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You can use all predefined global variables and your user-defined variables in text objects in your PDF templates.
In addition to this there are large number of special predefined variables for use in PDF templates only. These are described in the help of the Print Manual Designer program used to edit the PDF templates that control the formatting of your PDF output and printed manuals.
To start this program select Project > Tools > Manual Designer or go to Configuration > Publishing Options > Adobe PDF > PDF Layout and click on the Design button. The second option is preferable because this automatically opens the print manual template currently associated with your project.
Just type the variable into the text of the text object. Always type the variables exactly as listed, complete with the opening <% tag and the closing %> tag – for example <%TITLE%> or <%VERSION%>.
•For more details see the help included with the Print Manual Designer program.
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This Wednesday, Under Secretary Steven Koonin will host the sixth and final workshop of the Department's inaugural Quadrennial Technology Review. The aim of the comprehensive assessment is to strengthen and streamline how the Department achieves its energy, economic and environmental goals over the next five year.
You can watch live starting at 8:30 AM ET. Secretary Chu is scheduled to speak at approximately 12:45 PM and the event is set to run until 5 PM.
Before and during the event, you can tweet questions and have them answered live by using the hashtag #energyqtr and you can send public comments after the event to firstname.lastname@example.com.
(Note, you'll need to install Microsoft Silverlight onto your computer in order to watch. You may also want to raise the speaker volume for the video, located on the bottom right of the video screen, to its maximum volumn.)
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T he Nature Conservancy's conservation activities will be the subject of a lecture next week at the Cooke's Island Recreation Center in Whitehall.
The lecture, "Plant, animal, and water conservation in the Southern Lake Champlain Valley" will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 7.
Cherie Mosher, a member of Americorps program working with the Nature Conservancy, will discuss the organization's activities in the Southern Lake Champlain Valley and local nature preserves owned by the Conservancy.
The lecture is sponsored by the Arts and Recreation Commission of Whitehall. Admission is free and attendees will have the opportunity to ask speakers questions following their discussion.
The final lecture of the summer will be held at 7 p.m. on Aug. 14. Stan Burdick and Nils Lommerin will discuss the "Cartoon Museum," which is located at Cooke's Island.


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Following a stinging loss in his home state of Florida, Marco Rubio announced during a concession speech tonight that he is suspending his presidential campaign. There is no indication if or when Rubio will endorse an opponent, but his exit leaves the race down to just three contenders on the GOP side.
Report from New York Post:
Republican Marco Rubio is ending his campaign for the Republican nomination for president after a humiliating loss in his home state of Florida.
Rubio told a crowd in Miami Tuesday that he knows that voters are angry and that there is a hunger for new faces and voices in government.
Rubio's decision was prompted by losses in all but three of the presidential nomination contests but Florida's winner-take-all primary proved the most devastating. Only six years earlier, he was a tea party favorite who crushed the GOP's "establishment" candidate to win a seat in the U.S. Senate.
But the political tables turned on the Florida senator as a 2016 presidential candidate who was lambasted as mainstream in a year when voters cried out for an outsider.
Here is Rubio's speech from just after 8pm ET this evening after Florida was called for Trump:
Rubio lost Florida by a sizable margin and had no path moving forward to the nomination. There was speculation that he would stay in the race and attempt to deny Donald Trump the delegates needed to secure the nomination, but perhaps he changed his mind on that front.
As it stands, we're down to just Trump, Cruz, and Kasich left in the GOP field.


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Coursera, an online learning company offering free massive open online courses ( MOOCs), is adding a dozen major reasearch universities to its existing group of Michigan, Princeton, Stanford and the University of Pennsylvania.
Now, the partners will include the California Institute of Technology; Duke University; the Georgia Institute of Technology; Johns Hopkins University; Rice University; the University of California, San Francisco; the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; the University of Washington; and the University of Virginia, where the debate over online education was cited in last's month's ousting — quickly overturned — of its president, Teresa A. Sullivan. Foreign partners include the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, the University of Toronto and EPF Lausanne, a technical university in Switzerland.
And some of them will offer credit.
Schools feel pressured to participate.
"This is the tsunami," said Richard A. DeMillo, the director of the Center for 21st Century Universities at Georgia Tech. "It's all so new that everyone's feeling their way around, but the potential upside for this experiment is so big that it's hard for me to imagine any large research university that wouldn't want to be involved."
It is still experimental and unproven.
But even Mr. Thrun, a master of MOOCs, cautioned that for all their promise, the courses are still experimental. "I think we are rushing this a little bit," he said. "I haven't seen a single study showing that online learning is as good as other learning."
The University of Washington, ranked 42 on US News list of national universities, will offer credit.
So far, MOOCs have offered no credit, just a "statement of accomplishment" and a grade. But the University of Washington said it planned to offer credit for its Coursera offerings this fall, and other online ventures are also moving in that direction. David P. Szatmary, the university's vice provost, said that to earn credit, students would probably have to pay a fee, do extra assignments and work with an instructor.
Most MOOC students are from overseas, but if more top universities began to offer course credits toward a degree more U.S. students may become interested. Online cheating and grading are among the thorny issues.
An alternative to a traditional college degree for some?
"There's talk about how online education's going to wipe out universities, but a lot of what we do on campus is help people transition from 18 to 22, and that is a complicated thing," said Mr. Page, the Michigan professor, adding that MOOCs would be most helpful to "people 22 to 102, international students and smart retired people."
Eventually, Ms. Koller said, students may be able to enroll in a set of MOOCs and emerge with something that would serve almost the same function as a traditional diploma.
"We're not planning to become a higher-education institution that offers degrees," she said, "but we are interested in what can be done with these informal types of certification.


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Another Superbowl is upon us and I'm excited to gather 'round for some game day fun and treats. Most people think about the food, so we've got lots of yummy snacks, but for those who don't enjoy the game (or the halftime show) there are some other ideas too.
Snacks and Stuffers
Mini ham, cheddar and apple paninis
Cheese cracker crusted chicken tenders
Easy egg rolls
Buffalo chicken pizza
Beef and cheese hush puppies
Maryland crabcakes
Waka Waka salad
Cioppino with sourdough croutons
Soft pretzels
Mini football subs
Pimiento cheese burgers
30 minute chili
Meaty meat-less chili
Spicy sweet glazed shrimp
Spicy sweet chicken wings
Tequila lime wings
Caribbean chicken wings
Sweet and spicy peanuts
Clam and corn chowder
Spinach dip bread bowl
Chili cheese and beer dip
Hot pizza dip
Super spicy super bowl
Desserts and Drinks
Tequila bars
Fudgy football brownies
Football cookies
Grasshopper cake
Brownie and peanut butter ice cream sandwiches
Touchdown treat football cupcakes
Tailgate cupcakes
Strawberry margarita cheesecake minis
Pineapple cream cheese cake
Frozen neapolitans
Southern comfort punch
Tailgating sangria
The aloha shandy
Honey ginger limeade
Crafts and Fun
Football field runner and football coasters
Wall football
Pencil goalpost game
Gear for the game
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In the same way as we sometimes crave fast food, this week I craved fast knitting.
It probably had something to do with the fact that all my other projects are slow knitting – fine yarn or complex stitches – that require concentration and/or time. I could see no FO satisfaction coming my way for a couple of weeks. Nor was I always in the right state of alertness in the evenings to be able to cope with the concentration required.
The yarn for Puck has been glaring accusing at me from the knitting table for quite some time, so I dived in and started knitting.
It's funny that I had all the recommended colours for Puck in my stash. It was a good way to use up those odd balls of Zealana Rimu DK that I had been collecting. I used Riverbank (just over one ball), and one ball each of Kiwicrush and Dark Napo (I think? – I have lost the ball band – it's a navy blue). It is such a lovely yarn. This photo particularly captures the softness and drape of this New Zealand brushtail possum yarn.
As written, the pattern makes for a scarf-sized project. You could add another couple of repeats to get something closer to a shawl size. I only had enough yarn for the original size. They are not a very good night shots, but you get the idea… (I was trying to work out how many different ways I could wear it.)
It's a crescent-shaped scarf. I found that my cast-on edge could have been a bit looser. Next time, I will remember to follow the advice of other knitters who put in a YO after the second stitch (and then drop it on the return row) to add more give. Because this pattern requires you to make a stitch after the second stitch, I'd probably put the YO in the wrong side row which would have the bonus effect of giving me more yarn room to make the stitch on the right side row. Now that makes me want to go and knit another Puck just to prove my theory right!
It is warm and soft and a nice pop of colour for my boring black work wardrobe. Thanks for the refreshing interlude, Puck!
Fortunately, I have now finished the lace section of Lilli Pilli and am starting the next 100 rows of garter stripes. They'll do for mindless knitting this week!


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NABA's very own Dr. Monica Casey-Gee was the guest speaker on Look TV's weekly series "Look at Seniors" last week. Co-sponsored by Saratoga Senior Center, she was joined by their Executive Director, Lois Celeste. The weekly series covers health and wellness topics related to aging successfully. Dr. Monica discussed leading causes of vision loss in aging and how NABA's Harry Judge Vision Rehabilitation Center and NABA's vision rehabilitation services can help.
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Reflections at the End of the Journey
Part Two of Three, with AURELIA Intern Kelly Cook
I have learned a lot from this project. While there was a lot to take in, what advice I could offer to others planning a similar project is pretty straight forward.
1. Flexibility
First and foremost is stay flexible. The nature of this type of media makes being rigid more of an obstacle than a boon. Rigidity stifles the creative process in this medium because, as great as we'd like to think we are and how capable we are at covering all our bases, often times, another perspective can breathe fresh air into something that runs the risk of growing stale if we remain rigid. As we tried to maintain a modicum of realism, flexibility is much of how life is in that as much as we plan for things, sometimes it just doesn't turn out how we expected.
2. Groundedness
Secondly, remember this is only your imagination. There is no need to get too attached to your imaginary persona and realize when someone slights your characters or NPCs it's not a slight against you. This ties into the first point in that just because they don't go along with what you laid out as a plot doesn't mean they don't respect you. Perhaps they simply see an opportunity to expand their storyline in the overall story arc.
3. Strength
Third, expect friction. With as many people as there are in the world, it is impossible to have all personalities of actors mesh together. Some may fall into the category of "Mary Sue" where they are simply good at everything and some even border on what is known as "godmodding," which is playing a character with super powers who, for whatever reason, cannot be touched or hurt by others. Of course, there are many who simply go with the flow but for those who fall into the latter two cases, this leads to my fourth pointer.
4. Precedents
Establish precedence early and be sure to nip these things early. If you don't, you can't expect the individuals in question to change their roles without causing a lot of interruptions. Having said that, one should still stay more in the background instead of always in the forefront micromanaging the story. It takes away from the fun . . . which leads to my final point of advice.
5. Fun
Have fun. Sure things are crazy and out of hand, but in all due honesty, if they aren't dominating the story, who cares? Just have fun and let the story go where it may. It may prove to be the most interesting story of all.
Storytelling in AURELIA: Reflections From Launch
Back in June, I wrote a post about structuring the story of Aurelia. Theatrics' unique actor-response model has only been used a couple of times, so my twelve-week arc was tentative at best. What would happen when an unknown number of individual stories entered—and altered—the equation?
The answer to that question still eludes us. But after experiencing the story at work for the last few weeks, here are a few thoughts:
1) Aurelia is co-created.
The truth of this idea did not really hit me until this past weekend, as I began assembling our fledgling show wiki, powered by Wikia. In traditional role play environments, players refer to and work within the guidelines of an often-huge "world bible." While Aurelians have asked this type of content—and our team continues to deliver—we also encourage actors to consider their own self-generated details, props, and lore as part of that "world bible." The team may set guidelines, but actors ultimately bring the world to life. Their vision of Aurelia is as important as ours.
2) Aurelia is asynchronous.
In traditional role play or theater environments, interaction happens synchronously. Actors gather at one place and time, to experience community face-to-face. (An exception to this would be text-based forum role play.) By contrast, Aurelia's story unfolds in smaller visual parts and pieces, one video, blog post, or photo at a time. One might imagine this format impedes the development of community. But our actors are collaborating regularly backstage, helping one another, and even planning social gatherings (in real time), all based on a community that accommodates their individual schedules.
3) Aurelia is orchestrated.
Recently actors have asked if I'll ever take over the role of a play or film director in Aurelia—telling actors what plots to pursue, or how their characters' stories should turn out. The answer is always "no." While I act more like a storyteller in a role play environment, stirring the pot and keeping things on track at a very high level, I also encourage actors to become proactive in choosing which stories interest them, who they want to collaborate, and what will happen next. Nonetheless, their inter-character decisions will affect how I spin the meta-story. What an adventure!
AURELIA. It's not quite LARP. Not quite community theater. It's co-creative, asynchronous, orchestrated storytelling fun. Now if somebody could just come up with a term for that . . .


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Every grievance is investigated. Should the administration find probable cause that a violation involving a student has occurred, the Dean of Students will initiate disciplinary proceedings by convening a committee comprising the Coordinator of the Appeals Committee, the Director of Advising, and one or two additional appointees. If personnel are involved, one appointee will be the Vice President for Finance and Administration, and if faculty are involved, one appointee will be the Vice President for Educational Initiatives. The committee will review the case and may elect to request a written response from the person(s) concerned. The committee also may schedule a hearing. In such case, the person against whom the charge has been made may identify witnesses to be called, and although s/he may wish to consult with counsel prior to the hearing, counsel will not be allowed to be present at the hearing.
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So, after spending nearly $3K on therapy this year, I found that I will receive exactly zero back because my therapist was "in network" and apparently had a contracted rate of $75 while I've been paying $120 a session.
He's actually no longer accepting insurance (my plan happened to be the last straggler as he has a few other patients who use it) and while I would like to go weekly I can't afford $500 a month for therapy.
Does the ACA impact mental health coverage at all? I actually don't understand anything about insurance.


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Samsung loves to make miniature versions of its flagship smartphones for those of us who don't want to use two hands to send a text message or look like Dom Joly when we make a phone call. Now it's launched a small version of the S4 called the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini. How does it stack up against its predecessor, the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini?
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini
The power of the S4 Mini is amazing. The smartphone is equipped with a 1.7GHz dual core processor from Qualcomm, something that six months ago would have made it one of Samsung's top of the range models. The punchy processor gives you plenty of power to run all your favourite apps and games and is paired with 2GB RAM so you can multitask with ease too.
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Although noticeably slower than the S4 Mini, the S3 Mini is no slouch. Packing a meaty 1GHz dual core processor from ARM, you'll be able to move from app to app smoothly and quickly and its 1GB RAM will still allow you to run some pretty big apps.
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini
The S4 Mini is pushing the boundaries of what's comfortable to use one-handed with its 4.3″, widescreen touchscreen but amazingly the device is narrower, slimmer and lighter than the S3 Mini. The extra screen size and its 9:16 widescreen ratio (the same ratio you'd get on a new TV) make it ideal for watching movies and playing games. The high pixel density, 256 pixels per inch, means you'll see fantastic detail whatever you're doing.
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini
The S3 Mini has a slightly smaller 4″ touchscreen that's packed into a stouter body than that of the S4 Mini. This gives the phone a sturdy feel and means the whole screen can be reached with one thumb and while its 3:5 screen ratio (normally seen on computer monitors) isn't so perfect for movies, it is the standard for most apps. The smartphone also has a very respectable screen quality with a pixel density of 233 pixels per inch.
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini
The S4 Mini has been given a pretty good camera as Samsung recognise the importance of a decent snapper. Its 8MP camera can capture full HD video and has some cool features to help enhance your stills. HDR mode makes the colours in your images really stand out even if you're taking shots in bright lights by taking three shots at different exposures and putting them together. There's also Sound & Shot, a feature that captures a burst of background noise to give your photos atmosphere. The S4 Mini is also equipped with a 1.9MP front camera for great selfies and clear video calls.
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini
The camera on the S3 Mini is featured packed too. The 5MP snapper can also record in HD at 720p resolution and has some great stills modes, such as Smile Shot that only lets the phone take a photo when your subject is smiling. You'll also get a VGA front camera so you can still take pictures of yourself and make use of Samsung's in-built video call feature.
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini
Mobile phones are mobile, so for most of the day you're not going to be near a power source. The S4 Mini has a pretty sizeable 1900mAh battery which should give you around 300 hours of life on standby or up to 12 hours of talk time. Taking its fancy screen into account you'll probably be looking at around seven hours of video playback, plenty for the average day out.
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini
The S3 Mini has a relatively small 1500mAh but due to its fractionally smaller screen and toned down processor it can achieve a massive 400 uninterrupted hours on standby. Talk time efficiency is down to around seven hours but video playback is said to last just less than eight hours. So if your day lasts longer than the average person, or you like to use your smartphone a lot when you're on the move, the S3 Mini wins this category.
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini
4G is the latest in mobile internet technology, giving you around five times the speed of a 3G connection, and the S4 Mini is ready to embrace it. Providing your network covers you with a 4G signal you'll be able to browse the web, stream videos and update Facebook in record time, ensuring you never miss a beat.
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini
This is a bit unfair on the S3 Mini as 4G hadn't arrived in the UK when Samsung brought the phone here but it did equip the phone with the fastest possible 3G modem. So, if you're not covered by 4G yet, both phones will give you the same superfast 3G speeds for getting online when you're out and about.
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini [Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini black] Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini [Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini blue]
Size 124.6 x61.3 x 8.9 mm 107g 121.6x 63 x 9.9 mm 111.5g
Display 4.3″ qHD Super AMOLED touchscreen 4″ Super AMOLED touchscreen
Processor Qualcomm 1.7GHz dual core Cortex A-9 1GHz dual core
Camera 8MP 5MP
Front facing camera 1.9MP VGA
Connectivity NFC, Wi-Fi /b/g/n, DLNA, Bluetooth 4.0, Infrared Wi-Fi /b/g/n, DLNA, Bluetooth 4.04G
Battery Talk time:up to 12 hours
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I have no clue what I'm doing. By Megan Ruble I haven't had much of a clue for a while now. Graduating with a degree in theatre, dancing into the streets of Los Angeles, and knocking on doors to become a 'real' actor sounds brave and romantic, but in reality it's a strangely inactive, and at times, utterly depressing pursuit. I walked out of college stuffed full of answers and information. Answers on how to… Read More
*With Documentary Theatre By Rebecca Cunningham Guys. I have found a new love. Her name is Documentary Theatre and my cup runneth over. We've been together for a month and a half but it feels like a lifetime. I talk about her constantly to everyone I meet including the producer of this show – so – he asked me to write about why I love her so much. Here's the deal: I have always loved… Read More
"What deal-breakers are hiding in plain sight?" I met my partner (and How Love Lasts co-founder), Daniel, two years ago. Almost as soon as I became confident that this was the person with whom I wanted to build a life, I started to look for red flags. I couldn't find anything that spelled certain doom for our relationship, but still I thought, "Does everyone go through this process?" Daniel had doubts about 'forever.' People change.… Read More
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Jon and Charlotte's household includes two energetic adolescent boys, a menagerie of pets, and a partnership that is full of loud laughter. Jon and Charlotte (both in their forties) have been married for seventeen years, but have been together for twenty-five. In that time, they've had their fair share of stresses, which Jon considers a natural part of partnership: Having intertwining lives is going to necessarily involve some stressful situations, especially if you add children,… Read More
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30960164.post1893739188880528416..comments2020-05-10T12:12:07.882+01:00Comments on Ben Wilkinson: The CatchBen Wilkinsonhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-30960164.post-40604441580872576592015-04-29T08:08:45.068+01:002015-04-29T08:08:45.068+01:00This was the first poem my friend read when I gave...This was the first poem my friend read when I gave him your book in hospital. It struck a chord straight away.

I am a lover of sonnets, and yours are so well crafted. I am really looking forward to the football ones coming out. Football and sonnets....I'm in heaven..lol.

Oh and I love the tightrope-walker quote, must share that.

SiSi Philbrookhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-30960164.post-23748228464284128552015-03-24T16:55:23.905+00:002015-03-24T16:55:23.905+00:00Thanks Simon. I've always placed high value o...Thanks Simon.

I've always placed high value on craft, so I'm glad that it shows. Imagination, novelty, passion, vision, freshness - all these things are hugely important of course, but as far as I'm concerned, without technique you've got nothing.

What was it Michael Longley once said? If most people who call themselves poets were tightrope-walkers they'd be dead? Very true, that!

my very best, BBen Wilkinsonhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-30960164.post-47989185041048324382015-03-24T15:42:53.984+00:002015-03-24T15:42:53.984+00:00Dear Ben Great poem! I can see that you're a ...Dear Ben

Great poem! I can see that you're a painstaking craftsman and wordsmith.

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Happy Cinco De Mayo!!!
Today I am sharing this little potting station I created over at Ella Claire.
I'm hoping to get you excited for garden season, and maybe even inspire you to create a potting station of your own.
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Graduation speeches are always difficult. Speakers come from outside the institution and often struggle to find meaningful things to communicate to the graduates in addition to the fact that they are the only ones that stand between the graduates and their diplomas!
This spring, Angela Bymaster, MD, a 2000 alumna of George Fox now serving as a doctor in a low-income neighborhood in San Jose, Calif., spoke to our undergraduates. I appreciated what she had to say and wanted to take the opportunity to share her address with you.
Robin and Ruth Baker with alumna Angela Bymaster prior to her commencement speech
The Kingdom of Heaven: Foolishness Perhaps, But So Worth It!
President Baker, Trustees, professors, faculty, staff, family members, friends, and the 2012 graduates of George Fox University, I am honored to speak to you today.
I think of graduation as a conglomeration of a lot of emotions. There's a lot of hope – looking forward to jobs, graduate school, marriage – but also fear – will I really get a job? Will I pay off my loans? There's a sense of accomplishment – you have worked so hard on those papers and studied for ridiculously difficult tests (any P-chem survivors out there?) – but there can also be worry. "Will I work at Starbucks for the rest of my life? And even if I land a great job, what will my purpose be?" And here we are, in 2012, with an iffy economy and a lot of political turmoil. There may be a sense that your birthright has been stolen.
You can think of me as a visitor from the future. I was in your seat 12 years ago, graduating from George Fox University with my bachelor's in chemistry and a minor in writing/literature. I want to invite you into my story and imagine your own path over the next 12 years. I have come to let you know … there is life after GFU!
I grew up in Roseburg, Oregon, came to George Fox in 1996, and graduated in 2000. While I was here, my understanding of God grew – I found Him to be larger and more complex than I had originally thought and maybe I didn't know everything about Him and maybe I was even wrong about some things … but you probably already knew that. I also became fascinated with the idea of the Kingdom of Heaven in the present tense, now.
During a serve trip, I had learned about a program called Mission Year, and at the beginning of the week, I thought, "Wow, these people are really insane," but at the end of the week, I felt compelled to sign up. And thus began my adventure seeking the Kingdom of Heaven. I think of it as a place where you do a lot of terribly illogical things – but then everything ends up great in the end – but not according to your initial definition of "great." You'll see what I mean …
I did Mission Year in inner-city West Oakland, Calif. We all took a vow of poverty for a year and learned about simplicity and social justice, while living on a really rough neighborhood. Our mandate was to figure out what God was already doing in the city and join in. Incidentally, I met my future husband that year. Turns out when you meet your husband doing something crazy like that, sometimes you get a crazy husband. But, as Billy Joel said, "It just may be a lunatic you're looking for."
We then moved out of the inner city into the farmland of Iowa, because I had been accepted into medical school at the University of Iowa College of Medicine. I was pleased to find out that George Fox had prepared me very well. I studied with friends from Ivy League schools, UCs, and well-known Midwestern powerhouses, and I was very competitive academically. My crazy husband was depressed about leaving inner-city Oakland, because he had envisioned himself doing inner-city ministry for the rest of his life, but God had it under control. The lack of affordable housing in Chicago had forced a lot of people into Iowa City, Iowa, around the same time that we were moving there.
At this point, I should tell you that my crazy husband is very white. He is tall and skinny with enormous glasses and he is an electrical engineer. Soon, he was filling up the church van with kids from inner-city Chicago and driving off to the pool or the farm or the park or the children's museum. On one of those occasions, he heard some kids in the back seat ripping on white people, and he said, "Hey, guys, cut it out."
"What?! You black!" They said.
"What are you talking about?" he said. "I'm not black!"
"Yeah man, you black!"
He finally had to sit them down and tell them, "This is very important. I am white. You are black. Look at our skin colors."
They were old enough to know, in the fifth grade, but we realized what was happening. They thought he was black because they had grown up believing, for many good historical reasons, that they should not trust white people. And here was a man whom they knew well, who was friends with their mom, who loved them and always kept his promises to them. And there we were in the Kingdom of Heaven, and I met the God who made all kinds of people able to speak each others' languages at Pentecost, who longs to heal racial wounds.
After medical school, I chose a residency in family medicine in San Jose, Calif. So we moved back to California, into a neighborhood which the nurses at my hospital would refer to as "dangerous"… but actually, it's full of bougainvilleas and jasmine, and a lot of Mexican families who are hardworking party people. There are also a number of gang members who are also hardworking in their own way and are definitely party people. We've only been robbed by people we know, and only when they are hankering for drugs or they are angry at us. And here's the thing: here we are in a world with abuse and neglect, with injustice and poverty, and most of the gang members I know aren't standouts; some kids don't see any other future for themselves, so there are gangs. One way I am able to engage with this reality is to live in this neighborhood.
Shortly thereafter, we foster/adopted three Sudanese teenagers. The two younger boys came with the kind of anger that develops from years living in a refugee camp. They brought into our house a little taste of the suffering of the South Sudanese people caused by an interminable civil war. At first, they were always fighting with everyone, and displaying an impressive command of profanity given their limited English proficiency. We were afraid about what was going to happen with them. But the Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed, which starts small but grows into something big and lovely and useful. God worked many miracles in his life, and two years later, at his eighth-grade graduation, out of a class of more than 500, they gave out two awards. He received one of them – the "Turnaround" award. Now in high school, his teachers say he's a helpful leader in the classroom. Now, he's the guy breaking up the fights in the classroom and on the soccer field.
My other son is the one who tells other middle schoolers to watch their language and he stands up to the bullies. Now, both boys have good grades, healthy friendships, and are maturing into kind and gentle young men. It's so beautiful watching them play with their little white baby brother. And it's funny, one of my worst fears used to be having a violent, emotionally disturbed child. But here I was, in a world with human trafficking and refugee camps and genocide and child soldiers. One of the miracles in this case was the conversion of my fear into love. And if you have ever a young soul progress toward the light, you know – no amount of safety can equal that joy. If anyone is interested in learning more about Sudanese refugees, my daughter Martha just published a book about her experiences called It Feels Like the Burning Hut.
It's not like this anymore, but during one of the bad times, early on, my son was full of self-hate and despair and began leaving the home regularly without telling us where he was going. He became interested in joining a gang and buying a weapon. We were really afraid and were unsure of what to do. I'll tell you what, nothing improves your prayer life like a situation like this. He soon started talking about his new friend, Daniel. We were wondering what this "Daniel" character was going to be like. Soon Daniel started coming over. We also went over to Daniel's house and met his parents using our "cave man" Spanish and tried to get a sense of this place where our son had started spending so much time. Daniel was a talker, with a somewhat poor grasp of truth, but full of stories and thoughts and questions. He became fascinated with us, ridiculously tall white people in a Mexican neighborhood with ridiculously tall African kids. Soon he was coming over to talk about what to do about his fat lazy brother and how his girlfriend was using him and his relationship with his father and his fear of STDs and his desire for acceptance and his experimentation with drugs and his thoughts about God. Over time, as God led our son back into the family, Daniel got closer to us too, and soon wanted to come to church with us. And there we were in the Kingdom of Heaven and God had redeemed this bad situation, with two for the price of one.
After residency, I got a half-time job with the county of Santa Clara in the homeless program. I really enjoy my job; normal doctors get to perfect their patients' blood pressures, but I have patients who haven't seen a doctor for 25 years, who just got out of prison, who refuse to take any medicine because they don't want the FBI to hear their thoughts, who climb up the side of the soda machine in the lobby like Spiderman, who beg me to give them medicine to free them from the clutches of heroin, who refuse to go to the hospital even though they have end-stage AIDS because their trusty 9-year-old dog is alone at the encampment by the creek. I have the privilege of slowly developing trust with people who have lost all faith in humankind, then the additional joy of helping them to improve their health.
Now, I get to see the alternative life that I could have had when I go to staff meetings. Some of my colleagues (who are lovely, hardworking, caring doctors) feel inclined to buy nice houses in safe neighborhoods with highly performing schools. They talk about violin lessons and wine a lot. They complain to high heaven that we don't get paid as much as the Kaiser docs do. But I go home from those staff meetings and talk to my neighbor, who wakes up at 5 a.m. to run a jackhammer and carry concrete slabs for eight hours a day and makes about one-eighth of my hourly wage, and he is trying to decide if he should make a car payment or pay for necessary dental work for his daughter. Through my neighbors, God is teaching me about contentment and the great economic disparity in our country. That's the funny thing about the Kingdom of Heaven – you get all of these amazing teachers and lessons all over the place.
One of my favorite teachers is this kid named Edgar. He is the funniest, kindest, most hardworking, sweetest, smartest kid you'll ever meet. We have known him for six years, since he was 8; now he is 14. He is also a master of Spanglish. He shows us his report cards which always have all A's, and he is the kid who walked in one day, saw a stack of UNO cards, and said, "I've never played ONE before, how do you play it?" He is truly remarkable, but he is also undocumented. As an illegal alien in our community, he can't fill out a FAFSA and does not qualify for student loans. In our neighborhood, his future employment options include construction worker, migrant laborer, or landscaper, but I'm not OK with that. My husband and I have committed to helping him (and his sister) to pay for college. In the world's eyes, this is crazy because it might be futile – even with a good education it can be hard to get a job without a social security number. But we are taking this risk; indeed, we are betting thousands of dollars on this, with the faith that God will do a miracle again. Because that's what happens in the Kingdom of Heaven.
That's what the Kingdom of Heaven is – it's not a political movement, it's not doing good for the sake of doing good. It's about getting tangled up in your neighbors' suffering and seeing God do miracles of healing and beauty.
But enough about me. Graduates of 2012, this is your world: It is a place with spiritual apathy, increasing disparity between the rich and poor, unsustainable government debt, wars and rumors of nuclear capabilities. How will you engage with this mess?
And that is the thing I love about getting to talk to you guys … you are graduates of George Fox University! The rest of the world will be listening to "I'm Sexy and I Know It" and raising awareness about important issues, but you will be tackling those issues! You are going to get as dirty as a Bruin Jr. brawl.
There will be other graduations this spring, where people will receive a diploma and an education. But you will receive a diploma, an education, and a legacy. Quaker or not, we all carry with us their legacy, which includes the abolition of slavery, equal rights for women, the humane treatment of prisoners and the mentally ill, and the promotion of peace.
I am excited to see how you will engage and what great things God will do with all of you.
Congratulations, class of 2012!


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A federal jury in South Carolina sentenced Dylann Roof to death today for killing nine black parishioners inside a church during a bible study session. It took the jury less than three hours to decide upon this sentence.
The sentence is obviously just, and it is a reminder of why we need the death penalty. A sentence of life imprisonment would be horribly inadequate in Roof's case. It would not come close to fitting the crimes.
Roof wasn't even repentant at his sentencing hearing. He said, "I felt like I had to do it, and I still feel like I had to do it."
Roof also riffed on the fact that he was tried for hate crimes. He declared, "Anyone that thinks I'm filled with hatred has no idea what real hatred is." He distinguished between hating black people and "hating what they do." He also said the prosecution hates him.
In his own twisted way, Roof touches on the problem with hate crime legislation. It doesn't matter what Roof is "filled with" or whether he hated the people he murdered or their race. Roof killed them in cold blood. That, not his inner feelings about race, is what warrants him being put to death.
The victims' family members, at least those quoted here, were in accord with Roof's sentence. "Justice was served," said Kevin Singleton, whose mother, Myra Thompson, was killed.
Aja Risher, granddaughter of a victim, stated:
I didn't think the verdict would affect me the way it has; I haven't stopped crying. But I'm so happy that their lives matter. It's not just a terrible tragedy that happened. It renews my faith a little bit.
If this case didn't warrant the death penalty, what case would? He took it upon himself to take nine beautiful lives. Now 12 people of all races have said his life is the price he needs to pay for that.
The same victim's daughter added that she had been ambivalent about the sentencing of Roof, but "now that [the jurors] have said he will get the death penalty, I feel that they have given him what he deserves; it is well with my soul."
Without a death penalty, our society would be unable to make manifest the full heinousness of crimes like Roof's and to express fully the outrage they rightfully engender. We would be unable adequately to demonstrate, as Aja Risher put it, that the victims lives (in this case black lives) truly matter.
I respect those who want to abolish the death penalty. But they should be required to explain why lesser punishment is sufficient for someone like Roof.


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I had such a great year with my skin! I learned so much and tried out so many new products, some I loved and some I put in the trash. But I had a few that would be following me to 2017! I fell in love with these products. They do as they say they would and works great on my skin.
SO here is my list, with pictures, of all the products I am carrying over with me to 2017... Time to pack up my bag to cross over!!!!
No 1.
Mario Badescu Vitamin C Serum.
This I swear by for instant glow. I use it at night and by the next morning... I am glowing from all angles! love this serum!
No 2.
Mario Badescu Glycolic Foaming Cleanser
If you have dark marks and need it to fade away. This glycolic cleanser is a most have. I actually notice the difference between this and other glycolic cleansers. This one is much stronger and effective. It is a keeper because it allows your dark spots to fade faster than most.
No 3.
At-home Face Steamer
There is nothing better than having a steamer to open up your pores for a deep cleanse. This is much more effective than using a hot towel or even using the traditional bucket filled with hot water and a towel over your head. This is easier to use and makes your deep cleanse experience at home, so much easier. I love my at-home face steamer, because i can use it for my face and also to unclog my nose when I get a cold. Love it!
No 4.
Glow Tonic by Pixi
Now I have tried many toners, and yes there are some good ones out there, but this Pixi Toner is really one for the glow. It hydrates my skin and doesn't feel uncomfortable at all. it is not too dry, and not too oily. I like the way my skin feels after I use it and also it really helps to prevent acne.
No 5.
Sheet Masks
OMG! I love Sheet masks. If I could everyday, I would use one. These are best for hydrating, moisturizing , brightening and just making your skin look plumper and healthier. I love a good sheet mask and the serums that come with it. It really makes a difference in your skin through out the day.
No 6.
Origins Clear Improvement Pore minimizing mask
If you are trying to get rid of acne, clogged pores or large pores, This is the best face mask to use. I used this to clear my skin and it worked well! This mask really reduces your pore size allowing your skin too look smoother, and fresh. I loved this mask during my skin treatment phase. the result after each use can be seen instantly and feels amazing.
Nos 7.
Ren Skincare Micro Polish Cleanser
So this product right here, I don't think I gave it as much credit as it deserves! Ren Skincare Micro Polish Cleanser is the truth when you are deep cleansing. It goes deep into your skin, exfoliates, and removes all impurities. After using this product you can instantly see the radiance in your skin. My skin gets so bright and so clean! I really love this cleanser.
And there you have it. MY must carry over to 2017 list! All this products are dear to me and I really loved using them. As you can tell I like quick and instant results. Very hard to find products that do that. but I need some motivation after every use, and these products do it for me.
I am excited for the new journey of 2017 and I am sure we would have more reviews, more face masks, more skincare tips, trends and fun facts!
Cheers to the brands that make such awesome products that really work. It is very hard to find product that continue to impress me over an over again. and these products listed above have done that! SO "Raising my Champagne GLASS to You all!"
What are your favorite skin care products you are bringing into the New Year 2017?


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Residência De Mesnil (1978) em Nova York;
Santa Monica Place (1979) em Santa Monica, EUA;
Museu Guggenheim (1997) em Bilbao, na Espanha.
Frank Gehry: The Architect
Frank Gehry is Design Principal for the firm of Gehry Partners. Before founding the practice, Frank Gehry worked with architects Victor Gruen and Pereira & Luckman in Los Angeles, and with André Remondet in Paris.
Raised in Toronto, Canada, Frank Gehry moved with his family to Los Angeles in 1947. Gehry received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Southern California in 1954, and he studied City Planning at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design.
As well as architecture, Frank Gehry has made many designs for cardboard & bentwood furniture.


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Manilatown Heritage Foundation presents:
Legacy: The Art of Mike "Dream" Francisco
Opening Reception
Saturday January 14th, 2012
4pm to 7pm
I-Hotel Manilatown Center, 868 Kearny St., San Francisco CA 94108
Legacy: The Art of Mike "Dream" Francisco honors the life of artist and writer Mike "Dream" Francisco who pioneered the art form of "graffiti" on the West Coast. The exhibition runs from January 14th, 2012 to April 14th, 2012.
About Mike "Dream" Francisco:
Dream rose to fame in the "graffiti" world in the late '80s and '90s with his artwork in Oakland, CA. He is internationally known for his "graffiti" style that connects art and social justice. Through his life, Dream has inspired many in all age groups, cultures, and nationalities, conveying messages about social consciousness, community, and pride in culture and history on the "West Coast" and regions beyond. On February 17, 2000, Dream was murdered, but his memory remains in the hearts of his family, friends, admirers and the community.
About Manilatown Heritage Foundation:
Our mission is to promote social and economic justice for Filipinos in America by preserving our history, advocating for equal access, and advancing our arts and culture.
For more info: 415-399-9580, Facebook: Legacy: The Art of Mike "Dream" Francisco
Funded in part by Zellerbach Family Foundation, California Arts Council, and individual donors.


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Saturday, October 19, 2013
Kiss - Killers
The band had just experienced an unmitigated failure with the experimental The Elder, a divisive (and awful) record that not only pissed of fans, but also the band's foreign record companies.
Here's what I don't understand: did Gene and Paul's marketing prowess start later in their career? Because the entire genesis of the Killers project seems like it was based on poor negotiating and contractual obligation.
With sales of The Elder pushing the band closer to the where-are-they-now category, the band's foreign representatives cobbled together a quick greatest hits project and demanded the band contribute four new songs to the release. How a band leaves themselves this vulnerable is beyond me, but Gene and Paul can never be called anything but compliant in their business dealings; the two members obediently directed their new drummer back into the studio and secured the rights from Ace Frehley to use his picture for the cover, on a ruse that continued to pretend to fans that he was still an actual member.
Kiss then scrambled for help with outside creative forces to come up with the new material, eventually working with none other than Bryan Adams for one track ("Down On Your Knees") and Kiss nut-swinger Adam Mitchell on a couple ("I Am A Legend Tonight" and "Partners In Crime"). The fourth song is the Stanley penned "Nowhere To Run" and none of these new cuts represent anything worthwhile to the average Kiss fan or any passive fan.
For completists, they represent some kind of baloney bridge between the misguided bridge between The Elder's "art" leanings and Creatures Of Habit's required rock resurgence. The reality is that the new tracks on Killers were quickly created and their mediocrity approved as a "meets requirements" rating for those of you in the professional world or a solid "C-" if you're more familiar with educational grades.
Sonically, the tracks stick out like a sore thumb from the rest of the cuts, wallowing in a production quality that is more like a demo recording than a final mix.
Speaking of, Killers is somewhat of note for including the single mix of "Shout It Out Loud," "Detroit Rock City" and "I Was Made For Lovin' You." It also contains the live edit of "Rock And Roll All Night," which was the version that most familiar heard when the band began their unbelievable ascent, while its typically the studio version that gets the nod for most Kiss compilations.
Killers ended up being a moderate success in overseas countries while arriving in America as a pricey import with a ridiculous cover art, including the misleading notion that Ace was even a part of the newly recorded tracks. For this deception and for the band's compromising attitude towards the new songs within this release-particularly considering how homogeneous the new tracks actually turn out-Killers is another in a long line of questionable products authorized by the band.
Written by Todd Totale
Labels: Kiss
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My lp is unique in that its a German pressing that I bought for a couple bucks used from a girl in high school. Anyway, in Germany the SS looked too much like the old Nazi SS insignia so on my lp, the 'ss' in Kiss uses regular font. It actually literally makes the album sound worse than you described.
I'm also impatiently waiting for your Animalize review....
- Todd Totale said...
You'll have to endure a Ghost review first, tactfully scheduled for Halloween.
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Levain Bakery
167 W 74th St, New York
If you've been following me for more than a week, you may have noticed I'm a bit of a sweet tooth. It's not my fault. I'm Italian. And I inherited it from dad. Uncontrollable. Anyway, I really love sweets. Unfortunately, I've also been pretty sick, on and off, for the past 12 months or so. Initial investigations have proven that my infant-lactose intolerance has returned, and my body also isn't a massive gluten fan. Low FODMAPS investigations shall continue post holiday, in the mean time, I'm trying a bit of everything, sharing it all with the husband, and trying to note what I'm feeling crap after (this trip is kind of a last splurge for me, after much thinking and life analysing, I know I need to make a lot of changes after this trip, including my diet!). Chocolate and pastry is up there on the "feel shit later" list, but a sweet tooth can't visit New York without trying a famous Levain cookie!
They do four types of cookies only, and they do them bloody well, which draws the well deserved crowds. When we walked in not long after opening time this morning, there was already a small queue, and the human traffic didn't stop or slow up the whole time we were in there.
Because we hadn't had any breaky before we got there, we grabbed a cup of tea each and decided to grab a pastry, too (they have a mouth-watering range on brioche/pastries/scones and what not to go with the cookies). The brioche with chocolate chips was rich, full of chocolate chips and really good.
The cookie I went with was the chocolate chip and walnut, the favourite of the people from what I gathered. Fresh out of the oven (the chocolate chips were still a little melty), it was every bit as perfect as the hype claimed; I'd struggle to think of another purchased cookie I've eaten as good as that one *slow claps it out* absolutely magnificent, wish my stomach could have tolerated another, totally worth feeling a little ill for!! Anyone else visited and tried the other flavours??


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True Help, a Division of Allsup, Launches TrueHelp.com For Expert Social Security Disability Assistance
True Help brings together SSDI, return to work, VA disability and healthcare assistance for individuals and organizations
Belleville, Illinois — Nov. 16, 2017 — TrueHelp, a division of Allsup, the nation's premier provider of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits representation, today launched its new website TrueHelp.com for individuals with disabilities and organizations. True Help focuses on bringing together Allsup services nationwide including SSDI representation, return to work, veterans disability appeals, and healthcare assistance and Medicare services.
"To date, we have helped more than 275,000 people receive their Social Security disability benefits," said Mike Stein, assistant vice president of Allsup. "With TrueHelp, a division of Allsup, workers who have been sidelined by a severe disability will have easier access to the best possible solutions, especially when it comes to applying for disability benefits."
TrueHelp.com offers a mobile and tablet optimized experience for visitors seeking Social Security disability benefits help. The website helps individuals with disabilities who are experiencing physical, financial, and emotional distress in navigating complicated government programs. The site provides easy-to-use resources that guide them over the hurdles of completing forms, filing appeals, learning about their options and making important decisions about federal benefits programs.
"Individuals with work-disrupting disabilities can discover a simpler path to apply for disability benefits with TrueHelp.com," Stein explained.
Learn at TrueHelp.com how Allsup specializes in assisting individuals at the SSDI application level, which helps many avoid the massive backlog of people waiting for a hearing. Currently, more than 1 million individuals with disabilities are waiting an average 605 days to find out if they will be awarded the benefits they deserve.
"We do everything we can to give people with disabilities a real chance to regain their lives," Stein said. Visitors to TrueHelp.com discover an umbrella of protective services, from step one to the finish line: seeking SSDI, filing VA disability appeals, choosing healthcare insurance and returning to work, if they become medically able.
About 8.7 million former U.S. workers currently receive SSDI benefits, which they paid for through their FICA taxes. The average SSDI recipient worked 22 years prior to receiving benefits. Applicants must have paid payroll taxes and worked five of the past 10 years. They must be under retirement age and suffer from a severe work-disrupting injury or physical or mental illness that either will last a year, or is terminal.
Visitors to the TrueHelp.com website gain access to Allsup's convenient online tool, empower by Allsup®. Empower combines an assessment for SSDI eligibility, Social Security disability application support and return-to-work assistance for those who are able to return to work following medical recovery or stabilization of their conditions.
Visit TrueHelp.com to learn more.
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text: tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511297148381608839.post7989979027279132401..comments2020-08-07T06:55:01.315+01:00Comments on dear beautiful {a family lifestyle blog}: the me + mine project {july 2018}lucy at dear beautifulhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511297148381608839.post-71671808285175676862018-08-03T18:05:13.789+01:002018-08-03T18:05:13.789+01:00I know what you mean about the idea in your head n...I know what you mean about the idea in your head not being what you have to work with. There's usually an unknown surprise in there though that captures the moment all the more for the spontaneous choreography by a small one. So lovely to have that beach hut tradition.Nic@nipitinthebudhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511297148381608839.post-49811024053082096212018-08-03T15:40:16.287+01:002018-08-03T15:40:16.287+01:00Adorable photos! I had a bit of an issue getting m...Adorable photos! I had a bit of an issue getting my youngest to comply too - she cries so often ha ha! I managed to get like one or two where she looked not too grumpy :D Sanna Phttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511297148381608839.post-40786733943534591552018-08-02T18:15:06.004+01:002018-08-02T18:15:06.004+01:00Oh I think these are lovely hunny it happens to us...Oh I think these are lovely hunny it happens to us all. Baby boy had similar ideas for ours and a grumpy hubby too didnt come out the way i envisioned for our last family photos here in the family home. it was sad too so crying baby or not we took them. Love your colored hut snaps each year. Let's Talk Mommyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511297148381608839.post-81643548863182878302018-08-02T10:19:13.867+01:002018-08-02T10:19:13.867+01:00The photos are still gorgeous despite the weather....The photos are still gorgeous despite the weather. Our idea of the July family photo was a lavender farm one and of course it was raining that weekend so we had to take one in the garden Janinehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511297148381608839.post-83903643158509423252018-08-01T16:08:51.932+01:002018-08-01T16:08:51.932+01:00I always love your beach photos by the huts. So co...I always love your beach photos by the huts. So colourful and perfect for you and yours. And I love the behind scenes touch! xKerri-Annhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511297148381608839.post-81294316643214266162018-08-01T13:37:16.545+01:002018-08-01T13:37:16.545+01:00This sounds a lot like our experience too! Apart f...This sounds a lot like our experience too! Apart from ours was our big boy cutting his arm whilst wearing a white linen shirt! Ahhh. Love that we both share the same happy place :) Mums Spacehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511297148381608839.post-20981391674290186272018-07-31T19:52:54.805+01:002018-07-31T19:52:54.805+01:00I love your beach photos, I love that there is mov...I love your beach photos, I love that there is movement in them from the wind too!!! Stephaniehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511297148381608839.post-87370927010716695022018-07-31T17:31:48.146+01:002018-07-31T17:31:48.146+01:00I always love your photos in this spot. These are ...I always love your photos in this spot. These are gorgeous, although poor Wylder! That last one is so sweet - those smiles :) It's been surprisingly windy lately hasn't it, and I bet even more so at the beach. I also got caught out with my dress blowing up at the weekend - mine was at our village funfair, so pretty embarrassing right there!Katy - Hot Pink Wellingtonshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511297148381608839.post-32255621888228334952018-07-31T12:23:41.190+01:002018-07-31T12:23:41.190+01:00These photos are adorable - even though it's w...These photos are adorable - even though it's windy. I love the pastel hut x #MeAndMine.<br />Rosie xRosiehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511297148381608839.post-15993890054593116452018-07-31T09:51:59.106+01:002018-07-31T09:51:59.106+01:00I love your family photos in front of the beach hu...I love your family photos in front of the beach hut. I can imagine trying to get a good photo of the six of you is challenging enough without having to deal with windy weather and children suddenly needing a wee on top of it too! Thanks for hosting the #meandmineprojectLouise (Little Hearts, Big Love)https://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511297148381608839.post-62322774269008970432018-07-31T08:21:17.625+01:002018-07-31T08:21:17.625+01:00I know what you mean about the dress! Mine have be...I know what you mean about the dress! Mine have been doing that a lot too! I love photos like yours though, lots of realness! Happy holidays :) Lauren - Scrapbook Bloghttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511297148381608839.post-86926392057429968272018-07-31T07:37:31.375+01:002018-07-31T07:37:31.375+01:00What I love about the photos, is the story behind ...What I love about the photos, is the story behind them and they will always be worth it! Beautiful photos of you all x Laura - Dear Bear and Beanyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com


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The e-book is Lifewide Learning & Education in Universities and Colleges and its purpose is "to recognise and celebrate the many different ways in which universities are encouraging, supporting and recognising lifewide learning and personal development". There are freely downloadable chapters describing initiatives at various universities, in particular where there are awards for extra curricular activities e.g. "The Ulster EDGE Award: Supporting the Development of Student Employability" and (about Sheffield Hallam University) "Towards the Devolution of Lifewide Learning Awards through Verifiable Digital Badges". The e-book is at http://www.learninglives.co.uk/e-book.html
Photo taken from the webcam operated by Sheffield University: the peregrines are nesting again at Sheffield! 2 eggs so far: http://efm.dept.shef.ac.uk/peregrine/


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Our home entertainment system consists of:
- A Sony Trinitron 27-inch color television (CRT-type)
- A Sony DVD player
- A Pioneer stereo receiver
- A TiVo Series 2 DVR
- Conventional (non-digital) cable TV
- The cable enters the house and goes to a "T" connector. One branch goes to the cable input of the TV, the other goes to our TiVo.
- During operation on almost any HF band, there is some TVI, but only when the TV is connected to the TiVo. If I switch the TV to its cable TV input, there is no TVI.
- The interference usually manifests itself by changing the picture to black-and-white, or reducing the color. There may be some crosshatching.
- Interestingly, this is most pronounced when running PSK-31 and no data is being transmitted. When just keying down for a few seconds in CW mode, there is a brief flash of "color dispearance" and the set seems to recover. I'm not sure why, but transients (key-down, or AFSK shift) seem to be involved.
- It happens even when I reduce the power output to 5 watts, although it is more pronounced at higher output levels.
- It's worst on 20 meters, but occurs on at least 80, 40, 20, and 15 meters.
- The TVI happens even if I am transmitting on the 40m vertical in the front yard.
- We also saw TVI when I was using a temporary 160M longwire fed from the feedpoint of the 40M vertical.
- The amateur antenna feedlines (coaxial cable) for the G5RVjr and temporary 20M vertical run underneath the house through the crawlspace, and exit at the back of the house right where the cable TV lines enter.
- The feedline for the 40M vertical also runs through the crawlspace, but exits on the east side of the house, and comes no closer than 25 feet from the TV/cable lines.
I could also swear that the TVI problem got worse when I pulled our old TiVo out of the system (it's been powered off for a while now) and I hooked our new one into the audio/video inputs used by the old one.
My best guesses:
- The signal is being picked up by a cable connected to the TiVo, and the TiVo is the TVI victim,
- The TiVo has poor shielding, and is getting overloaded.
- The signal is being picked up on a cable from the TiVo to the TV


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The Choleric is highly personable, optimistic, and well liked. Cholerics can be very charming, open and friendly to most of the people around them. Associates and people they meet at parties or social gatherings respond well to their charm. However, since the Choleric is goal and mission oriented, they will use socializing, parties and associations primarily to network with people who will be useful for them in reaching their goals. They will not want to participate in any endeavor unless they can be in charge.
Choleric Employment
Cholerics are the leaders who guide and lead people to achieve great things. They are goal oriented.
The choleric is a developer and may be seen in construction supervision or coaching or law enforcement. Most entrepreneurs are choleric. Because of their impatience they often end up doing everything themselves. A choleric is extremely goal/task oriented in leading others. His biggest weakness as a leader is a tendency to run right over people if he feels they are in his way. He assumes that approval and encouragement will lead others to slack off and he probably finds criticism and faultfinding more useful for his purposes. Through his natural determination he may succeed where others may give up.
Choleric Spirituality
Church attendance and a solid relationship with God will keep Cholerics from exercising the negative behaviors associated with this temperament. It is more difficult for a Choleric to surrender to God, but a Spirit Controlled Choleric can be a wonderful, devoted leader who can accomplish much in the Kingdom of God!


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The Ionospheric Effect, dion
The Earth's Ionosphere is Variable
One of the largest errors in GPS positioning is attributable to the atmosphere. The long, relatively unhindered travel of the GPS signal through the virtual vacuum of space changes as it passes through the earth's atmosphere. Through both refraction and diffraction, the atmosphere alters the apparent speed and, to a lesser extent, the direction of the signal. This causes an apparent delay in the signal's transit from the satellite to the receiver.
Ionized Plasma
The ionosphere is ionized plasma comprised of negatively charged electrons which remain free for long periods before being captured by positive ions. It extends from about 50 km to 1000 km above the earth's surface and is the first part of the atmosphere that the signal encounters as it leaves the satellite.
The magnitude of these delays is determined by the state of the ionosphere at the moment the signal passes through, so it's important to note that its density and stratification varies. The sun plays a key role in the creation and variation of these aspects. Also, the daytime ionosphere is rather different from the ionosphere at night.
Ionosphere and the Sun
When gas molecules are ionized by the sun's ultraviolet radiation, free electrons are released. As their number and dispersion varies, so does the electron density in the ionosphere. This density is often described as total electron content or TEC, a measure of the number of free electrons in a column through the ionosphere with a cross-sectional area of 1 square meter: 1016 is one TEC unit. The higher the electron density, the larger the delay of the signal, but the delay is by no means constant.
The ionospheric delay changes slowly through a daily cycle. It is usually least between midnight and early morning, and most around local noon or a little after. During the daylight hours in the midlatitudes, the ionospheric delay may grow to be as much as five times greater than it was at night, but the rate of that growth is seldom more than 8 cm per minute. It is also nearly four times greater in November, when the earth is nearing its perihelion, its closest approach to the sun, than it is in July near the earth's aphelion, its farthest point from the sun. The effect of the ionosphere on the GPS signal usually reaches its peak in March, about the time of the vernal equinox.
Ionospheric Stratification
The ionosphere has layers sometimes known as the mesosphere and thermosphere that are themselves composed of D, E, and F regions. Neither the boundaries between these regions, nor the upper layer of the ionosphere, can be defined strictly. Here are some general ideas on the subject. The lowest detectable layer, the D region, extends from about 50 km to 90 km. It has almost no effect on GPS signals and virtually disappears at night. The E region, also a daytime phenomenon, is between 90 km and 120 km. Its effect on the signal is slight, but it can cause the signal to scintillate. The layer that affects the propagation of electromagnetic signals the most is the F region. It extends from about 120km to 1000km The F region contains the most concentrated ionization in the atmosphere. In the daytime, the F layer can be further divided into F1 and F2. F2 is the most variable. F1, the lower of the two, is most apparent in the summer. These two layers combine at night. Above the F layer is fully ionized. It is sometimes known as the photosphere or the H region.
The ionosphere is also not homogeneous. Its behavior in one region of the earth is liable to be unlike its behavior in another. For example, ionospheric disturbances can be particularly harsh in the polar regions. But the highest TEC values and the widest variations in the horizontal gradients occur in the band of about 60° of geomagnetic latitude. That band lies 30° north and 30° south of the earth's magnetic equator.
Satellite Elevation and Ionospheric Effect
The severity of the ionosphere's effect on a GPS signal depends on the amount of time that signal spends traveling through it. A signal originating from a satellite near the observer's horizon must pass through a larger amount of the ionosphere to reach the receiver than does a signal from a satellite near the observer's zenith. In other words, the longer the signal is in the ionosphere, the greater the ionosphere's effect on it.
Group and Phase Delay
The ionosphere is dispersive, which means that the apparent time delay contributed by the ionosphere depends on the frequency of the signal. This dispersive property causes the codes, the modulations on the carrier wave, to be affected differently than the carrier wave, itself, during the signal's trip through the ionosphere. The P code, the C/A code, the Navigation message, and all the other codes appear to be delayed, or slowed, affected by what is known as the group delay. But the carrier wave, itself, appears to speed up in the ionosphere. It is affected by what is known as the phase delay. It may seem odd to call an increase in speed a delay. It is sometimes called phase advancement. In any case, it is governed by the same properties of electron content as the group delay, phase delay just increases negatively. Please note that the algebraic sign of dion is negative in the carrier phase equation and positive in the pseudorange equation. In other words, a range from a satellite to a receiver determined by a code observation will be a bit too long and a range determined by a carrier observation will be a bit too short.
As the GPS signal goes through the virtual vacuum of space, the first aspect of the atmosphere that it encounters is the ionosphere. The ionosphere has many defined layers. For ease of reference, the ionosphere can be said to extend from 50 kilometers to 1,000 kilometers above the earth's surface. The other layers are known as the mesosphere and thermosphere, et cetera.
But really, the most important thing about the ionosphere to the GPS signal is that it attenuates, or slows, the signal, depending on the density of the layer of atmosphere. The ionosphere is not homogeneous and unchanging. It is in constant flux. Therefore, it's impossible to have a correction that's static.
The ionosphere changes. Its behavior in one region of the earth is liable to be unlike its behavior in another. Ionospheric disturbances can be particularly harsh in the polar regions, but the highest TEC values and the widest variations in the horizontal gradients occur in the band of about 60° of geomagnetic latitude. That band lies 30° north and 30° south of the earth's magnetic equator.
As mentioned earlier, the electron density of the ionosphere changes with the number and dispersion of free electrons released when gas molecules are ionized by the sun's ultraviolet radiation. This density is often described as total electron content or TEC, a measure of the number of free electrons in a column through the ionosphere with a cross-sectional area of 1 square meter.
Satellite Elevation and Ionospheric Effect
The severity of the ionosphere's effect on a GPS signal depends on the amount of time that signal spends traveling through it. A signal originating from a satellite near the observer's horizon must pass through a larger amount of the ionosphere to reach the receiver than does a signal from a satellite near the observer's zenith. In other words, the longer the signal is in the ionosphere, the greater the ionosphere's effect on it.
The Magnitude of the Ionospheric Effect
The error introduced by the ionosphere can be very small, but it may be large when the satellite is near the observer's horizon, the vernal equinox is near, and/or sunspot activity is severe. For example, the TEC is maximized during the peak of the 11-year solar cycle. It also varies with magnetic activity, location, time of day, and even the direction of observation.
Even given all of this variation, it's fair to say that one thing one can depend on is the longer that the GPS signal remains in the atmosphere, the longer its trip through that atmosphere, the greater the effect of attenuation will be and the greater the slowing will be. So, one of the things that a GPS receiver ought to do is ignore the signals coming from satellites that are near the observer's horizon.
Obviously, as the GPS satellite is low in the sky, the signal is going through a greater atmosphere than it would be when it is directly overhead at zenith. This is one of the reasons why it's a good idea to have a mask angle on the GPS receiver, 15-20 degrees, such that you would ignore the signals that are low, coming in across a great deal of atmosphere.
So, no matter what time of year or the time of day, you want to avoid going through the atmosphere and get signals from satellites that are a little bit higher in the sky.
It would also be a good idea to try to model the effect of the ionosphere. There's actually an aspect of GPS that allows us to have a pretty good shot at quantifying the effect of the atmosphere on our observations.
Different Frequencies Are Affected Differently
Another consequence of the dispersive nature of the ionosphere is that the apparent time delay for a higher frequency carrier wave is less than it is for a lower frequency wave. That means that L1, 1575.42 MHz, is not affected as much as L2, 1227.60 MHz, and L2 is not affected as much as L5, 1176.45MHz
This fact provides one of the greatest advantages of a dual-frequency receiver over the single-frequency receivers. The separations between the L1 and L2 frequencies (347.82 MHz), the L1 and L5 frequencies (398.97 MHz) and even the L2 and L5 frequencies (51.15 MHz) are large enough to facilitate estimation of the ionospheric group delay. Therefore, by tracking all the carriers, a multiple-frequency receiver can model and remove, not all, but a significant portion of the ionospheric bias. There are now several possible combinations, L1/L2, L1/L5 and L2/L5. It is even possible to have a triple frequency combination to help ameliorate this bias.
The frequency dependence of the ionospheric effect is described by the following expression (Klobuchar 1983 in Brunner and Welsch, 1993):
As the formula illustrates, the time delay is inversely proportional to the square of the frequency; in other words, the higher the frequency, the less the delay. For example, the ionospheric delay at 1227.60 (L2) is 65% larger than at 1575.42 MHz (L1), and at 1176.45 MHz (L5) it is 80% larger than 1575.42 (L1).
Broadcast Correction
A predicted total UERE is provided in each satellite's Navigation message as the user range accuracy (URA), but it is minus ionospheric error. To help remove some of the effect of the ionospheric delay on the range derived from a single frequency receiver, there is an ionospheric correction available in another part of the Navigation message, subframe 4. However, this broadcast correction should not be expected to remove more than about three-quarters of the error, which is most pronounced on long baselines. Where the baselines between the receivers are short, the effect of the ionosphere can be small, but as the baseline grows so does the significance of the ionospheric bias.
The ionosphere is dispersive. That means that it affects different frequencies differently. And it's fortunate, therefore, that GPS has three carrier frequencies, L1, L2, and L5.
The higher frequency carrier is less affected by the ionosphere than is the lower frequency wave. This fact is one of the greatest advantages of a multiple frequency receiver over a single frequency. This separation between the frequencies allows for fairly good modeling by the GPS receiver of the effect of the atmosphere, the ionosphere, on the trip that the signal had through that layer.
The formula allows you to have some idea of how that total electron count affects the signal. It's inversely proportional to the score of the frequency. A multiple frequency receiver can facilitate the removal of a substantial portion of the ionospheric effect.
Even through there is an atmospheric correction in the Navigation Message, the atmosphere that was used to derive that correction may have been over the middle of the Pacific, at Kwajalein. The atmosphere there would be different than the atmosphere over your GPS observation. So, while the atmospheric correction and the navigation message is a good start, a multiple frequency receiver derived model is better.


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I am creating a field formatter - a Drupal 8 version of a D7 field formatter module I wrote. I'm having a hard time getting it to work properly - there are a couple of issues, and I need some assistance in figuring out why this does not work.
As you can see in the code below, I've tried a couple different things in the render array - only when I have very simple html, in a "#markup" item, does it display. When I try the  it displays nothing - the field is completely empty, both visually and in the rendered HTML. And when I instead specify a '#theme' element my hook_theme() never fires. Additionally, I find that the viewElements method is only being called once - I have to do a cache rebuild in order to get the method to run again.
My ultimate goal here is put the field formatting into a template and just pass variables into it via the theme hook.
Seems like there's more than one issue going on here but I'm not sure where one ends and another begins.
This is the heart of the field formatter, in GdocFieldFormatter.php
public function viewElements(FieldItemListInterface $items, $langcode) {
$elements = array();
foreach ($this->getEntitiesToView($items, $langcode) as $delta => $file) {
$file_uri = $file->getFileUri();
$filename = $file->getFileName();
$uri_scheme = \Drupal::service("file_system")->uriScheme($file_uri);
if ($uri_scheme == 'public') {
$url = file_create_url($file->getFileUri());
$elements[$delta] = array(
'#markup' => 'https://docs.google.com/gview?embedded=true&url=' . $url . '',
// '#markup' => '',
/* '#theme' => 'gdoc_field',
'#url' => file_create_url($file->getFileUri()),
'#filename' => $filename,*/
else {
t('The file (%file) is not publicly accessible. It must be publicly available in order for the Google Docs viewer to be able to access it.',
array('%file' => $filename)
return $elements;
Here's the theme hook I wrote - but it's not firing and I don't know why. Note it is in gdoc_field.module
function gdoc_field_theme($existing, $type, $theme, $path) {
return array(
'gdoc_field_formatter' => array(
'variables' => array('url' => NULL, 'name' => NULL),
'template' => 'gdoc-field',
So - several questions:
- Why is the theme hook not being called?
- Why is the  being stripped?
- Why is the field formatter method viewElements only being called once, after a cache rebuild, instead of on every page view (even with caching turned off)?


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Woman and boy freed from A46 car crash
A woman and a boy were freed from a crash on the A46 in Lincoln on Monday morning.
The crash happened at about 9.45am on September 12 on the westbound carriageway of A46 between the Skellingthorpe and Carholme roundabouts.
A maroon Fiat car was parked at the side of the road when it was hit from behind by a lorry.
Emergency services attended and worked to free two people from the car, a woman and a boy.
Both lanes of the A46 westbound carriageway are currently closed and diversions are in place.
People are asked to avoid the area if possible.
Source: Lincolnshire Police
The Lincolnite welcomes your views. All comments are reactively-moderated and must obey the house rules. Please stay on topic and be respectful of other readers.


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Happy Cinco de Mayo compadres, amigos, y familia! I just spent 3 1/2 hours surfing the internet. It started as research for book II of my novel series. That lasted about 6 minutes. Then, for reasons unknown, it shifted to looking up Cinco de Mayo recipes and Mother's day gifts–which is on Sunday, btw. (DON'T FORGET YOUR MOTHER! SHE BROUGHT YOU FORTH INTO THIS WORLD AND RAISED YOU IN THIS HELLA-CRAZY WORLD, AND BY GOLLY SHE DESERVES THE WORLD IN RETURN!)
Pinterest did it again. Tractor beam.
Will someone please tell me to get back to work?
On second thought, maybe my next post will be about an (as yet undetermined) adorable DIY mother's day gift I hope I don't botch. Because I have the best mom in the whole wide world. No, no, dear reader, don't try to argue with me about your "world's best mother." You'll lose. Really, and truly, you will lose.
Love you, mom.