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How to Find Your Mac's IP Address
Your Mac is assigned something called an IP address when it connects to a network. Other devices that are connected to the same network can use this unique identifier to transfer information to and from your Mac. If this sounds confusing, it might help to think of an IP address as your Mac's home mailing address. Just like physical mail, which is routed to your home via a unique address, digital information is routed to your Mac using an IP address.
There may be certain situations when you'll need to find your Mac's IP address. Here's how to find it:
- From the Apple menu, select System Preferences.
- Select Network. Your Mac's network preferences appear, as shown below.
- From the sidebar, select an active network interface.
Note: Every active network interface is assigned a different IP address. For example, if your Mac is connected to an ethernet cable and a wireless network, there is an IP address assigned to each network interface.
- Your Mac's current IP address for the selected network interface is displayed in the Status section of the window, as shown above.
Congratulations! You have successfully found your Mac's IP address.
Determining What Kind of IP Address Your Mac is Assigned
There are two different types of IP addresses. Static IP addresses are permanent or semi-permanent addresses that can be accessed from virtually anywhere. These types of addresses are usually reserved for computers that need to be frequently accessed by other people. Most web servers, VPN servers, groupware servers, and network routing equipment like AirPort base stations have static IP addresses assigned.
Dynamic IP addresses are temporary addresses that are unique only to your internal network, which is commonly referred to as an intranet. These addresses commonly start with
192.168 and
10.0.1. Since these addresses are dynamically and randomly assigned by the router every time a device connects to a network, you can't expect your Mac to have the same dynamic IP address every time you connect.
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I've almost forgotten how much Aki loves running on snow, even after it has been softened by rain and warm temperatures. She dashes in front as if a child at an amusement park. I still enjoy skiing but am ready for spring. But Aki might morn the end of this snowy winter.
The trail takes us to the junction of the Eagle and Herbert Rivers. Both are swollen with tide and snow melt. Weakening pans of ice float past. One thinning sheet carries several rocks that each must weigh more than Aki. They float like offering to the hungry waters of spring.

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500 Days Of Film Reviews Romantic Comedy, Off The Menu, Starring Dania Ramirez And Santino Fontana
When Joel (Santino Fortana) - the unlikely heir to a Mexican fast food franchise - reluctantly accepts a mission to find new menu ideas in New Mexico, he finds himself in a small, dusty town where foodies travel from great distances to salivate over the culinary treats of local, authentic and feisty female chef, Javiera (Dania Ramirez).
Is It Any Good?
Off The Menu is a charming romantic comedy about life, love and the transformative power of food. Jay Silverman's film is funny, unashamedly sweet and mouthwateringly delicious to watch.
We meet Joel and Javiera as they search for purpose and meaning. Joel's sterile existence (emphasised by the film's icy cold tones) has left him unfulfilled and self-obsessed. He sees food purely as fuel and hates Mexican cuisine.
Meanwhile, in the colourful warmth of New Mexico, Javiera wishes for someone to share her life and her fabulous cooking. For Javiera, food means family and community - cooking is an expression of love.
There will be no prizes for guessing what happens next. However, that is perfectly fine - the enjoyment of Off The Menu is in the journey not the destination. It is in the film's warm ensemble cast, it is in Santino Fontana's brilliantly engaging portrayal of Joel (we like him even when he is at his most objectionable) and it is in Dania Ramirez passionate performance of Javiera.
Meanwhile, Off The Menu is also interested in exploring our relationship with food. Inspired by Michael Pollan's novel The Omnivore's Dilemma, Silverman wanted to make a movie that explored "how huge a role that food plays in all our lives".
For Joel and his sister, Stacey (well played by Kristen Dalton), food is a business - the quicker it is to make, the cheaper it is to buy the better. The parallels in today's society are easy to see. It is only when Joel meets Javiera that he realises the importance and power of food and how it can bring people together.
Off The Menu is charming, funny and romantic - a film that will have you reaching for your recipe books.
Random Observations
Have you seen Off The Menu?
If you have, what did you think of this film? Let me know in the comments section below or via Facebook or Twitter (@500DaysOfFilm).
I just watched the DVD last night with a couple of friends. We couldn't agree more!
SO refreshing to come across a film that inspires love!!!
I was inspired by the LOVE STORY, THE FOOD, and THE FOOD!
I watch it again to be remanded that when LOVE is great so many things can be accomplished.
Love . Family. Food. Very refreshing and delicious,colorful with women Minority in leading Roll !
We just watched Off the Menu on cable VOD. What a visual treat and a heartwarming story. Five stars!
I watched Off the Menu because a friend had suggested it. This movie hooked me and kept me on the line through the end. I found myself holding my breath and tearing up at the end. This was a very talented cast with a fresh storyline. Mackenzie Moss (Sophia) was my favorite character. Great job everyone. I will be suggesting this to my friends.


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Why are fire fighter officers unique in the Maryland workers' compensation system?
The State of Maryland affords fire fighters, paramedics, EMTs, greater benefits than almost all other Maryland workers, due to the inherent risks and stress involved on the job. Fire fighters, paramedics and EMTs receive a much higher rate of benefits and a presumption that certain occupational diseases are covered.
What are some compensable injuries for Fire Fighters, Paramedics, EMTs?
- Accidental injuries
Most injuries that occur while on the job are compensable, regardless of fault. Many fire fighters sustain accidental injuries, which are covered by workers' compensation during calls, on the fire grounds, or while engaging in physical training. It includes any type of strain or injury as well as burns or hernias.
- Occupational Diseases
An occupational disease, such as hypertension, heart disease, and lung disease, as well as many cancers, is defined under the Maryland Workers' Compensation Act, as the natural result from working under conditions inherent in the job. Many of these diseases are, therefore, presumed to be compensable because of the unique stresses and strains, as well as unique exposures of the job. They are therefore compensable under workers' compensation law. Likewise, hearing loss, PTSD and other gradual diseases are covered as well.
What are the benefits of filing a claim?
- Full payment for medical treatment from the doctor of your choice for life
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First notify a supervisor that you are injured. Seek medical treatment, but never give a recorded statement to an insurance company; it could be used against you in the future. Then call an attorney you can trust, who has experience dealing with these unique issues and who will help you with your claim, from filing through appeal, if necessary. Do not delay in seeking advice from an attorney. Many injuries, including occupational diseases, have a time limitation on when you can file a claim. If you wait you may no longer be able to file a claim. Filing a First Report of Injury with your employer is not sufficient; an Employee Claim Form must be filed separately with the Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission to be considered timely. Berman, Sobin, Gross, Feldman & Darby LLP have been serving fire fighters, paramedics, and EMTs for decades. A fee is never collected unless you are compensated for your injury.


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Military Service
I served in the United States Army on Active Duty as an Infantryman for 3 years in Fort Benning Georgia. In January of 1991, I was called back into service for Operation Desert Storm, and thankfully, the war ended right before I was deployed. Because I responded to my Country's call, I was proud to come home with the National Defense Ribbon which is an honor I share with both my Grandfathers who are both veterans of World War II.
The United States Military had an enormous impact on my life and helped shape who I am. I am proud to have served my Country and proud to work with fellow veterans as well. At Sundog, we have a long history of employing veterans from active duty service and those who currently serving in our National Guard and Reserves. Military service in my organization is something that is highly valued and supported.
Recently, I signed a Statement of Support from ESGR, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, that pledges our commitment to our veterans and our current Citizen Warriors. The sacrifices our soldiers have made and continue to make deserve our support in whatever way we as individuals or as employers can provide, and Sundog is committed to our soldiers.
As job opportunities arise, I encourage all soldiers past and present to apply for those positions. Your military service will be seen as an important asset as a character and culture component we look for in qualified candidates.
Thanks go out to all of you who have and are serving in our military.
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Every semester, international students at the University of Newcastle take part in Sun, Sand & Surf Day, a special program designed to increase their knowledge of beach and water safety.
Real Aussie Life Savers from Newcastle and Nobbys Surf Clubs introduce students to the ins and outs of beach life such as how to recognise and deal with water hazards, surf life saving competition activities, how to play beach volleyball and, of course, how to surf.
The University of Newcastle has over 7,500 international students from over 80 countries.


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SHALL I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate.
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date.
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimmed;
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HOWIE STALWICK: BEHIND THE 8-BALL: Dawgs, Cougs Should be THE Game in Pac-10
1. State Of Hoops: Hey, anybody can run into a 70-year slump from time to time, so why can't Wazzu win a men's basketball title for the first time since 1941? Oh, that's right — the Huskies play in the Pac-10, too. Sez here the Dawgs and Cougs will finish 1-2 in the Pac-10. The last time anything like that happened in men's hoops came in 1936-37, when WSU, Washington and Oregon tied for first in the North Division of the Pacific Coast Conference. The PCC was your grandfather's Pac-10, kids.
2. Green Machine: Americans seem to have an insatiable appetite for sports, but we're moving ever closer to the breaking point. Obviously, it is increasingly cost prohibitive to attend pro or college sports events at the big-time level. Over time, this will kill sports as we know them. Few people suddenly develop into fans as adults, or by watching games solely on television. Teams need to develop relationships with young people, and that's difficult to do at $50 a ticket, $30 a cap, $20 for parking and $5 for a soda. There is no way MLB players can justify an AVERAGE salary of $3 million-plus. Likewise, NFL and NBA players cannot justify making serious threats about sitting out next year. Far too many players already make truly ludicrous sums of money that far outweigh their worth to society. Don't forget, fellas: Most of you don't have college degrees. Useful ones, anyway. You're not even remotely prepared for the real world.
3. Tennis Winners: You can include hordes of tennis players among the most overpaid athletes in sports. Last week, however, the two best tennis players in the world added a couple more matches to their seemingly endless schedules to raise millions of dollars for charity. A tip of the visor to Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, who did not make a dime for staging the exhibition matches in Europe.
4. No More Ruse: Newspaper reporters love to make snide remarks about the "pretty boys" and women who pose as sports reporters on TV. Blame it partly on jealousy on our part, since far too many of us are porkers, but few TV sports talking heads are anything more than starry-eyed fans wearing makeup. Now comes word that three regional sports TV networks, including Fox Sports Northwest (aka We Luv Our M's!), will soon give up any pretense about being legitimate media when they change their names to Root Sports. On a scale of 1-10, with 10 being pitiful beyond comprehension, this has to score about a 16.
5. NCAA Jokesters: The NCAA suspended five Ohio State football players, right? For five games, right? Must've been pretty serious stuff, right? But they don't serve their suspensions until next season, right? So they get to play in the Sugar Bowl, right? And the NCAA would have handled this exactly the same way if these guys played for, say, Idaho, UTEP or Toledo, right? Wrong, wrong, a thousand times wrong. Each and every day, the NCAA becomes a bigger and more transparent joke. Hypocrisy rules, baby.
6. Congrats, Other Huskies: Enough already with all the comparisons of the basketball winning streaks for UConn's women and UCLA's men. Can't we just appreciate both achievements as spectacular tributes to superb talent, discipline, work ethic, coaching and recruiting?
7. Betcha Didn't Know: Eastern Washington will not be playing for a national football title for the first time when the Eagles vie for the Football Championship Subdivision crown next week. In 1967, Eastern lost 28-21 to Fairmont State (W.Va.) in the NAIA football final.
8. Top 10: Most exciting Pacific Northwest athletes of 2010 — 10. Tyler Johnson, C, Spokane Chiefs hockey. 9. Tony Wroten, PG, Garfield High basketball. 8. Danielle Lawrie, P-DH, UW softball. 7. Klay Thompson, SG, WSU basketball. 6. Isaiah Thomas, SG, UW basketball. 5. Felix Hernandez, P, Mariners baseball. 4. Taiwan Jones, RB, EWU football. 3. Ichiro Suzuki, RF, Mariners baseball. 2. Jacquizz Rodgers, RB, Oregon State football. 1. LaMichael James, RB, Oregon football.
Howie Stalwick, a longtime Pacific Northwest sportswriter, writes for the Kitsap Sun and other media outlets throughout the country. Questions? Complaints? Suggestions? Contact email@example.com or email@example.com.


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Sarah Ahmed, Software Developer
Software Developer
Despite the changing trends, career in technology is still considered less suitable for women. This is largely due to small number of female role models in a heavily male-centric tech industry. Nevertheless, Sarah Ahmad, a 22-year-old Software Developer from Lahore is one of the emerging techies.
Sarah was fascinated with computers from a very young age. She would often find herself maneuvering her way around it and trying to discover how everything worked. Sarah feels lucky that her passion didn't die there, as she went to study Computers in both her Matriculation and Intermediate. When the time came to opt for a major at university, Computer Science was Sarah's obvious choice. She credits her brother to being the inspiration behind that decision.
During her sophomore year at university, Sarah was selected as UET Lahore's first Microsoft Student Partner after a highly competitive process. Under this title Sarah conducted awareness sessions, technical trainings, Microsoft Virtual Academy certifications, and helped out numerous community members. Her goal was to ensure young people like her get maximum benefit from Microsoft's vast resources. The quality of her work was so impressive that she went on to receive the Hero Microsoft Student Partner Award in June 2016. She was one of the only two people to receive this award in the Middle East & Africa region and the first ever girl from Pakistan to ever receive the honor.
Even after her tenure as the Microsoft Student Partner has ended, Sarah continues to conduct trainings and awareness seminars. 2016 marked another milestone achievement for Sarah when she started her own Software Solutions company called Swift Vertical. Initially, it was a one-woman team which increased to 8 people working with her on freelance projects. Impressively, all of them are women!
Sarah plans to get industry exposure upon graduating which she believes would be vital in advancing her own company. She also firmly believes that girls should not let their gender limit their opportunities. With her sheer will and determination, Sarah Ahmad is becoming a force to be reckoned with.


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I don't know about others, but for me the love of crafts and making comes closely related to curiosity as to finding out how things are made. With knitting I get the most thrill out of figuring out how a certain new stitch pattern creates a certain texture, how to resolve different design elements, and, ultimately, how a given garment is constructed. Besides, I'm constantly tempted to adopt new hobbies and experiment with different modalities of making.
As a beer drinker, when I first came to Wellington, I was (and still am) amazed at how well people seem to know their beer here. The city itself is dubbed "Craft Beer Capital" and is home to over a dozen established breweries. No wonder, you would probably have to kill or seriously threaten a Wellingtonian before they'd submit their palates to abominations such as your average Heineken. Here you don't go to a pub and ask for a beer by brand name, you'll do as wine drinkers, only, instead of a Merlot or a Pinot Noir, you'll order an IPA, an APA, a Porter or a Pilsner. This for me was quite a bit of a change after the almost exclusive dominance of local Estrella Galicia back in Coruña. That was the beer, sacred, untouchable, and in no way could you even suggest that others might exist – or God forbid – taste better.
Note: After a year of exposure, even Chan was seduced by the "almighty", and delusions lead him to believe he would miss the bitter lager from the antipodes.
With all the beer hype it is only natural that one would want to join not only the drinking crowd, but also the crafty lot. So the idea had been there in the back of our minds, but well, becoming a home brewer is a bit of a commitment with all the material, apparent hassle, and the uncertain outcome… And there came our brilliant friend Emma, who told us she was planning to spend Sunday afternoon doing a bit of brewing. We didn't hesitate as much as a second to sign up, of course. Brewing kit, material and supervision provided, it should be a piece of cake.
We showed up at the Occasional Brewer as complete brewing newbies, somewhat nervous, only to find that the equipment reminded us (or me at least) of long-forgotten chemistry classes. We were handed our instructions/recipes for the specific beer style we had chosen to craft – in our case a Blonde Ale – and instructed step-by-step in the basics.
Essentially the experience was not much different from trying out a new recipe for Sunday lunch. Or perhaps even more like getting together at a friends' place to bake a carrot cake for the first time. We were told to carefully mind the thermostats for different parts of the process, we mixed grains with hot water, drained the brew from one pot to the other, recirculated the wort (this is a new word I learnt), stirred, and measured out hops on a kitchen scale. As brewing takes time, we were around for most of the afternoon, and while waiting for the grains to soak or the brew to boil we enjoyed some craft beer (what else?) and chatted away at the pub next door.
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A Brooklyn woman who had her wallet and cell phone stolen received another unfortunate surprise when she was victimized again a month later — this time in a far more disturbing way.
Victoria Brodsky, 39, checked her Dropbox (online storage) account, which was set to backup files from her Samsung S3, a month after being pick-pocketed. That's when she found photos of a man and woman she did not know. Then things got really interesting, according to the NY Daily News:
The photos started innocently enough with pictures of the woman and the man, but then a batch of racy selfies appeared on Sept. 1.
The man and woman make kissy faces in some, and then disrobe. They lie naked on a mattress, staring into Brodsky's phone.
The final post of the day was an X-rated video of the couple half-heartedly engaged in a hardcore sex act.
Oops. Come on, guys, this is 2014. You have to check the cloud settings before getting freaky with a cell phone that isn't yours.
So, what does a romp between two tech-illiterate, phone-stealing renegades look like? Not that great, according to Brodsky. "Sex looks very boring in their house," she told the Daily News.
In all, 26 photos and one sex tape have been uploaded since Brodsky's phone was originally stolen. No arrests have been made, but she hopes telling her story will change that.
Daily News via Gawker; Image via Daily News/Victoria Brodsky.


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Some thoughts and suggestions for gifts and purchases
More New Products
These grey stone planters have been very successful and can be used to great effect in styling sitting rooms, halls and conservatories.
New Blue Pottery
Just come into stock is this fantastic blue pottery.
The designs mix and match beautifully together, this stoneware is also oven to table, microwave and dishwasher proof.
Home Staging
'Home staging' is the art of presenting your property in the best way possible, usually to facilitate a sale or increasingly for a family event or occasion.
We stock lots of small products that can make a big difference to the look and feel of your home, creating that 'chez nous' ambience that draws people in and invites praise.
Spring Stock Arrives
We have taken delivery of many new products this week from both new and established names.
We have some of the latest Jellycat toys and some delightful new wooden toys for toddlers that are going fast.
Easter Gifts
It's early, but we are just re-stocking with a fine range of products that would be a delight to send (or receive) as Easter gifts to your love ones.
Browse the store here or pop into the shop for more details
New Website
We have commissioned Spartina Design to build us this new website.
We will be soon expanding the site to offer a number and range of goods in an on-line shop and look forward to developing this over time.
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On December 14th, 2011 Designer and boutique owner Ashley Turen celebrated the holidays by bringing some of her favorite designers together to showcase their fashions at her boutique A. Turen on Stanton Street. Designers Ann Dexter Jones, Charlotte Ronson, Timo Weiland, Alan Eckstein and What Goes Around Comes Around co-founders Gerard Maione and Seth Weisser were all on hand to toast the season and show off their collections, which are all sold at the Lower East Side shop. The festive evening encouraged guests to attend with a toy in tow, to be donated to Toys for Tots for the holidays.
Guests including Annabelle Dexter Jones, Gregory Littley, Leesa Rowland, Seth Levine, Robin Cofer, Kathleen Giordano, Michelle Javian, Alan Philips and Gelareh Mizrahi shopped while sipping on David Burke smoking cocktails and hors d'eouvre. The night, which included a gift drive benefiting Toys For Tots, also commemorated the opening of What Goes Around Comes Around's permanent pop up within A. Turen, which will feature a curated selection of vintage that will change seasonally.


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That's the first and last time I click THAT much XD I won't be getting the Master Clicker achievement on GPX+ at all haha XD It took me most of the day to get to over 7,000!
And now I sleep! Hoping to build a snowman tomorrow while the snow is still around!!


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Synthetic engine oils can cause oil leaks.
Back in the 1970s, when synthetic engine oils (those based not on petroleum but on chemical base stocks such as polyalphaolefins) first became popular, they didn't always play well with the seals and gaskets in the car's engine. They could cause the seals to shrink in ways that petroleum-based oils did not, resulting in those messy oil leaks that would mysteriously appear in your car's parking space. Some people still fear that synthetic oil will cause leaks and so they continue to use petroleum-based oils instead.
These fears are largely unfounded. Oil manufacturers long ago learned to reformulate synthetic oil so that seal shrinkage doesn't occur. Still, there's a way in which synthetic oil can cause a leak, at least when you use it in an older car that's been operating for years on a petroleum-based oil. The synthetic oil can clean oil sludge off the seals that may actually have been blocking off tiny cracks in the seals, revealing leaks that have been there all along. This probably won't be a problem on newer cars, but if you're still driving a car that's more than, say, 15 years old, you might not want to make a sudden decision to switch to a synthetic oil.
Related Articles
- Best Synthetic Oil. "Synthetic Oil Seal and Gasket Leaks." (June 9, 2011) http://bestsyntheticoil.com/info/seals.shtml
- Citgo. "Engine Oil Myths." (June 9, 2011) http://www.citgo.com/ConsumerProducts/Oils/EngineOilMyths.jsp
- Consumer Reports. "Reality Check on Car Care Myths." (June 9, 2011) http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine-archive/november-2009/cars/car-care-myths/overview/car-care-myths-ov.htm
- Mobil Oil. "Myths About Synthetic Motor Oils." (June 9, 2011) http://www.mobiloil.com/usa-english/motoroil/synthetics/myths.aspx
- Nordic Group. "Motor Oil Myths and Facts." (June 9, 2011) http://www.nordicgroup.us/oil.htm
- Valvoline. "Motor Oil Myths." (June 9, 2011) http://www.valvoline.com/car-care/motor-oil-myths/#b
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At the turn of the 20th century, the progressive movement was in its heyday. Under avuncular Teddy Roosevelt, a patrician with social consciousness, great strides were made in food and drug safety, workplace-labor, and electoral reforms. To the outrage of and everlasting disdain by his Republican Party, he took on and broke up trusts and monopolies.
Roosevelt, however, was no secular saint. A racist and imperialist, he had little regard for the wild kingdom, despite his legacy as conservationist, finding it curiously manly to trophy-hunt, to slaughter large animals, including bears, elephants, rhinoceroses, lions by the hundreds, for sport.
Despite his dark side, the Progressive (Bull Moose) Party nominated Roosevelt as their standard bearer in 1912. He/they lost, but by 1920 progressives ushered in several constitutional amendments: graduated income tax, popular election of senators, women's suffrage.
For the next half century through FDR and LBJ, progressivism's economic and muscular foreign policy strain held sway. But with the rise of the Civil Rights Movement, it began to focus more on human, civil, women, and LGBT rights, environmentalism, public education, and equal opportunity. Its core value: Hope.
With today's new-age conservatism no longer conveying a message of hope and given its descent from a principled, intellectual, moral philosophy into a race-baiting, fear-mongering, xenophobic, and wealth-worship ideology, progressivism is being restored as the dominant social-political philosophy.
Contributing to progressivism's ascendancy is the ever-widening income-wealth disparity, exacerbated by Trump's and congressional Republicans' obeisance to and obsession with the welfare of the plutocratic rich at the expense of everyday people. That fixation on wealth inequities has in turn reinvigorated progressivism's economic strain.
The recent teacher rallies in support for their schools' and their personal economic survival are offering a lesson about the relationship between wealth and taxes.
Conservatives, as is their wont, paint the relationship between wealth and taxes simplistically as the more government takes in the form of taxes and fees means not only means less in your pocket but that there are no corresponding benefits. While that's true for uber-wealthy fatcats whose mega-wealth sets them apart from ordinary people, that's not the case for those who work for a living.
Economic fact: Historical evidence clearly shows tax cuts neither substantially boost the economy nor become a financial boon for working people and small businesses. It's also true the so-called Taxpayer Bill of Rights—TABOR—and its cousins in other states such as Oklahoma and Arizona, which strictly limit their legislatures' power to raise taxes, have had corrosive effects first on public services and then in places where the opportunity for profit is marginal: local economies, which are very dependent upon government spending from schools to roads.
Progressives, given their propensity for understanding life's complexities, understand that while anachronistic conservatives hide behind the redistribution-of-wealth, soak-the-rich as socialism shibboleths.
During the Eisenhower years of the 1950s, unions were at the pinnacle of their power, and the top tax-rate for the uber-wealthy was 90 percent. The economy boomed as did the portfolios of the super-rich. But economic fairness had no place in the conservative Calvinistic credo that preaches a black-and-white, good-and-evil world in which economically there are only winners (good) and losers (evil), producers (good) and takers (evil).
Corporate and CEO salaries and compensation packages have soared to the stratosphere since the rise of Randian economics. Simultaneously, teacher incomes in tax-limited states have declined when adjusted for inflation.
The teacher rallies across the nation have shone klieg lights on the inadequacy of funding in tax-limited states, schools deteriorating, particularly in rural communities that have been in the vanguard of the tax-cutting push.
The late Senator Paul Wellstone spoke about government being a force for good. That's true. Under the right administration, it can be. But it's more: Government spending is an economic necessity as well as a moral imperative.
The reality is there is only one way to address that economic necessity and moral imperative: Higher taxes, my friends. It's time to bite the bullet.


text: An unidentified patient in Florida is fighting for their life after contracting a microscopic brain-eating amoeba while swimming in "unsanitary water". The Florida Department of Health has confirmed that the patient – the fourth known US case this year – is suffering from a severe illness. Stage one symptoms include fever and vomiting and, as the condition progresses, the patient suffers severe hallucinations and eventually falls into a coma. According to the Sun Sentinel, this patient is from one of Florida's most populated areas, Broward County. Spokesperson for the Florida Department of Health Mara Gambineri told the newspaper that doctors believe the patient "contracted the infection after swimming in unsanitary water on a single private property." Often mistaken for meningitis, the disease is caused by Naegleria fowleri ameba attacking the brain. Now when you get this brain eating amoeba, it is almost guaranteed that you will not survive. Every case this year of brain eating amoeba has killed it's host in America so far this year. Now this begs to question if amoeba in America has been released by science groups funded by the government, because this is the disease not being talked about in the mainstream media or in Washington. Brain eating amoeba tends to occur only in third world countries, since this is the fourth case this year you really have to ask the question if this brain eating bacteria has been released on the public in America. I mean how else could this disease unknown to America all of a sudden show up in america, what other reason is there other then it being released in American waters?


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Please read the actual ruling by Judge Carmen Tevis Mullen, Presiding Circuit Court Judge.
The following are links to articles published in South Carolina about the George Stinney case. The list is not exhaustive, and many of the articles ran in more than one publication.
Friends speak well of judge in Stinney case – Charleston Post and Courier, Dec. 25, 2014
Pursuing Justice for All – New York Times/ Charleston Post and Courier, Dec. 21, 2014
George Stinney, 14-year-old convicted of '44 murder, exonerated – WIS TV (Columbia), 12/17
Reversal of boy's 70-year-old murder conviction rested on Charleston attorney's research – Charleston Post and Courier, Dec. 17, 2014
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In honor of Natural Family Planning Awareness Week, please welcome contributing author Renee McGuire to The Practicing Catholic. Renee and husband Kerry are fellow parishioners at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in West Des Moines, IA, where they also teach NFP classes. Part 1 of their story appears today; please stop back tomorrow for Part 2!
Over the last few years, NFP has become a passion of ours. Fr. Zach Kautzky's homily on July 3 wonderfully reflected why this is so important. He referenced the Theology of the Body by Pope John Paul II and Humane Vitae by Pope Paul VI. We are called to "love like God does." He explained how contraception can be detrimental to marriage because it limits our love from loving completely. "I love ALL of you EXCEPT for your fertility …" This is what makes NFP different from contraception or sterilization – we are working with our God-given, natural bodies without interfering, altering, or violating our reproductive systems to preserve the unitive and procreative ends of marital love.
You may be thinking, "I really don't need to know anything about NFP!" or "Why is this important? Catholics don't really follow this anyway" or "NFP doesn't apply to me because: I have a significant medical reason NOT to get pregnant . . . We've already been sterilized . . . This is just the rhythm method and everyone knows that doesn't work . . . Everyone that follows NFP has big families and we can't afford that . . . NFP is only for good marriages . . . NFP is too hard to learn." There are so many excuses and misconceptions out there relating to this principle teaching within the Catholic Church. The actual reality, however, is that EVERYONE needs to be aware of AND understand NFP.
- Natural Family Planning is NOT the "rhythm method." This is often confused. The rhythm method is outdated and not based on significant scientific knowledge. NFP is 99% effective in postponing pregnancy. That is the same effectiveness of many other contraceptive methods, without the pesky little mortal sin part.
- NFP is "all natural," doesn't cost anything and doesn't harm any part of the bodies God gave us. We work WITH the fertility God established within us. There are so many detrimental physical and spiritual side effects of artificial contraceptives and sterilizations that really aren't that widely publicized secularly. Both spouses have shared responsibility for their fertility, experience delayed gratification, and embrace the "agape" love that God intended for us.
- God calls us to love as He does. The five characteristics of this agape love are: Permanent, freely chosen, self-gift, based on knowledge of human dignity, and life-giving. We learn to love fully without using each other.
- NFP has strengthened our marriage in ways that we never understood could happen. Our communication and respect for each other has only continued to flourish.
- Responsible parenthood, the virtuous decision by a married couple to either conceive a child or postpone conception of a child according to their circumstances, is what makes NFP different than birth control.
- NFP calls for "obedience" or freely complying with Church doctrine and God's will, not in fear of going to Hell. Obedience can be a scary word or duty, but fulfilling this virtue can lead to many spiritual graces. We can learn perseverance, tolerance, faithfulness, self-control, diligence, joy, faith, and commitment.
These theological principles weren't anything that we knew about before signing up for our first NFP class after a miscarriage seven years ago. We had previously used birth control and had learned of the abortifacient principles of hormonal contraceptives. We considered ourselves "Pro-Life." So much of my research following our miscarriage pointed to the residual hormones in my body not letting our baby thrive. There was incredible guilt over that possibility. I knew that the Church had told us not to use artificial birth control – we didn't understand why and thought it was just a completely "outdated" teaching. We pretty much followed the rest of the "rules," and we were "good" people. Now we had to endure the consequences that God and the Church did not want anyone to have to bear.
Part 2 of Renee and Kerry's story continues tomorrow. Stop back to read how Renee's "A-ha!" moment has grown into a passion for teaching Natural Family Planning.
This week is Natural Family Planning Awareness Week (July 24-30). Natural Family Planning (NFP) is the knowledge of a couple's fertility that then be applied to achieve or postpone (99% effective) pregnancy without the use of drugs, devices, or surgical procedures. NFP reflects the dignity of the human person within the context of marriage and family life, promotes openness to life, and recognizes the value of the child. By respecting the love-giving and life-giving natures of marriage, NFP can enrich the bond between husband and wife.


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It should not be surprising that drowsy driving or even worse—motorists falling asleep while driving—is a huge problem in our country. Many people suffer with sleep disorders or simply have too much to do to get a good night's sleep. While people can perform some of their daily duties with a lack of sleep, driving is not one of them. Sadly, drowsy drivers cause many automobile wrecks that result in victims suffering devastating injuries or death.
Who Is at Most Risk of Causing a Drowsy Driving Accident?
According to the National Traffic Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA), drowsy driving accidents caused 846 deaths and an estimated 37,000 injuries in 2014. NHTSA believes the current research underestimates the problem and that really approximately 5,000 people died in drowsy driving crashes that year. While anyone can cause one of these wrecks, people most likely to be a drowsy or sleeping driver include:
- Drivers who do not get sufficient sleep
- Young male drivers between 17 and 23 years old
- Commercial drivers who drive big-rig trucks, buses, and tow trucks
- Shift workers who work at night, who work long hours, or who have rotating shifts
- Drivers who have a sleep disorder that is not treated
- Drivers who take medications with drowsiness as a side effect
- Drivers who are intoxicated on drugs or alcohol
Warning Signs That Drowsy Driving Caused Your Crash
Being fatigued while driving can impair a person's driving abilities in a number of ways. These include the following:
- Makes a driver less attentive
- Slows reaction times, especially if the driver has to brake or react suddenly
- Reduces the driver's ability to make good decisions
Given this wide-spread problem, there is a good chance that the driver who hit you was drowsy and that this at least contributed to your crash. How do you tell if he was sleepy? Here are the signs to watch for in the other driver:
- Frequent yawning and a hard time keeping his eyes open
- Driving too close to the vehicle ahead of him
- Admission of missing an exit or turn
- Drifting into other lanes or onto the shoulder of the road
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There are many theories about what causes depression. Depression may be caused by any of these things:
- changes in brain chemicals
- heredity
- negative thinking patterns
- major stresses
- certain illnesses
- certain medications
- lack of sunlight
- hormonal changes
- job strain
There is no single cause of depression. Healthcare providers don't know exactly what causes most depression. Some depression starts in response to a difficult event such as the death of a loved one. Other times, depression seems to come on for no obvious reason. Several factors might work together to bring on your depression. Often the cause is just not known.


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Anvil Recommendation is a quest in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. As part of the "Join the Mages Guild" questline, the Hero must gain a recommendation from an Altmer Spellsword named Carahil who serves as the leader of the Anvil Mages Guild. Unlike other tasks needed to gain a recommendation for access into the Arcane University, and thereby advancing in the guild, the "Anvil Recommendation" quest requires combat with a mage experienced in the use of frost spells.
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Near Anvil, merchants are being robbed and murdered along the Gold Road that links Anvil and Kvatch. Due to frost and signs of freezing found on the victims, Carahil suspects a mage. Because the Council of Mages has given the task of investigating the crime to Carahil, she wants the Hero to deal with it and supplies them with intelligence and scrolls of Frost Shield to help with the task.
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Rogue mage and Frost Scrolls[edit | edit source]
Travel to Anvil and speak with Carahil; she is a tall Altmeri woman at the front desk of the Anvil Mages Guild. Select the "Recommendation" option and learn about a mage who is killing merchants along the Gold Road north of Anvil and west of Kvatch. She instructs the Hero to travel to Brina Cross Inn and speak with Arielle Jurard, a battlemage from the Arcane University. Selecting the "Rogue Mage" dialogue option prompts Carahil to explain that the corpses of the mage's victims were burned by frost magic and give three scrolls of frost shield to improve the Hero's chance of victory in the coming fight.
Brina Cross Inn[edit | edit source]
Walk, ride a horse, or Fast Travel to Brina Cross Inn, enter, and speak with Arielle, a brunette Breton woman in brown clothing. As per her instruction, speak with the innkeeper, Christophe Marane, and rent a room for the night. When he asks about the Hero's destination, select the option of being a merchant. Upon doing so, an unavoidable conversation with Caminalda occurs where she expresses concern for the Hero due to the recent murders.
Go up the stairs and open the last door on the right. Arielle follows and tells the Hero to get some sleep, then start traveling down the Gold Road first thing upon rising. It is mandatory to sleep for at least one hour; sleeping more does not alter the coming events much.
Preparing[edit | edit source]
Leave the inn. Two battlemages, Arielle and Roliand Hanus, will be waiting outside. While Arielle says not to talk to them, it does not alter the events if either is spoken to. Exit the inn's enclosure via the gate and head towards Kvatch along the road. Eventually the murderous mage will approach the Hero and initiate dialogue.
The Battle[edit | edit source]
The murderous mage is Caminalda. Leveled, she employs a frost touch spell, a summon skeleton or clannfear spell, and Reflect Magicka. Roliand and Arielle join the battle immediately, wearing leveled heavy armor that caps at steel. Summoned creatures and offensive scrolls can help, since regular spells deplete heath if used on her. If Arielle or Roliand die in the battle, the outcome is not altered.
Using enchanted weapons can help, since she reflects spells cast at her. Basic weapons are also sufficient, as she only wears a Blue Velvet Outfit. Dispatch the mage and take the key from her corpse. She also carries health and sorcery potions. Afterwards, Arielle expresses her gratitude.
Reward[edit | edit source]
Return to Carahil to be rewarded with the recommendation. If the key was looted from Caminalda's corpse, it opens her room at the inn, where a chest with gold coins awaits.
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I need to speak with Arielle Jurard at the Brina Cross Inn, north of Anvil.
I have rented a bed at the Brina Cross Inn. I need to wait in my room for Arielle Jurard, and then spend the night sleeping in the Inn.
Arielle Jurard has instructed me to sleep at the Brina Cross Inn, then travel along the Gold Road towards Kvatch.
I've spent the night at the Brina Cross Inn. I need to follow the Gold Road towards Kvatch, and be wary of anyone along the road.
I need to talk to Carahil in Anvil and inform her that Caminalda has been defeated.
I have completed my task for Carahil.
Bugs[edit | edit source]
This section contains bugs related to Anvil Recommendation. Before adding a bug to this list, consider the following:
- Sometimes, Caminalda may not emerge and confront the Hero. In this case, if she is found hiding in the trees and talked to, she will initiate the attack, and the quest can be completed.
- Sometimes, if a room at the Brina Cross Inn has been rented previously, the innkeeper will not rent them a room again.
- PC(Fix) download and install this mod to fix the bug.
- Sometimes, an Imperial Watch soldier approaches during the fight or after the mage has been killed and starts battling Arielle Jurard. If this happens, Arielle may be killed, as she does not fight back. If so, her death has no effect on the outcome of this quest.
- Another Imperial soldier may also join the fight and can even battle the other soldier.


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Shopping in Krakow - authentic goods, best outlets, malls and boutiques
Those who want to throw an unforgettable shopping in Krakow, should definitely visit Sukiennice market. It is historical, laid back in 1257 and can safely be considered one of the oldest markets in the world. Now, the most popular national souvenirs and handicrafts of local craftsmen are sold in this market. You can purchase original hand-made articles made of wood, ornaments and amber decorations, as well as skilfully made laces, national clothes and other souvenir products popular with tourists. The bulk of visitors to this market are tourists, which does not prevent prices from remaining at an affordable and attractive level.
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Travellers who are partial to antiques, should certainly visit Platan area. It has been based on the site of an old ruined fortress. Nowadays, the most popular city's antiquarian shops are concentrated in this neighborhood. Some unique antiques are available at surprisingly low cost. Not only collectors, but also those who like to decorate their houses with vintage accessories will be pleased to visit this place.
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The best shopping area for those with a sweet tooth is a Wavel store. It offers customers products of the local chocolate factory. They sell chic dark chocolate, the content of cocoa in which is 90%. You can also buy chic candies and sweet gift bags, as well as incredibly beautiful figured chocolate. Despite the fact that this brand of chocolate is world-known nowadays, output prices remain the most attractive.
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My greatest weakness is that I am a simple man. I am not particularly intelligent and my mind only runs one track at a time. Lots of folks multi-task with ease, but I'm stuck in the ancient days of analog brain waves. Total concentration or total neglect, with nothing in between. Life in the modern world is not kind to people like me. Our limited ability to quickly associate discordant melodies means that popular music rattles around inside our brain painfully while complex symphonies absorb us so completely the world around us disappears. People are impatient with us and often feel rejected by us. By the time our attention comes back to them, they are long gone.
When I was young, this was not a problem. I filled the empty hours with Bible study, prayer meetings, Christian music concerts, and endless reading and rereading of my Schofield Reference Bible. At one point I bought a 4-version Bible commentary with the complete textual parallels for John Calvin, Thomas Muntzer, and a couple others, all of them pivotal figures in the Reformation movement. At one point in my life I knew every Hebrew name for God, the name of every disciple in both Hebrew and Greek, and could quote the first ten verses of the Book of John in Greek. Don't get me wrong, I did not learn Greek and Hebrew, I just knew a few names and the opening verses to John. I've long forgotten all of that information. It's been a decade and a half, maybe even a bit more, since I cracked the cover on a Bible. I no longer have my trusty Schofield and I don't even know if it's still available in bookstores.
And that, in a nutshell, is the real problem. I cannot do anything halfway. I just do not have the capacity that so many other people have to live my life on multiple levels at the same time. So when my wife came to me a few weeks ago wanting us to begin going back to church, I nearly died. I cannot be a "Sunday Christian". I either jump back in with full devotion (which at this point in my life will probably drive me to attend a seminary or some such insanity), or I leave Christianity as it has been for the past decade and a half, a footnote in my youth and my own personal version of "sowing my wild oats".
The reality of the way of life presented in the pages of the Bible is seen in today's world in the Amish communities of the United States, the Hutterite communities of Canada, and other similar Christian sects whose primary focus is agriculture and community. The heart of both Old and New Testaments is the preservation of a simple, community-centric agricultural or nomadic shepherd life in the face of a rising mercantilist economy where greed, ambition, and narcissism are considered high virtues and defining values. I'm sorry, but every modern sect focused on urban living, getting rich, being "blessed" by God, and so on, any belief system that puts the individual in charge of God's plan for us all through the power of prayer and faith is at best misguided, and at worst, hypocritical or even downright delusional.
Therein lies the paradox that once again is raising its ugly head to torture me. If I start becoming a regular church member, if I start reading the Bible and participating in church programs, if I throw myself back into the Christian life, I will once again be forced to choose between living a life that I know for a fact is not in line with Biblical teaching or abandoning my family and life to join an agrarian community of believers. The guilt that tears through me when I try to live a modern life while professing to believe the Bible is too real for me. My own inability to multi-task, to balance, to teeter between two worlds and pretend all is normal will not let me be a contemporary Christian with an urban lifestyle. I just can't do it.
So what do I do? I've heard all the many justifications people will try to offer me if I ask for a sympathetic ear. I know by heart all the rationalizations for teetering on that fence and pretending it's okay to amass wealth and prepare for the future. I also know that scripturally none of those rationalizations and justifications have any validity at all.
The one silver lining to all of this is that my wife has begun hinting she might like to retire sooner rather than later, buy a bit of land out in the country somewhere, and live a simpler life. If she's really leaning in that direction, then perhaps all is not lost. Perhaps it is time to sell off my technical manuals, teaching manuals, novels, comics, and computers and start making plans to grow my own food, teach English lessons to country children, and spend my days tending a vegetable patch somewhere. I suppose I'll still need internet access and simple computer of some kind, though. All my correspondence these days is through e-mail.
Is it time to swap Objective-C and X-Code for John Calvin and Cyrus Schofield? I don't know. I just don't know.


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We haven't quite started the second season of Broadchurch yet—which is due on BBC America on March 4—but there's good news from ITV's press office about the prospects of a third.
(Note: don't worry, there'll be no spoilers here, but the original article may best be saved until Season Two has been and gone)
In fact they have confirmed not only that there will be another series, but also that it will once again star David Tennant and Olivia Colman as Alec Hardy and Ellie Miller. Other cast members will be confirmed at a later date.
Creator and writer Chris Chibnall said he has definite plans about where the story could go next: "We've been overwhelmed that nine million people every week have continued to join us on the twists and turns of Broadchurch. This third chapter has been a glint in my eye for a long time and I'm thrilled to be writing these characters once again."
Here's a tense moment from the first episode of Season Two, just to whet whistles (although obviously don't watch it if you haven't even started with Season One yet):
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I put some paint on a paper plate and Kay rolled the tennis ball in it, then bounced it hard onto the paper I'd placed on the ground. She bounced it one more time, then said, "It makes an ugly design." Then, "Can I paint with my feet?" Does all of our painting projects have to devolve into body painting? Apparently.
So we plopped some more paint onto the plate, and she happily squished the paint between her toes, then danced around the paper, making tracks. In the end, she had fun, which is all that matters. It just never works out as I plan it to!
*Tennis Ball Painting from Purple Frangipani
*Another Tennis Ball Painting from The Fairy and The Frog
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'We got away with murder last year... now it's time to deliver' - Chambers on Town players' debt to fans
PUBLISHED: 11:16 06 June 2019 | UPDATED: 11:33 06 June 2019
Luke Chambers has admitted the Ipswich Town players 'got away with murder' last season and knows a fast start is required in League One to repay the club's loyal fans.
The Blues were relegated to the third tier with just five wins to their name during a disastrous campaign, but were backed throughout as the club's supporters provided a positive environment in which to play.
Chambers knows he and his team-mates are indebted to their fans but is well aware that it is now time for them to deliver on the field.
"The supporters will expect a reaction when we get going after last season and rightly so," Chambers told the club website.
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"I've said it before that as players we got away with 'murder' last year, with a positive environment about the place even though we weren't winning games.
"That won't last long next season though and we will need players to step up and deliver.
"We will need the younger players to do that and we also need those experienced players who have been there before and know the league to lead the way.
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"It's an opportunity to bounce back at the first time of asking and that has to be our aim.
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Even though not all of the berries I used for this sweet are in season, at least strawberries are starting to be… and what a difference! I don't want to go all green and ecological, but let's face it: aren't fruit and vegetables that had more time to ripen on the plant better than those taken away still not ready and that had to ripen on the way? Yeah! so let's also support our local farmers 😉 and use local stuff…
- flour
- milk
- eggs
- baking powder
- butter
- whipping cream
- berries
- vanilla paste
- icing sugar
- prepare the batter for the pancakes mixing some milk, eggs and flour, adding a pinch of salt and a little bit of sugar and adding a little bit of baking powder at the end (the consistency of the batter shouldn't be too thick);
- heat a pan and melt a little bit of butter and cook the pancakes, staking them with a sheet of parchment paper to prevent sticking;
- prepare the vanilla whipped cream, mixing the cream with a spoon of vanilla paste;
- wash the berries and serve with a little bit of icing sugar on top.


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LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – They're trying to move on with their lives after a disastrous wildfire, and now victims of the High Park Fire are getting help from a group of generous contractors.
The fire destroyed 259 homes, and the Whale Rock subdivision northwest of Fort Collins was one of the hardest hit areas. Now contractors will help provide a bridge to new homes for the victims.
"We kind of kept hearing about this reoccurring theme about access to their properties," Erin Mounsey with the American Red Cross said. "We're talking about rebuilding and their saying they can't even get stuff to their properties."
That's when the Northern Colorado Red Cross began looking for a way to help. Gary Gerrard and a handful of other local contractors answered that call.
"We saw this bridge and thought this is probably a good place to start," Gerrard said. "The bridge was really impassable."
During the High Park Fire the original bridge leading into the Whale Rock subdivision was badly damaged from all of the fire vehicles going up into the neighborhood. In fact, it was so badly damaged that the folks that live there actually had to drive through a dry creek bottom to even get up to their homes.
"We have several contractors that agreed to donate either all or a portion of their labor or materials to do this," Gerrard said.
Larimer County is also pitching into help construct the $130,000 bridge.
"What it really shows to me is that we have something really special you certainly don't find all around the world, and even not just in our country — a really resilient community where neighbors come together to help each other," Mounsey said.
The bridge will be fully operational in about one month.
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More on that below (it was a rougher week)
School updates:
Well, the School of Navigation and Seamanship (SONS) has finished the third week of the course, but only there first week of our time in Greece. I could not be happier with our group of guys. They all have a heart to stay in the ships ministries, and even possibly starting their own! (This is what we have been praying for!!!)
Life updates:
This week has honestly been a little rougher. There was a lot of admin stuff that needed done, random things that kept me from having productive days, and being home sick, now for back in Harpenden, England and back in KC.
What would my life be like if I would have stayed on my own course back home?
I could be in marketing, with a degree, and would probably be married, and making a life for myself, if only I would have stayed in Kansas City. I wouldn't have to submit myself to having to "beg" people to support me just to eat and have a bed to sleep in.
BUT, I wouldn't have found the deep relationship I now have with the Lord. If I would have ignored His call on my life, I would not be living to the potential He had for my life.
Despite the occasional hard and stressful day, or having sentimental feelings of the past, I would not change a single thing I have done with the Lord.
In the hardest times, we have to stop, readjust focus, and continue, only in the strength the Lord gives us. When we feel like we are pushing along in our own strength, that should be a big red flag that it's time to refocus on God and what he wants out of the particular situation. There are few worst things than to push through to the end of a project and realize the Lord had a way easier way just waiting, but we were too heads down and hard headed to stop and meditate on Him for the solution.
I am now to a point of being so busy that I can't afford, not to stop and seek the Lord in everything. If I was to do it in my own strength, I would crash and become a hermit somewhere.
What I do on the daily:
- Cultivate relationships, train, and disciple others
- Coordinate/Co-Leading the School of Navigation and Seamanship and Bluewater (Sailing) Discipleship Training School on-board the Next Wave
- Developing the new website for maritime training and crew management systems for YWAM and the University of the Nations, called YWAM Ships Training
- Ship yearly program scheduling for the Next Wave
- Procedure and effective system implementation and training
- Marketing and social media for YWAM Next Wave
- Communications and future program/course development
- Photography and videography projects for various ministries
- Working towards further maritime certifications that will help me to be more helpful in the ships ministries
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Catherine and I recently made our first visit to the Balkans, spending just over a week in Montenegro and two days in Dubrovnik's beautiful old town.
Montenegro, or Crno Gora (Black Mountain) as it's known locally, plays home to a wonderfully surprising diversity of things to see and do. Stunning natural sights including mountains, canyons and rivers, a coastline that hugs the sparkling Adriatic, beautiful historic monasteries and epic driving along mountainous windy roads
It's a small country and though the windy roads make it slow going at times, we were able to explore heaps as we had our own car. While I've read buses are good, if you're a confident driver it's a pretty spectacular place to rent a car and having your own transport gives you more flexibility in your plans. We were also excited to be using our new tent!
Here are our favourite experiences:
- River-rafting in the world's 2nd deepest canyon (and zip-lining across it)
Who knew Montenegro plays home to the world's 2nd deepest canyon, the Tara River Canyon? Stretching for over 50 miles, with just over 20 miles of that being the border between Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina, it's a staggering 1.3km deep in parts, only 200m less than the Grand Canyon in the US.
River-rafting through its walls is one of the top things to do in Montenegro and we were chuffed we were able to do it, initially reading that the season only starts on May 1st. We headed to Scepan Polje in the very north-west of the country on the Bosnian border and the €40 tour included two awesome meals, all our gear (wetsuit, boots, and helmet) and probably 3 hours on the water.
(Aside from the rafting, the driving from Pluzine is absolutely spectacular as you make your way through 56 tunnels, many of which appear to have been carved from hand. It's only around 25kms but it's slow going so be sure to leave plenty of time to really enjoy this spectacular stretch of the country).
The water was rather chilly but beautifully clear and there were a number of really fun rapids as we made our way down the canyon. It's a real adrenaline rush as you head into them, perhaps more so sitting at the front, and I came very close to ending up in the water on more than one occasion. We also stepped into Bosnia, swimming in a tiny waterfall as we made our way down!
We finished up at the point where the Tara and Piva rivers meet, enjoyed a freezing swim in the turquoise water and headed back up the hill for a warm shower, cold beer and delicious lunch. Cheers to Tara Tour for a wonderful day!
You can also zip-line across the canyon alongside the impressive Tara River Bridge! Once the largest concrete arch bridge in Europe for motorized traffic, it's a sight in itself and for €10m you can't pass up the opportunity to zoom alongside it through the canyon.
2. Hiking in the Mrtvica Canyon
Montenegro offers some fantastic hiking in its five national parks but if I had to pick our favourite hike, I'd say it was walking in the Mrtvica Canyon. It's a spectacular hike with wonderfully diverse scenery – steep canyon walls, crystal-clear turquoise water that flows gently in places and forms deafening waterfalls in others, quaint bridges, and thick forest.
Situated around 40 kms north of the capital Podgorica, it's tricky to find – a little way past the Moraca Monastery is the tiny village of Medjureceje and just past that you'll see a tiny arrow pointing to the start. You'll continue down this road until you come to an open field where you can park. We had read about the owner magically appearing to claim his €3 parking and though he was nowhere to be seen, we left some coins on the windscreen.
Finding the trail was even more difficult because the owner has painted markings that take you over a bridge and past his house! When you walk out of the parking, turn left and almost immediately left again up and into the forest. From here you follow the red and white circle markings and it's generally well-marked. You'll walk along a road for a while and past a few houses before coming to a stone bridge – do not cross this and continue straight on into the canyon.
Keep following the trail markings trail until you see another small wooden bridge in the canyon, which you'll cross on your return. Continuing straight for maybe 15 minutes, you'll see a little offshoot to your left – this is the Gates of Wishes, perhaps the most beautiful part of the hike and the perfect spot for a (freezing) and very quick) swim.
We continued for probably a further 45 minutes as we wanted to see the 'tunnel' – a section of rock that's been blasted away to create a trail. I'm not sure if impressive is the right word but it's cool to see. We had read you could continue even further to a beach but we decided to head back, stopping for lunch at the Gate of Wishes and then crossing over the rickety wooden bridge. A short steep climb brought us out of the canyon and we made our way back to the car, accompanied by the car-park owner who had tracked us down with his binoculars!
3. Exploring the National Parks
- Durmitor National Park – €3/person plus €2/car
Situated in the north of the country on Zabjlak's doorstep, Durmitor plays home to over 40 mountains above 2,000m and over 15 glacial lakes, beautifully known as the 'eyes of the mountains'. It's accessible year-round with skiing over the winter and hiking in the summer.
There are heaps of trails to explore and these were extremely well-marked with easy-to-spot markings on trees and and regular bright-yellow trail signs. Unfortunately snow curtailed our plans to do a multi-day hike and summit a peak but we enjoyed a phenomenal day's hiking at a lower elevation and took in three beautiful lakes, the most famous of which is the Black Lake (Crno Jezero).
Accommodation – in summer, you could easily hike for days and camp inside the park. There are also two camp-sites just outside the park, though both of these were still shut. There is, however, a third campsite just outside Zabjlak – Autokamp kod Boce (€3/person). With a sign off the main road, it was easy to find and had good facilities. It's also owned by the lovely Drasika, who invited in for coffee as were starting to pack up just after 6am. The hot, strong coffee was very welcome after a cold night in the tent and seeing our charade gestures showing how cold we had been, she promptly poured 3 shots of the local shovloviza and smiled – this was clearly better than coffee to warm us up!
- Biogradska Gora National Park – €3/person plus €2/car
The smallest of Montenegro's 5 national parks, Biogradska plays home to hundreds of acres of dense forest and the centrepiece is the beautiful Lake Biograd. Unlike Durmitor, there's not heaps of trails here and a day would suffice – it's a lovely walk around the lake and you can climb up two mountains from the lake car park (snow prevented us reaching the top unfortunately but the ranger said it would be a 5-6 hour hike).
Accommodation – there's both camping (albeit without heaps of grass) and cabins in the park next to the lake (€5.5/person to camp and €11 for the cabin). Unfortunately it started pouring just as were finding a spot to pitch our tent so after waiting it out in the car for a while, hoping unsuccessfully that it would stop, we decided to look up the mushroom accommodation we had seen on Air BnB (search 'Art Apartments – Minic). We discovered that these were just outside of Kolasin, no more than 15 minutes away, and it was a really fun place to spend the night (the bathroom and lounge/kitchen are in the stalk with a bedroom up a small flight of stairs in the cap).
Lake Skadaar National Park
The biggest lake in the Balkans, Lake Skadaar straddles the borders of both Montenegro and Albania and is surrounded by Karst Mountains. Around one hour from the shore town of Virparzar, along a single track windy road, is the village of Rijeka Crnojevica and just outside town is a stunning viewpoint of the water-lily-lined Crnojevic River that flows into the lake. The village is also home to the huge Obod Caves, an easy 90 minute return walk.
Accommodation – we found 2 campsites, both of which were just outside Virparzar. The 1st was a beautiful farm called 'OK' and the second a patch of ground just past the Vinarija (wine farm) Durisic. It's possible to do wine tasting here too – just knock on the front door to be shown into the cellar by the owner in her slippers!
We also experienced the biggest storm on our 2nd night – torrential rain, winds of up to 40 miles/hr and thunder and lighting that was quite something to see wrapped up inside our sleeping bags. This was the first trip using our new tent and we were so incredibly chuffed to wake up dry in the morning – nothing will worry us now!
4. Discovering historic monasteries
Montenegro is also home to what seems like hundreds of churches and monasteries, with the most impressive being the Serbian Orthodox Ostrog Monastery that leaves you wondering how on earth it was built into a cliff face. Built over 350 years, it's both the largest and most popular pilgrimage site in the country and it's free to visit.
Just outside Pluzine, we were lucky to find the Piva Monastery. It's not much to look at from outside but stunning inside with floor-to-ceiling murals and the most beautiful patterned doors.
We also really enjoyed the serenity of the Moraca Monastery grounds and the beauty of it's interior and doors, which is similar in style to the Piva Monastery.
5. Epic Driving
Montenegro's mountainous scenery creates some epic driving – windy roads that host both hair-pin and sweeping bends, dramatic natural beauty that attempts to take your eyes away from the road and a never-ending number of tunnels it seems. There are no shortage of spectacular routes; in fact most stretches are great fun so don't be too worried about driving the 'famous' drives noted in the guide books. Leave plenty of time as the windy roads can make for slow going – and you'll want to stop often to take in the wonderful views.
There are two, though, which I would highly recommend –
- Head up the slopes of Mt Lovcen on the back 'mountain' road from the Bay of Kotor to the Lovcen National Park. The road starts off gently enough before 25 hair-pin bends await and while it's a good road, it's extremely narrow in places with just about 2 cars squeezing by. The views of the Bay of Kotor as you head up are simply stunning.
- The drive from Pluzine to Scepan Polje through 56 tunnels, many of which appear to have been carved by hand, is unreal.
6. Bay of Kotor
The Bay of Kotor is simply stunning and Kotor's old town is very enchanting. It's far cheaper walking on the ancient walls here than in Dubrovnik (€3/person vs. €20!) and the views of the bay up 1,300 steps atop the St John's fortress are gorgeous. We also enjoyed a delicious lunch in the quaint former fishing village of Perast, a short drive along the bay from Kotor.
7. Ruins of Stari Bar
The ruins of the old town Stari Bar make for an interesting afternoon and there are a number of lovely restaurants to admire them from. We'd been eating pasta most evenings so the meal we had was a real treat. We also camped in the beautiful Bartula olive garden just outside town and I can't recommend it enough.
Practical Information:
Flights – we flew into Tivat and out of Dubrovnik as there are more flights out of Dubrovnik than Montenegro, and they're cheaper. It's a 2 hour bus ride from Tivat to Dubrovnik.
Car rental – we organised this in advance and there's no shortage of companies online.
Visa – SA passport holders can enter on a Schengen visa.
Accommodation – as described above, we camped most evenings. We found the mushroom accommodation online (search 'Art Apartments Minic') and stayed at the Old Town hostel in Kotor.


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Dodgerland (Kobo eBook)
The 1977–78 Los Angeles Dodgers came close. Their tough lineup of young and ambitious players squared off with the New York Yankees in consecutive World Series. The Dodgers' run was a long time in the making after years of struggle and featured many homegrown players who went on to noteworthy or Hall of Fame careers, including Don Sutton, Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, and Steve Yeager. Dodgerland is the story of those memorable teams as Chavez Ravine began to change, baseball was about to enter a new era, and American culture experienced a shift to the "me" era.
Part journalism, part social history, and part straight sportswriting, Dodgerland is told through the lives of four men, each representing different aspects of this L.A. story. Tom Lasorda, the vocal manager of the Dodgers, gives an up-close view of the team's struggles and triumphs; Tom Fallon, a suburban small-business owner, witnesses the Dodgers' season and the changes to California's landscape—physical, social, political, and economic; Tom Wolfe, a chronicler of California's ever-changing culture, views the events of 1977–78 from his Manhattan writer's loft; and Tom Bradley, Los Angeles's mayor and the region's most dominant political figure of the time, gives a glimpse of the wider political, demographic, and economic forces that affected the state at the time.
The boys in blue drew baseball's focus in those two seasons, but the intertwining narratives tell a larger story about California, late 1970s America, and great promise unrealized.


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Media studies offers an extensive and meaningful coverage of media theory and practice including:
How assessed:
First teaching: September 2017 Course level: Level 1 and level 2 Course size: Same as a GCSE First assessment: Summer 2019 For: Key Stage 4 students in England Progress 8: Non-EBacc 'open group' course
With the new BTEC Tech Award in Creative Media Production, our students get the chance to develop valuable skills and techniques in different disciplines, produce a practical response to a digital media brief, and explore potential careers in the industry
The BTEC Tech Award in Creative Media Production is a practical introduction to life and work in the industry, your students can explore the sector while:
The course has two internally assessed components, and one that's externally assessed.
Unit 1 Investigating the Media 40%
This takes the form of a 1 hour and 30 minute externally assessed exam paper based around a pre-released topic or genre. The topic changes annually; previous topics have included TV Crime Drama, Action Adventure Films or Reality Television. Learners will look in depth at specific examples within the genre and will be asked to present their own ideas for a production based on media brief released prior to the exam. The 2016 exam topic is science fiction films.
Unit 2 Understanding the Media 60%
This takes the form of three controlled assessment assignments which require students to be able to analyse media texts, plan and create media texts and evaluate their own production work.
Assignment 1
This assignment aims to introduce candidates to the analysis and interpretation of media texts through the analysis of media language and the application of media terminology and techniques. Learners will study opening sequences of films and write an analysis of how media codes and conventions communicate meaning to the audience. In addition to this they will create a story board for their own opening sequence linked to a specific genre.
Assignment 2
This assignment is a cross media study focussing on advertising and promotion of a specific product.
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This is a practical production. Learners will plan and create a trailer for a crime drama using I-movie. They will evaluate their work applying key media concepts to explain their creative decisions.
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