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Many US-based companies have tried to offer free internet to mobile phone owners in India, but the only to survive among them is Google.
Google partnered with RailTel to provide free internet to the people at major Railway stations. Its project is in a full swing. Google has installed high-speed routers at many major stations in India. 1000s of travelers are enjoying free data every day. The project by the Internet giant is a massive success.
Facebook launched the Free Basic Services app last year in partnership with Reliance Communications. The app became popular, but for wrong reasons. Plenty of controversies surrounded it because FBS allowed you to browse only a few websites. To make sure that FB didn't lose users of its social networking service and messaging app, FB killed free basics.
As FB partnered with RCOM for the Free Basics project, Airtel launched its own app that allowed users to get free data on completing some tasks. Airtel faced massive criticism for the same.
Syntonic is the latest US company trying to offer free data to mobile device owners in India. Syntonic's project is similar to that of free recharge earning apps i.e. complete a task and earn rewards.
How to earn free data with Syntonic freeway app?
Syntonic's has published its Freeway application on the Google play store and iTunes. Open the app store on your mobile phone. Tap on the search icon and enter the word "FREEWAY". Hit enter key. Now install the app on your device.
Once you run it, Freeway prompts users to enable data usage access permission for it. Turn on the permission. Now, the app will request you to verify your phone number.
Verify your device by entering the correct verification code sent to your number in the form of a text message. Once the verification task is over, head over to the main interface of the Freeway free data app.
Find offers that you find interesting. Now, you'll have to complete a simple task of sharing, downloading apps.
After completing a task, Syntonic Freeway will reward you for with free data. Syntonic has partnered with following top four telecom firms to offer free data to the users:
- Vodafone.
- Airtel.
- Reliance.
- Idea Cellular.
Conclusion: Freeway isn't the only app that enables users to earn data. Explore the play store and you'll find tons of similar applications. The difference between FW and similar apps is the volume of data you'll get on finishing a task. Users can earn up to 50 MB data for a single task.


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Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Never Ever Give Up by Erik Rees
Picture and Synopsis from Amazon
It started with a simple question: How can we help them? It became an international movement called NEGU: Never Ever Give Up. When Jessica Joy Rees was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor at age 11, she chose to focus not on herself but on bringing joy and hope to other children suffering from cancer.
During the ten months she battled cancer, she and her family worked in the "Joy Factory" (originally their garage) making JoyJars®—packages filled with toys, games, and love for other kids with cancer. Jessie first handed them out personally at the hospital where she was being treated, but the effort blossomed quickly and there were soon thousands of JoyJars® being distributed across the United States and to over fifteen countries. Today, more than 100,000 kids have received JoyJars®, and they continue shipping each week to kids in over 200 children's hospitals and 175 Ronald McDonald Houses.
Jessie lost her battle with cancer in January 2012, but her message lives on in the Jessie Rees Foundation, which has become a beacon of hope for families fighting pediatric cancer.
Join the movement at www.negu.org.
My Review:
This was an amazing story that really captivated me. I have never heard of JoyJars, but this concept is ingenious, and that it was composed by an 11 year old girl who was fighting cancer herself is just amazing. If you don't read any other book this year, I suggest that you read this book. If you are feeling down, this book will lift you up, while it deals with a topic no family should have to deal with, the imminent death of their child, Jessie's outlook and attitude are truly amazing. I know a family who has been battling a childhood cancer, and their struggle is also inspiring to many. When I read this book and realized that there is not a lot of exposure for childhood cancer this saddened me. Now, September is recognized as Childhood Cancer Month. In honor of Jessie Rees and her gallant fight I dedicate this review to her and to all children out there fighting cancer. Jessie's father penned an amazing book that will stay with me for a long time to come. Please take the time to read this book and learn more about childhood cancer, whether it be DIPG (diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma), which Jessie had, or nueroblastoma, which is another form of childhood cancer, and one that a little girl in my community has been courageously fighting. This book stated that according to the St. Baldrick's foundation, 175,000 children globally are diagnosed with cancer each year. I hope and pray that some day soon we will have a cure to eradicate this terrible disease.
Please visit the following sites to learn more about Jessie Rees and her foundation and how you can help:
I received a complimentary copy of this book for my honest review.
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- March 14, 2017
- Posted by: Melbourne Accountant
- Category: Tax Minimisation, Tax Tips, Taxation Rules
If you are out of pocket for medical expenses for you and your dependents in the 2016 financial year, you may be entitled to claim a tax offset. To determine the out of pocket amount you must deduct any amounts reimbursed to you from the total of the eligible expenses.
The Net Medical Expenses Tax Offset is subject to income testing. Taxpayers with an adjusted taxable income above $90,000 for singles or $180,000 for a couple or family in 2015-16 will be affected. The family threshold will increase by $1,500 for each dependent child after the first. These taxpayers can claim a reimbursement of 10% for eligible out of pocket expenses incurred in excess of $5,343 (indexed annually).
Taxpayers with an adjusted taxable income below these thresholds will continue to be able to claim a reimbursement of 20% for net medical expenses over $2,265 (indexed annually) when they lodge their tax return.
Net Medical Expenses Tax Offset Phase Out
The Net Medical Expenses Tax Offset is repealed from 1 July 2019.
From the 2014-15 income year until the end of the 2018-2019 income year, taxpayers can only claim the Net Medical Expenses Tax Offset for medical expenses that both meet:
- the current definition and eligibility requirements, and
- relate to disability aids, attendant care or aged care.
Disability aids are items of property manufactured as, or generally recognised to be, an aid to the functional capacity of a person with a disability but, generally, will not include ordinary household or commercial appliances.
Attendant care expenses relate to services and care provided to a person with certain disabilities to assist with everyday living, such as the provision of personal assistance, home nursing, home maintenance, and domestic services to a person who is blind or permanently confined to bed or a wheelchair.
Aged care expenses relate to services and accommodation provided by an approved aged care provider to a person who is a care recipient or continuing care recipient within the meaning of the Aged Care Act 1997.
The medical expenses must be for:
- you
- your spouse – married or de facto – regardless of their income
- your children who were aged under 21 years, including adopted and stepchildren, regardless of their income
- any other child aged under 21 years – not a student – who you maintained and whose Adjusted Taxable Income (ATI) was less than $1,786 for the first child and less than $1,410 for the second child and any subsequent children
- a student aged under 25 years whom you maintained and whose ATI was less than $1,786
- an invalid or invalid carer if they meet the criteria listed at item T6 and, you claimed in relation to them or could have claimed for them at item T6 had your ATI or the combined ATI of you and your spouse not exceeded $100,000.
Eligible expenses include payments:
- to a carer who looks after a person who is blind or permanently confined to a bed or wheelchair
for disability aids prescribed by a doctor
- for artificial limbs or eyes and hearing aids
- for maintaining a properly trained dog for guiding or assisting people with a disability (but not for social therapy)
- for residential or in-home aged care expenses.
Residential aged care expenses and payments for in-home care must have been made to an approved care provider for personal or nursing care and accommodation in respect of an approved care recipient.
An approved care recipient is a person who has been assessed by the aged care assessment team (ACAT) as eligible for residential aged care or in-home aged care.
Residential aged care payments can be for:
- daily fees
- income or means tested daily care fees
- extra service fees
- accommodation charges
- periodic payments of accommodation bonds
- amounts drawn from a lump sum accommodation bond, and daily accommodation payments.
Expenses which do not qualify as aged care medical expenses:
- lump sum payments of accommodation bonds or refundable accommodation deposits for residential aged care
- interest derived by care providers from the investment of accommodation bonds or refundable deposits (because these are not payments for residential aged care)
- people who were residents of a hostel before 1 October 1997 and who did not have a personal care subsidy or a respite care subsidy paid on their behalf at the personal care subsidy rate by the Commonwealth (unless they have subsequently been reassessed and approved as a care recipient or continuing care recipient under the Aged Care Act 1997).
A disability aid for the purpose of this offset is an instrument, apparatus or device generally recognised to be an aid to the function or capacity of a person with a disability. A disability aid will improve a person's quality of life.
The purchase of a wheelchair or the maintenance of a guide dog are examples of disability aids as they help a person's daily living activities, provide assistance to alleviate the effect of the disability and enable increased participation in society.
A disability is defined as a restriction or impairment which has lasted or is likely to last, for a period of six months or more, and which restrict a person's every day activities. Such as:
- loss of sight (not corrected by glasses or contact lenses)
- loss of hearing where communication is restricted, or an aid to assist with, or substitute for, hearing is used
- speech difficulties
- chronic or recurrent pain or discomfort causing restriction
- shortness of breath or breathing difficulties causing restriction
- blackout, fits or loss of consciousness
- difficulty learning or understanding
- incomplete use of arms or fingers
- incomplete use of feet or legs
- nervous or emotional condition causing restriction
- restriction in physical activities or in doing physical work
- disfigurement or deformity
- mental illness or condition requiring help or supervision
- long-term effects of head injury, stroke or other brain damage causing restriction
- receiving treatment or medication for any other long-term condition or ailment, and still restricted
- any other long-term condition resulting in a restriction.
What records do you need to keep?
- details of the medical expenses you wish to claim
- details of refunds you received, or are entitled to receive, from Medicare, National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) or a private health insurer.
This information sheet is intended as a guide for Nobel Thomas clients. All actual detail and circumstances differ, please discuss your situation with a Nobel Thomas Melbourne accountant. Remember – if you are not sure if you can claim an expense, keep the receipt and we will ensure that we claim all allowable deductions and rebates for you whilst preparing your tax return.
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During a meeting in Paris, France on 20-21 June 1966, the then leaders of the international pipeline construction industry established the International Division of the Pipe Line Contractors Association as a division of the Pipe Line Contractors Association (PLCA) of the United States.
Attending were 26 representatives of 13 contracting firms from France, Italy, Great Britain, West Germany and The Netherlands.
By-laws adopted made membership in the international division the same as for those in the PLCA, with the additional requirement that its members must have headquarters outside the United States. Members needed to have been engaged in mainline cross-country pipeline construction for at least two years and to have attained a reputation for skill, integrity and responsibility.
Provision was also made for Associate Members, to consist of manufacturers and distributors of equipment and services.
A list of the founding Regular Members and Associate Members can be downloaded here.
Headquarters for the international division were established at 75-77 rue de Tocqueville, Paris 17e, France.
The Board of Directors held a meeting in September 1966 and made arrangements for the 1st Annual Convention, which was held on 12-13 October 1967 in Naples, Italy.
The association became fully independent in 1976 after a significant increase in membership. In 1988 it was extended to include those companies working offshore in the oil and gas industry and on 5 May 1989, the International Pipe Line and Offshore Contractors Association (IPLOCA) was officially established.
The association's headquarters were later moved to Brussels, and then in 1992 to Ghent, in Belgium. The Ghent office was closed in June 2005, and the office was re-established in Geneva, Switzerland, where it remains today.
Introduction of Awards
To fulfil its commitment to the promotion of health and safety, IPLOCA publishes annual aggregated health & safety and environmental statistics submitted by its members and in 2001 presented the first annual IPLOCA Safety Award, re-named the IPLOCA Health and Safety Award, sponsored by Chevron, in 2007.
The biennial IPLOCA Environmental and Corporate Social Responsibility Awards were introduced in 2004 and in 2011 and are sponsored by Shell and Total, respectively.
Incorporation of new technologies to improve the process and competitiveness of the industry is an important part of the work of the Innovation Committee and its Novel Construction Initiative. To give recognition to a significant achievement in the development of new pipeline technologies, the biennial IPLOCA New Technologies Award, sponsored by BP, was first presented in 2001.
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text: Siavash Saffari is an associate professor of West Asian Studies at Seoul National University. He received a Ph.D. in Political Science and Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies from the University of Alberta (2013), followed by a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies at Columbia University (2014-2016). His research and teaching interests include: Middle Eastern and Islamic politics; modern Islamic political and philosophical thought; comparative political theory; modern Iranian social and intellectual history; modernity/coloniality/decoloniality; and development/post-development. His work has been published in journals such as Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East; Review of Radical Political Economics; Middle East Critique; Sociology of Islam; and Contemporary Islam. His book, Beyond Shariati: Modernity, Cosmopolitanism and Islam in Iranian Political Thought (Cambridge University Press, 2017), was the co-recipient of the 2018 Foundations of Political Theory First Book Award from the American Political Science Association.


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Bath Christmas Market is a great place to come with a group. Multiple coach companies run day tours and some even book and organise accommodation for you too.
Visit Bath, organisers of Bath Christmas Market, offer a range of services to assist groups in planning their stay in Bath. Find out more here.
Bath accommodation is in high demand during Bath Christmas Market, so book early to avoid disappointment!
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Coach parking for the Bath Christmas Market is managed by Bath and North East Somerset Council.
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Mike's Tabata
It was a very rare moment at the newly named, "Joe's Gym" as so dubbed by the early Christmas present I got from my 6 year old son in the form of a t-shirt with a barbell and the above name embedded on the front. There were three of us (My old partner Mike, a local high school teacher and myself) crowding the garage gym with three kerosene heaters blaring to keep it at a balmy 50°F while the outside temp never went above 10°F. It was 3° when I went out at 10am to fire up the heaters, and when we closed shop around 8pm my temp gauge in the carport read -2°. yes, that's a minus sign in front of that 2. So much for global warming. (To clarify, we didn't spend 14 hours in the gym, there was lots of eating, talking and football watching going on all day)
Anyway, with the limited quarters and absolutely no way we could do any running, Mike devised a tabata routine with 3 stations; bench press, dead-lift and pull-ups. Eight rounds at each station and then rotating to the next station for eight more rounds, etc. Dead-lift was set at 205#, Bench Press was 155# and pull-ups of course was your body weight. In tabata form, you "work" for 20 seconds and rest for 10, never stopping until in this case all 24 rounds had been completed.
I started on the pull-up station first, which was good to be fresh there as it's my weakest of the three. I went to bench press next and after the first set, quickly realised I couldn't do 155# and lowered it to 135#.
My results were as follows;
Pull-ups: 44
Bench Press: 23 (with lowered weight)
Dead-lift: 26
Total = 93
I didn't do too bad, but had the cheat of a lowered bench press. I know without any hesitation that I performed much better than I would have if I had done this alone. Saving face with two other males in the room is a great motivator for moving heavy loads farther and faster.


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Download The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Study Guide
Chapter XVII
Memories of the Lost Heroes — the Point in tom's Secret
BUT THERE WAS NO hilarity in the little town that same tranquil Saturday afternoon. The Harpers, and Aunt Polly's family, were being put into mourning, with great grief and many tears. An unusual quiet possessed the village, although it was ordinarily quiet enough, in all conscience. The villagers conducted their concerns with an absent air, and talked little; but they sighed often. The Saturday holiday seemed a burden to the children. They had no heart in their sports, and gradually gave them up.
In the afternoon Becky Thatcher found herself moping about the deserted schoolhouse yard, and feeling very melancholy. But she found nothing there to comfort her. She soliloquized:
"Oh, if I only had a brass andiron-knob again! But I haven't got anything now to remember him by." And she choked back a little sob.
Presently she stopped, and said to herself:
"It was right here. Oh, if it was to do over again, I wouldn't say that—I wouldn't say it for the whole world. But he's gone now; I'll never, never, never see him any more."
This thought broke her down, and she wandered away, with tears rolling down her cheeks. Then quite a group of boys and girls—playmates of Tom's and Joe's—came by, and stood looking over the paling fence and talking in reverent tones of how Tom did so-and-so the last time they saw him, and how Joe said this and that small trifle (pregnant with awful prophecy, as they could easily see now!)—and each speaker pointed out the exact spot where the lost lads stood at the time, and then added something like "and I was a-standing just so—just as I am now, and as if you was him—I was as close as that—and he smiled, just this way—and then something seemed to go all over me, like—awful, you know—and I never thought what it meant, of course, but I can see now!"
Then there was a dispute about who saw the dead boys last in life, and many claimed that dismal distinction, and offered evidences, more or less tampered with by the witness; and when it was ultimately decided who did see the departed last, and exchanged the last words with them, the lucky parties took upon themselves a sort of sacred importance, and were gaped at and envied by all the rest. One poor chap, who had no other grandeur to offer, said with tolerably manifest pride in the remembrance:
"Well, Tom Sawyer he licked me once."
But that bid for glory was a failure. Most of the boys could say that, and so that cheapened the distinction too much. The group loitered away, still recalling memories of the lost heroes, in awed voices.
When the Sunday-school hour was finished, the next morning, the bell began to toll, instead of ringing in the usual way. It was a very still Sabbath, and the mournful sound seemed in keeping with the musing hush that lay upon nature. The villagers began to gather, loitering a moment in the vestibule to converse in whispers about the sad event. But there was no whispering in the house; only the funereal rustling of dresses as the women gathered to their seats disturbed the silence there. None could remember when the little church had been so full before. There was finally a waiting pause, an expectant dumbness, and then Aunt Polly entered, followed by Sid and Mary, and they by the Harper family, all in deep black, and the whole congregation, the old minister as well, rose reverently and stood until the mourners were seated in the front pew. There was another communing silence, broken at intervals by muffled sobs, and then the minister spread his hands abroad and prayed. A moving hymn was sung, and the text followed: "I am the Resurrection and the Life."
As the service proceeded, the clergyman drew such pictures of the graces, the winning ways, and the rare promise of the lost lads that every soul there, thinking he recognized these pictures, felt a pang in remembering that he had persistently blinded himself to them always before, and had as persistently...
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Extinction Rebellion bees target Lib Dems
An Extinction Rebellion protester dressed as a bee appeared to have glued himself to the windscreen of the Liberal Democrat battle bus this morning.
He was joined by other climate protesters in South London who also donned jackets with horizontal black and yellow stripes and fake wings to swarm the campaign vehicle.
Lib Dem activists closed ranks around the bus brandishing party placards as one man dressed as a bee moved between them while cheerily making buzzing sounds.


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Vibration is a major cause of machine and plant downtime, as well as a safety concern. Analytical studies, modeling, field measurements and experience are the tools that EDI uses to provide vibration and pulsation solutions. EDI maintains a wide range of state-of-the-art proprietary software for data acquisition, computer based modeling, and diagnostics. A comprehensive inventory of sophisticated instrumentation is available to EDI for measurement of a wide range of physical parameters.
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NCRIS-funded project Bioplatforms Australia (BPA) is a signatory to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between researchers in Australia and the US, announced by the US Vice-President Joe Biden on 17 July 2016.
The MoU between Australia and the US will facilitate the sharing of an unprecedented international dataset which will significantly advance cancer research and care. Bioplatforms Australia through the Australian Commonwealth Government NCRIS programme enables Australian researchers in the fields of Genomics, Proteomics, Metabolomics and Bioinformatics.
Find out more about the cancer research MOU or www.bioplatforms.com


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Miami won't have TE Anthony Fasano for the season, as he's joined the Kansas City Chiefs.
They WILL HAVE the #1 hottest free agent, WR Mike Wallace. The Dolphins signed him to a 5-year deal, that could pay him up to $65 million. The wide receiving corps starting tonight will be Mike Wallace, Brian Hartline, Davone Bess, Rishard Matthews, Armon Binns, and Jeff Fuller. QB Ryan Tannehill is smiling.
The Miami Dolphins have lots of draft picks to add another wideout in a draft with good ones available in the first three rounds. The selections:
1st Round (Assigned – #12 Overall)
2nd Round (Assigned – #42 Overall)
2nd Round (trade with Colts – Subject to change)
3rd Round (Assigned – #77 Overall)
3rd Round (trade with Bears – #82 Overall)
4th Round (Assigned)
5th Round (Assigned)
7th Round (Assigned)
7th Round (trade with Cowboys – Ryan Cook)
Adam Schefter from ESPN says they will make a push for former Tennessee Titans TE Jared Cook, arguably the most dynamic pass-catcher (though was not showcased in some bad Titans offenses) of the tight ends available.
Hit "Like" if you are ready for the Green Bay offense to take full effect with Mike Wallace as the new Dolphins #1 target!
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From Ed Malin:
The characters in this show are all very sexy for the way they helped give "light" to the blind during and after the Age of Enlightenment.
It starts with the host of the show, writer-director-costumer designer Dr. ML Godin, an obviously big-hearted scholar who is determined to bring this history to the people through an accessible "steam punk aesthetic". Ms. Godin introduces six monologists who, in a refreshingly real, non-period piece style which I find myself comparing to Schnitzler's "La Ronde", work off each other to document the years 1771-1829. (read the rest of the review here)
Check out our new promo video, directed by Todd Jackson!
I read about a spectacle in which ten blind men unskilled in playing their instruments scraped and banged on violins and cellos while dressed up in dunce caps and asses ears nearly a decade ago, but it was not until last September, while back home in CA, that I had an epiphany: what were those blind guys thinking?
I had always heard the story from the perspective of the man who would become the father of the blind – Valentin Haüy (Gregory Levine). Educated, snooty, and writing with the hindsight of success, he found the sideshow burlesque horrid. But seeing the scene from the perspective of the unknown blind performer (Bill Chambers), I thought the spectacle might have been the time of his life.
I read that first story "How I became a Cyclops" to my dear friend of many years Nellie King Solomon and she, a painter immediately started sketching out ideas for her next painting. Continue reading
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"I don't enter a theater in order to make or experience societal change, but I wouldn't have any impulse to enter or make theater if I didn't think that was possible. The darkened room with fellow humans, the length of time granted, the attention required to absorb sight, sound, story and spectacle, contribute to the power of the theatrical experience, which should not be squandered. It can rock worlds!"
-read more from an interview with creator Dr ML Godin at NYTheatre.com.
Story 5 Night-Writing – as told by Captain Charles Barbier, 1822
As a former captain in the French Revolution, Barbier invented his system of raised dot letters in order to convey military intelligence that could be read in the dark. After the war he thought to bring his system to the school for the blind in Paris where little Louis Braille was a student.
Story 6 The Awl – as told by Louis Braille, 1829
He blinded himself at age three and began work on his writing system at age 13 after Barbier's demonstration. But the school was now run by petty pedagogues who banned this new system as being distasteful. Braille must therefore teach his superior system under cover of dark and secrecy.
Story 3 Mesmer & Me – as told by Maria Theresia von Paradis, 1784
The blind Viennese pianist has a dark past, imperial patronage and a splendid run in Paris in the spring of 1784. It is while she takes the Parisian salon set by storm that she meets Valentin Haüy and gives him the final push to open his school for the blind.
Story 4 Nothing Can Hurt Me Now – as told by Marie Antoinette, 1793
Born an Austrian princess, she would become the most infamous of all France's queens. Haüy's school for the blind flourishes in the last years of the reign of Louis XVI, climaxing in demonstration for the King and Queen at Versailles. Marie Antoinette reflects on this moment from under the guillotine.
Story 1 How I Became a Cyclops – as told by an unnamed young man, 1771
An inmate of the hospice for the blind in Paris called the Hospice of the Quinze-Vingts, has been rounded up with his buddies by an enterprising showman (The Maestro) to participate in a spectacle. Things go awry!
Story 2 Letters for the Blind or Three Dead at Figaro – as told by Valentin Haüy, 1784
The man who would be known as the Father and Apostle of the blind reflects on the incident that prompted him to promise to "make the blind read" and why it is as yet unfulfilled.


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Columbia city council presents resident concerns about power lines
COLUMBIA - The city council presented resident concerns to the Water and Light Advisory Board Wednesday morning regarding the city's transmission lines project. The project would put power lines along Nifong Boulevard, Scott Boulevard and Grindstone Parkway in an effort to provide more electricity to the area.
Water and Light spokesperson Connie Kacprowicz said the city did not hear many complaints from parents until they found out about pole structures being placed near Mill Creek Elementary School. Kacprowicz said most residents are concerned with power lines running on their property.
Columbia Public Schools spokesperson Michelle Baumstark said in a statement the district has worked with the city to resolve parent concerns.
"The school district is aware that some parents have expressed concern about the project to the city," Buamstark said. "The school district has had several conversations with city leaders about those concerns."
The proposed project is called "Option A", but residents felt it was too expensive compared to other options and the proposed power lines ran too close to schools, churches and senior homes.
The city will hold another public hearing regarding the project to present all its ideas on Jan. 19.
[Editor's note: This story's headline has been updated for clarity.]


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A North Carolina paper company is suing MaineToday Media Inc., claiming the Portland Press Herald parent owes $124,000 for more than 300,000 pounds of glossy paper.
But the lawsuit from Charlotte, N.C.-based McGrann Paper Corp. buries the lede. A more explosive revelation than an unpaid bill is the allegation that MaineToday is effectively in the hands of a "restructuring" firm, which is making all its financial decisions.
Michael R. Sisak notes that the lawsuit identifies CRG Partners as a firm "that specializes in restructuring companies at or near collapse." The lawsuit says CRG has been making all decisions about paying vendors since Oct. 12, and that McGrann has been unsuccessful trying to collect on its bills. (Sisak is a staff writer for The Citizen's Voice, which competes with The Times Leader, owned by a MaineToday sibling company.)
McGrann's suit was filed just days after MaineToday CEO Richard Connor — who engineered the 2009 purchase of the Press Herald, Maine Sunday Telegram and other papers from The Seattle Times Co. – announced he was retiring effective Dec. 31.
Connor, a former Fort Worth Star-Telegram publisher, said he was leaving to have more family time and make way for a new generation of leaders. But a DownEast.com story by Al Diamon suggested MaineToday board members were looking into how expenses were allocated between Connor's Maine publisher and Impressions Media, which publishes The Times Leader and other Pennsylvania papers. MaineToday President Dale Duncan also resigned. His last day is today.
Both executive departures follow last month's loss of 61 jobs at the Press Herald, most of them in the newsroom, with 38 involuntary layoffs and another 23 voluntary buyouts.
McGrann's lawsuit says it delivered 154 tons of glossy paper suitable for printing inserts over the late summer, and was never paid. The company threatened to stop paper deliveries and, the suit says, was promised a partial payment of about half the $124,285 owed. McGrann kept shipping paper until, the lawsuit says, it received this Sept. 27 e-mail from MaineToday's CFO, Patrick Sweeney: "I am not going to be able to maintain the commitment to pay 3 invoices this week. I just haven't the cash on hand to manage it." || Previous: MaineToday Media CEO departure clouded by speculation, confusion


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Garmin Blue Marlin Classic 2015
Pre Tournament Update
It's that time again when the blue marlin bite and the Garmin Blue Marlin Classic is held. The Gold Coast Game Fish Club is holding it's annual heavy tackle tournament this weekend. The tournament is held each year and each year Castille Charters fishes and more often than not comes away with a handful of trophies. This year will we will defend our Champion Lady Angler and hopefully win Champion Boat as we narrowly missed that last year (we snapped a line on a fish that could have got us the win). To find out more about the tournament visit the Gold Coast Game Fish Club website.
Post Tournament Update
The Garmin Blue Marlin Classic was held with Castille Charters coming away with Champion Female for the third year in a row. The blue marlin gave us a little curry in very testing conditions but Katie was again all class. We missed out on Champion boat and place as we tagged one marlin with the winning boats on two. Whilst there were a few marlins caught, only three boats finished the tournament on two fish with plenty of boats on one. It looked like we were in with a chance to win first marlin of the tournament after we hooked up 5mins into start fishing… After getting a very feisty blue marlin and fighting the fish for almost an hour, another boat was lucky enough to hook up on a juvenile black marlin and tag their fish 10mins before we did. Luck was on their side that day. Whilst it was a blue marlin tournament, there were quiet a few small blacks caught with those boats lucky enough to have short fight times in very testing conditions. Congrats to all the boats that caught fish and to the winning boat Zeus.


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The Glass Pavilion is for Sale
Posted by switch-smith at 9:21 AM . Sunday, August 22, 2010
Steven Hermann's Glass Pavilion from my previous post has hit the market. Asking price is $35 Million, furnishings are negotiable, see Suzanne Perkins of Sotheby's International Realty for the listing.
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The Bank of Canada in partnership with Community Futures Nicola Valley invites all the public to attend a free webinar. As the sole issuer of genuine currency in Canada, the Bank of Canada is responsible for issuing quality bank notes that are readily accepted and secure against counterfeiting.
The Bank of Canada will inform small business owners on bank note security features and teach bank note verification at point of sale. Keep fake bills out of your till!
Join us on Wednesday March 30, 2016, from 12:15pm to 12:45pm at the Community Room ̶ City Hall, 2185 Voght Street. This seminar is hosted by The Bank of Canada and delivered to Community Futures Nicola Valley via webinar. There is a materials package for this workshop, available at Community Futures Nicola Valley Office free of charge.


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I had an 8am phone call with our South American office this morning. I'd organised it last week while not thinking about what I'd be doing on Monday. So that meant setting an earlier alarm and rolling my uncooperative legs down St Kilda Road in the rays of the low sun.
My brain slowly shut down during the day, making me worried about the trip home... surprisingly, my legs felt ok as I span then along the river. Screw it, they're good enough for Northy tomorrow.
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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I have enjoyed reading Ms. Blackwell's historical fiction. I believe that this is almost the best novel so far. She certainly comes up with vivid personality traits of all her characters, adding various interesting dilemmas for all of them. Every character seems to have at least some growth spiritually, and some immense. The love, romance, courting is special, very cautious and sweet that helps you feel like you are the one that is feeling so excited! Faith is always at the top of the list of importance, and I suggest she is one of the best writers in Historical Romance. Her writing seems very free and natural.
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Book 2, The Gresham Chronicles, "The Courtship of the Vicar's Daughter"
My rating: 5 of 5 stars


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A couple of days I discovered through tweet Youtube channel Molaviajar, one of my favorite travel blogs, Adri and Gosia where they talk about their travels around the world and many other things, like couchsurfing or even why they have been married four times! Currently only have 6 videos, so when I saw all started jumping to suggested videos (most were tourist, clear), and I ended up finding one I liked especially the Mexican city of Queretaro on:
Hitherto, Mexico is a place completely unknown to me except for Riviera Maya and Cancun, of which I spoke in post anterior. But after seeing the video came my curiosity and I looked a little more about this beautiful area of Mexico.
Querétaro is located in the center of Mexico and has three declared sites Heritage: the historic center of the capital city of Santiago de Querétaro, Five Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda and the Living Traditions of the Otomí-Chichimeca Toliman. Also, Querétaro was the word chosen in the year 2011 as the most beautiful of our language.
Of all the tourist attractions, besides the three World Heritage Sites, recomendaría visit Tequisquiapan, the village and saw Bernal, Cadereyta Corregidora and Forestry, addition to the Theater of the Republic and the Cerro de las Campanas. For a little adventure, you can go to the Tourist Camping Adventure Park or The Tzibenzá Island Tourist Camp, where in addition to walking or cycling, we tirolinas, recall, archery…
The typical cuisine queretana includes dishes such as striking Chicken with mole (Mole is a sauce), corn bread, Pumpkin and walnut, the huevos to Ant with olive oil. To find stay hotels in Queretaro I recommend visiting Expedia.mx and take a look at traditional hotels and haciendas.
Clearly, I feel that Querétaro is a unique place in the world, and would love to be my first place to visit in Mexico. If you want more information you can visit the Web Tourism Querétaro.


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We all know winter is coming and yet every year it seems to creep up on us. So, when the clocks change, it's an ideal time to do some simple checks to make sure you and your van are ready for the dark nights and cold weather to come.
The FTA Van Excellence Scheme's code of practice requires daily vehicle checks, but it's worthwhile spending a little extra time in the autumn to avoid costly breakdowns and accidents over the winter months.
Of course, it makes sense to do an extra tyre check to ensure they're well within legal limits but nobody wants to be changing a tyre in heavy rain or snow, so look out for defects that could lead to a flat or blow-out.
The law says windscreens and windows must be kept clean and free from obstructions to vision and in the winter, that means dirt, smears and mist. Test the demister to make sure it works effectively and top-up your washer bottle with plenty of anti-freeze. Make sure worn-out wiper blades are replaced. That way you'll avoid any risk of a fine or points on your licence.
It's important to look after drivers in the winter too. Poor eyesight makes driving at night even harder. A regular eye check will pinpoint bad night vision and make sure appropriate glasses or contact lenses can be worn. Remember it's also an offence to drive with vision that doesn't meet the legal standard for driving.
Traffic jams can be longer and more frequent in bad weather, so pack a winter kit with extra warm clothing, snacks and a shovel and torch.
When you're working to a tight schedule, it's easy to forget how dangerous ice can be. But take a few moments to risk assess and park safely to make sure you don't end up slipping as you get in and out of your vehicle.
Employers can join the FTA Van Excellence scheme to get help and advice on implementing practical policies to keep staff and vehicles safe this winter. You can also find winter safety products and equipment via FTA Shop.
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We're interested in your film or video event. Please send materials at least two weeks in advance to: Film Editor, SF Weekly, 185 Berry, Suite 3800, San Francisco, CA 94107.
2128 Center (at Shattuck), Berkeley, (510) 464-5980, www.landmarktheatres.com. $9.25 save as noted. One of this venue's two screens is a "calendar house" for Landmark Theatres. A midnight series continues. For additional screenings, see our Showtimes page.
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY: The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (Judy Irving, 2004). See Ongoing for review 7:15, 9:30 p.m.
FRIDAY THROUGH THURSDAY (Feb. 18-24): Nobody Knows (Hirokazu Kore-eda, Japan, 2004). See Opening for review. Call for times.
SATURDAY & SUNDAY (Feb. 19 & 20): The teen titans of the 1980s reunite at The Breakfast Club (John Hughes, 1985) noon.
MIDNIGHT SHOW (Friday & Saturday): The Breakfast Club.
345 Bush (at Polk), 775-7755, www.afsf.com. French-language films shown on projected video. $5 donation.
WEDNESDAY (Feb. 16): Mathieu Demy's a dissatisfied 30-year-old Algerian-born Jew in Quand on sera grand (Renaud Cohen, France, 2000) 6 p.m.
992 Valencia (at 21st Street), 824-3890, www.atasite.org. $5 save as noted. This venue offers all manner of strange and unusual video and film.
THURSDAY (Feb. 17): The Free Form Film Festival presents "Out/Ex," a two-part program of bizarre videos found by Blair Sterrett (the "Out" part of the program) and the best experimental films from Utah, as gathered by Chad Gooch's Laboratory Exhibition (that'd be the "Ex") 8 p.m.
FRIDAY (Feb. 18): Films by Chris Bennet, Radim Labuda, Shota Tanimoto, and others are already set for this installment of ATA's monthly "Open Screening." ATA requests advance submissions; contact firstname.lastname@example.com for info. $3 8 p.m.
SATURDAY (Feb. 19): ATA's Other Cinema declares a "Copyright Free Zone," with a program hosted by archivist Rick Prelinger challenging our contemporary "New Enclosure" of intellectual property, with shorts from Negativland, Animal Charm, and others, Scott Miller's Uso Justo (Fair Use) and Greg Hittelman's Willful Infringement (2004). See www.othercinema.com for more info 8:30 p.m.
SUNDAY (Feb. 20): Amnesty International presents This way out (Jill Burnett, Anthony Lhotsky, Canada, 2004), about three refugees from the prosecution of homosexuality who seek asylum in the United States, and a KQED documentary, Not in Our Town, Northern California, about confronting hate crimes. A live Q&A with a representative from the Transgender Law Center follows 7 p.m.
3630 Balboa (at 37th Avenue), 221-8484, www.balboamovies.com. $8.50 save as noted. This great neighborhood house, long a good place to catch second-run fare, has converted one of its screens to a repertory theater. See our Showtimes page for what's on the Balboa's other screen.
WEDNESDAY: On separate screens -- Vodka Lemon (Hiner Saleem, Armenia, 2003; 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 p.m. ) and Infernal Affairs (Andrew Lau and Alan Mak, 2002; 1:15, 3:15, 5:15, 7:15, 9:20 p.m.). See Ongoing for reviews.
THURSDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY (Feb. 17-23): A Korean Les Liaisons Dangereuses with no room for John Malkovich -- Untold Scandal (Je-yong Lee, 2003). See Opening for review 1:30, 4:15, 7, 9:30 p.m.
Timken Hall, 1111 Eighth St. (at Irwin), 703-9500 and www.ccarts.edu for venue, www.sfcinematheque.org for program. $7.
SUNDAY (Feb. 20): S.F. Cinematheque screens two new films by Abigail Child, The Future Is Behind You (home movies from the 1930s of a German Jewish family) and Cake and Steak (1950s suburbia in home movies). Also screening are Alexander Kluge's Brutality in Stone: Eternity in Yesterday and unedited camera reels from D.W. Griffith to "deconstruct his invention of narrative in cinema" 7:30 p.m.
429 Castro (near Market), 621-6120, www.castrotheatresf.com. $8 save as noted. Short-run rep in a spectacular 1922 Greco-Roman-themed palace designed by Timothy L. Pflueger. Evening intermissions feature David Hegarty or Bill McCoy on the Mighty Wurlitzer.
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY: A Turkish woman tries to escape her family in Head-On (Faith Akin, Germany, 2004). See Ongoing for review 7, 9:30 p.m.; also Wed 2, 4:30 p.m.
FRIDAY THROUGH THURSDAY (Feb. 18-24): New York underground legend Klaus Nomi is profiled in The Nomi Song (Andrew Horn, 2004); see Opening for review 7, 9:15 p.m.; also Sat, Sun, & Wed 12:30, 2:45, 4:45 p.m.
2534 Mission (between 21st and 22nd streets), 648-7600, www.foreigncinema.com. Free with meal. This restaurant screens foreign films, usually in 35mm, on the back wall of its outdoor patio, with drive-in speakers available for the tables of those who want to watch while they dine.
DAILY (closed Mondays): Henry Miller and friends focus Philip Kaufman's Henry & June (1990), screening through Feb. 27 6:30, 8:45 p.m.
549 Magnolia (at Post), Larkspur, 924-5111, www.larktheater.net. This single-screen art deco theater has reopened with a policy mixing new and repertory programming. $9.
DAILY: Jamie Foxx inhabits Ray (Taylor Hackford, 2004) Wed & Thurs 7:05 p.m.; Fri 6:30 p.m.; Sat 4:25 p.m.; Sun 7:30 p.m.; Mon & Tues 5:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY: A modern musical, Swing (Martin Guigui, 2004) 5 p.m.
FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY: Best Documentary nominee Tupac: Resurrection (Lauren Lazen, 2004) Fri 9:25 p.m.; Sat 7:30, 9:25 p.m.; Sun 3:30, 5:30 p.m.; Mon & Tues 8:30 p.m.
1572 California (at Polk), 352-0810, www.landmarktheatres.com. This multiplex is only partly a "calendar house" rep theater; for the rest of the Lumiere schedule, see our Showtimes page. $9.50.
FRIDAY THROUGH THURSDAY (Feb. 18-24): Nobody Knows (Hirokazu Kore-eda, Japan, 2004). See Opening for review. Call for times.
57 Post (near Market), 393-0100 and www.milibrary.org for information; phone or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com for reservations. $5. This cultural asset of long standing offers a weekly film series. Shown on projected video, with salon-style discussions to follow.


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The GSB (Government Service Bus) is intended to become the central platform of integration and services for the provision of government electronic services and transactions, and a provider of common value-add Shared Services which will be used by all connected entities and government agencies. i.e. Identity management, e-Payment and core data exchange between government entities. Figure 1 shows the role of the GSB as an integration enabler to implement government e – services.
The government service bus project is considered among the most critical and high – impact projects within YESSER projects portfolio for 2007.
The GSB project has been divided into two phases, based on the (6) pilot services requirements (category 1) and category 2 (20 services' requirements) as identified in the e – Government national action plan.
Phase 1 of the solution is sought for as a quick win phase, enabling the provision of 6 e-Services from 4 governmental agencies to use a common infrastructure for integration, sharing of data and the use of centralized shared services. It encompasses the following layers:


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by Cathy Pankiewicz – originally published in New Wine Press
A few years ago Facebook led me to a lovely post from a woman who wrote about the travels she had anticipated upon the birth of her first child and the one she actually took. Her child was born with Down Syndrome, and the figurative trip to Paris she imagined quickly became one just as lovely, but entirely different. She had fancied a voyage she and baby would take together. It would be one with a mix of blue skies and choppy waters for sure, but nothing the love boat she was in with her daughter couldn't weather well. It would be like cruising the Seine and seeing the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre on the shore. They would enjoy croissants and cafe au lait on deck. It would be nothing short of "magnifique." As time went on, the mother realized that her boat had been blown far off course. Instead of saiIing the Seine through Paris, she was heading into the canals of Amsterdam. She felt unprepared. The climate was different than she had anticipated. She had none of the right clothes. The map she had packed was useless and she became frightened. She was lost.
I could relate. Parenting took me in directions I did not understand and into choppy waters much too deep for my daughter, Julia and me. It was a far different journey than I had anticipated when I held her in my arms after her birth.
On February 20th, the LGBT committee of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood offered a daylong workshop on LGBT issues in light of the Synod on the Family. Having attended with approximately 40 others, I was invited to reflect not only on my parenting journey with a gay child, but also on the journey my Catholic Church is on. Here are some of my thoughts.
A quick peek into our traditionally untraditional family shows Tom and me in a boat with our five children. This boat has sailed to and docked in many places. Some were beautiful. Some were terrifying. Some we handled well and others we did not. But we always knew that our family had to get back in the boat, that the journey was not over, and that we could never be sure in what direction the winds would blow us. In fact, though the kids are gone from the house, we seem still at sea. The currents continue taking us into new waters as in-laws have joined us in recent years and a son was ordained a priest. They are "Always our Children," as the Catholic bishops say, gay or straight. And the rough waters our children face as adults often bring us to the edge of the family boat, watching them gasp for air as we try to toss life jackets, because we will always love them whatever their age or difficulty.
This past weekend my husband Tom and I set sail for a Day of Reflection and Prayer sponsored by the LGBT committee of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood. We boarded a slightly larger ship than our own. We found it filled with parents, priests, nuns, and the holy lay faithful who love the Church and love a gay person, or are gay themselves. We boarded the ship that is the Church—the one that seems to float along peacefully one day and nearly capsize the next in the choppy seas that are Catholic life for LGBT families. It was a day of calming sounds, of bird song and storytelling, of sharing experiences and being the Church that Pope Francis calls, "a place where families of origin and families of choice are celebrated as an integral part of God's family."
Steering the boat were Frank DeBernardo, and Sister Jeannine Grammick of New Ways Ministries. Though smiling and full of enthusiasm, the course they have sailed has not been without stormy seas, especially within the very Catholic Church they still belong to and love. I found myself thinking how easily both could have walked away, how both have been denied Holy Communion, how painful it must be to be portrayed by some as heretics and infidels. Yet there they were, working hard for people like Julia, for parents like me and Tom, and for priests and lay people who are in the "field hospitals" Pope Francis talks about. Their holiness and love of the Lord was clear. The tempests they have endured so patiently seemed only to have strengthened their resolve. There was no anger towards the Church, no snide comments, nothing but their selfless dedication to the belief in the preciousness of ALL blood. Saturday we sailed in the gentle breezes of conversation, prayer, and education. Before our session, I googled New Ways Ministries and, as expected, found a range of reactions, everything from condemnations from some clergy and laity to and miles and miles of postings from Catholic families expressing deep gratitude for the bravery and persistence of Frank and co-founder Sister Jeannine—who continue the work of Father Robert Nugent, who has gone to the Lord.
Several years ago, our daughter's life nearly ended, not with cancer or a car accident, but by her own hand. She had lived too long with the fear that there was no safe space, no safe ship, no safe port, and no room for her in the Catholic Church. I have no idea whether she will ever want to be part of our Catholic Church again. It makes me sad to think that she probably won't. And the situation has had a dramatic effect on her brothers and sisters who struggle to know the roles they are to play in the Church. If the storms like those that Julia faced a few years ago lead others to safe harbor, it will be only be because people like Frank and Sister Jeannine never stopped sailing their own ships of reconciliation, allowing her story to be told in our Church and world—despite the Mayday warnings of many.
Tom's and my boat is back in the normal waters that are daily life. Saturday was a lovely respite from feeling like we should be doing more…or doing less…or doing something else with regard to the LGBT issue. It was a trip into a safe space where we knew our daughter and all like her would have felt the love of extended family. I must say, after Saturday, our little boat seems a bit roomier. We are blessed to be part of the Precious Blood Family. Far from standing on the pier with cold drinks in their hands and waving "Bon Voyage!" our Precious Blood family is in the boat with us, helping us stay afloat through blustery doubts and fears that all LGBT families face. Our Precious Blood Fathers and Sisters could simply throw us a copy of the Catechism and tell us to get to Mass this Sunday. Fortunately, like Saint John the XXIII and Pope Francis, they remind us that they are on the journey WITH us as they extol the "ancient teaching of the medicine of mercy in an era when many in the Church prefer the narrow path of severity and condemnation."
Oh yes, I almost forgot. Sister Jeannine would want me to remind all of us that the Sisters of Loretto are the boat with us, too, along with the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, the Mercy Sisters and others. This boat just keeps getting bigger and bigger. And I thank God for that.


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When the question arises about which brand(s) make the best zero turn mowers, for most people, it's frequently answered following brief reflection upon personal (and sometimes biased) experiences.
This, alone, is by no means harmful...
Relative perceptions are fundamental to human nature; however, with respect to making informed, well-measured, and accurate decisions, personal bias can, at times, result in inferior outcomes nonetheless.
In-light of this reality, it's always prudent to fortify our knowledge/experience with a wide-range of fact-based, diversified insight.
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Initially, in case you are not totally familiar with zero turn mowers, they are considered among the 'elite-class' due to enhanced maneuverability, functionality, and option-packages.
Furthermore, some of the chief manufacturers of zero turns are: John Deere (Deere & Company); Gravely; Cub Cadet; Husqvarna; Toro; Scag; Kubota; Ariens; and Snapper.
Obviously, there are additional names in this space, but, we are providing a (brief) overview of some of the most prominent/familiar names in the industry.
Without question, most would agree that John Deere Lawn Mowers are the general leaders in terms of brand recognition, global reach.
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Uses of GPS technology is very wide which includes academic, business, aviation, maritime, construction, scientific, weather and various other fields.


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This morning I began to intentionally set my mind on the special service my congregation will have this evening. Every Thursday before Easter Sunday we celebrate what we call Lovefeast & Communion. Essentially this is a time to gather for self-examination (confession & assurance of forgiveness), feetwashing, a simple meal around the table together, and finally the Eucharist. This sacred event serves as one of those liturgical practices in the church that reorders our life together in relationship to God through Jesus.
The examination is nothing more than our realization and admittance of our inability to see, hear and live in the way that Jesus taught. It is both a confession of our failures as well as a profession of our faith in Jesus. What this time does is to tenderize our hearts (our desires) in preparation for re-formation. In terms of worship, we are posturing ourselves in submission to God in preparation to give and receive the love and care that exalts Jesus.
Having surrendered ourselves to the reality of our finite and flawed existence in the presence of infinite perfection we take up the towel and basin. There are two points in this part of the ceremony that require more reflection. John 13 begins with Jesus preparing to demonstrate the full extent of his love to his disciples. Now this is meant to be interpreted two ways. One that in the event around the table this will be expressed. And secondly the ultimate expression of this love occurs in his glorification on the cross. Now I'm convinced that we cannot understand the latter interpretation unless we get the former. Often times, chapter 13 is simply interpreted as Jesus providing an example of humble service. I have even heard it used as a means of describing servant leadership. While there may be some aspect of these expressed within this passage, more significantly it represents a living parable of life together as disciples. Jesus is pouring out his love through an act that symbolically washes away sin. There is a definite connection between this cleansing and the cleansing of baptism. However, while baptism primarily attends to the vertical relationship between the Creator and the creation, feetwashing provides the symbol of cleansing of communal brokenness. It is necessary to sit vulnerably open to being washed (confession) by sisters and brothers as well as washing (forgiving) the feet of sisters and brothers. In the church this act is sealed with an embrace (a holy kiss in some congregations) expressing the unity that reconciliation brings.
Once the feet have been washed then the brothers and sisters are prepared to sit at the table and share a simple meal at which they break bread together. This meal not only looks back reflecting upon the last supper, but more significantly looks ahead to the table of the wedding feast of the Lamb. In contrast this is a simple meal (not a literal feast) that is shared remembering that we are living in a world where not everyone has food to eat. It sorrowfully acknowledges those currently suffering, but doing so with full gratitude for the table set before them to share the necessities of life.
Finally, while seated around the table, the brothers and sisters take the bread in their hands, break it together and confess in unison that the bread they break is the body of Christ broken for them. In much the same way, following a blessing they take a cup and with a similar confession drink from the cup. This is followed by a song and a benediction after which some leave to their homes and some remain to clean up.
What I find so significant about this sacred time is that in the mimetic exercise of this drama my "heart" is in some way re-formed. It is not merely an intellectual change of mind. I can experience that by reading a well formed argument. It is far more in that it to some degree transforms my life, my posture, my desire, my attitude. In ways that escape words, I sense that my life becomes a little bit more like that of Jesus. In his little book, Shaped by the Word, Richard Mulholland describes how religious icons are created in a way that moves the mind from the intellect to the affective part of the brain. In this way it changes the perception of the individual in such way as to move beyond trying to control the text to being shaped by it. In much the same way this symbol is iconographic in that it requires us to transition out of the left side of our brain that examines and analyzes to the affective side that becomes open to the formative experience of participation. While my Anabaptist sensibilities resist this terminology, I am convinced that in this way this symbol is sacramental disseminating the loving grace of our Lord Jesus upon the community transforming the current context into the eschatological hoped for community—even if only for a moment.


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In this fashion film, Dear Abra, by film maker Diana Kunst, a selection of the first collection of Abra Ortuño, entiltled Children's Corner, is premiered. The work of both artists is spectacular. The selection of three pieces, one for each of the characters that appear in the film (all represented by the same model) is presented in an almost dreamlike setting in which garments seem to speak of lights, colors and shapes, set to the rhythm of keleidoscopic music.
Abra Ortuño has been a figure in the world of fashion for many years and has worked with names such as Ana de Gregorio, Aura Chavarria (Comentrigo), DavidDelfin, Lydia Delgado o Elena Cardona. But it is now that Dear Abra has appeared on the scene, that his designes come to life at the hands of Diana Kunst. This film maker/photographer has directed several commercials and music videos, but her speciality is Fashon Films. She creates these with great enthusiasm, and her sense of aesthetics and conceptual imagery have made her one of the most prominent names in the field. She has worked with such clients as new New Balance, Lacoste Live, DC Shoes USA, DavidDelfín, Pull and Bear, Miranda Makaroff for Lydia Delgado, El Corte Inglés, Sony BMG, HFN music, METAL magazine, Tenmag and Vice and her photographic works have been exhibited in Berlin, Paris, Barcelona and London.
A few years ago, Abra and Kurst did their first video together, Tenente, set in Abra's house, and they resolved to make more together. I have not been able to find out where they filmed this time, as they don't want to reveal the secret. The setting, which reminds one of the architecture of the Mexican, Luis Barragán, is incredible. Diana says "It is an enchanting place because of its shapes, colors and composition. It has so many possibilities. There would be no better place to film the designs of my friend, Abra. I just love geometric spaces, especially when combined with primary colors, such as red, blue and others, together with pastels such as rosewood. I am inspired by minamilism as an artistic movement, especially in architecture and sculpture."
The space that goes so well with and complements the garments so perfectly also embraces the design concept of the garments themselves. Abra agrees that he attaches great importance to structures. "I have always been interested in architecture and industrial design, which have greatly influenced me in my work. One can say that the collection is the result of the sum of my obsessions: Shiro Kuramata, Sottsass, Michel de Lucchi y NeonGenesisEvangelion". References to the creation of Children's Corner, as if the clothing materials are regarded as building materials. "In the collection, the fabrics are double; the exterior is a bright crep and the inside is organic cotton, stuck together so as to make the fabric more rigid."


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Friday, May 9, 2014
Ike's Incredible Ink
by Brianne Farley
32 pages; ages 4-8
Candlewick Press, 2013
Themes: adventure, imagination
"Ike wanted to write a story. An incredible story..."
But there's a tiny problem. Ike doesn't know what he wants to write about.
Anyone who writes will identify with Ike. Before he can settle down to write he needs to find his favorite pen, talk with a friend, clean the house.... (sound familiar?). Or maybe he needs some ink. Some special ink that is for this particular story.
Which means finding the right ingredients. Which might mean a trip to the moon or...
Why I like this book: I like Ike. I like that he's a procrastinator - but an adventuresome procrastinator. I particularly love the scene in his lab, when he mashes and bludgeons and crushes and steams all the necessary ingredients - especially as there are days when I want to mash and bludgeon and crush my pencil because it holds my words hostage. And I really love Ike's inksplot body - who knew inksplots could be so expressive?
Beyond the Book: Why not mash, smoosh, bludgeon and crush your own ink? Soldiers in the Civil War made ink to write their letters home. They used things they could find: blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, raspberries.
Make Blueberry Ink. You need 1/2 to 1 cup of blueberries, a wooden spoon to smoosh them with, a strainer in which to do the smooshing, and a bowl to catch the juice. Mash the berries into the side and bottom of the strainer to release the juice. Then leave the strainer over the bowl for a while so the juice runs out. Now stir 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of vinegar into the berry juice. The salt helps the ink set. If your ink is too thick, add a bit of water. Store in a closed container.
Make some Inkblot Art. You can make something as simple as a splot, splat or splish. Or you can capture a splidge of ink in the fold of a paper and create some fantastic designs. For excellent inkblot projects, check out the Inkblot Book blog.
Today's review is part of PPBF (perfect picture book Friday), an event in which bloggers share great picture books at Susanna Leonard Hill's site. She keeps an ever-growing list of Perfect Picture Books. Review copy provided by publishers.
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Great recipe for ink. How fun is that! This book is surprising, but I love the theme. Leave it to Candlewick to take a chance on something so bizarre. But you know it's got to be good. Thanks for the review.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 9, 2014 at 1:10 PM
Fun activities, Sue. Just heard about ink being developed from bacteria too - the advances of which are exciting to think about.ReplyDelete
These activities look great fun. Love the name Ike, too.ReplyDelete
I can totally relate to Ike, except I have yet to take a trip to the moon!ReplyDelete
I *MUST* read this book! Great activities!ReplyDelete
Very creative book and I like your activities.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 12, 2014 at 10:00 PM
That Ike looks really cute! And his story sounds like lots of fun. And making your own ink! Cool! Thanks!ReplyDelete
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The end of the summer brings a seemingly endless to-do list, such as raking the leaves, cleaning up the garden, and bringing in the patio furniture.
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Now everybody can sail along Mumbai's coast!
If you thought sailing was meant only for the deep-pocketed, think again. It's now possible to rent a boat for as little as '499 per person. We sailed along Mumbai's coast to test the waters
Our idea of sailing has always been one that involves azure seas; us dressed in the latest sailing trends and an attendant at our beck and call as we nibble on gourmet cheese with a glass of bubbly for company. But the money involved in realising this dream would bring us crashing back to reality.
The weather calls for a sailing trip around Mumbai. Pic/Shadab Khan
To our rescue comes Groupon's sailing experience deal — a tempting Rs 499 per person onwards. On hire are services by various sailing companies, with a maximum cost of Rs 999 per person.
The boat can seat four people, excluding the crew
One can hire these boats for particular time slots, as they are non-motorised boats and the movement depends on different windspeeds. On a sunny weekday we jumped aboard one such sailboat to find out more.
With a little help from the crew, we learnt how to steer the boat. Pics/shadab khan
Getting jiggy
The boats are moored a little ahead of the harbour at the Gateway of India, and have to be reached by a motorboat. Our boat for the day was rather groovy-sounding, named Jiggy With It (Respect, Will Smith). This boat is offered by Tristar Travel and costs Rs 999 per person. They take on board a maximum of four people (in addition to the two men who man the boat). And, if you wish to organise an intimate date for two, you will have to pay for four people as that's the minimum booking they accept. It seemed a good deal though as you can take food and soft drinks along. Once the journey starts, there isn't much to do other than admire the Gateway of India and Taj Mahal Hotel even as a few seagulls decided to give us company on the anchored boats.
The weather right now is perfect for sailing as the windspeed wasn't high (during our slot) enough to make the ride choppy; besides the pleasant nip in the air made it an awesome experience. With a little help from the men manning the boat, one can even understand how to steer the boat and they will be happy to help you with the details of the working of the boat. Our boat also had a small cabin that can comfortably seat two people The Rs 699 boat is of the same size without the cabin we were told.
The journey lasted a good hour and fifteen minutes and the weather just made our mood merrier. This service would be a reasonable outing for those looking to do something different over the weekend with their group of friends. And if you miss the booze, you can hop off at the jetty to head to good ole Leo's or Cafe Mondegar.
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Contrast is an interesting subject of composition. Contrast allows us to distinguish one part of a picture from another. It can draw our attention to a specific point, create drama, or offer a visual clarity of a subject that otherwise be hard to view. This is true for any art form.
- Visional – Visional contrast is the view of an object by it's defining lines of color or light. The old fashion football (soccer ball) is a good example of a visual contrast. You have white spaces that are offset by black spaces. This type of contrast will draw the eye to that object, the ball, naturally.
- Form – Contrast in form is easily created using opposite or geometric value. In other words, short or tall, fat or skinny, rough or smooth, or concave or convex, these are all types of form contrasts that can add power and motion to your photographs.
- Negative – negative contrast. When I think of the negative contrast I imagine the old Japanese minimalist approach to art and design. The amount of open space in a picture highlights a single solitary object in the photograph. This type of photography exists a great deal in various fine art magazines. Sculpture is usually photographed against a solid black or white background allowing the art work for sale to receive the greatest attention.
By studying and experimenting with contrast you can bring your photographic and design skills to a higher level. Contrast allows the artist to capture the viewer's attention and show, or hide, areas in the picture that might otherwise be forgotten or overlooked.
While the rule of thirds and the golden ratio are all good suggestions to follow they only offer the answers of where a subject in a photo belongs. Contrast will finish the other side of the placement equation with the answer of what or how you place a subject to draw attention to it.
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WA Liberal Senator Chris Ellison and former Howard government minister is quitting politics.
The West Australian senator said he wanted to make way for new blood on the opposition front bench and was keen to spend more time with his family, including his three young children.
He said he would immediately move to the opposition back bench and decide in the coming months when to leave parliament. (Source: The West)
The fact that Malcolm Turnbull became federal Liberal leader yesterday has nothing to do with it he insists. Turnbull is famously a republican and Ellison famously a monarchist. Both famously have double-L in their names.
You can find Senator Ellison's rollicking resume on his parliamentary website.


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- 4 large poblano peppers
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO)
- 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and finely chopped
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped or grated
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 15-ounce cans black beans, drained of half their liquid
- 2 tablespoons (a large palmful) chili powder
- 2 teaspoons (about half a palmful) ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon allspice (eyeball it)
- 1 bottle dark lager beer, such as ***** Modelo
- 1 15-ounce can (or half a 28-ounce can) crushed fire-roasted tomatoes
- 2 cups beef or vegetable stock (use vegetable to make it vegetarian)
- 1/2 cup sour cream, for garnish
Yields: 6-8 servings
Heat broiler to high.
Char the poblanos under the broiler so their skins blacken, 7-8 minutes. Place in a bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let stand 10 minutes. Once the peppers have cooled enough to handle, peel and seed them, then roughly chop them up and set them aside.
Place a medium-size pot over medium-high heat with 2 tablespoons EVOO, about two turns of the pan. Add the jalapeño, onion and garlic to the pan, and cook 6-7 minutes, until the veggies are tender. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper, then add in the beer, scraping up any brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Cook a few minutes to reduce the liquid by half, then add the black beans and their liquid, the chopped poblanos, spices, crushed tomatoes and stock. Bring up to a bubble, then reduce the heat and simmer to thicken slightly, about 5 minutes. Adjust the seasoning with salt and freshly ground pepper as needed.
Serve the chili up and pass around hot sauce, sour cream, and cilantro at the table to top it with.
I always double this recipe as it doesn't last very long it is THAT good!
This also doesn't take very long to throw together. Once the pablanos are peeled.
The whole thing can be done and on the table in under 30 minutes.


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calming strategies against stress
researchers from Penn State say can be as stress-inducing as an emergency room. Teachers enter such an an environment every day, which sometimes feels like life-or-death.
nonprofit program Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education (CARE)
half of the students in schools across America have experienced some form of trauma, violence or chronic stress.
After collecting data on those educators' well-being, observations of classrooms and student behavioral reports over the course of a year, we found that teachers who received emotional regulation training were more emotionally supportive, demonstrated greater sensitivity to student needs, and provided more positive and productive classroom environments. Furthermore, when assessing teachers' stress levels, those teachers noted considerably less distress, and an improved ability to manage their emotions.
In the face of stressful situations, I instead used techniques like deep breathing and mindful walking to calm my body and mind, gaining that heightened self-awareness to thoughtfully respond to the issue at hand.
more on stress in this IMS blog