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Doug Ford pledges Sheppard Subway extension, if elected
PC leader unearths long standing fight over Scarborough transit
Local residents including Maureen Coram (left), James Alcock, Denis Lanoue and Karl Haab protest a planned light rail transit line along Sheppard Avenue in September 2010. Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is pledging to replace the LRT with a Sheppard Subway extension to Scarborough Town Centre. – Metroland file photo
The expensive dream of a Sheppard subway extension looping through north Scarborough was all but dead by 2010.
Work on a light-rail-transit line, the Sheppard East, was starting. Toronto transit planners thought extending the little-used subway down to Scarborough Town Centre was a horrible idea.
"The train, so to speak, has left the station," Adam Giambrone, TTC chair of the day, declared.
But a Sheppard extension remained a cause for a small number of Scarborough activists — some of them connected to the Liberal party — who kept fighting the LRT and demanding a subway.
Municipal and provincial politicians, including former Toronto mayor Rob Ford, listened then. A stalemate ensued.
The Sheppard loop isn't officially a project the city wants to build, but Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford, brother of the late mayor, is pledging to build it anyway.
And while a PC victory on June 7 is far from assured — thanks to a New Democratic surge — Ford's promise seems calculated to win seats in Liberal Scarborough.
Scarborough-Agincourt has stayed Liberal since its creation in 1987, but the riding is shifting in an "amazingly unexpected" way, and "the subway issue is playing a major role," said PC candidate Aris Babikian.
Babikian has made a Sheppard extension "my first priority," and said he's met community association leaders who support it, adding, "some of them are very strong Liberals."
Jim Karygiannis, a former Liberal MP for Agincourt, thinks if the riding turns blue the promised Sheppard subway "will have a lot to do with it."
Now a local city councillor, Karygiannis urged constituents in a letter to press provincial candidates on funding the extension.
Karygiannis said he believes Ford is serious about what may be a $5-billion project.
"The Liberals are not in a position to promise it anymore. They haven't done anything," he added.
Ford also promised the Sheppard loop during an unsuccessful run for mayor. City councillors had let his brother stop the LRT in 2010, only to support it again two years later.
In 2013, council shifted again: they decided extending the Bloor-Danforth subway line east and north from Kennedy Station to Sheppard Avenue made more sense.
As mayor, John Tory stuck to that "Scarborough Subway" plan, though he shortened the Bloor-Danforth extension to one stop, so it would only reach Scarborough Town Centre.
As premier, said Brenda Thompson of Scarborough Transit Action, Ford would have to fight to get a Sheppard loop built unless the province pays the entire bill.
"I don't see council going for it."
Meanwhile, she said, people in northeast Scarborough would be deprived of rapid transit they could have had with the LRT.
People in Malvern won't benefit from the Sheppard loop, said Scarborough North Liberal candidate Chin Lee, who argued Ford isn't adequately funding his subway promise.
"He's just telling people what they want to hear."
Scarborough North PC candidate Raymond Cho acknowledged the Sheppard loop needs federal and municipal approval, but said most important is Ford's will to build it.


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Small 12" serves 10-15 • Medium 16" serves 15-20 • Large 18" serves 20-25
Antipasto Misto Display with Sliced Baguette
A robust display of imported Italian meats accompanied by marinated mushrooms, roasted red peppers, beans and artichokes accompanied by slices of Italian bread
Fresh Fruit and Cheese Board with Crackers
Honeydew, cantaloupe and pineapple garnished with strawberries, grapes, raspberries, blackberries and kiwi accompanied by imported and domestic cheeses
Artisan Cheese Display
A robust display of imported and artisan cheeses garnished with toasted nuts, fresh grapes, fresh berries, dried fruits and preserves. Accompanied by sliced raisin nut bread and new York flatbreads
Wheel of Brie
A wheel of brie split in half an stuffed with strawberries, mandarin oranges, kiwi and roasted almonds in an apricot glaze. New York flatbreads served on the side.
Assorted Pate and Mousse Display
A selection of French pates garnished with grapes, apples, herbs and olives served with crackers, baguettes and pita triangles. Selections to include goose liver, crab, smoked salmon, truffle, and spinach and artichoke topped with roasted bell pepper (choose 3)
Smoked Salmon Display
Thinly sliced smoked salmon served with its traditional accompaniments including capers, Bermuda onions and cream cheese accompanied by toast points
Market Basket with Buttermilk Ranch or Spinach and Artichoke Dipping Sauce
A selection of garden vegetables to include cherry tomatoes, asparagus, red and yellow bell peppers, zucchini, yellow squash, mushrooms and celery accompanied by buttermilk ranch dipping sauce or spinach and artichoke dipping sauce
Beef Tenderloin with Cocktail Rolls and Horseradish Cream Sauce
$180.00 per platter
Thinly sliced tenderloin of beef marinated with fresh herbs and seasonings served with split cocktail rolls and horseradish cream sauce (Serves 10-15)
Roasted Turkey Display
$130.00 per platter
Freshly roasted turkey breast sliced thin accompanied by grilled garden vegetables, cocktail rolls and cranberry relish (Serves 10-15)
Spiral Sliced Ham with Cocktail Rolls and Honey Mustard Sauce
$130.00 per platter
Spiral cut ham served with cocktail rolls and honey mustard sauce (Serves 15-20)
Fiesta Platter
Our southwestern seven layer dip consisting of refried beans, guacamole, sour cream, tomatoes, olives, scallions and shredded cheese accompanied by crisp tortilla chips and our homemade salsa
Assorted Strudel Display
Puff pastry dough filled with chicken with cream sauce, vegetable with mushroom sauce, salmon with saffron sauce or mushroom with herb sauce baked to a golden brown (choose 2)
Fondue Station
Our chef's specialty consisting of crab or spinach artichoke served with pita chips and sliced baguette (served hot)
Marinated Vegetable Display
A robust display of marinated sweet bell peppers, sun-dried tomatoes, mushrooms, artichoke hearts, French string beans, asparagus and garbanzo beans displayed with fresh herbs and sliced rustic breads
Assorted Tapenade Display
A robust display of assorted tapenades to include hummus, kalamata olive with sun-dried tomato, white bean, eggplant and roasted bell pepper, spinach and artichoke, garnished with goat cheese, marinated olives. Assorted sliced breads and pita chips served on the side
Hummus Display
Our signature Mediterranean hummus presented with fresh herbs and toasted pita chips – Choose between regular or roasted red pepper hummus

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LONDON—Tom Maynard, a cricketer who was tipped for a successful international career with England, died early Monday after being hit by an underground train. He was 23.
Maynard's county side, Surrey, didn't disclose the cause of death but police said a 23-year-old man was pronounced dead by London Ambulance Service medics following an incident at an underground station in Wimbledon, south London, just after 5 a.m. local time.
"The incident is currently being treated as non-suspicious," British Transport Police said.
Maynard, who was the son of former England batsman Matthew Maynard, played for Surrey on Sunday in a Twenty20 match against Kent at Beckenham.
He never played for England but was a member of the country's second-string Lions team. Many commentators expected him to eventually make the step up to the senior national side.
Surrey chairman Richard Thompson described Maynard as a "prodigiously talented young batsman who . . . was clearly destined for far greater things."
"There is a profound sense of loss at the passing of Tom," Thompson said. "To lose anybody at such a young age is an utterly senseless tragedy."
Maynard joined Surrey from fellow county side Glamorgan, and scored his first century at county level in 2011.
"Tom was a player of enormous potential who had already represented England Lions and had an exciting future ahead of him," said Giles Clarke, chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board. "Our hearts go out to the Maynard family for their tragic loss and we send them and all Tom's many friends and colleagues within the game our deepest sympathies."
As a mark of respect to Maynard, Surrey called off its Twenty20 game against the Hampshire Royals scheduled to be played Wednesday.
Current and former cricketers took to Twitter to send their condolences.
"Tragic news that a great lad, Tom Maynard is no longer with us. All my thoughts are with his family at this awful time x x" former England captain Andrew Flintoff tweeted.
Another former England captain, Michael Vaughan, added on Twitter: "Thoughts are with Matt Maynard and his family.. Words can't describe the terribly sad news that Tom Maynard has died aged 23... (hash)RIPTOM"


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EVS, the warehouse management software (WMS) solutions provider, has partnered with MuleSoft, provider of the leading platform for building application networks.
Warehouse Management Software, WMS, Warehousing Software, Warehouse Systems
A critical element within the wider supply chain, a warehouse management system (WMS) helps to manage the storage and distribution of goods within a warehouse or distribution centre (DC). The software stores and provides information on goods transactions such as receiving, putaway and picking and shipping, often based on real-time information related to bin utilisation. A WMS system also often incorporates the use of Auto Identification & Data Capture (AIDC) devices or systems – including barcode scanners, mobile computers, wireless LANs or Radio-frequency identification (RFID) – to help to optimise the efficient stocking and distribution of goods.
EVS partners with MuleSoft to streamline integration between WMS and business applications
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ECOMAL increases the use of Picavi smart glasses at its central warehouse
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The electronics wholesaler, ECOMAL Europe GmbH, will be using more Picavi smart glasses at its European central warehouse from the third quarter of 2018 onwards.
Raising a toast to greater IT efficiency
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Manufacturing & Logistics IT takes a look at Loch Lomond Group's IT estate and the business and operational benefits these systems bring to the company.
Loch Lomond Group is a company behind some of Scotland's most highly regarded artisan whisky brands. Founded in 1814, Loch Lomond Whiskies can trace its roots back to the Littlemill distillery, which was established in 1772 and is thought to be one of the oldest in the world
Manhattan Associates redefines warehouse management for a connected commerce world
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Manhattan Associates Inc. has announced significant improvements to its Warehouse Management Solution (WMS) to help retailers, distributors and logistics companies remaster the art of fulfilment by improving order flexibility, maximising asset utilisation and expanding mobile workflows.
Moving With the Times: How Two Way Radio has Adapted to Modern Warehousing Operations
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Two way radio and the logistics industry share a long history. Practical, robust and reliable, two way radio was the first wireless communications technology that allowed teams to stay in touch across large warehouse and processing facilities, helping to improve overall coordination and efficiency.
UK businesses warned about a ticking data time bomb - in the warehouse
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UK businesses are being warned there could be as many as 30 million out of date boxes in warehouses around the country – acting as at ticking data time bomb.
Indigo appoints new Group CEO and expands leadership team
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Indigo Software has announced that former COO, Darren Baxter, has been appointed as the company's new Group CEO, to lead a newly expanded executive team following the recent appointment of Tony Sweeney as Non-Executive Chairman.
Diamond Logistics and pi-top: growing together
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With the explosion of e-commerce, demand for warehouse space has soared and the boom shows no sign of slowing down. In 2016, logistics take-up hit record levels with 29.3 million sq ft. of space acquired and a record £2.7 billion invested into single-asset logistics units, according to CBRE.
TGW's Rovolution robot picker marks new era in materials handling automation
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Automated materials handling solutions specialist TGW Logistics has developed a system for fully automatic split case picking, using robots with its goods-to-person smart piece picking solution FlashPick.
Toolbank goes live with TranSend ePOD and integrated Route Planning to optimise delivery process and provide a pro-active customer service
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Toolbank, the UK and Ireland distributor of hand and power tools, has deployed TranSend ePOD and integrated Route Planning to manage their delivery operation across thirteen distribution warehouses.
Warehouse Management System
A warehouse is a commercial building used for the storage of goods and are usually cited in industrial areas. Warehouses are used by manufacturers, logistics companies, distributors, transport, freight forwarders, importers, exporters, wholesalers, etc. Warehouses usually have loading bays and docks and serve as a distribution centre for the loading and unloading of goods from trucks. Sometimes warehouses are designed for storage and despatch of goods directly from railways, airports or seaports.
A warehouse management system, or WMS, is a key part of the supply chain and primarily aims to control the movement and storage of materials within a warehouse and then organise and process all of the associated transactions such as shipping, receiving, put-away and picking. The systems also direct and optimise stock put-away based on real-time information about the status of bin utilisation. A WMS can be used by manufacturers in their own warehousing facilities or a logistics company (3Pl /4Pl) operating contracts for a number of clients and retailers.
Warehouses are an integral link in the modern supply chain, ensuring that the correct product is stored efficiently ,delivered in the right quantity, in good condition, at the required time, and at minimal cost. It performs an integral role in managing goods movement and information exchange between manufacturers, distributors and retailers.
A good Warehouse Management System (WMS) manages all types of warehouse operations efficiently and effectively. It also enhances inventory management by increasing accuracy, improving order fulfilment and reducing order cycle time. Receiving and shipping are streamlined as well to facilitate cross-docking and expedite back-ordered products.
A WMS can automate picking, packing and shipping and it will minimise the number of moves per order. The WMS can improve the accuracy of every order, reduce safety stock, manage tasks and improve processes. An efficient WMS can consolidate orders to reduce transportation and shipping costs. Data is collected within the warehouse environment by data-capture technology such as barcode scanners, mobile computers, wireless LANs and Radio-frequency identification (RFID). This information is then fed into a central WMS database to provide a real-time update on the overall inventory and specific SKU levels in the warehouse (stock keeping units). This information is then used to replenish the stock levels to ensure that there is sufficient flow of products. Once data has been collected, there is either a batch synchronization with, or a real-time wireless transmission to a central database. The database can then provide useful reports about the status of goods in the warehouse.
Bonded warehouses are specifically used as a secure holding or storage facility before duty is paid. Upon entry of goods into the warehouse, the importer and warehouse owner incur liability under a bond. Goods can be stored and held in a secure environment for a number of years before either being shipped on or released for distribution when the duty must then be paid.


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At least some type of masonry is a necessary part of every home or business structure. From decorative brickwork to common concrete masonry, it is a craft that has several sub specialty contractors.
Homeowners who are screening a potential masonry contractor can evaluate the expertise of the contractor by asking pointed questions about the various types of masonry:
Masonry Professions
Concrete masonry is the most common type of masonry. It involves pouring concrete slabs, foundations, bridge pilings, and walkways. Some applications require a high level of expertise, such as pouring a large reinforced slab or foundation. Others are more simple, such as pouring a sidewalk.
One innovative new type of concrete masonry is a technique of energy efficient home building. Concrete walls are poured into high density foam forms; the forms remain in place and actually become part of the wall.
Block masonry is another common type of masonry. Concrete block is assembled with mortar (like brick) to build foundation or structural walls. The blocks have a void in the center. The reinforced design utilizes these voids, filling them with rebar and mortar to tie them together; producing a very durable structure.
This type reinforced concrete structure offers a high level of strength, even in earthquake situations.
Stone masonry is the assembly of structural walls or durable decorative surfaces with any of a variety of different types of stone; including river rock, granite, marble, travertine, or even stone tile or ceramic tile. Stone masonry includes structures with large stones, which are numbered and placed in sequence according to plan drawings. Metal brackets are sometimes attached to large stones or blocks; brackets are then bolted or welded to secure the stone in place.
One of the most common tasks homeowners contract a stonemason for is proper installation of shower tile.
Brick masonry involves the building of a structural brick wall using brick and mortar. A high level of precision is required to set up corners and plumb lines, to keep courses of brick level and plumb. The corners are set using either the corner pole method or corner lead method by a master brick mason. The courses of brick between corners that make the wall are frequently completed by less experienced workmen; under the guidance of the master, of course.
Brick masonry also includes all aspects of fireplace construction. Including properly installing a brick fireplace, chimney construction, and chimney repair. Fireplace chimney fires are commonplace; an improperly installed chimney can subject the entire structure to total fire loss.
Refractory masonry is a highly specialized type of brick masonry used for extreme high temperature applications. Including brick refractory beds to carry molten metal from blow furnaces to rolling machines. Refractory masonry is so precise that any construction flaws in refractory brick work could result in serious injury or fatality.
Establish a Masonry Contractor's Qualifications for a Project
Since any one of these specialty areas is often a profession in and of itself, homeowners seeking the services of a masonry contractor should establish the area of their training, certification and expertise.
For instance, a general concrete masonry contractor might be a poor choice for a fireplace and chimney construction project. Just as a brick mason might not be right for pouring a large slab or foundation.
New Innovations in Design Masonry
There are new innovations in concrete masonry which offer homeowners an affordable approach to design masonry and building an energy efficient home. A growing number of concrete masonry contractors now specialize in reinforced concrete homes. High density foam board is used for concrete forms to pour the walls. They remain "in place†after concrete is set, becoming part of the wall structure.
Rebar and plumbing pipe is coursed throughout the concrete walls and floors; rebar provides tensile strength in the concrete. Hot or cold water is pumped through the plumbing, providing auxiliary heating or cooling for the home. In areas where geothermally heated water is available, this provides for an extremely energy efficient home since water does not have to be mechanically heated with a boiler.
In areas where irrigation water is available, homeowners can pipe cool irrigation water through the plumbing before it reaches the cultivated crop or field, providing an energy efficient means of cooling the home during summer.
A growing number of homeowners are turning to another popular approach of design masonry; using a poured concrete slab for the finished floor surface. Specialty concrete masonry contractors offer decorative options to make a poured slab aesthetically appealing. Using decorative design stamps to put imprints in the concrete is one approach, with or without the use of acid staining to give the concrete a look of natural stone.
Yet another incredibly innovative approach is to use a concrete saw to cut a ¼-inch deep grid on a poured concrete floor, leaving uniform squares of 6 to 24-inches. Using acid stain, which makes the concrete look like natural stone; and then filling the saw cuts with grout, which makes the entire floor look like natural stone tile.
How to Locate a Local Masonry Contractor
At TrustedPros.ca homeowners anywhere in Canada can locate a local reliable specialty masonry contractor for these or other construction masonry projects. Whether seeking the services of an Ontario brick mason, or an Alberta concrete masonry contractor for innovative design masonry features, project owners sign up without cost or obligation, and post their project online.
Project details are immediately visible to local contractors in their community 24/7, who receive e-mail notification of project information. They have the option to provide the project owner with competitive bids in just days, even hours after project posting.
Project owners can view company profile pages, references, insurance-licensing-certification credentials, and customer feedback online; and also view photos of recently completed projects. And then make an informed hiring decision; make contact with the contractor of choice, or contact no one at all. Remember, there is no obligation whatsoever.Posted by: TrustedPros


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Jordan Ivey: A Graphic Communicator
"If you give a good designer a sharp pencil he can achieve anything," says 20-year-old graphic designer Jordan Ivey. Ivey started practising in graphic design at the age of 15, designing identities for local bands. This was a task that required motivation and networking, a demonstration of his ability to follow-up his interests from a young age. … Continue reading


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From chilly Melbourne and Sydney to tropical Cairns and steamy Darwin, we look at the four venues set to host opening night in the Westfield FFA Cup on July 27.
Venue: ABD Stadium, Melbourne
Hosting: Hume City v Marconi Stallions
One of the most eye-catching boutique stadiums in NPL VIC, this stadium has already seen its fair share of memorable FFA Cup nights thanks to Hume's amazing run in 2015.
The local council has ploughed millions into this venue and City are making the most of it with some excellent training facilities and a good playing surface. The investment is clearly paying off at this western Melbourne club.
Should be packed again when they face the boys from Marconi on July 27.
ABD Stadium details
Broadmeadows Valley Park, Barry Road, Melbourne
Location: http://www.whereis.com/vic/westmeadows-3049/poi-LN036001104447688
Venue: Darwin Football Stadium, Darwin
Hosting: Darwin Rovers FC v Brisbane Strikers
The hub of football in Darwin this, like Hume's ABD, is an excellent boutique facility with a good surface (and some amazing sunset views).
It opened almost a decade ago at the Marrara Sporting Precinct and it includes two full sized football fields and a main grandstand that seats 1000 with a total capacity of about 6000.
It's already hosted A-League teams such as Adelaide United in the Cup and the place will be buzzing when Brisbane Strikers roll into town on July 27 to face Rovers.
Darwin Football Stadium, Darwin
McMillans Road, Marrara, Darwin
Location: http://www.whereis.com/nt/marrara-0812/yellowId-LN036001101000719
Venue: Barlow Park, Cairns
Hosting: FNQ Heat v Edgeworth FC
This is a multi-sport facility just outside the main centre of Cairns a couple of blocks from the Cairns Central Shopping Centre.
There is a small stand but most of the venue allows grass seating with the stadium capable of holding up to 20,000 fans.
The pitch is also encircled by a running track.
After the game, wander down to the Cairns Promenade for plenty of bars and restaurants.
Barlow Park, Cairns
Cnr Scott and Severin Streets, Parramatta Park, Cairns
Location: https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Barlow+Park/@-16.9297362,145.7669499,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x916e4de3845df1eb!8m2!3d-16.9297362!4d145.7669499
Venue: Lilys Football Centre, Sydney
Hosting: Blacktown City v Sydney United 58
Lilys is a football institution in Sydney's west, hosting a myriad of five a side football comps and, back in the day, being home to a former NSL club.
Lilys is not too far from Parramatta and easily accessible by road - and there's Seven Hills train station just down the road.
There is a good size main grandstand, the pitch is all-weather so it is artificial but there's nothing artificial about the atmosphere– the joint will be rocking when the two heavyweights of NPL NSW in 2016 come face to face.
Over a million dollars was put in to upgrade the facility in the last couple of years to make it a brilliant boutique venue.
So warm up with a hot drink on what should be a chilly night in Sydney's west and enjoy the football and the club's facilities after the match.
You'll love it here.
Lilys Football Centre, Sydney
5 Quinn Ave, Seven Hills
Location: https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Lilys+Football+Centre/@-33.7691694,150.9411658,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x416a9dd5cb85639d?sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjCl-DepvTNAhVEI5QKHRvTC6UQ_BIIeTAK


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I went out with a friend Friday and in the middle of a really good conversation I started to cry. I was embarrassed. I didn't know why I was crying at first and afterwards I kept revisiting it. What was that all about?
She was talking about her life and I was listening intently, deep in what she was saying, and then suddenly I was crying. It was a simple acknowledgement, one I've personally made long long ago, but it just felt so fresh. It pained me deeply that this beautiful thing she has might one day fall apart too.
I want so badly to believe that sometimes it stays. I know a relationship's length isn't a measure of its success and often the end is the healthiest thing. Staying forever just to rack up anniversaries or limp along unhappily is a fucking shame. It's a waste of life. We have one precious existence here. One. And to stay unhappy is a much much sadder and bigger travesty than the simple fact that most relationships end. Most of them end. I know this and I've known it forever. It's why I avoided relationships for so long. It's why I had casual sex and casual things for so long before I committed. If I never really got vulnerable then I could never really be hurt.
The fear of being hurt kept me from pursuing connection, love, and happiness. I wasn't hurt, but I also didn't live. I wanted to have the beauty of the thing. I wanted it. So I loved. I risked it knowing full well what I was risking. I didn't have the fairytale beliefs of most girls. I got married. Twice. I was young and stupid the first time and chose better the second and it still ended. There were years and years of happiness and then there wasn't. Then there was unbelievable and senseless betrayal and cruelty and meanness. Then there was everything I ever feared. I remembered being in my happy marriage, having survived so much together and come out the other side, thriving. I thought we'd never be where we were. I actually stopped fearing it. My entire life I've been processing abandonment and I finally and fully trusted and I was wrong.
I'm creating a better bedrock for myself. I'm relying on myself and I'm good at being alone. I've been a Navy wife for years and one thing it taught me was how to be utterly independent and self-reliant. I'm relying on friends and on my loves too and I am honestly so blessed to have such loving people in my life. I'm building a better thing and I have to admit that most of the time I'm pretty happy. I'm healing. But every now and then I hit a little landmine.
And here's one.
I'm afraid. It's all fine and good to say that I'm good at being alone and it's utterly true. But I don't want to be alone forever. I don't want to. I know most relationships end but I really really really want to think that sometimes they don't. I'm not talking just about romantic relationships either. If I could even have faith that this friend and I were going to do this. There's a part of me that misses the lie of monogamy so badly it stings. I miss that false security, feeling like "we" will tackle the world. Feeling like the thing we made was this really solid thing instead of a series of promises we could break. We had a ceremony and a paper. We had financial things and a common last name. We were a family. We raised a foster daughter and had years of shared experience. We had pets and furniture and things we'd collected together. We had routines and history and a deep understanding of one another. We'd been through the worst things together and survived and grew. We had so many beautiful experiences and so many dreams. Somehow I was able to finally buy the lie and I miss it.
And the truth of all of it is that all of it is temporary and all of it ends. I have ALWAYS known this. I grew up never doubting this. My mom left, three times. My father sent me away once. My mother married five times and my father married four. I saw people make absolutely sincere promises many many many times and none of that lasted. It just didn't. Most of my friend's parents were divorced too. People remarried and divorced again. I don't know anyone who still lives next to the elementary school best friend they promised they would one day live next door to. We grow and change and change some more. Things are ever shifting. It is simply a truth of the universe. We get the time we get with people and with places and all of that changes again. People don't work one job or live in one house or stay married to one person forever anymore. And things changed even when they did.
I don't mean to sound like everything is dark, because I don't feel that. Things being temporary doesn't make them less precious. It makes them more-so. A rainy evening learning to weld with Cleveland is a beautiful thing, maybe even more beautiful that it's rare, the first time you welded, this thing you always wanted to do and you did it together. A tiny moment on a Sunday, fishing in World of Warcraft and watching football with Traveler, him leaning over and into you, curling up for a brief snuggle, his warmth and the smile you can't help, these things are wonderful and I don't regret them or diminish them by saying that they may end. Hell.. if I KNEW with utter certainty my heart would be broken by my loves I would still sign up for this to not miss the experience. Falling in love with Traveler and putting that out there and being vulnerable enough to let him in, even while I'm mourning, has been one of the most beautiful experiences of my life and it just gets better. Learning all about Cleveland's weird little world.. it's magic falling in love. It's worth all of the pain and fear. It's beyond worth it.
So why the crying? Well.. knowing and accepting something doesn't mean that I don't feel the pain and sadness of it. I'm afraid. It doesn't make me not love and I don't want to shut off to avoid feeling pain or loss, but I do have to acknowledge that I am afraid. And maybe it's okay to be afraid. I'm allowed to miss my old certainty. I'm allowed to miss feeling so sure. It was wonderful. I'm lucky I ever felt that at all. And for that matter, things being over does not erase what was. It doesn't make the love we felt less real or the things we made less true. I'm not wallowing in this fear or allowing it to rule my life or keep me from building trust or love or from being vulnerable or real. I'm happy most of the time and I feel like I am living well. I had a moment with my friend that I got a little too close to that landmine of fear and I cried.
I'm glad I'm not still so afraid I can't feel or admit that I feel. I need to remember how long and how hard I worked to be here, making a fool of myself with a woman I trusted enough to be real with. I'm doing what you always have to do with fear. I'm asking myself why I have this fear and what I need. I'm addressing it the best that I can and moving on. I'm trying to live with courage, and courage isn't acting in the absence of fear, it's acting in spite of it.


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Defense stocks have actually outperformed the S&P 500 since the start of the year, a sign that investors are relatively unconcerned about the effects of the sequester budget cuts on the military-industrial complex.
Compiled by Sober Look, the chart below looks at the year-to-date performance of the S&P 500 (red) against the iShares defense industry ETF (ITA, blue), which is a composite index of defense stocks.
See a difference?
Neither does Tyler Cowen at Marginal Revolution, and the general idea is that investors by and large haven't priced in risk as a result of the implementation of sequestration into the price of defense stocks.
While ITA underperformed the S&P earlier this year — during the uncertainty period — for whatever reason, they are now outpacing the S&P.
This likely means one of two things:
- Investors in defense stocks don't think sequestration will seriously damage the defense industry;
- Or, investors expect that sequestration will be replaced or rolled back at some point in the foreseeable future.
It's also conceivable that it is a little of both.
That reaction is a far cry from the doomsday rhetoric that the White House and the Pentagon have been spouting for the past few weeks, as they warn that the sequester could have long-term consequences on American military readiness.
Read the original post on Sober Look.


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Meet Publius Feena Momanyi
Meet Publius Feena Momanyi, in person polite and softly spoken but delve beneath the surface, a man deeply passionate about improving the status of youth employment in Kenya through organic agriculture and with a long history of inspirational work with young people. We've been working with him in Langas and Racecourse, neighbourhoods just outside of Eldoret, to launch his agricultural consultancy and feed supplier start-up SWOP: named so because knowledge exchange is at the centre of the business. Big farming is a thriving industry within Eldoret and the Uasin Gishu county, and with so many staking their livelihoods on crops and livestock, possessing the right knowledge to rear animals and the latest cultivation techniques becomes key.
Through the Balloon Ventures programme we've been liaising with farmers and local people rearing livestock to raise awareness about common mistakes such as using the wrong feed or overcrowding the animals and establishing a strong demand and need for these services. It became clear how many people and farmers were using trial and error to great personal expense and how important Publius' services were for the success of local livestock businesses. In addition to establishing SWOP, social enterprise is very important to Publius, so we will be working with him to organise events in partnership with high schools and universities to encourage young people to launch their own agricultural ventures and educate them on the potential pitfalls.
Below is a conversation we had with Publius about his business and experience with Balloon.
What were you doing before Balloon?
Working for the Christian Foundation for Children and Ageing as a social worker, I was talking to mothers about economics, self sufficiency, and sustainability. I recruited 800 students for sponsorship in the Langas slum area conducting home visits and providing counselling on issues such as family disintegration, separation and domestic violence. I was also involved in training them on financial accountability, producing documents, going through bank slips, calculations for loans and monitoring their finances. This skill-set has proved useful in starting my own business. Before Balloon I was also involved in the New Life programme which worked with street mothers to help them rear pigs instead of scavenging in the garbage pits.
How did you hear about Balloon?
In Nakuru I was training widows and orphans and had heard from my friend that Balloon Ventures had benefitted him so I enquired about the organisation. It has helped me come to realise that you can be your own boss and employ people – I feel empowered by that.
What is your business idea?
SWOP: the agricultural consultancy and feed supplier. I want to start with feeds as an entry point and bring about organic farming, the natural way of agriculture – the best practice so far. I chose this business because it doesn't have much penetration at the moment so there is the opportunity for growth monetarily and socially. I am also passionate about young people and want to encourage communities – employment is the issue here in Kenya for young people and this is a tool to encourage the youth to take up jobs. I want to run conventions on permaculture at Eldoret's universities and secondary schools to open young people's minds to the career choices in agriculture and the methods such as polyculture, aquaculture and apiculture – the organic methods. Moreover, I also believe my business idea will help tackle the issue of food security, which is a global concern.
How has Balloon helped?
Balloon has really helped me with the business training, giving me ideas on how best to launch my business as well as the need for repeated testing. I have also gained a better understanding of how to go about planning the business for the future. Recently my team has taught me the importance of marketing, of using social media to create brand and community awareness.
What are your hopes for the future?
That the business will grow and expand, that it will be able to employ a good number of youths and that it will be international. I want to inspire youth.
To find out more Publius and SWOP go to http://www.facebook.com/SWOPAgricare/ and http://www.swopkenya.org/
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Kansas City Hosts American Culinary Federation Convention
When you imagine what it's like to be a chef, you might picture toiling in a hot kitchen, with order requests coming in left and right. In reality, not every chef works in a restaurant.
On Friday's Up to Date, we talk about the other professional opportunities chefs have, from creating recipes for corporate food giants to experimenting with food in a lab.
We also take a look at what speakers and activities you can join at this weekend's American Culinary Federation's national conference.
- Thomas Macrina, national president of the American Culinary Federation
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- Biomedical Research (2016) Volume 27, Issue 1
Performance evaluation of DWT, SWT and NSCT for fusion of PET and CT Images using different fusion rules.
|KP Indira1*, R Rani Hemamalini2, NM Nandhitha3
1Sathyabama University, Chennai.
2St.Peter's College of Engineering, Chennai.
3Deptartment of ETCE, Sathyabama University, Chennai.
|Corresponding Author: KP Indira
Sathyabama University, Chennai.
|Accepted: November 26, 2015
Medical image fusion is the method of combining or merging complementary information from two or more source images into a single image to enhance the diagnostic capability. In this work six different fusion rules are performed for Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT), Stationary Wavelet Transform (SWT) and Non Subsampled Contourlet Transform (NSCT) using eight sets of real time medical images. For fusing low frequency coefficients, average and choose max fusion rules are used. For the fusion of high frequency coefficients choose max, gradient and contrast fusion rules are used based on pixel based rule. The proposed technique is performed using eight groups of Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Computed Tomography (CT) medical images. The performance of DWT, SWT and NSCT are compared with four different quality metrics. From experimental output average, gradient fusion rule outperforms other fusion rules from both subjective and objective estimation. It is also observed that the time taken for the execution of images is more for Stationary Wavelet Transform (SWT) than Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT) and Non Subsampled Contourlet Transform (NSCT).


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March 7, 2012
Press Play On Tape
My first computer was a ZX Spectrum (picture below, because it looks kinda cool). My friend Tzachi, who died about 15 years ago, thus far too young, had a Commodore 64 (BTW, C-64 still finds it on Google, yay!).
Both the ZX Spectrum, and the C-64 worked with Audio Cassette Tapes (maybe I should put in a picture of one of these guys too, but in the mean time, Google it).
My ZX spectrum had a whopping 48K of RAM and the C-64 had, well 64.
So if we wanted to play a game we put a cassette in the player, and the computer 'heard' the program (sort of like the old modems).
This was a computer without a Disk Operating System, or indeed a Disk. It knew just one program when you turned it on, usually some version of BASIC. This meant that in order to LOAD your program you had to LOAD it, so we all knew BASIC (or at least the LOAD command).
In those good old days, illegal copying of programs was done with a double cassette tape...
So anyway, one fall day in 1984 me and Tzachi went up to his apartment and we told the computer to LOAD something (I think it was Fort Apocalypse). Whenever you told that to the C-64, it said: 'press play on tape'. so we pressed play on some other tape, and listened to some music. We thought it was funny.
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Giorgio Trinchieri received his M.D. from the University of Torino, Italy, in 1973. He was a member of the Basel Institute for Immunology (Basel, Switzerland) and an investigator at the Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research (Epalanges sur Lausanne, Switzerland). From 1979 to 1999 he was at Wistar Institute in Philadelphia and became Hilary Koprowski professor and chairman of the Immunology Program. He was then director of the Schering Plough Laboratory for Immunological Research in Dardilly, France, and an NIH Fogarty Scholar at the Laboratory for Parasitic Diseases, NIAID, before becoming director of the Cancer and Inflammation Program (CIP) and chief of the Laboratory of Experimental Immunology at NCI in August 2006.
As CIP director, he oversees the operations of two major intramural laboratories that constitute the major immunologic component of the NCI inflammation and cancer initiative that seeks to partner NCI's expertise in inflammation and immunology with its cutting-edge cancer etiology and carcinogenesis program. He has been interested in many years in the interplay between inflammation/innate resistance and adaptive immunity and in the role of pro-inflammatory cytokines and interferons in the regulation of hematopoiesis, innate resistance, and immunity. In 1989, his group at the Wistar Institute discovered Interleukin-12 and its role in tumor immunity, infections, and autoimmunity. His main focus of research is now the role of inflammation, innate resistance, and immunity in carcinogenesis, cancer progression, and prevention or destruction of cancer.


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Q. Was there an emergency phone on Voyage?
We did have an emergency phone on Voyage, and we designated one crew member to check it once daily, as well as upload the Instagram photo for the day. This served two primary purposes: 1) It allowed families and friends to contact the crew in the unlikely event of an accident back home during our three week trip and 2) There were multiple 50 – 100 mile stretches along the river (a long distance by boat) without marinas, boat ramps, or civilization of any kind, proving the need for some form of emergency communication device.
Q. Why did we Instagram once a day on Voyage?
The main reason we chose to Instagram once a day was to inform our families and friends that we were alive and well, still afloat, and steadily approaching our destination. Instagram allows users to share special moments with friends and family, and while we did not want to litter the journey with a trail of social media photos from 16 different crew members, we certainly felt compelled to elect one moment per day to share with our faithful followers and loved ones back home.
Q. What's the big deal about 'No phones'?
It's no surprise our culture is obsessed with constant connection. Today, cell phones and social media engulf our everyday lives. Still, the crew members on Voyage understand the usefulness of these tools; however, we've become increasingly aware of the negative impact these tools can have when used irresponsibly or without moderation. Just to see how truly reliant we have become to this source of constant connection, we encouraged the crew to put them away for a few weeks, leaving it up to each individual how often they would check in. Almost everyone took advantage of this unique opportunity to step away from the temptation to be in constant communication, and upon doing so, each claimed how liberating that decision was.
Q. Why the Tennessee River and Tenn-Tom waterway?
Voyage utilized the Tennessee River and Tenn-Tom waterway which serves as the shortest distance between the Gulf of Mexico and Mid-America. Although this route can be completed much quicker, we chose to stretch this journey over three weeks. This pace offered a chance not only to conserve fuel, but also gain perspective and more fully absorb our surroundings each day.
Q. How did we acquire three boats for Voyage?
After committing to our September launch date, the next step was acquiring boats. We purchased a 30-foot pontoon boat to carry our gear. Then all we needed was a way to get 16 people from Knoxville to the Gulf of Mexico. Enter – Malibu Boats. We've worked with Malibu Boats and Axis Wake Research in recent years and can attest to the dependability of their products. Upon hearing the message of the film, Malibu and Axis were excited to be involved and gracious enough to provide us with two brand new boats.
Q. Where did we sleep at night on Voyage?
Each day, as the sun began to close in on the horizon, our crew usually split up for about two hours. While half of the crew capitalized on magic hour lighting, the other half peeled off in search for a campsite. As often as we could, we stayed on publicly owned islands. A few nights we found ourselves settling for primitive camping at the Army Corps of Engineers camp sites. Fewer still, we spent a couple nights at undisclosed locations praying we would not wake to the sound of unwelcoming land owners firing off warning shots over our tents.
Q. Why has Voyage taken nearly five years to complete?
As you'll find when you watch the film, the actual making of Voyage was the true test. Since the initial idea five years ago, this film went through innumerable ups and downs as the concept was fleshed out. Doors opened and closed, some quietly, others not so much. For JAOPRO, shutting down normal business operations for almost a month is not as easy as one might prefer. For crew members with children, wives, and full-time jobs, finding a convenient three week window for a river trip is laughable. All in all, Voyage reaches far beyond the logistics of just taking a three-week river trip. Its about pursuing passion at any and all costs and sharing a message of hope for those fallen victim to routine. We think Howard Thurman summed it up pretty well saying, "Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive."
Q. Who went on Voyage?
The Voyage crew was a carefully selected, yet totally unexpected group of artists. As the story develops, you'll find that what began as a group of loose acquaintances ended as a tight knit family sharing their natural talents and love of life.
Q. How was the Voyage crew selected?
The Voyage crew was selected over the course of the six months leading up to the September departure date. Each crew member involved was hand picked because of their determination to pursue their passions in life regardless of fame or fortune. The crew was also chosen on the basis that each member would step away from the routine of their lives, regardless of position or status. While most of the crew readily embraced this shared vision, we found that some people have more difficulty letting go.
Q. Is Voyage an action sports film?
Voyage is NOT an action sports film. Voyage is the story of adventure, not merely a three week adventure, but the adventure of life. It's about finishing what was started and accepting conflict as the very fabric of a story. One cannot journey down the river unwilling to accept its ebbs and flows, nor can one enjoy life without embracing all it has to offer. This was the story of our voyage, and we hope to encourage viewers to pursue their own dreams, regardless of the inevitable obstacles.
Q. When and where will Voyage be released?
Voyage is schedule to be released by April 2014. Following the Knoxville premiere, Voyage will be available for digital download. We also hope to make the film available on iTunes, Netflix, Vimeo On Demand, and more.
Q. Will there be a tour for Voyage?
We would be thrilled to premiere Voyage at multiple cities throughout the country, though nothing has been finalized yet. Tour dates will be released immediately upon finalization.
Q. How long was the Voyage trip?
While the Voyage trip lasted just over three weeks, the journey itself will last every bit of the five years it took to make this film. Our hope is the film's message will encourage viewers to embark on their own voyage, propelling the adventure forward into timelessness.
Q. Who sponsored Voyage?
Voyage was blessed to have multiple product sponsors for the trip.
While two of the boats were provided by Malibu Boats and Axis Wake Research, much of the camping gear was provided by ENO (Eagle's Nest Outfitters), ORCA Coolers, Camp Suds (Sierra Dawn), and Klean Kanteen.
General boating gear was sponsored by The Wake Shop in Knoxville, while boat mirrors were provided by PTM Edge Watersports.
Camping apparel was sponsored by Mountain Khakis. Scenic Helicopter Tours helped us acquire some breathtaking arial coverage of Knoxville and Chattanooga.
Camera tech support was made available by Showcase Video & Photo in Atlanta.
Boat tech support was provided by Etco Marine, a Malibu Boats and Axis Wake Research dealer (thanks Borba!).
Last, though certainly not least, Sweetwater Brewing Company provided some of the finest craft brew in the south, keeping us cool on the hot days and warm through the cold nights.
Our sincerest thanks and appreciation to all the sponsors who believed in the project and were willing to help us realize a five year dream.


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Ecological Crisis "Is Entirely the Fault of Capitalism"
The following letter was written by Dr. David Bowering, retired Chief Medical Health Officer of Northern Health in British Columbia, in response to a review of This Changes Everything in the November 2014 issue of the Literary Review of Canada. (Click here for a response from economist Peter Victor, as well as more context on the review, and here for a response from Greenpeace Canada's Keith Stewart.)
I have recently retired from a long career in public health in British Columbia. I must say that as I look "upstream" for the antecedents of the current burden of chronic disease including diabetes and heart disease along with mental health problems and addictions, I have reached much the same conclusions about the pervasive adverse effects of global corporatism as Naomi Klein.
Although I am new to this discussion and don't know Mark Jaccard, I am dismayed by his belittling review of her book.
I think her arguments are deeper and better than his.
That said, he is right that capitalism is not going to disappear overnight or on time to slow down or halt global warming. We need both approaches. Let the capitalist Greens do their best to come up with better technologies and let jurisdictions such as California (and B.C.?) come up with improved policies. At the same time, the scale and pace of environmental degradation is entirely the fault of capitalism. As individual citizens who are not part of the elite one percent, we need to shed ourselves of a religion that only improves the lives of the high priests while the rest of us increasingly lose our quality of life and our sustaining community and social networks and while we are forced to watch while all the important decisions are made in corporate boardrooms and behind closed doors.
All this good stuff about more energy efficient cars would be great if the old gas guzzlers were recycled, but they aren't. They continue to be driven by poorer and poorer people until the worst of them end up in Mexico still polluting at the same rate. The new hybrids only add more pollution, even though it is less per car. Klein is absolutely right about the need for consumers to change their ways and about the need for things such as mass transit, bike lanes and policies that support local food production.
Goodness knows we are subjected to endless pro-corporate and pro-growth messages and rationalizations about how good it is for everyone. Too bad Mark Jaccard couldn't keep his ego in check and simply allow her book to be as effective as possible given the urgent need to attack global overheating on every possible front.
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Groaning prayer!
Verse for Today: Friday, December 6, 2013
Psalms 6:6 – I am worn out from groaning; all night long I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.
We often feel that great men of God will not have problems in life and that God doesn't test their faith. But the truth is to the contrary. God allows His choicest children to go through rough patches in life to test the level of their faith and to teach them great lessons in trusting God. But it remains true that such experiences are often bitter and tearful with groaning and weeping. David went through such experiences in the hands of King Saul and his son Absalom. He had no hope except in God and had to dwell in prayer for nights and days for long. His pain and misery increased so much as to cry for long during day and night. His experiences were fierce and overwhelming to the extent of breaking his heart. He felt that his tears were like flood which drenched his bed. But even at that point God didn't resolve his difficulties. David had to go through tests one after another till he had to prove to himself that he only had God and none else. These experiences were not to tear him down, but to build him up. He found that in his helplessness, God was his ever present help. He could depend on God alone in his tough situations. We see how these experiences were turned into melodious songs for God's children to sing and taste divine comfort. David's experiences teach us today to expect tests to come from God to see where we stand in our trust and faith in God. It is not enough that we sing about it, but experience it in our hearts which God reads. When bitter experiences come, it is our privilege to cry unto God for help until God responds to comfort us and answer our prayers.
Dear friend, are you going through sever testing of your faith lately? Are these tests painful and tough as you live to believe that God alone is your bulwark to weather away these storms and waves that try to sweep you away? Are there times when you are all alone and none of your dear ones and benefactors stands with you? Are you weeping, groaning and flooding your bed with tears because of the heat and the misery that come from your painful experiences? But rest assured that even when you gasp and are unable to utter words of prayer, your groaning reach the ears of your Father in Heaven. He understands the deepest emotions in your heart and values it with its heaviness. When David groaned, God heard it as prayers of importunity and answered him. God's answers came to David at His best time and it was often delayed. But they were not delays of inactivity or passivity, but delays of appointment to help you grow in faith in Him to give you His best at His time. David got out of his problems and was lifted up from the wilderness to the throne. Through these bitter experiences, he learned to trust God and became the man after God's own heart. He proved to God that he loved God more than anything else in this world. He fought for God and won battles. He established righteousness for God among God's people. He expressed his gratitude by preparing to build a temple for God. His experiences became sweet songs of worship and encouragement for us to sing today. The God of David is our God today to listen to our cries, see our tears and answer us at the right time to lift us up from our predicaments and teaches us golden lessons in life to trust and put all our faith in Him.
Romans 8:26 – The Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.
Thought for Today
God understands our language of emotions and groans which cannot be articulated.
Prayer for Today
Dear Lord Jesus: Help me never to undermine Your grace with which You translate my innermost groaning into powerful prayers in order to answer it. Amen!
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Doug: Lee, why are you growing a long white beard?
Lee: I am Father Time. I thought you could be the New Year's Baby for our Great River Guys celebration of the New Year.
Doug: Somehow I think our readers would prefer never to see that. Besides, I hear Winona already had a great holiday celebration, the second Live at the Levee - heated tent, great bands, good company. I hear you had a thousand people on the Levee.
Lee: That is true. Winonans know how to party. Just wait until next summer, and it will be even bigger.
Doug: We hope everyone had a joyous and restful holiday season, and we thought we'd kick off the New Year with a toast for good wishes to all of Winona from our company.
Lee: And to share what some of them are resolving for 2014.
Doug: We'll start in the office with Emily Kurash, our new Director of Marketing.
Emily: I've never been one for resolutions, especially if they have to do with eliminating something I like or adding something that involves too much work, but this year I am gung-ho to commit: Spend more of my life outside!
Lee: Well, you certainly picked the right city to live in. How about you, Chris Mixon?
Chris: Here's a quick list of my resolutions: In 2014, I resolve to: 1. Accept that my child can teach me more about technology than I can learn on my own, so I will spend more time learning from him. 2. Allocate more time to ACTUALLY connecting with my extended family and friends than I do VIRTUALLY connecting with them. 3. Stroll MORE on a treadmill, and scroll LESS on Facebook. 4. Support my friends more by actually going to see their shows and giving as many pennies as I can to their inspiring endeavors, and 5. Eat more healthy, do more sit-ups and go to church! Happy New Year!
Doug: That's a great list. Gale Childs Daly is directing at GRSF for the first time this year. What's your resolution?
Gale: Last summer Corey Allen gave up sugar and coffee and said he felt great and lost weight, so I am doing the same.
It's been rough this Xmas as I have been surrounded by cakes, cookies and eggnog--but I have persevered! Cheers!
Doug: Corey looked great this summer. Then again, didn't he always? Our Technical Director, Megan Morey?
Megan: I have been so fortunate over the years to meet many wonderful people and form incredible friendships all over the country (especially thanks to my time in Winona at the Great River Shakespeare Festival!); however, I have sadly not kept in touch with these friends as much as I would have liked to. My New Year's resolution is to keep better in touch with everyone and show you all how much you mean to me. Happy New Year!!
Lee: These are terrific. We can do just a couple more. Tarah Flanagan? Paul Barnes?
Tarah: My resolution is to learn to read music. I won't be so ambitious as to resolve to understand music, but if I can learn to play a song on the ukulele my husband, Chris Gerson, gave me for Christmas, I will be satisfied.
Paul: To continue working to make the world a better place through the work that I do, and to strive to be a more tolerant, sensitive, aware, and accomplished artist, craftsperson, and human being. Happy New Year!
Doug: Wow that was a wide and wonderful array of resolutions, wasn't it?
Lee: Yes. And no one except me wanted to lose weight. Donut? Bloedows.
Doug: I'm not surprised so many members of our company are resolved to have more meaningful connections with people in 2014. My resolution is to be more intentional about how I spend my time. I want to spend more time with the people I love, and I want to spend it doing activities that are challenging and engaging.
Lee: Less time alone with the TV and more time at a Shakespeare Festival?
Doug: Yep. That about sums it up.
Lee: Pretty cool, so from all of us at GRSF we resolve to bring you the best theater, the most fun, and, without a doubt, the most memorable Shakespeare Festival yet! Goodbye for now from Father Time and give a wonderful Winona welcome to the cutest Baby New Year!
Doug: Wait a minute... I am not spending the whole year as Baby New Year..
Lee: Goodbye from 2013....
Doug: Wait!
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The follow on from 2014's Electric Sam slot contains wild symbols in the shape of the game's logo. The signpost symbols can substitute for all other symbols in the game, except for bell scatters.
Scatter icons appear as bells, and they can trigger a free spins bonus round if 3 or more appear anywhere on the reels during a single spin. These icons can offer you a total of 5, 10 or 15 free spins in all, for landing 3, 4 or 5 scatter icons on the reels of the slot.
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Sam on the Beach's free spins bonus round promises a host of electric treats whilst you play it. Sam can electrify a random symbol and turn it into a sticky wild when 3 or more of him appear during free spins. Sandra can hand out multipliers when she appears 3 or more times on the reels. Maggie can dish out additional goodies, whilst Ted offers sticky multiplier symbols when he appears 3 or more times on the reels.
There is just enough about the Sam on the Beach slot machine game to impress players. This is a worthy sequel to the original game, and most players will be more than content with the bonuses and promotional they are able to acquire whilst playing this simple but ultimately enjoyable ELK Studios developed slot machine game.


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Two years after the FBI shut down Silk Road, online drug markets are alive and growing, thanks to the Tor browser and virtual currency, reports US News & World Report. Darknet markets offer greater product reliability and less risk of violence than physical encounters with drug dealers. Darknets average $300,000 to $500,000 in sales per day according to one study.
Johns Hopkins University computer science professor Matthew Green says Silk Road provided a proof of concept for darknet markets. He says it's an idea that someone doesn't think about until it happens.
Some Silk Road successors host non-drug items like stolen credit card information and Netflix accounts, but most darknet market listings are drugs that vendors send to customers using ordinary delivery services.
Kyle Soska, a doctoral candidate in electrical computer engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, says the complexity of opening an online drug market following Silk Road is merely an imitation task.
"To this day, more than half of anonymous marketplaces implement websites that are directly derived from the template that Silk Road used, and from formatting all the way to policy Silk Road invented the status quo that actors in this space have come to expect," he says.
Soska and his advisor, Professor Nicolas Christin, released a study earlier this year analyzing darknet markets. The study noted that markets had stable sales averaging between $300,000 to $500,000 a day, which significantly surpasses Silk Road's experimental beginnings in early 2011.
Marijuana consistently accounts for about a quarter of the drug sales, followed by MDMA (ecstasy or Molly) and stimulants, according to Soska and Christin. Psychedelic drugs, prescription
medications and opioids are also significant.
The top 1 percent of darknet market vendors account for more than half the sales, with a few dozen clearing $1 million in recorded transactions, Soska said in an August presentation.
Also read: Utopia Drug Marketplace Shutdown
Risks since the fall of Silk Road include theft by market operators, deceit by vendors and arrest by authorities. Participation falls after big law enforcement busts or large scams, but activity returns with new market leaders.
Sheep Marketplace, a leading market to pick up following Silk Road's closure, closed in late 2013 after a vendor robbed $6 million in bitcoin. Another, Black Market Reloaded, closed voluntarily. Silk Road 2.0 then became a market leader until founder Blake Benthall's arrest in November 2014. Evolution closed in March. Agora closed in August.
Dan Palumbo, research director at Digital Citizens Alliance, says the current leader is AlphaBay Market, followed by Abraxas and the Nucleus Market. Palumbo's organization tracks darknet sites.
Some observers say the problem has not gotten significantly worse.
"New markets come and go, new markets get busted or take the money and run, but at the same time, the problem hasn't exploded," says Nicholas Weaver, a professor of computer science at the University of California at Berkeley.
Weaver does not believe that criminals have much to learn from the prosecution of Ross Ulbricht, who operated Silk Road.
"If anything," Weaver says, "the arrest of Blake Benthall shows that you can have even dumber criminals the second time around."
"I think the lesson of Silk Road is that it's very hard for the FBI to track and shut down a market like this, but that given enough time they will manage to do it," says Green of Johns Hopkins University. "Silk Road was designed by an amateur PHP (scripting language) programmer who made a lot of basic mistakes. Later market operators probably have better protections in place, and more layers of anonymity to protect them even if the server is compromised."


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About Elite Motors
Welcome to Elite Motors Cartersville. Be sure to visit our virtual showroom of inventory available for purchase. There you will see detailed information about each vehicle, a picture gallery, as well as convenient ways to contact us for more information about that vehicle. We are located at 1225 Joe Frank Harris Pkwy and are available by phone at 770-386-3535 . You can also get driving directions and hours of service from our user friendly website.


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Brazil Wrap: Hyuri brace boosts Botafogo
A brace from Hyuri has seen Botafogo defeat Coritiba 3-1, continuing the latter's poor run in the Brazilian Serie A.
Botafogo extended Coritiba's winless streak in Brazil's top tier to six games, scoring three goals in the opening 50 minutes and resisting a brief comeback from the visitors, who converted a penalty just before the hour mark.
The win took Botafogo to third with 33 points, four points adrift of leaders Cruzeiro and just behind second-placed Atletico PR on goals scored.
Rafael Marques opened the scoring in the 14th minute on Thursday for Botafogo and the lanky 30-year-old forward was critical to the home side doubling their lead five minutes before half-time.
A chipped pass over the top of Coritiba's midfield found Marques in the left channel and the former Omiya Ardija attacker burst into the box and dinked a cross to the back post where Hyuri headed home.
Hyuri made it 3-0 for Botafogo in the 50th minute with a brilliant goal.
The 21-year-old received took a pass from Bolivar on the right-hand side, drove into Coritiba's defensive penalty area, spun and rolled past three defenders and then scored from a tight angle.
Coritiba were given a lifeline in the 55th minute when Botafogo's goalkeeper Renan was sent off for a foul on Gil as the visiting midfielder looked set to score.
The visiting captain Alex converted the resultant penalty past replacement goalkeeper Milton but despite the goal, Coritiba never got close to a draw and Botafogo claimed their first win in four games.
Leaders Cruzeiro notched their fourth consecutive victory with a 3-1 triumph away to Bahia with goals from Borges, Everton Ribeiro and Julio Baptista, while Atletico PR matched that streak with a 2-1 win over Santos.
Marcelo and Marco Antonio scored for Atletico but they had to survive a nervous finish to the match after Emerson struck in the 87th minute for Santos.
Bottom-placed Nautico lost their sixth straight league game with a 3-0 defeat to Vasco da Gama, while Flamengo overcame Vitoria 2-1 and reigning champions Fluminense could only manage a 2-2 draw away to Atletico Mineiro, who had both their goals scored by Ronaldinho.
In other results, Portuguesa defeated Ponte Preta 2-1, Internacional edged Corinthians 1-0 and Criciuma won 2-1 away to Sao Paulo.
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LegalZoom sues Rocket Lawyer
Two rival websites that offer businesses and consumers legal services are themselves embroiled in a legal battle.
LegalZoom of Glendale (Los Angeles County) last week filed a civil suit against competitor Rocket Lawyer of San Francisco on claims of false and misleading advertising, trademark infringement and unfair competition.
Among other things, LegalZoom claims Rocket Lawyer improperly markets its products as "free" even though court documents might require a filing fee or a paid membership. "When customers are tricked into believing that services are 'free,' but then discover numerous fees down the line, they will lose faith in both the law and the industry," LegalZoom said.
Rocket Lawyer founder Charley Moore responded Wednesday by saying "nothing can be further than the truth" and vowing his company will "vigorously defend" itself. Moore also used the occasion, a press conference webcast using Google+ Hangouts, to publicize the opening of Rocket Lawyer's new London office.
"Lawsuits and litigation are important parts of justice, but I think they can be abused," Moore said.
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The legal battle highlights growing competition in the online do-it-yourself legal field.
Rocket Lawyer had about 2 million unique visitors last month, about a 60 percent increase in the past year, compared with LegalZoom, which had 1.2 million unique visitors, a 25 percent jump, according to Web analytics service Compete.
Both sites, which offer legal documents and lawyer referral services to consumers and businesses, were closing in on San Francisco's FindLaw, a legal information website that had 3.13 million unique visitors in October.
LegalZoom, co-founded by O.J. Simpson "Dream Team" attorney Robert Shapiro, filed to go public earlier this year, but put the initial public offering on hold in August. The company posted net income of $12.1 million on revenues of $156 million in 2011, according to its IPO registration filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Rocket Lawyer raised $18.5 million last year in an investment round that included Google Ventures.
Moore said about 20 million customers have used Rocket Lawyer since its founding in 2008, creating about 1 million documents each month - most created for free.
He also said LegalZoom didn't start its attorney connection service until after Rocket Lawyer. He also said LegalZoom chose to file a "frivolous lawsuit" rather than to innovate.
Benny Evangelista is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: email@example.com


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This is my second post from my nursery diy projects. I will be posting one or two each week now. Then once I've posted all the diy projects that went into our baby room I will be doing the final nursery reveal!! If you missed the first diy project, it was the handmade stuffed animal I made for our soon-to-be son.
I love any and all kinds of weathered wood signs so I knew I wanted one in the nursery (our house is beach/coastal themed) As I was thinking of what old wood I could create a sign with, I remembered that my mom had this old picture frame that was sitting in her basement.
I wasn't in love with the look of it because I hated the scrawny twigs and the black frames. So….. I just ripped off the twigs and roughed up the frames with some sandpaper. Then I matched up a similar beige color and repainted the frames. Easy peasy. Then since I didn't want to use it as a traditional frame for pictures I started snooping around the internet for some ideas. I came across this picture and loved the idea of spelling the word LOVE with patterned paper.
So I rummaged through all my scrapbook paper and found two patterns that I liked and simply cut out the letters and glued them onto the contrasting pattern. I placed them in the frames and wa-la! Easy custom framed letters! Finally I found some rope and tied a sailor knot to add to the top and up on the wall it went.
I was lucky enough to have the frame to begin with, but if you wanted to make one from scratch it'd be SUPER easy. All you need is three vertical pieces of wood attached by four thinner horizontal pieces of wood. A few washes on paint and some sandpaper to rough it up and then buy a few inexpensive picture frames at a local dollar store and glue them on. Ta-da!
Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures. – Henry Ward Beecher
DIY Nursery Projects:
- DIY Stuffed Animal
- DIY Framed Letters
- DIY Whale Mobile
- DIY Nursery Gallery Wall
- DIY Bowtie Bunting
- DIY Change Table
- DIY Nautical Wooden Art
- DIY Toy Bench
- DIY Glider Chair Cover
- DIY Adjustable Crib Skirt
- DIY Dresser


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Song Of The Evening - Alexander Chapman Campbell from Alexander Chapman Campbell on Vimeo.
For a long time Alex's music has been somewhere to come home to and this track, 'Song Of the Evening' is a beautiful composition from his latest album, Portraits of Earth. The video was filmed at a studio on the Mull of Kintyre with the ilsands of Jura and Islay making a breathtaking backdrop. Take the weight of you feet, turn the volume up and come home. Link to http://www.alexanderchapmancampbell.com/


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2am Altars
Altars that are artwork.
My friend Stu at 2am Altars has done it again. We featured Stu's beautiful hand crafted altars in our very first issue of The Magical Buffet. His altars are truly pieces of art! Well, now he has managed to capture my heart again with these adorable Fairy doors!
All doors come with door handles. It may take 2-3 weeks for you to get your doors, as they are not made until ordered. Each door comes with a tag telling its story. Colors of stain and wood grain may vary. Doors do not open. The doors are approximately 9 inches tall and are $32 dollars each. Shipping is a flat $6.00 to anywhere in the continental USA. In my opinion, it's a small price to pay to make the fey in your life feel at home!
To see all the cool stuff Stu creates, visit: www.2amaltars.com


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Ernie Els, Terlato Commemorate Autism Awareness Month
Autism awareness matters—to those with autism spectrum disorder, to their families and to the wider society, which benefits from understanding the challenges and potential of those who live with this complex development disability.
But during National Autism Awareness Month this April, advocates are pushing for more committed action.
"While autism awareness remains a pressing need in our nation, awareness without acceptance of individuals with an autism diagnosis rings hollow," says the Autism Society, citing the need to expanded employment and educational opportunities.
These are issues that Ernie Els and his family, who have been touched directly by autism, have been involved in for years through the Els for Autism Foundation.
After many years of planning, fund-raising and building, in 2015, the Els family celebrated the opening of the Els Center of Excellence in Jupiter, Florida. (Soon thereafter, the PGA Tour honored Ernie with the Payne Stewart Award, given to the professional golfer who best exemplifies the late Payne Stewart's value of character, charity and sportsmanship.)
A centerpiece at the Jupiter facility is The Learning Center, where efforts are directed toward improving the education and quality of life of students using high-quality, intense educational programming based on techniques validated through extensive research.
The Els' invested $6 million of their own money in the center and helped raise much of the more than $30 million required to build it.
Terlato Wines is committed to supporting the Els' work on behalf of autism as well, proudly making a donation to the Els for Autism Foundation with every bottle of Ernie Els wine sold.
You can learn more about Els for Autism and their work by visiting the foundation website.


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An occasional feature highlighting the wackiest conversations found in the wild unregulated hinterland of Deadspin's Pending Submissions.
From Samer's Barf post. Meet BermansMovingVan, Troll Extraordinaire:
Looks like someone's gettin' celebration raped tonight! Monday 3:57pm
So, this is something like a joke. It's a rape joke, the tone is meant to offer a funny juxtaposition of the content, the exclamation point yadda yadda ya. You get the idea. It's clumsy and dumb and maybe offensive, but mostly it's a throwaway comment from a burner idiot. Until!
Meet Chiguy, Searcher of Unwelcome Truth and Bringer of Disingenuous Curiosity:
I don't care one way or another about Duke, but didn't they all get cleared of that? I coule be wrong but I thought I remember the team getting cleared. Monday 4:25pm
Yes, because what that comment really invited was a serious discussion. Great! But this is where BermansMovingVan's talent for trolling starts to come into play. Observe:
What you talking about? Monday 4:27pm
This is catnip to brain-dead self-important internet randos. There will always be morons to answer this exact question. Enter Wiscy:
You mention the Duke lacrosse team raping as if it's been proven to happen in the past. Monday 6:13pm
Yes, but did that really happen, Wiscy? Or are you in the process of being savaged by a not-very-subtle-at-all troll? Let's turn it over to BermansMovingVan for answers:
I was just suggesting we celebrate with some good ol' fashioned rape. I don't know what Duke Lacrosse has to do with it. Monday 6:20pm
Okay, perfectly respectable protestations from Lindy West notwithstanding, the outrageousness of this comment hits the mark. It's so, so over-the-top. But, subjective evaluations of funniness aside, it's hard to imagine a sane person falling any further for this particular troll-job. Let's see:
Ah, my apologies. I thought you were implying that the Duke lacrosse team had committed rape in the past, which would have been a terrible accusation to make without any proof. I'm glad we cleared this up. Monday 6:23pm
I like to think this reply is given in the spirit of its predecessor, because the alternative is genuinely terrifying. Unfounded accusations against Duke = terrible. Celebratory rape? Meh.
At any rate, this gambit has probably run its course with this particular
dangerous sociopath participant. Will BermansMovingVan go quietly into the night?
I mean...I wouldn't leave my daughter alone near them, would you? Monday 6:33pm
Oh man. This is re-baiting the hook and casting out into a different section of a well-stocked pond. Have the fish learned? Will they stay away? Can they stay away? Or will curiosity get the better of them?
...because there's a precedent for that? Monday 7:42pm
Translation: [nibble nibble]
Did I say that? Monday 7:48pm
Here ends BermansMovingVan's active participation in this dance, because, from here, it descends as it must into looney burner craziness, and like Davie "Lardass" Hogan he can now sit back and enjoy the carnage he created:
Terrible. Monday 7:52pm
so you would hire Casey Anthony as a babysitter!! Bravo!! Yesterday 1:03am
No, there was more solid proof that Casey Anthony actually did kill her daughter. The Duke case was fabricated. Yesterday 10:53am
[whirrrrr] [clank] [boing] [bonk] [boing-bonk]
wishy washy Yesterday 3:26pm
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Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization IASTM
What is IASTM?
IASTM is the acronym for Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization. Soft tissue pathology plays a primary role in limiting mobility, often resulting in profound loss of functional for those with injuries. Physical Therapists have always used their hands in treatment of patients to increase blood flow and break up restrictions in injured soft tissue. However, it is nearly impossible for fingers alone to detect restrictions at deeper levels or treat the full range of restrictions in injured tissue. The ancient Chinese medical treatment where skin, muscles, and fascia are manipulated by a hand held instrument producing light bruising or petechiae is called Gua sha. IASTM is a therapeutic method based from Gua sha.
Using IASTM, the therapist can diagnose and treat disorders of the skeletal muscles and related connective tissue using tools. The method employs a collection of stainless steel tools of a particular shape and size, which are used by therapists to massage patients' muscles in order to detect and resolve adhesions in the muscles and tendons. The stainless steel instruments have the highest resonation and make it easier to feel both local and broad areas of tissue restriction allowing for more localized and efficient treatment of soft tissue injuries. Due to the variety of shapes and sizes of the tools, several companies have now developed their own handheld tools to perform instrument-assisted soft-tissue mobilization. Graston is one of the leading "branded" techniques when it comes to IASTM.
Why perform IASTM and How does it work?
The two main functions of IASTM are to 1) break up abnormalities in soft tissues like scar tissue and 2) re-initiate the first-stage healing process in the body. After an initial injury, the body sends blood with healing substances to repair the injury which builds scar tissue. A few months post initial injury, the body has completed most of its self-healing process. This process is now considered a "chronic" condition where scar tissue has built up and then restricts motion. At this point, it is necessary for the Physical Therapist to restart the healing process. IASTM causes a mild injury to the tissue which re-starts this process over again and helps the body heal itself. For IASTM to re-initiate the first-stage healing it essentially needs to re-injure the body, although to a lesser degree. This procedure may cause discomfort during the procedure and possible bruising afterward. Patients may also experience soreness in the treatment area for a day or two following IASTM. However, after IASTM treatment the patient's pain will decrease, range of motion will improve, and this will lead to overall improvement in their functional mobility.
Dr. Jennifer Stasko has taken additional training in IASTM and is able to effectively perform this type of treatment on soft tissue injuries.


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Linfield College Professor Jeff McNamee is an enthusiastic advocate of physical activity among youth.
His courses and research have focused on the promotion of youth engagement with physical activity, and he has published on topics such as health clubs in public schools, the integration of outdoor pursuits in school-based physical education, and standards-based assessment.
McNamee's most recent research has focused on the economic impact of mountain biking in Oregon, and he has also published book chapters about mountain biking, rock climbing and backpacking.
In addition to teaching at Linfield College, McNamee is spearheading a volunteer effort to create a 70-mile bike trail that connects Oregon wineries, forests and riverways.
McNamee serves as president of the board of directors of the Salem Area Trail Alliance and as a board member of the Council for Children's Expanded Physical Education. He has been a higher education representative for the Oregon Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.
McNamee was invited by the International Mountain Biking Association and Travel Oregon to represent the Salem Area Trail Alliance at the 2011 National Bike Summit in Washington, D.C., where he advocated for active transportation initiatives schools and communities.
He received his doctorate in health and human performance from Oregon State University, and a master's degree in exercise and sport science from the University of Wisconsin La Crosse.


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Silence-A Tool of Worship
Featuring Posted on April 1, 2010
I snore.
It's a flaw in my physical make-up that I have no control over. I can go to bed convincing myself that I will not snore or wear those silly little nostril expanders and my wife Gayle still pokes me in the side in the middle of the night.
I've been a part of a North American committee for my denomination and have been at meetings in different parts of Canada and the United States together with 15 other committee members. When it comes time to divvy up hotel rooms, I always get put together with the other two or three snorers! To make things worse, they all seem to be able to fall asleep the moment their heads hit the pillow. Now, Gayle would tell you that I have been known to have that same trait, but when it is absolutely necessary for me to fall asleep before others (as in the case with my two or three snoring roommates), I can't seem to do it!
But I found these neat silicone putty earplugs which effectively shut out a majority of the disturbing cacophony. Silence . . . I can fall asleep. So now I always travel with my earplugs – in planes, hotels, peoples'homes. And if others can't sleep because of my snoring? Let them get their own earplugs!
We live in a noisy world. From the time the radio alarm clock wakes us up, to the conclusion of the network newscast, our lives are filled with sound. On our way to work or to pick up groceries we listen to the radio, tape, or CD. While in high school, our oldest son Chris claimed that he couldn't really concentrate on his studies unless he was in front of the TV or was listening to music. Things have changed since I had high school homework! Even at night – while our three grown children were still living at home – Gayle and I would often go to bed with 'trance', 'breakbeat' and 'house' music emanating through our bedroom walls from our oldest son's computer music compositions.
In our modern, noisy world we're not used to silence at any time. A couple of years ago we went back to the farm for a vacation and had a hard time going to sleep because it was so quiet! We finally borrowed my brother-in-law's fan so that we could at least have some 'white noise' just so we could fall asleep!
Yet the noise is more than just a product of our technological and machine orientated society. Noise helps take away the pain and discomfort of silence. We want to fill up the silence with sound or activity. We are so used to noise that we have to have background noise. When we are alone at home, we turn on the TV or radio – even if we're not watching or listening – just to fill the house with sound.
Silence scares us. It doesn't seem natural. Sometimes I wonder if we are so afraid of what we might hear in the silence that we refuse to allow it. Or perhaps we are afraid that we will hear nothing at all.
The Psalmist says, "Be still, and know that I am God" (Psalm 46:10). The suggestion is that we must pause in our very busy, very noisy lives so that we can hear God.
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Designed For a Family With Three Teenage Boys: Residence Hawthorn in Australia
Canny Architects completed the design for Residence Hawthorn, a contemporary project in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, especially envisioned for a family with three teenage boys. The main objective required by the owners was the existence of independent living zones for the needs of the growing family. A traditional facade was chosen in order to complement the street-scape, while the opposite facade and rooms facing the swimming pool and backyard are highly contemporary.
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