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October 2, 2018
Oct. 8 will mark the first annual Indigenous Peoples' Day in the city of Los Angeles, after the city council voted to rename Columbus Day last year. This day of recognition should encourage us as students to pause and think about how we are serving our Native American peers.
In 2008, the National Center for Education Statistics reported that the number of Native American and Alaska Native people enrolled in U.S. colleges doubled between 1976 and 2006, reaching 1 percent of the total college enrolled population in 2006. However, there are only 26 Native-identified undergraduate students at USC, according to the school's Office of Institutional Research. These students comprise only one-tenth of a percent of the University's total undergraduate population.
As it stands, Native Americans are one of the most underrepresented demographics on campus, as well as in the American workforce, media and education system. This week, I reached out to a Native American student to discuss what issues specifically affect this population, and how the USC community can help.
As an activist, filmmaker, musician and president of the USC Native American Student Union, Mato Standing Soldier doesn't match stereotypes. He's light-skinned with a bleach blonde buzzcut. Aside from his T-shirt which reads, "Don't worry, be native," he bears no visible indication of indigenous affiliation. Growing up between Sioux Falls, S. D. and a nearby reservation, Standing Soldier felt the consequences of the United States' structural bias against Native Americans. He struggled with truancy in school from having to juggle life in two locations, and mourned when women in his community were assaulted and murdered at a disproportionately high rate compared to the average American.
Standing Soldier acknowledged that USC treats its indigenous students well, and praised the University Religious Center for its support. However, he mentioned one serious issue: Lack of representation diminishes Native students' power and their consequent ability to speak for themselves.
For example, at an Undergraduate Student Government event in April, a vendor erected a teepee, which several students deemed culturally insensitive. USG organizers asked the vendor to take down the tent, and news of the incident quickly spread because of a post on a school Facebook page.
The student organizers were quick to release an apology, and unsurprisingly, students were quick to take sides and share their perspectives on the matter.
"What was concerning on my end was that nobody even consulted the [Native American] Student Union," Standing Soldier said. "No one sought to get input from Native Americans or from any outlet or person who might be directly affected by this stereotype."
Standing Soldier explained that it wasn't the teepee that upset him most, but the native community's exclusion from the conversation.
"That's where my area of concern lied, there wasn't a lot attention given to our opinions and our viewpoint on the matter," he said. "I feel that when you see something that you might take offense to, you want to go to the source of whoever you feel it may be impacting."
When Native American students were not given a chance to express their opinions, Standing Soldier realized the lack of sensitivity toward his culture's existence.
"It's detrimental to our livelihood … because it puts us in a historical box," he said. "We're only allowed to belong in the images that you picture for us."
Standing Soldier explained that native students exist in different parameters.
"We're just as human as anyone else," Standing Soldier said. "But through mascots, through imagery and through Hollywood, we're seen in a different light that's actually detrimental to us because we're seen as the past, we're seen as history, and not as a current people … We're not given attention and therefore we're not given justice."
By jumping into contentious rhetoric and excluding the voices of the affected individuals, students are then partaking in an act of ignorance that creates outrage out of sympathy.
Indigenous Peoples' Day is coming up next Monday. This year, we should celebrate the present, history and future of our Native American peers by actually listening to them.
The Native American Student Union meets Monday evenings at 7:30 p.m. at University Religious Center. I implore you to come by and hear what they have to say.
Nathaniel Hyman is a freshman majoring in philosophy, politics and law. His column, "Social Anxieties," runs every other Tuesday.


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Terrazzo is originates from Italy and means terrace in Italian. Currently terrazzo has quite a luxury feel to it, however terrazzo was invented about 500 years ago as a cheap flooring solution. Back in the days marble was the preferred choice, but wasn't affordable for everyone. Crafts workmen started to experiment to find a cheaper solution and started experimenting with using left over scraps of marble and gave them a second life. Terrazzo is made by mixing these left over pieces of marble into a cement or clay. After the cement has dried up the floor will be finished through polishing which exposes a truly unique pattern of stones of different colours and sizes. By using smaller or bigger stones and different colours of marble, the final result can be very different between different terrazzo stone application. Originally terrazzo was mainly made from left over pieces of marble. These days designers and artists are also experimenting with different materials such as quartz, granite, recycled glass, porcelain, concrete, and metal aggregates.
In the world of modern contemporary interior design terrazzo has made a come back. And we think it is here to stay for a long time. Going hand in hand with a raising popularity of pattern decor, terrazzo gives you several different possibilities to home decoration and to add colour in original shapes. As terrazzo is coming from a time where is was anything but exclusive, you might find it hard to imagine it has a place in a design interior. You might know terrazzo from the floor in your local train station, or the ancient basic kitchen in your grandmother house. But as many materials and styles from the past will come back at some point, so did terrazzo. By modern designers dated materials have been reinterpreted in a modern way, giving it a complete transformation into a modern design product. In the example of terrazzo designers used techniques typically used in dull public spaces, and reimagine them in contemporary design homes so you see them in a completely new light.
These days terrazzo can be found back in many different ways. It is used in interior design, for example bathroom floors, kitchen tops, coffee tables and even chairs. But where back in the days terrazzo was mainly applied as a flooring solution or other surfaces, the modern terrazzo patterns can have many outcomes. Smaller home decor products such as coasters, trays, cushions, storage boxes and so on are available with different types of beautiful terrazzo patterns. Even the world of fashion design did not stay behind, jewellery made of terrazzo stone is growing in popularity and terrazzo pattern are used to print on fabrics to use for bags and other fashion accessories.
We are in love with the beautiful patterns of terrazzo stone. So we decided to create a collection of contemporary design prints with photographs of real terrazzo stone integrated. We used pictures of real terrazzo stone and combined them with modern graphic artwork. In our collection of Terrazzo Posters the terrazzo stone is the star of the artwork. The texture and different patterns are in contrast with the minimal graphic artwork, which results in a very unique piece of wall decoration. We wanted to experiment by adding something natural to a minimal artwork, with a surprisingly unique result. Our posters will suit any modern contemporary design interior. We currently have six posters available in the collection but are working on more which will soon be added to the collection. In the collection you will find several posters that show a black, white and mint green terrazzo stone pattern combined with minimal black graphic shapes. We also have a full black and white poster for a minimal look. Last but not least we offer some geometric design posters with simple shades of grey. Of course you will be able to shop the full collection online. All posters are available in size A3 and A4.]]>
Ebru Art - Turkish Water Painting
'Ebru' is a hundreds years old Turkish water painting technique which is used to create traditional and artistic patterns for decorating purposes. Maybe you know it better as paper marbling, a kind of marble effect is achieved with this painting method. Colour pigments are sprinkled on a layer of thickened water, after which paper is used to 'print' the created patterns.
I have always been fascinated by the unique and organic patterns that appear on the water with this special painting technique. When sprinkling colour pigments onto the water, patterns appear in a natural way and every single print is different. Even though I have known about Ebru Art for a long time, I had never used the technique myself. So I decided to visit a professional Ebru Artist in Amsterdam to teach me the tricks. This was very helpful, even though it took a lot of practice to create the final patterns used for the softcover design notebooks.
In traditional Ebru Art, the colour pigments are usually worked on with different tools after pigments have been sprinkled onto the water. The pigments are moved around with for example metal pins and other tools. This way you can 'draw' on the water and create shapes such as flowers. For the Beautiful Mess Notebooks, I did not want to manipulate the colour pigments in any way after sprinkled onto the water. I wanted the patterns to be very organic and natural. This way the effect of spilled ink is created, which looks very unique on paper. After the 'water painting' is finished the result is printed into a piece of paper. Many experiments with different techniques and colours resulted in the final contemporary patterns which are used for the modern design notebooks.
The idea for this original notebook collection was to use a traditional technique and translate it into a modern lifestyle product for daily use. The end product is a trendy notebook, something you will use every day to make a to do list, write down creative ideas, make a shopping list etc. The notebooks have black lined pages, a golden text and are thread bound which give them a modern and contemporary styled look. We thought a simple notebook was the perfect end product for these patterns, giving you a chance to look at the almost relaxing patterns in your often so stressful daily life. You can look at the notebook cover over and over and discover new parts you did not see before. Look again and you will find a new bubbles and lines, like ink flowing on the cover of the notebook which are naturally shaped on the paper. The patterns will never get boring no matter how often you take out your notebook to take a note.
The final collection of notebooks contains four different individual styles which are achieved by using different painting techniques. A simple and modern colour pallet is used of black, white and blue. The four different notebooks designs go really well together. The idea is that you can buy an individual notebook, or combine them in a set of 2 notebooks or a set of 4 notebooks. Even though the patterns are very natural and organic, the final product has a trendy and modern design style. The notebooks have golden printed letters on the softcover and are thread bound, a very nice extra feature to the stylish collection of notebooks. The notebooks have thick black lined paper and a 300 grams of paper cover.
How ever you decide to buy them, each individual notebook is wrapped in a fancy black kraft paper gift wrapping. The gift wrapping is sealed with a sticker that shows the same pattern as the notebook. This makes it a perfect unique gift for her, maybe also for him but the notebooks turned out to be mostly popular as a gift for a woman or a girl. In any case you will steal the show with these unique notebooks as they certainly are an original gift. The notebooks each have a belly band with information about the handmade patterns. For an affordable price you have a truly unique handmade design gift with a story, to treat yourself or someone else.
There you go, you now know the secret behind our Beautiful Mess Notebooks. More notebooks with different pattern designs will be added to the collection in the future so stay tuned!
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MIAMI – Washington Redskins running back Adrian Peterson is the sixth recipient of the Art Rooney Sportsmanship award, the league announced at NFL Honors on Saturday.
The award is presented each year to an NFL player who best demonstrates the qualities of on-field sportsmanship, including fair play, respect for the game and opponents, and integrity in competition.
Past winners include wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald (2014), cornerback Charles Woodson (2015), running back Frank Gore (2016), linebacker Luke Kuechly (2017) and quarterback Drew Brees (2018).
Peterson is the first Redskins player to win the award.
"It means a lot," Peterson said on the red carpet ahead of the award show. "When it came out, I was just smiling ear to ear because it goes to show the person that you are — and it comes naturally — is seen, is noticed and recognized by your peers. So to be up for the award is a blessing. There's been great winners before, and to be able to be added to that group, it'll be a dream come true."
In addition to his Hall of Fame statistics — Peterson currently ranks sixth in NFL history in rushing yards and fifth in touchdowns — the 34-year-old bruiser has been a role model since signing with Washington in August of 2018.
According to coaches and teammates, Peterson is well-liked and well-rounded, passionate about football and influential on the field and in the locker room. His work ethic is unparalleled and speaks for itself, while his career accomplishments demand even more respect.
"He's just an example on and off the field." Dwayne Haskins said on the red carpet before the award show on Saturday. "He's what it's supposed to look like, how to work, somebody you look up to, especially with the Washington Redskins in that locker room. He has respect all over the NFL and I think he deserves it."
Peterson was especially valuable for the Redskins' younger running backs. When he was not carrying the Redskins' rushing load — he led the team in carries (211) and rushing yards (898) — he mentored fellow rusher Derrius Guice, helping him through the early part of his NFL career.
After missing all of his rookie campaign with a torn ACL, Guice tore his meniscus in the regular season opener and missed the next eight games. Throughout the recovery process, Guice has been able to lean on Peterson, who has suffered both injuries throughout his 13-year career.
Peterson has been especially valuable for the Redskins' younger running backs. When he's not carrying the Redskins' rushing load — he leads the team in carries (147) and rushing yards (642) — he's mentoring fellow rusher Derrius Guice, helping him through the early part of his NFL career.
After missing all of his rookie campaign with a torn ACL, Guice tore his meniscus in the regular season opener and missed the next eight games. Throughout the recovery process, Guice has been able to lean on Peterson, who has suffered both injuries throughout his 13-year career.
Guice returned to action Week 11 against the New York Jets and has paired nicely with Peterson in the games since. Their best performance together came in a 29-21 win over the Panthers on Dec. 1, when they combined for 228 yards and three touchdowns on just 23 carries.
"I was telling [Peterson] earlier that they finally got to see the two-headed monster," Guice told reporters after the victory. "These are the days I have been waiting on since they called him when I tore my ACL."
Peterson was one of 32 players nominated (one from each team) for the sportsmanship award, which was created in 2014 in honor of the late founding owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Pro Football Hall of Famer Art Rooney Sr.
Here is a list of all of the Redskins' nominees since the award's inception:
|S Ryan Clark
|RB Alfred Morris
|QB Kirk Cousins
|TE Vernon Davis
|TE Vernon Davis
|RB Adrian Peterson
"[Peterson] is a great person, he's a great football player and he exemplifies what it takes to be that pivotal role model out in the community as well as on the team," Davis said. "He's showed it year in and year out and he's been recognized for it, so I think it's a wonderful achievement for him."
A panel of former players from the NFL Legends Community selected the eight finalists (four in the AFC and four in the NFC). Joining Peterson were Jaguars DL Calais Campbell, Chargers LB Thomas Davis, Sr., Colts WR T.Y. Hilton, Patriots WR Matthew Slater, Lions QB Matthew Stafford, 49ers T Joe Staley and Rams S Eric Weddle.
The winner was determined by a vote of current NFL players, another nod to just how beloved and respected Peterson is.
"To me, it's all about inspiring others, uplifting others, that's the main objective when it comes to life in general," Peterson said. "And having this platform, that's how I want it to be used."


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This blog post informs other local businesses and fellow content creators on what I learned in 2021, business and marketing-wise. I have studied some of the trends I have mentioned over the past few years. Take this with a grand of salt, and remember, what I will list, worked for me; what I did that work may not work for you; keep that in mind. I also learned quite a bit from my marketing and business classes last semester. Below are five main things I learned – and recommend others to do this year.
Comunity Over Competition
I know in the blogging/influencer community, there are quite a few of us that look at our colleagues and assume they are enemies/competition when that isn't the case at all. Competition is far from the truth. When you're in business, but your business is in a local community; Plus, building a community and connections is way healthier than viewing others as enemies or competition. Deep down, when it comes to this phrase, it is putting relationships and customers first. I often see the business owners or influencers stress about their "competition" even to the point that they lose sight of their mission or vision for their business/brand. It isn't to suggest that we should not serve others well, but to let go of the feeling that your business isn't "doing enough" or isn't "as great" as the next business like yours. Stop stressing, and focus on what matters in the now.
Listen to Customer Feedback / Pay Attention to Analytics
This piece of advice may seem like a given, but I mean – dig deeper. Take reviews seriously, conduct frequent surveys about what your customers and target audience want to see, or just general feedback surveys. Survey Monkey (not sponsored) is a great way to conduct affordable-free surveys! I recommend using their service before any others for your first time.
Use Social Media to Advertise and Connect
Social media is a free way to boost one's business or gain attraction and customers. With the changing technology and increased use of social media, it is wise to get involved and create pages on various social media sites. Tiktok is great for small businesses that can ship out products but not necessarily great for local businesses that can't or don't have anything to ship out. Instead, local businesses such as bakeries or services can use Instagram or Facebook to grow their business. Also, look into collaborating with creators such as bloggers or influencers to help spread the word of your business and help your pages and business grow! A lot of good advertising consists of "word-of-mouth" marketing, so ultimately, if you can get people talking about your product, business, or brand, it will pay off and help you get even more noticed!
Recently, Kentucky has ranked one of the top states for "staying connected" on social media and the web. The top five sites: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Snapchat, and TikTok (Sophy, 2020). If it were me, this is what kind of businesses should have what:
- Eateries/Resturaunts – Facebook and Instagram
- Jewelry/Accessories/Clothing – Facebook, Instagram, TikTok
- Local Goods – Instagram and Facebook
- Event Venues – All of the above except, Snapchat
I could keep going, but I'll stop there for now in this blog post. It is also worth noting that local groups on Facebook also have set days for local businesses to advertise; see if there are any in your area!
Show Your Face / Show Off Employees
When you show more of the "behind the scenes," it gives off a vibe and sense of community to attract more customers. Showing off your employees and even showing your (the owner's) face on social media can also help create a sense of identity for your brand.
Post Consistently
Post consistently. It helps create a community within the customer base and shows your commitment to your brand. It is also easier for a business or someone to grow on social media if they post consistently. I also suggest not being chaotic with posts but staying authentic and true to yourself and your brand/business. Many customers/followers enjoy seeing posts that are packed with value; keep that in mind.
According to Auburn Advertising, "Post on social media every day. Organic reach, which is the number of people you reach without paying to boost an advertisement or post, can reach only a certain amount of people. Each time you post is another opportunity to reach your audience. Posting each day strategically and consistently maximizes your organic reach (Payne, 2020).
Final Thoughts
And with those tips, I wish you good luck! If you would like to talk more about any of the advice I mentioned above, please email me at email@example.com, and I will be happy to discuss any of the topics said more! This is a subject I am very passionate about, and I genuinely hope the advice helps your business or brand in some way! I suggest watching Vanessa Lau on YouTube for more tips like these, as I learned so much from her! I adore her passion and energy! Also, don't forget to follow my Instagram and subscribe to the blog to stay updated on all things Kentucky and local – if you like to learn more about local living in Kentucky. This year in 2022, I will be focusing more on living local! If you don't already know, my motto is, "don't just support local, live local," and I hope to encourage others to do the same this year! Stay tuned to my Instagram stories for updates and more!
Sources (APA7):
Joshua Sophy. (2020, July 11). Kentucky ranks as the most connected state on social media. Small Business Trends. https://smallbiztrends.com/2020/07/socially-connected-states-teneo-survey.html#:~:text=Kentucky.,LinkedIn%2C%20Snapchat%2C%20and%20TikTok.
Payne, L. (2020, December 30). The importance of consistency in social media marketing. A Service of Inner Spark Creative. https://www.auburnadvertising.com/articles/86-the-importance-of-consistency-in-social-media-marketing


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"I write to make audible, to translate into language that which is not generally spoken, which seems indeed to be unsayable." That is what the German writer Ulrike Draesner says, and writes, about herself and her work. In one of her novels, Mitgift, she addresses a topic that appears to be "unsayable" – intersex.
"A family story", specifies Susanne Hochreiter in the interview with scilog. "A family story developing between the poles of loathing and fascination." Loathing of the equivocal monster, neither man nor woman, born into this family; fascination with the pure beauty of this individual. And, ultimately, death.
According to Hochreiter, this is a common topos: "The description of the intersex person as an angelic being, subsequently denied the right to live." Literature, particularly German-language literature, does not bestow happiness and a good life on the third gender. In that respect, literature mirrors reality, since individuals who are born with the anatomical characteristics of both genders are for the most part surgically "corrected" into femaleness or maleness while still in their infancy, explains Hochreiter. They are modified to fit a norm.
Angel, monster, victim-perpetrator
With the support of the Austrian Science Fund FWF, this scholar of German literature examined the approach and the reaction to intersex in the years between 1990 and 2010. She did that upon the initiative of and in cooperation with her colleague Angelika Baier. In light of the fact that more works have been published on this issue since 2010, the span of the project Discursive Intersections in Literature on Hermaphroditism has now been extended up to 2015.
The team identified the following five sets of motifs and images: (fictional) texts with autobiographical elements; texts which place intersex in the context of family sagas; crime novels; novels that depict intersex characters as super-human angels; and texts that address intersex through grotesque corporal portrayals.
The researcher acknowledges that such gender ambivalence is attractive for crime writers. "It is an exotic motif, intriguing because of its lack of certainty", notes Hochreiter. But this also banishes the individuals concerned into a corner. "We have no social function for people who are in between", states the principal investigator.
Changing identities
The approach to this issue has not always been so surrounded with uncertainty. In the Baroque era people changed identities in a decidedly playful manner. "In Grimmelshausen's Simplicius Simplicissimus a protagonist simply changes clothes, and apparently gender along with it, and has some fun", recalls Hochreiter.
In general, the switching of identities was quite a common game before the advent of rationalism. This was the case not only on stage, but also in daily life. "It has been proven that there were women who dressed as soldiers and also served as soldiers. Rosenstengel is a case in point", relates Hochreiter. This may be explained by the fact that identities were considered to be less rigidly defined in some respects in the era before the Enlightenment, before the French Revolution and the industrial age. At least it was easier to shift between sexual identities. Once everyday standards settled on only two genders, changing between them became the realm of travesty, comedy or even buffoonery. What remains is the uncertainty about anything in between. And that includes the third gender – in literature as in life.
Personal details
Susanne Hochreiter is a literary scholar at the University of Vienna with a research focus on gender and queer studies, Austrian literature of the 20th and 21st centuries, university didactics and theatre education. Hochreiter studied German philology, philosophy, psychology, and education in Vienna and Berlin. She is a member of the Research Network on Gender and Agency at the University of Vienna.
Angelika Baier is a literary scholar and gender researcher. She studied German philology, journalism and communication science at the universities of Salzburg, Vienna and Santiago de Compostela. Between 2011 and 2016 she was involved in the FWF-funded project Discursive Intersections in Literature on Hermaphroditism as a scientific team member. In 2017, Baier took up a post as advisor at Volkshochschule Wien.
Angelika Baier: Layers of Deviance: Intersexuality in Contemporary German Crime Fiction. In: Lynn M. Kutch, and Todd Herzog (eds): Tatort Germany: The Strange Case of German Crime Fiction. Camden House: Rochester 2014, pp. 177-199
Angelika Baier: Affective Encounters and Ethical Responses in Robert Schneider's Die Luftgängerin and Sybille Berg's Vielen Dank für das Leben. In: Edinburgh German Yearbook, vol. 7 (Ethical Approaches in Contemporary German-language Literature and Culture), edited by Emily Jeremiah, and Frauke Matthes. Camden House: Rochester 2013, pp. 85-100
Angelika Baier: Intersections – Hermaphroditism as a Travelling Concept in Ulrike Draesner's Novel Mitgift (2002). In: Margaret-Anne Hutton, Claire Whitehead, and Michael Gratzke (eds): Readings in Twenty-First-Century Literatures. Peter Lang: New York et al. 2013, pp. 259-278
Angelika Baier: Empörende Ordnung: Kritik am binären Geschlechtersystem in Intersex-Texten. In: Alexandra Millner, Bernhard Oberreither, and Wolfgang Straub (eds): Empörung! Besichtigung einer Kulturtechnik. Facultas: Vienna 2015, pp. 223-240
Angelika Baier/Susanne Hochreiter: Inter*geschlechtliche Körperlichkeiten – Diskurs/Begegnungen im Erzähltext. Zaglossus: Wien 2014
Angelika Baier: Inter_Körper_Text. Erzählweisen von Intergeschlechtlichkeit in deutschsprachiger Literatur. Zaglossus: Wien 2017
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This is the second episode of REWIND, enjoy!
This is a part of Project W (double you).
Your LIFE is what you make out of it.
It is always your decision where you want to go, what you want to do and when you want to do it.
I couldn't said it any better!
In life, people do not realize the most important thing:
You are responsible for this mess! You are the one to blame!
Your life so far is how you wanted it to be. Every decision, every thought, every second spend on doing something. You are forging your destiny!
Every morning you get up, you have the potential to turn your life upside down. You could change everything! But can you?
No, of course not! You can not be a millionaire by just deciding on becoming one tomorrow. It doesn't work like this.
My most favorite thing to say! Always remember! You are responsible for everything that is happening to you in life. Sure, it hurts! But it makes things so much easier to change.
Changing someones life is a particular hard thing to do. It takes persistence, courage, a completely new mindset and imagination.
Project W (double you) can be seen as a guideline to success. I do not claim to have more knowledge than you have, nor do I think that this is the only way. This is an experiment, in which I want to document another way of becoming successful in the term of reaching someones goals.
I still do not claim that I have more knowledge than someone else! But I can see the bigger picture. I can clearly see today, what I had a lack of some years back in time.
Every destructive thought, a waste of time. Every self limiting word, the killer of your future. Every plan you do not complete, a chance you did not take.
Would I had this blog today, if I had listend to what others thought about it? Probably not! Don't let them hold you back! DREAM ✅ ACT ✅ SUCCEED ✅
Life is all about you.
At the end of someones life, what do you think counts? Your money in the bank? The jobs you had. The girls/ or boys you had? Your relationships? Your possessions? Your family? Your courage to help others?
It is you, who decides this! This is your life! You can do what ever you want to do with it! There are no rules, no tasks, no storyline you need to follow. There is just you.
So true! I got this one already covered, but still couldn't change my life.
If you do not like what you are currently doing, then change it. It is that simple. Nobody said it will be easy, because it is not easy! But it is possible.
Whether you think you can or you can't, you are right.Henry Ford
In order to change your life, you need to start with your mindset.
Your mind is the most powerful weapon ever created in this universe. It can build something out of nothing. It can create or destroy everything. It can help or harm others. It can set free an infinite amount of energy.
But if you do not have the imagination… well, you are doomed to fail!
"The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why."Mark Twain
Well, this guy is not completely wrong. But do we really find out why we are born? For me, this doesn't sound right, because it implements something like:
"Well, I haven't found out why I am born yet, so let's go on with this until the day will come."
And honestly, we are way too often let things move on, instead of dealing with something once and for all.
It would have been better to state out something like:
"The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you decide why." dreamactsucceed
Wise words, wise words! 😂
This changes the whole game! Now, you are responsible for this! Not a higher power, an outside source from the universe, or another person! No! You are holding your life in your own hands.
Your excuses do not work here! Find better ones, or finally change your life!
"Everything happens for a reason."
This is not just a saying, but a believe of millions of people! But if we really think about it, we can come to the conclusion, that the truth is something like:
"Everything happens because of you."dreamactsucceed
I nailed it, don't you agree?
Your actions, your decisions, your day to day life. It all adds up to another, creating this thing you are calling your life. Every racer car driver and every song writer and every politician and every one else in this world wasn't born with the skillset to play this particular part in life. They all decided somehow on their journey where they want to go and then went there.
Right? Right!
Your current life is exactly the life you wanted to have. Every waking minute, you are the one in control. You steer your avatar through this world. You decide where you want to go.
Your life so far is just the result of your doing!
Everything you have been doing in the past, everything that has happened to you. That all is just there because of you!
If you want to live a different life, you need to change the way you are playing the game.
Project W (double you) will double your potential, your success, your life quality.
It will simplify things and make the obvious even more obvious!
If you are ready for a change, follow me on this journey and finally become the person you want to become.
Your life is your life. Nobody else can change it, you need to do this!
The change needs to come from within.
From within your hearth!
See you next time!
Well, whatever! This is also not getting me any closer to my PORSCHE. In fact, the first thing is always to understand. To sit there and finally understand what is going on around you. After you have made that step, the other ones will feel naturally to you.
See you next time!


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Dance concerts from the classical to the avant garde. Theatre performances from blackbox to Broadway, spanning the centuries from the Greeks to the Tony winners of tomorrow. No matter what your tastes, Muhlenberg Theatre & Dance has the show for you. Here's why Muhlenberg's Theatre & Dance Department is among the Lehigh Valley's premiere performing arts venues.
It's Broad-Ranging
Muhlenberg's theatre productions range from the experimental to Broadway's biggest hits. Dance concerts include both intimate solo performances and dance pieces that fill the stage, in every style and genre.
It's Innovative
You'll see things on the Muhlenberg stage that you could never see anywhere else. Recent seasons have featured:
- World premiere dance theatre and circus theatre works.
- Exciting new dance works by emerging and established choreographers.
- Dynamic new adaptations of world classics, such as Lorca's Blood Wedding, Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, Romeo & Juliet, Gao's The Other Shore, Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, and Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard.
- Rarely produced works such as Tarell Alvin McCraney's Wig Out!, Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play, and Gertrude Stein's Listen to Me.
- World premieres of plays such as Brighde Mullins' The Bourgeois Pig, Holly Cate's Glory and O War, and fully produced student-written plays.
And more inspiring and innovative theatre and dance performances.
It's Affordable
We have worked hard to keep our Summer Music Theatre ticket prices affordable — and still maintain the Broadway-quality production values for which SMT has become known. And Department Mainstage theatre and dance productions are one of the best entertainment values in town!
It's Boundary-Breaking
Theatre & Dance is a single unified department at Muhlenberg, with a shared vision and mission. That means our students have more performance opportunities, and our audiences enjoy first-class productions that benefit from the resources and talents of both programs.
It's World-Class
Muhlenberg Theatre & Dance and the Summer Music Theatre serve as an artistic home to some of the region's most talented designers, choreographers, and directors, with an impressive array of professional credits and interests. Muhlenberg competes for students with the country's finest conservatory programs, and many of our alumni go on to successful careers in the performing arts.
What's more, every season we play host to world-renowned guest artists in theatre and dance, whose work enhances both our educational program and our performances.


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Lily Collins Family: Husband, Siblings, Parents |
Lily Collins husband and familyEdit
Jamie Campbell Bower (ex-partner)
- Date of birth: November 22, 1988 (34 years)
- Zodiac sign: Scorpio
Duration of relationship: 2012 – 2013, 2015 – 2018
Jamie is a performer famed for playing in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Twilight Saga, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows plus Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald movies as well as Camelot and Will TV series. Besides, he is a music artist performing with Counterfeit band.
Bower got acquainted with Collins while working with her on The Mortal Instruments. However, after dating for a year, they called it quits. Lily and Jamie reconciled in 2015 and were together till 2018 when they understood that they weren't right for each other.
Charlie McDowell (fiancé)
- Date of birth: July 10, 1983 (39 years)
- Zodiac sign: Cancer
Duration of relationship: 2019 – present time
Charlie is a writer, director and owner of Cloudbreak Productions company. In 2014, he directed his first film titled The One I Love. McDowell also directed some episodes of Silicon Valley, Dear White People and On Becoming a God in Central Florida television series. By the way, he is a son of movie stars Malcolm McDowell and Mary Steenburgen.
Charlie got romantically involved with Collins in 2019 and in September 2020, he popped the question during their trip to Sedona, Arizona. The lovebirds announced their engagement on Instagram. The man shared that Lily illuminated his life in the times of uncertainty and darkness while Lily revealed that she knew she would marry her beau the moment she first saw him.
Lily Collins kids
Lily Collins doesn't have kids as yet.
Phil Collins (father)
- Date of birth: January 30, 1951 (72 years)
- Zodiac sign: Aquarius
Phil is a music artist noted for being a singer and drummer for Genesis rock band. He is the winner of 8 Grammys, 6 Brit Awards, 2 Golden Globes and 1 Oscar. Collins also released a solo album and served as a music producer.
In 1975-1980, Phil was a husband to Andrea Bertorelli and in 1984, he espoused Lily's mom Jill. Following their divorce, he tied knots with Orianne Cevey in 1999. However, in 2008, their marriage was dissolved and that made a huge impact on Lily causing her eating disorder. Phil reconciled with Orianne in 2016.
Lily shared that Phil wasn't the dad she expected and he wasn't always present when she needed him. Nevertheless, in her memoir, she wrote that she forgave the father for the mistakes he committed and was ready to move forward.
Jill Collins (nee Tavelman) (mother)
- Date of birth: April 9, 1956 (67 years)
- Zodiac sign: Aries
Jill used to be a president of Beverly Hills Women's Club and tried her hand at acting in Buster film. In 2014, she opened an antique store called Waverly on Doheny. Though Jill knew about Phil's infidelity, she was shocked when he asked for marriage dissolution through fax. As a result, she got a £17 million divorce settlement.
Tavelman is very proud of her only daughter and is extremely supportive. In 2017, she accompanied Lily to Golden Globes as the actress was one of the nominees that year.
Joely Collins (older half-sister)
- Date of birth: August 8, 1972 (50 years)
- Zodiac sign: Leo
Joely is a daughter of Phil's first wife Andrea whom he adopted. Residing in Canada, she also deals with acting. Among Joely's credits are Madison, Da Vinci's Inquest, Cold Squad and Coded TV series plus Defining Edward, Ill Fated, Almost Heaven and What Could Have Been movies. Besides, Joely runs StoryLab Productions company that produced award-winning film Becoming Redwood. Since 2008, the woman has been married to Stefan Buitelaar, a father of her daughter Zoe.
Simon Collins (older half-brother)
- Date of birth: September 14, 1976 (46 years)
- Zodiac sign: Virgo
Simon is Phil's son with Andrea. He followed in his dad's footsteps and devoted his life to music. He released 3 solo albums and co-founded rock band Sound of Contact. What is more, Simon established his own label titled Lightyears Music and served as a music supervisor for Dark Harvest film.
Nicholas Collins (younger half-brother)
- Date of birth: April 21, 2001 (22 years)
- Zodiac sign: Taurus
Nicholas is the elder child of Phil and Orianne. Though he initially dreamed about being a soccer player, he inherited great music skills from his dad and decided to build a career in the entertainment industry. Nick is now a drummer for Fifty Eight Hundred band as well as for his dad's group Genesis. He is romantically linked to a girl named Isabella Cristina Serralles.
Matthew Collins (younger half-brother)
- Date of birth: December 1, 2004 (18 years)
- Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
Matthew is the youngest of Phil's kids, whom he shares with Orianne. He rarely appears in public but was once spotted at a New York Knicks game with his dad and brother.
Though Lily Collins started her career with modeling, she rose to prominence due to her acting talent. Having made a breakthrough with 2013 film The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, she embarked on parts in Love, Rosie, Rules Don't Apply, To the Bone, Tolkien plus Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile. Moreover, Lily is famed for starring in Les Misérables, The Last Tycoon plus Emily in Paris television shows.


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Wakanda forever!
Black Panther is a serious contender at the 2018 E! People's Choice Awards with five finalist nods, and Danai Gurira is not taking it lightly.
The 40-year-old actress is so honored by her solo PCAs finalist nod for Action Movie Star of 2018 that when E! News caught up to her at the 2018 Global Citizen Festival, which aired on MSNBC on Saturday, she was a little tongue-tied.
"Listen, I'm really floored by it. I'm thankful for it. All you try and do is give your all to what you're given. It's a privileged to get to tell stories," Gurira told E! News before heading into the festival.
"I'm thankful for the fact that I got to tell Okoye's story. Being able to stand in that position as a woman who loves her nation, a woman who is in command of her nation's security, actually stewarding its advancement. It was an amazing role to play," she continued.
"I had an amazing time. There was a lot of passionate stuff in there for me because I am from the continents as well as from here," she added. "Getting to tell that story on that platform, there was nothing like it."
Gurira might've been a little overwhelmed—in a good way—by all of the fan support that led to her PCAs finalist status, but she was still ready to give some love back to everyone who has voted thus far.
"It's just gratitude that I feel honestly. If she resonated that to me is so amazing," she said. "It's actually, I don't even know what words to put to it, except thanks guys. It's very cool to have your work resonate with folks. It's very cool."
If you are a major fan of Black Panther and have always loved watching The Walking Dead star work, then you need to cast your vote for both the Marvel film and the AMC series.
In addition to voting for Gurira, you can cast your ballot for the actress' co-star Chadwick Boseman for Action Movie Star of 2018 (he's up against her) and Male Movie Star of 2018.
Plus, the superhero flick is also up for Movie of 2018 and Action Movie of 2018.
If that's not enough for the Avengers: Infinity War actress to rejoice about, her fellow Walking Dead co-star Andrew Lincoln is a finalist for Male TV Star of 2018!
The Walking Dead returns for season nine on Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 9 p.m. on AMC, so get ready to watch the actress back in action very soon.
Oh, and you know, vote for her for the PCAs, because the final round of voting closes on Friday, Oct. 19 and you don't want to miss out!


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Coffee With A Cop
The Vancouver Police Department will be celebrating the 3rd annual National Coffee With A Cop Day. Starbucks has invited us to two of their Vancouver locations for events from 9am-11am.
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Asteroid on Halloween
October 29, 2015
According to USA Today, the world will be getting more than just delicious candy this Halloween season.
A massive asteroid named 2015 TB145 will be flying by earth on Oct 31. Detailed in a report from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, TB was spotted by the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System Oct 10. The Halloween asteroid is said to be traveling at speeds greater than 78,000 miles per hour, and tips the scale in size ranging from 689 to 2,133 feet by Earth Sky.
The asteroid will be visible by telescope while it passes Earth 300,000 miles away. So for all you astronomy buffs out there TB will be at peak visibility around sunrise for North America. However, for the people worried about any chance of collision, Paul Chodas, manager of NASA's Near-Earth Object office at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif told USA Today, "In fact, not a single one of the known objects has any credible chance of hitting our planet over the next century".


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One of the many things I love about being an aunt is seeing how my brothers reappear in their kids. A certain laugh, or a way of thinking, or the rebellious choices my nephews and niece make all evoke my brothers in earlier stages of life. I find my parents in their physical gestures, too, which gives me joy.
It's easy to imagine how the disciples recognize Jesus in a gesture at the table. The breaking of the bread is a movement of the hands and heart that they've seen dozens of times before. The risen Christ walks and talks with them, speaks and teaches, and it's in this most essential physical movement that they finally see who he is.
All through his life, people complain that he eats with sinners and tax collectors. Bruce Chilton, in his imaginative book Rabbi Jesus suggests that Jesus "developed the practice of holy feasts into an art form." Village life, the harvest, the completion of projects, and marriages all involved celebrations and feasts, of various sizes, depending on the importance of the occasion. Jesus understood the power of the spirit at work when people gather, and used the feasts to teach, to pray, to tell stories, and to connect people with each other. Here he does it one more time.
Read the scripture here.
Read the Working Preacher commentary here.
Fascinatingly, Luke tells us that the travelers' eyes "were kept from recognizing Jesus." I always wonder what it was that prevented them from seeing Jesus more clearly. Emmaus is west of Jerusalem, so they are walking into the setting sun. Is it a problem with the way the light falls? Is Jesus in the shadows? Or is it the heavy load of grief they're carrying? Weariness after the trauma of the past few days? The fact that they're not yet ready, until they hear the things Jesus is teaching them?
The travelers get the experience of sitting at the table with Jesus one more time only because they invite him to stay. He walks ahead "as if he were going on," and they press him to stay and accept their hospitality. If they had shrugged their shoulders, said "nice chatting with you," and let him go, there would be no experience at the table. In this, they reveal back to Jesus the encompassing hospitality that he taught and modeled for them. They extend the lesson to another stranger, just as Jesus would have done, and find that this stranger is Jesus himself.
A number of authors posit that the two travelers are Cleopas and his wife, and now I always imagine them that way, too. The image above is one artist's imagining of that. How do you picture them?
Sermon possibilities:
One of the casualties of COVID isolation is eating meals with other people. Some people who live alone have been eating mostly solitary meals by for a year. The sermon might explore the power of eating with other people, and why that touches us so deeply.
Or the sermon might explore the things that keep us from seeing Jesus. What habits and patterns keep us from the fullness of his presence? Are we too settled, too weary, too hopeless, too safe?
In her Working Preacher commentary, Michal Beth Dinkler poses this question: "In Greek, the word for stranger is paroikos. Oikos means "house," so literally, par-oikos means "outside the house." This is the same word that is used for someone who lives in a country without citizenship. Cleopas calls Jesus an "immigrant," a "foreigner." How often do we, too, assume that we understand and that others are outsiders who do not belong?"
Or, the sermon might look at why their" hearts burned within them" while Jesus talks. Excitement? Renewed purpose? Shame? Guilt? What gets our hearts to burn with energy and passion these days?
Where are your thoughts taking you this week? We would love to continue the conversation in the comments section below.
Rev. Mary Austin is the pastor of Gaithersburg Presbyterian Church, which is taking cautious steps towards in-person church, alongside live streaming. She blogs from time to time at Stained Glass in the City. The image above is by Maximino Cerezo Barredo (Spanish, 1932–), Emmaus, 2002. Painted mural, 200 × 190 cm. Dining room of the Centro de Formación de Animadores, Gatun Lake, Panama. Source: artandtheology.org
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I've worn similar outfits. The only major detail I changed was the button up. Instead of a simple, white, button up, I chose a polka dot chambray button up underneath a vest sweater. Similar looks can be found here, here, here, and here.
Blouse: Banana Republic (similar: here, and here)
Pants: Target
Shoes: Target (similar: here, and here)
Lipstick: NYX


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The Funeral Diaries
March 24, 2015
Long Lost Friend
Nothing but the images of flowers
Dancing the tango in the wind and
She visits here everyday.
The newly grown grass produces a strong aroma
Covering the Georgian clay that once stood and
He visits here everyday.
A great marble stone glimmers in the sun
Providing the comfort of a date and last name and
I visit here everyday.
Spoken Words
One could say that the dark is lifted
When death disappears
But the truth is that darkness is encompassing
Death is an activity from which you can never run
One could say that we shouldn't cry
When death steals
But is it allowed when the one in the casket was pure?
Was her innocence worth it?
One could say that I'm overreacting
When a dear friend is taken from me
But it's not fair when purity is murdered
Was the world too strong,
Or was I too weak?
Death Himself
He wears a cloak as black as night
He brings about sadness to the ended
He hates his duty, the people he has to take away
He loves them.
Empty Slate
This large rock cut so smoothly
With a date carved in roughly
But no name is found
So here is where the dirt unsettles
Leaving viewers in demise and babble
Who lies within, who was buried
How disrespectful to the one six feet under
After all, he just wants to be remembered
Stolen Innocence
Her fragile body succumbed by darkness
Taken away from friends and family
They now stand near for final goodbyes
Clad in coal as they may
Only surrounding flowers brighten
Goodbye, my sweet friend


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Mayor: Crime Down In Every Major Category In LA Last Year
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Crime dropped in Los Angeles in every major category in the city in 2018, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Monday.
Homicides were down 8.2 percent, violent crime was down 4.5 percent, property crime was down 1.8 percent and gang-related homicides were down 20 percent.
Homicides totaled 259, down from 282 in 2017. Violent crime totaled 29,145 and 99,763 cases of property crime were recorded last year, officials said.
Garcetti, joined by Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore and Police Commission President Steve Soborff, credited an increase in patrol hours and an expansion of an anti-gang initiative called GRYD as key reasons for the reductions.
"This was the second-lowest number of homicides that we've had in over 50 years, and when you compare to how it looked in 1992, a year of turbulence and unrest here, it's pretty remarkable.
"Violent crime is down 67 percent since then," Garcetti said, referring to the 1,092 homicides recorded in 1992.
Moore, who was sworn into office last June, said "the real story is that this is one of the safest times to live in Los Angeles in all of our history."
The LAPD also had 14 fewer officer-involved shootings, down from 47 to 33, which Moore said was the result "of this department taking the direction and guidance from our police commission, the expectation of our mayor and other public officials that we approach our work with an emphasis on de-escalation."
Garcetti noted that the department added more than a million patrol hours in 2018 without adding significantly to the number of sworn officers, which increased slightly from 10,029 officers to 10,040. About half of the increase in patrols was due to the LAPD taking over patrol of Metro trains and buses within the city from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department mid-way
through 2017, making 2018 the first full year of the new deployment.
When asked if he thinks people feel safer in the streets, Garcetti said, "I think in many communities, yes. But it's individual for every person."
The other half of the increased patrol hours was the result of a new focus on moving more officers out of administrative roles and back into regular patrols, which Garcetti said was the result of "being smarter and using overtime and putting this into my budget" in order to get more officers out on the streets.
(© Copyright 2019 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. City News Service contributed to this report.)
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Maybe you wouldn't say so at first glance but BODY WORLDS Amsterdam is actually very suitable for kids. Millions of children around the world have already made the journey through the human body at one of the exhibitions, and we are ready to welcome many more. If you're looking for family-friendly attractions in Amsterdam, you've found the right place.
We recommend our exhibition for children over the age of 6, but younger children are also welcome. We do advise to prepare your children before for your visit, so they understand what they are going to see. We've gathered some useful information for you to help with that!
BODY WORLDS is a beautiful exhibition where you can take a look inside your own body. You learn everything about our anatomy, health and the effects of happiness. It offers you a unique chance to get a better understanding of your body. The exhibition consists of more than 200 anatomical specimens of real human bodies, which are preserved by Dr. Gunther von Hagens 'plastination technique'.
'Plastination' is a technique where body fluids are replaced by a sort of silicone rubber. The bodies are dry, odourless and will last longer than Egyptian mummies! The skin has been removed from the so-called 'plastinates', so all bones, muscles, nerves, veins, and organs are revealed and visible. All the bodies that are used in the exhibition are donated by people who in life decided to donate their body to BODY WORLDS for educational purposes. Long after they have passed away, their bodies will teach you everything there is to know about the human anatomy.
The 'plastinates' are positioned in a large variety of active poses. This way you can see which muscles and body parts you use when you for instance jump or dance or play the saxophone. You can see the influences of your choices on your body. How smoking affects your lungs for instance, or how an artificial knee or hip looks inside your body. Besides anatomy, the exhibition teaches you about happiness and its effects on your body. You learn that happy people live longer and also how to stay happy and healthy yourself.


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Endigar 468 ~ Experience: The Best Teacher
From Today's Daily Reflections;
Being still inexperienced and having just made conscious contact with God, it is not probable that we are going to be inspired at all times. (Alcoholics Anonymous, page 87)
Some say that experience is the best teacher, but I believe that experience is the only teacher. I have been able to learn of God's love for me only by the experience of my dependence on that love. At first I could not be sure of His direction in my life, but now I see that if I am to be bold enough to ask for His guidance, I must act as if He has provided it. I frequently ask God to help me remember that He has a path for me.
It is possible, I believe, to learn from the experience of others. It takes empathy, humility, and getting tired of the painfully slow process of learning in isolation.
"Though there is no way of proving it, we believe that early in our drinking careers most of us could have stopped drinking." (Alcoholics Anonymous, page 32)
"We, who are familiar with the symptoms, see large numbers of potential alcoholics among young people everywhere. But try to get them to see it!" [Footnote; True when this book was first published. But a 2003 U.S. / Canada membership survey showed about one-twelfth of A.A.'s were thirty and under.]"
The high bottom phenomenon has developed in abstinence and can develop to produce the simple faith necessary to find the spirituality that makes us happily sober.
I do not want to have to test every aspect of this process if it is not necessary. Many of us have suffered and fallen, and hopefully we can secure their experience for the group, and for ourselves.


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Union deputy involved in crash
Scott Rogers
A Union Parish Sheriff's deputy and a motorist were treated at a local hospital for minor injuries Sunday afternoon.
State Police Trooper Michael Reichardt said UPSO deputies were en route to a burglary in progress, traveling on Louisiana 15 when the accident occurred.
The deputies had lights and sirens activated when a 2005 Buick LeSabre turned left in front of them. Both cars ran off the road and caught fire, Reichardt said.
All occupants were able to escape. They were treated and released Sunday evening.
The driver of the Buick LeSabre, Lottie Singleton, 60, was cited for improper left turn.


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We have a new reading plan for 2017!! Get the printable: Discover One Thing Reading Plan
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These are a few of our SOAP notes from today's reading. We encourage you to read and journal on your own first, then join us in conversation about what God revealed to YOU today. Click HERE to go directly to the daily reading if you wish.
Only One Rescuer | Tara Wiley
S~ "But the magicians did the same things by their secret arts; they also made frogs come up on the land of Egypt. Pharaoh summoned Moses and said, "Pray to the Lord to take the frogs away from me and my people…" Exodus 8:7-8 NIV
O~ The magicians could cause the torment of frogs, but only GOD could remove the torment. Only God could rescue.
A~ In all the times I've read the stories of the plagues, this never struck me before. In several of the plagues, the magicians were able to replicate the onslaught, but not once were they able to stop the torment of the plagues. Satan (and his cohorts) can perform supernatural signs. He can disguise himself as an angel of light and appear even to do good. But ONLY God can rescue. ONLY God can redeem. ONLY God can set us free from torment. Satan cannot ever replicate that.
P~ Lord, I worship You as the ONLY redeemer and rescuer from torment. All the world (the enemy) has to offer are temporary fixes that may seem amazing but offer no lasting relief. God, forgive me for the times I lean in towards the temporary fixes of the world instead of pressing into You. You are the One who brings relief from torment. Oh, I have friends who are so strongly entangled in the torment the enemy brings! Lord, bring true rescue and redemption in their hearts and lives.
Stay Focused | Kim Chipman
S~ But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had said. Exodus 8:15 (NIV)
O~ It looked as if Pharaoh was going to let the people go, but every time there was a break in the plagues he hardened his heart and refused.
A~ Discomfort/suffering has a way of getting my attention. I see myself in Pharaoh. I get less focused, less attentive to Your voice when I'm comfortable. When the pressure's off.
I don't want to be that way.
P~ Lord, help me to remain focused and serious about my walk with You. Help me not to be deceived when things are going well. I know the spiritual battle is still raging. I love You!
Accepting My Limitations | Michelle Myers
S~ 'But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.' Exodus 9:16 (NIV)
O~ This is YOUR show. It is ALL about YOU, YOUR POWER, and YOUR Name.
A~ You sent Moses to Pharaoh time after time, and each time the result was the same. Pharaoh refused to let the Israelites go……… even after so many destructive and painful plagues……….even after he repeatedly said that he would. Why didn't he? Because YOU made his heart hard.
Moses did his part and was obedient. He kept going back to Pharaoh. He kept persevering.
Lately, I have noticed how much I have this really bad habit of assuming, and YOU know what they say about assuming. I fall for the trap of believing, that the result or outcome of one experience is automatically going to be the same for all the similar experiences that follow. I often think, "This is how it was last time. This is how it will be this time. It won't ever change."
However, You have been surprising me. As I learn lessons from my experiences, continue on with doing the best I can, and accepting the situations that You have given to me, things are less and less turning out the way they did before, the way I expected them to. It is really confirming and affirming some truths for me.
I really don't know as much as I like to think I do or other people would like to think that I do.
I have so little control over some of the circumstances of my life and this world.
You are IT, THE ONE, THE SOVEREIGN, THE ALMIGHTY, THE CONTROLLER, ………..
I am completely at YOUR mercy.
You decide the outcome of a situation, not past experiences or results.
P~ Thank you God for making this most recent experience with a tooth crown, a much less painful one, both physically and financially. Thank you for guiding me to a good dentist. I can often struggle with defensiveness and people's dissatisfaction with me, when circumstances beyond my control take place. Help me accept my limitations as a human being, even when others have not. Please help me remember that "You and I are good", even if my relationship with another person isn't good at a particular time. Please help me take each experience as a new one, and not let my feelings, thoughts, and fears take over and take me to a place of thinking I know what is going to happen, what will result, and that change isn't going to take place.
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S~ He is ready to separate the chaff from the grain with his winnowing fork. Then he will clean up the threshing area, storing the grain in his barn but burning the chaff with never-ending fire. Matthew 3:12 (NLT)
O~ A picture came to mind when I read these verses, of Jesus doing just that but in me, separating the chaff (the lies) from the grain (the truth). Cleaning up the threshing area (my soul) and storing the grain in his barn (my heart) and burning the chaff.
A~ I just think of how my life used to be and how it is now with Jesus and I am so grateful for all you have done for me.
P~ Thank you Jesus.
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Ali Center Adds Additional Film Screening Due to Popular Demand
Focuses on Challenges of Today's Youth: Making Smart Decisions, Understanding Choices and Consequences
Special Guests: Lil' Romeo and Master P
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (June 15, 2015)… The Ali Center, Christopher 2X of Let the Kids Grow, the University of Louisville Hospital Trauma Center, two national celebrities and a gunshot wound survivor are kicking off Father's Day weekend with a free community event at the Ali Center on Friday, June 19th. Brotherly Love, a 2015 American drama film written and directed by Jamal Hill and executive produced by Queen Latifa for her production company (Flavor Unit Films), challenges youth to face the consequences of their actions and to ultimately make the right life choices. The film features Romeo Miller (aka Lil' Romeo), rapper, actor, basketball player, entrepreneur, and model) who—along with his father, Master P—will be at the event and participants of the panel discussion prior to the first film screening.
Previously, the Center had announced one showing of Brotherly Love at 6pm, with advance passed required. Doors open at 5:15pm. In addition to this time, organizers have added a second showing at 8pm, as the first showing is already filled to capacity. No passes are needed for the 8pm show (which will not include a panel discussion).
Panel Members include:
- Romeo Miller (aka Lil' Romeo), rapper, actor, basketball player, entrepreneur, and model
- Percy Robert Miller (aka Master P), rapper, actor, entrepreneur, filmmaker, record producer, philanthropist
- Sheronda Morris, gunshot wound survivor
- Donald Lassere, President and CEO of the Muhammad Ali Center
- University of Louisville Hospital Trauma Surgeons (TBA)
Moderator: Christopher 2X, Let the Kids Grow
"From gunshot wound survivors… to all youth, Brotherly Love is needed." —Romeo Miller
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The Muhammad Ali Center, a 501(c)3 corporation, was co-founded by Muhammad Ali and his wife Lonnie in their hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. The international cultural center promotes the six core principles of Muhammad Ali (Confidence, Conviction, Dedication, Giving, Respect, and Spirituality) in ways that inspire personal and global greatness and provides programming and events around the focus areas of education, gender equity, and global citizenship. Its newest initiative, Generation Ali, fosters a new generation of leaders to contribute positively to their communities and to change the world for the better. The Center's headquarters also contains an award-winning museum experience. For more information, please visit www.alicenter.org


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Join the Voice of the Force podcast as Noma, Dan and Ed discuss and review the first High Republic comics! In this first volume: There is no Fear, we are introduced to a character Ed has been excited to see. We are also tangle with an old threat with new powers, but will that be enough to overcome our new and old heroes alike? Find out in this episode!
The High Republic Volume 1: There is No Fear
Author: Cavan Scott
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Dr. Victor Pinones
Dr. Victor Pinones grew up in the metro east St. Louis area having lived in both Fairmont City and Collinsville, IL. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from SIUE with a Bachelors degree in the Biological Sciences in 2008. In 2011, he went on a dental mission trip to Jamaica providing various forms of dental treatment to the underserved and impoverished communities. Dr. Pinones obtained his D.M.D from SIU-School of Dental Medicine in 2012 and is a member of the Illinois State Dental Society and American Dental Association. In his free time, he enjoys going to the gym, traveling, watching sports, and spending time with friends and family.


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The gravitas of source-based tourism sales
Opportunity is always knocking.
Fifteen long months and counting amidst a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic, this is the silver lining that's been right in front of us all along.
As signs of life thankfully continue to bubble up in the events, hospitality and tourism world—the latest Longwoods International COVID-19 Travel Sentiment study reveals that more than 80 percent of travelers have plans to travel within the next six months—some destinations and event operators have adapted and thrived since March 2020.
The elevator pitch?
"That's a tough question because you get to sort of a homogenous place—everybody has restaurants and everybody has this or that," says Jamie Patrick, vice president of the Madison Area Sports Commission (MASC). "One thing we have is the Isthmus, and nobody else has that."
If you're in need of a geography refresher, an isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas otherwise separated by bodies of water. And in the case of Madison, WI—home to one of only four isthmuses in the United States according to Wikipedia—the Madison Isthmus, the central business district of the capitol city, is dovetailed between two lakes and adjacent to the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Add it all up and you have a perfectly authentic backdrop for a community that is passionate about sports.
"We're very fortunate to have a university and people who are very connected and into planning and organizing. You start making those connections, and then you get people here and you see why it's different," Patrick says. "We take people back in geography and most people remember what a peninsula is, but they don't remember what an isthmus is. And then they come here and get to see what we are talking about—that it's not a place that they are going to experience anywhere else."
Recovering from the pandemic
As an industry that generated more than $100 billion in economic impact to communities throughout the United States just two short years ago, amateur sports tourism took a 60 percent hit in 2020 due to the pandemic according to the Longwoods International and Sports Events & Tourism Association (SportsETA) Evaluating Resident Sentiment whitepaper, co-authored by Dr. Jennifer Stoll, SportsETA research and education, and Andria Godfrey, Longwoods International vice president. It's data like this that underscores the value of community pride, quality of life and brand perception and awareness—those hard-to-measure intangibles that make all the difference.
Oakland, CA, knows a thing or two about proudly leaning into what it is. Now chief sales officer at Las Vegas-based FACE2FACE Meetings, Rhanee Palma held the same role at her previous career stop at Visit Oakland. During her five-year stint on the convention and visitors bureau (CVB) side of the coin, Palma quickly learned the value of a well-rounded approach.
"There is some truth to the saying 'all I can do is bring a horse to water,'" says Palma of her time at the Oakland CVB. "And based off the conversations I had with the hotels, they wanted opportunities to get in front of the planner.
"We basically took Oakland on the road. We would bring celebrity chefs or prominent speakers. One time at Connect in Louisville we brought all of the Chamber leaders and the Mayor of Oakland. They were all women, and we created a women-in-leadership (sales) approach."
With 360 degrees worth of career experience that also included nine years in hotel sales and two years in nonprofit management, Palma has maintained an entrepreneurial bent in tourism sales. At FACE2FACE, a full-service meetings agency from concept to bid management to event operations, Palma now works directly with chief executive officers to develop a plan based on the client's needs and budget.
Palma's broad base of experience is beneficial for event organizer clients (they make smarter decisions) and hotels and destinations (they better understand things from the event operator's perspective), and everybody wins. Not surprisingly, Palma's can-do spirit is already paying full-circle level dividends only a few months into her new gig.
"I'm booking a citywide for Columbus Day 2021 and it's in Oakland of all places," says Palma. "It's the North American Chinese Invitation Volleyball Tournament (NACIVT) and they decided to have it in Oakland."
More than six million Asian Americans live in California, 15 percent of the state's and Oakland's population—a demographic that has been at the center of news cycle for unfortunate reasons.
"Whenever you open the news and there is an attack on an Asian American person, it seems to have taken place in Oakland," Palma says. "So they (NACIVT) reached out and said, 'hey we want to help the Chinatown community and make a statement through this sporting event that Oakland is safe and that we can still travel safely as Chinese Americans'."
Palma, a Filipina American, recalls one such story that involved a former colleague who was a hate crime survivor.
"One of the Chinatown chamber leaders in Oakland got attacked and I saw him on the news and called to ask if he was okay," says Palma. "He said, 'hey I really need your help, I want to introduce you to someone'. I was calling someone to see how he was doing, and it opened up to something else."
Even during the worst of times, the NACIVT's decision to go to Oakland is another reminder of the serendipitous nature of sports and the gravity of our being. It's also a time to put challenges into an appropriate context—one of leveraging.
'Be creative with what you have'
As sports tourism matures, we're thankfully seeing concepts like the triple bottom line become more mainstream—a newer normal that is attempting to valuate economic, environmental and social impact. And as demonstrated in 2006's "Towards Social Leverage of Sports Events" in the Journal of Sport & Tourism, Dr. Laurence Chalip contends that economic impact is focused on outcomes, actual results and is treated in isolation. Leverage, though, involves strategies and tactics, analyses with reference to the destination, organizational learning and forecasting.
In short, it's a method that is steeped in proactivity, which just may be the essence of success despite challenges from competition, tech, the rising cost of sports, declining participation rates, pandemics and beyond. Still, as data from the 2020 Evaluating Resident Sentiment research paper shows—51 percent of all respondents and only 32 percent of Generation Z (ages 18-23) believe amateur sports has an impact on quality of life—there is much work to do.
Leveraging homegrown events and programs are an important part of the plan at the Madison Area Sports Commission, according to Patrick. The Commission and Destination Madison produced Bucky on Parade, a UW-Madison, Bucky the Badger-inspired public art auction that raised more than $1 million for local charity in 2018. The buzz of the program's success still resonates during local stakeholder meetings or with visitors who are in town for the next CrossFit Games.
Moreover, the IRONMAN Foundation-seeded and Sports Commission-sustained MASC Youth Grant has provided funding for youth in need for nearly 40 area organizations. A natural fit for the destination, the IRONMAN Wisconsin has traversed Madison's streets, waterways, hills and trails now for two decades. It's no accidnt that a shared vision of leveraging sports tourism for good evolved organically.
And 13 years into his role at MASC, Patrick still proudly points back to the value of knowing your unique why as the primary source of success—a fountain of youth of sorts.
"Be creative with what you have. It's that simple. People like the megacomplexes but some of the best events have sprouted in places that aren't easy to shoehorn into places," Patrick says. "I go back to the Isthmus—that's why the Isthmus is so neat. People think they want the huge megaplex and it definitely has its place, but ther's a revelry with places like the Isthmus that is unique to being that local dive spot. You just need to find what your authentic flavor is and put it to use, and then you can build it into a pretty large event that you can be proud of and your community can be proud of."
Now, drink!
By Nick Povalitis, Plus Seven Company
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Review Replacements in Vim
Substitutions, Vim's find-and-replace, are a heavily used Vim feature with many variations and options. We've written often of substitutions already, including using the
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There's another useful approach when performing a number of substitutions within a file. Confirming each one can be tedious. But what if we still want to review them at a glance to make sure no erroneous substitutions were made?
We can use Vim's global command,
:g, which invokes Ex commands across a range:
In the command above, we replace all instances of
MATCH with
REPLACE. But while doing so, we print out the line number and the actual line that matches the text. And then we print out the same but after the substitution is made. The result is something like this, giving us an at-a-glance view of all the changes we just made:
10 this text will MATCH
10 this text will REPLACE
28 Excuse me, do you have any MATCHES?
28 Excuse me, do you have any REPLACEES?
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Trump Rejects Increased Uranium Production Requirement, For Now
The Trump administration announced last week it won't require nuclear power plants in the U.S. to buy more domestically produced uranium. KNAU's Ryan Heinsius reports, that came as a surprise to some environmental groups.
The Department of Commerce in April recommended that nuclear plants be ordered to buy a quarter of their uranium from U.S. sources. But on Friday, the White House announced it wouldn't act, and instead will create a taskforce to study the issue.
U.S. uranium production is at its lowest level in nearly seven decades. Domestic power plants purchase only about 7% of their uranium from domestic suppliers, and the rest is imported from Canada, Australia, Russia, and other countries. Uranium companies had pushed for the so-called "buy America" requirement, saying dependence on imports threatens national security.
Environmental groups, however, welcomed the president's decision. They say boosting U.S. uranium production would lead to more mining on public lands in the Southwest, threatening Bears Ears National Monument and possibly the Grand Canyon. New uranium claims are banned on a million acres outside the park, but conservation groups worry it could be lifted by the administration.


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Document Type : Research Paper
1 Chemistry Department, Payame Noor University, 19395-4697 Tehran, Iran
2 Neurogenic Inflammation Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
3 Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Bam University of Medical Sciences, Bam, Iran
4 Nuclear Medicine Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. Department of Medical Biotechnology and Nanotechnology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
In this paper, we examined the morphology, shape and magnetic and electronic properties of Selenium-doped nickel oxide nanoparticles (Se-doped NiO-NPs), which were achieved through a sol-gel technique that involved the usage of Cydonia oblonga plant extract. The structural and magnetic properties of Se-doped NiO-NPs were evaluated by the employment of XRD, FESEM / EDAX, FT-IR, UV-Vis, and VSM procedures. According to XRD studies, the nanoparticles accommodated a face-centered cubic (fcc) crystalline structure and a space group of (Fm3m). In addition, the size of nanoparticles in optimal conditions (the optimum temperature of 400 °C and 3% Se-doped) were reported to be 7.7 nm while a direct relationship was also observed with increasing the concentration of selenium. The FESEM images confirmed the spherical morphology of Se-doped NiO-NPs. Also, the photocatalytic properties of Se-doped NiO-NPs were evaluated through the usage of methylene blue (MB) pigment degradation under UV light. The outcomes of this evaluation exhibited more than 76 % of degrading within 200 min. To complete the project, the cytotoxicity aspect was also investigated on L929 cell lines, requiring the application of MTT assay, while the results were indicative of toxicity effects that can be used for inhibiting cancer cells.
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