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Grocery shopping can be a tricky chore when trying to live a fit life. We are fortunate to live in a country with an abundance of food choices. But abundance has its disadvantages, most notably, making it difficult to make decisions about what to buy due to confusing information and product overload. Also media reports about what is and isn't healthy are constantly changing and often contradictory. Food fads emerge seemingly out of nowhere and rarely prove to be the nutritional panacea that were promised. So the following are some simple tips to help you successfully and quickly sort through the madness and get the biggest nutritional bang for your buck:
- Make a list and stick to it: Studies have shown that shoppers who have a list purchase fewer impulse products, which tend to be the most processed and calorie dense. Another trick is to go to the store with a set amount of cash that should cover only what you need and leave the credit and debit cards at home.
- Shop the perimeter: Most grocers have produce, meat and dairy along the perimeter of the store with processed foods lining the aisles. If you have a list, you can get the proteins, fruits and vegetables that you need along the perimeter and go down only the aisles that contain the other items you need. When buying fruits and vegetables, think of putting a rainbow on your plate. The colors of fruits and veggies offer clues to the vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and phytonutrients contained within. If you consume a variety of colors, you're consuming a good balance of nutrition. When it comes to meats, choose lean cuts and avoid processed meats. With dairy, look for low-fat and minimally processed.
- Read labels: Don't roll your eyes at this one! If you know what you're looking for, this is quick and easy. It's true that a general rule of thumb is the longer the ingredient list, the more processed and less nutritious the product. However, some products add vitamins/minerals and others may add a mix of whole grains in one product. These products will have longer lists but aren't necessarily less nutritious. Better to have in mind some key ingredients that you want, want to avoid and those you want to limit. This way you can quickly scan the label, make a decision and move on. Read all labels, some seemingly healthy products, like yogurt, can contain an alarming amount of ingredients you want to avoid or limit.
- You want: On the nutrition grid, look for foods that have fiber and protein, even if it's just a little of each. On the ingredient list: whole grains (preferably 100%) and other whole products such as nuts, fruits, seeds, vegetables, legumes, dairy and healthy fats (such as olive and canola oils). If the word "whole" isn't in front of a grain listed (wheat, oat, semolina, etc) then it isn't whole.
- You want to avoid: On the nutrition grid, products that have high amounts of sugars and sodium. In the ingredient list, avoid products with trans fats (hydrogenated oils), high fructose corn syrup, enriched wheat flour and sugar substitutes (such as aspartame and sucralose). And remember, the closer to the top of the list, the more of it there is.
- You want to limit: meaning these should be near the end of the ingredient list: added sugars (such as cane sugar, honey), salt and tropical oils. On the nutrition grid, make note of the saturated fat content as you want to keep that number low.
Food marketers latch onto nutrition fads because they make big money for as long as the fad lasts. Fat-free, gluten-free and organic are some of the buzz words that food makers put on their product packaging because they know consumers will automatically believe these products are more nutritious. However, this isn't necessarily so. For example, we all need fat in our diets. In fact, some vitamins and minerals can't be absorbed by the body unless there is the presence of fat. Some fats, like mono-unsaturated found in olive oil and nuts, are actually heart-healthy when consumed in modest amounts. In addition, when fat is taken out of a food product, it is often replaced by a high amount of the ingredients that we should be limiting or avoiding. Fat-free dressings and some yogurts are examples of this.
Gluten is a naturally-occurring protein in wheat and other grains that gives elasticity to bread and other doughs. There is a small percentage of the population (under 5%, according to estimates) that is allergic or sensitive to gluten, such as those who have Celiac Disease. But for the rest of the population, gluten is perfectly safe and there is no heightened nutritional value to products simply because they have an absence of gluten. For products that need gluten, what are the manufacturers putting in to replace it? It's possible gluten is being replaced with something unhealthy in comparison. Yet gluten-free is currently the fastest growing food fad according to recent surveys. People who can consume gluten with no ill effect – about 29% of us – are actively avoiding gluten believing it is healthier to do so.
The word organic is strictly enforced by the FDA. Food companies can't put the word on their products unless they are truly organic. But organic does not equal more nutritious. The health benefit of buying organic comes from limiting the amount of pesticides, chemical fertilizers and, in the case of animal products, antibiotics and artificial growth hormones in your foods. One can argue that the absence of these substances makes the foods healthier but they are not nutritionally superior in terms of vitamins and nutrients nor do they have fewer calories than their non-organic versions. This is best illustrated by noting packages of candy or cookies with the organic label. Buying fruits and veggies with an organic label makes sense, but buying a processed product with the organic label (and a higher price tag) doesn't.
Bottom line: If you ignore the buzz words on the packaging and look instead at the label as described above, you'll be much better served. Armed with a list and a little bit of knowledge you can confidently fill your grocery bags with nothing but good-for-you foods.
Author's Note: I am an exercise professional, not a nutrition professional. My food recommendations are based on the most current science-backed information provided by nutrition professionals in the fitness industry publications I receive and my personal experience. Mine are general recommendations that are in line with the guidelines published by the US Dept of Health and Human Services for apparently healthy individuals. If you have a health condition that requires dietary restrictions, I recommend consulting a medical doctor or registered dietician before making any changes to your diet.


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It was a very speedy photo session this month. Ryann wasn't feeling the best, the sun was going down, and really all she wanted was the m&m's we were bribing her with. So I got a few of the cheesiest smiles EVER before another "M&M?" Oy. She is such an adorable silly little girl.
My poor kid. I really need to buy her some new pants (well, leggings, or jeggins, whatever. she has lots of new pants :o). Her 2T jeggings from Target are way too short. How on Earth is she growing out of something in the 2T size? That baffles me. Her 2T Old Navy jeans are still pretty saggy and baggy, so I know she hasn't grown absurd amount. But still, I bought 3T leggings. That is just wrong. Oh and last month, when I said I didn't think she had thinned out all that much? Hahaha, I took a peek at some pictures of Ry from June. Look at that belly! And oh my goodness her hair has grown.
Gah, unfortunately Ryann has decided she no longer has an interest in the potty. Occasionally she will go when I ask, but more often than not she freaks out on me and tells me no. So I'm trying not to push it. But diaper changes are pretty much the end of the world for her, so that isn't any fun either. I know she isn't two yet, and there is no need for her be potty trained RIGHT NOW, but I just feel like she should get it, you know? Oh well. I suppose we'll get there eventually.
This past months emotions have been VERY strong around here. When Ryann she is happy, she is so incredibly happy and fun and hilarious and I just want to squeeze all her cuteness. But when she is ticked off? Ohemgee. Seriously. I know she is just testing her boundaries, coming into her own as an independent little person. But holy cow that kid can push your buttons like crazy. And oh the drama if something doesn't go her way. The world must seriously be ending if I suggest she drink some water as opposed to more milk. Thankfully, again, the other half of the time she is just ridiculously adorable and so much fun.
Ryann is always singing to herself. She loves a wide variety of nursery rhymes, and in her world then tend to blend seamlessly into each other. What starts off as Old McDonald goes into Bingo and somehow ends up at Twinkle Little Star. Her favorite songs right now are Skip to My Lou and Good Feeling by Flo Rida :o). She loves the 'never never never never had before' part, and the 'yeah'. Also, she can turn anything into a song. If we're just sitting around playing it is usually something to her own little jingle, such as "mommy here and blocks and the monkey and this one goes here and have a tea party and max and sophie...". Just her own little tune with her stream of thoughts. So so cute.
The more Ryann's vocabulary and enunciation improves, the more apparent the letters she isn't so good at becomes. Which in all honesty is adorable. L's and S's are by far the toughest letters for her to pronounce in a word. She can do it, but she has to be concentrating really hard. L's usually sound like Y's, and she regularly just drops S's. Like the other day she told me she was going to take a little 'nooze (snooze). And there was a leopard beanie baby at my mom's house, "Can the yepard sit in your yap?" I yove it :o). Her sentences are getting more and more complex everyday. Especially when she is trying to boss us around. "No Mommy, I don't want banana," or "No, those are my stickers. Don't touch Auntie." That second one was said to my sister this past weekend, it was rather funny.
Ry has been getting very good with letter sounds the past month. She can now pretty much identify any letter if you make the sound, or if she sees a little she will make the sound herself. We have also been working on figuring out what letter various words start with. While driving in the car, I'll ask her random words, such as, "Street. Ssstreet. What letter do you think street starts with?" I would say she gets them right 80% of the time. C's and K's are tough, as well as letters that can regularly sound like other letters (she thinks gym starts with a j, I don't blame her!).
Something else exciting we have really started working on, is sight words. I can now write down Ryann, Mommy, Daddy, Papa, Grammy, Kansas and Cat and Ryann will usually correctly identify the word. Sometimes she guesses what I am writing simply from the first letter, so I need to start doing more words so she actually has to wait and look at the whole thing, but I was impressed with this skill. Her ability to memorize and remember things is just astounding.
Ry still loves to color, and it has been crazy to watch her coloring 'skills' transform over the last month. She is REALLY good at staying in the lines of coloring books (when she wants to). And her scribbling on blank paper has started to become so much more controlled. She can pretty much draw a convincing circle (you can see some of them in this post. and ok, maybe it is more of an oval but whatever :o).
Ryann's obsession with the iPad, or games on my iPhone, is just simply ridiculous. I have to admit, her ability to work those electronics is amazing. She knows exactly where to go, and enjoys some seemingly complex games for her age. This weekend she was rocking a memory game (with only 4 and 6 cards, but still!) as well as a phonics game. The phonics game is tough, because she has to be patient enough for the odd sounding chick to talk to her, but it says the sound of a letter and Ry has to correctly guess which letter it is. Then it spells out two and three letter words. I have no doubt she is learning from some of the games, but I can't handle the hysterics when we take the stupid iPad away. And my phone? If it isn't out of her reach, the second I'm not looking she grabs it and starts playing a game. A great distraction during shopping trips and lengthy meals at restaurants, but still...
Favorites this month: PURPLE. Seriously? Seriously. Everything purple. Playing lots and lots of games on the ipad. Crunchies (Pirate's Booty). What's Wrong Little Pookie. Stuffed animals and beanie babies. Rolling around in mommy and daddy's bed. Trying to get in trouble, oy.
This age is so tough, but just so much fun at the same time. Ryann can throw a mean tantrum, but watching her turn into this little person with likes, dislikes, opinions! is just amazing. Each day I have a little moment where I am in awe watching her change and grow. Being a parent, a mother, is no easy task, but I am so thankful to be a mom.
And Miss Ryann, I am so incredibly thankful to be your mom! Love you baby girl. To the moon. AND BACK!


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Digital Photography
Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010
Jewett Rm 452
Judith Black
Workshop Description
Cute Kitties, Babies, Flowers and Bugs: How to get the photos you want with the camera you have. Geared to point and shoot cameras, we will try to figure out some of the basis camera adjustments, how to get the images to the computer, how to get decent prints, and how to utilize the web to let others see your photos. Please bring your own camera to the workshop.
Instructor Biography
Judith Black is a Professor of Photography in the Art Department at Wellesley College. A member of the faculty since 1990, Professor Black teaches courses in many areas of still photography. Her own research and work examine the self and family in the genre of family portraiture. Primarily, her work has centered on black and white large format portraiture of her immediate and extended family.
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Before I've pulled back the curtains and opened the blinds each morning, everything inside my house is draped in darkness. As I walk down the hallway, my eyes rest on dog hair under the couch that seems to multiply overnight and what is left to be organized in Room #3 (Extension cords? boxes of photos? diplomas and yearbooks? Room #3 holds all those items without a specific place when we moved. In August).
Deep breath.
No matter who you are, whether you live alone or with other people, it seems all this work still needs to be done…after all this work already finished. But as the sun comes up, I can't wait to open the blinds, as many as possible, because the light streaming in changes things. Instantly, the way I see it all is different.
Just as the morning light brightens the room and brings warmth, if I am grateful for where I am and where I used to be, unrealistic expectations or frustration over what was left undone the day or year before lessens. 2014 was a challenging year, and a lot was accomplished. Much of the difficulty came first along with fear and anxiety over what was coming next. Somehow, I settled into the upheaval after kicking and screaming a bit, knowing we were carried in the arms of God. Always. Attitudes changed and before we knew it, the dread of WHAT COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN NOW? became an excited and hopeful What now?!
God has us (even when He feels far away) and will point us in the right direction when we stop kicking Him away. Maybe when situations don't go as we would like, instead of jumping right into the next opportunity, we take some time to look out from where we are, breathe in some fresh air, and let the light tumble in, flooding us with a new perspective.
Was 2014 a growth year for you? Why or why not? If so, how have you changed because of it?
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This tight trio, led by the Bossa Nova drummer, Milton Banana, was made up of extremely accomplished and prolific musicians, all of whom had contributed to classics of Bossa Nova by artists such as Gilberto, Getz , Jobim and Toquinho. Milton himself had drummed on João Gilberto's 1959 hit Chega de Saudade (Tom Jobim/ Vinicius de Moraes). He later had a relationship with Elza Soares . Banana was acording to Ruy Castro 'a mad Botafogo fan' who enjoyed a drink- his reaction at losing out to Mané Garrincha in the romance stakes is, as far as I know, unrecorded.
This is the Trio's 1968 Odeon LP.
Drums- Milton Banana (Antônio de Souza 1935 – 1998)
Piano – Wanderley (Walter Wanderley 1932 – 1986)
Bass- Azeitona (any information welcome)


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Last month, the Atlantic Council think tank held a dinner to send off Tom Bossert, one of its fellows. President-elect Donald Trump had tapped Bossert to be his homeland security adviser, effectively putting him in charge of the administration's cybersecurity efforts. At one point in the evening, Atlantic Council cybersecurity policy expert Josh Corman grimly pointed out that America would likely experience a "high consequence" hacker attack on Bossert's watch—a breach that disrupts critical infrastructure, like the power grid or hospital systems. Rather than deny the point, Bossert responded with questions of his own: What should be the reaction to that sort of attack? And just as importantly, what would an overreaction look like?
Corman was impressed. "He understands the tensions and tradeoffs between security and not stifling innovation, not attacking civil liberties," says Corman. "His questions showed someone who understands the complexities."
A Cooler Head
Since Trump took office, his administration has rarely spoken in detail about cybersecurity. The president's own statements during his campaign consisted of vague promises to stop digital attacks, alongside cringeworthy rants about "the cyber" and his 10-year-old son's computer skills. But when Trump's draft executive order on cybersecurity emerged last week, it surprised the cybersecurity world by hewing closely to the recommendations of bipartisan experts—including one commission assembled by the Obama administration.
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According to cybersecurity policy watchers, that looks like the work of Bossert, a former homeland security official under George W. Bush with a reputation for a measured approach that deeply contrasts with the Trump administration's so-far volatile style. "The draft executive order would be a much less disruptive effort than some of President Trump's other actions have been," says Paul Rosenzweig, a cybersecurity lawyer and former DHS adviser who worked with Bossert in the Bush administration. "I think that reflects Tom's thoughtfulness and caution."
Bossert will share responsibility on cybersecurity and counterterrorism with national security adviser Michael Flynn, a far more aggressive, hot-tempered figure. Bossert's presence as a relatively wonkish and considered policymaker should serve as a relief, says former Atlantic Council director Jason Healey, himself no Trump supporter. "People that follow cybersecurity issues will be happy that Tom is involved in those discussions as one of the reasoned voices," Healey says.
"Frankly, he's an unusual figure in this White House. He's not a Bannon. He's not even a Priebus," says one former senior Obama administration official who asked to remain unnamed, contrasting Bossert with Trump's top advisers Stephen Bannon and Reince Priebus. "He has a lot of credibility. He's very straightforward and level-headed."
Tough on Feds, Easy on Companies
A lawyer who shifted his focus to security policy after 9/11, Bossert served as deputy homeland security adviser during Bush's second term. He quickly became someone to whom the president turned on cybersecurity issues, says Healey, who also served as a cybersecurity adviser earlier in the Bush administration. In 2008, Bossert helped push through Bush's Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative, a landmark, largely classified presidential directive designed to shore up the federal government's cybersecurity infrastructure. The CNCI would put the DHS in charge of protecting federal agencies—subordinating the role of the NSA to informing the DHS's work—and launching initiatives to track all of the federal government's internet connections, recruit more cybersecurity talent, and share more of the government's threat intelligence with the private sector.
"The government had a problem and threw smart people at it to solve some of it," says Rosenzweig, who served at the time as a DHS policy adviser. "Is it perfect? No, but are we safer today than we were in 2005? Absolutely."
Plenty of work remains. In the wake of federal cybersecurity disasters like the hack of the Office of Personnel Management and the Russian breaches of the White House and State Department, Bossert will focus once again on tightening the federal government's digital defenses, Healey says. "Like many of us, he was outraged by OPM," Healey says. "He really wants to unfuck US government cybersecurity … The same problems he had as a deputy have only gotten worse, and he's got a high degree of impatience on that."
Bossert has a more laissez-faire approach to private-sector cybersecurity, former colleagues say. His distaste for increased regulation, at least, fits in with Trump's broader agenda. Bossert has instead favored cybersecurity insurance, which proponents argue could offset the risk of major hacking incidents while also incentivizing companies to reduce their cybersecurity vulnerabilities by tying those risks to their insurance premiums. "Right now, the free market is working in cyber," Bossert said at an Atlantic Council panel on cybersecurity insurance in 2013. "All signs point to it continuing to work."
The White House didn't respond to WIRED's request for an interview with Bossert, but his official statement at the time of his appointment reflected that free-market approach. "We must work toward cyber doctrine that reflects the wisdom of free markets, private competition, and the important but limited role of government in establishing and enforcing the rule of law, honoring the rights of personal property, the benefits of free and fair trade, and the fundamental principles of liberty," it reads. "The internet is a US invention, it should reflect these US values as it continues to transform the future for all nations and all generations."
Tensions to Come
The final direction of Trump's cybersecurity polices, of course, has yet to materialize. The draft executive order his staff spoke about in a briefing with reporters last week was inexplicably delayed, and Trump still hasn't signed it.
'Frankly, he's an unusual figure in this White House.'
Senior Obama Administration Official
That briefing also hinted at possible tensions within Trump's group of cybersecurity advisers. Bossert attended it, but so did Flynn and former NSA director General Keith Alexander. The latter two are known for their aggressive postures on not only cybersecurity defense but also offensive measures like hacking into adversaries computers' for espionage and disruption. Trump himself has touted the need for "crippling" cyberattack capabilities. Bossert, according to some former colleagues, believes in a more cautious approach to the military use of American hacking power, particularly against foreign governments.
Whatever his own beliefs, Bossert has a history of putting the goals of the president for whom he works before his own, former colleagues say. "He was a true, honest broker," Rosenzweig says of Bossert's time serving under President Bush. "It wasn't his priorities that came through, it was the president's."
In other words, "reasoned voice" or not, the ultimate power to shape America's cybersecurity stance for the next four years won't be entirely in Bossert's hands but in those of his temperamental boss.
This post has been updated to reflect that Jason Healey is the former, not current, director of the Atlantic Council.


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In order to apply for a 457 visa, an employer must nominate and sponsor you to work in the country. The application can only be successful if your skill area is listed on the Consolidated Sponsored Occupations List.
Currently, the 457 visa program is being used ineffectively. Employers are choosing to ignore their obligation to test the Australian labour-market for appropriately skilled people prior to hiring foreigners. This has contributed to a temporary worker crisis in Australia, where capable Australian workers are being left jobless in favour of foreign labourers. This issue has prompted a review of the Consolidated Sponsored Occupations List, in the hope that it might force employers to consider their own local workers before looking overseas.
One method that has been suggested to increase the practicality of the CSO list is to take skills and job shortages into account during its reconstruction. Currently the list contains occupations like nursing, teaching and engineering, which are at a shortage in the job market. The review could aim to limit list inclusions to those occupations which have a skills shortage in the Australian workforce and where related positions tend to demand to be filled quicker than a new worker could possibly be trained .
The Ministerial Advisory Council on Skilled Migration must improve the program to allow maximum benefit to the Australian economy and labour force. How they do this is a topic of contention.
Whilst Australian Council of Trade Unions president Ged Kearney has suggested that occupations with a job shortage in the Australian market be omitted from the list; Jenny Lambert , Director of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has stated that the list should not be shorted, since it needs to retain the ability to cater to both business and regional needs. She said the list should be responsive, taking account of locations and industries with the highest uptakes of 457s rather than being based on shortages.
Lambert has claimed that a well-constructed migration program should serve to generate jobs rather than place limitations on job-seeking Australians.
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Now, his life was cut short because [they] made a decision to take the law into their own hands. The video shows a group jump from a minivan and rush towards Barnes as he stood outside the gas station. Three teens, a 14-year-old boy, 12-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy, all pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and conspiracy and were remanded to juvenile detention centers.
Two men face murder charges for killing Amanda Blackburn
Larry Taylor, 18, and Jaylen Watson, 21, were charged with murder in the death of Amanda Blackburn, who was shot and killed in a home invasion this month. Blackburn said he was not sure how to face the future without his beloved wife who 'made it her life's calling to love and serve everyone she knew'.
Adam Sandler debuts new Chanukah song
Not all of them, whom, mind you, should be celebrated. Originally introduced on "SNL" in 1995, Sandler's track celebrating the Jewish holiday quickly became a huge hit and has remained a novelty during the holiday season.
Remains found near Houston may be those of missing teen
Wharton County authorities said during a news conference Wednesday that the tip led them to property owned by the suspect's family about 70 miles southwest of Houston, where the remains were found. Investigators say a now-deceased suspect made "partial confessions" to several relatives over the years. "They weren't sure what they knew", Grosser said.
Number of Unaccompanied Children Trying to Enter US Doubles
For the most part, the families and children picked up by authorities illegally crossing the border were from the Central American nation of El Salvador.
Man Claims He Was Kicked Off Flight for His Weight
Shelley said the woman got up, and a gate agent returned when she asked him to leave the plane. American Airlines is investigating the issue. The woman (described as "petite" and "elderly") apparently told a crew member that Shelley was spilling into her own 17 inches of upholstered personal space.


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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's recognition in December of Jerusalem as Israel's capital amounted to "backstabbing," the PLO envoy to Washington said.
Husam Zomlot delivered his first remarks on Jan. 25 since the Dec. 6 recognition, addressing the Middle East Institute, a think tank. A main contact between the Trump administration and the PA, Zomlot conveyed a measure of the fury with Trump that PA. President Mahmoud Abbas delivered at a PLO Central Council meeting last month.
But he also recommitted the Palestinians to the two-state solution and to continuing to seek engagement with Israelis.
The remarks, while defiant, also underscored a key Palestinian weakness, one Zomlot said his side must take blame for: They had failed to make their case to the American people, while domestic support for Israel in the US remained strong.
"We need to start the real process of either removing Israel-Palestine [as a domestic issue] or making Palestine a domestic issue," he said. "But just to keep Israel as a domestic issue and not Palestine — that hasn't worked for 26 years."
He said Palestinians might target Congress, the elites, the media and the Jewish community.
Trump, meeting last week with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Davos, Switzerland at the World Economic Forum, made clear Zomlot's dilemma.
The president blasted the Palestinians for "disrespecting" the US and said that US-Israel relations were "never stronger."
Zomlot suggested the winds were in the Palestinians' favor, alluding to an erosion of support for Israel among younger and liberal Americans.
Netanyahu "can speak to this Congress," he said. "But can he speak at a university in California or Wisconsin?"
Trump, by recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital, Zomlot said, broke not only with 26 years of US commitments to act only as a peace mediator between the Israelis and the Palestinians, but his own pledge at the outset of his presidency not to impose a solution.
"Trump violated his own pledge, 'I do not want to impose, I do not want to dictate,'" Zomlot, formerly a top aide to Abbas and the leader's confidant, said. "Then you come and you want to take the core of the two-state solution out . . . you turn, backstabbing?"
Zomlot dismissed Trump's reassurance at the time that the recognition and the pledge to move the US embassy to Jerusalem did not determine the city's final status, and that it left open the possibility that a Palestinian capital might still emerge in eastern Jerusalem.
Zomlot said that Trump himself now insists that Jerusalem is "off the table."
He said that if Trump and the negotiating team led by Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, were sincere about maintaining a Palestinian stake in Jerusalem, they could have waited until Kushner rolled out a peace plan later this year and included in it a vision of the city as the capital for Israel and Palestine.
"Any embassy in the city is tacit recognition of Israel's claim," Zomlot said. "After reaching an agreement, we don't mind two embassies" in Jerusalem, one serving Israel, the other Palestine.
Trump in Davos said the Palestinians had "disrespected" the US by refusing to meet last week with Vice President Mike Pence during his visit to the region. He suggested that if they don't return to talks, the US would cut assistance to the Palestinians.
Trump also suggested that if the Palestinians return to talks, his decision on Jerusalem would mean that it's now Israel's turn to give up something to keep the Palestinians in.
"You win one point," Trump said, looking at Netanyahu and apparently referring to his recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, "and you'll give up some points later on in the negotiation if it ever takes place. I don't know that it ever will take place."
Later, Trump said, "Israel will pay for that," referring to Jerusalem.
Zomlot said threats to cut US funding to the Palestinians would only embolden his people.
"If the choice is between starving the people of Palestine and surrendering rights, the people will not choose surrendering their rights," he said.
The thrust of Zomlot's speech was that the Palestinians no longer saw the US as an honest broker, and were now seeking a different multilateral structure for peace talks — one that would include the US, but in which it would not be preeminent.
That could be a critical distinction if Zomlot is to keep his job: the Trump administration has said the PLO office will remain open only as long as the Palestinians are committed to a peace process.
He said the Palestinians remained committed to the two-state solution — a retreat from a threat that Abbas and others have made recently that, should they despair of the peace negotiations, they would agitate toward Israeli citizenship and a "one state solution," a solution that would likely ultimately erase Israel's Jewish character.
"Even if we are the last samurai," the Palestinians believe that the blood shed on both sides toward a two-state outcome made it worthwhile, Zomlot said.
Zomlot also downplayed a litany of anti-Jewish tropes in Abbas' speech last month.
The Palestinian leader dismissed any Jewish connection to Israel, said Zionism was a European colonialist plot and claimed that Holocaust era Jews had preferred the Nazis to Zionism.
Zomlot said that the media would have done better to focus on the policy substance of the speech, in which he said Abbas renounced violence and called for engagement with Israelis, repudiating those Palestinians who oppose such encounters because they "normalize" the Israeli occupation.
Zomlot dismissed claims by Netanyahu that Israel could accrue support without coming to a deal with the Palestinians, repeatedly saying such claims were "delusional."
In addition, he belittled leaked reports that US allies, including Egypt and Saudi Arabia, were ready to back a peace deal that would deliver Palestinians a truncated state, with its capital in the West Bank near Jerusalem, and not in the city.
Zomlot challenged Netanyahu to find an Arab leader who would look the Palestinians "in the eye" and back such a plan.
He claimed that support for Palestinian statehood remained strong worldwide, and that the Palestinians would continue to seek statehood recognition in international forums.
He acknowledged the limits of the international approach, pointing out that a UN Security Council resolution in December condemning Trump's Jerusalem announcement failed because the US vetoed it.
But he also said that every other member of the council, including America's allies, voted for the resolution, and that a non-binding General Assembly resolution condemning the announcement won a clear majority.
"There is a lot of thinking that the Palestinians are in their weakest position," he said. "The key to Israel's survival is in the Palestinians."


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Yes, I'm just now reading this book. 😛 I was very late to the Sarah J. Maas train, only discovering her books after the publication of A Court of Mist and Fury. I was intrigued by reviews I saw of THAT book, and on the strength of those alone I read A Court of Thorns and Roses, the first in that series (which I wasn't entirely on board with but then there was a horribly cliffhanger ending sooooo) quickly followed by ACOMAF, and I've been obsessed with the series ever since. Naturally I wanted to read her original series as well, but to be honest I've been a little scared. What if I don't like it as much? What if I just think it's crap compared to ACOTAR? Such high expectations. Honestly though, I was kind of braced to not like it, as everyone kept saying (as with ACOTAR) not to judge the entire series off the first book. So, SJM, I love you, but something about your first book game isn't quite meshing with me…or maybe I just take a long time to fully commit to characters. Hrm. Anywho.
This is my Treat choice for the Halloween Read-A-Thon!
I have done my best to avoid spoilers and there are definitely no plot spoilers! However if you don't want to know ANYTHING about the characters you might not want to read.
Throne of Glass launches us into what promises to be an epic fantasy adventure. I love the way we're immediately thrown in with Celaena in a dangerous, scary situation because I, naturally, want to know HOW THE FUCK she ended up there. Also how she can seem to be so young and yet so skilled, so brutal…and yet so obsessed with frilly dresses.
Both of these are totally Celaena. I'm still not sure how she does it or why, especially as she even notes that all the layers of skirts hamper her fighting skills. Only somehow she doesn't seem to get caught in particularly bad situations while all dolled up. Hmm.
The forest was different here. The leaves dangled like jewels – tiny droplets of ruby, pearl, topaz, amethyst, emerald, and garnet; and a carpet of such riches coated the forest floor around them. Despite the ravages of conquest, this part of Oakwald Forest remained untouched. It still echoed with the remnants of the power that had once given these trees such unnatural beauty.
Maas has created a beautiful world that is by turns thrilling, intriguing, and terrifying. I would like to visit, but retain the option to return to my own world with the push of a button. 😛 Because Cain and those demon things were scary AF, and the king gives me nasty chills. I want to know all about it though, and I feel like there is SO MUCH that still needs explaining. Where did the current King of Adarlan come from? What happened to Celaena's family and why? Why is Dorian so very unlike his father? Who is Chaol, really? How did the magic of Adarlan just…die? Where did the Faery people go?
The plot really moves along at a good clip. I loved the constant suspense of waiting for each new test of the Champions, and seeing who would be eliminated or die trying. I also really enjoyed the continuous building of tension in the court, as Celaena tries over and over to piece things together as she gains new information. It all flows smoothly leading up to the final duel…except that Kaltain's part seemed rather forced and contrived, to me…of course there is someone like her in EVERY court (usually several), but it was just very convenient and felt a bit out of place. Maybe part of that was due to the influences on her, I'm not sure.
There are a couple of tropes here, and I spotted them almost as soon as the book started. I took notes as I rolled my eyes around page 47. Verbatim: "Celaena is naturally the most gorgeous woman at court, both the captain and prince will fall in love with her, and the prince is possibly/probably not the prince at all." I was slightly annoyed.
HOWEVER. The love triangle was handled much better than a lot that I've seen, and the special snowflake turned out to be a special snowflake through much hard work, not just being born to it. Why does she have to be so gorgeous that practically every man falls at her feet? With the exception of the other Champions, thank the gods that be. But the constant references to her beauty in the first part of the book were really annoying. Blah. The love triangle was slow in the build-up, and if I hadn't already seen so many memes and fangirl sites over ToG I might not have been so sure about it early on (thanks, interwebz), but I still feel like it was pretty obvious.
As I've said many times, characters are what really make a book for me. This one is STUFFED FULL of wonderful amazing people that I want to go live with. They are flawed – each and every one of them. They do annoying things that make me want to choke them. (Chaol, anyone?) They also have pasts that I am DYING to find out about because they are such strong people but they have scars and tender spots that show through now and again and yet NO. Apparently I must wait for the next book (which, not to worry, has already been requested from the library).
"Second place is a nice title for the first loser."
Ah, Celaena, our heroine. Despite her annoyingly perfect body and face (even with her time in the mines and the abuse to the rest of her body, her face was somehow left alone), she's definitely someone I'd want in my corner. She's got a backbone of steel, a quick mind, and…well, she's The Assassin. She's been hurt, and horribly. But she hasn't entirely hardened herself again the entire world yet. She is, however, a badass with a flair for the dramatic, and she likes attention.
"My name is Celaena Sardothien. But it makes no difference if my name's Celaena or Lillian or Bitch, because I'd still beat you, no matter what you call me."
Also, she loves books and good food. Seriously, the descriptions of the library in Rifthold made me feel lightheaded and all delicious food she was forever gobbling down kept me feeling hungry. Thankyounotreally.
"I can survive well enough on my own— if given the proper reading material."
Girl after my own heart, I'm telling you. Such a fighting and adventurous spirit – and yet she loves books.
She had often wished for adventure, for old spells and wicked kings. But she hadn't realized it would be like this – a fight for her freedom. And she'd always imagined that there'd be someone to help her – a loyal friend or a one-armed soldier or something. She hadn't imagined she would be so…alone.
Dorian and Chaol – best friends consisting of the crown princeling and captain of the guard – are…well, they're just sweethearts and good guys. Dorian more openly so. Chaol is, to be honest, something of an ass, but underneath it is a soft heart that shows through from time to time and I just want him to be able to open up and trust SOMEBODY. Geez Louise, but the man seems to wear his tough guy armor 24/7 . Dorian, on the other hand, needs to grow a pair (he's working on it, I know I know but come ON). I am solidly team Chaol, at the moment. Also, not going to spoil for anyone that hasn't read it but…Celaena NAILED IT towards the end of the book, when dealing with these two. HATS OFF. YOU GO GIRLFRIEND. Now that, took guts.
Oh, but back to other characters. There is of course Princess Nehemiah, who is very intriguing indeed and has me dying of curiosity about her country and magic and all the sparkly creepy things she seems to know about. I'm sure we will see more of her. There's also Nox, who I'm NOT sure we will see more of but I hope we do. The most intriguing side character by FAR though, is Elena…who I can't really discuss without giving stuffs away. Mph.
"You could be great. You could rattle the stars. You could do anything if only you dared."
SO MUCH POTENTIAL IN THIS BOOK. I can't wait to see what happens next. Now that the competition is over but ALL the dastardly schemes are just getting started.
That said, I'm giving 3.5/5 stars. It definitely got better as the story progressed, but I did a lot of eye-rolling during the set-up, and still feel like the love triangle itself was/is unnecessary, even if the characters are definitely not. Also I'm still not sure on the prince thing, nothing else ever happens to make us think that Dorian isn't the prince, but for some reason it's still in the back of my mind.


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The Knowledge Base provides access to information about the environmental effects of marine renewable energy, supporting the OES-Environmental initiative. Relevant documents from around the world are compiled into a user-friendly table that displays all content available in Tethys. Results can be narrowed using the keyword filters on the right, or with search terms entered in the text box. Content may also be sorted alphabetically by clicking on column headers. Some entries will appear on the next page.
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Milwaukee's ShotSpotter program gets new life
Some state lawmakers are breathing new life into a plan to expand the Milwaukee Police Department's high-tech ShotSpotter program.
ShotSpotter is a high-tech way for police to immediately locate the sound of gunfire.
VIDEO: ShotSpotter program may be able to expand
It's in use in some of Milwaukee's highest-crime neighborhoods, and now a group of Republican lawmakers wants to expand the program.
"We know that a safer Milwaukee eventually leads to a better Wisconsin," state Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said.
Police Chief Ed Flynn said fighting gun violence is a local and state concern.
"The ShotSpotter technology has allowed us to intercept and arrest the most violent criminals in our state," Flynn said.
Flynn cited a case last August in which ShotSpotter identified the location of gunfire. Police quickly tracked down nearby surveillance video showing a shootout in the street. No one was hurt, but police were able to make several arrests, getting felons and their guns off the street.
The lawmakers were convinced enough to propose restoring much of the funding that was cut in the last state budget, although not all.
But combined with funding from the city of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County, it restores the program to the level at which Flynn had originally hoped.
"In the end, you got really what you were looking for originally?" WISN 12 News political reporter Kent Wainscott asked Flynn.
"Yes, my job was to get the right information in the hands of the right people so they could ultimately make the right decision," Flynn said.
The bill would move $175,000 from other areas of the state budget to help fund ShotSpotter. The state Legislature could vote on it as early as next month.
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett told WISN 12 News the proposal an important investment in the city of Milwaukee.


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The new 'Bayer TurfXpert' app contains photographs and detailed information on over 100 turf diseases, turf weeds and turf insect pests found in the UK. High resolution images of weeds and a simple to use disease and weed identifier tool allows turf managers to arrive at a treatment or a cultural management solution.
For turf disease diagnosis a 4 step process has to be followed and for weed identification it's only a simple 2 step process. This allows for quick and easy identification while in the field.
In the case where the turf problem cannot be easily identified, Bayer has provided a camera option allowing photographs to be uploaded and sent direct to their Field Sales Support Manager for personalised identification within 2 working days.
A guide to all Bayer turf products are also featured in the app. Details are provided on the products' key features including an "approved for use on" as a quick guide to effective treatment.
All product information pages have links to Bayer's website allowing access to the material safety data sheets (MSDS's) and label text.
A distributor tab, segmented by area, allows users to discover where genuine Bayer products can be sourced from. Phone, email and web details are provided for all of the official Bayer distributors.
The app offers advice on:
- The situation, occurrence and treatment for each turf problem
- The identification, life cycle and problems caused by turf insects
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RealFlow Glossary: Time Steps and Fluid-Object Collision
It is a phenomenon you have certainly seen already: a fluid goes through a solid wall, glasses and bottles have leaks, isolated particles leave closed objects, and thin objects appear as if they are not there.
A few stray particles are no problem, because RealFlow provides a wide range of daemons like "k Volume" to delete them, but sometimes the loss of particles is so high that it will affect the final result. The question is what can be done to avoid this behavior, and what is the reason for a failing collision detection? The answer lies in the way how computer simulations work.
Time and Time Steps
When we start a computer simulation we basically want to see how things move and behave over time. In reality, time appears to be continuous, like a stream. This means that events do not happen suddenly. When you travel by car, for example, then you have to go the entire way from A to B – you do not start at point A and all of a sudden you arrive at point B:
What appears to be impossible in daily life is exactly what computer simulations do. Simulation programs subdivide time into small steps and calculate how the involved objects behave. In RealFlow, these time steps are known as "sub-steps". Between these steps there is nothing and an object literally jumps from point A to B:
Put together, all these time steps create the impression of a motion. As you can imagine, the number of steps makes the difference. More steps give better, more accurate results, but at the cost of longer simulation times. It is not the same if we simulate 5 time steps per frame or 500.
But these mentioned jumps make it so difficult to get watertight bodies and prevent particles from going through an object, especially when it is very thin:
The illustration shows a particle at point A at 0 m. After a simulation step, the particle has moved (jumped) to point B at 1 m. The distance, covered during the time step, is exactly 1 m. The problem is that the simulation did not consider intermediate distances of, lets say, 0.25 m, 0.50 m, and 0.75 m.
Problems and Solutions
And now imagine an object in the middle between A and B with a thickness of 0.1 m. The consequence of our simulation with a single time step is that the object literally does not exist for the particle. In order to see what is happening at these positions we need more time steps.
RealFlow's "Simulation Options" is where sub-steps can be changed:
Increasing time steps is a very good solution, but at the cost of longer simulation times. Fortunately, you have some more options:
- Make the object thicker. This is not always possible, but for objects like ground areas it is definitely a good idea. In other words: avoid very thin planes as floors and always make your objects as thick as you can.
- Reduce the particle's speed, because then the covered distance will be smaller. Instead of 1 m/frame, decrease speed to 0.2 m/frame, for example.
- Create a virtual offset around the object without changing its physical dimensions. This way, the object will appear inflated and the particle will "see" the object earlier. As a consequence there is always a gap between particle and object.
- Change scale to make the object appear bigger.
RealFlow provides tools and solutions for all four options:
• With an object's "Scale" parameter is possible to change its physical dimensions.
• Speed can be limited with a "k Speed" or a "Drag Force" daemon.
• An object's "Surface offset" lets you create a virtual buffer around an object.
• The "Geometry scale" option is used to adjust simulation scale.
Here is where to find the "Geometry scale" parameter:
RealFlow's Dyverso and Hybrido simulation engines work with very large sub-steps by default. This makes them extremely fast, but also vulnerable to errors in terms of fluid-object collision.
For Dyverso there is another way to improve the collision between particles and objects: "Continuous Collision Detection". This option is available for any object in the "DY – Particles Collision" tab (only visible when there is at least one Dyverso domain in the scene):
Turning on "Continuous Collision Detection" is the first thing you should do when you experience problems with Dyverso and objects.


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Have you ever wondered which skills will serve you well for the rest of your days? A new study published in the journal PNAS looked into that question and found some rather interesting answers.
The importance of life skills when getting your career off the ground and home life stabilized have been tracked, but little information was previously known about how important those skills are as people age. A new study, "Life skills, wealth, health, and wellbeing later in life" looked into what those skills mean for us as we get older.
The most important skills, according to the study are:
- Conscientiousness
- Emotional stability
- Determination
- Control
- Optimism
And the findings were basically that these skills are important from early life to late. As the study says, "We show that the number of skills is associated with wealth, income, subjective wellbeing, less depression, low social isolation and loneliness, more close relationships, better self-rated health, fewer chronic diseases and impaired activities of daily living, faster walking speed, and favorable objective biomarkers (concentration of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, vitamin D and C-reactive protein, and less central obesity). Life skills also predicted sustained psychological wellbeing, less loneliness, and a lower incidence of new chronic disease and physical impairment over a 4-year period." Basically, those five life skills have a humongous impact on our emotional well-being, our financial well-being, and our health.
The study also found that when it comes to those life skills no one is more important than the rest. They are a cocktail of benefits, and we will be working hard to preserve them in our own everyday lives for all of our days.


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Ratings out of 5 stars. Comics courtesy of Absolute Comics (Plaza Singapura) except for War Stories #13, Mythic #4 and Singapore Subterranean Grapevine Book 9.
Mythic #4
Story: Phil Hester
Art: John McCrea
Image Comics
Released 3 weeks ago, this is still worth hunting down. Phil Hester and John McCrea get back together 10 years after their horror series, The Atheist, for Image Comics. Mythic deals with working class magicians trying to police the mythical world. You know, normal blokes like you and me and working towards our government pension and retirement. (of course, there is no more pension in Singapore, but if you believe in magic…) Imagine BPRD set in Britain and the team knocking back for a pint at the local pub after work, you get an idea of the world of Mythic. John McCrea (Hitman, The Boys) is pretty active recently. Drawing this and also regular partner Garth Ennis' All-Star Section 8 for DC. Phil Hester is more known for his mainstream superhero work, but this is loads of fun.
(4 stars)
Assassin's Creed #1
Story: Anthony Del Col and Conor McCreery
Art: Neil Edwards
Titan Comics
I first heard about Titan Comics getting the Assassin's Creed licence from Ubisoft to do the comic book late last year. This is big news for them as the Assassin's Creed franchise is one of the most popular in the video game industry. Titan Comics has been building its name in doing faithful TV/movie and video game franchises. They are more than Doctor Who and the next one they are putting out is the Heroes comic book. This new Assassin's Creed storyline will appeal to the fans, and it introduces new character, Charlotte de la Cruz.
(4 stars)
Singapore Subterranean Grapevine Vol 9
Story/Art: Ye Zhen
Ye Zhen has been doing his own series of hip hop trash horror zombie kung fu comics since I spotted him at STGCC in 2009. He became a regular and shared booth with Ken Foo and Adrian Teo. He took a break the few years and he was back at this year's STGCC to launch Vol 9. Still the same weird shi t, lots of kung fun fighting like the HK action comics of yore that I like. The girls are still sexy in their tube top and minis and the men are grotesque. Ye Zhen's art has improved over the years in the sequential area. It took him almost two years to produce this book. Let's hope we don't have to wait that long for the next volume. You can read some of the comics here:
(3.5 stars)
Guardians of the Galaxy #1
Story: Brian Michael Bendis
Art: Valerio Schiti
Marvel Comics
The good news is that Brian Michael Bendis returns to the Guardians of the Galaxy, the series which he revived a few years ago which led to the blockbuster Marvel movie last year. The better news is that the writing is still sharp and witty, and we have less of the irritating Bendism this time. Peter Quill, Star-Lord, is having trouble adjusting to be a king and his gf problem with Kitty Pryde continues. Annihilus and the Queen Brood return as the villains, the Thing joins the Guardians and Groot is still Groot. The art by Valerio Schiti has a cosmic feel and it's a great cover by Art Adams. Maybe Longshot will join the team soon.
(4 stars)
Spider-Gwen #1
Story: Jason Latour
Art: Robbi Rodriguez
Marvel Comics
The ever popular Spider-Gwen returns. Her first series which lasted 5 issues was just earlier this year. Lots of the blank variant sold as many wanted other artists to do interpretations of Spider-Gwen for them. It's the hoodie effect. After surviving Secret Wars (volume two of Spider-Verse), Gwen returns with her own series and another number 1 issue with the usual variant covers. In this issue, the Earth-65 universe expands with SHIELD and a female Afro-African Captain America appearing in the last page.
(3 stars)
Chewbacca #1
Story: Gerry Duggan
Art: Phil Noto
Marvel Comics
More Marvel Star Wars madness. This time, it is our favourite Wookie taking the centrestage. Gerry Duggan writes great lines for Chewbacca. Really eloquent, and there is even a soliloquy in the third act of this issue that rivals Shakespeare. Worth the cover price alone for that. Fan favourite Phil Noto's art completes the package.
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Batman #45
Story: Scott Snyder
Art: Greg Capullo
DC Comics
Jim Gordon as Batman continues. Bruce Wayne is 'dead' again after an epic battle with the Joker in the previous story arc, Endgame. Gordon takes over the mantle but now, the Batman is publicly funded and is accountable to the Gotham government. There are more emphasis on the suit and the technology. New villain Mr Bloom makes a terrifying entrance at the end of this issue. Expect more bangs for your buck in the next. Greg Capullo's art gets better with every issue.
(3.5 stars)
War Stories #13
Story: Garth Ennis
Art: Tomas Aira
Avatar Comics
There are more Garth Ennis titles in recent months and that is always a good thing. Over at DC, he is writing All-Star Section 8 and for Dynamite, he has his first new creator-owned title in two years, A Train Called Love. He also wrote for Marvel, Where Monsters Dwell. But my favourite is still War Stories, a title he started with Vertigo in 2001 and then he brought it to Avatar last year. Now a monthly series, it showcases Ennis' love for air battle scenes, something we have seen in Battlefields (Night Witches) and Battler Britton. Tomas Aira's art is a bit stiff for this series. But the advance pages for the revival of Johnny Red (from the 1970s UK weekly comic, Battle) with art by Keith Burns for Titan Comics look good. So watch out for that.
(3.5 stars)


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I have a bit of a contrary relationship with technology. I do enjoy using my phone and staying connected to friends and family online--- and I conduct a majority of my art business through the miracle of the internet. However.
There are often times when I feel like what I need most is a break from being so connected--- where I feel like my mood and my time are being sucked into this online world and I need to literally disconnect, be outside, take things slow, enjoy peace and quiet that only nature can give. More often than not, its the perfect tonic for what ails.
That's why I was so intrigued by the concept behind the book "Life From Our Land" by Marcus Grodi-- a book about shifting away from frantic business and material progress to a more nature centered and God centered existence.
What I liked so much about Grodi's book is that it is geared toward everyone--- you dont need to be living on a homestead of rural bucolic acreage to relate. His meditations revolve around our relationship with God andstewardship of the Earth, our responsibility to nature and to each other, of not trying to subdue our surroundings, but live in harmony with them. Things that can be done no matter how large or small a patch of earth you live on!
"There are many things that being created in God's image means," Grodi writes. "One is particular is that we are to be like Him and act like Him. Mankind has been created to have 'dominion' over this world, and because we have been created in God's image this means a dominion of love, humility, and selfless giving. Likewise, this is how we are to carry out our responsibility to 'subdue the Earth.' The way God loves, cares and provides for all creation is to be our model."
Grodi also points us towards meditations on nature as a salve for our mixed up priorities, to ease our anxieties and keep our perspective. Which is, as Grodi admits, hard to do in a culture insistent on being constantly connected, constantly over-scheduled, and constantly in cars, in cubicles and indoors.
"Life From Our Land" is one of those interesting books that can be read cover to cover, or in isolated chapters, depending on the issues that are tugging on your heart at the moment. A bit of a memoir, a bit of a farmer's advice column and a lot of Biblical Roman Catholic musing, this book can be approached in many different ways.
I personally enjoyed reading it in small pieces as there is so much information to meditate on, often with accompanying scripture, that there is something to deeply ponder in nearly every paragraph.
Grodi, as you may know, is a founder of The Coming Home Network and hosts a series called "The Journey Home" on EWTN about people joining the Catholic Church. So it should come as no surprise to see that Grodi's deep Catholic faith is very evident within this book.
I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a connection to nature founded in spiritual, specifically Christian, practice and philosophy. If the ideas of faith inspired stewardship, connection to the real world, and preservation are important to you, then this must be just the book you're looking for.
Because there are many 'back to the land' books out there, but very few take a stance on this lifestyle is a spiritual way. That said, as someone who lives in a town well within city limits and no farm to my name--- there is plenty I can still get out of Grodi's story. Because, ultimately, no matter who and where we are--- we are all connected to nature-- life from our land. How we live within it, shape it and let it shape us--- is dependent entirely upon us.
What are some ways you like to get in touch with nature? Or how has your faith been shaped by your experience in the natural world? Let's chat in the comments!
And if you'd like to get your own copy of this book, it is available through Ignatius Press, Amazon, and other book retailers.


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"We are very excited to announce that our brother Snake has returned home and has rejoined Skinlab for the Brothers in Blood Tour," said frontman Steev Esquivel. "Our boy has slithered right back into our lives, and we embrace him with open arms. Snake has always been a huge part of Skinlab, making his debut on the EYESORE EP back in 1998. That fan-favorite has become a collector's item, and Snake's blood and spirit has been a constant fixture through every release we've done since. We couldn't be happier to have him back for this tour."
"It all comes down to LOVE… LOVE for these two dudes, Steev & Paul, with whom I have shared so much time with," explained Snake. "LOVE for the powerful music we have made, LOVE for the fans of Skinlab, and ultimately, the LOVE for LIFE around every corner we turn. We're older, wiser, and share a mutual passion for what we've created together. As for the future, we'll enter the studio and take things day by day, waiting to see what fate the metal Gods will bring forth. Enjoy the moment!"
"The last week has been an amazing experience that started off with handshakes, hugs and tears," added Esquivel. "The mood quickly turned into a massive wall of heaviness, however, when we began rehearsing a setlist of a dozen-plus songs, each met with smiles and nods of approval. To us it's obvious that this machine is back in-action and ready for war! We are very excited to jump back on the road!"
In addition to rejoining SKINLAB, Snake remains a member of The Devil in California, with whom he's been performing since 2015. The band has been added to the bill for SKINLAB's homecoming show on February 10 in Crockett, California.
Formed in 1994, SKINLAB has released four studio albums: 1997's "Bound, Gagged and Blindfolded," 1999's "Disembody: The New Flesh," 2002's "ReVolting Room" and 2009's "The Scars Between Us."
In 2017, the re-energized band celebrated the 20th Anniversary of their debut album with a string of west coast dates, followed by a summer tour with Product of Hate and IKILLYA. Additional dates with the likes of Kyng and Islander followed, after which SKINLAB entered the studio with producers Steve Holt (36 CRAZYFISTS) and Juan Urteaga. In October, the band released their first single in nearly eight years, "End of Silence".
SKINLAB entered 2018 with the release of another digital single, "Dead Tomorrow," ahead of their "Brothers in Blood" Tour. Work continues on the band's fifth studio album, slated for release sometime later this year.
SKINLAB's Lineup for the "Brothers in Blood" Tour is:
- Steev Esquivel - Vocals, Bass
- Paul Hopkins - Drums
- Snake - Guitar
- Marcos Medina Rivera - Guitar
"Brothers in Blood" Tour featuring SKINLAB, Pissing Razors, Shattered Sun
- 01.25 San Diego, CA - Brick by Brick
- 01.26 Mesa, AZ - Club Red
- 01.27 Las Vegas, NV - Dive Bar
- 01.28 Flagstaff, AZ - The Green Room
- 01.29 El Paso, TX - Tricky Falls
- 01.30 Lubbock, TX - Jake's Backroom
- 01.31 Fort Worth, TX - The Rail Club
- 02.01 Houston, TX - Concert Pub North
- 02.02 Austin, TX - Come & Take It Live
- 02.03 Harlingen, TX - The Hop Shop
SKINLAB with Media Solution & Core 10
- 02.07 Fullerton, CA - The Slidebar
SKINLAB Hometown Show w/The Ghost Next Door, Monster God & The Devil in California
- 02.10 Crockett, CA - Toot's Tavern
Connect with SKINLAB:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skinlab1/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Skinlabband1
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Skinlabmusic/


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A New York prison seamstress helped two inmates escape by smuggling tools into prison inside of ground beef, a local prosecutor told NBC News Tuesday.
Clinton County District Attorney Andrew Wylie, whose office is prosecuting the escape plot of Richard Matt and David Sweat, said the prison tailor shop instructor embedded hack saw blades, drill bits and a hole punch in the meat before bringing it into Clinton Correctional Facility.
The convicted killers burrowed out of the maximum security prison in Dannemora, New York, on June 6.
Joyce Mitchell, who has been charged with providing escape tools to the fugitives, outlined the scheme in interviews with investigators, Wylie said…
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The line of NBA players, coaches, executives and owners who condemn Donald Trump grows longer by the day. Philadelphia 76ers rookie and Australian native Ben Simmons is the latest, dubbing the president "an idiot" and far worse for his recent remarks about NFL players and the national anthem.
To this point, LeBron James had been the most vocal of an ever-growing NBA contingent — everyone from Michael Jordan to Gregg Popovich — that has criticized Trump for rescinding his White House invitation to the NBA champion Golden State Warriors and referring to athletes who kneel in protest of racial inequality during "The Star-Spangled Banner" as "sons of bitches" who deserve to be fired.
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Simmons went a step further on Fox News Australia when asked about LeBron's comments:
"I think he's an idiot," said Simmons. "If we were in Australia right now, a lot of people would call him a d***head, and that's how I personally feel. Some of the comments he's just made about players, the NFL and the anthem — I think everyone respects America and everyone thinks America is a great country, but he's the wrong person to be in charge of it.
"I think, as a man, you're not supposed to be tweeting like that, saying remarks about women, what people should be doing, how you talk to leaders of other countries and putting America in a situation where it doesn't need to be like that. I think he just brings more anger and hatred to the U.S. It's unneeded.
"I think the U.S. is a great country. I love being here. I'm very appreciative of the job I'm in. I think he's the wrong person to be in charge. He's definitely not a leader."
The 21-year-old former No. 1 overall pick and NBA Rookie of the Year favorite went on to describe Trump's comments — from the Twitter attacks on the NBA and NFL to the president's remarks about women on an "Access Hollywood" bus — as disrespectful and "a bad reflection on everyone here."
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Simmons also referenced Trump's contentious call with Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, in which the president "guaranteed" vetted Syrian refugees were "bad people," called the U.S. "a dumping ground for the rest of the world," told Turnbull he's "brokered many a stupid deal," and offered this before getting off the phone: "I have had it. … This is the most unpleasant call of the day."
James referred to Trump as a "bum" over the weekend, and then doubled down on Monday. "The people run this country," he said. "And damn sure not him." Popovich described the president as a "childish" elected official whose "fear-mongering race-baiting" has made the United States "an embarrassment to the world." I guess now we can add "idiot" and "d***head" to that NBA list, too.
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Meet GPB's new Macon Bureau Chief, Michael Caputo!
After two great years heading up GPB's bureau in Macon, I'm joining the journalism faculty at Mercer University.
Caputo is coming to Macon from St. Paul, Minnesota, where for the last seven years he has worked as the Engagement Manager for the Public Insight Network at American Public Media.
PIN, as it's known, is a system that uses technology to connect journalists with sources in their communities who might not otherwise be found, "and tap into the kind of expertise that can really inform stories," Caputo said.
"It's the kind of sensibility that really drives me these days," he said.
Up until now, Caputo has been employed with the nation's second largest public radio network. He's drawn to the position in Macon by two things, he said.
"One is the community is on the rebound, and it's really taking off, and there's a lot of energy, there's a lot of vibrancy," Caputo said. "To be able to part of a community that is looking at, not just what might be problems or challenges, but looking at solutions, that is very, very exciting to me."
The second draw, Caputo said, is GPB's relationship with The Telegraph of Macon and Mercer University's Center for Collaborative Journalism, which integrates journalism education and practice in a "teaching hospital" model.
"That excites me because I get to maybe interact with some students," he said.
Caputo is currently in the process of moving to Macon with his wife, Susan Lee Lundy, and their two children; he'll start at GPB August 18.
GPB Macon's broadcast of NPR's Morning Edition, which I have anchored until now, will be hosted locally by GPB's Leah Fleming, currently the All Things Considered anchor in Macon. Caputo, after a transition period, will take over for Fleming in the afternoons.
I will continue to work with GPB in my new capacity as Visiting Professor and Journalist in Residence at Mercer, and listeners will likely still hear me on the air from time to time, helping to raise funds for GPB, and reporting stories for local and national air.
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As part of my job as a children's librarian I am trying to improve my storytelling skills. This has resulted in reading lots of folktales. Here is a strange one I found in Judy Sierra's The Flannelboard Storytelling book published in 1987.
There once was a parrot and a cat who were friends. One day they decided to go to each other's homes to share a meal together. First it was the cat's turn. The cat gave the parrot a salty fish to eat. Next, it was parrot's turn. The parrot cooked 500 small, spicy cakes and gave the cat 498 cakes and kept two for himself.
"I'm still hungry," said the cat.
"Here, eat my 2 cakes," said the parrot. And the cat ate the two cakes.
"I'm still hungry," said the cat.
"Well, I have no more food. You ate it all. If you'd like, you can eat me." Said the parrot.
And the cat ate the parrot.
A woman was standing in the parrot's doorway as the cat ate the parrot. She said to the cat, "Aren't you ashamed of yourself?"
"I was hungry." Said the cat. "In fact, I'm still hungry so I'll eat you too." And the cat ate the old woman.
The story continues like this, and the cat goes on to eat a man and his donkey, a king and his elephant, and two crabs for dessert.
Everyone is miserable and complaining in the cat's stomach until the crabs decide to snip open the cat's stomach. Everyone is freed. The elephant carries the fainted king away with his trunk.
The parrot gets back his two small, spicy cakes.
The cat spends the rest of the day sewing up her stomach.
(Judy Sierra is a much better writer than me. If you are looking for some fun folktales to tell or looking for flannelboard patterns, her book is absolutely wonderful and I highly recommend it!)
Can anyone find a moral to the story? My interpretation is that if you are a bird, it is pointless trying to be friends with a cat. Also, being greedy will leave you friendless and alone sewing your stomach.
Has anyone heard of this folktale before? Where did it come from?
Like the folktale? Hated it? I told it to my mom in abbreviated form and she hated the story because she said there isn't anything kids can learn from the story.


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September is National Head Lice Prevention Month and my head itches just thinking about it. If you happen to be a parent you may already be well aware of lice. Let's face some facts about lice (aka pediculosis). Head lice are crawling insects, they cannot hop, jump, or fly. Head lice do not thrive on pets. Head lice need human blood in order to survive. (Ack!) They are acquired by head to head contact and will only live 24 hours once off a host.
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has extensive information about treatment options for people and for your household. You may also consult The National Pediculosis Association (NPA) website and learn more than you ever wanted to about lice. NPA has a wealth of intriguing resources for parents and even a game page for kids. (I like Hair Force One and Jail Louse Rock.) The NPA endorses user friendly, cost effective, and safe alternatives to the use of pesticides, particularly The LiceMeister comb. (I heavily endorse anything with –meister suffixes.)


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So I've been learning more and more about the Green Party Presidential Candidate hopeful, Jill Stein, and she seems pretty great.
She recently wrote an open letter to Senator Sanders, in which she applauds his campaign's progressive agenda, his "inspiring grassroots movement", and makes note of the unfair attacks from the establishment and media against him. She ends the letter by inviting him to speak with her about "collaborative ways to advance the effort and ensure the revolution for people, planet, and peace will prevail". Sanders still hasn't responded to this invitation, but I'm curious if he might after the DNC in Philadelphia hands over the nomination to Clinton. Sanders campaign has demonstrated a sense of integrity since the beginning- and since Sanders promised supporters he would take his campaign all the way to the convention, I believe he will do so, and that this might be delaying him from speaking with Stein.
Stein's platform lines up very closely with Sanders. Her "Power to the People Plan" includes creating millions of jobs from transforming the country's dependence on fossil fuels to renewable energy, end poverty by providing helpful social programs to increase social mobility, creating a single payer healthcare system, providing free education, including college education, break up big banks, increase minimum wage to $15 and hour, and make GMOs transparent. Because of this progressive stance, it's easy to understand why Sanders supporters would embrace a Stein-Sanders ticket with open arms.
I mean, is this a crazy thought? Would it be impossible for a Stein-Sanders ticket to materialize? I don't think so. This could be a way to get around the outdated, bought and sold, two party system and start a real revolution of the people. Sanders has said that he will not run as a third party candidate, but he never said (to my knowledge) that he wouldn't accept a running partner position.
This would cause an even bigger problem than the DNC is worried about now with the #StillBernie and the #BernieorBust movement. These diehards would certainly give their support to a Stein-Sanders ticket, and people who are on the fence about who to vote for if the options are Clinton-Trump (meaning, do I write in Sanders? or compromise to vote against my own convictions and choose the lesser evil, which arguably is Clinton), such as myself, would be so relieved to see this ticket as a viable option.
There are still things that Stein needs to accomplish before she can seriously think about getting Sanders on her side. She still needs to get on the ballot for a lot of states, including PA. If she hopes to gain media attention and be invited to debates, she will have to receive at least 15% of the electoral vote which can be difficult if she doesn't have Sanders supporters already.
So for all you naysayers, just let me have this daydream. I don't want to give up on the hard work I, and so many of my new friends, have done for the Sanders campaign. If I allow myself to give up on my own ideology, then ultimately the entire establishment has won.


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Entrepreneurs and investors may have to wait until 2016 for the true equity crowdfunding that the JOBS Act was meant to establish. But the SEC will likely soon finalize rules that open another funding avenue for small businesses. Regulation A+, an amended version of a securities registration exemption referred to as Regulation A, could serve as a viable capital source for small, emerging growth companies. Though it hasn't been as well-publicized as other provisions of the JOBS Act, startups would be wise to pay attention.
The Securities Act, which lays out the laws governing how companies and investors can buy and sell shares, authorizes the Securities and Exchange Commission to decide which types of securities are subject to onerous registration requirements. Recognizing that smaller, private companies may not have the resources to comply with full SEC registration rules, the SEC created an exemption to its registration rules, called Regulation A, that allows non-publicly traded companies to file a sort of mini-registration with the SEC and avoid the kind of full-blown disclosure and review that publicly-traded companies undergo. Using Regulation A has other advantages, too: for instance, unaccredited investors can participate in Regulation A offerings alongside accredited investors.
Despite its benefits, the previous version of Regulation A has not been widely used. Before the JOBS Act, companies could raise a maximum of $5 million, but relying on this exemption required issuers to navigate the dozens of varying blue sky laws, state laws that regulate the buying and selling of securities. Though such laws play a needed role in protecting consumers from fraud, the resulting complexity and costs of complying with the different filing and review regulations in every state simply wasn't worth it for most companies. With the JOBS Act, Congress gave Regulation A (now Regulation A+) new life by raising the offering cap to $50 million. What's still a sticking point, however, is whether the SEC's final rules will include provisions that preempt state blue sky laws. That could determine whether this underused investment tool becomes a true financial opportunity for small businesses.
As for retail equity crowdfunding (outlined in Title III of the JOBS Act), while it remains a promising avenue for startup funding, especially in filling the need for pre-seed and seed capital, the SEC may be nowhere near issuing final rules (despite our emphatic pleas). Industry experts also worry that some of the disclosure, compliance, and financial auditing costs required under proposed SEC crowdfunding rules may ultimately deter companies from using Title III, as other, less costly funding options are available. For now though, without final rules from the SEC, both Regulation A+ and Title III crowdfunding remain unavailable to capital-seeking startups. We and thousands of entrepreneurs around the country still eagerly await the agency's long-anticipated action.
Anna Duning is a program manager at Engine, a public policy organization supporting tech entrepreneurship. At Engine, Anna leads programming to connect startups to policy issues and policy-makers around the country. Prior to joining Engine, Anna worked on a legal team at Google focusing on intellectual property, online safety, and free speech issues across Google products.


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Music Ministry
Chancel Choir
Sunday Morning 11:00 a.m. Service
The Chancel Choir leads the congregation in worship for the 11:00 AM service.
The Chancel Choir presents special programs throughout the year. If you enjoy singing for the Lord, then Chancel Choir is the place for you!
*Rehearsals are Wednesdays from 7:10-8:30 PM in the choir room.*
Contemporary Worship
Sunday Morning 9:30 a.m. Service
FUMC offers a contemporary style worship service with
guitars, drums, keyboards, and a genuine spirit of worshiping the One true God!
The Music Ministry at FUMC involves everyone;
even children!
The FUMC Bell Choir has a great time playing together!
They typically play during the Traditional Service once a month.
*Rehearsal is every Tuesday @ 4:30 P.M
No matter what your style of worship is, we have fun while lifting God up in song.
Come join us!
Message from Steve
"God created us to praise Him and one way we do that is through music. That is why I feel the music program is so vital to a church. We have groups that come together to praise and lead others in praise. I love seeing His children praising Him and as they do, their hearts are blessed. It is a joy to be allowed to serve God in this ministry."


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Game – Shake (Video)
April 28, 2010
Game drops the official music video for one of his singles off R.E.D. this song has always been very dope to me .. The beat knocks! .. Be back later, for now im about to *Shake* ..
Game ft. Justin Timberlake & Pharrell – Ain't No Doubt
April 28, 2010
With the success of the "R.E.D. Room" mixtape and video to 400 bars, Dj skee decides to let lose the first official radio single (with the exception of a few tags) off Game's highly anticipated R.E.D. album which will hit shelves June 15 .. This record is alright, Nothing to crazy .. I feel as it could have been a lot better since the best RnB singer in the game, Justin Timberlake (No BS) appears on the hook .. Haha .. Enjoy
Game – 400 Bars (Video)
April 28, 2010
Longest video in hip-hop history? I think so .. Game decides to give you some visuals to the lead record off his new mixtape R.E.D. Room which hit the internet yesterday .. Part 1 of the video you can catch above, And part 2 you will have to hit the jump for .. Enjoy
The Game – R.E.D. Room (Mixtape)
April 27, 2010
Game and his dj "Dj Skee" link up for another classic mixtape, Game's new album titled "R.E.D." will hit stores June 15 .. Unless they push it back .. Again .. Hit the jump for Tracklist/Back cover ..
Game – 400 Bars
April 15, 2010
Game goes over the Jay Electronica "Exhibit C" record for 20 straight minutes .. VERY dope joint .. I just wish he would have switched up the beat a bit .. Whatever .. Enjoy ..
Game – It Must Be Me (Prod. by Neptunes)
April 13, 2010
Here is the first official single off the long awaited R.E.D. Album .. This record is HARD .. Wow .. Game is back on his Documentary shit .. With Neptunes producing half the album and Dr. Dre on the other half, This album has potential to be a CLASSIC .. Enjoy


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Using LEADER support to set up an electric car sharing scheme in a rural community.
Projects & Practice
A new culinary concept for a restaurant which gives diners a clear view of the farm's cattle barn helping them discover the linkages between food and farming.
The 'Terroir Moselle wine and architecture route' is a 'preparatory' cooperation project gathering six LEADER areas, five wine growing areas from four regions and three countries.
Improving the centre of a small community by replacing the roofs of municipal buildings.
An infrastructure investment to solve the problem of waste water treatment in a sparsely populated rural municipality.
An initiative to sensitise companies in the Northern Eifel region to the problem of management succession at an early stage.
Visualising how today's archeological sites and antique remains looked in ancient times using a smartphone application.
A Slovakian cultural centre used EAFRD support to develop and promote a regional brand to improve sales of local artisanal products.
Slovak cultural association Microregion Juzne Sitno used EAFRD support to organise courses in ceramic production and wool processing, reviving a local tradition.
A Slovakian town used EAFRD support to create an educational trail promoting the historical, cultural and natural heritage of the local area.


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Scourge of the streets John Goodman will set aside his parasitic preying on petty drug traffickers and bring that same ominous air to Community, where he'll enter an equally bloody turf war with Jim Rash's Dean by playing the newly introduced Vice Dean of Greendale's prestigious school of air conditioning repair. Goodman's hard-bitten stoicism and impenetrable sneer should lend itself well to the role of the "distinguished, confident" administrator, and here we'll stop pretending to confuse Goodman with other recently announced Community guest star Michael K. Williams, because, really, Goodman has his own breed of lovable volatility, and he should bring just the right sort of imperiousness to a character who lords over the most powerful department on campus. Goodman has also been contributing solid dramatic turns in shows like Damages and Treme of late, and it'll be nice to see him just trying to be funny again, before he gets himself strapped and back out there chasing that paper. [via Vulture]
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