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Going Green Could Be A Usual Part Of Your Everyday Living.
Each and every year our planet is becoming increasingly contaminated. To bring down the level of pollution on the planet, more and more people are turning to a green way of living. The choice to change over to a green living lifestyle is a choice individuals have to make for themselves. Going green earns a bad name by the radical groups that get the headlines. If you want to help save the planet, you don't have to become a hardcore fanatic. Not everyone has to use solar power or build a wind turbine for their heat and electricity. There are numerous easy, ordinary things that the vast majority of the population can do. These things can easily be taught to youngsters so it becomes common for them to do.
You can utilize the simple tips below to start living a little greener. Change your lights to fluorescent bulbs because they last much longer. Even though computers have become something that majority of people use, a laptop consumes a lot less power than your desktop computer does. If you're not watching television, switch it off instead of leaving it on anyway.
If you switch off a gadget and you still see a light on, simply unplug it because that light is consuming electricity. The green movement is big on reducing fuel use, so keep your vehicles in good running condition, and minimize your driving time. Proper tire inflation along with other scheduled maintenance will likewise help you conserve fuel. When you are stopped in traffic, turn off your engine as more fuel is used while your vehicle is idling than when starting it up again. As Well, if you're at the drive-though at the bank, switch off your engine. The latest washing machines can not merely save money and pollution by using less detergent, but they also use less water.
A big fuel savings can be achieved by keeping your thermostat low. By turning down your thermostat just one or two degrees, you will be able to save roughly 10% in your heating costs. Have your pipes insulated, you can expect to save water and conserve energy costs that would be spent on heating the water in the pipes once again. Go and get the new low flow shower heads, as you can get just as much pressure without using as much water. A number of people's urge to make a whole lot of money is also helping the Earth and they don't even realize it. A lot of people are into recycling, but their motivation is to earn some money. People can greatly reduce garbage in our landfills by just engaging in a little recycling. If people would just pick up everything that are reusable and really recycle them, they could decrease waste and even make extra money.
Old batteries can be reused, and your kitchen food wastes can be made into compost to use in a garden. Get local, visiting your local farmers market may help reduce pollution from the trucks transporting foods worldwide. If every last person on the planet planted a tree, it would help negate the extra carbon dioxide on the planet. Green living involves a great deal of little things that we all can do.
Using alternative medications and curatives is nevertheless another tiny step to living greener. People can truly help lessen toxic waste by staying away from pharmaceuticals and making use of more herbal curatives. There is no need to be a crazy tree hugger, but tiny steps can make a big difference.
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A preferred route for a proposed £20bn Crossrail 2 scheme, running north-south through London, has been identified by mayor Boris Johnson.
A second Crossrail scheme is vital to support the capital's growth, the mayor claimed.
If approved by the government, the line could be transporting up to 90,000 people into central London in the morning peak by 2030.
Crossrail 2 would run from Cheshunt in Hertfordshire to Epsom in Surrey.
It would pass through central London via places including Tottenham Court Road, Victoria, Chelsea and Clapham Junction.
If proposals are approved, construction could begin in 2017.
'Globally competitive'
Setting out the case for the line in a speech at the City Age conference, the mayor said: "With London's population soon to surpass its previous 1939 peak of 8.6 million and with more people travelling by Tube and rail than ever before, we need additional rail capacity to support future growth.
"For the capital to remain globally competitive, there needs to be continued investment in our transport network and that's why we have to get cracking on planning for Crossrail 2."
The scheme would complement the £14.8bn east-west Crossrail scheme, currently being built and scheduled to be operational by 2018.
Supporters say it will slash journey times across London, with a journey from Kingston, in south-west London, to Tottenham Court Road being completed in 29 minutes – 17 minutes faster than today.
Those travelling between Dalston, in north-east London and Tottenham Court Road would have an eight-minute journey – 19 minutes faster than today.
Mr Johnson said he was confident the private sector could, in the right circumstances, contribute to well over half the cost of Crossrail 2.

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I am grateful.. well Thankful..
13 April 2013
Thankful I can run.. it helps me feel controlled.
Thankful I take chances... they lead to some of the best things
Thankful I am surrounded by strong women.. they enrich my days
Thankful we are still having sunny days.. it fills my soul
Thankful I am me.. I am not perfect, nor is my life but I love what I have and that is more then enough to make it feel just peachy..
Linking up with my girl Bron, because it has been a while and I forgot how good it is to be Thankful for what you have each and every week :)
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what you said......;O)ReplyDelete
Lovely post Tessa!ReplyDelete
Fitting for me too as I am about to go for a run - I tell myself I hate it, but I do it every day and I always feel so good afterward. Fresh. Tired, but in a good way. You hit the nail on the head when you said running helps you feel more controlled... if I miss a day, I feel even more scattered.
Lovely list of thankfulness right there. It's always nice to acknowledge that life probably isn't greener on the other side. Enjoy your weekendReplyDelete
Gorgeous list Tessa. I love when taking chances proves to be the right decision. :)ReplyDelete
I loved everything you shared. Found your blog via 52 weeks of grateful, and it's a very lovely find. Nat xReplyDelete
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With the appointment of Ms Sussan Ley to replace Mr Peter Dutton as Federal Health Minister - and the even more recent replacement of Mr Abbott by Mr Turnbull - there was some increasing expectation that effective remedies for e-Health woes and better health information use would emerge. The hope was that we might see a reset and adoption of a new evidence based direction for e-Health.
We have arrived in our present e-Health situation via almost 25 years of e-health effort which has been sadly, of recent times, really not been all they evidence based. The worst offender in this regard has been the PCEHR which was started in 2010 under Labor, launched in 2012 and three years later has seen such desultory adoption and use that the now Government is now seemingly wanting to force a PCEHR Record on all citizens who don't choose to 'opt-out', with all the risks to privacy, consent and security this entails. The work to date by both sides of politics has been pursued based on the rather dubious assumptions that electronic health is good for us and that great benefits are available for the Health Budget.
It should be stressed that the PCEHR is not the only health record system in operation in Australia; in fact, it is one of the least useful. Hospitals, GPs, specialists, laboratories etc., all have their own systems, tailored for their needs and appropriately partitioned as to content and requirements of the health professional user.
In the publicly available documentation on the system it quite clearly states that "The PCEHR System is intended to complement and not replace existing clinical information systems" and "The PCEHR is not a replacement for normal sharing of information between an individual and their healthcare provider" . I do not dispute the potential benefits achievable by using electronic health record systems, merely that the PCEHR will ever deliver any of them.
Sadly in the last week or so there has emerged increasing evidence that there may not be as much change on the PCEHR front as one could desire.
The evidence comes in three strands.
First, and probably most important, we had a press release from the Federal Minister for Health (Ms Sussan Ley) on October 9, 2015 entitled Developing a 21st century electronic health record system. This release outlined the composition of a new Committee which is charged with establishing a new Australian Commission for eHealth which is intended to take forward both the present national e-Health infrastructure and the National E-Health Record System which has, or will (depending on the passage of legislation) be renamed My Health Record from the previous PCEHR.
In the release the claim is made that "A functioning national electronic medical records system is essential to ensure doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other healthcare providers across the country had instant access to the information needed to treat patients safely and efficiently without having to gamble on unknowns in their medical history." Sadly there is no evidence I am aware of that the proposed My Health Record will actually provide a working example of the system intended or deliver the benefits claimed (some $2.5Billion p.a. apparently).
Equally it is difficult to believe that a Committee made up mostly of the leaders of the failed implementation of the previous PCEHR to date, are suddenly going to develop the insight to deliver a new much better working system at this attempt. Surely a very substantial injection of new expertise and experience is needed and this has simply not happened. No real reset here.
You can read the full press release from this link:
The bottom line here is that we are going ahead, spending money and not really thinking hard about why the PCEHR System has been so unloved to date.
Second we had the announcement in early October of the criteria that were to be applied to select the sub-sets of the population who were to be used as the test populations for making the My Health Record an opt-out rather than an opt-in system. What this means is that for these test populations an individual record be created and populated by Government with available information from the MBS and PBS unless, after a public education program, the individual takes steps to notify Government they do not wish this record created.
The criteria for a population area to be included are outlined in the following quote:
" To guide the selection of the opt-out trial sites the following criteria has been agreed by State and Territory Health Chief Executive Officers:
- Site population of approximately 250,000-500,000.
- Clearly defined geographical area so there is no confusion as to whether people are included or not.
- Ability to confine communications, including electronic media, to the site.
- Demonstrated existing eHealth capabilities and utilisation of eHealth services across local health services including General Practice, pharmacy, aged care services, and at least one hospital.
- Higher than average PCEHR uptake by providers.
- Strong clinical networks with a demonstrated commitment to the success of the trial - Primary Health Network/s, Local Hospital Network/s and any other relevant local health organisations within the trial site area.
- Positive community engagement with, and local government commitment to, previous non-eHealth trials.
- Not currently involved in, or minimal involvement with, other State, Territory and/or Commonwealth run trial activities (for example the NDIS).
- Include a range of population groups (i.e. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, CALD backgrounds.
- At least one of the opt-out trial sites to include rural and/or remote areas.
You can read a fuller discussion of the plans from the link:
So in summary they want to trial the opt-out process where there is good support and some considerable opt-in to PCEHR use. Might it not also be a good idea to trial in one or two regions where this is not the case to get a good understanding of possible risks and issues?
To be utterly frank I have no idea how the demented, the very young and very old, the socially isolated, the psychotic, those with a sense of paranoia regarding intrusive, invasive Government and the technophobic are going to take all this - but we shall see I guess.
Writing in mid-October it is hard to see the trials up and running before the new year and then running for long enough to be properly evaluated and the broader scheme, if it is to come and all the 'wrinkles' can be managed before mid-2017. That may even turn out to be optimistic.
Third we had the following from a speech given by the DoH Chief Information Officer in late September 2015. To quote from the report of the speech to CEDA given by Mr Madden:
"But progress remains slow. While the review recommended opt-out be introduced from the beginning of this year, legislation allowing for the regional trials and eventual national transition was only introduced to the parliament last month.
Nonetheless, although it "needs some tweaking" and usability changes, "the good news for our government is they're not up for a really big system build," said Madden. "The system exists, it's been there for three years."
And it's been improved from where it began. Whereas the prospective customer needed to endure clicking through 17 screens to prove their identity when it was first created, the system is now down to two."
Mr Madden's claims regarding benefits of the system are also, to my eye, and putting it gently, pure fantasy. To quote again:
" It is expected that putting records online could save the Commonwealth $2.5 billion per year within a decade by reducing inefficiencies, with an additional $1.6 billion in annual savings also delivered to the states, according to the government."
Here is the link to the relevant article:
Overall what all this reveals to me is an utterly clueless collection of bureaucrats who are steaming on attempting to implement an evidence free program in the absence of a coherent National E-Health Strategy and before any appropriate governance mechanisms are in place to look after the interests of what are a very broad range of stakeholders.This is all going to end very expensively and very badly I predict.
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Bayland Buildings hires Safety Director
GREEN BAY – Bayland Buildings, Inc. is pleased to announce and welcome Tyler Nackers as Safety Director. Tyler will be responsible for planning, implementing and coordinating all corporate safety programs in order to create and maintain a safe work environment.
Tyler joins Bayland Buildings with extensive industry experience and is certified as a Construction Health and Safety Technician with the Board of Certified Safety Professionals. In addition to being highly certified, Tyler also has a long track record of developing top class safe work procedures, risk assessments and safety inspection plans.
"We could not be happier that Tyler has joined our Bayland Team," said Chad Calmes, Vice President of Operations. "As we continue to grow our business and stake our place as a regional industry leader on the design-build market, now could not be a better time to add someone with the caliber and experience of Tyler to head up and continue to develop our Safety initiatives going forward. Under Tyler's leadership Bayland Buildings will have the ability to broaden our reach as an industry leader on Construction Safety not just for our own employees but also our project partners as well."
About Bayland Buildings Inc.
Bayland Buildings, Inc. is a 100% employee owned, Commercial and Agricultural General Contractor founded in 1991. Built on a simple principle of providing customers with a seamless experience, without compromising overall quality. Bayland is recognized as one of the most competitive and respected building firms in Wisconsin and currently employs over 200 dedicated people.


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Things to do / Traditional festivals
Gifu: Nagaragawa Ukai
Cormorant fishing. It will be held every day during the period except on the night of the full moon (Sept. 17 this year) or when the water is excessively muddy. Fee is 3,100 JPY or 3,400 JPY without meal. For reservation, please call 058-262-0104 (Gifu City Ukai Kanransen Jimusho), or reserve through major travel agencies.
Schedule & Key events:
● daily (except Sept. 17)
7:45 p.m.-8:30 p.m. (Departure time: 6:15 p.m., 6:45 p.m., 7:15 p.m.)
Location: Nagara River, Gifu, Gifu
JR Tokaido Honsen Line to Gifu Sta. From there, take bus to Nagara-bashi Bus Stop (15 min.)
Festival information compiled in cooperation with the Tourist Information Center of the Japan National Tourist Organization. (Shin-Tokyo Bldg. 1F, 3-3-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; (03) 3201-3331). Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily.


text: Home > Bookshop > Australian Children's Books > Australian Children's Fiction « Back Seven Little Australians Turner, Ethel Our Price Retail Price AUD$9.95 Your Price AUD$8.45 Minimum Order: 1 In Stock (1) Dispatch: 1 day Seven Little Australians/Turner, Ethel/Paper/0143204866/S022-B AUD$8.45 QTY Gift Wrapping Add Gift Wrapping (click checkbox) If you would like a gift wrapping message, please add it in the Notes section on the checkout page, thank you. AUD$2.95 Publisher: Penguin ISBN-13: 9780143204862 Series: Popular Penguins Binding: Paperback Year Published: 2010 Judy's father, Captain Woolcot, found his vivacious, cheeky daughter impossible – but seven children were really too much for him and most of the time they ran wild at their rambling riverside home, Misrule. Step inside and meet them all – dreamy Meg, and Pip, daring Judy, naughty Bunty, Nell, Baby and the youngest, 'the General'. Come and share in their lives, their laughter and their tears. ID: 194255 Code: P103671


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Injectalever allows quick and easy injection of sealant into tubeless bicycle tires without removing the valve core or tire from rim.
Injectalever allows quick and easy injection of sealant into tubeless bicycle tires without removing the valve core or tire from rim.
There is a better way to install sealant into tubeless bicycle tires and the Injectalever is it! Tubeless tires for bicycles have been one of the best improvements in ride quality and performance in the last decade! However, initial set up and sealant re-charging can be a difficult process.
Tire sealants are DESIGNED to stop leaks by clogging up small holes/punctures. This can make getting the sealant through the valve stem very difficult, even with a removable valve core. Pouring the sealant into the tire before mounting the tire on the rim may create problems with spillage and re-setting of the air tight bead seal.
The unique patent pending Injectalever allows the you to inject sealant into a tubeless tire without removing valve core or tire from rim. The Injectalever requires less time to put the sealant into the tire and eliminates clogging of the valve stem and spillage of sealant.
Injectalever is a specially designed syringe with a hollow tire lever tip that allows sealant to be injected directly into the tire. The Injectalever is inserted into position between the tire bead and rim, just like a tire lever. Tire/wheel is then rotated so that the Injectalever is approximately in the "8:00 o'clock" position, plunger is then depressed to inject the sealant into the tire. Once the sealant is injected the Injectalever is removed and the tire is inflated to the desired pressure.
Risks and challenges
Our goal is to build the Injectalever and make it accessible to any individual who wants to enjoy the benefits of riding a bicycle with tubeless tires. The design is 99% complete and has been tested with rapid prototypes, we have worked in cooperation with a local Kansas City design firm and with local bicycle enthusiasts and mechanics to perfect the design and function of the Injectalever. Our local design firm has experience and relationships with several regional and national injection mold makers and production companies. We hope to find a US mold maker and production facility that fits into our fund raising goal budget, that is our greatest challenge for the cost, scope and success of this project.
We have initial quotes for molds of the "barrel/tip" and for the "family", all of the components in one mold. We are also researching sources for the plunger and gasket separately, which could be more economical initially, but might create compatibility issues between the components and create delays if there are separate vendors for each component.
Labeling, packaging, marketing and national distribution of the product is within the scope of what we do on a day to day basis in our current work roles. There are challenges to that part of the project but we know how to anticipate and remediate those types of problems. We have a graphics design and label production firm selected and have used them previously and we have confidence for hitting our timelines for those aspects of the project.
Where are you now with this project?
The first prototype was hand filed out of a block of plastic, drilled and glued to a disposable syringe for testing to determine if it would actually open up the tire bead enough to inject the sealant. Handmade prototype was successful in initial testing. Project was then moved to an engineering and design firm to create actual working designs that could be set up for production. Rapid prototypes were made, sent out to tubeless tire users for application and testing. During the prototype phase, small changes were recommended to improve the function of the tip. Those changes have been noted and will be implemented in the final detail phase of the design process.
We will use the Kickstarter backing for:
• Pay for the final design by our engineering and design firm.
• Source and purchase injection mold(s)
• Funding to pay for first run of Injectalevers and transportation
• Funding to complete design and purchase point of sale packaging
So far all costs up to this point have been covered out of pocket by us. We have invested pretty heavily in the initial phases of this project, design engineers do not come cheap, but we need a kickstart of funds to get this finalized, produced and available to the cycling community.
Projected timeline:
• Early April 2014 - Begin Kickstarter campaign
• Early May 2014 - Kickstarter campaign completed (hopefully fully funded!)
• Late May 2014 – Final tweaks and completion of design.
• Early June 2014 – Select injection mold maker (RFQ's have been sent to 4) and order mold
• July 2014 – Injection mold completed and minimum order placed into production schedule
• Late August/Early September 2014 – First production run of Injectalevers received and prepared for final packaging
• September/October 2014- Fulfill all Kickstarter orders and all retailer orders generated from Kickstarter
We truly believe in this project and hope that people who ride bikes and are now trying to set up and use tubeless tires will get behind this product. Our prototype users have told us numerous times that this works, wonderfully, and that it a much better way to put sealant into their tires. Many times we have struggled as the bills piled up during the design phase, we were not sure it was worth further pursuit, yet every time we thought about pulling the plug one of us would use a prototype to set up a set of tubeless tires, and it would just work. The Injectalever would bring us right back into focus and we would push on. Now we are on Kickstarter and could truly use your help to get this finished up and onto production and make it available to the cycling consumer. So please help us out and after you have backed it, throw it on Facebook and tell your riding friends about it!
Sincerely, Curt & Colin ShelmanLearn about accountability on Kickstarter
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GAP ReSkilling Tuition Assistance Program
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges offers a variety of career reskilling programs that can be completed in less than one year, some in as little as three weeks. These programs are specifically designed to give you the skills you need for a career in today's fastest growing fields in manufacturing, health care, and the transportation industry. Our short term training could be your ticket to a new career, higher pay or that promotion you've been waiting for.
To qualify, you must be:
- 18 years of age or older
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Math Mania is an evening of mathematical demonstrations, puzzles, and hands-on activities for elementary or middle school children. It's been designed by members of the University of the Fraser Valley's Department of Mathematics & Statistics to show children – and their parents – how much fun you can have playing with mathematical concepts.
Math Mania is held in a school gymnasium and lasts about ninety minutes. About 20 volunteers (students and faculty) from UFV run tables with a wide variety of activities. We have games and puzzles to intrigue people of all ages. Our volunteers enjoy it so much that they keep coming back for more!
Images from previous Math Mania events
UFV student volunteer Spencer demonstrates a math-magic trick.
Some favorite activities:
Parents and children: If you'd like to see Math Mania in your school, ask your teacher to get in touch with us!
Teachers and principals: If you are interested in bringing Math Mania to your school, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com. We can come to your school, if it's in Mission, Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Agassiz, or Hope.
We generally offer Math Mania in the early evening of a school day.
UFV student volunteer Katie encourages a participant to reason her way out of a traffic jam.
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Hello everyone I know that this is a yeast oriented mail list , but I'm looking for help regarding a procedure for the preparation and recovery of the insecticidal endotoxins of the bacterium Bacillus thureniensis in batch cultures. I tried a method described in " Biotechnology for biological control of pests and vectors, CRC Press 1991" which involved two types of media ( peptone media & T3 media) where the results were staisfactory but the procedures were time consuming and the recovery required a centifugation speed That I cant obtain. Please advise me if you can. Husam El Alqamy pharco at brainy1.ie-eg.com R & D , Pharco Pharmaceuticals Alex, Egypt.


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It's freezing outside here in NYC! My favorite way to warm up in this weather is a comforting hot chocolate (or the occasional Spiced Hot Toddy or German Mulled Wine). My challenge for this recipe was to come up with a vegan version with little sugar that still tastes like the stuff we all love. And I think we have a winner here.
Make sure you use a regular full fat coconut milk. If you want that creamy texture, go for the real stuff. This recipe isn't about low fat, which to me is questionable to begin with, but that's another conversation ;). It's about enjoying a dairy-free, yet delicious and decadent hot chocolate.
Creamy Vegan Hot Chocolate with Almond and Coconut Milk
- 10 ounces unsweetened almond milk
- 5 ounces unsweetened coconut milk
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- a pinch of salt
- 1 halved vanilla bean, or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3-5 drops of stevia liquid sweetener, to taste
Add all of the ingredients to a small pot. Heat on medium and stir until hot and well combined. Remove vanilla bean and divide between 2 mugs.
*Note: I used dark chocolate stevia liquid sweetener (see photo above) but if you can't find this, substitute with 1/4 teaspoon (to taste) of powdered stevia.
Total Time: 15 minutes
Yield: serves 2
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Following this link will take you to several categories of Bible reading plans. Each link (Family reading plans, WholeBible reading plans, etc) includes several options from which to choose.
God's Word is alive! To know God better we must spend time hearing what He has to say. The Bible is His message to us.
Prayerfully reading the Scriptures is the only real defense against being misled by the deceiver.
Our spiritual life is important. We always make time for what we consider to be important.
Tips on Reading the Bible Daily
- Start reading the Bible today — there is no better time.
- Set aside a specific time each day and a consistent place in your home or office.
- Read the Bible for the sake of learning, not simply to accomplish your next reading. Say a short prayer to God before you begin, asking the Holy Spirit to give you wisdom and understanding, then be refreshed by the words you read!


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Since 2009, when Wayne Karlins founded and built Reed Social Media Group, RSMG has helped thousands of small business owners, entrepreneurs, executives, salespeople, professional service providers and people in career transition, differentiate themselves in a highly competitive market environment.
Social Media Is No Longer An 'Option' - And That Is Where We Come In
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Social media is the leading trend in marketing today, because it offers free and instant access to a global audience. But, its universal accessibility also means a lot of competition, therefore, successful businesses - both large and small - must know how to target and stay engaged with their market consumer. Although critical, it's not enough to just offer a great product or service anymore, which is why we are here to help.
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2. You can holiday with ELLE! Yes, really. From what the editors pack to the £25 swimsuit we love, itll kick-start a very stylish summer
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Hello there,
So… Anything interesting happened this weekend?
Again, we will see how my predictions went this past Saturday and then talk about some burning issues. But before we even do that, I just want to present this tweet I posted as a caveat:
Is it Saturday yet????? #UFC205 is a fantasy card, so I'm picking with a mixed bag of… https://t.co/ptatPnztZ9 pic.twitter.com/RESjpHOEiO
— Gil Shalev (@cobainco) November 9, 2016
Miesha Tate Vs. Raquel Pennington – When Miesha lost the title in her previous fight, the signs were there I guess, but as a fan, I probably chose to ignore them. In hindsight, we could see that the drive that always propelled Miesha upwards was not there. Not all of it. Kudos for Pennington. This does not take anything away from her well earned win. 0 for 1.
Yoel Romero Vs. Chris Weidman – Not quite as I saw this happen (i.e. flying knee) but all the same, I expected Weidman to allow one or two openings and thought that Cheater Yoel would do his best to capitalize. 1 for 2.
Joanna Jedrzejczyk Vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz – JJ started as usual, went to cruise control, then was tagged – for the first time – hard enough to give us pause. A great fight, in which KK was mostly half a step behind, yet not intimidated. 2 for 3.
Tyron Woodley Vs. Stephen Thompson – When I envisioned this fight and all the possible scenarios, I did not see that coming. Thompson showcasing superhuman durability, Woodley willing to stand and trade, the score-card was as anti climatic as it gets. 2 for 4.
Eddie Alvarez Vs. Conor McGregor – BOY was I wrong. Not even close. Not by a long shot. It's all on me. In my head, Eddie wasn't as small as he looked, as slow as he looked and… What can I say? Conor delivered big time. Congrats to the one and only dual champ in UFC history! 2 for 5.
After that dismal prediction display (Though, as I said – it was partly wishful thinking), let's cover a couple of topics that came out of this fantastic card.
Who should get the next shot at the MW title?: In my own head there's just one logical choice – Jacare. Weidman is riding a 2 losses streak, Rockhold was finished by the champ and Yoel cheated in the very fight in which he "beat" Jacare. Next in line? If he wins – Mousasi. My 2 Cents.
Miesha Tate is retiring: Miesha is one of the pioneers of women MMA and have climbed all the way to the top of the heap twice – once in Strikeforce and once in UFC – It seems like the wind in her sails died after dethroning Holm and when that happens, the fight business becomes even more dangerous. Miesha is making the right decision and after an illustrious career, it's time to move on. Thank you Miesha! #TeamTate.
About that WW title: The most logical move is an immediate rematch. Thompson certainly didn't lose. Woodley didn't lose. Let's do this again and have ourselves another epic fight. This time as a main event. Maia should be the logical next in line.
And the biggest question of them all: Which title will Conor choose to defend? Which one should he? Well, Conor does pretty much what Conor wants, so this whole discussion is strictly theoretical. But if you ask me – I definitely think 155 is the better home for him. Easier (and more importantly – healthier) weight management, A bigger challenge and with all honesty, and all due respect to FW – a list of really fun fights to look forward to.


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Sadly, some parents are told that their baby may not live for long after birth, or might not make it to birth at all. But those children, until such time as nature takes its course, are alive and kicking, and have the same right to life as every other child.
Recently huge media attention has been given to legalising abortion in Ireland for babies who have received a diagnosis of anencephaly, trisomy 13, or other conditions which may severely limit the life span of a child.
Research shows that 90% of Irish parents DO NOT abort their baby following a life-limiting diagnosis. Those parents have then been able to spend precious time with their children - both while the baby was in the womb, and then for hours, days and sometimes weeks and months and even years after birth. (1)
These children do not suffer in the womb or after birth - that is absolutely untrue, since palliative care manages discomfort or pain the baby may feel after birth. Before birth, baby is protected from any pain in the womb.
Most children diagnosed with these disorders live beyond birth - and some continue to astound their families and doctors. For example, 70% of babies with anencephaly live after birth, and 30% of chilren born with Trisomy 13 live for longer than a month. Children with life-limiting disorders have a right to their life, however short that life may be, and however severe their disability. You can see some of their beautiful stories below. (2,3,4)
In stark contrast to the Irish experience, in countries where abortion is legal, up to 95% of children with a life-limiting diagnosis are aborted. (5)
Parents in this situation deserve much more than our sympathy - they need us to put professional support systems in place. The Minister for Health must establish perinatal hospice services in Ireland as soon as possible. Irish medical care will prevent any suffering that parents fear their children might endure after birth. (6)
In contrast to the loving answer given by perintal hospice, abortion ends the life of these babies by lethal injection or worse.
'Although we have a pro-life identity, we do not have the healthcare that supports parents and newborn babies who have complex needs'. The Irish Times, 21 April 2012
Jaquier M, Klein A, Boltshauser E. 'Spontaneous pregnancy outcome after prenatal diagnosis of anencephaly.' BJOG 2006; 113:951–953
Mitchel L. Zoler, 'Trisomy 18 survival can exceed 1 year', OB/GYN News, 1 March 2003
Mitchel L. Zoler, 'Trisomy 13 survival can exceed 1 year', OB/GYN News, 1 March 2003
Mansfi eld C, Hopfer S, Marteau TM. 'Termination rates after prenatal diagnosis'. Prenatal Diagnosis, Sept 1999. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10521836
You may have read that most Irish women who are told their baby has been diagnosed with a serious or life-limiting abnormality go to the UK for an abortion. Figures as high as 80% have been suggesed repeatedly - on RTE's Prime Time and in the Irish Independent.
Official records from the British Department of Health show that estimation to be wildly incorrect.
There are approximately 700 diagnoses of serious or life-limiting abnormalities made each year in Ireland. Recently the Irish media claimed there were 1500, and that 80% of these babies are aborted - which would mean that 1200 abortions take place on Irish women in Britain every year under Ground E of the British Abortion Act - where there is a "substantial risk of the child being born seriously handicapped."
That is not the case. In fact it is wildly incorrect - an overstatement by a factor of 20.
The records kept by the British Deptartment of Health not only record all Ground E abortions on Irish women, but also record the condition diagnosed, and separate out conditions such as anencephaly, Trisomy 18 (Edwards Syndrome), Patau's Syndrome etc.
As you can see from the Table released by the British Department of Health below, in 2011 a total of 51 abortions were carried out on Irish women for reasons of disability - including Down Syndrome, which is not a life-limiting abnormality at all.
In 2011, for example, 8 babies with anencephaly being carried by Irish women were aborted, 7 with Edwards Syndrome, and 7 with Patau's Syndrome. In 2010, the number was higher at 68 abortions; in 2009, it was lower at 42 abortions.
Clearly these figures are nowhere close to what is being claimed by abortion advocates. Only 61 of an estimated 700 pregnancies where the baby had a serious or life-limiting abnormality was aborted in 2011, for example.
The figures show that more than 90% of parents facing a diagnosis of terminal illness for their unborn baby go on to bring their babies to term. If we change the law, that figure will be upended, to reflect the British reality where up to 90% of children, even those with conditions such as Down Syndrome, are aborted. These babies, and their families, deserve better than abortion.
Facebook campaign to establish a perinatal hospice in Ireland
www.benotafraid.net (support group for parents with a poor prenatal diagnosis)
Twenty reasons to think twice about aborting a baby with anencephaly
Incompatible with life - thats what they said about my cousin
John Paul Johnson lived for seventeen minutes after birth, surrounded by his family and those who loved him. He was theirs for a time: and every moment of his life in the womb and after birth was celebrated by his family. His mother, Clíona, talks about those precious moments with John Paul, and the love he brought to everyone.
Aileen from Kildare tells us about her daughter LillyAnn in a beautiful testimony
Dubliner Fiona was told her baby boy, Andrew, had anencephaly. He lived for 27 hours after birth.
Bryce Daniel's mother was advised to abort her son and was told he would not live long. Watch this moving video of their struggle and the story of a mum whose son was born with hydrocephalus
Eliot was diagnosed with Trisomy 18 while in the womb. Eliot was born with an undeveloped lung, a heart with a hole in it and DNA that placed faulty information into each and every cell of his body.
Paris Tassin was advised to abort her baby girl but she choose life. See her audition on American Idol
Don and Shawna Albright discuss the series of events that took them from being told to terminate a pregnancy to finding the one surgeon in the world who could fix their unborn daughter's heart defects. Called one of the most complex heart repairs ever, Frank Hanley MD, and his team at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital repaired a series of heart defects that other doctors said would impossible to fix. Kennadee Albright now has a fully repaired heart, and celebrated her 1st birthday on on 21 May 2011.
Without saying a word, Lacey Buchanan tells the story of their love for Christian and the joy he brings to their lives and to the many others he encounters. Using cards and music she says it all beautifully in this must-watch video.
Psychological trauma following abortion appears to be least when the pregnancy is early, when there is no maternal ambiguity about the decision and when the child was most definitely not wanted.
Conversely psychological trauma is most marked with late, wanted pregnancies.
As abortions for congenital abnormality usually occur in pregnancies that are both late and wanted, it is not surprising therefore that psychological morbidity is considerable.
Psychological morbidity following termination of pregnancy for fetal disability is prevalent and persistent (1,2) and associated with long-lasting consequences for a substantial number of women (3).
Rather than leading to psychological well-being, termination of pregnancy for fetal disability is an emotionally traumatic major life event which leads to severe posttraumatic stress response and intense grief reactions that are still detectable some years later (4).
People do not easily 'get over it' although proper support during the loss can lessen psychological morbidity (5). In fact women who terminate pregnancies for fetal anomalies experience grief as intense as those who experience spontaneous perinatal loss with approximately a fifth developing major depression and/or requiring psychiatric intervention (6).
Their families are also not immune with even very young children and those sheltered from knowledge of the event showing reactions to their parents' distress and maternal absence (7).
Some may experience an acute grief reaction or be plagued by guilt and fear that can precipitate marital breakdown. Additionally, there is a risk that through striving to eradicate congenital disability, a community risks promoting a cult of perfectionism that may have discriminatory effects on disabled people (8).
By contrast, current data on children and families affected by disabilities indicate that disability does not preclude a satisfying life. Many problems attributed to the existence of a disability actually stem from inadequate social arrangements that public health professionals should work to change (9).
This, along with the psychological morbidity often accompanying abortion for fetal disability has led many to conclude that abortion for even severe fetal disability, as well as taking the life of a disabled person, is also worse for the parents and families concerned.
This is underlined by a case report in which a mother, against advice, chose to carry an eventually stillborn baby with anencephaly to term. It was found afterwards that she was 'managing well and was more emotionally stable than the majority of women who underwent termination on genetic grounds' (10).
Janet Goodall, a paediatrician with a lifetime's experience of caring of severely disabled children, describes the 'pearl effect'.
'In a culture that views success and failure in materialistic terms, many perceive disabled children as an extra burden.
But paradoxically, divorce rates and unhappiness are no more common in the families of disabled children than in those with healthy children.
Like the grit in the oyster that causes a pearl to form, caring for a child with special needs often strengthens relational bonds and encourages spiritual growth.
As the agony of Gethsemane led to resurrection life, so the reciprocal love between the disabled child and his parents and the care shown by professionals, families and churches can act as a catalyst for maturity and stability.'(11)
The Christian ethic, which calls the strong to make sacrifices for the weak, following Christ's own example to us, leads to a strengthening of family and society, by combating discrimination and strengthening human virtues of patience, perseverance and altruism.
Davies V et al. Psychological outcome in women undergoingtermination of pregnancy for ultrasound-detected fetal anomaly in the first andsecond trimesters: a pilot study. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2005;25(4):389-92(April)
Kersting A et al. Grief after termination of pregnancydue to fetal malformation. J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol 2004;25(2):163-9(June)
Korenromp MJ et al. Long-term psychological consequences of pregnancytermination for fetal abnormality: a cross-sectional study. Prenat Diagn 2005Mar;25(3):253-60
Kersting A et al. Trauma and grief 2-7 years aftertermination of pregnancy because of fetal anomalies–a pilot study. JPsychosom Obstet Gynaecol 2005;26(1):9-14 (March)
Geerinck-Vercammen CR, Kanhai HH. Coping with terminationof pregnancy for fetal abnormality in a supportive environment. PrenatDiagn 2003;23(7):543-8 (July)
Zeanah CH et al. Do women grieve after terminatingpregnancies because of fetal anomalies? A controlled investigation. ObstetGynecol 1993;82(2):270-5 (August)
Furlong RM, Black RB. Pregnancy termination for geneticindications: the impact on families. Soc Work Health Care 1984;10(1):17-34(Autumn)
Chandler M, Smith A. Prenatal screening and women'sperception of infant disability: a Sophie's Choice for every mother. NursInq 1998;5(2):71-6 (June)
Asch A. Prenatal diagnosis and selective abortion: achallenge to practice and policy. Am J Public Health 1999;89(11):1649-57(November)
Watkins D. An alternative to termination of pregnancy. Practitioner 1989;233(1472):990,992 (8 July)
Goodall J. The Pearl effect. Triple Helix 2003;10-11(Winter)
Thank you to Dr. Peter Saunders, a doctor and the CEO of Christian Medical Fellowship, a British organization with 4,500 doctors and 1,000 medical students as members, for the above information on abortion for life-limiting abnormalities.


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A Quick Word With … Michael Beauchamp
Few players have shone as brightly in the inaugural Hyundai A-League season as Central Coast Mariners lanky defender Michael Beauchamp.
Few players have shone as brightly in the inaugural Hyundai A-League season as Central Coast Mariners lanky defender Michael Beauchamp. Having seemingly been a quiet achiever throughout his career, and with just one substitute appearance for the Qantas u-23s to his name, the 25-year-old has been one of the star performers for the Mariners throughout the season and to top it all off, won his first cap for the Socceroos in their most recent outing against Bahrain…. We catch up with Michael following the Grand Final celebrations.
Q. A lot has happened in recent times in the career of Michael Beauchamp. Are the last few months a blur?
MB: It was definitely full-on especially going through the finals series, over to Bahrain, over to Adelaide and back for the Grand Final. It is has been very surreal.
Who would have believed (a year ago) that we would have had 40,000 at a football Grand Final here in Australia. The crowds told the story for the whole Hyundai A-League season and up at the Coast everything got bigger and better as the season went on so it has been great.
Q. Is it doubly a blur given the post GF 'celebrations'!? How were the players from the Central Coast Mariners shaping up 24 hours after the big match?
MB: We had the traditional 'Mad Monday- which was good in that we all got to talk about the game and what thoughts they had so it was a bit of healing experience. We met a lot of locals and everyone was talking as if we had won it. It was great and everyone was saying they are definitely going to be there next year, and it (our success) has definitely helped to grow the game on the Coast.
Most of us had a few 'cheeky drinks- on the Monday but everyone was well behaved. It was a good day but everyone acted in a controlled manner.
Q. You-re from Sydney originally but after the experiences of recent times and all the community engagement that the club did on the Central Coast do you feel like a local now?
MB: I grew up at Wakeley in western Sydney but I definitely feel like a Coastie. It certainly is a great place, great people and the whole area is just fantastic.
Q. How did it feel to wear the green and gold recently for the first time at senior level and how do you feel you went on debut?
MB: To be honest it was better than I imagined it would be. Just to stand there in the strip and sing the national anthem was fantastic and something I will remember forever. I can only imagine what it would be like to do be doing so in front a packed house of Australian supporters.
Overall I thought I went not too bad. It was quite physical with a few elbows flying and some off the ball stuff going on but I suppose you might expect it at that level. I missed a few tackles which I wasn-t happy about but I think I did alright.
Q. There has been a lot of media speculation that places in the World Cup squad are up for grabs and your name has been mentioned on many occasions. What do you think your chances are of winning a spot for Germany?
MB: Personally it (the World Cup) is still a fair way away. I have to concentrate on trying to get some games so I can keep ticking over and stay in the plans of (Socceroo coaching staff) Guus, Arnie and Johan. I-m sure they are looking at players who are playing regular football so to compete against the boys who are playing overseas I need to look at my options with my manager.
Q. Finally a question that has tantalized many a Hyundai A-League fan … is your name pronounced Bow-chomp or Bee-chemp?
MB: (Ha ha) I get asked this regularly and I will give the same response … I was brought up to be saying Bee-Chemp but my grandmother when she wants to be fancy will give the old 'Bow-chomp-. I have grown up with a lot of pronunciations so nothing bothers me really!


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I preached this Sunday at the churches in the Lutheran Parishes of Northern Duchess, located in and around Red Hook and Rhinebeck, New York. It was an amazing Sunday, and I hope to be able to go back and do this again in the future.
Below is a text, more or less, of what I preached. And audio too! Because someone out there requested a recording of my sermon. (Requests from the ether!)
SERMON — Christmas 1 (Year C)
- 1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26
- Psalm 148
- Colossians 3:12-17
- Luke 2:41-52
41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. 42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom. 43 And when the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it, 44 but supposing him to be in the group they went a day's journey, but then they began to search for him among their relatives and acquaintances, 45 and when they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, searching for him. 46 After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. 47 And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers. 48 And when his parents saw him, they were astonished. And his mother said to him, "Son, why have you treated us so? Behold, your father and I have been searching for you in great distress." 49 And he said to them, "Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?" 50 And they did not understand the saying that he spoke to them. 51 And he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was submissive to them. And his mother treasured up all these things in her heart.
52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man. (Luke 2:41-52 ESV)
And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.
It's Jesus, so it has to be true, right? What other 12 year-old boy is going to hold his own — no, is going to prevail — in a conversation with some of the best educated and most learned religious leaders of his time? If anybody can amaze and impress, it would be Jesus.
Even the young Jesus. Jesus the sixth grader, the junior high school student.
But I have a problem with what Luke writes here. He violates one of the first rules of story telling — show me, don't tell me. He tells me that everyone was amazed and impressed with all that Jesus understood and the answers he gave. But we don't have those answers. We don't know what Jesus said. We have nothing here but a short description, "and all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers."
This isn't the only time Luke does this. In chapter four, after the people of his hometown Nazareth drive him out of the synagogue and even nearly toss him off a cliff, Jesus heads down to Capernaum where he teaches on the Sabbath. "And they were astonished at his teaching, for his word possessed authority." Mark echoes this in his first chapter by saying, "And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes."
And we do get lots of Jesus teaching in Luke, lots of Jesus answering questions, and telling stories, and healing the sick and the lame. All of that teaching and preaching and speaking with authority, amazing crowds and stunning everyone around him.
But not here. Not in the temple. Not in Capernaum. His authority is marveled at, but we don't see it. We're told, but we're not shown.
Why? I imagine the answers and opinions of the young Jesus, his insightful questions and his amazing responses, would make really good reading. Because even a 12 year-old Jesus would know more about God, God's promise for his people, and God's teaching, than you or I or anyone. It would be teaching worth having. I suspect it would provide a lot of answers to that question — What Would Jesus Do?
And maybe, just maybe, that's why we don't have it.
In this season of Christmas, we are called upon to remember something — the promise of God, the redemption of God, the Word of God, is a person. Not a book. Not an idea. Not a set of principles. Not a a philosophy or an ideology seeking to govern or order the world. The promise of God, the redemption of God, the word of God, is a man. On Christmas Day, we met that incarnation in a tiny, vulnerable child, laid in straw, squirming, helpless, utterly depending upon other human beings for sustenance, protection, even life itself.
Everything God has ever promised to us, to Abraham, to David, to Israel as it faced the wrath of God in the armies of Assyria and Babylon and lived under Roman occupation — to have a home, to be a blessing to all, and to have descendants more numerous than grains of sand on the shore of sea — is fulfilled in Jesus. Through him, our exile is over, and we are gathered home. Through him, we are now descendants of Abraham. Through him the whole world is blessed.
I'm certain that if a Gospel writer — if God — had decided it was important to have these very specific, amazing, incredible, authoritative teachings of Jesus, we would have had them. Remember the last words of John's gospel
25 Now there are also many other things that Jesus did. Were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. (John 21:25 ESV)
That's quite a boast, even in the ancient world, where books were scarce and had to be created and copied by hand. There's a lot more that Jesus did that we don't know. And will never know.
And that's okay.
Because while we wonder and consider what we don't have, we frequently miss what we do have. Jesus, the savior of the world, God's promise fulfilled and God himself incarnate, is still a 12 year-old boy. Still not entirely self-sufficient, whatever he might be learning of his father's craft, however he might be contributing to well-being of his family. Still subject to some kind of human authority.
So, even if we are amazed at his understanding of the teaching of God and of the prophets — and that may be all the more amazing because he likely had little or no formal education in any of it — we don't understand him when he tells his parents, who have been frantically looking for him for several days, "Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?"
I mean, we understand him. As Christians we get it. Because we know the rest of the story. We know who he becomes, we know what he does, and we know how it ends.
But as parents, I suspect we also get that Mary and Joseph didn't understand this. We share that incomprehension. "My Father? Young man, *I am your father*! We've spent days looking for you! And you need to come home with us right now!"
He didn't have to, this pre-pubescent Son of God who had just amazed everyone with his questions, his answers, and his understanding of the Torah. But he did. "And he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was submissive to them." He didn't have to, this Lord and Savior of the world, who would walk on water and calm storms, who would heal lepers and raise the dead, who would feed thousands with a few loaves and a pair of fish and turn water into wine.
But he submitted. God, in becoming human, submitted to the indignity of humanity. He submitted to helplessness, to dependence, to neediness, to sickness and discomfort and the frailties and limits of our bodies — especially as they grow and develop. He's God, and because he's God, he had to submit to everything. To feelings, to confusion, to frustration, to uncertainty, to not knowing, to desire, to sorrow, to joy, to friendship, and to love. To the limits of our flesh.
And so, he submitted. To his parents. He didn't have to. Anymore than he had to submit to the Judean religious leaders who demanded his death, to the mob who clamored for it, or to the Romans who actually killed him. But he submitted, and that's what's important for us to know.
He submitted to us. Again and again. God made himself one of us, bereft of divine power, and surrendered to us, dying with us, dying at our hands. Submitting to his parents is really not that big of a deal given what Jesus will face — Satan in the wilderness tempting him, and the cross that he must die upon. The cross that we, the very people came to save, will kill him with.


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Born in England but living on Gozo, an island in the heart of the Mediterranean, since I was 25. This island is tiny! Just as my job teaching English to foreigners keeps me in touch with the larger world outside, so owning a camera has recently helpedme develop a closer, more intimate relationship with my surroundings and the people who share my life on this little rock. My camera is a travelling companion and a close friend.


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In Buddhism, parinirvana is the final nirvana, the release of the enlightened soul from the cycle of rebirth. The written account of Buddha's parinirvana is one of the most studied texts on life of Siddhartha Guatama. Parinirvana Day is the commemoration of Buddha's death.
Central to Buddhism is the search for complete awakening in order to achieve freedom from suffering and break the cycle of rebirth. Parinirvana is what happens to the enlightened soul upon death. The account of the Buddha's own parinirvana is found in the Mahaparinnibbana Sutta.
On Parinirvana Day, Buddhists read scripture and attend temples, as the BBC describes. People take food, money, clothing and other gifts to monasteries as a form of charity. Buddhists use the day as an opportunity to reflect on their own imminent death as well as the passing of loved ones.


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South African Cricket Player Herschelle Gibbs
Herschelle Gibbs is a former batsman of the South African team who is known to have quite a good number of notable honors along with a pinch of controversies in his pocket. From being an aggressive batsman to a hell of a fielder, Gibbs is an inspiration for all aggressive hitters in the cricket world.
In Test cricket, Gibbs holds a record of two double centuries. Both of these were contrasting innings: in the first, he made an unbeaten feat of 211 against 468 balls in 1999 by playing against New Zealand; the second was 228 against 240 balls, a double century that was scored competing with Pakistan. Gibbs then also made a nationwide record of partnership with Graeme Smith. He is also known to have sustained a wicket record partnership with Jacques Kallis. In the history of One Day International cricket, Gibbs stands as one of the three distinguished players who scored hundreds in three innings on a consecutive scale. In 2006, this giant player performed the most memorable innings in the 5th One Day International arcade by playing against the Australian cricket team and made a feat of 175 off only 111 balls which paved the South African team's way to victory. This was marked as the highest ever score in the history of ODI cricket and that Gibbs innings was a breaking point of numerous records in the past.
This was followed by the Cricket World Cup of 2007 wherein Gibbs made a superb unbeatable 6 sixes in just a single over: this was the highlight in Gibbs ODI career where he became the first ever batsman to have made such a notable feat. Following the West Indies tour in 2007-08, Gibbs put an end to his Test career. Herschelle Herman Gibbs was later selected for the Indian Premier League and joined the team of Deccan Chargers which did not culminate into a memorable chapter in his playing career.


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Tourism Nicola Valley is pleased to announce that Merritt has joined " The Bead Trails Experience." This is a fun, affordable Cross Marketing & Branding service created to promote communities & business brands. Visitors are encouraged to explore various BeadTrail locations by using interactive maps and brochures/rack cards, collecting signature beads to create their own bracelet to take home as a memory of their experience.
Tourism is all about the Experience.
Each unique bead will help tell your story and of course your experience. While visiting Merritt and the Nicola Valley a small Guitar is our signature Bead this year.


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Besides containing over fifty minutes of deep drones and dark soundscapes the third Abandonment tape proves boundaries and distance doesn't affect music. Physically Mytrip (Bulgaria) and EUS (Costa Rica) inhabit two remote parts of the world but in this split tape they are eating up the distance by transferring their presence in two sides that are far more reachable.
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Every once in a while the Lectionary gives us three readings for a particular Sunday when all three main readings follow a similar theme. This is one of those weeks. It is Labor Day weekend so I don't know how many people will be in worship to hear these scripture passages read and a sermon based on them given but we will share the Good News with whoever comes to listen.
Perhaps it being a holiday weekend makes these readings even more appropriate because the theme that they have in common is on Discipleship or what it means to actually follow in the steps of the one that we claim calls us to be Christian. Maybe a holiday weekend reveals in a way the priorities that many of us have in our lives. Where will we be on Sunday in a holiday weekend? What will we be doing on Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m.? (That is when we have worship.)
The reading from Deuteronomy is one of those passages where the speaker in the text is challenging the hearers to make a decision as to what they will do in response to the covenant renewal ritual that is happening once again. "See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, death and adversity, if you obey the commandments of the LORD your God that I am commanding you today, by loving the LORD your God, walking in his ways, and observing his commandments, decrees, and ordinances, then you shall live and become numerous, and the LORD your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to possess." (Deut. 15:16) One long sentence lays out the choice the people of Israel have to make. Follow and serve the LORD and enjoy life and prosperity or turn to other gods and find ruin. This reading is about all choice and the choice that is given to the listeners seems cut and dried.
Then, the Gospel lesson is from Luke 14 where Jesus is talking to a crowd of potential followers and his words are harsh. He is trying to let them know that the cost of following him may not be easy. He tells them to choose whether they can truly follow him, above anyone else and all else, or not. He says they have to put him first, above "father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself..." (Luke 14:26) The cost of discipleship is one that requires dedication before all other relationships.
Jesus does not stop there though. He also says the cost of discipleship requires one to love him without regard to the possessions that one may have. "So, therefore, none of you can become my disciple if you do not give up all your possessions." (Luke 14:33) Putting one's relationship with God above what one owns is another costly measure of discipleship, Jesus would teach.
Jesus gave two examples from life of people who had to count the cost of the decisions they would make. If one were to build a tower, then he would need to know in advance if he had enough resources to finish it before beginning to build or open himself up to ridicule from others for having a half-built structure. Also, if one were a king who wanted to wage war against another king, he would need to consider if he had enough troops to conquer the enemy or else he should ask for a peace treaty. Decision making requires careful consideration of the consequences of the decision.
Finally, the epistle reading this week is from the book of Philemon, one of the shortest books in the New Testament. It is a letter written by Paul to a wealthy member of the early church who had a slave named Onesimus who had run away and whom Paul had taken in to the quarters where he was being a house prisoner. He was asking Philemon to accept the runaway slave back, but not as a slave, but as a brother and fellow Christian because that is what he had become during the time he had been with Paul. Paul wanted to just keep Onesimus with him but knew he had to return him to Philemon but with this letter asking for Philemon to forgive Onesimus for running away and to accept him as a fellow Christian and not as a slave.
Again, there are decisions to be made. Paul decided to write Philemon and risk offended his friend by interfering in his personal business. Paul also decided that he loved Onesimus too much to let him return to his owner and risk physical punishment and perhaps even death. He wanted Philemon to make the decision on his own to be gracious to this runaway slave although he states in the letter that he could order him to do the right thing based on his authority as a leader in the Christian movement. The epistle does not give a conclusion to the matter but allows the reader to reflect upon it and think about what it may mean to our own lives.
Decision making, serious matters, things we all encounter in our lives. Do we take that job that will require uprooting our family and moving far away from home because it offers a better salary or an advanced position? Do we join the military because we think it is the right thing to do to serve our country and provide a better way of life for ourselves? Do we marry a person that we have reservations about because all the preparations have been made and we think we cannot back out? Do we continue to go that school or university where we feel lost or oppressed or overwhelmed because it is expected of us by someone we know? Do we speak up on the behalf of someone we know who is being abused or mistreated by a person or a social system or keep quiet so as not to cause trouble? All are serious matters that need much personal reflection and prayer.
Jesus and Paul and the writer of Deuteronomy instruct us to consider the choices and make a good choice based upon what we know about the life and teachings of Jesus and the commandments God gave to the people of Israel to follow and the wisdom contained in acts of kindness and generosity. Then, to decide, after prayerful consideration, and trust that God will be with us in the decision we make. Decision making is not always easy but we know we do not make our decisions totally alone. We are informed by the experiences of others on the journey of life as well as the Spirit of God that speaks to us and for us in our times of trial. When we ask for wisdom, we will always receive it. The answer we receive may not be the one we were seeking, but it will be the one that is best for us.


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A Good Car for College Students: The Kia Soul.
In pursuit of the best affordable cars, we visited our local Kia dealership to check out the 2014 Kia Soul. In this review video, college student Rich takes the wheel. He likes fun-to-drive excitement, sleek style and design and technology. And, Soul seems to mostly deliver. He digs the styling, inside and out (quirky, though it may be) and it has the technology and connectivity he's looking for. Plus, the spirited drive surprised him. It may surprise you, too.
Meet Rich. Rich's CarMatch Code is FDTC4. He's looking for a vehicle that's fun to drive (F), has great styling and design (D) and is packed with technology (T). His personal style is classic (C) and he needs to be able to haul up to four people. Find out your CarMatch Code to see if the Kia Soul is the best car for you.
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I studied medicine at University College London, completed an Intercalated BSc in anatomy in 1992, and graduated in medicine in 1995. While at University College London I was awarded both the Maurice Elton prize in oncology and the FMR Walshe prize in neurology. I completed my Basic Surgical Training at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals in London and was awarded membership to the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1999.
Having decided on a career in ear, nose and throat surgery, I completed the diploma in laryngology and otology in 2000 and secured a higher surgical training post on the South Thames Rotation. As part of my training I also spent a year as a Fellow at the National Hospital of Neurology and Neursurgery in London. I was awarded the FRCS in otorhinolaryngology and head and neck surgery in 2006 and was awarded the certificate of surgical training in 2007.
During my training I developed a keen interest in the diagnosis and treatment of dizziness and vertigo. I was a consultant ENT surgeon at Medway Maritime Hospital where I initiated a 'One-Stop' balance service. I was also a consultant at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals where my primary role was as a consultant on the Multidisciplinary Balance Team. This balance clinic was featured on the 24 August 2010 edition of 'BBC Radio 4s Case Notes' programme, describing the latest diagnosis and treatment of dizziness and balance problems. Treatments available for patients with vertigo and balance disorders were also discussed, including those for Meniere's disease: (www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tgcsz)
I was also interviewed for the BBC News 24 feature on the commonest cause of vertigo, benign, paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). This was broadcast in January 2011: (www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12302011).
More recently, I was interviewed for SAGA magazine and Reader's Digest. In recent years, I have developed a procedure that allows patients with cholesteatoma (chronic ear disease) to retain their hearing to normal thresholds.
I am a visiting chair in otorhinolaryngology for Canterbury Christ Church University. I am also secretary to the British Balance Network.
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AEGEE-Valletta and MEP Miriam Dalli are proud to collaborate with a number of organisations, to embark on an ambitious project to promote Youth Entrepreneurship in Malta.
Graduating from university is probably one of the best feelings in the world. After years of lectures, sleepless nights and coffee-fuelled breakdowns, very little feels quite rewarding as receiving your degree. But nothing can put a damper on this joy like leaving the student life behind and finding that there is no job waiting for you on the other side of it all.
In some countries youth unemployment has reached over 50%, meaning that more than half the young people in certain countries cannot even find a work (whether they be freshly out of university or otherwise). With this in mind the idea of Entrepreneurship is one that has flourished as a solution to an ever-growing problem.
Officially the word entrepreneurship means: "the process of starting a business of another organization;" over time however it has developed to be a more colloquial term for an innovator who creates something with a fresh new take, perhaps even employing ideas previously unthought-of before. It is because of this growing concern over youth unemployment that AEGEE (European Students' Forum) has made it one of its main thematic focuses for the year 2014-2017.
It is widely accepted that one of the main combatants of youth unemployment is in fact entrepreneurship, which is why AEGEE-Valletta has decided to work on this project.
This project will be led in tandem with the office of Dr Miriam Dalli MEP, who personally endorsed the initial concept put forward by AEGEE-Valletta and with whom we are closely collaborating to spread this idea and create dialogue on such an important concept. Miriam Dalli has always advocated about the need to instill and promote entrepreneurial spirit even before being elected as an MEP.
Together with Miriam Dalli, AEGEE-Valletta is looking forward to a conference spread out on three different events which will finally result in suggestions and recommendations that we would want to put forward.
The first event will take place on the University of Malta campus and will set the ball rolling. This event will be a public dialogue, with speakers from various walks of entrepreneurship (social, political or knowledge) coming to explain their work, what they do and how they achieved what they worked for. The aim is to engage participants to talk to the speakers, and to start discussions about any questions they may have.
The second event will take place in the city of Brussels, Belgium. Here there will be an intensive seminar where the plan is to have 100 participants attending. Various representatives from student organisations, as well as other young people interested in entrepreneurship will travel to Brussels for a 3 day seminar with talks from foreign entrepreneurs and young politicians, as well as workshops and more discussion panels.
Finally there will be a third event, which will act as a follow-up, as well as a concluding meeting to the previous two sessions. Here, together with the help of student organisations and other groups which focus on helping young entrepreneurs, a final youth meeting will be hosted in Malta with the participation of over 300 hundred youths from across Europe, who will be invited to collaborate and contribute to the compiling and finalisation of a document; the document is to affect legislation with regards to helping the start-up of entrepreneurial adventures on a local level.
The third stage of this project (conference) is part-funded by the Ministry for Finance.
The combination of the three events is a large scale project which, in itself is a very daring one, but no conference on entrepreneurship would be complete if the organisers didn't learn a thing or two about working "outside the box" and learning to think big.
Throughout all three events, the number of students attending is estimated to reach 500 but should the final document be accepted, the number of future entrepreneurs who will benefit from this project cannot be counted.
Should you wish to participate and help out in these events, do not hesitate to contact us on the AEGEE-Valletta page or via email on firstname.lastname@example.com.


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2017 grammy Award® nominee
Nominated for a 2017 GRAMMY Award®, Serious Business (Sono Luminus) unpacks the theme of humor in classical music through the lens of three world premieres by inventive young composers, and one entry from the year 1781.
Comprised almost exclusively of tonal cadences, Sky Macklay's Many Many Cadences from 2014 sends the quartet plummeting from the upper reaches of their instruments, cycling at cutthroat speeds, before warping into a fevered variant of itself.
Equal parts punk rock and classical virtuosity, David Reminick's 2014 The Ancestral Mousetrap requires the quartet to sing while traversing taut, complex counterpoint. The macabre, absurdist, and often profound poetry of Russell Edson provides the libretto for this one-of-a-kind work.
Chris Fisher-Lochhead's Hack, written in 2015, takes painstaking transcriptions of bits from famous stand-up comedians (including Sarah Silverman, Dave Chappelle, George Carlin, Robin Williams, Rodney Dangerfield, Kumail Nanjiani, Richard Pryor, and many more) as the piece's launch point, and mines the nonverbal elements of humor: cadence, pitch, and timing. The staggering score is by turns rapturous, heady, and hyperkinetic.
The Spektral Quartet has yet to experience a performance of Haydn's "The Joke" in which the audience doesn't laugh at the piece's fake-out conclusion. Brimming with whimsy, radiant string writing, and memorable melodies, "The Joke", from 1781, stands as the historic counterbalance to the abundance of new commissions on Serious Business.


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EAGAN, Minn. — Dalvin Cook had fun donning an apron this summer and took pride in shedding his leg brace by training camp.
The second-year running back reported to Verizon Vikings Training Camp on Tuesday and participated in practices Wednesday and Thursday without a brace that extended above and below his surgically repaired left knee.
"I really got comfortable [without the brace] over the offseason," Cook said after the afternoon session. "I told myself, 'I know the work I put in, I'm going to test it out before I get back to camp,' so I tested it out and felt comfortable with it. I just went forward and let [Vikings Director of Sports Medicine Eric Sugarman] and the training staff know that I wasn't going to be wearing it. They are comfortable with it as long as I was comfortable with it."
Cook, usually cool and calm, admitted he had a few nerves.
"That's just going through the process because you're coming off a very serious injury, and it's your knee that you're talking about," Cook said. "You need that thing to operate your body. I was nervous, but as I gradually got through it, I got comfortable with it."
After dazzling in his first three pro games, Cook tore his ACL without contact against the Lions in Week 4, ending his rookie campaign with 354 yards and two touchdowns on 74 attempts.
Cook was among rookies and select other players who reported to camp Tuesday. Remaining veterans are scheduled to report Friday and practice Saturday. He said he is looking forward to the arrival of the veterans, followed by the team's first full-padded practice next Monday.
"It's going to be another milestone for me," Cook said. "This process is all about milestones and stacking up the days and just putting it all together to lead up to Week 1. Once we put pads on, that's going to be another milestone for me. I can't wait until we put them on."
Offensive Coordinator John DeFilippo said the Vikings are "not giving him a ton of reps" but added the team is liking what it is seeing out of the 2017 second-round selection.
"He looks really good," said DeFilippo, who was hired this offseason. "Looking forward to him getting the pads on and seeing where Dalvin is at. We expect him to be full-go.
"He's taking individual [drills], and he's getting reps here and there," DeFilippo added. "He got in to the blitz period yesterday, and he was assignment perfect. I think that when you see a young player that understands protections the way he does at an early age, I think that's really unique. Obviously he has the pass-catching ability that we've all seen, but a lot of times when you play that running back position, I think pass protection sometimes gets overlooked."
All four Vikings quarterbacks on the roster also have practiced the past two days. Kirk Cousins said Thursday that he doesn't think he's quite seen the "Dalvin Cook that everyone who has been here knows" but is looking forward to it.
"That's what I'm excited to see as we get going," Cousins said. "I've been told by the guys who have been here that he has some elite movement skills and that he can really make a difference. When you're talking about a starting running back, running the ball, catching the ball out of the back field, protecting, it makes a big difference."
Cook said he will continue to work with coaches and the training staff on his progression.
"The whole coaching staff, the whole training staff, they have a plan for me, and I know that," Cook said. "Whatever plan they have for me, my goal is to execute it. I'm going to do that 100 percent, and I'm going to do that full-speed. Whatever plan they have for me, I'm just going to execute it."


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Are you looking for photography classes in Little Hocking OH? Whether you are a professional, beginner, or hobbyist, the most effective approach to improving your photography abilities is through hands-on training with professional instructors.
There are many recognized and accredited photography schools in Ohio. Photography classes cover topics like digital capture, lighting techniques, exposure, composition, outdoor photography, and many other basic and advanced camera techniques. Being an expert photographer can result in a successful professional career or lifelong hobby.
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I have acquired, managed, copyedited, proofread, ghostwritten, written promotional and jacket copy for, and created style sheets for hundreds of books. Below are selected titles that I acquired and/or edited.
Children's books
L asso the Wind - George Elliott Clarke (text) and Susan Tooke (illustrations)
Singily Skipping Along , Sheree Fitch (text) and Deanne Fitzpatrick (illustrations)
The Fossil Hunter of Sydney Mines, Jo Ann Yhard (2011 CCBC Best Books, 2010 Resource Links "The Year's Best")
Toes in My Nose, There Were Monkeys in My Kitchen , Mabel Murple, Sheree Fitch (text) and Sydney Smith (illustrations)
Bitter, Sweet , Laura Best (shortlisted for the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People)
The Dread Crew , Kate Inglis (nominated for Hackmatack and Red Cedar awards)
Chocolate River Rescue, Jennifer Kent (winner of the Hackmatack Award, 2009; shortlisted for OLA Silver Birch, Diamond Willow, and Manitoba Young Readers Choice awards)
Adult fiction and non-fiction
Ava Comes Home, Hit & Mrs., Her Mother's Daughter, Kin, Lesley Crewe (all Canadian bestsellers)
Grow Organic!, Elizabeth Peirce (winner of Best Atlantic-Published Book, 2011)
You Can Too! Canning, Pickling, and Preserving the Maritime Harvest , Elizabeth Peirce
Alignment Matters: The First Five Years of Katy Says, Katy Bowman
The Gift: A MADD Mother's Journey Toward Healing , Margaret Miller
Steam Lion , John Langley (winner of Margaret & John Savage First Book Award, 2007; Keith Matthews Award, 2007; CBA Libris Marketing Award, 2007)