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Play Foot Stompin' Free Scottish Music Podcast No 23 – Scottish Harp Music feature
I've put together a podcast featuring Scottish harp music. This really is a fertile ground for us in Scotland with lots of musicians creating exciting new music. The selection of harpists for this podcast demonstrates experience, youth and virtuosity.
The first CD I play is Catriona McKay's Starfish. Catriona is an amazing musician who also performs with Fiddlers' Bid and Chris Stout. She also plays lots of collaborations with musicians from other fields. My favourite collaboration was as part of our Distil project where she worked with electronic musician Alasdair MacDonald. Catriona was not scared to try new ideas and in this piece she played the harp with an electric fan! Brilliant!
Next up we have Ailie Robertson. Ailie just released her debut CD First Things First in June of this year. I first met Ailie a couple of years ago in the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award. She was in the finals of this years Award and I was startled by her musicial progression from the semi-finals to the finals. She was good at the semis but she was fantastic in the finals. Her musicianship and arrangements were standout and they've made it onto this CD.
Alison Kinnaird is one of the pioneers of the clarsach. Her The Harper's Land CD is noted as a major release and a force in bringing the Scottish harp to where it is today. In this track she plays the gut string harp – a very different sound from the wire strung harps on the rest of the podcast. Alison is also very famous for her Glass art and exhibits across the world.
Our next item is an interview with Corrina Hewat to talk about her new CD Harp I Do. The interview is very interesting and Corrina talks about her early years and the special contribution that Christine Martin made to the start of her career. Corrina and I both played in Seannachie over the years. When I left in 1991 Corrina took over from me and when we reformed the band in the late 1990's for a tour of Germany (don't mention the pigs) and Holland – Corrina and I rejoined. There were lots of hilarious moments in the German tour (apart from the pigs – only funny now!) including a night off in Laufin, a village on the Wine Strasse. We both had far far too much red wine to drink (Dave Milligan and Elspeth Cowie didn't join in) and the morning after was dreadful. I remember having to stop the car because Corrina was so hung over she couldn't stop crying! (You can tell I'm a man).
To finish up this podcast I play a track from Savourna Stevenson. Savourna (like Alison Kinnaird) is a trail blazer and her work in the 90s left some very special records. I really enjoy this Tweed Journey CD not only for her harp playing but the all round musicianship. When you hear this track you will not miss the brilliant playing throughout.
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An entire weekend of darts, drinking, and eating. How in the world does a person continue to follow Paleo during such a high tempting weekend? It might have not been perfect, but I stuck with it!
The best thing about this event was that our hotel was connected to the darts arena by skyways, so we never had to go outside the entire weekend! On the ten minute walk from our hotel to the arena, there were THREE Starbucks you could stop at. Let's just say I was well caffeinated throughout the weekend. Heaven.
Our hotel had a breakfast buffet with all you can eat eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, fruit, muffins, toast, cereals, yogurt, etc. I stuck with the Paleo basics and enjoyed eggs, bacon, and fruit on both mornings.
I packed some snacks to hold me over in between meals which consisted of beef jerky, Larabars, and dried fruit.
For lunch on Friday, we went to zPizza. The boys wanted pizza and lucky for me, they offered gluten free and organic options. I ordered a pineapple pizza with gluten free crust and organic sauce. It was a HUGE treat and cheat meal for me since my diet does not include dairy at this time. The next day for lunch, I chose a huge spinach salad so I'm not too upset with my one "bad" choice for Friday's pizza lunch. It could have been much much worse. I was more worried about having a bad reaction and feeling sick, but no tummy problems!
For dinner, both nights we went to a restaurant called Chester's since it was along the skyway. I had the most phenomenal meal I have ever had on Friday night.
Jumbo shrimp, cedar planked salmon, scallops, and I substituted sweet potato fries instead of the rice it was paired with. The salmon was so good that when we went again on Saturday night, I ordered just the salmon with sweet potato fries. Mmm Mmm!
As for drinks, I did enjoy a beer on Friday night and a cocktail on Saturday night. Again, I consider this a very positive thing since I was surrounded by alcohol the entire weekend.
Regardless of how much temptation there was this weekend, I am very pleased with my diet choices. I stuck to my goals and didn't throw my hands in the air and give up. I'll post later how the rest of my week on Paleo went! Today marks the half way point of my Paleo Challenge already! Crazy how time flies!


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Fans have one last chance to catch Paul Simon on tour before he retires from the music scene. The singer/songwriter revealed last week that he was doing a farewell performance at London's Hyde Park on July 15 with James Taylor and Bonnie Raitt. He has since announced his last and final tour.
"I've often wondered what it would feel like to reach the point where I'd consider bringing my performing career to a natural end," Simon said in a statement on his website. "Now I know: it feels a little unsettling, a touch exhilarating, and something of a relief."
Simon, 76, noted that he's not experiencing any physical problems; however, he is getting tired of travelling and has less ambition following the recent death of his longtime lead guitarist Vincent N'guini.
"I love making music, my voice is still strong, and my band is a tight, extraordinary group of gifted musicians," Simon explained. "I think about music constantly.
"Sadly, we lost our lead guitarist and my friend of 30 years, Vincent N'guini, who died last December. His loss is not the only reason I've decided to stop touring, but it is a contributing factor. Mostly, though, I feel the travel and time away from my wife and family takes a toll that detracts from the joy of playing."
Simon also gave a shout out to all his fans, who have supported him for half a century: "I'd like to leave with a big Thank You to the many folks around the world who've come out to watch me play over the last 50 years."
Simon added that he's not hanging up his guitar permanently: "After this coming tour, I anticipate doing the occasional performance in a (hopefully) acoustically pristine hall, and to donate those earnings to various philanthropic organizations, particularly those whose objective is to save the planet, ecologically.
"Once again, I am very grateful for a fulfilling career and, of course, most of all to the audiences who heard something in my music that touched their hearts."
Simon's final tour includes three Canadian dates: May 16 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC; June 12 at Air Canada Centre in Toronto, ON; and June 13 at Bell Centre in Montreal, QC. Additional tour details can be found here.


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Honorable members of the Seattle City Council,
Late last week several Seattle City Councilmembers proposed a revival of the head tax. GSBA has a long and proud history of supporting truly progressive taxation as well as the idea that everyone needs to contribute their fair share so that our society can pay for our priorities.
Assertions that businesses have both caused all the problems around Seattle's growth as well as that they have not contributed financially to the City's budget are patently untrue. This is at least the fifth proposal to directly increase taxes on businesses just in the last year, after: 1) the increase in business license fees to fund additional SPD officers, 2) another increase of the B&O tax, 3) the Seattle soda tax, and 4) the Seattle income tax (which actually does tax small businesses). Moreover, Seattle's many municipal labor standards have caused cumulative increases in cost of doing business for Seattle businesses of all sizes. Following our membership, GSBA has supported several of these as common-sense proposals for all Seattleites and opposed others as unnecessary or poorly drafted attacks on small businesses. This cumulative effect, made even worse by fast-rising commercial rents, is wearing heavily on our small business community. Further, the growth of businesses both directly and indirectly contributes to raising the amounts collected by the City.
Additionally, while other cities and states are forward thinking and doing their best to encourage and incentivize additional hiring, the City of Seattle is taking a backwards approach by penalizing businesses every time a business hires an additional employee. We want the City to encourage businesses of all sizes to hire people, not create a disincentive. While we appreciate the attempt to exempt small businesses from this proposal, the threshold does not show a proper understanding of the workings of many small businesses in Seattle. Gross revenues are not reflective of profit margins and, thus, actual wealth. According to the initial numbers proposed by Councilmembers O'Brien and Harris-Talley, to raise $24 million/year at an estimated rate of $100/year (Publicola) would mean that about 240,000 employees jobs would be taxed – nearly half of all jobs in Seattle (DSA). Like the income tax this summer, what is being pushed as a tax on only the wealthiest is in fact much broader than the Council seems to want to admit. After years of attempts to institute a universal tax on jobs in Seattle, as well as repeated claims that business is responsible for all that ails Seattle, our members also have little to no faith that the City Council will keep the initial threshold at $5 million in gross revenue once a head tax is implemented.
GSBA and its members are committed to be a constructive and positive partner for the future of our City. We want to find ways to pay for our priorities. However, we are disappointed that the City Council is repeatedly determined to rush through attacks on small business that contribute to a fast-rising cost of doing business in Seattle. We hope, as several City Councilmembers stated during their committee hearings, that the City Council will honestly engage in good-faith discussions with the entirety of the business community about what this proposal means.
Louise Chernin, GSBA President & CEO
[Part I of the series looking at Seattle City Council candidates can be found here]
For the second race of the morning, candidates for Port Commissioner John Creighton and Ryan Calkins had a frank conversation with GSBA members about the challenges facing the port. As before, candidates started by laying out their previous support of the LGBTQ community [video]. During Creighton's previous term as a commissioner, the Port began tracking LGBT business relationships for the first time, and extended employee health plans to cover domestic partnerships. Calkins, on the other hand, spoke about his personal relationships with LGBTQ leaders like Zach Silk and Brady Walkinshaw.
The first question posed to them was by Elise: As the most important economic engine in our region, what is the biggest challenge facing the port, and what will we do about it [video]? Creighton argued that the biggest issue is the growth of the airport. As a major transportation hub and economic player, an expanding airport is a good sign for the region, but how does it remain a good neighbor to the community while growing within its space? For Calkins, the biggest issue facing the port is the consolidation of major shipping lines and production. Seattle is facing pressure from many other seaports along the west coast, and we need to make sure that the port's 60,000+ jobs are preserved.
The next two questions from Steven and Gunnar focused on inclusion at the port, both for POC and LGBTQ people [video]. Addressing what the port is doing now and could do better, Creighton emphasized existing initiatives present in the port like hiring goals, creating pipelines for youth and people of color, and pushing the port to do more business with LGBTQ organizations and small businesses.
Calkins argued that the port needs a more welcoming public face, including advertising the port as a safe harbor for people who don't "fit the mold." As examples, he suggested making the port a sanctuary for immigrants and refugees, and making sure that there are gender-neutral bathrooms at the ports. In order to create a more inclusive environment, he said, it is important to recognize the systemic obstacles POC and LGBTQ people face.
Gladys Gillis and Roger Nyhus asked about the Port's history with tracking LGBTQ and minority small business contracts and the resulting data collected [video]. Commissioner Creighton said that though the Port of Seattle has been tracking LGBTQ inclusion since about 2013, that the data shows that they can do better. He asserted that the Port is working on outreach, in part with GSBA, to better reach the small business community. He stated that 90% of businesses awarded contracts in the recent round of bids at Sea-Tac went to small businesses and that I-200 would not be a limitation for doing even more work with small minority businesses. Calkins advocated for a more streamlined process to lower barriers to entry for small businesses. He also wants to push for greater transparency at the Port of Seattle.
This past Friday, several candidates for public office in Seattle came face to face with GSBA members to discuss their positions and policies. Facilitated by Roger Nyhus, panelists Steven Sawyer (POCAAN), Gladys Gillis (Starline Luxury Coaches), Beto Yarce (Ventures), Gunner Scott (Pride Foundation), and Elise Lindborg (ZippyDogs) led the conversation with insightful questions about the candidates' commitment to equality, opportunity and LGBT rights in Seattle.
Candidates for Seattle City Council positions 8 and 9 (Lorena González was unable to attend at the last minute) led off the morning with a question that would be asked of all candidates: What have you done to personally advance LGBT equality throughout your life? [Video] John Grant touted his time working on the Decline to sign campaign, and was sure to reinforce the importance of elected officials standing with the trans community. Teresa Mosqueda's work in building broad coalitions around worker's rights and healthcare – both of which have a disproportionate impact on LGBTQ people. For her part, Murakami said she has been "personally supportive of gay rights," and served on the South Seattle Crime Prevention Unit, where she worked on the Danny Vega case and advocated for recognizing it as a bias crime.
The first question from the panelists came from Steven Sawyer. Seattle has reached a critical benchmark with the 90-90-90 strategy - that 90% of those living with HIV are diagnosed, 90% of those diagnosed are on antiretrovirals, and 90% of those on antiretrovirals will have viral suppression. While we have achieved that benchmark, the 10% remaining are predominantly men of color, particularly African American men. The CDC estimates that fully half of African American gay men and a quarter of Latino gay men will be diagnosed with HIV in their lifetimes. Sawyer as what each of the candidates would do as a Councilmember to best address this epidemic. [Video]
Grant's answer focused on collaboration – engaging and partnering with KCPH and other organizations that have trusted and tested relationships in this community, and supporting them with the funding and outreach they would need. Mosqueda brought up her background in public health, and her work creating a safety net in the Healthy Seattle Plan. Mosqueda also outlined her intention to work with schools to expand preventative education and broaden in-school health programs. Murakami's answer focused on the necessary change in dynamic within POC communities – in particular calling out black churches for not accepting gay men in their congregations. In addition to expanding health services, she also argued that changing the culture would be necessary because people who feel shame about their condition are less likely to seek treatment.
Next, Gladys Gillis asked about dealing with the growing disenfranchisement of business owners in Seattle, who increasingly don't feel like they have a seat at the table. [Video]
All three candidates mentioned the need for relieving the burdens on small businesses, including rent stabilization for commercial properties, and encouraging more communication between small businesses and the city. Grant expressed the need to enable small businesses to remain in their neighborhoods and continue serving as cultural anchors. He also suggested a portable benefit system for small business employees that the city would manage. Mosqueda highlighted her existing commitment to small businesses as an advocate for minimum wage and sick leave laws, but made sure to mention that those battles were won through collaboration with small businesses. She proposed giving small businesses additional capital to get through the first few years, and suggested we should review the way the city awards small business licenses. Murakami's focus was on filling empty commercial spaces by pressuring landlords to lower rents to more sustainable levels. She also encouraged a focus on industrial jobs and outreach into South Seattle business districts.
Beto Yarce posed a more existential question for the candidates: at what point does a small business become a big business, and therefore a "bad guy?" [Video]
Grant one again reinforced the importance of small businesses as neighborhood anchors and destinations, but he struggled to answer the question directly. Without giving specifics, Grant nevertheless maintained that there is a tipping point between big and small business, and that if a business is large enough that they put a strain on Seattle's infrastructure, it may be time to look at charging them higher B&O taxes.
Seizing on her opponent's lack of specifics, Mosqueda took the opportunity to call out Grant's lack of a concrete plan. She emphasized that big and small businesses in Seattle must work together to create a city that works for everyone, and to do so we need to hold larger businesses accountable to paying their fair share.
The only one to directly answer the question with a number, Murakami said that business with more than 500 employees are considered big business. Even still, she noted that at about 150 employees, there is a shift - but that it doesn't necessarily make them the bad guy. "It's more about the flow of money," she said. Is it staying at the top, or does it go back into the business to pay for employee growth and opportunity?
The last question from Gunner Scott posed to the city council candidates asked about the formation of paid positions in city hall to specifically address the concerns of LGBTQ people in Seattle. [Video]
Both Murakami and Mosqueda answered yes unequivocally, while Grant pivoted to housing. He did say he would be a strong proponent of creating an office for LGBTQ affairs, but was more focused on enforcing existing laws and working with offices already in place. While Mosqueda did say that she supports an office of LGBTQ affairs, we need to make sure that we're working within existing offices to be responsive to the community and make sure LGBTQ people are represented in all parts of government. Murakami brought up a friend of hers who is a senior living with HIV, and insisted that the city's office of Civil Rights needs to listen to people like him to make sure that they are following through on issues that are impacting these communities.
Washington State Department of Health,
The Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) is writing in support of Washington State's Birth Certificate Gender Change Rule Making Regulatory change. GSBA is the largest LGBT and allied chamber of commerce in North America, with over 1,300 business and nonprofit members across Western Washington. Sex designations and gender identity are an issue of freedom of speech and freedom of expression, and should not be limited to "male" and "female" when those designations do not accurately represent 35% of all transgender people according to the 2015 US Transgender Survey.
People should be allowed to attest to their own gender identity without confirmation from third parties. Many people do not have access to an understanding health care provider or notary public. DOH must ensure that everyone has the same access to accurate identification and the ability to elect a not specified or non-binary gender designation. The unique needs of incarcerated persons and foster youth should be taken into consideration. Self-attestation is the most accurate method of ensuring that the sex designation on a birth certificate matches the individual.
This regulatory change represents a critical need for many non-binary and intersex people: as of right now, Washington birth certificates do not recognize the existence of people whose gender does not fit the traditional definitions of "male" and "female." Thank you for recognizing that need and proposing this regulatory change. GSBA strongly supports the adoption of a regulatory change to provide for a gender marker other than "male" or "female."
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Directions for Developing a Portfolio
The portfolio is a collection of materials prepared by students to describe and document prior learning. The portfolio stresses learning outcomes rather than simply attendance or participation in events. The portfolio is developed under the direction of the WKCTC's professional staff and is evaluated by the faculty for award of credit.
There is a structured method for applying for credit through the portfolio. Students must be accepted to the college (i.e. apply and have an identification number assigned) in order to apply for credit through portfolio assessment.
Step 1 -- Begin by talking with an academic adviser at KCTCS. First, examine the course offerings in the KCTCS catalog for your potential portfolio. Portfolio development may be permitted in any discipline/course where a student can transfer in credits from another institution. In consultation with your academic adviser, determine how credit for prior learning fits within degree requirements.
Step 2 -- Obtain a list of competencies of the course(s) for which you are seeking credit from appropriate faculty and set portfolio objectives. If you and the faculty member agree there is merit, proceed to Step 3. (Note that programmatic limits on credit for prior learning may be established through the curriculum development process.)
Step 3 --Once you and the faculty member have agreed to proceed, request that the assigned faculty member sign the Application for Assessment and Authenticity Statement (See appendix A). Once this document is signed, pay the nonrefundable portfolio fee.
Step 4 -- Working with the faculty member, prepare a draft of the portfolio. This will be reviewed according to the guidelines for portfolio development. Revise as necessary and complete the portfolio.
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My local camera shop, Creve Coeur Camera, raised the price for developing C-41 film by 50% this month.
Now a roll of 35mm costs $7.50 to develop only. Prints and scans are more, naturally enough.
I suppose the economics of what is an increasingly niche process compelled them to raise prices, but the net effect as far as I am concerned is to finally push me into home developing my color film.
I've been developing my own black and white for almost a year now. After some trial and error – but surprisingly less than I anticipated when I began – I can confidently develop a roll and get good results. I view developing as no more tricky than dealing with digital images, with an equivalent sense of relief from successful downloading a memory card as with storing a freshly developed film. In truth, having the film in hand is rather more reassuring feeling than having the digital image on my computer, even with backing up multiple times as is my habit. Arguments that digital formats are perhaps less apt for archiving than a strip of cellulose acetate resonate with me.
So an order for a Tetenal C-41 developing kit went into B&H this evening and no longer will I be trekking out to Ladue to drop off my color rolls. I'm sure I will need a little practice to get color right, but I'll get there, and will have the pleasure of doing it myself. Isn't photography fun?


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"The United States has discovered nearly $1 trillion in untapped mineral deposits in Afghanistan, far beyond any previously known reserves and enough to fundamentally alter the Afghan economy and perhaps the Afghan war itself, according to senior American government officials," the New York Times' James Risen reported on Monday.
The previously unknown deposits -- including huge veins of iron, copper, cobalt, gold and critical industrial metals like lithium -- are so big and include so many minerals that are essential to modern industry that Afghanistan could eventually be transformed into one of the most important mining centers in the world, the United States officials believe.
Yet Blake Hounshell of Foreign Policy magazine sounds some notes of skepticism about the Times report, coming as it does after an array of grim news reports about the status of the Afghan war.
Read a little more carefully, though, and you realize that there's less to this scoop than meets the eye. For one thing, the findings on which the story was based are online and have been since 2007, courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. More information is available on the Afghan mining ministry's website, including a report by the British Geological Survey (and there's more here). You can also take a look at the USGS's documentation of the airborne part of the survey here, including the full set of aerial photographs.
Nowhere have I found that $1 trillion figure mentioned, which Risen says was generated by a Pentagon task force looking to help the Afghan government develop its resources (looking at the chart accompanying the article, though, it appears to be a straightforward tabulation of the total reserve figures for each mineral times current the current market price). According to Risen, that task force has begun prepping the mining ministry to start soliciting bids for mineral rights in the fall.
Indeed, opponents of the war have questioned whether Monday's Times story is the Pentagon's latest attempt to persuade an increasingly frustrated American public that Afghanistan is worth the costs in blood and treasure.
The Times story notes that an "internal Pentagon memo" asserted that Afghanistan could become "the 'Saudi Arabia of lithium,' a key raw material in the manufacture of batteries for laptops and Blackberries," and also features an interview with Gen. David Petraeus in which he claims of Afghanistan, "There is stunning potential here."


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From Conservapedia
Unilateralism (literally "one"+"sided"-ism) is a political policy, which proscribes the support of one-sided action, even though this action may be contrary to compelling evidence supporting the opposition viewpoint.
Perhaps the most famous example of unilateralism was that of the Soviet Union during its existence; the USSR supported any form of communism while simultaneously denouncing the actions of the West. The United States has also practiced unilateralism at least since the end of Isolationism during World War I.


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Reviews | Written by Nick Spacek 20/09/2016
After several years of being a Bandcamp-only release, Repeated Viewing's Frozen Existence finds its way to physical release via Lunaris Records. Given that this was one of Alan Sinclair's first releases as Repeated Viewing, it's a lot more derivative than his more recent work, but as the score for a Lucio Fulci-esque supernatural gorefest, it certainly works well. Most of Frozen Existence is pretty much atmospherics which really didn't grab this reviewer too much, but the opening and closing cuts are full on Fabio Frizzi Italo bangers.
It's spooky and laden with foreboding, and the way the cuts all blend together with whispering winds, crowing birds, and strange otherworldly sounds, it takes over your very ability to function as each side plays. Frozen Existence is utterly sinister, and while Sinclair only occasionally rips into the guitars which dominate the opening and closing themes, as on "Investigation Part 1," he more than ably counterbalances that with the eerie synth work for which he's become so well known, as on "Investigation Part 2."
That latter track, which closes Frozen Existence's first side, makes use of those bent and pitch-shifted tones with which Frizzi made so many disturbing scores. They drone on insistently behind a keyboard part which is almost spritely, but shot through with demonic intent due to that inescapable drone.
That drone is taken to its logical conclusion as the second side begins, and "Hope Unknown" swirls around a windswept tone, punctuated only by a repeated baseline. It goes on so long that "Love After Midnight," which follows, despite being rather dark, feels positively uplifting in its wake. It might be the only track on Frozen Existence -- or in Repeated Viewing's entire catalog -- which feels upbeat at all actually, which is a rather startling conclusion to reach.
The latter half of the second side isn't quite as dynamic as the rest of the album, and it gets a little dull until the final cut, but it's still fairly solid music. At the end of it all, you can hear the underpinnings of what would later become much more thoroughly realized and unique takes on film scores by Sinclair, but even rough and derivative Repeated Viewing is still worth listening to.


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Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate–Polyacrylamide 1D and 2D Gel Electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE)
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The movie "Eragon" never received a sequel. In 2007, Stefen Fangmeier, the director of the first film, said that while he had a plan for how to bring the sequels to fruition, he was not sure what would happen.
When asked about the possibility of a second film adaption, Chrisopher Paolini, author of the "Eragon," said, "I think we'll know after opening weekend."
"Eldest" is the second book in the fantasy book series refered to as the Inheritance Series.
Reviews from critics, including those who enjoyed the movie and those who didn't, expressed doubt from the beginning that the studio behind "Eragon" would build a franchise on the Inheritance Series.


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I did some pondering today and some thoughts crossed my mind. And before I go into it, a little disclaimer:
I love my job. I love being a mum. I love being at home with my children. I chose to stay at home and hang out with my little rebel army. Noone twisted my arm! No coercion was involved. But like with every job sometimes we gotta have a bit of a bitch and a moan, right?
So…… Here is mine.
Working in the home is really an invisible job, isn't it? I mean, at the end of the day, what do we really have to show for?
This morning I was woken by a face grab at 5.50am. Anything after 6.30am, is considered a lie in. When that happens, I wake up in shock and disbelief. Oh my god, is that the time! Kids are just so unpredictable. Being woken at 5.50am means having to tolerate darkness for at least another 2 hours this time of year. Ugh! Not a good time for me. Looks like baby didn't get the memo that Mama needs her sleep.
There are a lot of hours between 6am ish when the kids wake and 7pm when they retire. Yep, you guessed right. 13 hours to be precise. During those hours, when you're up and at it, a lot happens. Shit gets done. Shit that no one really notices, remarks on, asks for or needs, per se. From making lunches, making breakfast, emptying the first of many dishwasher loads, putting on a wash of clothes and while I am crouched over in front of the washing machine I may as well take out that dryer load that's been sitting there and fold it away. Getting the kids up, give them their breakfast, help them get dressed, do their hair, tidy up the kitchen post-breakfast, clean up soggy cereal and other fun stuff off the floor, clean up the draining board, then tidy more stuff off the floor because 4 little tornadoes constantly cause some sort of a mess, yada yada yada,………At 9am, the three older kids get dropped to school. Perhaps I might stop off at the shop to pick up some milk before going home again to continue the rest of the day at that exact same pace. It's right about half 9 now. Now stop. Take a minute. Does this sound familiar to you? It's been a hectic morning. What have we accomplished? Truth be told, nothing that's worth writing home about.What I am saying is that in a day as a mother and home carer so many things that we do and get done go unnoticed, are overlooked or discounted. Nobody ever says
"Jesus, that's some serious cleaning you did there today!" or
"Fair play to you for putting some thought into what you are feeding your kids. Did you make that yourself?" or
"Well done you for feeding, dressing, washing your kids, and making sure they are at school on time in a clean uniform and looking happy!"
No one will remark on your ability to organize an entire household and the people in it; that you managed to have the kids, fed, bathed and ready for bed by 6.30pm with no major tantrums or injuries to report. Thats their nails and hair are cut neatly. Who really cares about all the spilt milk and biscuit crumbs that were cleaned up off the floor multiple times during the aforementioned 13 hours. And don't get me started on the little handprints all over walls and doors. That the overflowing baskets with washed clothes?That they have been folded away also isn't a coincidence. The effort it takes to maintain a status quo in a busy house and all the work that comes with that are imperceptible. Because that's just what mums working from the home do. Right? Like little fucking fairies.
And in-between all the jobs that come with running a household with four little people in it, we must not forget their needs, demands and our parenting duties. Hours of rocking and sh-sh-hhhhing, intense negotiating and bribing them into doing what you want or need them to do, teaching them to use their inside voice and that sharing is caring.
And at the end of the day when you sit down and look back what do you have to show for? The house is a mess. There are fingerprints all over the wall, dirty clothes thrown all over the floor and it looks like I haven't lifted a finger all day. I look like I've been pulled backwards through a hedge because I hadn't a minute to spare and when my husband asks "What did you do today?" I stare at him blankly trying to recall my day. I have to think of something meaningful and significant…Think. Think. Think…..
Yeah, I got nothing.
I'll reply "Oh you know, not much." (Everyone is alive and fed, right?)
Talking about spilt milk, biscuit crumbs and dishwasher loads doesn't make for a great conversation piece. YOU, my fellow Mama Warriors, though, you know what I am talking about. You know the real deal. So, I high five you, Mamas, just because…….
A big SAHM-Secret-Club High Five!
This post first appeared as part of the blogging I do for Meet Other Mums, who I am very proud to blog for as part of their blog squad! Please check out their site!


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Michael Johnson is a previous world record holder in the 200 meter and the 400 meter dashes, and up to this point he had 5 Olympic Gold awards. Presently, in any case, he just has 4 Olympic Gold Medals. Not just that; Michael Johnson is a olympic gold medalist and also a talented musician, who performed in the Hollywood Pantages for more than once.
How could he lose a decoration? Is it accurate to say that it was on the grounds that he was discovered bamboozling? Is it safe to say that he was found to have compromised, or did he take execution upgrading drugs?
No, obviously not, Michael Johnson has dependably been a high quality person.
Michael Johnson didn't cheat, yet his partners did, thus he surrendered one of his Olympic decorations by deliberately returning it now that he knows it wasn't not accomplished legitimately.
In the 2000 Sydney Olympics, 3 of the 4 sprinters on the 1600m hand-off were instructed by Trevor Graham. In one of Graham's trials, Antonio Pettigrew confessed to getting execution improving medications from Graham. This implies Michael Johnson was the main clean competitor on the transfer group.
Johnson said he is "profoundly frustrated in Antonio and in the game of sports. I now understand that there have been a critical number of competitors and mentors in this game who have conned and taken the easy route, and a large number of them knew who else was bamboozling. In any case, now, I feel that I have been guileless. I know the decoration was not genuinely won and that it is messy, thus I have moved it from the area where I have constantly kept my awards since it doesn't have a place there. Also, it doesn't have a place with me."
This must be a remarkable blow for Johnson, and I'm sad that he needs to surrender his decoration. In any case, he made the best decision by restoring the award and it's simply additional confirmation that he has an uncommon character that is uncommon.
Michael Johnson will have the capacity to think back on his profession with satisfaction and realize that he could do what not very many individuals would ever accomplish, on the grounds that even in the wake of restoring his award despite everything he has more gold decorations than most Olympic competitors who never get any award, be it bronze, silver or gold. And keeping in mind that records are made to be broken, he owned a couple of exceptionally great ones for quite a while too.
I trust that his restoring the decoration fills in as a decent case for the up and coming age of competitors and that they remain spotless as well as act with respectability and respect in all conditions, regardless of whether it includes unlawful medications or not.


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The Daily Mash, a spoof online newspaper, celebrated the BBC's new late-night police import thus: "A new prostate cancer drug which could save thousands of lives is still not as good as The Wire, critics said last night. Although the drug could potentially treat up to 80% of patients, scientists and television reviewers agreed it lacked the Dickensian scope of the Baltimore crime drama. Professor Henry Brubaker, of the Institute for Studies, said: 'This drug may attack cancerous cells but it can't match the sheer genius of that scene where the big, scary guy says something really profound but does it through the medium of chess.'"
For the past six years, The Wire has been the recipient of the kind of devoted adulation rarely seen outside Newcastle - where it's reserved for Geordie football players turned managers. Television critics have been falling over themselves to praise the programme: Metacritic.com, an international television review aggregator, says season four of The Wire is the most popular show in the website's history.
Yet when season five of the programme recently aired in the UK on FX, viewing figures hovered at around 40,000. And when the show debuted on BBC2 last Monday, it pulled it around 600,000 viewers - just 100,000 more than a repeat of the sitcom Not Going Out, which occupied the slot the previous week.
But still the praise flows. "We seem to lack the high end of drama," the British Wire star - and The Devil's Whore and Nicholas Nickleby actor - Dominic West told the Today programme on Monday. "We do costume drama brilliantly, but if you talk to any BBC producers, they abhor the fact ... they are dying to do The Wire and hate doing Cranford."
This, unsurprisingly, has nettled the BBC. "It does seem that there's a sort of snobbery at work when the media industry spends so much time talking and writing about a handful of shows that are largely watched by people like them," says the BBC1 controller, Jay Hunt. "I wonder whether we are capable of having a debate about popular drama that includes other shows - shows that reach a broader audience and includes a wider part of the creative community - or whether the media will remain obsessed with Mad Men, 30 Rock and The Wire."
So which programmes remain largely invisible? Domestic sitcoms My Family and Outnumbered illustrate the point. My Family is about to reach 100 episodes and was the UK's most popular sitcom in 2008, averaging 9.85 million viewers, but attracts little press comment. Outnumbered has a far higher profile but was watched by an average of 2.7 million viewers last year. Channel 4's Red Riding trilogy, based on a series of densely written cult books, also garnered a raft of pre-broadcast coverage. But overnight audience figures were only 1.7 million for the final episode - although Channel 4 says that when timeshifted and video on demand figures are included, the series average was 3.3million.
Hunt points to dramas such as Criminal Justice and Five Days (both recently recommissioned) along with soaps such as EastEnders, as worthy of dissection. "I think the creative challenge involved in creating a show that appeals to 9 million viewers - and does so day in, day out - is far greater than in creating an edgy show for a niche audience," she says.
Not that the media appear to be taking much notice. Criminal Justice - which followed the journey of 21-year-old Ben Coulter, accused of murder, through jail and the courts - averaged 5 million viewers last July. The series was well reviewed but there were few articles that analysed the show's fatalistic view of the courts - a piece by the Guardian's prison correspondent Erwin James being a rare exception.
Even less coverage was given to Five Days - a drama about the abduction of a young mother starring Hugh Bonneville and David Oyelowo - despite overnight figures of an average 5.4 million viewers.
It is, Hunt says, frustrating for those who work on shows that bring in big audiences, such as EastEnders - which last Thursday attracted 11.5 million viewers, and recently had its first all-black episode. "You can understand why the people who work on that kind of success feel it's unfair they're not part of the creative debate."
But why do critics and writers focus on certain progammes? "One of the reasons critics tend to write about shows like The Wire or Mad Men is because there's so much to write about," says Benji Wilson, a television writer for the Daily Telegraph and Radio Times. "When you're presented with themes, characterisation, imagery and plotlines that are ambiguous and multi-layered - in short when you're credited with a bit of nous - then you're being encouraged to engage. So you do. And why should any critic feel ashamed for celebrating quality? That's what critics are there for. If it gets a little tiresome all the bien-pensant papers banging on about The Wire, then that's a comment on the paucity of everything else on offer. It's not snobbery, just thin pickings."
But given the ratings of some critical hits, are the media just setting a high-concept agenda that no one else is following? Not necessarily, says Sally Haynes, the ITV drama controller. "The average mainstream British viewer is ready for high-concept shows - like Lost in Austen or The Prisoner - provided you give them a way in," she argues. "I just wish we had the budgets of American dramas."
Haynes's Channel 4 counterpart,head of drama Liza Marshall, warns that budget pressures on commercial broadcasters put all TV drama in peril. "We have a tenth of the BBC's drama budget right now ... further cuts could be disastrous."
And it wouldn't just be television critics bemoaning the lack of ambitious drama - advertisers also say they want more of it. "Edgy drama brings in more upmarket viewers and harder-to-reach viewers," says Adam Turner, investment director at buying agency PHD. "Sticking with light entertainment is fine for people selling baked beans, but it might mean cars and financial services - who pay a premium for drama audiences - will find TV less attractive."
In the meantime shows such as The Wire look set to change British drama - and not just provide subject matter for column after column of journalists' copy. Marshall and Haynes both report that many of their writers are not just dedicated fans of the show, but have declared their intention to create something similar for the UK. But British writers taking inspiration from Wire creator David Simon are unlikely to help Hunt satisfy her public service obligations. Late last year, on BBC2's Culture Show, Simon explained his philosophy: "Fuck the average viewer." Not exactly charter renewal material.


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Fight for Online Free Speech Continues — Again
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In case you missed it on our National ACLU blog, here is an entry written by the ACLU's Catherine Crump about the government's latest attempt to censor the Internet.
As expected, the government is appealing the ACLU's March 2007 victory in the Child Online Protection Act (COPA) case. COPA is an Internet censorship law that makes it a crime to place content deemed "harmful to minors" on the Web unless the content is behind a credit card or age verification screen. Our victory capped off more than eight years of litigation, including two trips to the Supreme Court. The ACLU won at every stage.
But clearly, it's far from over. We just received the government's opening brief to the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, and even the government admits that it's got its work cut out for it. It will attempt to argue – again – that COPA's censoring guidelines are the least speech-restrictive way to keep kids safe from pornography. In other words, the government will argue that this federal law will do a better job keeping smut from your kids than parental guidance and use of Internet filtering software.
The government will also argue that the district court misunderstood the scope of COPA. In the brief, the government argues that what COPA calls "harmful to minors," should be interpreted as harmful only to older minors, and that what COPA considers "commercial purposes" meant the law was narrowly targeted at commercial pornography web sites. The problem is, the text of COPA contains no such limitations. As the district court concluded, COPA does not distinguish between kindergarteners and teenagers, and the term "commercial" can include any Web site that supports itself through advertising.
The government also disagrees with the district court's view of the facts presented during the trial. In general, factual determinations are uniquely the job of district courts, which view all witness testimony and are therefore well-positioned to assess credibility. In contrast, appellate courts don't see the testimony, and are therefore limited in their ability to second guess district courts.
The ACLU will address these arguments in its opposition brief.


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The Rise Of Christian Rap Music
July 25, 2011 3 Comments
I love rap.
More specifically, nothing makes me more joyful in music than listening to Christian rap. Those of you that have followed the Christian rap industry would know the famous Ambassador's 'Christology' album. This album is the embodiment of early rap music, where it was more of a diary as opposed to actual messages to people. There was minimal effort put into the beats in the backing track, while much time was spent perfecting the lyrics. For this very reason people would have turned away from this music. Thus causing it to pale in comparison to their secular counterparts.
Luckily over the past few years, there has definitely been a marked increase in the quality of both the producing values as well as the lyrics continuing to grow in conviction.around this time were more than music, but introspective diaries boasting of God's love and transformation.
I would say that it is almost at a point where it is almost on equal standing with their atheist counterparts minus the crude references. Now, I must confess, I am a bit of a closet rap enthusiast. I immensely enjoyed My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, much more than any pretender to Kanye. 808's and Heartbreak was not a Kanye West album according to me! But otherwise, I listen to a lot Kanye, Outkast, Drake, Mac Miller, Hoodie Allen etc. – it's mostly East Coast stuff that I listen to.
I digress, I love the direction of where rap music is going. It gives me joy that there is some hope in the world of music that is both creative and expresses the beauty of God in a unique kind of way. In other genres of Christian music, it's all about the same cookie cutter music. It is such a insular market for music, that people have to sound a certain way to sell records, and there isn't enough of a market to expand into personal expression. There are some that have enough of a history to have some artistic freedom which I do enjoy. Derek Webb and Jars of Clay come to mind. But for the majority, it comes to a point where Christian Rock nowadays is pretty much pop fluff with some electric guitars in the background.
Though, that being said, within the Christian rap industry as well, there are a fair amount of commercialism as well. No matter what genre it is, there are still sinners within the system.
But one recording group I'm mighty pleased about is Reach Records. They have a few artists signed to their record label like probably most famous is Lecrae, but also Tedashii, Trip Lee and newly signed KB. I think generally Lecrae is the most famous artist on the label, but listening to the other people signed to the label which are equally good at rapping.
Moreover, their lyrics are rooted in biblical truth. They truly believe in what they are doing, and at least from the look of things are committing to making disciple more than making music, which I think is lacking a lot in other musicians. While not entirely obvious from the outset, rap seems an ideal canvas to paint doctrine upon because of the fast speed of the lyrics a lot of words can be fit in a comparatively short song. The verse orientated style of rap music lends itself also to heavy topics to be dealt with in comparative depth as opposed to chorus-centric music. The lyrics therefore can tell really long stories and explain in length some concepts which are only treated with a "I love You. Jesusssss. I love Youuuuu." in other songs.
Furthermore, what made me most joyful the other day was I picked up Hazakim "Theopanies". In many ways it blew me apart in the way that it mixes together theology and rapping together. I began to wonder what large reach the words that they were rapping about would get to those that CCM would not normally reach. The album is a concept album around the idea of Jesus being revealed throughout the Old Testament. It is quite in-depth – with over 60 minutes of just music about Jesus revealing himself to Abraham, Moses etc. The argument centered around a 7 minute epic about the Crucifixion of Jesus. What convicted me was that how other people could pick this up and learn about a holistic treatment of the Gospel through music.
That being said, these guys aren't on a big record company, so they have had no advertising put into the album except for word of mouth. The disc can only be ordered through the record company which is Lamp Mode Records – I think the most famous person they have is FLAME. The rest I haven't really listened to, but include ShaiLinne, Json and Steven the Levite – of which I think I might have heard before but haven't been really monetarily blessed to purchase any music.
Anyway, that's my joyful statement for the day. Christian rap makes me proud to be a Christian and they are displaying God's glory through their music for all to see. Their message is just what the world needs to hear, the rap makes their message relevant to the culture but their message is something totally different from anything heard before. There is a lot that the other Christian music industries can learn from what has been done in the Christian rap industry. Though, rap isn't as accessible to the masses as other genres, I think that the honesty and the integrity that exists currently can be imitated to God's glory in other genres.
More songs for your listening pleasure:
Invasion – Trip Lee
Background – Lecrae
Greatest Story Ever Told – Shai Linne


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By Meghan Vivo
Decades of research have told us what kind of treatment teens who abuse drugs and alcohol need – yet new reports suggest only 10 percent of adolescents needing help for substance abuse problems actually receive treatment. Why are we failing America's teens?
Fewer Addiction Treatment Programs for Adolescents
According to a study funded by the Substance Abuse Policy Research Program (SAPRP) of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that appears in the March 2009 issue of the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, there are two primary reasons. First, researchers point to a lack of adolescent-only services in the nation's treatment system.
"We have known that out of 1.4 million teens needing help for substance abuse, one-tenth of those get treatment," author Hannah Knudsen, an assistant professor in the University of Kentucky Department of Behavioral Science and a researcher in the university's Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, said in a press release on the SAPRP website. "Part of this treatment gap may be driven by the limited availability of adolescent-only treatment services. Less than one-third of addiction programs in the U.S. have a specialized program for adolescents."
The shortage of teen-only addiction treatment centers is particularly prevalent in programs that receive governmental funding and those that are hospital-based. However, Knudsen found that larger treatment organizations and programs accredited by external organizations such as the Joint Commission are likely to provide more specialized substance abuse treatment for adolescents.
"Despite the public health significance of adolescent substance abuse and the knowledge that treatment can be effective for this group, services for them are less available than for adults," Knudsen said. "It means we lose our chance at early intervention, and that families may be unable to find services for their children in their communities."
A Lack of Quality Care in Outpatient Settings
The second reason teens aren't receiving adequate substance abuse treatment, researchers report, is the quality of some adolescent-only addiction treatment programs. After evaluating nine quality areas, such as family involvement and the number of comprehensive services offered, Knudsen found that only a small number of teen drug rehab programs scored high in each domain. This is partially because 70 percent of adolescent substance abuse programs only treat addicted teens on an outpatient basis, according to the study, while most substance abusing teens need more intensive residential or inpatient treatment services, which tend to rank higher in quality.
"For parents who are looking for high-quality programs that offer the most comprehensive array of services, a good proxy indicator is whether that organization has an inpatient or residential level of care," advised Knudsen.
The Unique Needs of Teen Substance Abusers
Teenagers have special needs when it comes to addiction treatment. As such, the best substance abuse treatment program for adults will look very different from the best drug rehab for teens. The federal Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) recommends against treatment programs that mix teens and adults because adolescents are at a different stage of life than adults.
For instance, teenagers usually live at home with their families and thus need a treatment program that incorporates the entire family in therapy to work through family conflicts and interpersonal relationship issues. By their nature, teens don't always enter substance abuse treatment willingly. Often, their parents, school, or the judicial system have required them to be admitted to drug rehab. Because teens may be defiant, oppositional, or resistant to treatment, the professionals working with them must specialize in dealing with these behaviors.
Teenagers are at a stage earlier in their cognitive development than adults and have shorter, but often more intense and varied, histories of substance abuse. In addition, teens suffer different consequences from drug or alcohol abuse, such as poor school performance, trouble with the law, and associating with a negative peer group, whereas adults are more likely to lose a job or spouse or suffer from health complications.
Because adolescents are still in the process of forming an identity and developing goals and plans for the future, teen substance abuse programs focus heavily on problem-solving and social skills, coping strategies, self-esteem, community service, and effective communication. Teens, who tend to be heavily influenced by the opinions and perceptions of their peers, often fare best in an environment that offers extensive group therapy as well as some individual and family therapy. In order to stay on track in other areas of their lives, school becomes an essential component of inpatient or residential treatment.
Research shows that a majority of teens requiring substance abuse treatment also need treatment for co-occurring mental health issues, such as depression, anxiety, trauma, or emotional or behavioral disorders. When these conditions are treated separately, the risk of relapse is high. Substance abuse treatment centers that simultaneously detect and address dual diagnosis issues have achieved vastly improved outcomes, with more patients abstaining from drug or alcohol use permanently.
At the end of formal treatment, most teens will return to their home environment, while adults may choose to uproot their lives and change jobs or geographical location. This dramatically increases the need for extensive relapse prevention planning, transition planning, and aftercare to help teens stay clean and sober despite living in an environment that may trigger drug or alcohol-related patterns.
The one aspect of treatment that holds true for both adults and teens is the need for a long-term intervention. Recent studies of individuals of varying ages show that long-term rehab is far superior to a 30-day primary care addiction treatment program. Addiction is a disease that invades every area of a person's life, which means the addict must work through a wide range of emotional, physical, and spiritual issues in order to fully recover. Though progress can be seen as early as a few weeks into treatment, lasting change takes much longer.
Finding Effective Teen Substance Abuse Programs
Our teenagers are quite literally the future of the nation. We cannot afford to ignore the significant problem of adolescent substance abuse and the various health, financial, and social impacts that go along with it. Although finding comprehensive teen addiction treatment may be more difficult than it should be, there are high-quality programs that meet – and even exceed – the rigorous standards set by national treatment organizations and families in need of help.
For example, SunHawk Academy is a long-term residential drug rehab designed exclusively for teens ages 13-17 that has achieved impressive results. SunHawk offers a comprehensive array of services, including accredited academics, family development workshops, 12-Step programming, life skills training, and intensive therapy that includes 28 hours of group therapy each week.
SunHawk takes a holistic approach to the treatment of adolescent chemical dependency, addressing every area of a student's life including family, school, health, responsibility, spirituality, relationships, and self-image. Under the guidance of a highly skilled clinical team, made up of master's level therapists, a psychiatrist, and licensed substance abuse counselors, students simultaneously address their substance abuse problem and any co-occurring mental health issues, while also designing a relapse prevention plan and receiving aftercare support.
With an emphasis on community service, spiritual development, and self-discovery, teens not only learn how to live sober but also how to live well. SunHawk graduates know who they are, where they are headed, and how to find meaning and purpose in their lives. For more information about SunHawk and its approach to teen substance abuse treatment, visit www.sunhawkacademy.com or call (800) 214-3878.


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As a Sooners fan, pretty much the only thing worse that seeing my team lose in the Jan. 2009 BCS National Championship Game was having to listen to the announcers prattle on and on and on about how Tim Tebow is the absolute paragon of human virtue and how we can all but hope just to merely bask in the radiant glory of his awesomeness. Tebow is one of the most over-sold sports personalities of the last decade (I say "one of" since it's finally dawning on people that perhaps the hagiographies of Lance Armstrong and Joe Paterno were a tad premature). And that has a lot to do with the fact that he injects his religion into absolutely everything he does, which somehow convinces a disturbingly large number of Americans that he should be taken seriously, rather than laughed out of town.
Having said this, you can imagine my disgust a couple years ago when "Tebowmania" became a buzzword in American sports journalism. The "mania" involved a mediocre quarterback on a mediocre team barely scraping by a few wins at the last second to end with a few more wins than the mediocre team was predicted to get, while a small number of fanatical Christians proclaimed the mediocre quarterback to be the second coming of Christ. It's mania!!! But there was another word that came from this artificially concocted phenomenon that did make me smile a bit. Other players began "Tebowing", mocking Tebow's ostentatious habit of praying at the end of plays, by doing it in the same way that 14-year-olds tea bag their fallen opponents in an online game of Halo. Prayer + balls on face = funny. Well, at least to my immature mind.
But Tebow can't leave well enough alone and just fade into obscurity where he belongs. He's now back in the news for filing for a trademark of the term "tebowing". (I have no idea if he's aware of the whole balls-on-face sexual assault angle of the term.)
Dropping to a knee like Tim Tebow might cost you now.
That's called turning the tables. Usually it's the whore who's on his knees. But Tim Tebow says you have to pay him for the honor of giving him a blowjob! For Jesus. I would love it if Christians had to pay a royalty to Tim Tebow every time they prayed in public. We'll see how important prayer in the public square is to them after that.
The New York Jets' backup quarterback is trademarking "Tebowing," the move in which he goes down on one knee and holds a clenched fist against his forehead while praying during games.
Never mind the fact that he didn't coin the term or realize that people were making fun of him until much later. He's the Mighty Tim Tebow and anything with his name in it must be his property! And speaking of his awesome mightiness, I first saw this headline on the front page of SportsIllustrated.com. How many other back up quarterbacks with no sense of humor and a pathological need to proclaim their superstitions to the world make front page news?
In the seven filings, Tebow says intended uses for the word "Tebowing" are to connect it with everything from sales of hats and shirts to even toy guns and pantyhose.
Ladies, do you want a nauseatingly religious man praying in a manner that calls to mind "balls on forehead" stamped on your ass? Of course you do! Buy some Tebowing Panty Hose today and get a free "Legitimate Rape" bra, because conservative Christian men know exactly what women want.
The devout Christian says his representatives filed on his behalf not for financial gain, but "to just control how it's used, make sure it's used in the right way." Tebow did say sometime down the road the money would go to his Tim Tebow Foundation.
Nope. No financial gain. That panty hose money's going to charity "sometime down the road". That's the "right way".
Well if you ask me, the right way to use Tebowing is to drop one last scrotum reference.


text: Dead & Company will play at least two shows at Madison Square Garden this fall, industry sources told SNY.tv.In addition to the announced show on Halloween Night, the group will also play Nov. 1 and could play a third date, one source said. The Nov. 1 show will be announced after the Halloween performance is sold out. Tickets for the Halloween show go on sale to the general public on August 14th, with an American Express pre-sale scheduled for Monday on Ticketmaster. The group could then continue to tour for an extended period, the source said. As previously reported, three of the Dead's "core four" members — guitarist Bobby Weir and drummers Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann — will play with John Mayer on guitar. Joining the group on bass is Oteil Burbridge of The Allman Brothers Band and Aquarium Rescue Unit and Ratdog keyboardist Jeff Chimenti, who played all five Grateful Dead Fare Thee Well shows in Santa Clara, Calif., and Chicago, alongside Bruce Hornsby. Dead bassist Phil Lesh will not play in this incarnation. The band has a skeleton Website up with only the Halloween Night show announced. Photo: Scott Harris/ JamBase.com


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e-Procurement for how people work - data to drive strategic procurement
It's time to deliver an e-Procurement solution designed to fit into the way people already work today so it becomes the most natural (and compliant!) way for them to get what they need. People expect a consumer-like shopping experience, mobile capabilities, advanced search functionality, personalisation, and an e-Procurement solution that gets them what they need easily and quickly. When people have an e-Procurement solution that makes their lives easier and gets them orders quickly, they will use it every single time. And that's how you achieve 100% user adoption.
When you don't have 100% spend visibility, it's impossible to enact the initiatives that drive cost savings mandated by the CEO and enable a strategic approach to procurement. Limited spend visibility is a problem you're likely facing if:
Lately, you've been feeling like the company police, trying to enforce procurement policies and follow a purchasing process – sound familiar? You need a simple way to automate the procurement process and give people a tool they actually like using so you get 100% user adoption.
Organisations lose control over spending when people:
If your procurement process isn't automated and you're still dealing with suppliers by phone, email, fax, it's difficult to get transparency, strengthen supplier relationships, and reduce supply chain risk.
You're feeling the friction if:
The number one key to success in e-Procurement is user adoption. If people don't use the system, it's pointless. When your users are using the solution to buy goods and services, you get compliance with procurement policies and spend funneling through proper channels to preferred suppliers. This means increased compliance, streamlined processes, and more time for you to focus on strategic initiatives. For you to be successful, solve business challenges, and shift to a more strategic procurement organisation, you need 100% user adoption.
"We now have a uniform purchasing method throughout the group. The number of suppliers has decreased considerably [by 60%]."
Basware offers the most advanced e-Procurement solution on the market to achieve 100% user adoption and automate the entire process. But it's not just about an intuitive UX, it's the advanced technology beneath the surface that sets us apart.
You can't optimise what you can't see – it sounds obvious, but it really is difficult for organisations in a manual environment to understand how money is being spent across their organisation. When you have an e-Procurement tool that people like using and you have all your procurement automated, you can begin seeing the opportunities to gain control and save money.
With spend visibility you can:
You can even automate control and compliance without being the spend police. Get more spend under management by giving your uses access to technology like:
With 100% user adoption and advanced procurement technology, savings automatically flow in as you focus on the ways optimise spend and:
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In a world dominated by on-demand technologies, users expect an experience exactly like consumer shopping provides. Basware makes this possible for B2B shopping as well. Powered by an advanced database of product information, easy catalog uploads from suppliers, punchouts that allow users to visit suppliers' websites (e.g. Amazon, Staples, etc.), and a delightful navigation, this functionality gives users the familiar shopping experience they're used to while you reap the benefits of up-to-date pricing and item selection. This tool also makes it easier for you to collaborate with suppliers and easily request prices on new items.
Read more about Marketplace.
Guided purchasing refers to technology that "guides" users through the entire buying process by steering them in the right direction for preferred spending and delivering assistance as they navigate the e-procurement solution. It starts by presenting users with icons for commonly ordered items (e.g. IT equipment, office supplies, trade show materials). Then it offers users help to choose preferred vendors and the best-priced options, and flags policy violations upfront, instead of the requisition getting rejected after submission. Not only does this help people buy on-contract, but it also reduces the involvement of procurement professionals for non-strategic purchases.
Built-in procurement dashboards allow the user to track on-contract and maverick spend across the entire organisation. You can view spend by category, vendor, geography, or business unit for easier analysis. Use the data to find opportunities where approval times can be accelerated, get more spend under management, and monitor supplier performance, all from one platform.
Learn more about Analytics.
Basware's goal is always to help you simplify operations and spend smarter. One way we do that is by enabling you to automate more of your daily life – that includes sourcing events. Our sourcing functionality delivers automated capabilities so you can be more strategic about how you request bids, host sourcing events, and connect with new suppliers.
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Sunday, April 29, 2012
Fort Thomas Weekend Notes
1. Some Highland Ave residents are upset at paying for resurfacing. It is a rite of passage for all Fort Thomas homeowners to split the cost of resurfacing every 20+ years (I was unlucky to get the bill three years after moving to Lumley) but these residents make a great point. Should those on heavily traveled primary thoroughfares be required to bear the full cost of resurfacing those roads?
2. Highland United Methodist Church is hosting an event on Thursday for the National Day of Prayer. The event will bring together 11 area churches and will be held at 7pm on the front plaza of the church.
3. I went to Mio's on Friday and I spoke with Mark Fowler the owner. He understands that there were some service issues the first couple weeks but feels confident he has them worked out. There were a couple things as he showed me around that I thought you may be interested in. First, they do have wi-fi and there is a good chance you can access it from the front patio. Secondly, I was surprised by how much parking exists behind the building (pic below). Swing by when you get a chance you won't be disappointed - especially on the patio on a warm summer day.
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- AnonymousApril 30, 2012 at 12:00 AM
My friends and I placed a carryout order on Friday April 20th around 8:30 pm. We ordered a large cheese, x-tra cheese and bacon, and a large spinach, bacon and Tomato. We walked up to Mio's, picked up the pizza's and brought them home. Much to our disappointment, when we opened the boxes, the pizza's were burnt! Both pizza's had bacon on them that was black along with mostly black cheese. I promptly call Mio's and spoke to the manager on call, Matthew. He said, "Oh, yeah, I remember seeing those pizza's." For a new business to let burnt pizza's leave your establishment, is not professional. He offered us, replacement pizza's at a later date, or gift certificates to cover the cost. I chose the gift certificates. I received two $15.00 gift certificates which didn't cover the cost of the pizzas. What a disappointment! That will be my last trip to Mio's.ReplyDelete
The service issues have been a constant theme. Fortunately for us, there are owners there that realize this and are trying to be proactive to fix it.ReplyDelete
If this is still an issue into the summer, I will be surprised.


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Public Safety Advisory CommitteeThe purpose of the Public Safety Advisory Committee is to serve as an advisory board providing citizen input to the public safety administration and City Council, review budget proposals and prepare a report recommending the proposed budget to City Council. The Public Safety Advisory Committee will also review policies, receive monthly and annual activity reports.
Four citizens compose the Public Safety Advisory Committee:
Four citizens compose the Public Safety Advisory Committee:
- 1 - Resident recommended by the Fire Chief
- 1 - Resident recommended by the Police Chief
- 2 - Residents appointed by the Mayor
All Four members are appointed to the Committee by the Mayor with the consent of City Council.
Public Safety Advisory Committee Members:
Ron Moniz (City Council Liaison)
Eugene Hawkins
Jay Boelter-Chairperson
Donearl Johnson
Forrest (Skip)Taylor


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Sept. 29, 2013
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – A successful August and September has the second-ranked Notre Dame men's soccer team heading into October undefeated with a 4-0-3 record.
This is the fifth time in 37 seasons as a varsity program that the Fighting Irish will go into October without a loss. The feat also occurred in 1978 (7-0-2), 1981 (7-0-2), 1987 (10-0-1) and 1988 (10-0-1).
This is the second straight season – and the seventh time ever – that Notre Dame has been undefeated following the first seven matches of the season. The Irish started 7-0 last year.
The Fighting Irish open October action Wednesday evening when they play host to in-state rival and defending national champion Indiana. The match is slated for 7 p.m. (ET) at Alumni Stadium and it will be broadcast live and for free on WatchND.tv.
Friday evening's capacity crowd of 3,007 at Alumni Stadium that witnessed the Irish defeat Duke, 3-1, was the sixth largest crowd in program history and the largest ever in the five-year-old venue. The previous high at Alumni Stadium was 3,002 for the 2011 tilt versus Indiana.
"It was a great atmosphere and the students were phenomenal," Fighting Irish head coach Bobby Clark said. "That was the best I've ever heard students in my 13 years here at Notre Dame and what a difference that makes for the players because it keeps them going right through to the end."
Junior left back Max Lachowecki put the Irish up 1-0 just 50 seconds into the second half of Friday's 3-1 victory over Duke. Even though it was his first goal of the season, Lachowecki knew exactly what to do after the ball hit the back of the net.
"I told the guys at halftime that I was going to score a goal and then I'm going to start a rock band (during the celebration). Evan (Panken) said he'd do the drums. I rocked the corner flag like it was the microphone and I can't remember who was playing the guitar.
"At halftime the coaches mentioned that our right back Luke Mishu had been getting up into the attack and they told me to try the same thing. Mishu and I practice crossing all the time. He served it in to me and Evan Panken was stranding right in front of me and I told him to leave it and then I kind of blacked out and I look up and it's in the net and then I went over (to the corner flag) and started my rock band."
Head coach Bobby Clark may not have an opinion on Lachowecki's music aspirations, but he was happy with how the left back performed against the Blue Devils.
"Max had a terrific game. He worked so hard and always looked dangerous and so did Luke (Mishu)," Clark said. "Our two fullbacks were terrific."
Hopefully Lachowecki will be able to get the band back together a few more times this season.
With his converted penalty kick in the 90th minute during the victory over Duke, senior forward Harrison Shipp upped his career-best point streak to five games. Shipp has three goals and three assists in those five contests.
Shipp has never missed a match during his Notre Dame career. He has tallied 14 goals and 17 assists in those 67 games. Friday was the first penalty kick attempt of his career.
— Sean Carroll, Assistant Athletic Media Relations Director


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Man, her last work, who seem'd so fair,
Such splendid purpose in his eyes,
Who roll'd the psalm to wintry skies,
Who built him fanes of fruitless prayer,
Who trusted God was love indeed
And love Creation's final law–
Tho' Nature, red in tooth and claw
With ravine, shriek'd against his creed–
Who loved, who suffer'd countless ills,
Who battled for the True, the Just,
Be blown about the desert dust,
Or seal'd within the iron hills?
No more? A monster then, a dream,
A discord. Dragons of the prime,
That tare each other in their slime,
Were mellow music match'd with him.
— Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Tooth and Claw, by Jo Walton, has been described as "Pride and Prejudice of the dragon world", but I think this does the book a disservice.
Pride and Prejudice, in my opinion, dragged a little. Tooth and Claw does not. At all. From the very first scene, I was dying to find out what happened next, and how the various intricacies of the plots would work themselves out.
The book does share some similarity of style with the classics, but it lacks the thing that irritates me most about those books. Jane Austen, along with most of the other famous authors of the period, writes assuming a level of basic knowledge about the society in which the characters live. That's fair enough – and modern authors do it too – but now that society has changed, I can't help but feel there are little nuances of meaning which escape me. Little jokes, which, if only I knew more about the society they lived in, I would find hilarious.
Tooth and Claw is set in another world. Jo Walton goes through the world-building process that readers of fantasy and science fiction will be familiar with. Her dragon society is not just human society with dragon characters, but involves new rules for what is "normal" – such as eating the remains of your parents after they die, culling the weak, and so on. Sure, there are some things which stay the same – like the distinction between the gentry and the poor folk – but it's all explained.
One of the interesting things was the effect that biology has on their marriage practices. Maiden dragons are gold. If they get too close to an unmarried male dragon who loves them, then they blush pink (later to turn red when they've laid their first clutch of eggs). This means that everyone can tell if you've been alone with a male. A maiden who blushes before she has become betrothed is considered spoiled. It leads to some fine predicaments for two of the characters. If you wanted to, you could read all sorts of political messages into that.
Tooth and Claw doesn't take itself too seriously. It has a kind of dry wit spread throughout which made it very good reading. For example, the scenes have headings, and throughout the book there are a great number which are called "A confession", "A proposal", "A second confession", "Two deaths and a third proposal" and so on. Near the end there is one which is titled "The narrator is forced to confess to having lost count of both proposals and confessions".
I would recommend this book for people who like the style of classic novels, people who like dry wit, people who like dragons, and people who are any combination of the above.


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Passengers on a Jet2Jet flight were delayed in Spain after a flight bound for Newcastle Airport was held up when their plane was disabled. The flight was on the ground in Murcia when a passenger dropped a mobile phone on the floor, and it then fell through an air vent.
Due to the fact that the mobile was switched on when it was dropped, safety rules demand that the plane was not able to take off until it was located again.
It took three hours of engineers pulling the plane apart to find the mobile, and the passengers were thanked for their patience, but there was no other choice according to Jet2Jet.