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Candleberry offers IBS sufferers relief
When I learned about bayberry bark, it was from the old Jethro Kloss herbal tome Back to Eden. J. Kloss put bayberry bark in his Composition Powder formula to help normalize the excess mucus that shows up with colds and flus and also to bring on a sweat to help cool fevers. So, it makes good sense to use it for other conditions where mucus abounds, especially where inflammation seems to be a reason and an astringent herb (one that dries, tightens or tones) might be in order. I've seen this in IBS sufferers. So, when a friend confirmed that it calmed the symptoms of IBS for him, it was a light bulb moment for us both.
Sure enough, I looked back through my school texts and other wise herbals and there it was. Dr. Christopher observed that bayberry was excellent at "thoroughly cleansing and restoring the mucous secretions to normal function." ["Dr. John Christopher's School of Natural Healing", first printed in 1971]. Since then, I reserve this herb for people with 'boggy' membranes that overproduce mucus.
And where are the mucus membranes in your body? In the eyes, nose, mouth, lungs, and digestive tract, including the large intestine (bowel). People with IBS often complain of mucus discharge in their stools and alternating constipation and diarrhea, not to mention a good deal of pain. And, surprise, many of them have similar 'gooey' problems in their respiratory tracts and noses! Usually, the excess watery secretions are a response to some kind of stress, whether that's a specific food or drink, emotional episode or even environmental change. In fact, it's well-known, but not well-understood, that depression and anxiety often co-exist with irritable bowel symptoms, and that improving one condition improves the other.
Scientists don't know why IBS symptoms exist, and medications merely control episodes. Stop the medicine and symptoms often return. Not so with herbal remedies. Used over a few months or longer, tonic herbs like bayberry can actually help tone up the overproducing mucus membranes, restoring strength and 'collecting' tissue together.
Bayberry bark (actually the root bark, to be specific) isn't a remedy for everyone with a runny nose or extra phlegm. Those can be signs that call for different herbal properties with less astringing action or a gentler touch. Taking it as a 'simple' remedy, by itself, can be tricky business for the unschooled. Dosing is everything in herbal medicine. Herbalist Matthew Wood is well-known for his very effective use of 3 drops of herb several times a day. And that's a good place to start with any unknown herb. Or better yet, see a qualified professional herbalist for a combination of plant medicines best suited for you.

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text: Djqubi 10 Report post Posted August 26, 2016 PROFILE Real Name Bartz Klauser Featured Game Final Fantasy V Age 20 Job Class Freelancer CV Soichiro Hoshi TYPE: Unique Majorly changed from the PSP games, Bartz is now a freelancer. Being a master of many job classes, he now has many different attacks that he can use to gain buffs and support his team. Unique System: Job Mastery Bartz's attacks are based on many different classes that he has in Final Fantasy V, and like FFV, he can MASTER these classes to gain additional buffs and improve his attacks in general. In order to MASTER a job class, Bartz needs to gain 12 AP. 1 AP is rewarded for every initiated Attack 6 AP is rewarded when the first hit of an attack hits Each job has their separate AP Points, and you have to MASTER each class seperately. When Bartz MASTERS a class, he will gain the buff "MASTERED" and will have 3 stars above his head when he uses a MASTERED attack. When Bartz MASTERS all classes, all of his buff effects will be doubled. Type Name Damage [MASTERED] Total Damage [MASTERED] Frames Bravery Attack Ground Monk 112+128+240[48*3+80+320] 480[544] 20F Dragoon 16*1~2+448[496] 448~480[496~528] 40F Black Mage 320[160+160+160] 320[480] 75F Air Mystic Knight 112+128+240[128+144+272] 480[544] 25F Blue Mage 32*6+272[32*7+112+192] 464[528] 32F Ranger 288[(32*6)+306] 288[306~510] Normal:42F Held Down:75F Dash Ninja 32*3+16*4+240[40*3+24*4+256] 400[472] 34F HP Attack All Samurai 112-144*3-160*5 112-432-800 Normal:40F Held Down:100F[80F] Geomancer - - Ground:62F Air:40F Knight 240 240 Counterhit:15F~55F Dancer 16*4+16(+64*3+48*3+80(Long Version) 80(496) 50F[40F] EX Skill All Good-Luck Charm - - - Brave Attack Overview Monk Description A quick flurry of punches. Additional Effects When MASTERED, gives a 10% HP Buff (350 HP) MASTERED Description A charged up kick strike, followed up by a roundhouse kick. Strengths Fast attacks Can be followed up easily during Wall Rush combos Weaknesses Until mastered, it has poor range. No Anti-air capabilities. Notes Although the range is short, it can be used to interrupt many attacks MASTERED Notes Convenient to MASTER due to its HP Buff. A perfect attack during footsies Dragoon Description Soar to the air with a lance, then crash down with high speed Additional Effects When MASTERED, gives a 12.5% Defense Buff When MASTERED and during attacking, EX Skill Cooldown is 4x faster. MASTERED Description The landing creates a shockwave that deals damage to other opponents around him. Strengths Great Anti-Air tool Bartz dissapears from the opponents screen for a second Can quickly climb walls without wasting the dash gauge Weaknesses Poor Horizontal Range Vunerable to counterattacks Notes Perfect for interrupting other attacks, but loses to other HP Attacks MASTERED Notes The overall performance of the move becomes better Black Mage Description Cast the spell "Fire" that envelops the opponent. Additional Effects When MASTERED, Bartz's EX Skill Cooldown is reduced by half MASTERED Description Cast the spells "Firaga, Blizzaga and Thundaga" in quick sucsession that envelops the opponent. Strengths Long range poke Can move while attacking Weaknesses Unsafe without someone covering you up Very difficult to master, due to the attack being hard to land Notes Good for interrupting opponents that spam attacks from long range. Use your movement abilities to get out of harms way. MASTERED Notes The long string makes it easy to interrupt other attacks and hit opponents in the air. Mystic Knight Description Infuse the sword with elemental spells to deal damage. Additional Effects When MASTERED, base bravery gets increased by 200. MASTERED Description The infused elementals become stronger to have more range and damage. Strengths Fast attacks Can be followed up easily during Wall Rush combos Weaknesses Until mastered, it has poor range. Priority is weak. Notes Although the range is short, it can be used to interrupt many attacks MASTERED Notes The reach becomes longer allowing you to beat out many attacks. Blue Mage Description Cast the Blue Mage spell "Goblin Punch" to get close to the opponent and deal damage Additional Effects When MASTERED, the summon gauge gets increased two times faster. MASTERED Description Cast the Blue Mage spells "Goblin Punch, Death Claw and Missile" to get close to the opponent and deal damage Strengths Long Range Melee Attack Disjointed hitboxes Can beat out many low priority attacks Weaknesses Cooldown after the attack is[are] very long and Bartz is vunerable during that time Notes Although the range is short, it can be used to interrupt many attacks MASTERED Notes The reach becomes longer allowing you to beat out many attacks. Ranger Description Shoot a tracking arrow that hits the opponent Additional Effects When MASTERED, gives a 10% Attack Buff MASTERED Description Shoot a flurry of tracking arrows that hits the opponent Strengths Arrows can reach the opponent from afar. Since it tracks the opponent somewhat, it becomes very easy to master The flurry of arrows can beat out many low priority attacks Weaknesses Bartz becomes a sitting duck while shooting the arrows Notes The arrow has reasonable range to punish and intercept other attacks MASTERED Notes The speed that the arrows come out becomes alot faster, making it a great attack. Ninja Description Lunge at the opponent with dual lances to attack the enemy Additional Effects When MASTERED, the maximum dash duration gets increased by 2 seconds MASTERED Description Lunges at the opponent with dual lances to attack the enemy Strengths Wall rush happens early Can punish dodges Weaknesses Before the hitbox appears, Bartz is vunerable to attacks. Is not good in a co-operated assult Notes Very useful for punishing dodges MASTERED Notes Convenient to MASTER due to its dash Buff. Very useful for punishing dodges HP Attack Overview Samurai Description Toss gil to stun the opponent, then strike the opponent with a katana. The range and the damage can be increased by charging the attack up to 2 times. Additional Effects When MASTERED, can charge the HP faster. MASTERED Description Toss gil to stun the opponent, then strike the opponent with a katana. The range and the damage can be increased by charging the attack up to 2 times. Strengths Very fast without charging Very long range without walls Very high damage when fully charged The katana part can beat out other HP attacks Wide hitbox when fully charged Weaknesses Cannot cancel the attack The walls can block the gil that is thrown Bartz is vulnerable during charging. Gils are low priority meanig that they will lose to other attacks Notes Can be used to punish dodges. The priority gets higher the longer you charge it. MASTERED Notes Can be used to punish dodges. The priority gets higher the longer you charge it. Geomancer Description Ground: Summons up an earthquake to deal damage Air: Unleashes the wind spell "Kamaitachi" to deal damage Additional Effects When MASTERED, Kamaitachi's range gets increased and can summon up to 2 Kamaitachi MASTERED Description Ground: Summons up an earthquake to deal damage Air: Unleashes the wind spell "Kamaitachi" to deal damage. Can create two "Kamatachis" at the same time Strengths Earthquake is a great Anti-Air tool Two different HP's attacks Kamatachi is an annoying projectile Weaknesses Earthquake loses to other HP attacks Kamatachi can be blocked by walls Notes Use Kamatachi in self defense and for support when you want to get in MASTERED Notes The overall performance of the moves becomes better Kamatachi can be spammed to catch the opponent off-guard Knight Description Creates a shield from light to block incoming attacks, then counter attacking with a sword. Additional Effects When MASTERED, Knight can block HP attacks as well MASTERED Description The light of the shield becomes powerful enough to block strong attacks. Strengths Has a good amount of shield range Can counter HP attacks when MASTERED Some invincible attacks (Cloud's Omnislash) can be countered as well Weaknesses The Sword attack can whiff if the opponent isnt close enough Can be hard to land Notes While a great guard, Bartz has to rely on predictions to deal HP damage, which can be problematic before MASTER MASTERED Notes Since Knight can block HP attacks as well, it becomes easier to land Knight to deal HP damage, eliminating a part of mindgames Dancer Description Jump at the opponent with a small dagger to unleash a flurry of attacks. Has a chance of unleashing a longer version. Additional Effects When MASTERED, Dancer start-up gets reduced and the longer version will always occur MASTERED Description The rhytym of the dance allows Bartz to unleash a longer version of the attack every single time. Strengths Leaps a great distance forward. Enchanted Tango (Short Version) is very fast. Shall We Dance? (Long Version) has super armour until the attack finishes and deals great damage Weaknesses A teammate can knock off the opponent from Shall We Dance? Shall We Dance? is vunerable to counterattacks Notes Great HP to interrupt, punish, combo from other attacks. MASTERED Notes Shall We Dance? is the version that always comes up. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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A BRAND NEW graphic from Homewood! The Smokestack "Nerd Hack" monster is a new creation from Homewood Fingerboards. Designed by the talented Matt Mitchell, this collaboration graphic features a black/white printed Smokestack monster with very carefully hand painted colors. Each deck is made by hand from start to finish and of course has the same great quality that comes with the Homewood name. Limited to only 50 pieces, this deck will be great for any collection! Be one of the lucky few and you can get one of the 6 available "Chase" variants featuring special metallic paint and a gold laptop and striped tie. :)
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Kolatam is a folk dance form, which dates
back to 7th century AD. It is known by different names in different
regions of the country, in Andhra
Pradesh it is known as Kolatam, 'Kolannalu' or 'Kol Kolannalu'. It
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temple sculptures.
Both men and women perform it though evidences are found that women especially perform this dance. It is a rural art specially performed during village festivities, Kolatam is a lively combination of pleasing rhythmic movements and songs accompanied by music.
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A group of about 8 to 40 artists perform it led by a leader who initiates the dance. In a group there are several pairs of dancers, called 'Uddis' where one person initiates the strike with the stick and the other receives it. The dancers slowly move to form a circle.
'Jada Kolatam' is one of the popular forms of Kolatam performed in the villages. This special variety is performed by a group of 16 to 18 dancers who weave a plait, while playing on the sticks and making intricate movements. Ropes or thick ribbons are used to weave the plait and then unplait it before the song ends.
However, one of the most commonly performed numbers by the Kolatam artists is the 'Ganga-Gauri-Samvadam', depicting a duel between the two wives of Siva.
The performance contains several songs set in "Kopus" (angles). Each Kopu is different from the other in the movements the artists have to make - the foot works, the tilting of the body and other movements. Each song contains a beginning ('Ethugada'), a change of pace ('Usi') and a conclusion ('Muktayimpu'). Usually, the performance begins with an invocation to Lord Ganesha.
The costumes worn by the performer has become simpler in recent times as compared to the style of dressing in the olden days. He wears a tightly worn dhoti, a 'dhati', ankle bells, white shirts and a kerchief around the neck. The instruments used by the dancers are a harmonium, a flute, a 'mridangam' and sometimes a clarinet.


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Hands down one of my favorite casual places for dinner in the city. Forever my favorite combo is the spicy pork meatballs with pesto over braised greens (or other veggie depending what the day's special is!), split the risotto, and the bourbon lemonade. The menu changes frequently and all the ingredients are locally sourced. They text you if there's a wait but it usually won't be more than 30 minutes (and if you can sit at the bar, I tend to prefer that). Afterwards, go grab a drink at Nitecap.


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Going through the recovery process for alcohol or drug addiction is an arduous process on many levels. When an addict finishes his initial treatment program he will begin long-term care. Long-term care is something that an addict does for the rest of his life to stay on the right track and avoid relapse at all costs. Relapse is a dirty word to many people in the world of addiction recovery. It represents a falling back to former destructive thought and behavior patterns that entrap the individual. Every step forward that was gained during recovery is now lost. If the addict is fortunate, he will recover from relapse quickly and get back on track to sobriety. Others are not so lucky and some addicts never get another chance at recovery. That is why it is so important for a recovering addict to know the warning signs that may lead to a relapse.
Knowledge is power, and in the case of warning signs, it is also a deterrent against relapse. One of the most important relapse warning signs is a negative emotional and psychological state. After a recovering addict has finished a rehab program and comes home, he has more time to think and may start to mull over his past. He may begin to dwell on all the bad things that happened in his past and he may begin to feel sad, angry, frustrated, bitter and even hopeless. Feeling resentment about your past is a dangerous thing and Alcoholics Anonymous states that "resentment is the number one offender" in causing recovering addicts to start using alcohol and drugs again.
Negativity is a hard habit to break especially when you have been negative most of your life. But it is not impossible; it just takes some work. When you are negative about everything and everyone you begin to think that life is not worth living anymore. What's the point in struggling to go forward when everything looks so hopeless. A negative attitude may lead you to give up on yourself and life, and slip back into substance abuse. There is a saying in Christian circles: "don't let the devil steal your joy" and that is just what negativity does. It puts you in a somber, depressed state of mind where you feel sad and powerless. When a person is positive they are filled with joy and happiness and feel empowered to live life to the fullest. To break the cycle of negative thinking you have to go on a fast from negative thinking. You have to stay vigilant and aware of your thoughts and remarks. When a negative thought rises up in your mind, you cast it to the ground. You give it no opportunity to grow, expound or control your thinking or your life. You have the power to decide what thoughts will govern you and your life, so you must take command and cast down all negative thinking whenever it arises.
Another warning sign for relapse is losing a loved one. Maybe your spouse left you because of your addiction and all the problems it caused. You may also be estranged from your children and other family members. You may go into mourning and grief because of this kind of loss. It is a difficult thing to accept, but maybe as you progress in sobriety you may be able to reconcile with your loved ones. There is always hope for the future. Things may not be the same as they were before but you might get a second chance and maybe things will turn out even better for you. Don't give up hope. Instead work on staying sober and healthy and rebuilding your life. In time, your loved ones may take notice of the change in you and give you another chance.
Other major relapse warning signs are work-related problems, loneliness, isolation, discontentment, money and health problems, cravings, triggers, etc. All these problems can be solved in a timely manner. A recovering addict should bring all their concerns and worries to their counselor to discuss solutions. Health problems should be addressed by a physician. The addict should also be attending support group meetings consistently. They will be able to socialize with other recovering addicts, share stories and solutions to problems and never have to feel lonely again. Work related problems should be discussed with the boss or supervisor. If a solution is not found, then the addict may want to look for other employment. He may also think about going back to school to learn a trade or earn a degree.
Sobriety is a new beginning for the recovering addict and he should consider what kind of life he is creating for himself. He should establish goals and map out a plan to attain them. Progressing in life will build his self-esteem and make him feel in control of his destiny. Positive thinking will solve problems and carry him through the difficult times. Never give up hope, stay positive and focused and avoid all the warning signs of relapse.
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Quintessence by David Walton
Review by AE Marling, author of Brood of Bones (Book of the Month, August 2012)
If you feel that your fantasy novels have been cruelly deficient in science, then Quintessence is the book for you.
Turn back the clock to the time of the Spanish Inquisition. Lady Jane Grey has been deposed, and the Catholic Church has regained control of England. Protestants flee for their lives, but there are no Americas to escape to. In this flat world, Columbus and his three ships fell off the end of the ocean.
Parris, physic to the dead king, finds himself doubly imperilled. He is Protestant and in the habit of dissecting corpses - For Science! - a practice that the inquisitors may find a tinsy bit suspicious. Parris wants to take his family to safety. His wife wants him to renounce his faith, and his brilliant daughter, Catherine wants to help her father conduct experiments.
Only one ship can take the Protestants away. The craft is owned by Alchemist Sinclair, who is embarking to an island at the edge of the world. A place with rivers of diamonds and hills of gold, or so Sinclair tells the sailors. The alchemist himself is pursuing a greater treasure: quintessence. The secret to everlasting life.
Sinclair conscripts Parris and his daughter for the expedition. They leave moments before the inquisitors arrive with their muskets, informed of the departure by Parris's wife. Instead of a compass, the alchemist charts a course across the ocean with a direction-sensing beetle. Their voyage is a feast of peril. They encounter a sea-serpent, barracuda that can turn themselves to iron, ethereal manticores, and a floating whale before they even reach the island.
Once there, they find ecosystems charged with magic, with each creature evolved with its own power. From exploding fire frogs to tortoises that turn sand to food, from eels with a Midas touch as a defence mechanism to cats that resurrect each other as part of a mating ritual, the new land abounds with wonder. The colonists have to survive where the natives can walk through walls, turn invisible, and use telepathy to plan their attacks. Without any spells of their own, the humans have but one resource: their ingenuity.
The settlers have their battles, but the true struggles take place in their discussions of philosophy and the science of magic. Parris and his daughter seek out inventions to benefit the colony through methodical experimentation. The Alchemist Sinclair hoards his knowledge and cares for nothing but distilling quintessence.
To Sinclair, any sacrifice is justified to discover the fountain of youth. He would even doom every person of the colony. He may already have. What he did not tell them was that the last expedition to try to return from the island to Europe suffered a terrible fate. Withdrawal from the magical land petrified them, their organs solidifying one by one.
Understanding magic scientifically is at the glowing heart of this book. I loved it, though I can understand the lengthy debates might not entertain everyone. The heroes of this story win not with might but mind, and I delighted to see Catherine come to be accepted as a contributor of magical knowledge.
Author David Walton flexed his creative muscle coming up with the island's mystical bestiary. I believed in the full diversity of jungle ecology highlighted with magic, and seeing the colonists interact with the wildlife to innovate was as exhilarating as scooting down a water slide flowing with the elixir of youth.
This book commanded my attention with sympathetic characters and strong world-building. Disappointments struck me when I realized how large a role the inquisitors would play as antagonists. Call me greedy, but I had wanted more brawls with sea monsters and the island locals. Or, better yet, to see the colonists make peace with them.
One Protestant priest does make an impressive effort to convert the indigenous sentient creatures. He is a strong character who argues that god loves Sinclair, even though the alchemist sees himself as defying the deity and trying to steal his power. Theology is just one more facet to the intellectual debate coursing through this book. It helped that most of the discussion was relevant to the success of the main characters.
With such a structured magic system, staying consistent is like tightrope-walking on a bungee cord. I was incredulous of some of the final solutions David Walton presented, but at least the ending was dramatic, not only with magic and strife but also in character growth.
Now, if you will excuse me, I think I just saw a beetle pass through a wall unharmed. I plan to follow it, just in case it leads me past the horizon to a land of everlasting magic.
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The Strenna of the Rector Major for 2018 invites the Salesian Family to look more closely at its role in accompanying the young at a more personal level. The Salesians in Ireland saw this as an opportunity to come together and reflect on how we can better connect with our young people. It was for this reason that a Day-Seminar was held on the 20th of January on the "Spiritual Accompaniment of Young People as inspired by the thought and praxis of Don Bosco". The seminar was given by Fr Louis Grech SDB, who has just completed his doctorate precisely on this topic. As a Salesian priest from Malta, he has had a vast experience in working with young people, and is currently Director of Youth and Vocation Ministry in Malta.
His input proved to be very interesting and insightful and he made us aware of how Don Bosco was very much instrumental in changing the Church's attitude towards young people. He showed that it was possible for young people to reach high levels of sanctity, even though they may still be young in age. While he respected the growth of the young as they go through their developmental stages, yet he acknowledged their capacity that irrespective of age they could reach a high state of sanctity.
Don Bosco believed that it is not so much 'what we do' for young people, but rather 'who we are' for them that is important. In the first Oratory and hostel that he opened, he was able to create a youthful environment in which young people felt cherished, could develop their skills and deepen their faith. This created an environment that was conducive to stimulating spiritual growth in the young. Don Bosco himself became for them that "someone" who could offer guidance to each individual.
Fr Louis helped us to reflect on how we, like Don Bosco, can respond to young peoples' deepest desire to have guides and mentors in their search for meaning. In many ways we are asked to accompany them by creating an educative environment and giving them group experiences. It is, then, in this context that we can connect with them at a personal level: informally in recreational activities; and formally in one-to-one direction.
In his own ministry with young people in Malta, Fr Louis sees the results of applying don Bosco's method of accompaniment to young people as they discern their life choices, some of whom even consider Salesian consecrated life. He firmly believes that in the context of contemporary western culture, Don Bosco's style and praxis of accompaniment is as relevant as ever.
There was a good response to the Seminar and there was a wide spectrum of participants from the Salesian family – FMA sisters, SDB's and Candidates for Salesian Co-operators, Teachers and University Students, Retreat Directors, volunteers, youth workers and past pupils. The day went very well and in his concluding remarks the Provincial Fr Eunan McDonnell said how much it helped to bring us to awareness of the great heritage we share as a Salesian Family and that it has helped to bring us closer together.
The following day he also had the opportunity for a workshop with a smaller group of Salesians in initial formation whom he helped to reflect on how to reach out to young people in the challenging context of today's society in Ireland.


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Origin story.
Back in 2011, after returning from a summer baking at Quisisana Resort in Maine, I decided I was going to start a dog treat business. I had thought it would be the perfect stepping stone to that big dream of mine to open a dog park cafe/wine bar and it was something that didn't require a ton of capital. I was still working a day job, but I thought it made sense - combining my love for dogs and dream of opening a dog business with all the skills I had just gained from pastry school and working as a baker for three months. So, I got started. I met with my accountant who helped me set up the company, figured out what insurance I needed to get, purchased a dehydrator, read up on so many stories about shelf life, dog-safe ingredients, and dog nutrition and soon, came up with two flavors to launch nesbits dog treats - bacon and egg with bits of cheddar and peanut butter with bits of carob. For the two years or so, I worked on this business off and on, selling at the Jersey City Farmer's Market and at different events throughout the tri-state area and eventually slowing down in March 2013 when I started a new position for a restaurant group in NYC, a role that I thought was my dream job.
After less than half a year working that job, I decided I had to quit. The decision made no sense, on paper. It was the position I thought I had always wanted (HR Manager) in an industry I loved (food and hospitality) for a really great and well-known chef (Daniel Boulud). The salary and benefits were also a lot better than my previous position and that just added to it not making sense.
Looking back, however, there were a few things happening that contributed to me putting my notice in at my three-month check-in. The most obvious one to me, since I often found myself crying on the bus home, was that I absolutely hated commuting from Rutherford, NJ, through Port Authority down 40th to Fifth Avenue. I felt like it was a legit rat race, and I was right in the middle of it, not wanting any part of it. The other thing, that I didn't realize as it was happening, was that I was being inspired, not necessarily by or for the job I was hired to do but by the Chef that created this empire of exquisite French food and service throughout the world. I loved sitting in meetings with him and not just hearing or seeing, but feeling his passion. I don't remember the last time I felt passion like his, and it sparked something in me. Then one day when I was checking Facebook, I saw that one of my former NYC neighbor's dog passed away. I remember being on a walk with Nessa and meeting that dog, Moxie, for the first time on Cornelia Street. Moxie was smart and sweet, and it was clear that the relationship with her Mama, my neighbor, was a strong one. The news crushed me, harder than I could have ever imagined. I immediately thought of Nessa who, at the time, was 11. I was crying so hard and realized that in addition to the sadness I felt thinking about one day saying goodbye to Nessa, what I was scared of is that I would not open that dog park cafe/wine bar, a concept inspired by my experience of "raising" Nessa, in time.
I left that job and jumped back into nesbits dog treats, still feeling like it was the stepping stone to that bigger dream. I was living between my parent's house and my aunt's house, working on new recipes that were grain- and gluten-free and successfully came up with a total of six flavors. My cousin helped me with graphic design and my mom and godmother would spend long nights with me in the kitchen cutting bones and hearts from dough. When I would get my treats into a new store or receive an order, it felt amazing but it wasn't enough money-wise. After seven months of not having a steady paycheck, I went back to the full-time day job, where I still remain.
I'm not sure how this is all going to go - my current day job, my dog treat business, the bigger business - but that is part of this process, for sure. One thing I'm going to reflect upon further is something else that wonderful woman, Kendra Wright, said at the WDS conference nearly two weeks ago. She challenged us, in those moments of doubt or indecision, when you're not sure what to do, ask yourself: "What excites you?" Because really, why should you continue to do things that don't excite you?
I guess what is especially scary and hard for me is knowing that nesbits dog treats, in its current state, does not excite me. At this very moment, I have five orders from wholesale clients, some from over a week ago, and I'm not excited about it. It's just something I know I need to do, and as my own business (or as the Sharks would say, my hobby), this is not good. I don't want to feel that way about something that I, myself, created. And I hate even putting the words into the world, but it's true, and I need to find a way to either shift the business to something that aligns more closely with who I am or be willing to say goodbye to it.


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Jesus promised He would not leave us orphans (Jn 14:18). As with all His other promises, He has kept His word. He has been and will be with us always (Mt 28:20).
Although Jesus has never deserted us, through our sins we have repeatedly left Him "quite alone" (Jn 16:32). Furthermore, although God the Father is always with Jesus (Jn 16:32), our sins so obscured the Father's presence that Jesus screamed from the cross: "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" (Mk 15:34) We left Jesus "quite alone."
Jesus kept His promise to always be there for us by sending us the Holy Spirit (Jn 14:16-18). By the power of that same Holy Spirit, we will always be there for Him and not leave Him "quite alone." Instead of doing our own thing and scattering from the Good Shepherd and His flock (see Jn 16:32), the Holy Spirit will strongly oppose our selfish desires of the flesh (see Gal 5:17) and unite us to the Lord and His Church (see 1 Cor 12:3, 13).
Without the Holy Spirit, we will leave Jesus alone, reject Him, crucify Him, and hold Him up to contempt (Heb 6:6). If you love Jesus and don't want to reject Him, cry out for the Holy Spirit.


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I turned some of the Illustrated BMI Project photos into a slideshow that's now available at the top of the page under "BMI Project." It's also on my MySpace page. Pass it on!
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this is really eye-opening stuff, kate.
btw, i am "overweight" (bmi = 25.7), but my (kidney transplanted) brother who is 5'10" & weighs 135 lbs is "normal."
p.s. — lane bryant tried to run me out of the store when i went inquiring about their "right fit" jeans — (oh honey, go across the way to new york & company) — but the red 1 has been the only jean to fit me properly. ever.
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That's one of the coolest photo projects ever. How do I participate?
Wow! That was incredible. Thank you and thanks to all the men and women who sent in photos. What's amazing is how different people with the same BMI look. More importantly, though, was just all the images of people out and having fun regardless of size.
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An Impersonation of the Alphabet.
4-6 year olds are encouraged to engage with a pair of whimsical contortionists as they perform an impersonation of the alphabet.
The duo perform and paint the alphabet sequentially with each new painting covering the previous one. Not only do they paint an image that starts with the letter they impersonate, but the image is also part optical illusion using both the wall and ground in this, otherwise unassuming, urban back alley.


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Since Windows Event Logs are actually mapped into the memory space of the services.exe process, it's relatively simple, now that appropriate analysis tools such as Memoryze/Auditviewer from Mandiant, or Volatility from Volatile Systems are available, to extract them from a memory dump for analysis. This can come in quite handy if the data from the HD is unavailable for some reason.
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Euler problem 21 takes us to the realm of amicable numbers, which are listed in sequence A259180 in the OEIS. Amicable, or friendly, numbers are the most romantic numbers known to maths. Amicable numbers serve absolutely no practical purpose, other than mathematical entertainment.
A related concept is a perfect number, which is a number that equals the sum of its proper divisors. Mathematicians have also defined sociable numbers and betrothed numbers which are similar to amicable numbers. But perhaps these are for another Euler problem.
Euler Problem 21 Definition
Let be defined as the sum of proper divisors of n (numbers less than n which divide evenly into n). If and , where , then and are an amicable pair and each of and are called amicable numbers.
For example, the proper divisors of 220 are 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 20, 22, 44, 55 and 110; therefore . The proper divisors of 284 are 1, 2, 4, 71 and 142; so, .
Evaluate the sum of all the amicable numbers under 10000.
The first part of the code provides for a function to list all proper divisors for a given integer x. The loop determines the divisors for the numbers 220 to 10,000, calculates their sum and then checks if these numbers are amicable. When the code finds an amicable number, the counter jumps to the sum of the divisors to check for the next one.
proper.divisors <- function(x) { divisors <- vector() d <- 1 for (i in 1:floor(sqrt(x))) { if (x %% i == 0) { divisors[d] <- i if (i != x/i) { d <- d + 1 divisors[d] <- x / i } d <- d + 1 } } return(divisors) } answer <- 0 n <- 220 while (n <= 10000) { div.sum <- sum(proper.divisors(n)) - n if (n == sum(proper.divisors(div.sum)) - div.sum & n != div.sum) { answer <- answer + n + div.sum print(paste0("(", n, ",", div.sum, ")")) n <- div.sum } n <- n + 1 } print(answer)
Amicable numbers were known to the Pythagoreans, who credited them with many mystical properties. Before we had access to computers, finding amicable numbers was a task that required a lot of patience. No algorithm can systematically generate all amicable numbers, and until 1946 only 390 pairs were known. Medieval Muslim mathematicians developed several formulas to create amicable numbers, but the only way to be complete is using brute force.
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This was a student project using data from the Maryland Council of the Arts, showing where arts funding ended up across the state. This is designed to be a 15 foot wide installation piece, displayed at the annual Maryland Arts Day gathering, where lawmakers, artists, and citizens meet and discuss their priorities for state arts funding.
Click on the image below to make full screen. Click again to zoom, and click and drag to pan around.
The infographic is structured around a sunburst chart, a type of radial hierarchical treemap (or it can be thought of as a bunch of nested pie charts). The central core shows the total arts funding for the year. The innermost ring divides that amount into the main regions of the state, breaking Baltimore City into it's own group, as it recieves the lions share of funding. Outward form there, it subdivides into counties. And then the next ring is a thicker, and color coded by arts discipline (music, dance, theater, etc.). Then each line radiated out to the edge of the canvas delineates grant recipients. The width of the arc encodes the grant amount. The edge of the canvas has an additional measure, showing the per capita arts funding amount for the county. As it's designed to be printed 15 feet across, it can be tough to read on the screen, so here are some detail shots:
I also designed a postcard, which would be displayed on a small table in front of the infographic. The postcard walks the viewer through how to read the infographic, and includes some summary statistics on the backside:
In addition to the digital version, we prototyped a life sized physical mock-up, using pushpins and string:
Other Projects:
Visualizing the History of FugaziData Visualization
Globetrotting History of MetalData Visualization
Equal Pay Laws are Not EnoughData Visualization
How to Record Your BandInfographic
The Slow Recovery from the Great RecessionInteractive
The Race to the MoonInfographic
Is the University Worth the Debt?Interactive
Scramble for Land RightsInfographic
Wide Reach of Arts Funding in MarylandData Visualization
Sensible Gun Laws NowInteractive
Show FlyersConcert posters
Land for Plants, not CattleInfographic
Visa Holders DashboardsInteractive
Positive Youth FestConcert Poster
Iceland Ring Road MapInfographic
Droughts & BlackoutsData Visualization
Spare Time over a LifetimeInfographic
Pinkwash posterConcert Poster


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Whether you live here are or are visiting, the Buckeye Shaker Square Development Corporation welcomes you.
As one of the largest community development corporations (CDC) in the city, we're is also the only CDC to boast three rapid transit stops including multiple connector routes and connections, making getting here and getting around easy.
With many historic and affordable homes, rich history and culture, restaurants, business opportunities, active neighborhood groups and organizations, cultural amenities and faith-based organization, Buckeye Shaker is one of the most attractive areas to live, work and do business.
Residents can easily access the area's grocery stores, library, postal services, and other amenities close to their homes. Excellent transportation connections are located within the neighborhood to commute to downtown, points west, and the outlying areas of Cleveland.
Three Green and Blue line rapid rail stops and several bus stops are available between Shaker Square, East 116th Street, the intersection of Woodland Avenue and Shaker Boulevard, and along Buckeye Road and Larchmere Boulevard, making the community one of the most accessible neighborhoods in Cleveland.


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Tim's 25 years of portfolio management and financial planning, was preceded by an interesting career trajectory. Unlike many in the financial services industry, Tim's passion for teaching and coaching, led him, after graduating from Middlebury College, into English teaching at Lebanon High School, and then ski coaching at Dartmouth College, where over a ten year span he guided 13 athletes to All-American status, coached two NCAA National Champions, and was honored in being asked to serve as one of the coaches of the U.S. Team at the World University games in Strebske Pleso, Czechoslovakia.
His entrepreneurial skills led him into real estate brokerage with Coldwell-Banker, Redpath, and then commercial real estate appraising with Valley Appraisal in Lebanon, where he began his interest and knowledge in investments and financial analysis.
Joining Advest, Inc. in 1995 he entered the financial planning and portfolio management field, earning his AAMS certification in 2005, his CFP® designation in 2008 and his Masters in Personal Advanced Studies in 2017. After working with Smith Barney for five years, Tim helped start his own firm and became a partner at Brendel & Fisher Wealth Management from 2011-2017. Late this summer Tim started his own firm, Fisher Financial Advisors with his assistant Brenda and son Nate in the heart of downtown Hanover. Tim continues to offer comprehensive financial planning, retirement planning, portfolio management, trust and estate planning, as well as insurance and risk management services.
Tim currently serves on the Board of the Upper Valley Music Center, which since 1995 has offered opportunities to musicians of all ages and playing abilities to engage in the study and performance of chamber music.
Tim has enjoyed involvement with the community of Lyme, NH where he has lived since 1982, with his wife, Prue. His four children have fled the nest but have since returned as of late with many beautiful grandchildren. He has served on the Lyme Recreation Committee and coached Lyme soccer and baseball teams. He also served as a coach for the Ford Sayre Ski Club from 1989 - 1998.
His passions include skiing, hiking, travel, gardening, raising chickens, Christmas tree farming, bird hunting, golf and soccer.
Brenda Fusco earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from The University of Connecticut in Storrs, CT in 1989. While attending The University of Connecticut, Brenda studied International Finance at The Tilburg University, Holland. Upon graduation, she worked at Fleet National Bank's headquarters in Providence, RI as an Internal Auditor before moving back to her home state of Connecticut to become the Finance Manager working between two Orthodontist's offices.
In 1994 Brenda moved on to work at Advo, a publicly traded Direct Mail Advertising Firm, as a Financial Analyst until her first child was born in 1997. Her second child was born in 1998 and, wanting to work from home, earned her certification in residential real estate appraising and began Interlakes Appraisal Services.
Once her children were older she found herself wanting to get back into the financial arena and began working at Smith Barney in Wolfeboro, NH in 2006. By 2007 Brenda earned her Series 66 thereby deeming her a Registered Representative. She left Smith Barney in 2011 to join Brendel & Fisher Wealth Management, LLC and assisted in the smooth transition of our clients from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney to Brendel & Fisher Wealth Management and as of September 2017 to Fisher Financial Advisors. In addition, Brenda opened and primarily operates from the Wolfeboro office servicing our clients' needs, assists in trades and as always, helps to manage all our clients' accounts while traveling amongst both offices.
Brenda also holds a CDFA®, Certification in Divorce Financial Analysis. As a trained divorce analyst, this allows Brenda to meet with divorcing clients to show the financial effect of any given divorce settlement along with providing expert financial advice as it relates to the division of marital income, assets and debt. This process brings certainty to the divorcing client in a very uncertain time of their lives as well as assisting the client with the financial transition of post-divorce once the financial settlement is reached.
Having grown up in rural Lyme, New Hampshire, Nate discovered two passions, wildlife and skiing. After graduating from Gould Academy, Nate traveled to the University of New Hampshire where he received his Bachelor's degree in Wildlife Biology and Management and raced for their Division I Ski Team.
Nate is a financial advisor at Fisher Financial Advisors. Over the past couple of years, he has been working to make a career change and phase into his current position as junior partner to his father, Tim. Previously, Nate spent many years coaching, teaching and developing high level alpine skiers. His unique background has helping to develop strong relationships and ideas for our firm as well.
Nate's coaching experience has translated well into his role as an advisor. There are many similarities in these positions. Nate was successful as a coach as he took the time to get to know each one of his athletes, understand their goals and motivations, and carefully craft a plan to help ensure a successful outcome. He is devoted and enthusiastic about helping our clients identify their life goals and enjoys designing a carefully thought out plan. Just like with coaching, Nate's intuition about implementing and monitoring that plan is essential to ensuring a successful outcome and comfortable retirement.
As Nate says, "Working with people of all ages and making a difference in their lives is what I like most. I also love working where I grew up and connecting with the community that I am so fond of".
Nate and his wife Lesley live in Wilmot NH and have two young children; Millie, and Felix. They are all passionate about skiing, biking, being in the outdoors and spending time with family and friends.
Ron is a Certified Financial Planner and Certified Public Accountant. He has over forty years of diverse tax and financial planning experience. He specializes in comprehensive financial planning services that include tax consulting and investment management.
Prior to joining Fisher Financial Advisors, Ron was an owner and principle of several investment companies. He was also a tax partner at one of the largest international accounting firms, Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co., (now KPMG), servicing a variety of clients from major corporations and executives to individuals and family interests. He co-found RealVest Corporation, a nationwide real estate investment firm. Ron was also an Adjunct Professor of Taxation and Retirement Planning at New York University and has been an independent trainer for IRS agents. Ron has recently been named an Elite Advisor with Ed Slott & Co, nationwide experts in retirement and IRA consulting.
In addition to membership in the Vermont Society of CPAs, New York Society of CPAs, American Institute of CPAs, and Financial Planning Association, he is active in numerous community organizations.
Ron has worked with the U.S. Department of Defense providing pro bono financial planning and tax counseling for all branches of deploying and returning armed service members and their families.
Ron frequently lectures on the following topics: small business issues, partnerships, subchapter S corporations, corporate taxation, natural resources, estate planning, retirement planning, employee benefits, educational funding, starting a small business, financial literacy, and surviving an IRS audit. He is the co-author of several books, among them, How to Plan for Tax Savings in Investments.
Active in the local community, Ron is a past president of the Chester Rotary Club, a member of the Okemo Valley Chamber of Commerce, a board member of the Chester Economic Development Corporation, Chester Community Alliance, Chester Academy, advisory board of the Windham/Windsor Housing Trust, and formerly a board member and treasurer of Springfield Hospital. He also holds elected positions as Town Auditor and Justice of the Peace in Andover, VT where he lives.
Justin Croteau
Justin brings a diverse and deep professional background to Fisher Financial Advisors, LLC all with the common theme of outstanding client service. He has worked in marketing and development in higher education and hospitals including Carnegie Mellon University and Massachusetts General Hospital counseling donors on planned giving. In addition, Justin has supported senior executives in operations at multinational corporations such as Viacom and IDEXX. He also worked as the client services manager for one of the most successful MetLife offices in New York.
Justin knows how to listen to clients' hopes and dreams and help make them a reality; and, he is living his dream, too! Justin and his husband had long-term plans to settle in Vermont, and they did; first in Manchester, and now currently in Weston.
With a BA and MBA from Providence College, and working closely with Ron Theissen CPA, CFP® in our Chester, Vermont office, Justin is well-versed, and adept, in servicing financial planning strategies. Since Justin understands the nuts and bolts of financial services, tax advisory, and investment management, he knows how to best support the financial plans of our clients. As an active member of the community, Justin volunteers for numerous national and local charitable organizations such as The Trevor Project, Camp Hope in Quito, Ecuador, and the Weston Playhouse.
Christina Smith earned her Associates of Science degree from Springfield Technical College in Springfield, VT in 2007. After earning her degree she worked as an office administrator and for an International boating company in Manchester, VT before finding her way to the finance world. She has worked with Ronald Theissen since 2010.
Christina has explored many different fields of finance but finds client management to be most intriguing and rewarding. Helping clients plan and execute their retirement goals is one of her passions.
During her journey Christina married her husband of 12 years and is a mother to 4 wonderful children. When she is not in the office you will find her in the kitchen baking and at her newly purchased family Bed and Breakfast. Her and her family also love to be outside, camping and hiking in the Green Mountains. She is also an avid runner.
Christina is our Client Services Manger at the Chester Office – she looks forward to working with you in the future.
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Hanover, NH 03755
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Although I believe that the positives of the Purple Line will outweigh the negatives, the transit line comes at a high cost. And many residents, including myself, are frustrated.
As I have been knocking on doors in Bethesda and Chevy Chase over the past several weeks, residents have been sharing their thoughts with me about the Purple Line project.
Many people are opposed to the purple line and even the proponents here have serious concerns. They are concerned that the project will destroy what is now a magnificent green space along the Crescent Trail. A green space that runs through the heart of this community and offers a respite from the increasingly urbanized concrete landscape that is springing up all around us. During the week, you find a stream of commuters on bicycles, runners and hikers on the trail. And on weekends you can hardly navigate the crowds enjoying a stroll under the trees.
The residents don't want to lose this precious space. They don't want to endure 5 years of major construction in their backyard. Bethesda residents have, at least, five major construction projects to contend with over the next few years: The Purple Line, Apex building, Marriott headquarters and hotel, the new high-rise at 7900 Wisconsin, and the upcoming project at the old police station.
Development has been non-stop in Bethesda for more than a decade. The mismanaged growth has resulted in some of the worst traffic in the county with increasingly overcrowded schools. And then there's the recent Downtown Development Plan which ignored pleas from residents to build more parks and make sure that infrastructure keeps pace with development. It's a lot to endure and many of the residents here have had enough.
Indeed, the term NIMBY–or Not In My Backyard–is thrown around pretty often. But these residents have valid grievances and the response from many proponents and elected officials outside this community have often been dismissive and insulting. The residents here are frustrated and tired of being pushed around. They are tired of their leaders, like Councilmember George Leventhal calling them a "…suburb filled with affluent, litigious people." They are trying to make their voices heard. And so, they are taking part in civic action – which, whether you agree with them or not, should be applauded – not ridiculed.
So, while the Purple Line may end up being good for the county as a whole, The residents here aren't celebrating. This project is yet another example, in a long line of examples, that their voices are not being heard in local government. From the discontent I see from the neighbors around me, I expect we'll have increased calls for incorporating Bethesda so it can govern itself. And when I am elected to the County Council next year, I will be more than happy to support that fight.
Over the upcoming holiday weekend, I encourage you to take a stroll on the Crescent Trail and take stock in what we are losing..before it's gone.


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According to Merriam-webster, the definition for intuition is as follows:
: a natural ability or power that makes it possible to know something without any proof or evidence : a feeling that guides a person to act a certain way without fully understanding why
: something that is known or understood without proof or evidence
This powerful tool lives within each and everyone of us and it can help guide you in your life; but fair warning, it's often harder than you think to tap into.
But it's necessary we start recognizing it, if we are truly going to live the life we're meant to live.
As a kid, I constantly heard people throwing around the term "mother's intuition" when someone's mom said something would happen and it did. Kind of like the third eye all moms have in the back of their heads (haha, but seriously, I feel like this is a thing).
Often times, moms are very in-tune with their feelings when it comes to their children. Call it what you will, but 'somehow' many mother's know exactly what's going on with their children and how they're feeling, without actually knowing for certain.
This is their INTUITION speaking.
For most of us non-mother types, intuition is often ignored more than it is acted upon. It's that feeling or sense that you get inside when you have to make a big decision.
Some people call it their 'gut' decision. But again, that's your intuition trying to be heard. It's making a statement, people. And it wants you to pay attention.
For instance, say you're changing jobs and you just had an interview for a company that you felt deep down doesn't align with who you are or your values.
Nevertheless, the interview went well and they are sending an offer your way. You KNOW it's not what you want or where your next move should be, but other factors take over and drown the noise of your intuition.
Intuition is that instinctual feeling you have inside. That little voice telling you not to do it. Not because it's dangerous in the literal sense, but because it will make you unhappy and unfulfilled.
But you take the job.
Why? Because you made a choice. You chose to ignore your intuition when it was clear. Not on purpose. Often it's because we don't allow our intuition to enter our brain as truth.
I've been there many times. I knew that the decision I was making wasn't the right one; however, I did it anyways.
Ugh, big mistake - or Mis-Take, as my mom often says.
Truth be told, our intuition is actually our internal compass.
It's what makes each and everyone of us unique in our own way. It's how we see the world. What we value as good and bad and how we process decisions.
It's inside of us to guide us towards our dreams- but as stated above- if we ignore it, we can be put on a path of confusion, frustration, anger and all the bad feels, simply because we are out of alignment with who we really are.
What's your intuition telling you to do? What big decision are you struggling to make? Are you currently living a good and happy life? ( I don't mean sunshine and rainbows everyday).
Do you feel fulfilled?
According to psychology today, researchers have discovered the following about our intuition:
Scientists have discovered that humans appear to have two, very different "operating systems." System 1 is our quick, instinctual, and often subconscious way of operating – it is controlled by our right brain and by other parts of our brain that have been around since prehistoric times, known as the "limbic" and reptilian" parts of our brain. System 2 is our slower, more analytical, and conscious way of operating – it is controlled by our left brain and by newer parts of our brain that have only developed since prehistoric times (also known as the "neocortex"). Researchers have found that intuition is part of System 1, which is why it comes on so rapidly and often does not make rational sense to us. In other words, intuitive decisions are not something that we have thought out carefully with reason, but rather choices that have arisen quickly out of instinct.
So the next time you are questioning your decision making abilities or feel lost and confused about something big in your life, find a place to be still and really try and tap into your intuition.
The more you do this, a new habit will form and you will be more in-tune with your own internal compass. I promise.
Let me know how it goes in the comments below!


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In that same vein, entering and exiting the building doesn't determine when we put on or take off our identity as "the Church." As one who has entrusted their life in the risen Jesus Christ, you and I are the Church at all times, in all places. (Tweet, tweet?)
This week I'll be writing seven letters to seven different groups of people in the Christian Church. They will be biblically based and filled with Scripture to show where I am pulling my insights from.
The series is affectionately titled, Dear Church.
IMPORTANT NOTE: I am exploring and discovering my faith just as much as the next person. These letters are not intended to prove, argue, or bully my way into any type of authority when it comes to knowing, being, or living out faith.
Some of the letters are heavily based on my own personal experience and some on the experiences of others.
Writing these has played a pivotal point in my journey as a follower of Christ.
I do not want to preach. I want to converse.
I do not want to tell. I want to ask.
I do not want to plaster guilt. I want to invite freedom.
I hope you enjoy this series and feel free to give your two cents along the way in the comment section below. I'd like to hear your perspectives, especially if you fit into one of the category letters.
The series will begin Sunday, March 9, 2014.


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Unless the chocolate production turns environment friendly and ecological very quickly, in five years we will face a serious chocolate crisis, according to Dagladet.no. Fair trade chocolate is already grown according to the principles which will protect the environment while protecting the cocoa bean bushes from diseases and insects which are now like a plague in the plantations. Pesticides has to be used to a so large extent that it may be cheaper to just return to the natural way for cocoa beans: let them grow in the shade of tall trees populated with birds and small animals.
This was very serious news. Of course, I think about stockpiling chocolate, but experience has taught me I just can't have chocolate in the house for any extent of time, much less five years.
Sunday, February 20, 2005
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Among the myriad insights from the new Census is another blow to Milwaukee. The metro region was once again rated the most segregated in the country, beating out notoriously divided metros like Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago and LA.
We've written before about how metro Milwaukee's development policies encourage sprawl, isolating people of color and the poor in the city (while degrading the environment in the suburbs). In its analysis, Salon takes another tack. Anti-transit policies, like the ones endorsed by former Milwaukee County executive and current governor Scott Walker, serve to further isolate the region's disenfranchised populations. Salon elaborates on the local atmosphere:
Suburban whites are notably hostile to building any form of public transit to connect city people to suburban jobs, further exacerbating segregation's ill effects. If you're wondering if this can somehow, some way, be blamed on union-busting Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, the answer is yes. Walker took the lead in a campaign against public transit to connect the suburbs to the city during his time as county executive. He thought the funds would be better spent on highways.
James Rowen at Network blog The Political Environment points the finger squarely at local leadership:
As I've said before about our region's appalling segregation, well done, Milwaukee suburbs, regional planners — and, as this new article quoting UW-M development specialist Marc Levine notes — Scott Walker, too.
Rowen adds that the region's continuing segregation problem is another argument against allowing suburban Waukesha to build a pipeline to pump water from Lake Michigan, which would allow for further sprawling development. Waukesha County, incidentally, is facing charges of housing discrimination:
Why should the City of Milwaukee sell one teaspoon of water to the City of Waukesha – – largest community in Waukesha County – – when official policies throughout the county reinforce these regional population and economic disparities?
The situation in Milwaukee goes to show runaway sprawl and transit disinvestment don't affect everyone equally. Scott Walker is aggravating the already egregious problem in Milwaukee by pushing through $1.7 billion in suburban highway expansions, while decimating transit budgets.