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Saturday, October 22, 2011
So Why Did Jesus Refuse to Condemn Gay Folks?
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My biggest struggle with what you speak of is understanding how any sin could be encouraged by churches, from stealing to cheating on your spouse to homosexuality, and if you are encouraging it. A sin is a sin. I have friends that have commited the sins I just mentioned, and I'VE commited them all. In my heart I still know I was wrong but I wouldn't want others to judge and disown me and I don't do it to others. I would like to think my last statement is what you are driving at.
- Fr. Paul said...
I am not encouraging sin. I do not see homosexuality as sin. I see promiscuity as sin. Faithful monogamous relationships can bear great fruit. My uncle was gay and had the only stable relationship in the family. He was a wonderful man and faithful in his relationship for over 50 years. He brought me up after my father died and felt rejected by the church. He had nothing to do with the church. I have made it my life's work to break barriers between folks...all folks whatever race, class, gender or orientation. God love all. Period. No exceptions. It will take a long time for humanity to learn this simple lesson.
- Fr. Paul said...
and then why on earth did Jesus hang around with sinners???? Why????
Thank you for clearing that up. Although we have slightly different views on certain things I love the fact that we don't judge each other for that and are trying to love our brother just as our Father has and continues to do. May God bless you.
- Sher Raymond said...
I was so into the church as a young woman & then due to life & circumstance fell out of it. I recently went to my long time partners fathers funeral and listened to the priest speak who was so earnest and engaging that I could not help but feel the pull in my heart for my old faith, for what i "thought" i did not believe anymore. I broke down. It truely enlightens me to read your words and to know not all clergy see things so harshly. Love is love.
Thank you Fr. Paul for being so open and so loving and for helping people to understand. I have long believed that the second coming of Christ will not be a physical coming, but a coming of the Christ consciousness - when we are all more Christ-like, i.e. loving God and our neighbors as Christ did (didn't think about ourselves). Thank you. I'm going to check our your blog and read more. Blessings, KP
- nconnell said...
I appreciate your post. Jesus indeed ushered in a time of grace and reconciliation, hope and peace, joy and unity. Those who profess to follow him and do not do the same are preaching a different gospel.
I've been studying about people with disabilities of late, and so I wanted to bring them into this conversation. They too are quite shunned around the world, systematically disconnected from meaningful involvement in society, treated as if their human value were minuscule. (L'Arche groups are a sign of what could and should be.)
However, Jesus said the kingdom of God was meant for the poor, the outcast, the least of these. And then Jesus became one of the poor, the outcast, the least of these, and suffered with.
Much love to you in the LGBTQ. Whenever I can, I self-identify as cisgender male, in solidarity. While I don't like the "fight" language, being that our real fight is not with humans, I connect to the need to work together to be a sign of what could and should be, knowing that it will one day be so, as Jesus inaugurated.
I have to respectfully say this argument is not well thought out...
At best, the argument in this article is one from silence regarding what Jesus did not say (arguments from silence are rarely convincing in themselves), but to then translate that silence into an actual refusal on His part based on what he actually refused to say is a stretch of reason.
Rather, the better argument is to deal with what the Bible says about the topic. Address the passages in the OT and NT regarding the subject...don't craft straw men.
- daddysguy said...
Being a gay person is not a sin. That 's like saying it is a sin to be left handed or have blue eyes. Makes no sense people r what they are.
- Fr. Paul said...
To all my gay friends. You are not sinners. Listen to me. Read this blog, look especially at "The Emerging Rainbow Church", "Rainbow Marriage" etc. I am building a biblical base for full inclusion. I am not alone. The days when they could silence us with dismissive comments like "the argument doesn't hold water" are over. We are articulating a solid case for Jesus. By the way...why didn't Jesus condemn gay folks? Show me any statement that does anywhere. Jesus never condemned gay folks. He saved his harsh comments for the rich and the religious. Thank God, I am neither.
- Fr. Paul said...
Yikes! I'm left handed and blue eyed!!! Is there any hope ???
- James J. Olson said...
Super, Fr. Paul.
You aren't religious?
- Fr. Paul said...
I most certainly am not religious, in this sense, that I will not and cannot judge anyone, or declare anyone outside the embrace of Jesus, the way so many so-called "Christians" so glibly do with such ease. There is a sanctimonious kind of religiosity out there that I most certainly renounce. But do I love God? Absolutely! Do I love all God's people? With all my heart, soul and mind! And do I love Jesus? I believe that Jesus is the very incarnation of the Love of God and is also the lover of my soul and every human soul! And I love him with all my soul. And by the way...I heard recently this wonderful quote from C.S. Lewis. "We are not bodies with souls; we are souls that happen to have bodies!" There, this is my faith. A very simple and honest faith!
- thinkythink said...
This is the first post of yours I have read. I really appreciate the inclusive nature of your theology. I believe Jesus Christ embraced and included the entire human race in his incarnation, death and resurrection.
I have been thinking a lot lately about LGBT people... my instinct is one of acceptance, and I know that Jesus would have loved and accepted them, just as he did with others typically rejected by society. To be honest though I am struggling to understand it all in the light of scriptures such as 1 Cor 6:9, where it seems to clearly state that it is sinful. You stated in one of your comments that you do not see it as a sin...and this is a genuine question...how do you come to this conclusion, and what do you do with 1 Cor 6:9?
Even if homosexuality IS a sin, I agree that promiscuity, dishonour, betrayal, abandonment of children etc are much more damaging. And whether it's sin or not doesn't change the fact that we're all included in Christ. I'd just really like to understand this all better. If you could help, I'd really appreciate that.
(In a way it would be so much simpler if it wasn't a sin, but I'm not willing to just believe that without thinking it through and understanding the Biblical texts on the matter better)
Many thanks
- Fr. Paul said...
Hi "thinkythink"...thank you for thinking..it is our last great hope. Please note that male prostitutes and sodomites are not the only ones who status with heaven is questioned; "Do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived! Fornicators, idolaters, adulterers, male prostitutes, sodomites, thieves, the greedy, drunkards, revilers, robbers—none of these will inherit the kingdom of God" Please note that greed drunks and robbers are also in the same mix. Economic justice is as much a matter of concern as personal morality. In my travels in the Middle East and the Holy Land, I noticed that pagan temples were located in the center of every town's shopping district. There one could take a break from shopping and enjoy a respite with a whole host of male and female prostitutes and anything you wanted to have was available for a price. This was religion for so much of the Graeco-Roman world. There was usually a fountain for the nymphs too...in case you liked them young. What was an innovation to ethics for the Christian experience was the notion of faithful and monogamous relationships...and as I understand Paul he insisted that we not have our once popular and commonplace dalliances with prostates. The trade is as old as priesthood, and has always been easier to maintain. I really don't think it is orientation that is the question. Please check out some of my posts on rainbow marriage, biblical base for an inclusive church and so on for more details. I honestly think that the great innovation of Christian ethics was faithfulness. What do you think?
Fr. Paul
- thinkythink said...
Thanks for your reply Paul. I have read the posts you suggested (and a few others). I'm still thinking it all through. I will continue to read with interest.
But let me say that I am so encouraged by your strong compassion and commitment to the outcasts of society. I'm convinced that this is the heart of Jesus, and in that we can find common ground. Acceptance and unconditional love is the gospel of Christ. The churches I have been involved in in the past have been heavily influenced by right wing fundamentalism (though thankfully not as extreme in my part of the world as it is in the USA) and it is so refreshing to find Christians who actually understand the gospel as being for all humanity.
- Fr. Paul said...
May God go with you in your journey "thinly think" I am so encouraged by your courage to really explore the Gospel. It really is so simple: God loves you and so do I
This is important work you do. Thank you, and God bless.
- Fr. Paul said...
Hi Mark, I was just reviewing some of the comments on the blog and noticed yours. Thanks for the kindness and the blessing. It helps to know that there are those who appreciate the work. Thanks.
I knew God still loved me.
- Fr. Paul said...
And this is so; God loves you. Period. "You" is "ALL OF YOU"
Fr.Paul points out the main message of Jesus who was not understood then by most and is only understood today by few(like Fr. Paul). Jesus was pretty frustrated when he said "Father, how much long do I have to suffer them...". Unfortunately many of the so called Christians are mostly concerned with this world, while Jesus' Kingdom is not here.
I do not feel being gay is a sin. It is biology. I so agree with you. I loved your text, and wish more people would read it. I find people can be very closed minded. My personal story is a little different. I married out of my race, my husband is black. And we have been together since 1968, married in 1971. I can say with all my being that I never regretted my decision. We have had a wonderful life together ,though the last ten years have been difficult. My husband had a massive stroke in 2002, which left him unable to speak, legally blind, and unable to walk. He is still at home and I care for him. I had a person tell me that's what happens when you commit a sin, by being married out of my race, this came from someone in the medical field. There are haters everywhere.
y'all don't really seem to get it.
How can you love someone if you are only interested in your own supposed sensory satisfaction?
I read "it's biological!" to be gay.
No it's not. It is a complete choice. As a child, an adult, whatever. Circumstances can be conducive to developing such a mentality, but we always have complete free will to serve the Lord or serve ourselves. Thus is the job of the highest angel.
I've done all kinds of sinful things in my life, from early childhood to present. And? It is our natural tendency to want to enjoy, and we are here because we wanted to enjoy separate from the Lord, thus He lets us try.
Having heterosexual sex is just as sinful as homosexual sex if the idea is not to create a body to support a living being that the parents raise to Love God, and get out of this miserable reality that one is guaranteed to experience birth, disease, old age, and then death of the body, none of which are pleasant, regardless of silly rationalization.
I was in a coma for two months in 2000. I had to relearn how to be a "person" again; i.e. walk, talk, read, write, learn proper emotional and social responses to behaviors, etc.
I'm left handed and have blue eyes.
Those situations are also a choice. If you are too small-minded to wrap your mind around that, oh well :)
The Lord is so loving that He gives us unlimited opportunity to attempt to be satisfied separate from engaging in service to Him, but that is impossible, because we are constitutionally subordinate to the Supreme Being. We can never find "satisfaction" trying to please ourselves.
If you truly love someone you want to help them to get out of this miserable condition of existence in this temporary world, and be with the Lord once again in his eternal kingdom. All bodily designations are false anyway; and all "romantic" relationships are based around sex desire, homosexual or heterosexual. If one can overcome sex desire regardless of sexual orientation, which is the most entangling vice existing in this reality (in all species), a person can properly develop their loving relationship with the Lord.
in His eternal kingdom, my bad
- "Fr. Paul" Bresnahan said...
Dear friends and Mr Barbour
We love God with all our hearts, and souls, and minds...so many of us. And so many of us have been turned away from Jesus by the kinds of things you're saying here. My uncle was gay and he despised the Church but loved Jesus. He knew that Jesus loved him even if the church didn't. I have two sons who happen to be gay. I can tell you from the agony they went through that this was no choice. God made my beloved sons and my uncle the way they are. They love God as I do. To say that this is a matter of "sensory satisfaction" is to misread what I've written. This is a matter of RELATIONSHIPS. To deny people the freedom to love one another is to deny a fundamental principle of our faith. I know that we are one very small percentage of the world of faith. But I am also here to say, I am convinced you are the one who doesn't get it. Jesus said "Love one another". That's exactly what we are doing. It is a matter of obedience. What that has to do with "pleasing ourselves" belies a profound misunderstanding of the nature of this debate. We are here to do God's bidding. To be obedient to God's command. And we do love God, and we do love one another. Thank you for your comments. But I do have to be clear with all my LGBTQ friends, because so many of them have been persecuted, marginalized, and even violently treated by so called "Christians" for far too long. This must stop!
Just remember this. God loves you! And so do I. Fr. Paul
I stumbled across this blog and am just intrigued by everything you write. I grew up in a family where a lot of them are like the condemning clergy you're speaking of. It's comforting to know that someone out there can offer some hope for the church. Thank you.
- "Fr. Paul" Bresnahan said...
Dear Anonymous,
So glad you found my blog. I feel like there are so few voices that sound to me like Jesus in "The Church". There are so many who have left the church who sound more like him. I am grateful beyond words for the Episcopal Church. It is one tiny corner of Christianity where we find "A House of Prayer for ALL people"! Even then, it is a struggle. There are so many who wish to condemn. Jesus came into the world to save sinners. How can we get something so simple so wrong? Thanks for visiting. Come in any time. Fr. Paul.
- Steve Olson said...
I am to be included in those who is happy to have stumbled across your blog. 57, Lutheran in the Pacific Northwest specifically the state that just ok'ed marriage equality. I know I may be missing one but so far all I've been able to surmise that Jesus had trouble with the word don't. His ministry seemed more about doing than buttressing the don't of the law. Do unto, when did we not do these Lord, when you did not DO, when you did do....and finally what he did for all.
I do believe that Jesus died for all. what I am confused about when you say that it's about relationship rather than being homosexual, what about when adults have relationships with children and believe that's normal and it's genetic? I am not trying to be difficult this is a serious question
- "Fr. Paul" Bresnahan said...
Thank you for your question Anonymous. Yes, Jesus died for all. Yes he told us: "Love one another". This is the freedom we seek. The obedience however means to do so within the mandate of faithful monogamous relationship. I do not think that includes children. That, to me is pure common sense. I know there are those who think that pederasty is permissible. But it is not. Either in the Laws of the State or in the Laws of God...a law specifically cited by Jesus: "Jesus said to his disciples, 'Occasions for stumbling are bound to come, but woe to anyone by whom they come! It would be better for you if a millstone were hung around your neck and you were thrown into the sea than for you to cause one of these little ones to stumble." ~Luke 17:1,2. Unfortunately our friends in the Roman Catholic Church have been tripped up on this one big time. Obviously, that's bad news. No, I think that when Jesus told us to Love one another...he meant all of us...but when it comes to our marital relationships, I think that should be among folks of the age of majority.
I had completely forgotten that I had written anything on this blog at all.
I typed my name in a search engine and this was one of the links that came up. I apologize for my great lapse of time in responding to anything.
You misunderstand where I come from and what I am saying to a great extent.
The actual concepts of the Supreme Being, God, being omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent, and truly all-loving do not seem to actually fit in to y'alls view.
OF COURSE God loves everyone, and EVERYTHING!
Everything is coming from that Original Source. All energy of all types are coming from Him. He is the Alpha and the Omega of everything.
We, the conscious living energy that is "life", the "soul", are what is made in God's image; not simply that "human beings are made in His image", though I do also understand from scripture that His Original form is what the human form reflects.
We are meant to love ALL of God's creation, regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, location, or even species. All comes from the Lord, and to discriminate on any level is complete nonsense.
We the souls have eternal free will. We can always choose to serve the Lord, or try and serve our own desires to be in charge of the Lord's energies. Of course we will always end in failure in that regard because it is our constitutional nature as His subservient offspring to naturally serve Him, and thus being in our natural state of existence as His servants we are truly happy when we are serving Him.
His energies are unlimited, as are His attributes and potencies.
To cover God's energies on a broad scale, there is His conscious and His unconscious energy. We the souls are the conscious energy, and all other possible types of energy is the unconscious energy. Thus, if we can dovetail our manipulation of these various energies as He allows us to do, in His service, our state of being in this relative existence is fulfilled.
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Everything that happens was meant to happen, for a fact, proven because *it happened*. All wars, disease, genius, loving affair, 'miracle', birth, death, everything occurs exactly as it should happen. Proof of that is that is occurs at all. There is no "how could God let that happen?", or "well, God has a plan!". That is blind ignorance.
The energy that constitutes what is life is the same that constitutes God. It is qualitatively the same, but not quantitatively.
A drop of water from the ocean is the "same" as the ocean, but it is not really the ocean.
There is a great multitude of "scientific" laws of nature that we are presently aware of in the modern Western world. All of those laws are simply aspects of His different energies.
One of those is Newton's 3rd Law of Motion and Relativity, and it is one of those laws that explains much of what people don't seem to be aware of; that for EVERY action (and a thought is an action) there is a reaction.
For every angry feeling, every kind word, every breath one takes, there is a reaction. That is why it can be a sin to even think (and as anyone can see in their own lives, thoughts do become 'things' in life).
If we are not actively attempting to realize our actual position in God's creation, what are we doing but going away from Him?
As I had said in my previous post, homosexual sex is as sinful as heterosexual sex when the heterosexual sex is not aimed at producing a child, it is simply for trying to enjoy. The reason why homosexual sex is deemed "more" sinful is that there is never a possibility of offspring being produced, which is a reaction from taking the action of copulation.
I am defining "sin" as any action that is meant to gratify the material desires of anyone or anything, and not God and His servants.
To satisfy God and His servants is not a material condition. It would be defined as "spiritual".
The difference between "material" and "spiritual" energy is that material energy is relative; you have to be able to relate it to something else to be aware of its existence. Spiritual energy is absolute, and absolute energy is complete in itself.
I don't know how much you have thought about the things I have brought up, or if you even will now, but I hope now that you understand that I am not "lost" or whatever possible negative idea you could have attributed towards me. I certainly have an idea as to what I should be doing for the Lord and how I can serve Him.
I wish you the best, Paul :)
true religion (the only true religion is loving God) without the philosophy to back it up is simply sentiment, and sound, logical philosophy without the verified dogmatic religious practices to back it up is simply mental speculation.
- "Fr. Paul" Bresnahan said...
Please let us remember when we "submit" to God's will that we still have a fundamental responsibility to respond as God would will; i.e with love, forgiveness, and the courage to reconcile. The choice between building God's world and caring for God's creatures is in stark contrast to destroying the same. This is our fundamental responsibility. It is the reason God has come to us in the persons of Moses, Jesus, and Muhammed and the others as well. The way to God is through obedience to God's Law, the love of our neighbor and the very mercy of God which is at the heart of who God is.
this is my point; what is "God's will"?
Your interpretation of the version of "The Bible" that you have is solely for you.
Your feeling that others should share your belief is as illogical as anyone else doing that.
I appreciate your sentiments but that is all they are.
There is nothing "special" about being gay, or straight, or WHATEVER. All living beings, as children of God, should experience the love and respect that all authorized scriptures teach.
Sure, it is "natural" for some humans to be gay. It is also "natural" for all of us to be sinners.
Logically, simply because it is "natural" to be a homosexual does not mean it goes along AT ALL with "God's will". Sinning is not "God's will". It is our free will choice to enjoy existence separate from Him.
It is also contrary to God's will to persecute or cause harm to any other living being. "Hating" on someone on any level for being gay is complete nonsense.
Lord Christ accepts all to lead them to the Father, because every living thing has the right to accept the Lord God's love. As conscious living energy it is our constitutional position to be in love with God eternally.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanywhoo, I figure that you understand a bit more of where I am coming from, Paul.
Trying to experience "enjoyment" from anything or anyone that is not conducive to our relationship with the Supreme Being is ill advised.
He will let us experience all that we want, forever, because "love" is not manifest because we "say it" or supposedly "feel it". Our desire is based on our actions.
God will not "force" anyone to "go to Heaven". Most all people do NOT want to go to the spiritual realm of existence with God because we generally all have the inclination to enjoy this present relative existence for ourselves, and not out of love for God.


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From 1971 to 1979, Mr Duggan served as the Chief Prosecutor for South Australia, and was appointed as Queen's Counsel in 1979.
His experience also extends to serving as an associate to Sir Edward McTiernan of the High Court of Australia, as well as eight years in private practice as a barrister where he regularly appeared as defence counsel.


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I am new to this forum and DIY Planner. I've just printed out the templates I want to use and have them housed in a generic white vinyl binder. I like the size and weight of the binder but don't think it will hold up very long.
Does anyone know where I can get a heavy-duty three-ring binder in the classic size? Several years ago, I had a really nice cloth binder that I got from Day Timer. It was a standard three-ring binder and was not much larger than the actual pages. I do not like the ones that Day Timer and Franklin sell now....they are so big, I might as well be using letter size paper.
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This is at least new to me. luntbuild appears to be a new entry into the field of automated build software for Java projects. I've only used the free version of AntHill but CruiseControl is a popular alternative.
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This week's coverage of the Daytrotter Barnstormer Tour wraps up with a spotlight on the Canadian folk singer Doug Paisley.
After spending a number of years gigging in Toronto as part of a classic-country cover band, Doug Paisley embarked on his own songwriting career with his 2008 self-titled release. He followed that up this year with Constant Companion.
The title Constant Companion, as you might infer from the cover art, refers to oneself. And in the songs, Paisley ruminates on the nature of this relationship with yourself and the way it affects your relationships with others.
On the track "No One But You," Paisley notices this in somebody else: "Who would be so cruel/ To someone like you/ No one but you" he sings. Sometimes you are your our own worst enemy, but, at the end of the day, you're also the only one that's truly there for yourself.
And if you missed our previous posts spotlighting the Daytrotter Barnstormer Tour, check them out below, and listen to more free MP3s from some of the other great artists on this unusual, but truly compelling, concert tour.
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Check out dates for the Barmstormer Tour below:
- 8/26 – Runnymeade Farm Barn (North Hampton, NH)White Rabbits, Deer Tick, We Are Augustines, Guards, Doug Paisley
- 8/27 – Brooklyn Bowl (Brooklyn, NY)JBM, We Are Augustines, Guards, Doug Paisley, Christopher Paul Stelling, Des Ark, The Loom
- 8/28 – Old Lantern Barn (Charlotte, VT)White Rabbits, Deer Tick, We Are Augustines, Guards, Doug Paisley
- 8/29 – The Living Room (New York, NY)We Are Augustines, Princeton, Guards and Cerbral Ballzy
- 8/30 – Chaseland Barn (New Wilmington, PA)White Rabbits, Doug Paisley, Wildlife, Princeton, Hacienda, Christopher Paul Stelling
- 8/31 – Conrad Botzum Farmstead Barn (Akron, OH)White Rabbits, Doug Paisley, Wildlife, Princeton, Hacienda
- 9/1 – Lakeview Farms Barn (Dexter, MI)White Rabbits, Doug Paisley, Wildlife, Princeton, Hacienda
- 9/2 – Kalyx Center Barn (Monticello, IL)White Rabbits, Wildlife, Princeton, Hacienda and Hundred Visions
- 9/3 – Codfish Hollow Barn (Maquoketa, IA)White Rabbits, Wildlife, Princeton, Hacienda, Madi Diaz, Keegan DeWitt, Hundred Visions, and Nona Marie & The Choir


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With summer around the corner, it's a good time for au pairs and host families to discuss keeping kids safe during the summer months. Here are a few tips from the Local Coordinators in Atlanta, Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Baltimore, and Northern VA. We hope you will take the time to go over these suggestions as a family!
9. Sunscreen: a must for outdoor activities!
Families may have a preference for what type of sunscreen the au pair should use, so be sure to talk about what type to use, what SPF (Sun Protection Factor) number it needs to be, and how to apply it properly.
Also be sure to remind au pairs to reapply it every few hours, especially after swimming, to maintain protection.
8. Bug spray: keeping the itch at bay
Along with sunscreen, bug spray can provide important protection during the summer. Bug spray will help you avoid mosquitos, ticks, and other bugs that bite or sting.
Host families should always discuss proper use of bug spray with your au pair including what kind to use, how often to apply it, and how to safely apply it to children.
7. Hats and sunglasses: another layer of protection
Protecting children's heads and eyes from the sun is important. Hats provide shade for the face and keep us cooler. Sunglasses reduce strain on the eyes and protect them from sun damage.
6. Swim safety is so important!
Host families should discuss how well their children swim and be sure the au pair understands the type of swim support the children need (life jackets, floats, water wings, etc.)
It is always a good idea for the au pair to be in the water with the kids, even if they are confident swimmers. For younger children this is a MUST!
Only swim in approved locations where the host family has said it is ok.
5. Staying hydrated is essential.
Getting dehydrated can cause you to feel weak, lightheaded, or even lead to heat stroke or heat exhaustion. Getting plenty of water to drink will keep kids feeling their best as they play during the summer.
Learn about warning signs for heat stroke/exhaustion and what to do if it happens.
4. Pay close attention to the weather.
Thunderstorms can pop up quickly with little warning! Many local news stations have their own weather apps for phones that use the phone's location and weather data to send you warning messages if bad weather is imminent.
If a thunderstorm is coming, seek shelter inside a sturdy building.
Be sure to check out these tips from the Red Cross.
Families should discuss with au pairs where to take the kids in case of severe storms or tornados. Interior rooms on the lowest level of the home without windows are usually the safest place to be.
3. Snakes: Good vs. bad
Different parts of the US have different types of snakes, so it's important for host families to discuss the types of snakes in your area. Don't forget to discuss which ones are poisonous and how to avoid them.
Help the au pair know what to do in case they see a snake in the yard or at the park.
2. Never leave a child or pet in a car unattended.
No exceptions! Not even if the window is cracked. Even if you will only be one minute, never leave a child or pet alone in a car.
1. Create a "Summer Bucket List"
Host families and au pairs can brainstorm a list of fun places to visit during the summer. Include pools, parks, museums, day trips, play dates, picnics, arts and crafts, games, and more. Post the list on a wall or door and cross off the places as you visit them
Having a list helps the au pair with planning, and everyone will learn more about the area while preventing the "I'm bored" battles that can occur during the summer.
Most of all this summer, have fun, stay safe, and explore our world! Post photos (with permission, of course) on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram and include @interexchange and #IEXCulture tags to let us know how you're having fun and exploring our world this summer.
Here are some other links that have more safety tips for keeping kids safe this summer!
Suzanne is the InterExchange Au Pair USA Local Coordinator for Raleigh, North Carolina.


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"We have not yet been able to catalogue or understand what is Suquṭri heritage and culture. It is trees, birds, mountains, etc., but it is also people and language. And if we protect the environment, but not people and language, then we hav e nothing. How can you preserve the hand without preserving the body? To save part without saving the rest is to let the whole body die." - 'Umar Khâlid, Association for Suquṭri History and Heritage
My name is Myke Dodge Weiskopf. I travel around the world with microphones and shortwave radios to create audio travelogues of incredible places. In 2005, I started a project called ShortWaveMusic from my one-room apartment in Boston, Massachusetts. After three years of recording and presenting signals from India, Iran, China, Saudi Arabia, Bulgaria, Algeria, Nigeria, Romania, Kuwait, and dozens more, I decided that the best way to hear the world was to see it for myself. Since then, I've taken the project to Ibiza, Bulgaria, the United Arab Emirates, and the West African country of Mali.
Along the way, in addition to recording radio broadcasts from Albania to Zambia, I've captured the living sounds of regional musicians and singers out in the field, all of which are available, permanently and for free, at my Web site: www.myke.me.
For my eighth year, I'd like to go somewhere few people have even heard of: the archipelago of Socotra in the Gulf of Aden between Somalia and Yemen. Socotra is virtually untouched by tourism or mainland culture, a mixture of East African and Middle Eastern influences (albeit with its own unique identity). I'll be traveling with photographer Kelly Davidson and a Socotri guide around the main island for two weeks in March of 2013. We'll travel through mountain villages, caves, and seaside towns to meet the people of Socotra and record their songs, stories, and folk traditions. Along the way, I'll tune in for the next season of ShortWaveMusic, recording regional radio stations from Somalia, Eritrea, Yemen, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Oman, and beyond -- adding to the more than 24 hours' worth of recordings from over 60 countries now available at www.myke.me.
My work isn't funded by media outlets or record companies, but by real individuals like you. I simply believe the best way to share and experience the world is through music. The music that spills from our radios and colors our conversations and becomes a part of our shared language. And I'll keep on going as long as I can find a way to do it.
I need AT LEAST $3,500 to get to Socotra and back. That's my plane fare; a fair wage for my guide and translator; payments to all of the musicians and singers I record; a little bit of repairs for my equipment; and online hosting for all the files once I get back. There is no personal profit involved.
With a little MORE money, I could pay extra to the musicians, or donate play and sporting goods to Socotri children, or upgrade my equipment to bring back better recordings. But I can't do it all alone. Please consider donating some of your hard-earned holiday money to ShortWaveMusic … for yourself or on behalf of another adventurous and open-minded friend or loved one.
You can check out my work at www.myke.me. And if you find something that strikes, moves, or intrigues you, please share it around and tell folks about this campaign. Thanks a million!
Risks and challenges
The primary thing to remember about any project which involves traveling as an "outsider" in a foreign country is that one has to remain continually open to chance. Itineraries change, new opportunities arise while other ones fall through, people or buses or equipment becomes unreliable. This is now my fifth consecutive trip to a new territory. Every year, I get a little wiser, learn from prior mistakes, improve on my methods and my ability to flow with the rhythms of a new place. At this point, I feel confident that I could be dropped almost anywhere in the world and find a way to do what I do.
The first thing I've learned is to always find someone "on the ground" who will agree to be your guide, translator, and principal troubleshooter: someone who knows your expectations in advance, and brings detailed ideas on the best ways to meet them. I interviewed five different locals on Socotra to find just the right person who could meet my questions more than halfway, who had proactive and interesting thoughts on places to go and people to meet. I'm pleased that I've hired a terrific man on retainer for the duration of our journey. He'll go a LONG way towards implementing any contingency or emergency plans as they arise. (Although hopefully they won't!)
I've had more than my share of discussions with people concerned about traveling to this part of the world, and all I can say is: Scour the news, dig as deep as you like, but you'll find no evidence of trouble on Socotra. I travel without fear, knowing that (a) I don't enjoy putting myself in harm's way, and (b) most people in the world are as decent, curious, honest and hospitable as I hope I can be.Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
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In a few hours, I'll be heading up north to the cabin for the weekend. I'm going to spend as much time as possible outside on the water and as little as possible in front of any kind of computer screen. Yay. For. That. I'm also excited to hit up some Duluth thrifts and estate sales tomorrow morning, too. I'mma crossing my fingers for some good finds…
I hope y'all have wonderful weekends!
P.S. My lady date with Mary last night was absolute perfection. An amazing (no really, it was AMAZING) meal, wine, rooftop star-gazing, classic rock records, more wine, Project Runway…I don't really think it gets better than that. I took out the ole Instax since it was a special occasion.


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British director Peter Yates has passed away at the age of 81. The AP reports that the filmmaker died in London yesterday after an illness. Yates had an eclectic filmography that ranged from fantasy (Krull) to horror (The Deep) to drama (The Dresser) to one of the all-time great action films, Bullitt. With Bullitt, Yates directed one of cinema's best car chase scenes as Bullitt (Steve McQueen) races through the streets of San Francisco. Yates also directed one of my personal favorite films, Breaking Away. He received four Oscar nominations during his lifetime, two for Breaking Away (director and producer) and two for The Dresser (director and producer).
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The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a measure adopted by the European Union, which took effect on May 25, 2018, that requires all entities to protect personal data and privacy. Although the legislation was adopted in April, 2016, and has been under discussion for several years, it has received more focus recently, as companies rush to comply. Among the key requirements is to protect "information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person" (Article 4), but differentiates, and in some cases, excludes (Recital 26), data that is "rendered anonymous in such a way that the data subject [that is, the natural person] is no longer identifiable." This latter concept is called "pseudonymization" (addressed in Article 32), and refers to the condition where a data record cannot be linked directly to a person without additional information. This does not exempt the business from complying with other parts of the GDPR, but it significantly addresses many key provisions. TickStream provides an easy and quick way for an entity to demonstrate a good faith intent to meet these most vital terms of the GDPR.
The GDPR contains an expansive definition of personal data (Article 9), far beyond the common, but informal, definition of Personally Identifiable Information (PII). Under the GDPR, this consists obvious elements like names and addresses, but also includes data gathered from one's web browser, health and genetic data, political opinions, trade union membership, and many more such sources – including biometric data. TickStream delivers a solution that fixes two important problems under the GDPR:
Another provision of the GDPR that benefits IA stems from the rights granted to individuals to data portability (Article 20). This defines that personal data must be provided to the individual on request, in such a way that it can be transmitted for use in another system. IA has a patent pending on a method for making behavior data portable, which is potentially a very significant development.
Finally, several of the most impactful new requirements relate to data breach reporting, which must include notification within 72 hours of detection (Article 33). With IA's TickStream product running as an early warning beacon (we call it a Threat Intel product), it can help companies research breaches more quickly. It is also worth noting that IA's pseudonymized data, if breached, is excluded from the notification requirements (Article 34), which makes the process of implementation simpler for organizations, since it won't add to their breach reporting responsibilities.
Businesses are scrambling to get ready. According to a PwC Survey, more than 90% report GDPR readiness is one of their top priorities, and almost 70% plan to spend $1M-$10M on preparations, with 9% expecting to spend in excess of $10M on compliance. The impact of noncompliance is serious and can result in fines of up to €20M or 4% of global revenue, whichever is greater (Article 83).
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RIGA - According to the Riga City Council's data, the number of Rigans has reduced to 658,640 persons, reports LETA.
According to a census carried out in 2011, 13 percent of Rigans were below working age last year. 65 percent were of working age and 22 percent were above this age. The share of men in the total number of population amounted to 44 percent, the share of women stood at 56 percent. 42.5 percent of Rigans were Latvians, 40.7 percent - Russians, 4.1 percent - Belarusians, 3.8 percent - Ukrainians, 2 percent - Poles.
Head of Strategic Management Administration Armands Kruze, during the Finance and Administration Affairs Committee's session today, emphasized that one of the greatest challenges for developing Riga, taking into account dwindling resident numbers, is to find out how to attract new residents since the situation is on the verge of "becoming catastrophic."
Global practice indicates - in order to keep current residents and attract new ones - it is highly important to create new jobs, said Kruze and added that resident numbers are dwindling throughout the country, but the situation is the most acute in Riga.


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I pay attention to the press releases put out by the EEOC, in order to see what they are up to. I often use them as inspiration for blog posts. There seems to have been an uptick in lawsuits they are filing against companies. I am not sure of the reason. Perhaps it is because we are at the end of the fiscal year. Perhaps it is Obama era staffers getting in "shots" before there are changes going into effect from the Trump administration. Perhaps employers have been emboldened with Trump as president and are violating the law more. Who knows?
The cases
Here is a listing of the cases from JUST two days.
Whole Foods Market Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination – 9/28/2017
EEOC Sues Pape Material Handling for Widespread National Origin Harassment – 9/28/2017
Floyd's Equipment Sued for Racial Harassment and Retaliation – 9/28/2017
R Wings R Wild / Buffalo Wild Wings Sued By EEOC For Sex Discrimination – 9/28/2017
PPG Industries To Pay $45,250 To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit – 9/28/2017
EEOC Sues MVM for Systemic National Origin Discrimination and Retaliation – 9/27/2017
EEOC Sues Optimal Solutions & Technologies for Disability Discrimination – 9/27/2017
EEOC Sues Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore Mayor and City Council for Pay Discrimination – 9/27/2017
Camber Corporation Sued by EEOC for Disability and Age Discrimination – 9/27/2017
Mid-South Extrusion Sued for Disability Discrimination by EEOC – 9/27/2017
EEOC Sues San Diego Company Insideup for Disability Discrimination – 9/27/2017
EEOC Files Three Lawsuits in D.C. Metro Area Charging Sex-Based Pay Discrimination – 9/27/2017
EEOC Sues Norfolk Southern Corporation For Company-Wide Disability Discrimination – 9/27/2017
EEOC Sues Cummins, Inc. For Pay Discrimination – 9/27/2017
EEOC Sues Autonation For Sex Discrimination – 9/27/2017
Kessinger Hunter Management Sued By EEOC For Disability Discrimination – 9/27/2017
EEOC Sues Publix Super Markets For Religious Discrimination – 9/27/2017
EEOC Sues ACF And BJ's For Sex Harassment, Retaliation – 9/27/2017
Raley's Sued by EEOC For Religious Discrimination – 9/27/2017
EEOC Sues Ichiban Japanese Steakhouse For Pregnancy Discrimination – 9/27/2017
Scribe-X Northwest Sued by EEOC For Pregnancy Discrimination – 9/27/2017
EEOC Sues Birmingham Beverage For Race Discrimination – 9/27/2017
If you are interested in reading just click on the title, I have published them as a link. The lawsuits span the country, East to West, North to South.
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Learning to be self reliant in a codependent world is a rare gift that I hope you will find to be extremely liberating. To my sweet Elisabeth, remember that everything I say and do for you is a calculated move. That's one of the blessings of motherhood. You're forced to think ahead for the sake of your children.
It's a funny thing to sit and chat with children about how you grew up. The dynamics in every family and culture are so different. The times have changed drastically too. I remember being in school and participating in various activities during our field day. Remember those? That was the best day of the whole school year for me. Getting your class to compete against your friends and their home room teachers in games of tug o' war, what a blast! The number one thing I remember was winning in order to get a medal and ribbon. Mediocrity wasn't celebrated. We didn't get ribbons for participating. We didn't get our names printed on the school newsletter or paper for acknowledgement of participation. We had to earn that. Nobody ever suffered everlasting scars of torment from it. Everything is so different now. You can't celebrate one person's accomplishments without acknowledging every last tidbit everyone else did. I'm here to tell you sweetheart, that you need to grow up. You'll have to be tougher than that if you want to be a strong, independent individual. Being coddled that way isn't teaching you anything other than to feel entitled. The bad news is-The world doesn't owe you a thing, okay?
Recently, I was on Facebook, swiftly reading through posts and I came across one that caught my attention. A young woman was on a tangent about how no one she knew ever liked pictures of her and her husband, she continued on about how she speculated this was probably due to jealousy. Jealousy? What if people weren't on Facebook that day, or use automated posting apps like I do? I seldomly have time to get on and actually read posts. Most of my stuff is auto scheduled a month out. Besides, why did people have to comment or like these posts? Was she waiting on people to celebrate a picture she'd shared? Naturally, my mind wandered the more I read on this….I forgot to like it and comment.. but that's neither here nor there.
As my oldest I hope I've instilled in you the caliber of my very pungently strong being so that you don't feel you have to rely on the amounts of likes and comments left on social media platforms as a means of validity for anything. You my dear, should know your worth and what you bring to the table. Never wait for anyone to celebrate anything for you as a means of definition as to who or what you are or what your happiest moments mean to you. Remember what I always say, it's quality over quantity. I'd rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies when it comes to the people I surround myself with. I thought about this young lady and her post for several days, I began to think maybe she felt entitled to have people falling all over themselves to compliment her and comment and like what she was sharing. I'm supposing no one ever explained to her that someone else's opinions shouldn't matter to her so long as she's happy. As I delved deeper in thought I came to the conclusion that only a person wearing a mask would care what anyone else thinks. When you're truly happy with yourself and what you've accomplished is someone else's happiness for you really that relevant to your being? Is that what you're going to allow to gauge your overall happiness?
I guess your old lady could be wrong where this young woman is concerned, I mean I'm no expert. I'm just an over analytical fart. In essence what I'm saying is, thank you for listening when we talk to you. I hope you never change. My hopes for you are that you continue to march to the beat of your own drum. You've taken risks in competitions at school that ultimately would've scared the bejeezus out of me, and that makes me proud of you. You've never stopped to check and see if the world is going to applaud you. That thrills me because the world doesn't stop to applaud you. It doesn't have to. You're doing what makes you proud and happy. You're not stopping to look around to see who's watching. You're only stopping to help others along the way. That's a sign of a flourishing young woman. Your self reliance and self confidence are shaping you each and every day and they change and grow with you. Continue on with your balance of confidence and humility. Stay hungry, stay focused, stay humble.


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One of the many things that makes the Crystal Coast so special is our deep sense of community and willingness to help each other out. With that spirit in mind, the non-profit organization, Pints for Purpose, is hosting the Inaugural Crystal Coast Oyster Festival to benefit the North Carolina Shellfish Growers Association. While the festival will feature fabulous food and great live music, raising money for local oyster growers is at the heart of the event. The revenue generated from admission sales will go toward this organization.
Blue Point Brewing Heads South to Lift Spirits on the Crystal Coast
In addition to a day of delicious North Carolina oysters and live music, we are excited to announce that Blue Point Brewing Company will be venturing all the way from New York to join us at the Crystal Coast Oyster Festival!
Spend Your Thanksgiving Rocking out to The Embers and Soul Psychedelic
The Crystal Coast Oyster Festival is proud to announce that "The Embers" and "Soul Psychedelic" will be joining us to provide live music at our inaugural event. Attendees can sway to beach music by The Embers from 2-5 p.m. and jam out to the Soul Psychedelic from 5-8 p.m.
Pints For Purpose Presents the Inaugural Crystal Coast Oyster Festival
The community on the Crystal Coast is time-honored, gathering together each year for big events like the North Carolina Seafood Festival and the Beaufort Wine and Food Weekend, but this year a new festival is coming to town. We are so excited to announce that Pints for Purpose, a non-profit organization, will be hosting the first ever Crystal Coast Oyster Festival. The festival will benefit the NC Shellfish Growers Association, which is an organization that was founded to "represent the interests of the many people involved in the shellfish industry."


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Can I Die from Ayahuasca? Is Ayahuasca Safe? Aya Safety?
Ayahuasca Dose, Dosage & Death
We know you have many important safety questions about Ayahuasca and we are here to answer them. These are normal concerns for anyone considering coming to an Ayahuasca or San Pedro ceremony. Side effects are varied; it depends on the person and the medications being taken.
Diabetics MUST continue taking their medicine before, during and after a shamanic plant medicine ceremony. So must anyone on high blood pressure medicine and also anyone who takes medicine for their heart.
If You Won't Ride A Rollercoaster…
One rule of thumb to go by as far as physical conditions go (like heart conditions, high blood pressure or respiratory issues) is: If you won't ride a roller coaster, don't partake in plant medicine ceremonies. People with heart conditions and high blood pressure are at particular risk with plant medicines.
Pharmaceuticals & Plant Medicines Don't Mix!
You CAN be harmed if you are taking certain pharmaceutical drugs in combination with Ayahuasca, particularly antidepressants (SSRIs, SNRIs, MAOIs) and even over the counter drugs like cold medicines with ephedrine or caffeine in them. It is important that you do your research and follow directions for stopping these pharmaceutical medicines before taking Ayahuasca.
Consult with your doctor about reversal MAOI or seratonin syndrome concerning Ayahuasca. The time needed for these pharmaceuticals to disperse from your system vary between 48 hours and 5-6 months. If you are taking pharmaceuticals, do your research about your medicine to see if it will be ok with Ayahuasca. Very important!
For the most part, ALL medicines, vitamins, and herbs should be stopped about 2 weeks before partaking in ceremony, just to be safe. Even seemingly harmless substances should be stopped. The truth is, there are no studies to show what Ayahuasca works with or not, so assume that everything must stopped for a couple weeks before an Ayahuasca ceremony.
Here is an article about pharmaceuticals and other substances to avoid before an Ayahuasca or San Pedro ceremony: https://www.dmt-nexus.me/forum/default.aspx?g=posts&t=37251
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Another problem, and a reason why there are complications for some people with Ayahuasca Ceremonies, is that some shamans mix other substances into their medicine, like datura (which can give nightmarish experiences and cause death) or high quantities of nicotine (to open the body more to medicine), or other substances that change the nature of the medicine somewhat.
By contract with our shamans, we do not allow our shamans to mix anything into the medicine that is not part of the traditional ingredients. Gaia Sagrada practices the utmost of safety when it comes to making sure our medicines are pure and unadulterated. Be careful if you are not with a center that has their shamans under contract to make ONLY traditional medicines. When deaths are connected to Ayahuasca, it is normally because the shaman has mixed other substances into the medicine that should not be there, sometimes in order to make the medicine stronger if it is weak, and it is not from the Ayahuasca itself. It is what they mix into it sometimes that is dangerous, but we don't allow that.
Here at Gaia Sagrada NOTHING else is allowed to be added to the mix. EVER! Here you get the pure and unadulterated versions of the medicines. Period!
What is the proper, safe Ayahuasca dosage?
Most people drink one or two shot glasses of Ayahuasca for the full dosage effect, more if the concoction isn't that strong. Some people's systems are much more sensitive and they do not need as large a dose of Ayahuasca. We would caution anyone who is super-sensitive to various things (like certain foods, smells or cleaning solutions) to start with a low Ayahuasca dose for safety and move to a higher Ayahuasca dose more slowly than everyone else just to be certain to be safe.
You can start with a quarter cup Ayahuasca dose or a half cup Ayahuasca dose. Then take another quarter cup or half cup when you feel comfortable, safe, and ready to amplify your Ayahuasca dosage and experience. Not everyone needs the same Ayahuasca dose for the same effects.
If you take too much for safe comfort, Ayahuasca is not going to serve you as well as the side effects and after effects will be too strong. You might also become polarized and you won't be willing to try again with Ayahuasca or do the inner work that Ayahuasca encourages you to do. You won't die from an unsafe Ayahuasca overdose (unless you have serious medical conditions that could be triggered, like heart problems or blood pressure problems, please check our Medical Guidelines page for full info) but you might be turned off from ever trying it again. One of the side effects of Ayahuasca is the nausea and then throwing up. However, that is when the profound after-effects begin to take place.
We have noticed that the more fat content a person has on his or her body, the larger a dose a person can accept safely. If a person has very little body fat, and might even be skinny, this is the kind of body structure that needs about half the amount that other people do, especially if he or she is super sensitive to foods, smells or other things.
We are here to help guide you on how much to take and the shaman will know by your body structure what your safe limits might be. Don't worry, we're not going to let you take too big a dose! There are some shamans and centers that are not as careful about this, but we are. We know the limits for specific body types, and we'll encourage you to go slow with it and test out the waters first before you dive in the deep end!
Has Anyone Ever Died Using Ayahuasca? Can I Die From Ayahuasca?
Yes, you can die if you are mixing it with recreational or pharmaceutical drugs or if you have heart problems that you are not taking your medicines for. It is important that you listen to this warning, and refrain from any kind of substance that alters your body's chemistry, even if it is seemingly not that big a deal or unimportant.
The truth is, no scientific studies have ever been done to determine what is safe to take with Ayahuasca or San Pedro, so the best advice is to refrain altogether during the days leading up to and during the time of the ceremony in order to avoid side effects or bad after effects with pharmaceutical or recreational drug mixing.
To our knowledge, no one has ever died while using traditional Ayahuasca (with no admixtures that are not supposed to be part of Ayahuasca) if they took the proper precautions of refraining from alcohol, recreational drugs, or pharmaceuticals of any kind, and approached Ayahuasca or San Pedro after a short period of cleansing. The plant teachers and plant medicines are safe for almost everyone, but we would like you to take a look at our Medical Guidelines page to make sure that this medicinal tea is right for you.


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Saturday 9th August 2014
Southends well-loved Beecroft Art Gallery begins its new life on Saturday 9th August in the former Southend Central Library in Victoria Avenue, Southend.
The gallery will re-open at 10am in its new location with two major exhibitions, more displays will follow later and a grand official opening will be staged on Wednesday 10th September.
One of the first eye-catching displays on Saturday 9th August is Beauty and the Beach - a sought-after collection of iconic bathing suits from 1940s to the 1960s.
These will be on show until December in specially-made beach huts and display cabinets built by a volunteer carpenter. Then the exhibition will go on tour throughout the British Isles.
Also on display for the gallerys re-launch will be the permanent collection of local scenes featuring the original 1930s seaside painting by maritime artist Charles Pears used as the basis for a railway poster.
This valuable artwork - which pictures a small section of Southend Pier - was donated to the gallery by Network Rail.
Visitors will be able to use an ipad in the gallery to try out a then and now app which pairs these historic pictures of recognisable places, with photos of how the same locations look today.
Another exhibition will be iconic photos of football stadiums including Southends own Roots Hall by Dave Shields.
September sees the launch of a major exhibition of the University of Essexs unique collection of contemporary Latin American Art. This is the only major Latin American Art exhibition in Britain, and it coincides with the Universitys 50th anniversary celebrations.
The same month there will be a special display of portraits by Martin Huxter, of descendants of the people who sat for Van Goghs painting, The Potato Eaters.
Overseeing the gallery is a painting of Walter Beecroft himself the Leigh-on-Sea Solicitor who founded the gallery which for 60 years was housed in a former hotel Station Road, Westcliff.
Mr Beecroft bought the hotel as a temporary gallery space to display the artwork, intending to establish a permanent gallery elsewhere. In recent years the Station Road building deteriorated and became unsafe for visitors as well as for the paintings.
Southend-on-Sea Borough Councils Executive Councillor for Enterprise, Tourism and Economic Development, Councillor Graham Longley said: We hope as many people as possible will be able to come along and enjoy the Beecroft Gallerys fabulous works of art on display at the former Southend Central Library.
This new location, a fully accessible space, is ideal for the Beecrofts pictures and other artworks. The paintings can now be seen by all while also being kept safe with dimmable spotlights and tinted windows, and for the first time we have the room to host the regions only dedicated costume exhibition collection.
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It snowed in the south!!! We never ever get snow, so this was huge for us. It has not snowed since 2015, so I was pretty excited. Of course, school was closed because we do not know how to drive when there is a drop of ice on the road. This called for a day of taking super fun pictures with my friend, and a great day of editing them! I've never done a post like this before so I hope y'all enjoy!
I didn't know I needed to see a dog playing in the snow, but now I'm like, "If you've never seen a dog play in the snow, what are you doing with your life??"
Of course, my friend and I had to take some basic snow pictures because when will this opportunity ever happen again?
I was obviously super happy this day! In the process of taking pictures of me throwing snow, no cameras or people were hurt in this progress. Glad I got some super cute pictures though!
Snow always calls for a selfie! Glad I have a friend who was willing to freeze outside with me for some 10/10 pictures!
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Michelle, this is gorgeous. I can almost believe that the little boy is getting to run with his kite. I love this stamp set, but it's not one I added to my collection as a friend had it and I got really frustrated trying to make it look right. Is he fussy cut?ReplyDelete
Awesome... what beautiful coloring... such detail and it comes to life... love it!ReplyDelete
I ove it! I see you also used this set, I like your card much better. Anytime I try to do a sky it always looks super weird to me your clouds are awesome. I love it!ReplyDelete
Your coloring is amazing Michelle! I love this card! :)ReplyDelete
Fun card! Love the clouds and freedom feel it has!ReplyDelete
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The Swedish health care system is mediocre at using innovative medicines compared to other countries in Europe. This is a result that surprises Europeans – but not Swedes. This according to a new survey Opticom has carried on behalf of LIF – the research-based pharmaceutical companies.
A summary article from LIF's seminar during Almedalen is presented in the report "Vården i Almedalen 2013". This report is an editorial magazine where the communication agency Gullers Group make sure that what is being said in Almedalen does not just stay on the island of Gotland. Since 2010, the report summarises and analyses the most important health care issues during the week – and how health care stakeholders would like to resolve them. The report is organized according to the themes that dominated the week and shows current trends and developments in Swedish health care.
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The players took the field exactly at 4 p.m. The yellow dresses of the Madhya Pradesh Blues presented a striking contrast to the yellow and green dresses of the Saurashtra Eleven.
Mukesh Kumar and some other famous Olympic players were playing for Madhya Pradesh. On the other side the Saurashtra Eleven were the hockey champions of their province. Hence everybody expected a very good game.
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From the very beginning the game proved thrilling. The Madhya Pradesh Blues were active and began their attack with great vigour.
They showed the excellent combination and real team spirit. Their forward players combined well and passed the ball with great skill.
Thus they were able to make repeated attacks on the Saurashtra Eleven who had to play a defensive game.
The defence line of the Saurashtra was quite strong. Their centre half was a tower of strength for his side. Again and again, he had a tough contest with Mukesh Kumar who would not easily get the better of him.
During the first half of the game the Saurashtra Eleven were hard pressed. After the half time the game began with fresh enthusiasm.
Mukesh, the captain of the Madhya Pradesh Blues seemed rather vexed at the inability of his side to score. Now he decided to lead the attack.
On the other hand the Saurashtra Eleven changed their tactics. New they also began to attack fiercely. For a few moments the game was extremely contested.
At first seemed that Saurashtra Eleven would defeat their opponents. But soon it became clear that they were more or less tired. Moreover, they were individually good players, but lacked combination and team spirit.
The game reached its height during the last 10 minutes. Mukesh Kumar carried the ball to the goal circle, passed it to right out who gave a hard hit.
The ball went straight to the net. The spectators were wild with joy. Anurag Gupta who had given the lucky shot became the hero of the crowd.
Now the game became highly excited. The Saurashtra Eleven made every effort to score but Madhya Pradesh backs and half-backs put up a hard defence.
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I love love love to perform dramatic scenes and am so happy to get the chance on CBS to flex those muscles while working on an amazing show! The cast & crew were so uber welcoming & working with Ed Ormelas was so cool!
And ... I knocked off a couple of things on my acting bucket list:
(A) Working on a Steven King adaptation (I'm an avid fan)
(B) Working on a Steven Spielberg project (Yep, avid fan too!)
(C) Working with special effects
(D) Having my own stand-in (low hanging fruit, lol)
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