour Women of The Year event in London. The two looked happy inside the event, and Elba even offered her his coat when they left at the end of the night.
Before they left, the couple posed for pictures together, which may have revealed a baby bump for Garth. (See photos here:)
Back in October, Garth revealed that she is in the early stages of her pregnancy when she tweeted a magazine editor.
"Very good love, (me too. Very early though.) Where u working now or u on mat (maternity) leave already," she tweeted on Oct. 9.
Strangely, as soon as news broke of Garth's pregnancy and romance with Elba, her Twitter feed disappeared, while her personal web page, Naiyanamakeuphair.com is now listed as being "under construction."
But despite the couple recently going public, a source said they have actually been in a relationship for quite some time now.
"They've been together for a few months but it's really ramped up recently. They get on brilliantly and she's a real hit with his family and friends," the source told The Sun.
"Idris is known as a ladies' man but he's really not at all. He'd rather have banter at the bar than spend all night grafting on women. Although he doesn't have to try anyway, women flock to him."