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Here is the homily that I gave three years ago for this, the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time.
The parable of the Good Samaritan is so familiar to us, and the term "Good Samaritan" has become part of our popular culture, used even by those who have never opened a Bible. And let's face it, when we hear this gospel at Mass, we instantly have a strong suspicion that Father's homily is going to focus on what Jesus says at the end of the passage: "Go and do likewise". Father is going to tell us that we should all be Good Samaritans, so let us go out into the world and do random acts of kindness… and so forth. Now there is nothing wrong with that sort of homily, for this gospel is, on a general level, a re-iteration of the great commandment, "love your neighbor as yourself". Living out that commandment is necessary if we would live a worthy, meaningful, and fruitful life. But there is also a deeper meaning – one we might not at all suspect – and I want to focus in on that today.
The parable relates to Christ, and it relates to us. The Good Samaritan is, above all, a self-portrait of Jesus and what he has done for us – for the human family as a whole, and for each of us individually. Each and every member of the human race is like the man left on the side of road to die. Each one of us has been robbed of holiness and grace due to original sin – which we inherited from our first parents – and our subsequent actual (or personal) sins. Our selfishness and sins, and the sins of others, have deeply wounded our souls. We lay on the side of life's path, and those who pass by – even if they did reach out to help us – are not capable of saving us. We lay broken and wounded by life in a fallen world, in need of a Savior.
In his Incarnation, Jesus comes to us like the Good Samaritan. He is the merciful Lord who heals and restores us with the oil and wine of his sacraments; who pays for our salvation with his own sacrifice on the cross at Calvary; who brings us to a place of rest – the inn – which is his Church. The Church watches over our convalescence and our growth into Christian maturity, until Christ comes gain. And the Lord pays the innkeeper – he gives the Church his Holy Spirit as her guide, and the immense riches of his grace to distribute to all men, and he pledges to pay the full amount required. The Church therefore possesses the fullness of life and salvation.
And now we get to the heart of the matter. For if this parable is truly more than just a nice fable, but rather relates to Christ and to us directly, then its conclusion – "Go and do likewise" – takes on a greater imperative. If Jesus is the Good Samaritan, and commands us to go and do the same that he did, then it means that he wants us to continue his mission. We are staying in the inn – we are members of his Church; and this inn operates on something like a work-stay program: we have free lodging so long as we earn our keep, so long as we "go and do likewise". This means we are not simply to go and do "random acts of kindness"; no, our purpose is not random at all: we have a very specific task, which is bring others to the inn, the Church.
This – if I may say so – is where we tend to get a bit uncomfortable. We live in a culture that has been overcome by the scourge of political correctness, and it affects us all to one degree or another. (I think that, more and more, the man lying stripped and beaten on the side of the road is an image of our culture as well.) Out of a misguided sensitivity – a hyper-sensitivity, we might well say – we often tend to avoid making serious and clear distinctions; for example, between different religions. There is no shortage of people who make claims like, "all religions are basically the same", or try to downplay the differences between various denominations. Very often, underlying all of this is the implicit claim that as long as you are trying to be a "good person" – whatever that means – then you are on the path to heaven.
The Catholic Church – in her official teaching, though perhaps not always in how her members express that teaching – is not at all concerned with political correctness. The Catholic Church quite confidently proclaims – backed up by the historical record and the witness of Scripture, among other things – that she is the one true Church, founded by Christ himself. Presumably we are all here because we believe that. Yet, are we truly being Good Samaritans if we don't try to lead others to see that as well? Are we being the kind of friend Christ has been to us – rescuing us when no one else could, at great personal expense – if we just downplay our differences and pretend that we are all basically the same, so long as we try to be good? This kind of attitude is pervasive today. And it isn't helping anyone.
When the Lord says to us, "Go and do likewise", he gives us a very definite purpose: to reach out to fellow sinners, to rescue them from error, and to bring them to the fountain of life, which is the Church and her seven sacraments. This task is incumbent upon us all: first of all by our daily prayers; second, by the example that we give by the witness of our own life; and third, by the words we speak to others. It's easy enough to pray. It's a bit harder to give a good example, but we keep working on that. The third one – speaking to others and inviting them to come to the Church – is often the hardest. The problem is, we tend to see ourselves like that scholar of the law at the beginning of the gospel, who wished to justify himself: we think it all depends upon us. We think we have to say just the right thing, or know the answers to every question that is raised. We forget that the Lord sends us and wants to work through us. We forget what he said elsewhere in the gospel: "Without me, you can do nothing".
In other words, being a Good Samaritan means that all three things that I mentioned – prayer, good example, and words – have to work together. Striving to live our faith daily – thus setting a good example for others – and inviting others to join us, have to both find their foundation in our intimate relationship of prayer with the original Good Samaritan, our Lord Jesus Christ. He will guide us, he will help us, he will work through us. But will we set aside hypersensitivities, political correctness, and other fears, and take that risk, opening our mouth to speak about our faith? You know, in the gospel, what the Samaritan did was rather dangerous, because in Palestine at that time, one tactic that a criminal would use was to play dead on the side of the road, and as soon as someone approached to help him, a gang would jump out of hiding and assault him. The Samaritan thus took a risk. Will we also?
There is room in the inn; room for all, in fact. As we celebrate the Eucharist today and have a living encounter with Christ, the Good Samaritan, let us open our hearts to him and ask him to help us to live out his mandate to go and do likewise. Which persons will you invite to learn more about the Catholic faith, or finally take the step of joining the Church? Will you undertake some personal study, to brush up on the faith yourself? Meditate upon the crucifix, and see that Christ's death was not a random act of kindness, but had a very specific purpose: to draw all people into his life, which we receive through the sacraments of his Church.


text: Sacred Circle Dance Weekend : Purley Chase Centre, Warwickshire, England Friday 07 June 2013 – 17:00 to Sunday 09 June 2013 – 14:00 This is a weekend of sacred dance. We intend to use circle dances around lighted candle to illustrate and to reflect upon our theme. A home is a perfect dwelling place shared … Continue reading Journeying Home

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Monkey cats were at breakfast this morning. They seemed to have increased in number and seated themselves on the two empty chairs at our table, attempting to get onto the table every time our attention strayed.
We had a foot wash basin at our bungalow in Phi Phi which was really handy in getting the sand off your feet before going inside. It took me a bit, but I found a slightly out of the way container filled with water with a plant growing out of it so I would wash my feet in it every time we came back. The cats would often drink out of it as well. It was only the day before we left that John pointed out a sink and little hose beside reception. Oops.
We fly back to Bangkok today. We actually didn't have to drag our luggage across the beach this time. We caught our long-tailed boat at the end of the floating, bobbing, never ending dock in front of our hotel. It was hard sometimes keeping balance.
We left Railay without doing one of its top activities...rock climbing. Based on my experience in February on the rock climbing wall, we decided it was best to skip this activity.
The long tail boat took us to another pier closer to Krabi where we were met at the dock by a driver with a van. He made us wear our seat belts and pointed out a sign that said it was the law and there was a 5,000 baht fine if you were caught without your seatbelt. He then picked up his wife and three kids; one baby, one toddler in diapers and what looked to be a five year old who bounced around the van the whole trip. None of them were wearing seat belts.
We felt we were cutting it short when we arrived at the airport an hour before our flight to Bangkok. We stood in line at security and finally got through only to find out we were in the wrong terminal. Fortunately it was a small airport and we ran to the correct terminal quickly. The check-in desk even bumped us up to premium class which on Nok Air (a budget airline where you pay for everything) means extra legroom, free rice crackers, free water and free coffee- you heard right, free water! Take that all you poor souls in economy. Nok Air does have the cutest planes ever, all painted to look like different types of birds. Nok means bird in Thai.
Our flight went quickly and we arrived at our gate 15 minutes ahead of schedule. On the taxi ride into the city we paid extra for toll fees to travel on the elevated highway (which did speed things up), but once we got into the city, traffic was bumper to bumper and we spent just as much time in the taxi as we did in the air.
A note on Bangkok airport taxis: when you get out of the baggage claim area, numerous people will approach you for taxis. Normally taxis should be metered but lots of taxi drivers charge a much higher flat rate. We ignored the taxi drivers that approached us and went to the official taxi area that was well organized. You are given a number and sit down until your number comes up on the screen. Things moved very quickly.
For our last two nights John booked us into a swanky hotel similar to a higher end Sheridan called the Dusit Thani. It was only $120 Canadian a night which is a steal. I must admit, I prefer the more traditional smaller hotels. This one could be anywhere in the world except for the Thai decor theme and uniforms and the humongous picture of the late King over an altar filled with white flowers in the lobby.
After a quick rest, we explored. This area is much more modern, busy and loud than the first area we stayed in in Bangkok. I prefer the historic area. We checked out a shopping centre, went for supper and did the night market in the Patong district (which is also the red light district which we strolled through, often being invited to attend ping pong shows).
We next grabbed a cab and went to a rooftop bar called The Moon Bar which is on the 59th floor of the Banyan Tree Hotel. The bar is in fact on the roof, no ceiling above you, with amazing views of the city. The drink prices are outrageous and it was packed with people so we looked at the views for a bit then went to another less expensive bar on the 52nd floor that was also outside but with drinks half the price of those 7 floors up. This was a highlight for John.
Exhausted, we headed back to our hotel.


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August 20, 2015
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- David, Shery, Jon, Lindsay and Michael Cotton, of Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., $50,000. The Cotton family founded and operate Meridian Health Plans;
- Gerald Frye, of Elm Grove, Wis., president of Benefit Services Group, and his wife, Natalie, $33,015;
- Managed Health Services /Centene Political Action Committee (PAC), $31,500;
- Humana Inc. PAC, $18,000;
- Pete Farrow, of Chippewa Falls, chief executive officer of Group Health Cooperative Eau Claire, and his wife Michelle, membership coordinator of the Chippewa Falls Chamber of Commerce, $12,000.
Walker's plan would give states more control over insurance, reduce federal government regulation and seek to increase private sector competition in order to reduce the cost and increase the choices for health insurance coverage. The plan would allow people to buy insurance across state lines, promote health savings accounts and retain insurance coverage offered by employers. People who do not get health insurance through their employer would get tax credits based on their age to help buy coverage.
Walker's plan would also give states a lump sum of federal cash to spend as they wish on Medicaid to cover poor families with children, and provide incentives to states to pass laws that reduce the ability of injured patients and their families to file medical liability lawsuits and collect damages.
Larry Levitt, of the Kaiser Family Foundation, and other critics said Walker's plan, which lacked cost and coverage estimates, would make it more difficult for the middle class and the poor, in particular, to afford good health insurance, and might change the federal Medicaid program to make it more difficult for poor people to qualify for Medicaid if they cannot afford insurance on the private market.


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Wow, it feels so weird to type '2011'. In any case, I'll be honest, I was not out shopping at Costco right after New Year's this week. But I still have loads to write about from my last trip. And if you're in the US, don't forget that the new coupon deals run from January 6 – 30. Or, if you're in Canada be sure to check out Costco Canada's online site highlighting weekly specials and promotions.
Flamin' Chicken Tenders – Oh these are so delicious! I will definitely be buying these again. If you like spicy wings but think that they are a lot of hassle and mess for not much meat, you should consider trying these too. They have a breaded coating that is reasonably spiced: not crazy hot that makes you want to cry but not so mild that you could just be eating a piece of plain chicken either. The first bite might seem like they aren't that spicy but after a couple of more, you start to feel the spicy heat in your mouth. The chicken pieces are all white meat too, which is nice because that means it is really tender and juicy. These reminded Dave and I of a product that they used to have in US Costco stores a few years back and we loved them but then they were gone and never made a return. So, we were both thrilled to give these a try and they were all that are certainly as good as we had thought they would be. They don't take too long to cook, though if you cook them a little longer than the package directions you can get them quite a bit crispier. They make an easy but tasty weeknight meal when paired with some veggies or even a salad Plus, since they're a freezer item you can easily keep them on hand without worrying about them getting dodgy before you can eat them. It's all part of our dietary plan to eat like 5 year olds, occasionally. 1.5 kilograms for £7.99 (US: $12.38). Item #: 0003857.
British Lamb Leg Steaks – I'm used to having lamb chops or a leg of lamb but not so familiar with the lamb steak. I've not seen these in the US, so I don't know if it's a British thing or I'm just clueless. In any case, I like them. You can cook them just like a regular steak (from a cow) and they will stay just as juicy and tender, if you don't overcook them. The only difference, I found, was that there is a pretty considerable layer of fat around the outside. We didn't bother to trim this off while we were cooking the steaks because it definitely added some moisture and helped to keep them juicier. However, it wasn't really tasty to eat; lamb fat rarely is, honestly. But the meat was delicious. Very tender and had a really nice flavor that you sometimes don't get when you buy lamb; none of that strong flavor that is kind of unpleasant. So, we ended up eating two of the steaks and put the rest in the freezer. I didn't do anything too fancy with these though I did make a nice mushroom sauce to go with them. But I was thinking that one of the next times I might try them with a cherry sauce because they can totally take something like that I'm pretty sure. I'll bet these would be nice braised too, so I might have to try that with a pair of the steaks sometime as well. £12.65; £1.055 per kilogram (US: $19.61; $1.64 per kilogram). Item #: 0013683.
SpoiltPig Streaky Bacon– One of the first things we discovered when we moved here was that what the British call bacon is not what we call bacon. Their version falls more into the ham steak category than bacon, I think. And what they call streaky bacon, is just our regular bacon. So, when we want to buy bacon to have for breakfast we tend to gravitate toward the familiar streaky bacon, though I like the thicker non-streaky British style too. I was really pleased to see the package of nice streaky bacon at Costco though. It is a really nice, thick piece of bacon with lots of streaky fat (like I think bacon should be) and has a nice subtle smoked flavor. This was some of the best bacon I've had in a long time. It had so much flavor. Yum! We used it for breakfast and had it with scrambled eggs and hashed browns. It was just like being back in the US for a big American-style breakfast. And if you are concerned about how your animals were raised, this is a good choice for you because it is Freedom Farm approved which means that the pigs have much better conditions: reared outside, have access to fresh water, nutritious diet, and clean bedding. The price is definitely lower than I'd pay buying similar quantities of quality streaky bacon through Ocado or Waitrose. 300 grams for £3.39 (US: $5.25). Item #: 0105489.
Honest Earth All Natural Creamy Mashed Potatoes – I know instant mashed potatoes seems like such a total cooking cop out, and definitely is, but sometimes it's nice to have mashed potatoes without all the work. And if you're going to buy something like this, you should certainly get the best version that you can find. And these are great because they don't have a lot of filler or other ingredients than what you might have in your own mashed potatoes at home. They are simply potatoes, butter and sea salt. If you had a way to dehydrate the mashed potatoes you make in your own kitchen, these could be yours. But even better than not having a bunch of preservatives and strange things in them, these actually taste good. They taste like potatoes and butter, just like they should. On the back of the box you'll find two ways of making the potatoes, you can either go for the version where you add milk and butter or you can reduce the caloric impact by skipping the butter and adding skimmed milk. The milk and butter make them taste more like fresh mashed potatoes, and that is our chosen method. But really whatever method you choose, they are super simple and quick to make. You boil some water and add the milk, butter and potatoes to it and stir until they're well moistened. After they sit for 10 seconds you are good to go. So, you can see how these are much quicker than making your own. Plus, the instant potatoes like this are great if you are making a creamy potato soup. And did I mention that even the packaging is earth friendly: 100% recycled paperboard with low VOC inks. These are made by the Idahoan Foods people, so I would think you could find them in the US too. 8 packets with 6 servings each for £5.19 (US: $8.04). Item #: 0495210.
Ford Farm English Cheese Selection – And just so I don't go more than a couple of weeks without mentioning some kind of cheese purchase, we have this nice little cheese selection. I've had other Ford Farm cheeses, so I was happy to see this pack at Costco. It has four different cheese in a nice quantity for having a nice try. The four flavors: Traditional Farmhouse Cheddar, Cheddar with Port, Wensleydale with Honey and Figs, and Double Gloucester with Spring Onions. It's a nice mix really because there is a traditional, plain cheese as well as a savory cheese, and then a sweeter cheese selection too. I like a nice cheddar cheese and they have some really delicious cheddar in this package but I also really like the Wensleydale with the honey and figs. I don't know what it is about the flavor, perhaps the balance of sweet from the fruit and honey with the kind of tangy cheese flavor, in any case it just really works for me. This would be a nice little selection to have if you were hosting a dinner party and wanted to let people experience some nice cheese with flavors they might normally shy away from, but you've always got the cheddar to fall back on too. 4, 160 gram cheeses (640 grams total) for £4.99 (US: $7.73). Item #: 0039696


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How much do you know your atv safety tips
How Much Do you Know your Atv Safety Tips?
ATVs are gaining a great popularity among youths, adults as well as children. Hence, the knowledge of ATV safety should be growing as well. While the CPSC is committed to doing its part in promoting the safety issues of an ATV, the consumers, parents, manufacturers, dealers and retailers must also work hand in hand on this issue too. Here are some ATV safety tips for you – in case you have long forgotten about them.
1. Sign up for a hands-on safety training course
A safety training course enables riders to learn how to control their ATVs in typical situations – and in most cases, most ATV drivers who have gone through such courses have a lower injury risks compared to those with no formal or proper training.
2. Wear your protective gears!
Many a time, ATV injuries are head injuries and unless you want to risk "losing your head" while you are enjoying a ride on your ATV, always make sure that you wearing your helmet. Wearing a helmet when you are riding your ATV reduces the severity of head injuries, in the event of an unforeseen accident. However, when buying the helmet, please remember to check if it is certified by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and/or the Snell Memorial Foundation. On top of that, we also highly recommend that you wear over-the-ankle boots, goggles, gloves, long pants and long sleeved shirts to protect yourself against unnecessary cuts and injuries from rocks, trees as well as other kinds of debris.
3. Two is a crowd on an ATV
Most ATVs are designed for one person (meaning the rider) only and this means that passengers are not allowed. ATVs drivers must be able to shift their weight freely in all directions while they are riding and it is important that the drivers are able to maintain a safe control over their ATVs, especially on varying terrains and having a passenger will make it difficult for drivers to control their ATVs.
4. ATV = off road riding
Tempting as it may be, but one should never ride an ATV on paved roads. The designs of ATVs are not made for paved road riding. Riding an ATV on paved roads could cost you your life if you collide with cars or other vehicles. There have been reports of many fatalities involving ATVs that occur on paved roads. Be smart, ride your ATV on off paved road!
5. Children should not be allowed on adult ATVs
If you want your children to ride on an ATV, get them to ride on the youth ATVs instead of an adult ATV. About one third of ATV related deaths and injuries involving children are those who were driving or riding on an adult ATV. If your child is under 16 years of age, we encourage you to forbid them from riding an adult ATV. Instead, have them ride on something that they will have better control of – the youth ATVs.
6. Never ride ATVs under the influence of alcohol or drugs
It goes without saying that if you are under the influence of alcohol or drugs, you should never get behind any wheels – be it a car or an ATV. Alcohol and drugs messes up your reaction time and judgment – so stay off ATVs if you have consumed either one.
ATVs are not toys, and if you adhere to all the safety measures while you ride on one, you can be sure that you will be able to have fun and arrive safely. It's all about knowledge and putting them into practice. If you want to put in your 2-cents worth about ATV safety, you can do so at the forum discussion board at www.jackel.com or www.atvoutdoors.net Gear up and ride safely!
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Urban Borealis
For those of us living in cities with too much light pollution to see the real Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights), here's the urban version viewed through misty bus windows on a rainy Friday evening.
The typography on the signs has been abstracted by the raindrops and the misty bus window, but you still get a glimpse of it here and there.
The Aurora Borealis has been giving rare and spectacular displays over parts of the UK, from the north of Scotland to as far south as Jersey. The lights have also been visible in places such as Essex, Gloucestershire, Norfolk and south Wales. See a stunning series of photos of the real displays in the UK skies: Northern Lights illuminate the UK BBC News
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CHRISTIAN BOLTANSKI No Mans Land
If a work of art isn't working when it's small, it probably won't work any better if it's 10 times the size. The problem with this truth truism is that if bigger isn't necessarily better, it is often more spectacular and, unfortunately, in some sad cases, spectacle is passed off as real feeling (much of what was on display at "Skin Fruit" at the New Museum comes quickly to mind.)
Christian Boltanski's enormous installation "No Man's Land" at the Park Avenue Armory provides a rare instance where size is roughly proportionate to emotional impact. Where some artists' default setting is "as grandiose as possible," hitting the emotional sweet spot often only by happenstance, Boltanski's work always feels very considered. Well-known for his hyper-intimate constructions and installations that use photos and personal effects to trace lives lost and forgotten, Boltanski's work inspires an intense ambivalence about the state of being human. It resides in a potent territory between optimism and pessimism where you can't decide whether life can or can't be recuperated by the things we leave behind. It's often hard to decide whether his works are memorials or anti-memorials. They are like reaching into the pocket of a suit purchased at an estate sale for a few dollars and finding someone's business card: you find yourself on an emotional journey that begins with indifference, leads through thoughts of universal interconnectedness, and eventually concludes with a most profound sorrow that all the sound and fury of this invisible person's existence can be reduced to a piece of paper and a bunch of strangers scavenging his belongings for few salvageable scraps.
At the Park Avenue Armory, Boltanski twists our emotions into knots with the help of a 60-foot-high crane and a literal mountain of used garments sitting in the dead center of the Wade Thompson Drill Hall. With droning regularity, the crane dips down to grab a heap of clothes from the top of the pile, raises and then releases its jaws so that the clothes scatter and fall back onto the mound. The clothes flutter downward with a lifelike animation, as if remembering the movements they made when they were filled with muscle and bone. Though the exhibition's literature lets us know these are used clothes, that familiar, musty Salvation Army odor gives their thrift store origins away before reading a word. Every minute or so, the crane slowly descends, grabs another clump of motley apparel, tilts up 20 feet and drops it again, ever churning and reshaping the pile in a Sisyphean cycle.
Arrayed around the central drama of crane and garment-mountain are rectilinear patches of used clothes arranged in a grid, providing narrow rows for viewers to navigate through, where their distance from the action creates the illusion that the crane and falling clothing are operating in slow motion—an eerie, intense, almost surreal atmosphere augmented by the intense spotlights, the haunting audio loop of a beating heart, and the gaping, darkened industrial interior.
As with his more intimate work, "No Man's Land" makes use of decidedly personal and individualizing artifacts, while its seriality and accumulation frustrates our urge to relate to them at a personal level. One can't help but toggle constantly between the field of clothing as a signifier of a mass of people and a glimpse of a pair of red sweatpants as a signifier of a single life. And the overwhelming space in union with the content provides the perfect scalar relationship between the personal and impersonal. With "No Man's Land," Boltanski manages to put flesh on Stalin's statement, "A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic," much in the way Maya Lin's Vietnam Veteran's Memorial manages to emphasize the value of each life lost in Vietnam.
When speaking of a work of art, the terms "size" and "scale" are often used interchangeably, when in fact scale is relative and size absolute. The difficulty with the notion of scale when it comes to artwork is that what it is relative to is often abstract. It refers to the fragile network of contingencies an artist is responsible for controlling between the work, the viewer, and the space. It refers to alternative choices that can't be seen. In "No Man's Land," Boltanski does not allow the overwhelmingly large space to suffocate his work, nor does he suffocate the space by using it as some kind of spectacular proving ground for an overdetermined art work. "No Man's Land" is a huge piece, but it never loses sight, in its scale and ambition, of the individual lives it commemorates, or of those who have come to contemplate them.
ContributorShane McAdams
'The Work Is Never Done' at MoMA: enacting and obscuring archivesBy Benedict Nguyen
DEC 18-JAN 19 | Dance
Beyond the title itself, theres something about the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)s exhibition Judson Dance Theater: The Work is Never Done, running from mid-September 2018 to early February 2019, that brought up meta thoughts about what work Im doing. What could this writing, this work, do?
Raymond Pettibon A Pen of All WorkBy Terence Trouillot
MAR 2017 | ArtSeen
Yet again, the New Museum has fashioned an exhibition with a nearly limitless collection of work. Encapsulating absurdly prodigious and outrageously stimulating works, Raymond Pettibon: A Pen of All Work is a blistering retrospective of Pettibon's over five-decade career, and is the artist's first major survey in New York City.
Bad Blood, Honest Work
By Vanessa Thill
Blood on the Mountain
APR 2017 | Film
February 26, 1972A thirty-foot tidal wave of toxic black slurry swallowed sixteen West Virginia towns when the Pittson Company's coal waste impoundment burst open and spilled down the mountainside of Buffalo Creek hollow.
Defining "We" 2017: The Study Center for Group WorkBy Heather Schatz
NOV 2017 | ArtSeen
Collaboration has increasingly become an organizing principal of society due to our reliance on interactive technologies that allow, and demand, working together across distinct and distant geographic and temporal zones. But it has also become a more common part of any contemporary artists' practice as illustrated by the emergence of the new online Study Center for Group Work under the administration of artist, activist, and educator Caroline Woolard.


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This homemade costume for women entered our 2013 Halloween Costume Contest.
A word from Estefani, the 'Dia de los Muertos' costume creator:
Well I was trying to go a little more traditional but also modern so I wanted to do the day of the dead look my sister helped with the flowers and make the vail as well as the black lace around my shoulders makeup wise I basically used regular makeup. The only thing that wasn't from my make up was the white face paint which I mixed with regular makeup so it could stay on longer it took me an hour :)
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The WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Southern Indiana stop is in full swing at the host casino and four gold ring events have been completed since the beginning of this thrilling live poker festival. The latest of these four crowned its victor last night.
Dave Potter from Louisville, Kentucky claimed his first WSOP Circuit cash in nine years after besting the field of Event #4 last night. The player took down the $400 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em Big Blind Ante for a first-place prize of $13,490 and his first gold ring from the series.
The event started on September 30 at the host venue and was played over two days to be completed last night with Potter claiming the gold. It drew 146 entries who created a prize pool of $48,174 up for grabs. The top 15 places got paid. Min-cashes were worth $813 and Nick Blackburn was the first player to collect prize money from the tournament.
Day 1 of the tournament was put an end to when the money bubble burst. Bagging and tagging for the night, there were 15 players at that point still in contention. Brian Sanders was the chip leader at the end of Day 1 with 263,000. The player maintained his momentum into Day 2, but was eventually eliminated in third place, good for $6,018.
Day 2 Action and Comments from the Champion
Action developed quickly early into Day 2 of the event and it took around half an hour for the starting field of 15 people to be whittled down to the final 10 who represented the unofficial final table. Goeffry Hatcher was the player to hold the top stack at that point with 362,000. Hatcher miraculously climbed from the bottom of the temporary chip counts chart to its top within the span of 30 minutes.
The start-of-the-day chip leader Sanders was second in chips at the start of the unofficial final table action with 361,000. Potter was in the top half of the leaderboard in that stage of the tournament and little did he know that he would soon be crowned the victor.
The 62-year-old recreational player eventually faced Kenneth Baime heads-up to scoop the title and the gold ring shortly after. It was in 2009 when Potter last cashed in a WSOP Circuit tournament. And that happened namely at Horseshoe Souther Indiana.
In his post-victory interview, the latest WSOP Circuit champion said that he visits the host casino at least twice a week and that he is usually accompanied by his wife, whom he gave credit to as the couple's better poker player.
The Big Blind Ante tournament was the fourth one on the schedule of the ongoing WSOP Circuit Southern Indiana stop, which means that there are eight more gold ring up for grabs within the festival. Horseshoe Southern Indiana will play host to the popular poker series all the way through October 8.
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Q: The Leadership Challenge is among the most comprehensive, clear, and practical books on leadership I have ever read. Through many readings, I have discovered aspects of leadership I had never considered before as well as those I'd only imagined or considered as abstract perceptions. However, there is still one factor that inhibits me from fully engaging in the leadership challenge: my sense of being an ordinary person, no more or less intelligent than others, always makes me ask, why should anyone follow me? Why should others listen to my ideas when they have their own mind to listen to? Why should I envision a future for others, if this will lead them to follow my path instead of a path of their own design?
A: Two quick thoughts on your question. First, leadership has to start somewhere, and with someone. So, why not with you and your ideas? If you have the courage, the sense of direction, and the internal drive and motivation to achieve results, why not begin the journey by setting an example (leading the way)? The Leadership Challenge, after all, is fundamentally about how ordinary people exercise leadership to get extraordinary things done by establishing the foundation of credibility and then putting The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership® into action each and every day.
Second, leadership is not all about the leader's vision. Of course, an essential part of effective leadership is the ability to demonstrate–in action and words–that the vision you have for the future is where others want to go as well. But getting there takes more than an individual leader and more than just a single idea or dream. Consider that you may get something started – a change initiative, for example, that is rooted in your personal passion and credibility. Based upon input, involvement, and feedback from others, what might have begun as "your idea" becomes "our idea." The future you may have first envisioned has no doubt morphed into a shared vision that incorporates the dreams and aspirations of others, which is precisely how leaders, in the final analysis, turn followers into leaders themselves.
If you are inclined to explore this issue further, you also may find reading A Leader's Legacy helpful. In this book, my co-author, Jim Kouzes, and I explore a number of topics, including the very notion of how leadership is not just about one leader's vision, why it takes courage to –make a life,– how to liberate the leader in everyone, and ultimately, how the legacy you leave is the life you lead.


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D'Arcy, Monk punished
Nick D'Arcy and Kenrick Monk will be sent home from the London Games by the Australian Olympic Committee as soon as their swimming events conclude as punishment for their firearm photo controversy.
The AOC also decided on Saturday that D'Arcy and Monk will be banned from using social media for the Games' period, with the pair forced to pay a price for posting pictures online of themselves brandishing high powered weapons in a US gun shop.
D'Arcy and Monk have been denied the chance to let their hair down amongst fellow athletes at the Olympic Village once their commitments finish and will be sent home to Australia.
The Team Executive ruled their conduct brought themselves into disrepute.
Chef de Mission, Nick Green, sent a letter to both athletes explaining the decision.
"Given this incident and our previous discussions concerning your conduct, I now have concerns regarding your lack of judgment," the letter said.
"As a member of the 2012 Australian Olympic Team, and as I have reminded you on previous occasions, it is an honour and a privilege to be a member of an Australian Olympic Team.
"Australian Olympians are required to meet very high standards of conduct and we cannot risk the reputation of the Team through non-compliance with the Team Membership Agreement."
The AOC will arrange for both swimmers to leave the Olympic Village on August 4 to return to Australia, presuming they are not required for the final session of the swimming program in London.
The Selection Committee which comprises Green, Deputy Chef Chris Fydler and AOC Secretary-General Craig Phillips, expressed their disappointment saying both athletes were "repeat offenders who had shown poor judgment in their decision-making."
"We are prepared to allow them to compete but we have four hundred other Team members to consider and we are not going to have them distracted," the committee said.
"It is too big a risk".
Green said the decision to allow them to compete had nothing to do with the possibility of the pair winning medals in the pool.
"This has nothing to do with medals; it is all about upholding Team values, in particular the high standards of behaviour set by those Olympians who came before you".
The action taken is separate to any investigation being carried out by Swimming Australia.
D'Arcy and Monk returned to Australia on Friday and quickly apologised for the photos, which appeared on Facebook and Twitter before being pulled down by Swimming Australia.
The 24-year-olds will meet with Swimming Australia officials next week.
D'Arcy is a medal hope in the 200m butterfly in London, while Monk is in the 4x200m freestyle relay team.
Neither is new to controversy.
D'Arcy was kicked off the 2008 Olympic team after assaulting former swimmer Simon Cowley in a bar, leaving him with multiple facial injuries.
He then declared himself bankrupt last year when a court ordered him to pay Cowley $370,000 in costs.
Last year, Monk avoided charges after telling police he was the victim of a hit and run accident but later confessed he broke his elbow when he fell off his skateboard.


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Monday, April 4, 2016
Finance Ministry: 1MDB has no outstanding debts
"1MDB has never failed in settling all its debts including payment of loan interest," the Ministry said in a written reply to Mohamed Hanipa Maidin (PAS-Sepang) who wanted to know 1MDB's outstanding debts and lenders.
On the amount of 1MDB debt guaranteed by the Government, the ministry said it amounted to RM5.8bil.
On March 25, 1MDB said its subsidiary Edra Energy (Langat) Sdn Bhd, had fully repaid a RM700mil Syndicated Term Loan Facility to a consortium of domestic banks.
Last week, 1MDB president Arul Kanda Kandasamy said the company won't have any more short-term debt and bank loans within the next three weeks after it repays RM6bil in coming weeks with sales of its asset.
Arul Kanda said 1MDB would have a cash surplus of at least RM2.3bil after settling the debt.
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This is the larger precursor to my matching end table. The coffee table used pocket holes instead of mortises to speed assembly but was otherwise built nearly identical. Each end panel has been scrollsawn and the top is 3/4" plywood covered with 12" slate floor tiles. I painted some wood buttons black and used them to dress up the edges and hide the screw holes.
The project is built from oak and finished with semi-gloss lacquer over General's Candlelight stain.
-- -MDWhite
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#1 posted 05-21-2012 09:52 PM
Very nice job sir!
-- Head to the shop its calling you – Todd
#2 posted 05-21-2012 11:27 PM
Beautiful work. Especially like the scroll work. Very nicely done.
-- Use it up, Wear it out --------------- Make it do, Or do without!
#3 posted 05-22-2012 07:19 AM
Not to be over critical but it would look much better in my Living room. LOL! Wonderful job!
-- The works of evil people are not the problem. It is the "Good" people standing by and watching not speaking up. Dubsaloon
#4 posted 05-22-2012 07:58 AM
Great work, very nice design and finish!
-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"
#5 posted 05-22-2012 11:06 PM
Nice furnature. What style.
-- Chance Four "Not Just a Second Chance"
#6 posted 05-23-2012 12:26 PM
Really nice. Is that scene on the side scrolled, or burnt in? A very nice touch
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"Hello girls."
The ultrasound technician welcomed us into the clinic room as if we were students late for first period. Sea and I glanced at each other: "girls" coming to check on the status of our second kid.
"Hello girls."
The ultrasound technician welcomed us into the clinic room as if we were students late for first period. Sea and I glanced at each other: "girls" coming to check on the status of our second kid.
The idea originated in the narrow aisle between the racks of men's long sleeve knits and children's clothing. I'd been Pinteresting creative pregnancy announcement ideas for months and the ones toward which I always gravitated were the various incarnations of the shoe lineup. If you're half as obsessive as I am about all things baby, you've seen the straight version: dad's loafers, mom's heels, and a gender-appropriate pair of pastel baby booties. I couldn't exactly justify spending $22 on genuine baby Chucks for a fetus, but nonetheless I eagerly imagined staging a queer take on the aforementioned announcement with a lineup of Converse.
I pulled on the mismatched socks that I've worn to the last several ultrasounds and procedures. Diagonal stripes on one foot, hearts on the other, both brightly coloured. It was Friday morning, and graduation day from Clinic One.
Dear Progesterone,
We're done.
I never expected us to get together in the first place, to be honest. We came from different worlds, I knew you had a bad reputation, I just wasn't that interested.
But then I found myself feeling low, and you appeared. You got under my skin and promised that you would take care of me. I couldn't resist: we fit together so easily. Before I knew it, you were inside of me. And then we were seeing each other every day. Twice a day, actually. Oh, I broke it off once or twice. Went two weeks without you, even, but I always came back to you.
Our relationship got comfortable, you kept your promises, you made me feel safe. But there was the other side, too. You always wanted to see me, I had to take you everywhere, I always had to clean up your messes.
Maybe this doesn't seem fair. I know that you've done most of the work in this relationship. I've ignored your issues for a long time, and you've taken care of mine. But I'm not sure that I need you anymore. I think I can make it on my own.
Oh, come on, don't get all mushy on me. You'll be fine. We'll both be fine. I'm moving on. And as for you? Well, you know where you can shove it.
To the announcement cards, sent my my cousin. Subject line: MAZEL TOV!!!
"I'm screaming with delight as I read your exquisitely designed announcement and look at the very first picture of my new cousin. You two sure are good at keeping secrets! I had no idea you were trying to become pregnant. Which is very smart as the last thing you needed was the constant concern of others during what can be a difficult process.
Do you know the sperm donor? How are you feeling, A? So you weren't actually on anti-biotics at Seder, right? I always remember who drinks and who doesn't. 😉 But you looked really well, so pregnancy must suit you.
I am so thrilled the two (three) of you.
Love you tons!
Two weeks ago I found myself wandering the aisles of a medical clinic holding a small cup of pee.
When my mother asked how I had gotten pregnant, I responded: "Sometimes, when a sperm and an egg love each other very much…"
This summary didn't satisfy her curiousity. I suspect that a story about a stork wearing a rainbow bandana and a pair of leather chaps wouldn't cut it, either. Instead, our weekly conversations have now become near interrogations of the whats, whens, wheres, whys, but mostly the whos of Bingo's conception.
Sea and I have been asked about which procedures we used, which medications, which clinics, how much money, how many attempts, how many months, whose eggs. We've responded to most of these questions with evasions and ballpark answers, with an outright refusal to disclose the answer to the last one. Superficially my mother seems to accept this, but we've learned that she's been mining my aunt for more information. My aunt doesn't know anything more about the process than my mother does, but the very asking of the question reveals her focus on Bingo's genetics.
That focus moved over to questions about the sperm donor in today's conversation. She began casually enough, "So, when you buy sperm from the fertility clinic, how much information do they tell you?" Following a brief lesson on sperm banks, I explained that we were given quite a bit of information about our donor. This brought us to my mother's real subject of interest: how had we chosen? What criteria had we used? Who is he? She asked specifically about his post-secondary education, his ethnicity, his family's medical history. (There's a larger discussion of eugenics to be had in how these are the questions that get prioritized, but I'll save that for another day.)
I refused to answer. The truth is that a lot of time, thought and discussion went into picking our donor(s): first Mickey, then Lefty. There were even spreadsheets. Like Mickey, we picked Lefty not because of his high SAT score, impeccable medical history or interest in mixed martial arts, but because he was the right choice for us. The choice was partly made because he resembled Sea, partly because we wanted a Jewish donor, mainly because a lot of his quirks and comments just made him feel right. But it's also the truth that it doesn't matter who Lefty is: Lefty's sperm comes with countless genetic possibilities (as do my eggs) and, more importantly, Lefty isn't going to be the parent of our child. Bingo may end up with my dimples or large head or Lefty's nose, it's true, but Bingo is also going to end up with the values, habits, expressions and quirks that will come from being raised by me and Sea. This is what I want to focus on: not Lefty's post-secondary education.
So I told my mother that we had closed our eyes and pointed. That we had flipped a coin. She wasn't satisfied, but those are the only answers that she's going to get. And, at the end of the day, how much difference is there really between a coin toss and a spreadsheet? All that we can do is make the best choices that we can, and trust that Bingo will be who Bingo is meant to be.
Thoughts From The Other "Real" Mom
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Prioritizing Your Financial Goals
Money magazine's website has a useful tool called The Prioritizer to help you figure out which of your goals are most important to you. You can enter up to 15 items, and they can be a mix of short- and long-term goals. You answer a series of questions that ask you to choose between every possible pairing of the goals you entered. When you're done, The Prioritizer shows you how you ranked your own goals. Check out The Prioritizer as you plan for your future as a millionaire.


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Well, it might not be a surprise since it's not very early for many of you… but for me ,it is… since I knew from the very beginning that I was really a slow learner , not so social and a totally under confident person.
I topped my school when I was 17 and was the top 1.5 % of the country in terms of academic results. I joined Lady Shri Ram College (Delhi University) to study B.COM(hons) in 2011.and got placed in one of the worst companies which screwed me within just 5 months of the job . Thankfully I had cracked the M.COM entrance exam which saved me from wasting one year.I completed M.COM in 2016 and within a few months got an offer from an American company for online teaching. Since then I am associated with the Brainfuse , teaching the US students.Meanwhile one more company offered me the same job. That's an Indian company though. I teach many international students from all over the world through online tutoring. And finally in August I got an offer from my Alma mater to teach Financial Accounting to the first years.
Well all through these years my only mantra was hard work and patience . Today I can give career counseling to many ,teach them subjects like finance, accounting, economics etc .I can teach them how to study well ,I can help people organise their school life, handle their personal problems and can help them in almost every thing .
This has been a long journey.A journey involving lot of pain, struggles, helplessness, failures, embarrassments and finally some success. There is a lot to learn even now. Even now I deal with so many pressures like fear of getting fired , insecurities , lack of social ability and so many more. But the only difference is that now I know that everything can be handled.
PS: What are your problems in achieving your goals, ( may be I can help you in some way) ,do you have any personal problems ( since I have already been a good advisor , you can trust me on that), please feel free to share them all. You can also mail me at email@example.com for any problems .Let's make this world a better place.


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This beautifult 6.9 acre parcel sits at the base of the Mount Holyoke Range surrounded by conservation land. It is a tremendous opportunity for your private dream house, horse farm or private development. It is flat, partially wooded with open meadows. Parcel includes Book: 9381 Page:219 and Book 8525 Page:142. Street frontage zoned buisness and rest zoned agricultural.
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Creator of Minecraft Drops $70 Million on a Beverly Hills Mansion
Markus "Notch" Persson, the creator of the highly popular game Minecraft just dropped a whopping
Markus "Notch" Persson, the creator of the highly popular game Minecraft just dropped a whopping $70 million on the most expensive house in Beverly Hills. Word on the street is that the Swede outbid power couple Jay Z and Beyoncé to become the owner of this 23,000-square-foot 8-bedroom, 15-bathroom mega mansion that also features an 18-seat screening room, a car showroom, candy room (yes, apparently that's a thing), vodka and tequila bar, and an infinity pool with iPad-controlled fountains. Furthermore each bathroom is equipped with the high-end Toto Neorest toilet, which is priced at $5,600 USD. In case you're wondering about how Persson managed to afford this extravagant residence, he sold Mojang (the developer of the game) along with the Minecraft franchise to Microsoft for an astounding $2.5 billion USD earlier in the year. Check out the video below to get a walkthrough of the house.


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Helping Protect the Rights of the Victims of Trucking Accidents
Truck drivers are responsible for operating his or her truck safely. Not only are they obligated to follow the rules of the road like other motorists, but they are also subject to a number of regulations under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act (FMSCA). When a truck driver fails to operate the truck safely, follow the rules of the road, or obey the FMSCA regulations, devastating truck accidents can occur.
If a truck driver's negligence is responsible for a trucking accident, you may have a personal injury or wrongful death claim against the truck driver, the trucking company, and any other responsible parties. At Robert M. Apple & Associates, our Las Vegas trucking accident attorneys are dedicated to helping the victims of truck driver negligence recover the compensation that they deserve.
As with any trucking accident, you must act quickly to protect your legal rights. Do not hesitate to contact Robert M. Apple & Associates at (702) 646-0085 to schedule a free, no-obligation consultation to learn more about a possible personal injury or wrongful death lawsuit.
What Is Truck Driver Negligence?
Because of the size and weight of commercial trucks, truck drivers are not only expected to obey the rules of the road, they are also required to follow FMSCA and more stringent legal obligations when it comes to safely operating their vehicles. For instance, truck drivers must follow specific guidelines regarding hours of service and mandated rest times. Truck drivers are also subject to stricter rules regarding alcohol and cell phone use. Moreover, truck drivers are also responsible for ensuring that their truck loads are safely and appropriately secured.
Who Is Liable for Truck Driver Negligence?
It is incredibly important to determine the actual cause of a truck accident and the accompanying circumstances in order to determine liability. Not only can a truck driver be held liable for a truck accident, but his or her employing truck company can also be held liable for the accident and its resulting injuries, damages, or deaths. Depending on the circumstances, other negligent parties could also be liable. For instance, if another motorist was also negligent, he or she could also be held liable for the truck accident.
The Las Vegas truck accident attorneys at Robert M. Apple & Associates understand the importance of a full accident investigation. Along with the assistance of truck accident investigators and medical personnel, we will gather the evidence necessary to determine all possible defendants and support your legal claim.
Contact an Experienced Trucker Negligence Attorney
If you were injured or a loved one died in a trucking accident that involved truck driver negligence, contact Las Vegas trucking accident lawyer Robert M. Apple at (702) 646-0085 for a free, no-obligation consultation to discuss a possible personal injury or wrongful death claim.


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The Board of Directors of the Danish American Chamber of Commerce Southwest along with Danish Consul Anna Thomsen Holliday hosted a New Year's Reception in the tradition of "official" Denmark on the evening of January 6th 2015 to give all of our members and their spouses along with board members Year. Upwards of a 100 people showed up at this festive event hosted by Consul Thomsen Holliday and her husband Hal Holliday. Danish Chef Soren Pedersen provided a magnificient spread of Danish open faced miniature sandwiches, (dyrlaegens natmad, roaastbeef, spegepoelse med kartofler just to mention a few of the delicacies) along with Danish frikadeller , cheeses and kransekage.
The event was basis for much networking and many of the major Danish firms were represented. During the welcome Steen Pedersen of Biehl and Co. was introduced as the new Chair of the Chamber as Consul Thomsen Holliday stepped down from the post at the end of the year.
In the crowd: Lars Johansen and wife Lone of Hempel, USA, Lars Heisselberg and wife Stine Hollesen of GAC, Lars P. Hansen and Mrs. Karen Froekjaer Hansen, MacCartney ,Thomas Boehme of Falck-Alford and Mrs. Jette NOWACO and many, many more
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Vaquera - Women's Collection Spring/Summer 2019 in New York (with interviews)
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Designers: patric dicaprio, bryn taubensee & claire sullyinspiration: in a public school, south east of manhattan, in china town, the public sat on small school chairs. for this show, vaquera, the fashion collective from new york composed of three designers, chose a school theme, evoking the idea of sitting an exam in every show.collection: a casting made of friends, a popular show, with slightly provocative clothing in an xxl size. the new collection from this trio is full of fantasy and humor. everything is transformed, whilst still being relevant, up until the end of the show, closed with a graduation gown. we see signature pieces including a white shirt or a t-shirt with added logos.note: his first line of jeans + the bustier "pom pom girl" dress or dresses made from a white t-shirt finished with bands of colour.interviews :we were talking about hope and fear and we go through continually feeling hope and fear as you do in high school as you do in real life and this, high school motif was kind of like a summary for real life and all the emotions and all the cliques and all the groups and all of that.we offer basically three tiers of garments, we have like our really wearable pieces like the t-shirts and the jeans, like we have a perfectly fitted jean this season. we have the crazy graduation look and then we also have things in between that we call like our like statement essentials basically wear.i think it's important for us to condense the seasons, you know we're looking at bridal we're looking couture, we're looking at menswear, we're looking at womenswear, we're looking at historical costumes, you know, so it's like condensed into one you know, and that's really strong.music from the show (for use only in context of the show, under cover of the right to information).
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Yireh Carrasco & Andrej Chamula, the two winners of the Elite Model Look International Final 2019
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And the winner of my Traveling Stash box is…
Number 10, from over at Boldgoods!!! Congrats to Nicole! What for my email!
If you aren't familiar with Nicole's blog, you should check it out. She always has some sweet eye candy to drool over. I'm especially loving her festive garland, right now!!


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On nearly all counts, the Lima outcome amounts to a major step-back on the climate negotiations so far. Even by the dilute standards of the Kyoto Protocol, the draft agreement is unambitious, offers no regulatory framework for what is supposed to be a "binding" climate agreement, and completes a process that blurs the distinction between global north and south.
The People's Climate March in Lima, Peru, now touted as being the 'largest march in Lima' in a long time, was participated in by a diverse group of indigenous peoples, workers, women, farmers, youth, elderly, faith communities, together with representatives of non-government organizations to urge ministers to forge a just deal that actually addresses the root causes of runaway climate change, and upholds the principle of 'common but differentiated responsibilities' (CBDR).
At the ongoing COP 20 in Lima, Peru, civil society stresses that a successful outcome in Lima would mean going to the roots of the climate problem – which means developed countries acknowledging responsibility and compensating for centuries of colonialism and resource plunder, and ceasing to continue this legacy through unequal trade agreements, foreign investment promotion especially on extractives and dirty energy, in collusion with corporations and governments from developing countries.
An action that took the COP by 'surprise' was when a group of civil society delegates stormed a corporate side event that promotes carbon capture and storage, a false solution to climate change that furthers corporate interests.
COP 20 of UNFCCC is taking place from December 1 to 12 in Lima, Peru. Expectations are high that this year's Climate Summit will make significant inroads to bring the Parties to agree on a draft text to be negotiated and agreed on in Paris in 2015, and which will inform the international community's response to the increasing urgency for climate action. More pressure than ever before rests on this COP ending with a meaningful outcome, and the host government Peru stressed this message at the opening of COP 20 in saying that 'success in Lima will determine success in Paris.' But what is really at stake here? What does a 'successful outcome' actually mean for the different actors in this intergovernmental process?
IBON representative moderates press briefer entitled "Expectation from COP 20 in view of most vulnerable communities and least developed countries interest: a civil society perspective"
IBON International urge a los líderes mundiales a prestar atención a las peticiones de los pueblos por la justicia climática aprobando un acuerdo climático global jurídicamente vinculante que se base en los principios de responsabilidades comunes pero diferenciadas (RCPD) y de desarrollo sostenible genuino.
Cambiando las mareas por la Justicia Climatica: La necesidad de Justicia para el Desarollo
08 de Diciembre de 2014, 9:00 - 11:00
Sindicato Unitario de Trabajadores de Telefónica del Perú – PISO. 12
Lima, Peru
Save the Date: Seminar at Peoples' Summit vs Climate Change
IBON International urges world leaders to heed to the peoples' demands for climate justice for the upcoming 20th session of the Conference of Parties (COP 20) in Lima, Peru.


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Name: Red Campion
Scientific name: Silene dioica
Category: Flowers
Nature Stars: 40
About: These bright pink flowers brighten up roadsides, woodlands and hedges throughout the summer. Just as bluebells finish flowering in woodlands, red campion starts to come into bloom. When they grow side-by-side for a few weeks they can turn a woodland floor into an amazing sea of pink and blue.
How to identify: Bright pink flower with five petals. Its leaves and stem are a bit hairy.
Where: Found throughout the UK and Ireland, very common in the mainland UK.
Fantastic fact: Moths, bees and butterflies all feed on red campion.
Photograph credit: Philip Precey
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Pasta Shells with Tuna
Gregory Clapp
This recipe is great for a picnic or an appetizer. Because the pasta shells are rolled in ground almonds after stuffing, they are easily eaten out of hand.
- 20 jumbo pasta shells, cooked according to package directions, and rinsed in cold water
- 36 oz cans of tuna (I like Albacore). If the tuna is packed in olive oil, drain, but reserve 2 tablespoons of oil. If the tuna is water packed, drain and add 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- ¾ cups celery finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons capers, drained and minced
- 1/3 cup red onion minced
- ½ cup roasted red peppers diced
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon white balsamic vinegar
- salt and pepper to taste
- ground almonds for coating
- leaf lettuce (to line the serving plate)
In a large bowl, mix everything together except the pasta and ground almonds. Stuff each pasta shell with 2 tablespoons of tuna mixture. Roll the finished shell in ground almonds and place on a lettuce leaf lined serving plate. Continue stuffing shells.
Serve cold orat room temperature. Makes 20.


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Sometimes a little getaway from your daily monotonous life is all you need to break free from the dullness and rediscovering yourself! My daily schedule involves hours and hours of working and a tiny bit of resting. Living the dual life of a working professional in a software company and running my own blog +…
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Sailing Merrily with Costa Cruises
The curtain raise event of Festa Italiana 2016 on the Grand Costa Luminosa


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Just as surely a sign of autumn as is the incipient red and gold of the leaves in our forests that are already in view along I-89 when one heads toward the border, is the opening of the 2007-2008 LOp鲡 de Montr顬's season at Place des Arts. I turned my car Montr顬-ward this last weekend to attend the opening production of Giuseppe Verdi's A Masked Ball on Saturday evening, Sept. 20. It was a brilliant beginning with which to launch their new season.
Just moments before the curtain rose on the first act, an announcement was made to the effect that tenor Richard Margison, the Swedish king, Gustavus III, was indisposed but that he would sing anyway.
Indeed, as the evening unfolded it was amply evident that he did not have the usual resilience and fluidity in his voice. In addition, he also marked lines here and there (marking refers to the rehearsal habit of singing parts of the high tessitura in arias a single octave down), but only once lost control for a split second of his voice. Otherwise it was a well-rounded performance, including the acting.
As his wife, Manon Feubel produced tones that were both beautiful and that carried over the orchestra. Only in her first aria was there a stretch of about twenty measures or so were her voice sounded a bit uneven, but that was the only instance in the whole opera where any technical problems were in evidence. It was a splendid performance and well acted. Oscar the page, a pants role for coloratura soprano, was delightfully sung by Pascale Beaudin. She also stressed the comedy of the part. The Ulrica of Marianne Cornetti was a bit of a character, just as it was supposed to be. She has a rich voice with a good low range that she used to good effect.
Gordon Hawkins, the Renato of this production, is the possessor of one of the best baritone voices that I have heard personally on stage since the time of Leonard Warren, and although he does not sound precisely like Warren, there is a plangent note in his voice that stands him in good stead for all the great baritone roles that Verdi wrote, not to mention works of other composers. It was a real pleasure both to hear him and to watch him.
Starting with Valerian Ruminski as Count Horn and Alexandre Silvestre as Count Ribbing, who were wonderfully effective in act two the balance of the comprimario singers were excellent, as was the chorus. The orchestra under the direction of Gregory Vadja played beautifully, especially in the areas where the orchestration employs solo instruments. A special mention is necessary for the first-chair cellist, who played so beautifully during the introduction to Feubels second-act aria.
All in all, the performance was a great success, and the fine cast was matched -- for the most part -- by a fine set. At the end, the audience stayed to applaud and to rise to their feet during the applause to express their appreciation for an opera well sung.
There are further performances Sept. 26 than 29 and Oct. 1 and 4, all at night. Tickets and information are available at area code 514-985-2258.
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I attended an invitational afternoon concert by members of the Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble whose intention was to give the audience a preview of some of the highlights of the upcoming season. From the sounds of what I heard, Heidi and says are in for the usual high-standard performances that are one of the hallmarks of this group ... I listened in two parts are two rehearsals with the two new courses recently formed by the Vermont Youth Orchestra Association.
There is one chorus that is all female voices, and a second mixed chorus. Although they are in their preliminary stage -- it was their second rehearsal -- it is quite clear that conductor Jeff Buettner knows what to do during a rehearsal, and what kind of sound he wants from these two groups, which are scheduled to give a first concert sometime in early December. Buettner is also the new Director of Choral Activities at Middlebury College. CVU's Carl Recchia is the rehearsal pianist/accompanist for the group....
A great deal is happening in Montr顬 also: a festival called The Magic of Lanterns is on display at the Botanical Gardens; at Le Th顴re du Deux Mondes on St. Catherine Street near Place des Arts there is a production of a French language version of the Iliad which sounds fascinating; at Place des Arts the resident theater company, La Companies Jean Duceppe, is doing a French translation of John Patrick Shanleys play The Doubt. All are currently running or soon to open. And you know how busy we are here at home.


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Alexander Meyer auf der Heyde has been in charge of the Bayer Business Consulting (BC) since February 2011 and, after around six months in the job, it's time to take stock. In the following interview, he talks about his initial impressions and about future challenges facing Bayer's in-house consulting service.
Mr. Meyer auf der Heyde, they say first impressions are never wrong. What was your initial impression in your new working environment?
My first impression was very positive. From the outset, I particularly liked the open atmosphere. It's easy to get talking to colleagues, to discuss projects and find solutions together. It is evident how important our costumers consider good and reliable consulting to be. That makes my working environment very exciting.
Before you took charge of BC business unit you spent some considerable time working for Accenture in a number of different countries. What are the main differences between internal and external consulting in your opinion?
The main difference is that internal consultants are much closer to the customer. External consulting companies always need to consider their own interests as well. Alongside projects to ensure customers' further development, they also need to focus on their own success. As an internal consultancy, we can focus exclusively on Bayer. After all, we and our customers share the same goal – taking Bayer forward. Our customers involve us at a very early stage and are much more open with us than I was used to as an external consultant.
What are your objectives for the year ahead at BC?
BC has grown very strongly over recent years. We are now represented at five sites worldwide and are involved in many of the Bayer Group's key projects. It goes without saying that I am keen to continue this positive development and adapt our internal workflows to our rapidly growing organization.
In addition to offering our customers first-class, competitive consulting services, BC also plays a key role in HR development within the Bayer Group. We can make this even more systematic to ensure that the Group draws the greatest possible benefit from the staff we train.
The target is for around 30 BC staff to move to various Group units each year. As a result, we need to find approximately the same number of new recruits every year. This is a major challenge, especially at our sites outside Germany. In the future, new staff will need to be found not only in Leverkusen, but also in other regions where the Group is active.
What's more, it is important to adapt our consulting portfolio to the Group's ever-changing requirements so that we can continue in our role as the preferred contact. We will therefore be strengthening our team over the coming year, especially in Asia.
Staff motivation is an important success factor…
Absolutely. That's why it's very important that the prospects we offer applicants actually materialize. Virtually all our employees look to assume a line function in one of the subgroups after a few years with us. This rotation concept requires regular dialogue between us and our customers, also on HR issues.
I set out to offer my team an exciting and varied working environment with a high level of responsibility. Everyone should feel they are an important part of our success story. This also includes a great willingness to enter into dialogue, something that I myself very much appreciate, too. My door is always open to anyone who wishes to talk to me, whatever their position at the company. Good consulting is based on sharing know-how.
What does, for example, a university graduate need to become a good consultant?
There is no one-size-fits-all profile. We look for similar attributes to external consulting companies. Applicants should have a good command of English, practical experience and good people skills.
An understanding of business management is definitely an advantage, too. We also have scientists, engineers and graduates from other disciplines, though. The important thing is for applicants to adopt an analytical approach, think creatively and be team players focused on results.
Given that our customers are increasingly also asking for concepts to be put into practice, we also consider it important for applicants to be interested in implementing solutions. This ability is also key for employees to move into line and management functions at some point in the future
Diversity is a major topic of public debate and also a key concern of Bayer CEO Dr. Marijn Dekkers. What has your experience of this been during your first few months with BC?
We are probably one of Bayer's most diverse departments – and not simply due to our very balanced gender ratio. I have around 130 colleagues representing 14 different nationalities. This variety is essential if we are to contribute to the global success of a diversified company like Bayer.
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Training and education play a vital role in preparing for public health emergencies and disasters. By continuously planning and preparing for potential events, we can improve our ability to respond effectively. Some of our training and education activities include practicing the CDHD Emergency Response Plan (ERP), collaborating with regional partners, and participating in community outreach.
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