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So, this lovely client of mine has agreed to allow me to assist him on his journey through 7 days of blog posts. Today is the intro. The focus? You guessed it, self-love! For clarification purposes, self-love is "Regard for one's own well-being and happiness (chiefly considered as a desirable rather than narcissistic characteristic)."not subject to any conditions.
"unconditional surrender"…you are left with – Regard for one's own well-being and happiness without any conditions.
I can only assume that we are all born as unconditionally loving beings. From the moment each of my beautiful children were born, I felt this deep, unconditional love they felt towards me. Beyond their love for me, I honestly felt their love for themselves. When they were hungry, the spoke up. When they were tired, they definitely let me know. When they wanted nurturing, it was somehow obvious. When they wanted time to sit in stillness, once again, it was obvious.
My children were incredibly happy little beings. I breastfed each of the until they were 2, except my oldest daughter who was so independent that she weened herself when she was 13 months old. I didn't stand in her way, nor did I take her decision to heart. I saw her need to expand beyond me and feel in charge of her own nourishment. When she was 2 years old, I had a firm boundary established with her.
She clearly understood that she was not to pick up her 6 month old brother without supervision. Every single time I turned my back for 2 seconds or more, I would turn around to find that she had taken him out of his crib (and kept him asleep I might add). She was bound and determined to be her own self and make her own decisions right from the beginning. I could have fought her…oh we could have had constant conflict.
Instead, I chose to support her in her independence. I taught her everything I knew and did my best to help her truly understand my point of view. When she was an adolescent, she wanted to attend a co-ed sleep over. Everything in me wanted to scream NO! I wanted to stamp my feet and assert my motherly powers. My intention? To keep her safe and save her from some of the nasty challenges I faced as a young girl growing up in this world.
Instead, I reasoned with her. That did not go over so well. I seem to remember slamming of doors, hot tears, and a whole lot of rebellion. SO I agreed to let her go. I gave her only one condition. I asked her to imagine herself as a mother in my position and to imagine her own daughter in her position. I said "If you can tell me that, if you were facing the exact same situation with your daughter, you would let her go…then you may go."
Man was she pissed! Along the way she had learned enough to know that she would NOT let her own daughter attend a co-ed sleep over at such a vulnerable age. I agreed to pick her up at 1 am (this was a Salt Spring adolescent party, so this was totally acceptable by Salt Spring standards). Turns out there was only one boy there and he might have even been gay, but that's not the point.
The point is that I fought to protect my daughter. Not only did I fight to protect her, I managed to find a way to teach her how to make healthy decisions for herself. Throughout my parenting, I have found it incredibly hard to draw firm boundaries. Boundaries with me flow like water. If you can justify your position in a way that makes sense…you are likely to get your way.
I know that this is counter intuitive to most parents. Most parents spend their entire parenting career forcing their will upon their kids. I spent my entire parenting career trying to teach my kids how to manage their shit! Eden is 18 now and has fallen in love for the first time. She is not only blinded by love, she is transformed by love. The logical, practical girl I raised has at least temporarily put her own life on hold to be with this boy she loves.
So many people confront me about the path she has chosen. That's what they don't get…it is her path! I have done my best. I have taught her as many tools as I could possibly force into her self-awareness/help tool box. The rest is up to her. I am here. Her dad and I are and will continue to be her rock…when she needs us, we will be here. Honestly, even though I might have chosen a slightly different path for her, this is her life!
Getting back to self-love…if we do not trust our children, how are they to trust themselves? If we don't empower our children, how are they supposed to become empowered adults? If we don't let our kids fall down a couple of stairs before catching them…or jump off a couple of cliffs before they are forced to cliff dive into their adult lives, how ill they know how to survive?
I was not raised to believe in myself. In fact, I was raised to feel lost without my parents. I was abused by my adopted father, and my mother needed me to be in crisis so that she could feel needed. In fact, all these years later, she still feels more relaxed and motherly when I am in crisis. This approach did not lead to me easily and naturally becoming the empowered woman i am today.
I had to fight for it! I am not saying that I was the best parent I could be, nor am I promoting my approach compared to yours, or compared to the upbringing you endured. What I am saying is that…there is no right path to parenting, which means that you likely did not have the support you required to be a fulfilled, empowered, competent adult. It might be an uphill battle to get to where you want to be, but you are worth the effort!
You cannot unconditionally love yourself tomorrow, or at some other undefined time in the future. You cannot put off learning how to unconditionally love yourself. You MUST at least begin the path to self love RIGHT EFFING NOW! There is no time like the present. This will not and should not wait until you get the boob job you've always wanted. This will not and should not wait until you lose the extra weight you think you are carrying around.
Today…IS…the FIRST…day…of the REST…of YOUR LIFE! Seize the moment. Live for yourself. Love yourself. UNCONDITIONALLY! In this moment…as you are and as you shall become. Because whether you know it or not, unconditionally loving yourself is the first step to living the life you love and loving the life you live. Truly.
From my heart to yours,


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'Christ, the Head of the Church?' : authority, leadership and organisational structure within the Nkhoma Synod of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian
Thesis (DTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2012.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation has as its title: 'Christ, the Head of the Church': Authority, Leadership and Organisational Structure within the Nkhoma Synod of the Church of Central Africa, Presbyterian. This study affirms the statement that Jesus Christ is the Head of the Church, noting that this statement of faith entails various assumptions: First, the church has only one Head, that is, Jesus Christ. Secondly, only Jesus Christ must be exalted and have the pre-eminence in the church. Thirdly, this prohibits anyone or any governing assembly to lord it over another one or exercise authority other than the authority from Jesus Christ. Fourthly, Christ is more than the head of the department or the head of any organization in whose absence the church would still be able to function. In line with these points, in this study the thought of Christ being the Head of the church or the confession of the headship of Christ over the church refers to His leadership, highest authority, and position of superiority and sovereignty. There are many references to the concept of the Headship of Christ in the Bible, confessions of faith, catechisms, and church orders. In light hereof, the question is asked whether the affirmation of the Headship of Christ has found sufficient form in the church polity discourse and practice of the CCAP - Nkhoma Synod. The answer to this question requires an ecclesiological study including the critical examination and evaluation of the Church's Confessions, Catechism, Church Order, Constitution, Newsletter, and Minutes of its official meetings. Given this, the dissertation is structured as follows: Chapter 1: The topic and title are introduced, then the research questions and hypothesis. At the heart of this chapter is the question of the understanding of the Nkhoma Synod of Christ's rule through office-bearers, whereas it omits in its Church Order that Christ exercises his reign and dominion through his Word and Spirit. In the discourse on the Church's polity this discrepancy has resulted in a tendency of identifying the power and authority of office-bearers with that of Christ. Consequently, the office-bearers can easily claim to have unchallengeable possession of Christ's power and authority. As a result the authority of Christ's direct rule through His Word and Spirit is excluded and transferred to the office-bearers who constitute or represent the highest ecclesiastical authority. Chapter 2: The social-political, economical, religious, and ecclesiastical contexts are described, in which the Nkhoma Synod has found itself. Although church polity and church government are subject to what God has revealed in his Word, which is systematically summarized in the confessions, we conclude that in the Nkhoma Synod church polity and church government are sometimes dictated by the existing social-political, economic, religious, and ecclesiastical milieus. Chapter 3: Definitions of 'Reformed church polity' and 'church government,' are offered and then the distinctiveness of Reformed church government is described together with some suggestions for present-day Reformed church polity. Chapter 4: This chapter studies the Church policy sources of the Nkhoma Synod, i.e. the Belgic Confessions of Faith, the Heidelberg Catechism, the Canons of Dordt. The question is asked whether the Nkhoma Synod used these documents as sources from which it developed its church polity. Chapter 5: This chapter focuses on the sources for the practice of Church government in the Nkhoma Synod. Special attention will be given to the concept of the headship of Christ and how the Church's understanding of this notion impacted on its church polity discourse. Chapter 6: Some important church-political developments within the Nkhoma Synod from 1889 to 2007 are discussed, focusing on issues of authority, leadership, and organizational structure. The question is discussed whether and how the concept of the headship of Christ described in the Zolamulira negatively influenced the Church's practice of church government. Chapter 7 draws conclusions from the rest of the chapters. A call is made for a critical-theological examination and evaluation of the church polity discourse and practice of the Nkhoma Synod in the light of remarks made on the preamble of the Zolamulira, as well as in the light of the ideas of John Calvin, the Reformed Symbols of Unity, and other important sources from the Reformed tradition.
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I have just returned from a day trip or rather a personal pilgrimage, to Armagh, the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland. I had only been in Armagh once before, exactly 20 years ago. Having co-founded in 1993 in Ireland BASIC (Brothers and Sisters in Christ), a movement for the ordination of women, I had set out to obtain a meeting with the cardinal primate of Ireland, Cahal Daly. It had taken many letters and phone calls over a year to finally get that meeting. It was a Valentine's Day card which clinched it: "You have promised me a meeting, what about a date?" The encounter turned out to be immensely painful, for me in any case. What I didn't know then was that cardinal Daly had been the Roman Catholic representative at the 1978 Lambeth Conference when he had reasserted that the Catholic position on the ordination of women was very well considered and not provisional. This was an effort to dissuade the Anglicans from following that path. He certainly imparted this to me very forcefully. Near the end of the meeting he dropped a bomb-shell. Knowing that I had a sense of vocation to the priesthood, he asked "What will you do if the pope declares infallibly that women will never be ordained?" I was stunned for I had not considered this possibility. "God has never abandoned me in the past, God will not in the future" I blurted out. "I admire your faith…" was his reply. Of course what the cardinal knew then, and which I didn't know, was that the papal encyclical against the ordination of women was in preparation. Ordinatio Sacerdatolis was released two months later, on May 30th. Just short of infallible. Subsequent relations with Cardinal Daly were fraught. His clear message to me was: "Desist, it's over" and he refused to accept a petition signed by 10,000 Irish Catholics. Later, his successor, cardinal Brady would refuse to meet :"Rome has spoken". We had entered winter, and all was now frozen.
Time passed on, and there were many subsequent events and meetings with many more bishops, but the memory of that 1994 morning on the hill in Armagh remained indelibly with me. It had been a most bruising encounter with the ecclesiastical power, then at its height. I had felt the full force of its spiritual violence, and it had wounded me. For years I had known I would need to go back , to re-visit it. The opportunity finally came: I was the guest of a most gracious Church of Ireland priest, Grace Clunie. Grace is director of the Celtic Spirituality Centre in Armagh. As we stood in the sunshine to pray at the grave of Cardinal Daly besides St Patrick's cathedral, I sensed that after all these years winter was truly over. "You laugh a lot" Grace commented at the end of the day. Twenty years ago I had wept my heart out. The place of devastation had become the place of Resurrection.
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Published in March 2014 issue of "Communion" of the Wijngaards Institute for Catholic Research
Note: Ordinatio Sacerdatolis was signed on 22nd May, on the feast of Pentecost 1994


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Soybeans interseeded with grain sorghum (soy-sorghum) was compared to corn silage as a silage crop for ruminant animals over a 3-year period. Results indicate that DM yields are comparable if soy-sorghum is seeded early (June 6) but less than corn silage when seeded late (June 28). Liquid manure may be substituted for commercial fertilizer without a significant decrease in soy-sorghum DM yield per acre.; Dairy Day, 1985, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 1985;
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well thats good cause im pretty sure the leds i bought for the project are green. and the only leds i currently have in my stash are green. i will be placing an order to get a prop kit friday so i will be trying this very soon
It all depends on HOW OLEDS are constructed down to the junction level.Wow, indeed!!! I wondered if those AMOLED displays could use this technique instead of having separate capacitive touch hardware...
Finally, the AM part in AMOLED stands in for Active Matrix, rather than a passive matrix technology. This tells us how each little OLED is controlled. In a passive matrix, a complex grid system is used to control individual pixels, where integrated circuits control a charge sent down each column or row. But this is rather slow and can be imprecise. Active Matrix systems attach a thin film transistor (TFT) and capacitor to each LED. This way, when a row and column is activated to access a pixel, the capacitor at the correct pixel can retain its charge in between refresh cycles, allowing for faster and more precise control.
Heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) involves heating individual magnetic grains, just a few nanometers long, with a precision laser to write data. According to TU Wien's simulations, the technique could be used to cram more than 13 terabits of data into a square-inch of material. The best hard disk drives used today have a storage capacity of about 1.3 Tb/in², or 10 times less. But if HAMR techniques can be used in manufactured hard drives, then we might see a storage sea change.
Edit: I need to learn more about this technique. I just got those 8x8 LED boards in the giveaway. I wonder if I could do a simple touch test without modifying the hardware.
VAR blinkwait = 1_000_000 'time to wait to let led light stay on (CAUTION very high values will burn LED, and mess up program) readwait = 4_000_000 'time to wait to read for LED state change. Pub LedSense dira[LedAnode] := 1 'set direction of fx led anode leg. Repeat '----bLINK led dira[LedCathode := 1 ' make n pin an output outa[LedAnode] := 1 ' p - high LED ON outa[LedCathode] := 0 ' n - low LED ON waitcnt(blinkwait + cnt) 'wait for time while led on outa[LedAnode] := 0 ' p - low LED OFF dira[LedCathode] := 0 ' turn pin output off '---READ led----- dira[LedCathode] := 1 ' make n pin an output outa[LedAnode] := 0 ' p - low 'reverse bias led outa[LedCathode] := 1 ' n - high 'reverse bias led dira[LedCathode] := 0 ' n - make n pin an input waitcnt(readwait + cnt) ' wait for pin to change state LedState := ina[LedCathode] ' read state of n pin, and store it.
CON _clkmode = XINPUT + PLL16X 'this chip gets its clock from the U2-PotReader prop. _xinfreq = 5_000_000 VAR blinkwait = 1_000_000 'time to wait to let led light stay on (CAUTION very high values will burn LED, and mess up program) readwait = 4_000_000 'time to wait to read for LED state change. 'do not uncomment these pin definitions, they are in the DAT section, this is only for reference. 'Led1 = 00 'Led2 = 01 'Led3 = 02 'Led4 = 03 'Led5 = 04 'Led6 = 05 'Led7 = 06 'Led8 = 07 'Led9 = 08 'Led10 = 09 'Led11 = 10 'Led12 = 11 'Led13 = 12 'Led14 = 13 'Led15 = 14 'Led16 = 15 'AnodeBase+ = 16 Anode of all 16 leds + 100 ohm resistor PUB LedMain | old, future dira[Base] := 1 'set direction of 1-16 leds anode leg. Repeat If old <> BpmStep 'only run if step has changed !outa[Green] 'toggle hearbeat led. ledstate16[old] := 0 'make sure led state for last step is now off. ReadLed(BpmStep, Base) 'read current step's LED for on state. LightLed(BpmStep, Base) 'light up current steps LED old := BpmStep 'store current step in old so we know we already ran for this step. PUB LightLed (n, p) '----bLINK led dira[n] := 1 ' make n pin an output outa[p] := 1 ' p - high LED ON outa[n] := 0 ' n - low LED ON waitcnt(blinkwait + cnt) 'wait for time to have led on. outa[p] := 0 ' p - low LED OFF dira[n] := 0 ' turn pin output off PUB ReadLed (n, p) '---READ led----- dira[n] := 1 ' make n pin an output outa[p] := 0 ' p - low 'reverse bias led outa[n] := 1 ' n - high 'reverse bias led dira[n] := 0 ' n - make n pin an input waitcnt(readwait + cnt) ' wait for pin to change state ledstate16[n] := ina[n] ' read state of n pin DAT Led byte 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 Base byte 16 BpmStep byte 0'----------------------------------------------------------------------1 LedState16 byte 0, 0, 0, 0'-------------------------------------2-3-4-5-----------------4-5-6-7 byte 0, 0, 0, 0'-------------------------------------6-7-8-9-----------------8-9-10-11 byte 0, 0, 0, 0'-------------------------------------10-11-12-13-------------12-13-14-15 byte 0, 0, 0, 0'-------------------------------------14-15-16-17-------------16-17-18-19
Clock Loop wrote: »Heck two leds right next to each other might work, or a led surrounded by 4 leds, to make a reflective type sense.
Has anyone tried Bi-Colour LEDs for this, 3 terminal ones may be better, one as the emitter and one as the sense element ?


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I attend class at the Chinese Language Division (CLD) Center at National Taiwan University. At first, the diversity of the student body surprised me. My first class had someone from Russia, Switzerland, Japan, Malaysia, and Italy. My second class has another American and four Japanese. At first, when I saw a white person I assumed they were American; however, listening to people's accents in the student lounge made me reconsider. Perusing the schedule of classes that includes student nationalities, I was astonished. The largest […]
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Teaming two superstars [Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan] in your directorial debut is as good as impossible. Opting for a novel story -- the relationship between a spirit and a mortal -- is an equally big challenge. Really, it requires courage to make a film that defies the stereotype, yet is seeped in emotions that work with the Indian junta. Vivek Sharma's first outing BHOOTHNATH is a simple story, well told and that's why it works!
Aimed at kids between 6 and 60, BHOOTHNATH relies on the belief that has been passed on to us through generations: Aatma amar hain.
Let's get a few things straight at the very outset. BHOOTHNATH is not an eerie experience [it does have a few moments though]. It's more of a kiddie film with a strong undercurrent of emotions. In fact, the bonding between the spirit and the kid makes you smile, even laugh at times and most importantly, makes you moist-eyed at two vital points of this 2.08 hour film.
One of the prime reasons why BHOOTHNATH works, besides the above-mentioned reasons, is due to the right casting. The story rests on two shoulders -- the experienced [Bachchan] and the raw talent [Aman Siddiqui] -- and both shoulder the responsibility beautifully, both compliment each other wonderfully well and make it a must-see experience.
You forget most films the moment you step out of the cineplex. But there're films that remain etched in your memory for their simplicity. BHOOTHNATH is one of those films. Go for it!
This is a story of a seven-year-old naughty yet innocent boy, who unknowingly turns a foe into a friend. This is a story of Banku [Aman Siddiqui] and his friend, Kailash Nath aka Bhoothnath [Amitabh Bachchan].
Banku's family [SRK, Juhi Chawla] comes to live in a mansion in Goa, considered haunted after the demise of the patriarch of the family. The spirit uses every rule in the book to scare the kid, but the kid is unaffected by it all. Slowly, a bond develops between the two. The story takes a turn when Kailash Nath's son [Priyanshu] decides to sell off the mansion.
Debutante director Vivek Sharma's fundas are clear. Emphasize on substance, not as much on style. 15 minutes into the film and you know that the director doesn't believe in Russian angles or fancy camera wizardry to create the spooky effect. Sure, BHOOTHNATH begins as a spooky fare, but changes lanes the moment the spirit and the kid become buddies.
For most parts, BHOOTHNATH is aimed at the kids. The portions in the classroom/school, the interaction with the school principal [Satish Shah], the game of one-upmanship between the kids brings the kid out of you.
Vivek Sharma reserves the best during the intermission point as also the climax. The unanticipated accident minutes before the intermission and the emotional moments that follow are brilliantly executed. Ditto for the penultimate 20 minutes, right up to a pooja being organized to 'free' the spirit. Simply outstanding! In fact, the emotional quotient takes the graph of the film to an altogether different level.
Any shortcoming? Oh yes! Vishal-Shekhar's music is outright tacky. Either the duo is disinterested or they've run out of stock already. This is the second film in a row [after TASHAN] where the music composers fail in their jobs. The film deserved a better musical score and also composers who have the range to exhibit their talent.
Director Vivek Sharma's choice of the subject as also his handling of a number of scenes deserves brownie points. Besides being a good storyteller, Vivek has also extracted a striking performance from the child artiste. The film would've fallen like a pack of cards if Bachchan would've performed and the kid wouldn't. Another aspect that deserves mention is visual effects. The effects gel beautifully with the goings-on. Cinematography is consistent.
BHOOTHNATH belongs to Amitabh Bachchan and Aman Siddiqui, both. Bachchan continues to surprise you in every film. Any other actor would've been exhausted by now. Not Bachchan. Here's another noteworthy performance by the master actor! The child artiste, Aman, is adorable and a complete natural as far as acting goes. He stands up to Bachchan at every step and that itself is worthy of the highest award.
SRK's there for a good 20/25 minutes. He's excellent. Juhi is first-rate. Satish Shah will be loved by the kids. Rajpal Yadav is wasted. Priyanshu leaves a strong impression in the latter reels. Aashish Chowdhary and Nauheed Cyrusi are okay.
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2oceansvibe's bi-weekly sports columnist, Sean Wilson, has been crunching the numbers. The bonus point numbers to be exact, and whether they serve any relevance.
After considering that the Springboks narrowly avoided scoring four tries against Argentina at Newlands on Saturday, and the context that it will have in The Rugby Championship, one has to ask a question: do we need bonus points?
I'm not just talking about South Africa, and how they will fare in the tournament this year – I'm talking about the actual existence of the bonus point scoring system in the tournament itself.
Do we need bonus points in the tournament?
Starting with an idealist argument, one has to ask whether the respect and sanctity of test matches is upheld when teams start thinking about goals other than winning the match in order to gallivant around for some bonus points.
I'd hasten to say that it's not. I don't consider teams being content with losing sometimes (as long as it was close) to be in the spirit of test rugby. The same goes for being unsatisfied with not getting four tries even though you beat the opposition (how much of a 'test' is it if only a hiding will do?).
If this point of view is seen to be overly romantic, then let's analyse the advent of bonus points statistically in test match rugby.
During all of the 16 years the previous tournament – the Tri-Nations – ran, bonus points didn't make a difference to the overall standings once. Essentially, if you removed all the bonus points achieved, the positions of all the teams on the log would be identical every year.
That's right, it never made a difference. Ever.
One of the arguments in support of having a bonus point system is that it adds something else to separate teams that would ordinarily finish level on points without immediately resorting to the tried and trusted custom of separating them by their points differences.
If you exclude the bonus points from all the previous logs in Tri-Nations history, you'll notice that there are only a handful of instances where teams would have ended up level on points, and only twice when it came to determining first place (which is the only thing that matters, right?).
I'm sure plenty of you will be able to recite all the years South Africa have won the tournament offhand, but I doubt many of your memories can distinguish all the specific years when we finished second, as opposed to last.
If you use points difference as a manner of separation for all these instances, then the log positions end up being identical. On a general level, this is not a reason for surprise. After all, if one team got the same amount of wins as another team, but more bonus points, it's because they would have either scored four tries in a game more (thereby probably having a greater increase of points difference) or would have lost within seven points more (thereby probably having a lesser decrease of points difference).
So if bonus points have never affected the outcome of this international tournament, why are they there at all? More importantly, should we be at all concerned if the team we support fails to get an 'expected' bonus point along the way?
Yes, it's a different tournament this year, and one that has an extra team in it, and yes it's a team that might get the odd hiding this year, but is that really going to make a difference to the lack of importance of bonus points?
If your goal is to top the log, your primary aim should be to win more games than the other teams, and not the added extras you get.
Let's look at the Stormers, and their lack of bonus points. This year's Super Rugby tournament is another example where removing the bonus points from every team made zero difference to the overall standings. Bonus points should be treated as just that: a bonus.
Bearing in mind that each team only plays six games each, for the vast majority of games at this level, a team can only get one bonus point per game (instances where teams have lost a test match within seven points having scored four tries are very rare, especially among the higher-ranked teams). If that's the case, is a six-game tournament long enough for bonus points to really be considered a catch-up mechanism for the four points accrued for the win?
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Food, agriculture, and family law attorney, Cari Rincker, shares how a virtual office helped her build a successful solo law practice.
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We all take different paths to starting our own law practice. My path included a jeep full of clothes and my golden retriever sitting shotgun as I road-tripped home to Illinois from Wyoming and made my way to New York City a month later.
In 2009, I hung my own shingle on a shoestring budget out of a studio apartment. Soon after, I decided to practice law from a virtual office through a coworking space, which helped springboard my nationally recognized law practice.
Here are a few of the reasons why a virtual law office helped my practice:
1. I Was Embarrassed to Tell Clients I Worked From Home
When I first started my law practice, I used my home address as my business address; however, I eventually learned how important it is for solo practitioners to maintain an image of professionalism and success.
At first, it didn't occur to me to consider how the legal community might perceive my law firm because I was using a home address. For example, I remember cringing when another lawyer told me to put "Suite 2A" in my email signature instead of "Apartment 2A." I also remember being a little embarrassed the first time I was in court in Brooklyn putting my home address on the record.
I still know some lawyers who use their home address as their business address, but I think it elevates your game to have a professional business address. It will boost your reputation and bolster your credibility among your peers and clients.
2. Clients Refused to Pay My Consult Fee When We Met in a Coffee Shop
Almost as important as the address, being able to practice law from a virtual office gave me a quiet, professional place to meet with clients.
Your office space will matter to clients because they have certain expectations for what their attorney will look like or what type of office they will have. You can make sure you are meeting those expectations by using your virtual law office as your own law office.
In the infancy of my law practice, it seemed some folks were charmed (or so I thought) when I offered to "meet them at Starbucks" or come to their home. Although, I think more people were turned off by the fact that I wasn't meeting them at an actual law office. In fact, one time I had a potential client refuse to pay my consultation fee when we met at a loud coffee shop.
I know some clients love when a lawyer will travel to them but many are leery about inviting someone they don't know well into their home. For lawyers, making house calls doesn't necessarily project an image of success.
Being able to practice law from a virtual office gave me the option of using a real, professional office space when I wanted it. It impressed my prospective clients and helped me close new business.
3. I Felt Unsafe Using My Home Address for Work After Landing a Newsworthy Criminal Case
Attorneys typically put their law firm address on their business cards, in their email signature and on their firm website. If you're using your home office address, this means anyone who has contact with you or looks you up online will know where you live. I soon realized I was taking a huge risk.
When I first started my law practice I did some per diem court appearances in a myriad of practice areas, including criminal law. After an experience in a newsworthy case, I decided it wasn't safe for my home address to be publicly available.
Even if you aren't a criminal lawyer, you never know what type of enemies you could make when working a case or just in general. You should avoid giving anyone easy access to you, especially if you have a family. Using a virtual law office address instead of your home address for your law practice is a simple way to take precautions.
4. It Was Really Inexpensive to Get a Virtual Office
Finally, I received all of these benefits for a very affordable price. For a small monthly fee, I was able to maintain the credibility of my practice, solidify my reputation and retain my privacy, while still working out of my home office.
The best thing that my virtual office provided me with was time to develop my business. I was three years into running a solo law practice before I could afford a brick and mortar office. During these first pivotal years, I was able to have access to a professional space that supported the growth of my practice at a price tag I could afford.
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Death Through Administrative Indifference: The Prison Litigation Reform Act Allows Women to Die in California's Substandard Prison Health Care System
California's prison system, the nation's largest, developed a health care policy that is deliberately indifferent to the medical needs of women while still spending significantly more per prisoner for health care than other large states. However, the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1996 interacts with California's prison administrative law to prevent women inmates from seeking emergency injunctive relief from the federal courts. Legal and legislative tools can be used at the federal and state level for short- and long-term reform of the California Department of Correction's health care system to stop the needless deaths of California's female inmates. Ultimately, courts are unlikely to offer relief to women dying in California's state prisons and the best solution is strong action by the California legislature; the prison health care system must be taken out of the hands of the CDC and placed under the supervision of a state health organization, such as the University of California.
Recommended Citation
Amy Pétre Hill,
Death Through Administrative Indifference: The Prison Litigation Reform Act Allows Women to Die in California's Substandard Prison Health Care System,
13 Hastings Women's L.J. 223
Available at: https://repository.uchastings.edu/hwlj/vol13/iss2/4


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It has come to my attention that, despite the success of any book, the illustrator(s) involved in the project go by unnoticed, which is unfair in many ways and for several reasons. Illustration, especially in children's books, is way more powerful than words in conveying the book's message. Well-conceived graphics captivate children's attention and help them with perceiving what they are reading about in a much quicker way and allows for retaining this visual perception for much longer in their memories. Most importantly, children are usually fascinated with eye-catching illustrations and this usually gets translated to a fascination with reading itself and developing healthy reading habits.
The name of my illustrator is Julia Hatoum and she has to be noticed for four good reasons: 1) she's only 11 years old; 2) it was her idea to write this book and share its benefits with others; actually, she was my importunate supporter during the writing and publishing of this book, she believed in me and encouraged me all the way; 3) she skipped lunches to work on the book's illustration during her school's recess periods; and 4) I happen to be her proud mother!
Julia was identified as a gifted and talented child at the age of 6 years; we were living in Pennsylvania at the time. The story behind having her tested for giftedness is bittersweet and I most probably will share in another article. Prior to having her tested, I consulted with her on whether she would like to go through this ordeal and, boy was she up to the challenge. She scored high and her major strength was perception, and that did not surprise me at all! I had always talked to her as an adult and she has always replied as one!
Julia is a 6th grader now, she's a distinguished student in every subject matter, she plays the guitar and just passed her 3rd grade guitar exam with distinction. She is a talented artist, a word spelling competitor, a swimmer and has a green belt in Taekwondo.
Now I would like you to meet Julia through a poem she wrote for a school assignment. The assignment was for students to follow the lead of the poet Kit Wright and put what their hearts desire in their magic boxes. Julia was 9 years old at the time and this is what she wrote word to word:
I will put in the box
A tree I grew with care,
A giggle from a child,
The biggest heart of a person.
I will put in the box
A piece of every world,
A taste of a fairy god mother,
My puppy's cute smile when she looks at me.
I will put in the box
A piece of the most chocolatiast chocolate in the world,
The gleaming lamp of a genie,
A huge hug from my family.
I will put in the box
The 8 wonders of the world,
The beautiful orange sea,
The 8th day of the week.
My box is fashioned from
Silver gold and nature,
with my special pictures on the lid,
And smooth leaves on the corners.
The hinges are big flowers with ladybugs on them.
I shall swim in the orange sea,
That the sun sets and rises on,
I'd swim on the never ending world,
In the magic box.


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Karolos Papoulias
From Conservapedia
Karolos Papoulias (Greek: Κάρολος Παπούλιας) (born June 4, 1929) was president of Greece from 2005 to 2015.
Papoulias was born in the Greek city of Ioannina. He studied at the Law Schools of Athens and Milan and received his PhD at Cologne University in Germany. Papoulias practiced law from 1963 to 1981 in Athens. He was elected president of Greece on February 8, 2005, with 279 votes in the 300-member unicameral House of Parliament.
Papoulias is married to Maria Panou and has three daughters. In addition to his native Greek, he also speaks German, Italian and French.


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Police locate sexual assault suspect Jameel Ali, wanted after new alleged attack
MILWAUKEE -- With the help of information from a citizen, Milwaukee police say they arrested 67-year-old Jameel Ali around 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17th. This, after it was reported he was wanted in connection with a sexual assault that happened on May 15th -- less than a month after the registered sex offender was released back into the community.
Officials say Ali was located near Teutonia and the Lincoln Creek Parkway.
Jameel Ali (photo taken on 4-20-16)
Police say on Sunday, May 15th around 3:30 a.m., in the neighborhood near Holton and Hadley, Ali sexually assaulted a female victim in an acquaintance's house they were both sleeping at.
"I have seven kids. It`s scary. I mean, I live here and it happened on this block," Manning Jackson said.
FOX6 News showed Jackson a photo of Ali -- and something clicked. He remembered seeing his neighbor with a man who looked like Ali.
"He came past. I was sitting on the porch. And he came -- this was about maybe Sunday or Saturday. He came past the house and he had a tall guy, bald head like that. That might have been him . That might have been him," Jackson said.
Another neighbor said he saw Ali on Monday.
"Shortly before the police showed up next door," the anonymous neighbor said.
But police didn't question this neighbor.
"I asked them if everything was alright next door and they said 'yes' and didn`t ask me any questions so I just let it be," the neighbor said.
Ali was released from custody on April 20th.
Officials say Ali was on GPS monitoring, but he apparently cut off his GPS bracelet.
Again -- he is now back in custody.


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Branding requires you to intentionally communicate messages and provide experiences that influence what people believe, or more precisely, what your brand inspires others to think. Throughout the branding process, there are numerous psychological influences at play, each firing at the highest emotional and intellectual levels of our brains. We're wired to make assessments based on a combination of emotional factors that steer our attention and influence our thinking. These aspects include things like brand identification, brand affiliations, the receiver's own internal state, and their social contexts around the impressions they process. We weigh the impressions we receive about others against our own value systems, beliefs, needs, preferences, and religious and social biases. Never assume that because you send clear messages to others, they're certain to be translated in the way you'd hoped for. Nevertheless, as you interact on- and offline with others, signals are sent to the brains of those you're communicating with. Ultimately, how those signals trigger a response in their brains form their position on your brand.


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Around The Bay In A Day cycling event entrants were deliberately rammed by what's been described as a car load of hoons in the event held yesterday.
Up to ten riders were left cut and bruised on the road as the car sped from the scene. They were travelling in a pack on Nepean Highway at Mt Eliza when the group Mornington Peninsula riders were struck.
It is alleged the car at first drove past and the occupants verbally abused the riders before returning from the opposite direction ten minutes later and veering into the bike lane at an estimated 60km/h.
The road rage incident is being investigated by Police and not only caused injuries to the cyclists, but thousands of dollars in damage to the bikes.
If you have any thoughts on how cyclists and motorists can better share the road, CarAdvice would be pleased to hear from you via our comments section of this article.
Around the Bay riders hit by Road Rage


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For six grandiose seasons, British TV drama Downton Abbey captivated millions of people all across the world. Loyal audiences followed the exploits of the Crawley clan and their underlings, with a movie even arriving in September 2019. The franchise has been a hit for a multitude of reasons, yet one might point towards the clothing style of the characters as being particularly special. But how do the stars that portray them actually dress in real life?
4. Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery)
With her slim figure and air of refinement, Lady Mary Talbot spends much of her time being propositioned by gentlemen. And it wouldn't come as a surprise to learn that this was the case with the actress that played her. After all, Michelle Dockery possesses these same attributes – though obviously with a more contemporary spin.
3. Lady Edith (Laura Carmichael)
As Downton Abbey progressed, Lady Edith Pelham became increasingly stylish. Yet from the off, her short golden locks and elegant features were evident to all. The character was portrayed by Laura Carmichael – a woman also known for her trendy ways in real life. But anyone aspiring to beguile the actress has sadly left it too late. After all, she's reportedly been going out with fellow cast member Michael C. Fox for the past year or so.
2. Anna Bates (Joanne Froggatt)
As a servant to the Crawley household, Anna Bates spends much of her time dressed in her maid's getup. Yet she could also be seen sporting more vivid and colorful numbers during her downtime. Perhaps this latter inclination reflects actress Joanne Froggatt's real-life tendencies, as she's been known to dress rather brightly.
1. Dowager Countess of Grantham (Dame Maggie Smith)
There are few people in the world that could convey the matriarchal might of Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham. But if anyone was ever going to be up to the task, it was always going to be Dame Maggie Smith. The award-winning actress looks at total ease while dressed up in her character's respectable clothing. And the same can be said for when she's dressed in her own clothes for A-list events.