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Please add a comment to this blog below, define what it means to be Canadian in your own words.
Is it a national identity or is it a more regional affiliation, do you associate more with where you are or where you came from?
Let's hear it.
Update: Very nice piece on Canada on NBC.
Ranting starts now…
After watching the Olympic Opening Ceremony, hearing about the official responses from our government leaders and reading the letters to the editor resulting from the ceremonies and the newspaper articles I am struck dumb by our continued inability to define ourselves and show the world who we are.
People like to say that we are more than the sum of our pieces, but I would be so bold as to say that Canada is currently much less than the sum of it's pieces, simply because of our insistence on focusing on the pieces.
We define our nation using words like multiculturalism and regional and ethnic diversity. Words that do not draw us together as a nation, ideas that do nothing to promote unity but force us to establish a "small-i" individual identity instead of a "big-I" Canadian Identity. When we attempt to define Canadian we resort to defining what we aren't, we are more European than that American, we are more American than the Europeans. We aren't brass and bold, we aren't abrasive or offensive.
Who are we?
We apologize for everything, we never take the offensive but are always willing to lend a helping hand. Sometimes you need, as a country, to be offensive, to take a stand, to have an opinion.
Our cultural modesty is pervasive. We vilify our most successful citizens, those who are drawn by their success to larger markets (the US) and in their triumphs become bigger than Canada. We claim they have sold out, have lost touch with their root, have become "too American". We want our heroes to successful at home, to retain the cultural modesty in which we wrap ourselves. To be Canadian is to know your place and not reach beyond.
As a society we go to great lengths to remember where we come from, celebrating our cultural heritage, afraid to celebrate who we are. But in doing so we alienate the Canadians that have been here for generations.
We celebrate World Day in our schools and leave the poor Canadian boys and girls standing in the corner wishing they had a "nationality".
My son came home the other day and asked me what nationality he was, I said he was Canadian, he said no, what was his real nationality. I said he was fifth generation (at least) Canadian, but that his grandparents were part French, Irish, English, Welsh and Scottish. He said he would go with Irish because his best friend was Irish. I asked if his friend was born in Ireland, he said no his grandparents were. I calmly tried to explain that his friend was Canadian as well.
He told me he understood but that he wasn't allowed to be Canadian during World Day!
Is this what it has come to?
The ethnic, religious, and cultural diversity of the Canadian population makes this the best country in the world. I have friends and work with people that can trace their roots to all corners of the globe. I love experiencing other cultures, other religions, our diversity enriches everyone, but it shouldn't define us. We should insist on defining ourselves in a way that brings us together.
And we as a population, the ever inoffensive silent population, just sit back and let our political leaders lead us down this path.
We need leaders that are not afraid to say the word Canadian with no prefix. Leaders that do not identify with one region or another, that are not Western Canadian or a Maritimer or Franco-Ontarian or Québécois but just Canadian.
Leaders that are not afraid to take a position and stand behind it, even if it is unpopular in their "region".
We need to celebrate the successful among us and encourage them to do more. We need to be unafraid to reach for the moon and fail, knowing that in our failure we have learned and will be supported and encouraged in our next attempt.
It is time to stand up and define ourselves as something other than beer commercials, snowy roads, beavers and hockey.
I challenge you to define Canadian in a positive, unifying manner. Let's make ourselves heard.


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Monday, November 15, 2010
8 Mile
29 comments:
Love Love Love!!!
No favorite pieces yet, in fact I kind of resent all of them already.
- November 15, 2010 at 10:07 AM
- Fashion Therapist said...
I love the colors in this outfit! So cute!!!
- November 15, 2010 at 10:14 AM
I can't believe you're on 8 (as is most of the group), and my stupid sick days last week have me on DAY 5!! Crazy.
You look like a retro dream. :) I love all of your colors. And those shoes are so to die for.
My favorite piece I've included has been my pair of green bow flats from Forever 21. I hated them before the challenge, and now, I can't wait to figure out how to add a pop of mint green to everything I wear!
- November 15, 2010 at 10:21 AM
- ClosetConfections said...
I think this is one of the best outfits I've seen so far. Very Super Woman! Those nude pumps were a great find. My favorite item so far has been a gold pleated skirt that I picked up from the Gap.
Happy Remixing!
- November 15, 2010 at 11:00 AM
- Andie said...
Love that top! Very colorful and cute.
and your nude pumps were a great find! :)
- November 15, 2010 at 11:18 AM
- Liz (26 and Counting) said...
I love how the colors of your sweater and skirt play off each other. Great combo!
- November 15, 2010 at 11:40 AM
- Liz said...
What a bright and fun outfit! I am kicking myself for not including more color even just a bright top and cardi would've made a real big difference! But I like everything I have so far!
- November 15, 2010 at 1:02 PM
I love all the colors in this outfit! Everything goes together so seamlessly-- totally jealous of all the primary colors, I kept my 30 pretty dark, so I'm craving the punch of color!
- November 15, 2010 at 1:59 PM
- S + Y said...
Wow, love this colorful outfit!! You make strong colors work together! Woot woot! My favorite item until now... brown laceup booties! They go with every single outfit!!
- November 15, 2010 at 2:37 PM
I love your top! So colorful!
- November 15, 2010 at 2:55 PM
- Eva said...
Red and blue are such strong colors, but you really make them work together. You're so right about nude pumps as well - they go with everything.
- November 15, 2010 at 3:11 PM
- Joy said...
I NEED some nude pumps!! Those look cool!
Awesome color mixing, today!!
- November 15, 2010 at 3:36 PM
- Mimi said...
Bright and happy outfit! And the nude shoes make you look taller...I always say I'm gonna buy nude shoes..need to get on that!!
- November 15, 2010 at 6:29 PM
- Daniela said...
Love the bright blue of that cardi. Perfect pop to the outfit!
- November 15, 2010 at 8:21 PM
I love the colors!
How comfortable are Jessica's shoes?
- November 15, 2010 at 8:34 PM
- Danielle @ Antiquated Treasures said...
Wow, more power to you..I always want to try the 30 for 30 challenge but I don't know if I could follow through with the entire thing! Eek! Anyway, this outfit is gorgeous!! I lovvveee that cardigan.
- November 15, 2010 at 9:20 PM
- Danielle @ Antiquated Treasures said...
By the way, I just stumbled upon your blog. I'm smitten! Definitely a new follower =)
- November 15, 2010 at 9:21 PM
- Frances Joy said...
I'm definitely not on speaking terms with my grey sweater dress - why did I include that piece?!
My booties are proving to be worth their weight in gold, though.
- November 15, 2010 at 9:47 PM
- Best Foot Forward said...
Absolutely love the color choices here; the shirt complements the cardigan and skirt perfectly! I can't believe you already on day 8; I feel so far behind!
- November 15, 2010 at 9:54 PM
- Brittany D'Lynne said...
I love that retro top so much! Really, everything about this outfit is fun and bright and sassy! And I love that you went so bright with the whole outfit and then anchored it all with a pair of nude heels! Perfect!!
- November 15, 2010 at 10:19 PM
- Ashley J said...
I wear my nude heels all the time! They were a fabulous purchase for myself so glad they are working out for you too!
- November 15, 2010 at 10:34 PM
- ...love Maegan said...
oh you're adorable ...I love all the colors you've mixed here. Brilliant job!
- November 15, 2010 at 10:46 PM
- kate maggie said...
So much color! I love it. I would never be able to pull this off but you serioulsy look so good. I love it! Hope you have a great week. x
- November 15, 2010 at 11:11 PM
- Tiffany said...
I have that top too, and I always tend toward the same palette you've used here. I can't wait to see you remix this top- I'll be checking your blog for inspiration. Ironically, the last time I wore this top I also wore some JS pumps. Weird. I know what you mean about the comfort level- she makes a GREAT pair of shoes!!
- November 15, 2010 at 11:11 PM
- Hope said...
I love the colors! They're so fun. :)
I need to get myself some heels. Any pointers for walking in them? I look ridiculous trying to walk in them.
- November 15, 2010 at 11:24 PM
- 20 York Street said...
where did you get these fun numbers for the challenge? That's brilliant!
Oh, you're my bold colour hero!
Would love for you to say Bonjour at:
- November 16, 2010 at 1:53 AM
- Kaelyn Choo said...
love your outfit - pretty top and nice colour combo. Yes, nude pumps are very handy indeed. :-)
- November 16, 2010 at 7:15 AM
- Chas said...
Awesome color combination! I love the blouse!
- November 16, 2010 at 8:39 AM
- angie said...
Your best outfit of the challenge.I love how you pull the red skirt and the colorful blouse!I'm impressed!
- November 16, 2010 at 5:00 PM


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A cross-platform pre-instrumenting code coverage tool set for .net/.net core and Mono
See the version list below for details.
dotnet tool install --global altcover.visualizer --version 6.2.719
Release Notes
Q. Never mind the fluff -- how do I get started?
A. Start with the Quick Start guide : https://github.com/SteveGilham/altcover/wiki/QuickStart-Guide
# 6.2.719 (Fukurou series release 6)
* [BUGFIX] #Issue73 In .net core 3.0 preview and RC, `dotnet build` does a `dotnet publish` to the output directory, including FSharp.Core in F# projects. Automatically exclude the file from instrumentation by the .net core tool to avoid mutally recursive calls between the recorder assembly and FSharp.Core that cause a stack overflow. This is not required for the Framework/Mono tool as that static links its dependency; I've not found a way to static-link FSharp.Core in the .net core world that doesn't fail with errors.
* [BUGFIX] For --visibleBranches, fix up C# loops, and the path numbering
# 6.2.714 (Fukurou series release 5)
* [BUGFIX] Finish wiring up `/p:AltCoverLocalSource` support
* [BUGFIX] Fix failure when input/output directories were specified with a trailing separator character
* [HACK] mitigate Issue #71 by simply ignoring null module identifiers.
* [API] `-v|--visibleBranches` option (bool `VisibleBranches` default false in API, `-VisibleBranches` PowerShell flag) to simplify the reporting of `switch` or `match` cases where the compiler produces a tangle of `if`/`else` branches that give surprising results in a `ReportGenerator` output (e.g. `null` taking a different branch to a `default` case than a non-`null` value as per Issue 72)
* Use a leading `?` as a negator for filter matches e.g. `?(a|b)` means "exclude anything that doesn't match a or match b", or `?MyApp` means exclude anything that doesn't contain `MyApp`; no valid .net regex begins with this so it's backwards compatible. Between this and the previous release's `--localSource` (now fully supported) option, the need to resort to cumbersome constructs involving negative lookahead regexes should be reduced.
# 6.1.708 (Fukurou series release 4)
* [BUGFIX] reinstate the PowerShell Core (`pwsh`) `Invoke-AltCover` support for strongnaming.
* [API] `-l|--localSource` option (bool `LocalSource` default false in API, `-LocalSource` PowerShell flag) to ignore .pdb files that refer to source files not present on the current computer (test is if the first file found exists or not, and assumes that this is all-or-nothing, and assume no coincidences in naming).
# 6.0.705 (Fukurou series release 3)
* [BUGFIX] in the case of multiple output folders, properly weave the AltCover recorder assembly dependency into all `dotnet` projects, not just the first.
* [BUGFIX] when using the `dotnet` version of the tools, and when a suitable FSharp.Core package is present in the nuget cache, it is not necessary to copy one from the AltCover deployment to the output folder for a `dotnet` project
* [BUGFIX] create the directory to hold the report file if it does not already exists
* Use Mono.Cecil 0.11 for strongnaming in `dotnet`, removing the local reimplementation of assembly writing with strongnaming.
# 6.0.700 (Fukurou series release 2)
* [BUGFIX] in `dotnet test` the pipe character `|` is used as a separator because the previous choice of `;` didn't play nice with MSBuild. To escape pipe characters inside regular expressions, double them up `||`. See the [Usage](https://github.com/SteveGilham/altcover/wiki/Usage) and [`dotnet test`](https://github.com/SteveGilham/altcover/wiki/`dotnet-test`-integration) wiki pages for more detail.
# 6.0.698 (Fukurou series release 1)
* [BREAKING] Allow multiple input and output directories for instrumentation into a single report. This changes the types in API structures from `string` to `string seq` (F#) or `string[]` (C#) where appropriate. Use case : [instrument multiple unit test assemblies in one go](https://github.com/SteveGilham/altcover/blob/9f6ed07e9d5d1c35d8c99a589fb77fe1868cecab/Build/targets.fsx#L702-L703) for running as [a single test step](https://github.com/SteveGilham/altcover/blob/9f6ed07e9d5d1c35d8c99a589fb77fe1868cecab/Build/targets.fsx#L724-L726) to collect coverage.
* Enable the `--sn` and `-k` arguments in the `dotnet` build. This doesn't change any APIs, but it does mean that these arguments are no longer ignored for the .net core platform. This work borrows from changes recently made in Mono.Cecil but not yet in a release build; in the fullness of time, my roll-my-own support will be replaced with the real deal.
* For what it's worth, enable the `-d` argument in the .net framework/Mono build (as the APIs already exposed this, the change is behavioural -- any values supplied are used rather than silently dropped)
For previous releases (5.x.x and earlier) [go here](https://github.com/SteveGilham/altcover/blob/master/ReleaseNotes - Previously.md)
This package has no dependencies.


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I am thrilled that you have landed on this page! Like you, my health had had its ups and downs — being a mom, wife, and Sagittarius, can make for a super busy life. All the micromanaging and multitasking took its toll on the health of my adrenals and my microbiota (my gut). I was so tired of being tired and I wanted to feel happy, healthy and not bloated.
So I decided to be my own health detective!
I set out on a serious mission to create a movement around the importance of making and eating fermented foods. I introduced fermented foods into my diet and experienced the benefits first hand; brighter skin, flatter tummy, and a stronger immune system. I also noticed I was happier and I was finally sleeping better.
I was enlightened and feeling good! I wanted to share my new health experiences with more and more women who were going through the same issues as I was. This is where I began my journey of becoming The Gut Girl (sexy, right?)! I became certified through the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and credited through the purchase college SUNY (State University of New York), where I studied and learned over 100 different dietary theories. During my studies I was introduced to fermentation and the incredible benefits of the good bacteria found in these foods. Who knew I would become so fascinated with these tiny beings called bacteria!
I am just like you; I want to find more ease in a world that seems to keep getting louder and busier. I want to be a healthy role model for my children, and keep them safe from the toxic world we live in. I want to have the energy to do the things I love with family and friends.
You deserve to feel all this too!
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Lung cancer survivors have a particularly high risk of developing sleep disorders relative to other cancer survivors. Prevalence estimates for insomnia in lung cancer survivors is over 50% and as high as 80% and insomnia persists an average of eight years after diagnosis. Smoking history, pre-existing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and the effects of lung cancer treatment, in particular, partial lung resection and postoperative radiotherapy can result in impaired pulmonary function resulting in hyperarousal from pain, cough and dyspnea leading to a worsening of insomnia. To date, little research exists on strategies to effectively reduce insomnia in lung cancer survivors, especially in the application of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) at the bedside by nurses. Cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) results in clinically significant improvements in insomnia symptoms without the negative effects commonly reported with hypnotic medications. While CBT-I is a well-established and effective treatment for insomnia in many diseases, there remains a pressing need to study CBT-I in lung cancer survivors because they are different from other cancer patients due to their previous or current tobacco smoking history, presence of COPD, and diminished pulmonary capacity. The appropriate dose and frequency of CBT-I in comorbid insomnia has not been determined. CBT-I consists of sleep restriction, stimulus control, relaxation, sleep hygiene education and cognitive therapy that focuses on dysfunctional sleep-related thoughts and unhelpful sleep behaviors that may exacerbate insomnia. This study proposes a multi-tiered, translational approach to address specific needs of lung cancer survivors.
Aim 1 will determine the efficacy of a standard CBT-I treatment protocol in lung cancer survivors.
Aim 2 of the study proposes to translate CBT-I for patients with lung cancer into nursing practice by performing a formative evaluation of the implementation focused on (a) characterization of the patient and patient-provider facilitators and (b) knowledge and skills among staff nurses. Translation is an important step for embedding this intervention into standard nursing care. One hundred forty lung cancer survivors will be randomized to either CBT-I or attention control. Sleep, mood, functional status and quality of life will be evaluated before and 5-weeks after the intervention. The primary outcome will be self-reported sleep efficiency (time asleep/time in bed;>85%=good sleep). This study will demonstrate the application and adaptability of an effective, well-known intervention to the lung cancer population for the first time and inform a larger study to evaluate implementation strategies that will promote the dissemination and sustainability of this intervention. The ultimate goal is to offr practical, adaptable and implementable interventions that improve the quality of life for the countless lung cancer patients who suffer profound effects of insomnia without any currently-available treatment modified for them and their disease. Thus, the rapid translation to clinical application makes this appealing on the clinical front but has significant promise at the individua patient level as well.
Advances in cancer biology, early diagnosis and treatment improvements have increased the opportunities for long-term survival. There are now nearly 500,000 lung cancer survivors in the US and they have a particularly high risk of developing sleep disorders relative to other cancer survivors. Effective interventions with low patient burden and low cost are desperately needed to improve sleep in populations with complex symptomatology, such as lung cancer survivors.


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UPDATE: Karnes County Courthouse Restoration
Yesterday, Karnes County took one step closer to restoring their 1894 courthouse by being the first ones this year to turn in their grant application to the Texas Historical Commission (THC)! Prior to submitting the grant application, the county selected MJ Boyle General Contractors to restore the now vacant building to the beautiful courthouse it once was. This year, THC will be awarding a total of $20 million to various cities and counties throughout the state as part of it's nationally recognized and award-winning Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program (THCPP). To date, the program has helped restore 63 total Texas courthouses and another 28 courthouses have received emergency or planning grants to complete small projects. Thanks to the local community support and hard work put in by Sue Carter and the rest of the Karnes building committee, we are confident this project will receive one of the grants in April. In the meantime, construction has already begun up on the roof with the reconstruction of four turrets and chimneys as well as installing new slate tile roofing. We will be posting more images of the construction progress throughout the next two years so keep checking back to see the dramatic transformation.


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Nature of economics
Often, the question arises as to whether economics is a science or an art. Here, we will discuss whether economics is a science or an art or both.
Economics as a science
Common features of science are:
- It is the study of branch of truth and tells us the cause and effect relationship between variables
- It is computable
- It has its own methodological apparatus
- It can be predicted accurately
Economics can be considered as a science as it has all the features of science in the following ways:
- Economics studies the cause and effect relationship between economic phenomena
- Economics is also capable of being measured in terms of money
- It has its own methodology of study, i.e. deductive and inductive method
- It also forecasts the future market condition with the help of various statistical and non-statistical tools
But, it is not a pure science like physics or chemistry as:
- Economists do not have a uniform opinion about a particular event
- It studies the economic behaviour of man which is unpredictable
- It is not universally applicable i.e., it cannot be used at all times and places
- Money, which is a dependent variable, is used to measure economics
Economics as an art
Art is the practical application of knowledge and it guides us as how to achieve an objective. Daily problems can be solved with help of general economic activities like production, distribution, etc. Many economic concepts, which are theoretical are also pragmatic. For example, elasticity of demand concept being used while imposing tax on a product or service. Law of diminishing marginal utility concept being used while deciding the price of a commodity.
Economics is both an art and a science
Since economics covers the essential conditions of both, science and art, it can be considered both, as a science as well as an art.
Economics as a positive science or a normative science
- Positive science: Positive statement only expresses the situation. It does not pass value judgement (statements that are recommendative and suggestive). Positive science has following features:
- It deals with real situations
- It tells us what it is
- It is derived from the cause and effect relation of facts
Economics is a body of systematized knowledge concerning what it is! Its objective is the establishment of uniformities. It only describes the problems and it doesn't give any solution. It is a tool maker. Prof. Robbins, Senior, and Keys say economics should be positive in nature. Example for a positive statement is "according to the law of demand, a lower price will lead to more goods sold and vice versa".
According to Robbins, economics should be neutral between ends. An economist should not pass value judgements on decisions of human beings.
An individual may use a limited amount of money for buying liquor or food, but it is of no concern to an economist to condemn or appreciate the decision of the individual. He only studies the facts and explains things as they are.
- Normative science: Normative science not only studies the facts, but also makes value judgements. Normative economics has following features:
- It tells us what should be the situation
- It involves value judgement
- It also takes ethics into consideration
Economics is a body of systematized knowledge concerning what ought to be. Its objective is the establishment of ideals. It is a prescriptive science as it describes the problems and also gives suggestions. It is the tool user. Prof. Marshall and Pigou say that economics should be normative in nature. For example, it gives judgement on various economic activities like what should be the level of national income, wage rate, steps to be taken to solve various economic problems etc. Thus,we can conclude that economics is both, a positive and a normative science. While framing theories, it is a pure and positive science, but when practically applied, it is normative in nature. While framing theories, it is a pure and positive science, but when practically applied, it is normative in nature.
For example:
Ram: My cotton harvest this year is poor
Krishan: don't worry. Price increases will compensate for the fall in quantity supplied.
Vinod: Climate affects crop yields. Some years are bad and others are good.
Madhur: The government should guarantee that our income will not fall. It should assure some minimum price.
If you observe the above conversation, Ram, Krishan, and Vinod are making general statements, but Madhur, is giving a solution for the problem, Hence making a Normative Statement.
If you observe the above conversation, Ram, Krishan, and Vinod are making general statements, but Madhur, is giving a solution for the problem, Hence making a Normative Statement.


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Frederick in Photo's: 2013 BORO Top 10 Music Impacts
Tis' the season for Top 10 countdowns! The list below isn't necessarily a best of bands, but more a reflection of bands that made the greatest impact on the local music community in 2013. In addition, Bucket Of Rock ditched the video recording in favor of growing love for concert photography, so the 2013 Top 10 is accented by photo's mostly from yours truly to showcase Frederick's finest.
10. Joint Effort
A hip hop rock fusion quartet that aren't exactly new this year, but solidified their sound and became a local party favorite at many venues. The band finished 2013 strong with a blow out show at The Filmore in Silver Spring, complete with a pay-to-ride party bus!
9. The Demon Beat (last show)
Arguably, more of a Shepherdstown band, only having played Frederick on a few occasions, but none the less we are sure sad to see this Bucket Of Rock garage rock staple disappear. No one could throw a local rock show quite like the Demon Beat and their last show at Stonewall's in Shepherdstown, just prior to lead singer and guitarist Adam Miesterhans moving to Nashville to pursue other opportunities, was nothing short of epic. The upside of this break up however, is that 3 new local bands containing past members have taken it's place. Drummer, Jordan Hudkins put more focus into his band Rozwell Kid (new album) and Bass player Tucker Riggleman now front's his project Bishops (new EP) full time as well as plays lead guitar in the punk/ garage rock band RHIN (new EP).
8. Adrienne and The Merrylanders (last show)
Everyone shed a tear at this year's Artomatic Frederick music showcase night featuring Adrienne and The Merrylanders. A charming soulful funk rock band that captured our hearts in 2012 and kept our attention through most of 2013, played their last show at Artomatic. Adrienne Smith will be debuting solo performances in 2014, with the first show scheduled on January 15th at Bushwaller's Pub.
7. Silent Old Mountains (last show)
An indie folk rock band that seemed to have so much promise, touring and playing regularly at bigger venues like the Rock N Roll Hotel in DC and the Ottobar in Baltimore broke up mid fall this year. The situation seems to exemplify the struggle for a local band, even a local band who finds some success in the business. The contemplation of how successful a band can be is often out weighed by the need to support ones self in the present time and the realization that touring will certainly not be friendly to ones home life or loved ones. After sort of a dry spell, the band called it quits and never officially played a last show, the above photo is from one of their very last shows at Rock and Roll Hotel.
6. Old Indian
Seriously, a banner year for this rock band showing us that they can be more than just a good timing stoner-metal skater band when they want to be. Old Indian released an EP this year, played some packed local shows, toured regionally, and opened for Deer Tick at one of Flying Dog's Summer Series Concerts!
5. Katie Powderly and The Unconditional Lovers
Frederick was fortunate to have seasoned touring musician Katie Powderly move to Frederick mid year. After a few solo shows, Katie picked up past members of The Merrylanders to start a full figured rock americana band. With Powderly's skill for touring, this Frederick band just might take flight! The full band debuted at Artomatic Frederick and finished the year strong with packed shows.
4. Heavy Lights
Heavy Lights has been lurking in the shadows a bit this year while they work on their debut album, but those who have been following know this band has mega potential, talent, and the kind of serious professionalism to back it up in the mainstream indie rock genre. Three of their brand new songs were featured on a recent Frederick News Post podcast!
It's hard to find a friendlier group of guys or a more fun rock show in town. Their brand of mainstream rock that gets a little jam band-ish at times can find a home almost anywhere in town and thus they are one of the most accessible bands in all Frederick. Sign's Point East released a new EP this year recorded in Brooklyn and played a ton of local shows.
2. Ghost Hotel
It's hard to find a more refined indie pop sound in Frederick and everyone knows it's a special occasion when Ghost Hotel is featured on a line up. The band has great Baltimore connections, which certainly brings Frederick some street credit amongst the bigger metro area scene. Ghost hotel released their debut album in 2012, but have been working all year on a follow up. No release date yet, so keep your eye on this band and catch them locally before they start primarily opening for larger acts at Baltimore/ DC venues.
1. Dead Monks
One of the last bands to come on scene this year, but undoubtedly building a ravenous following for their 90's college rock inspired indie rock. Dead Monks, made up of Soren Dodge (who we all know and love from The record Exchange), Nathan O'Dell, Blake Douglas, and Evan Owens (drummer of Old Indian) is the missing link in a mostly polarized Frederick scene of americana, jam bands, and metal. It's certainly nice to have a band closer to the Bucket Of Rock spirit in Frederick. Dead Monks also released a new EP this year!
So, that wraps it up. This is the Bucket Of Rock Top 10. As with most Top 10's, there are always complaints and it's easy to notice that the jam band, electronic, and metal scenes are not well represented here. Certainly, Bucket Of Rock at its core has always been focused more on garage rock and indie rock genres, which represented a minority at the time this blog was started, so that's just the way it goes. It's a happy thought to think that in 2013, Frederick has enough of these "minority" genre bands to make a solid top 10 list. Here's to all of Frederick's bands in 2014!
… for more Bucket Of Rock photo's check out bucketofrock.tumblr.com


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Radiator Fleece Sweatshirt Hoodie
- Ultrasoft
The newest edition of our popular Radiator fleece features a new fabric that takes soft and cozy to a whole new level. Close-knit, sweater texture on the outside; luxurious, brushed interior. Also new is the extra length, making this a great companion to your favorite leggings and denim.
- Raglan sleeves for unrestricted mobility
- Thumbhole cuffs for extended coverage and easy layering
- Drawstring hood for added warmth
- Average length, Reg: 28"
- Slim: A trim fit. Close to the body, not tight or constricting.
- 100% polyester
- Imported
- Yes, I recommend this productEB LOVEGender FemaleHeight 5'4"Type RegularActivityLeisureProsConsSUPER COZY!Oct 4, 2019
This is my new favorite fall piece! Perfect for on the go with a pair of leggings. Loving the fabric weight and length of the style!
- Yes, I recommend this productKatie S.Gender FemaleHeight 5'8"Type RegularActivityLeisureProsConsLove this fleece sweatshirt!Sep 30, 2019
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Chiang Mai night market, also known as Ching Mai night bazaar happens on Sundays, after 6pm or so. It is very crowded, yes, but it's a good entertainment to walk around and watch people, artists, crafts and try the food from the stalls.
Where's Waldo? Can you spot me on the picture above?
As a result of "ooh, what's there, let's check it out, oh! it's a market!" we've bought a singing bowl (supposedly Nepalese, but it sings so nicely we didn't care that much for the authenticity), a wooden frog and a black and white bag for the Tiny Black Box giveaway. And a few nice postcards from a local photographer.
Our friend got a few pillowcases, a wooden moose, a few coconut bowls and a few other things that I forgot by now, but you get the idea – there are just so many craftsy things on that market! Anyone will get excited.
Pro tips to the night bazaar shopping
- don't buy right away, walk around, there will be more stalls with the similar thing, 90% that it will. If you don't find anything similar to what you liked, go back, it's a deal
- bargain, you can surely get 20-30% off, some things are just too overpriced
- don't get the first street food that you saw other people eating. Chances are, you'll find better options along the way into the heart of the market. I got some passionfruit lemonade, but it had so much sugar it was impossible to drink. 10 minutes later found a stall with 'sugar free passion fruit' all over it. And five more 100m later. Duh
- after you walk around and see that most of the sellers sell the same thing, you get relaxed and enjoy noticing truly unique crafts and artists making them
- please ask if you can take pictures. Most of them don't mind, but it's simply polite
- be aware of your personal belongings, have your bag in front and don't take your valuables to the market.
But gosh, there are so many people. And the bazaar is huge. It takes over most of the city center.
And that's a wrap for Chiang Mai! Here are all three posts about it.
Lovely city, will definitely come back for a long weekend and for some hiking.


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24 Apr Today's Perspective From the Past
It's Earth Day, 2014, and two gals drive onto John's Farm. Their visit was scheduled prior to their arrival; little did I realize when planning for this day that we'd chosen Earth Day for our excursion. In fact, I'd failed to give Earth Day much thought until we were standing on our Oklahoma Centennial Farms. About that dirt under my feet – who has trod before me? About this picturesque view – who was first awe-struck by the beauty? About those trees – who carried the seed to plant? About a fence post with the cone-shaped top – who milled it and who set it?
Driving from the grassy plains, thru the Valley, to the rocky topped Gloss Mountains the three of us were offered opportunity to share, connect, and laugh about our pasts and our presents. As for the dirt, it went from sifting sand to hard red clay with a lot in-between; from blowing dust to rock-hard soil someone braved it all to survive. As for the scenery and the view, it goes from native species of tall, prairie grasses to rugged, gypsum laden terrain. Land Run folks surely noticed nature's paintings and were lured to stake a claim. As for the trees, it goes from saplings sprouting on the creek banks and some unwanted new-comers emerging in the prairie grass to the stately, towering Witness Trees, having observed Oklahoma history for more than 100 years. The pioneers must have carefully carried valued seeds in their pockets and strategically placed them for wind breaks, orchards, and shade. As for fence posts, we saw the widely-used, orange t-posts, creosote brace posts, and a few posts that seemed to be branchless limbs and then we noticed the "old" post; it's stature surely originated from a tree trunk and Grandpa must of used a saw to cone-shape the top. Value? In monetary terms – priceless!
It's time to call it a day. With dust on our shoes, dirt on our hands, cameras loaded with snapshots, and mental notes in our minds our venture concluded and Earth Day experienced its sunset.
Daniel 2:23 – "I thank and praise you, God of my ancestors…"


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Caeden has just started his first chapter book! He has been reading Henry and Mudge, Amelia Bedelia and any other level 2-3 readers we can get our hands on. I wanted him to be challenged a little so he has started reading this book during quiet time every day. Sometimes he even reads more than one chapter!
These are great books by Thornton Burgess, they have short chapters, some drawings and fun adventures via some sneaky animals, including Peter Rabbit!


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In many ways, I am about as ordinary as one can be. I am a young man from a small town in Virginia. However this last summer I learned the true power of compassion and caring. I came to GYV as an intern, not expecting the impact it would have on me or the impact I would have on others. I learned a lot from the staff and participants, especially in my role as a cabin counselor second session.
The moments I shared with the participants on the field, in the dining hall, or just in passing will last a lifetime. During our time at camp, I grew sensitive to their experience, their highs and lows, and was able to meet that with empathy and understanding. The GYV participants grew to be like family-true siblings-and I would do anything for them. We hold each other in high regard and that is a product of time, hard work and trust.
I honestly think that it was the best summer, with the outcome of camp being a most rewarding experience for so many of us. Even now, I look forward to hearing from the participants whenever they have a few minutes to spare. I know without a doubt their existence in my life made me a more well-rounded human being. They may have learned from me as a camp counselor, but I learned so much from them as well. Being around them truly gave me an appreciation for what I really want to do moving forward in my career and in life.
If I were to have another opportunity to interact with them face to face, I would have to thank them for providing me with one of the greatest experiences of my life to date. At some point in the future, I hope that we will all find a way back into each other's lives to share, learn and grow together again. They will forever be in my mind, in my prayers, and on my heart.


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It's such a pleasure to have Eelke Kleijn join us as our special guest for the upcoming Steyoyoke Label Night at Ritter Butzke on 26th September. So much so, that we invited him to also do our latest podcast.
Eelke gives us a glimpse of what we can expect to hear from him on the night and packs this mix full to the brim, with his unique energy and musical charm. With a rolling groove and plenty of techy percussion, this club style mix will make you dust off your dancing shoes and get you all warmed up for the party.
Choosing two of his own tracks 'Rauwdouwer' and '51 Degrees Nord' for the podcast, Eelke then spices the rest of his set up with tracks from Fur Coat, Groove Armada, Hot Since 82 and a collaboration track from Danny Daze & Translucent. Enjoy!
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We decided that it was about time we left site and got Vera back on the road. So we have arrived at Pandy CAMC site near Abergavenny. This us a lovely little site and we have a nice pitch. The site is just of the main road into Hereford, but there is not a lot of road noise. How effective, one side of the site there is a railway line and a train passes the site, but after a couple of times house don't notice it. A river runs parallel with the other side of the site. It is lovely and peaceful and the grounds are kept very well.
We have noticed on the way that the trees, shrubs and hedges are further forward than us in St Davids which is quite noticeable for us. We only have green tinted sticks whereas they are fully out here. The rape fields hurt your eyes they are so vibrant. We woke up this morning to magnificent skies and sunshine, whilst back at St David's it was raining and hailstones…. We're in the smug zone….
We have decided to change the Landy, as we knew it would start costing us money in the near future. So meet our new car, we've yet to name her/him… not sure what so gonna ask the grand children what to call her/him.
I think we need to celebrate tonight so we are going to wet the new car's head at the local pub.


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Damon Albarn: New Gorillaz album about the world going nuts
The band's first record in six years is released later this month.
Damon Albarn has revealed the first Gorillaz album in six years is a "party record about the world going f***** nuts".
The Blur frontman said he told everyone involved in Humanz, which is out later this month, to think about their reaction to Donald Trump's inauguration as US President when working in the album.
The virtual band's first record since 2011′s The Fall features guest vocals from artists including Grace Jones, Carly Simon, Pusha T, Rag'n'Bone Man and De La Soul.
Describing Humanz, Damon told Q Magazine: "The three tenets for this record were pain, joy, urgency.
"I told everyone to imagine you're in America after the inauguration and it's the worst case scenario: how would you feel that night? Let's make a party record about the world going f****** nuts."
Fellow Gorillaz creator Jamie Hewlett called Humanz "not a political statement about Trump" but a "world in which he could get elected".
The duo also opened up about their reconciliation after Jamie dropped out of the pair's operatic project Dr Dee and moved to Paris with his wife and French actress, Emma de Caunes.
Damon said: "He basically left and I felt upset by that. There was a fallow period in our relationship.
"I get the sense that sometimes people like getting off my steamroller and doing their own thing for a while and then joining me further down the road."
Jamie said the pair had "locked horns" a few times and he felt he needed to escape.
He added: "We'd lived in each other's pockets for 10 years.
"Damon's an artist, he's one of the few real artists that I know, but that means you can be a little crazy and a little difficult and I can be the same."
Despite his innovative approach to creating music, Damon revealed he still had not traded in his Nokia mobile phone for a smartphone, but said he had considered joining Twitter recently after one or two drinks.
He told the magazine: "I did get really drunk a few weeks ago and tried to create a Twitter account … I felt I had a lot to say and it was time."
The full interview is in this month's Q magazine, out April 11.
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She received no one but her father confessor, who came to her once a week.
More than once he had been my father confessor and I was glad he had come.
Well, I won't, then; I think I'll come as your father confessor.
Did ever "Father Confessor" have so sweet and so wilful a sinner to shrive!
The next morning she hurried off to inform her father confessor of her discovery.
My son, says the father confessor, these are the suggestions of the Evil One.
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A nice article by Shaunti Feldhahn:
"Our culture doesn't always make it easy to stay married, does it? One of the most bogus messages we hear about marriage is that husbands and wives should keep a little piece of themselves private. You know, like feelings you keep from your mate but share with some other friend. Or a secret bank account where you keep a little stash on the side "just in case."
But the highly happy couples I surveyed and interviewed weren't buying it. They threw everything into the ring – their hearts, their wallets, and especially their hopes –risking everything and deciding to believe that it would pay off. Many of these couples had moved from being very troubled in their marriage to very happy… and this particular secret was one of the most important reasons why.
They literally removed the word "divorce" from their vocabularies. They took a deep breath and decided to not have their little stash of money on the side. They gave each other full access to bank accounts, email accounts, computers, and telephones, hiding nothing. Sure, some couples did it a bit differently – for example, if one spouse had a gambling problem, they would get counsel about what financial boundaries to put in place – but otherwise they made themselves completely vulnerable to each other and took what felt like a huge risk of getting their heart broken or losing everything.
And once they were "all in," they found that the earlier actions they had been taking to "protect themselves" actually created the very problems they were trying to protect themselves against! As one woman I interviewed said, "What is more foolish? Taking the risk to trust him and risking the small likelihood that your spouse will betray you? Or deciding that you're not going to fully trust him and risking the almost certain likelihood that it will build a wall between you and undermine your marriage?"
One husband who had come very close to divorce told me, "Everything changed when we decided to lock ourselves in this marriage and throw away the key. Even if only one person decides to change the commitment level at first, It is amazing how much things change when you stop saying the 'D-word' and instead decide that as much as it depends on you, you truly are in it until death do you part. My wife started to refuse to listen when I would throw out the D-word… and pretty soon it was catching."
He continued, "We decided that since there was no eject seat, we had to work this out. We had no other choice. It took a few years, but we are so happy today. We love being married. I wish everyone would realize the power of true commitment."
When it comes to marriage, you truly get what you give. We get so much more when we give our spouses our all and decide that we are going to be all in no matter what."


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You'd have to be amused. We arrived at our 3rd swing bridge to find it closed with a day boat tied to the bridge bollards on our side. On the far side there was a private boat moored on the other set of bridge bollards and a lady was sitting on a bench seat watching the world go bye.
I managed to get close enough to the towpath for Jan to reach the bank. She walked forward to the day boat and asked them if they were going through the bridge "No! We're waiting for our ladies who have gone into the village to shop." Jan then politely informed them they shouldn't moor on the bridge mooring as it was needed for boats going through. The two members of the day boat crew then asked Jan what they should do. Jan suggested they pull their boat back from the bollards and moor against the edge. They were happy to do this. It appeared obvious that they didn't understand the protocol.
Jan then went to the bridge, unlocked it; and opened it for me. As I approached the open bridge the lady on the bench seat got up and went back to the private boat on the other side of the open bridge. Husband appeared from below and untied the boat before motoring through the open swing bridge.
Had we arrived at the scene of a Mexican Standoff? Rather funny anyway!
Just past the village of Low Bradley is Hamblethorpe Swing Bridge and it was damned stiff to operate. I was watching Jan struggle with it when I realised there was an interesting memorial behind her.
The camera was on the wrong setting and I was also doing two other things so the photo isn't very good. However it appeared to be a Polish Eagle with the Red & White checker symbol of Poland. A subsequent google search revealed it was indeed a Polish war memorial.
AT NOON on September 23rd 1943 the Polish crew of Wellington bomber HZ251 took off from Skipton on Swale in North Yorkshire for a routine training mission. Shortly afterwards their aircraft fell out of the sky; crashing on the banks of the Leeds-Liverpool canal at Bradley, near Skipton. None of the crew survived.
The canal continued along following the contour lines on the side of the valley. There were good views to the west and south.
It actually turned out to be a much longer cruise than we had planned as we were unable to get against the bank. The bottom of the canal is also rather close to the top in places which made it slow going.
At one point we got a hell of a surprise when a monstrous boat appeared on a bend going in the opposite direction.
After the initial shock we realised it only appeared to be larger than normal otherwise it wouldn't have fitted through all the bridge holes and locks. As the steerer passed us he looked at us and called out "Waiouru!" He even pronounced it correctly. Then he mentioned they had been to NZ and were going back shortly. We've actually been quite surprised by the number of Brits who have visited NZ.
Jan was particularly taken with this house <click click>
Oh… the headless lady! She was sitting on a bench seat outside a house in Farnhill.
Jan had noticed a large number of ripe blackberries at our last swing bridge. After mooring for the day we walked back and picked 2.5 pounds. Should be enough for some blackberry and apple jam.
Now, the reason for the delayed post.
I was attempting to download some canal information from the gps to the laptop and the laptop wasn't recognising the gps. <grrrr> When I attempted to restore an earlier laptop configuration file the operating system "locked up". Not a problem <I think>; I'll just run the recovery program. That didn't work <grrr>. Actually it got worse…… I was locked out of the operating system getting the BSOD <help>. After pulling the boat apart I found my recovery usb thumbstick. <phew> Only to discover I was now locked out of the hard drive which had the operating system <oh no…. this is serious>. Do I have to reformat the hard drive and reinstall all the programs and data. Actually the advice on Google was to take the back off the laptop and remove one of the hard drives before attempting to reinstall the operating system, followed by all my data. That will take hours. Eventually I found a blog link where some clever geek had explained the problem could be fixed by repairing the disk master boot record with three lines of DOS text. And it worked! Oh thank you…. You've saved me hours of grief!
Normal service has resumed…..


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Creation is creator's boundless poetic composition. This composition is inexplicably mysterious to the modern science. The more a modern scientist unravels this poetry, the more perplexed and confounded he finds himself. In the beginning, the scientists assumed this earth, sky and the shining …Read More
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Invitation | Event at COP 23 by ECF and Bloomberg Philantrophies
Moves to phase out coal-fired power generation are gaining momentum around the world. In the last few weeks, the Netherlands and Portugal have committed to phase out coal by 2030; Italy announced that it aims to end coal-fired power generation even by 2025. Canada and the United Kingdom have set out plans for a global alliance on coal phase-out – and since 2010, more than half of the coal plants in the USA have either closed or committed to close in the next decade. In total, 23 countries and states have committed to phase out coal-fired power and US$432 billion worth of capital has left the industry this decade.
Despite this momentum, analysis by experts such as the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows that to meet the Paris Agreement objectives, industrialized countries will need to further accelerate their efforts – and that the European Union needs to completely phase-out coal-fired generation by around 2030. Europe has seen more and more efforts by civil society organizations, progressive businesses, investors, think tanks, cities and communities to speed up the replacement of coal with cleaner energy.
This event aims to shed light on this growing movement and to discuss the following questions with international and national experts: What is the potential for more rapid retirement of coal plants in Europe – and especially Germany – in order to get the EU back on track for Paris ambition? How can the benefits for clean air and health be secured, while at the same time ensuring a just transition for coal-dependent regions?
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We are honoured to welcome Michael Bloomberg to give a keynote speech as well as other leaders in the field:
- Laurence Tubiana, CEO of European Climate Foundation and former Climate Change Ambassador of the French Government
- Jennifer Morgan, Executive Director, Greenpeace International
- Jochen Flasbarth, State Secretary, German Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety
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Year: 1979 (52nd) Academy Awards
Category: Actor in a Leading Role
Film Title: Kramer vs. Kramer
Winner: Dustin Hoffman
Presenter: Jane Fonda
Date & Venue: April 14, 1980; Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Thank you. [Inspects the Oscar.] He has no genitalia and he's holding a sword. I'd like to thank my parents for not practicing birth control.
I'm up here with mixed feelings. I've been critical of the Academy, and for reason. I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to be able to work. I am greatly honored for being chosen by the producer, Stanley Jaffe, and the director, Bob Benton, and to have worked in a family with them, and with Meryl and with Justin, who if he loses again we'll have to give him a lifetime achievement award. And to Jane Alexander and to Jerry Greenberg and to Néstor and to the crew on the film who was part of that family. And to the crew and to the directors like Bob Fosse and Mike Nichols and John Schlesinger that I've worked with before. We are laughed at when we are up here, sometimes, for thanking. But when you work on a film you discover that there are people who are giving that artistic part of themself that goes beyond a paycheck, and they are never up here. And many of them are not members of the Academy, and we never hear of them. But this Oscar is a symbol, I think, and it is given for appreciation from those people whom we never see. They are part of our life.
I refuse to believe that I beat Jack Lemmon, that I beat Al Pacino, that I beat Peter Sellers. I refuse to believe that Robert Duvall lost. We are a part of an artistic family. There are sixty thousand actors in this Academy – pardon me – in the Screen Actors Guild, and probably a hundred thousand in Equity. And most actors don't work, and a few of us are so lucky to have a chance to work with writing and to work with directing. Because when you're a broke actor you can't write; you can't paint; you have to practice accents while you're driving a taxi cab. And to that artistic family that strives for excellence, none of you have ever lost and I am proud to share this with you. And I thank you.
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It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for this is the end of all mankind, and the living will lay it to heart. Ecclesiastes 7:2
On the anniversary of Matthew's delivery date, the older boys and I attended a funeral service for a woman who died suddenly from a brain aneurysm. We did not know her personally, but the boys knew her daughter through choir. And because music is such a huge part of their family, they asked if the Advanced Choir would sing at her service. Micah and Luke, and 30 other choir members, stood in the front of the church in their tuxedos and dresses, lifting their voices to the Lord as they honored the life of this beloved woman, and praised Him for the joy that comes with entering the gates of heaven.
I do not remember the first song at all, but boy do I remember the second! It seemed out of place at first due to it's upbeat and joyful tempo, but the words drew our thoughts immediately toward heaven, reminding us that it IS a better place - it is a joy to be in the presence of the Lord - and this earth pales in comparison with its sorrows and its cares. It was a perfect song ... because even though those who loved her want her with them still, it is GOOD NEWS that she is with her Savior!
I got a crown up in'a that Kingdom
Ain'ta that'a good news
I got a crown up in'a that Kingdom
Ain'ta that'a good news
I'm gonna lay down this world
Gonna shoulder up my cross
Gonna take it home to my Jesus Ain'ta that'a good news!
(If you want to hear the joy that exudes from this song of praise - listen here: Ain'-a That Good News!)
I have started a habit of taking notes at memorial services. There are so many tender moments, sweet phrases, thoughtful looks, beautiful tributes, incredible legacies, fitting Scriptures ... and with the emotion that surrounds the service it is easy to forget all that happened. Even as a complete stranger to this woman Susan, I left her service feeling like I was her friend. And it was because of the things that were said - the photo collage - the testimonies of her life and walk with the Lord ... I want to remember them - and I want to "lay it to heart" as Ecclesiastes says. Watching another person's entire life flash before your eyes in pictures and words is quite humbling - and challenging. What can I learn from her life? What do I need to look at in my own?
These are the notes I took throughout the service. They are not in any particular order - just what struck me as I sat in the back, observing everyone, and everything.
~ Flowers filled the stage .. in honor of Susan, but signifying the taste and personality of each of the givers.
~ A cross made out of white flowers with scarlet roses across it like a sash sat in the center of the stage. Perfect place. Gorgeous. Powerful statement. A reminder that it is ALL ABOUT HEAVEN!
~ Unsaved and unsure - do you know Him? Do you want to? You must choose.
Saved, children of God - are you LIVING for Him? Walking in obedience?
~ 600+ people filled the church. Though many were spouses/children, her life had an impact on hundreds of people! Numbers do not equal worth or godliness by any means, but having that many people give up other choices/opportunities to come honor a life IS a testimony of a life well lived!
~ Photo collage. Everyday moments - camping, pj's, Christmas, holding kids, swimming, all dolled up, without one stitch of makeup, good hair, bad hair, heavy, thin - it is HER!!!!!!!!
Every photo evoked emotion.
Women - GET IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA!!! Your family wants to remember you, no matter how big your butt may be! (Maybe they like your butt!)
Her family has all of these memories in photos because she was willing to be in them. A precious gift for them - one they never knew they would need.
JOY comes through her eyes. It radiates from her.
Do my eyes radiate joy? Would people watch my life in photos and see a woman full of joy? Passion? Contentment? I wonder.
~ Bible study leader, friend, and sister spoke about Susan.
Older daughter read a letter she had written.
Younger daughter clung to her father. (Luke said it was hard to sing watching her weep in her father's arms.)
~ Her husband spoke. (I love when the intimate family shares. Remind Dennis that I want him to speak at mine!)
He read Proverbs 31
"Her life was a sermon to me every day."
He broke and cried.
Every woman in the room was crying.
"She worked and she prayed all the time."
He shared her final moments. So intimate. Beautiful.
Share the final moments publicly! People want to hear, they need to hear ... it offers closure and peace.
~ Remind Dennis - my funeral plans say "NO BLACK!" Rejoice for me because I am with the Lord! This is a celebration of life EVERLASTING!
It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for this is the end of all mankind, and the living will lay it to heart.
~ It is BETTER to go to a house of mourning ... because it forces us to look at our own life - and ask questions.
- Would this many people be at my funeral? Have I impacted the lives of others? Especially for the sake of Christ?- What would my children testify about me? Would they talk about how I pour into them and show them Jesus every day? Or would they talk about how strict I am and how much I nag them to do their chores the right way? What would win - nurturing their hearts and loving them? Or correct behavior? Oh, Lord ...
- What would Dennis say? Am I striving to be the Proverbs 31 model of a wife? Do I serve him? Respect him? Honor him in the public square?
- Do I have a joy for the Lord that is evident? Would people assume I am a Christian, or would they be surprised to find out?
- Would people in my life feel a loss if I died young? Would I leave a hole?
- Am I giving to, and investing in, others? Sacrificing self to serve? Stirring others up for love and good deeds? Encouraging them in the faith?
Thank You, Lord, for today. It would never have crossed my mind to be at such an event on a day like this. But YOU KNEW it was exactly what I needed. Not only was I able to shed tears for my own heartache, but You drew my thoughts to the only place they ever need to be - HEAVEN! It really is all about that isn't it, Lord? Eternity. Heaven or hell. Accepting Your free gift of salvation, or rejecting You forever. It is indeed, all about heaven.
Thank You for the life of Susan. Sustain her husband and her daughters through these weeks and months ahead as they try desperately to trust You and rest in Your love - and Your plan for them. Thank You for her life - a life of faithfulness and surrender to You - and her passion for loving others because You loved her first. Let me take this day to heart, and use it to challenge me about how I am living/using my own life since I too will stand before You one day waiting with baited breath to hear the words, "Well done, good and faithful servant. Enter in." Oh, Lord - may I be found FAITHFUL!


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While cities like Bengaluru, Delhi-NCR, Hyderabad, Mumbai saw robust space acquisition by tech giants like Accenture and Genpact, the demand remained stable in Pune, Amhedabad, Chennai and Kolkata.
Also, as the market in major metros saw shortage of quality supply in office space, rentals witnessed an upward trend.
In terms of transactions, Bengaluru remained on top with seven deals involving HP and NTT Data acquiring space at Electronic City and ORR, it was followed by Delhi-NCR which saw five transactions, mostly driven by expansions and completion of projects, involving players like BAE Systems and Thai Airways.
Other cities namely Amhedabad, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Pune witnessed mere one or two transactions. Kolkata was the only exception with no transactions in the month of February.
In the retail segment, space acquisition was led by apparel players in Mumbai, Delhi-NCR and Hyderabad followed by F&B players acquiring space in Chennai and Amhedabad. Kolkata and Pune remained exception to this with no transactions in February.
Similarly, the residential market in major metros saw an improvement in demand and supply. Led by Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, Pune and Chennai, the market saw addition of units and an improvement in sales. However, the demand in Mumbai saw a fall compared with January due to the poor market segment, said JLL.


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|Juvenile killer whale. Photo by Sara Tavares.
|Packed car!
Before the bad weather hit the archipelago, we still had an awesome encounter with killer whales during the last week. These whales were travelling almost non-stop, they had somewhere to go! 3 of the juveniles kept coming close to the research boat, it looked like that they were playing with the bobbles that the engine was making… Very cool to see, but the driver had to be extra-focused since we had to navigate the boat with even more caution than usual, because they were coming so close!
|These killer whales were travelling fast, where were they going? Photo by Sara Tavares.
|Adult male killer whale travelling. Photo by Sara Tavares.
The Icelandic Orca project will be back next year, and all new fieldwork adventures will be reported here on the blog! Takk fyrir Iceland! Takk fyrir Vestmannaeyjar!


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The Obama Administration's landmark investment within the Pell Grant was enacted in the Health Care and Training Reconciliation Act of 2010 , which ended student loan subsidies for personal financial establishments and banks and shifted over $60 billion in financial savings back to students.
In his State of the Union tackle, President Obama emphasised this shared duty of states and better schooling establishments — working with the federal government — to advertise access, affordability and attainment in larger schooling by reining in school costs, offering value for American households, and getting ready students with a top quality schooling to reach their careers.
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I've been working from my home office for the past couple of years. My wife and I almost always eat lunch together. We talk for a while and sometimes put on Food Network. Usually, the Barefoot Contessa Ina Garten is on. We laugh at the Ina-isms like "Be sure to … Continue reading
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The Next Food Network Star, Season 6
Well, the 12 contestants were finally whittled down to 3 finalists: Aarti Sequeira, Herb Mesa, and Tom Pizzica. I was pretty glad to see some people get axed (Alexis, Brianna, and Dzintra), but was also very happy with the three finalists. They each had their own charm and interesting culinary … Continue reading
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Season finale tonight at 9pm, anyone watching? Anyone interested? I like both of the finalists, but I want Melissa to win. More details here.
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A Little Piece of Heaven
Book 2
~ The Faith Series ~
I would like to give a constructive criticism, but how can I when there is nothing to criticize? A Little Piece of Heaven is simply that. In this book, Jeremy came to understand that what he thought made life worth living are not really the element to a wonderful life. When these elements were remove from the equation, in the midst of his frustration and trying to find himself , he found a beautiful gem, which was Emily and at first he could not understand how she saw life the way she did and how she talked about God the way she did.
He thought life was what he knew, but he found real love when he stopped trying to fit into something he never really liked and allow God and Emily to show him what life really was.
This book was simply beautiful.
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MIAMI BEACH — Russell Banks, whose new novel, "Lost Memory of Skin," is set here, first came to Florida in 1958. He was 18, had just dropped out of Colgate and was hoping to join Fidel Castro and his rebels in Cuba. He never made it off the mainland, Mr. Banks recalled recently, but just being in Florida felt revolutionary.
"I was a New England kid, coming out of that world," he said, smoking a cigarette on the balcony of his new high-rise apartment overlooking Biscayne Bay. "All of a sudden I could smell the Gulf Stream. There were palm trees, and people who didn't look like me, sound like me. Half a century later, I still get off the airplane and feel the same rush, that same hit. "
Mr. Banks is now 71. Burly and white-bearded, he looks a little like Hemingway, if Hemingway could have been persuaded to wear a diamond chip in his left ear. He still speaks with traces of a New Hampshire accent, and when not in Florida he lives in Keene, N.Y., 100 miles from the Canadian border. "I guess I just like the extremes," he said. "Not the middle."
From his balcony, Mr. Banks can see the Julia Tuttle Causeway, linking Miami Beach to the mainland. In 2007, from a series of articles by Julie Brown in The Miami Herald, he became aware that a colony of homeless sex offenders was squatting under that highway. County law prohibited people convicted of sex crimes from living within 2,500 feet of any place where children congregate, like schools or playgrounds, and in a city as crowded and compact as Miami, that didn't leave a lot of available real estate.
"You had to see it to appreciate the juxtaposition of this horrible poverty — shanties with signs saying 'Help' — right under the bridge on the way to glamorous Miami Beach," Ms. Brown said recently. "No one wanted to do anything about it because it was political suicide to ask for help for sex offenders."Continue reading the main story
In novels like "Continental Drift," "Affliction," "The Sweet Hereafter" and "Rule of the Bone," Mr. Banks has specialized in characters who live on the margins — the poor, runaways, illegal immigrants — and so, curious about the people who lived under the causeway, he drove over for a closer look.
The place became the inspiration for his new book — Janet Maslin, writing in The Times, said it was "destined to be a canonical novel of its time" — and for its main character: a 22-year-old known only as the Kid, who though he has been convicted of attempting to have sex with a minor, is actually a virgin. He's an innocent whose greatest failing is an addiction to Internet pornography and a cluelessness that leads him not to suspect that the 14-year-old girl he flirts with online might be a police officer.
"Russell likes a good fight and always roots for the underdog," said Daniel Halpern, Mr. Banks's editor at Ecco Press. "He does what he wants, without concern for the market — not that anyone understands the market anyway."
The novel's other important character is a brilliant, mysterious and enormously fat social scientist (another marginalized creature) who becomes the Kid's protector but also treats him as an academic resource and cultural canary: a harbinger of how the Internet has warped and disconnected us, as the title suggests, from genuine sensual experience.
Mr. Banks doesn't necessarily subscribe to all the Professor's theories, he said, but the character inserted himself into the novel as an alternative to the Kid's very limited view of things.
"Then I realized this was part of a very classical pattern," he added. "The younger person on a journey towards self-awareness, and the older figure perhaps not as pure as he first seems. I found myself thinking a lot about 'Treasure Island.' "
From his visits, Mr. Banks learned that not everyone under the causeway fit the stereotype of a sex offender. "The trouble with the law is that it lumps everyone together: serial rapists, pedophiles, guys convicted of indecent exposure because they got caught urinating outside, some 18-year-old boy who has oral sex with a 15-year-old," he explained.
He added that most sex crimes are committed not by violent predators but by family members or close relatives of the victim, and that although some pedophiles are thought to be incurable, the recidivism rate for sex offenders in general is actually quite low.
"It's become a national preoccupation, this fear of sex crimes," he went on. "It's almost like the Salem witch trials. But where is the fear coming from? I don't think it's about sex so much as some deep-seated sense that we've failed to protect our children."
The causeway homeless were evicted in 2010 after they became too visible and embarrassing, Mr. Banks said, and there is now a chain-link fence and a No Trespassing sign barring access to the area.
"It feels sort of ghostly," Mr. Banks said one humid, drizzly Monday morning, peering through the fence while traffic whizzed by overhead. "But there used to be a whole shantytown here. There were pup tents, lean-to's made from old sheets of plywood. I think there was an old camper van, and there was even a generator, because they had to be able to charge their electronic ankle bracelets."
He pointed to a concrete embankment that slanted up to just under the roadway. "That was the most prized spot, because it was the driest. Just like real estate anywhere: it's all about location, location and location."
Another Miami place that figures in the novel is an old fishing compound that the Kid retreats to after a storm washes out the causeway. In the book it is called Benbow's, but to anyone local it's instantly recognizable as Jimbo's, a different kind of shantytown, at the end of Virginia Key.
Facing a mangrove swamp, the place is a collection of brightly painted but falling-down shacks and sheds, flanked by mildewed lawn chairs. There is an open-air bar next to a bocce court covered with a corrugated tin roof, and signs advertise the availability of essential foodstuffs like beer, cigarettes and smoked fish. An abandoned school bus sits at one end of the property, and tied to a pier, some houseboats appear to be slowly sinking. The few people in sight looked not homeless, necessarily, but bleary and spacey: surely strangers to neither booze nor weed.
Looking around, Mr. Banks sipped on a Corona and said, cheerfully, "You know that you've come to the bottom of the continent here." Jimbo's had originally been a stage set — some of the shacks had been built for the horror movie "Island Claws," which was filmed there — and it was still used as a backdrop for fashion shoots and music videos, he pointed out.
"If you think about it, all of Miami is artificial," Mr. Banks added. "The whole place is one big work of fiction."Continue reading the main story


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The University of Alberta has smashed the old record for World's Largest Dodgeball Game with 4,979 people playing in the big game at the U of A Butterdome on Friday.
The green and gold teams beat the old record of 4,000 set last September at the University of California at Irvine. The gold team was victorious in the record-setting match.
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Watch this spot for a panoramic image of the dodgeball action where participants will be able to find themselves in the picture and then tag their photo on Facebook.
Coming Up: Stay tuned for a unique collaboration with the Gigapan creators at Carnegie Mellon University and Journal photographer Ryan Jackson. Carnegie Mellon is sharing the code for their Time Machine which will allow viewers to watch time-lapse video of the dodgeball game while being able to zoom in and out, and go forwards and backwards in time.


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