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Ah, this old thing. Just as scintillating as it was in 2004, 2005, and 2006. Mmmm, smell the excitement!
I posted my own answers first (SELFISH!), and if you sent me a link to your own answers, they are at the bottom of this questionnaire.
1. What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before?
Embarked upon a sane exercise and diet program to lose weight in a healthy manner (and oh man those pictures make me a little snivelly right now, in my current engorged state). Experienced pregnancy while parenting a toddler. Lived through a kitchen remodel. Nothing too exotic, obviously.
2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Here's what I wrote last year: I guess my resolution will be this: to go into my goddamn garage (a whole twenty feet from my house) at least ONCE a week and punish myself on our equipment so I don't feel as bad when I eat an entire bag of cookies in front of the TV.
For a while back in the spring, I exceeded that particular resolution. Then I got pregnant and the whole exercise thing went to hell.
I also wrote: I hope I continue to be motivated to pursue writing in various forms, and I want to improve my parenting skills with patience, education, and trusting my instincts.
Yes on the writing, and "eh" on the parenting stuff. Have my parenting skills improved? Probably by trial and error, but I wouldn't say I've been entirely successful in those particular areas I mentioned.
As for 2008 resolutions, well. I have a feeling this is going to be a very tough year—rewarding, to be sure, and hopefully filled with many joyous and happy times, but I do foresee lots of challenges. I hope I get back in a fitness routine, I hope I take on lots of exciting new writing assignments, and I hope I can embrace the new level of parenting we're about to experience . . . but I also want to stay sane in the process. I think my only resolution is to try and go with the flow and do my best.
(Is that a totally chickenshit resolution, or what?)
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
My friend Sarah, who never updates her blog EVER, had a lovely little boy this year.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No, thank god.
5. What countries did you visit?
Canada—specifically, Tofino—back in October. You should go there too.
6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
More clarity and motivation in my career, more patience and confidence as a parent.
7. What dates from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
No one single date comes to mind this year, which is the same thing I said last year. BO-RING.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting in shape, definitely, because even though that didn't turn out to be a year-long endeavor, it taught me I do have the ability to get healthy when I make it a priority. The runner-up would be getting pregnant again, although that certainly required less day-to-day effort.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Here is what I wrote last year: I don't think there was one incident or issue, but I definitely feel like there have been times over the last year where I didn't bring it, parenting-wise. I've been impatient, bored, and willing to disengage from Riley at times, and I regret that. I want to feel like I am being a great mom most of the time (no one can do it all of the time, let's be real), even if the circumstances are trying.
Second verse, same as the first. I have the exact same regrets this year.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Can we count pregnancy as an "illness"? No? Then no.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Well, I didn't buy it, exactly, but the best thing we've invested in this year has been the remodel. It's been worth every single headache, which is something I sincerely doubted I'd ever say. From the miraculous ice-dispensing whatsit on the new fridge to the warm and cozy TV room, it's improved our domestic lives in many, many little happy ways.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Dog, whose world has become a far less enjoyable place since Riley's arrival back in 2005, and yet she never complains, always shows love, and never once has taken a much-deserved bite out of the child.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Britney Spears, and myself for giving a shit what Britney fucking Spears does.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Overall, I'm sure our biggest yearly expense would be house payments. Other paycheck-munchers: savings, car payments, daycare, groceries. The usual suspects.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
I've been alternating between dry-mouthed excitement and bowel-loosening terror about this pregnancy since I peed on the damn stick back in June. Sometimes, excitement wins!
16. What song will always remind you of 2007?
I think maybe that Salmon Dance song by the Chemical Brothers. It's not like I listened to it a lot, exactly, it's just that I'm sure whenever I hear it in the future I'll remember JB and I dancing around the house singing some of the non-offensive lyrics to Riley: "By the end of the night, everyone was on my team, and the whole club was dancing like a salmon floating up streeeeeam!"
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? Boy, I'm really not sure. About the same, I think.
b) thinner or fatter? More pregnant-er, but maybe less fat still? Ah, wishful thinking.
c) richer or poorer? Financially better off.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
More hiking, more weekend outings, and more getting out of the house in general. Also, I wish we'd gone camping as a family even once.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Feeling impatient and frustrated over everyday parenting challenges, and griping about problems instead of trying to fix them.
20. How did you spend Christmas?
Here at our house with JB's family, followed by a short trip to Port Angeles to see my family. Perfect combo.
21. Did you fall in love in 2007?
Yes, with my heated kitchen tiles. Oh, and my little family, of course. And the delicious combination of vanilla ice cream and persimmon pudding cake.
22. What was your favorite TV program?
If I am going to be 100% truthful here, I think the program we have most enjoyed this year is . . . oh my god, I'm so embarrassed . . . TMZ. We also watched a lot of Battlestar Galactica, Dexter, Weeds, the short-lived and annoying-yet-compelling John From Cincinnati, 30 Rock, and despite its increasing crappiness, Survivor.
23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No, I don't think so.
24. What was the best book you read?
I think the one that sort of stands out in my memory is The Road by Cormac McCarthy. I don't know if it's the best book I read all year, but I certainly couldn't put it down while I was reading it.
25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Jesca Hoop, maybe. Arcade Fire. Spoon.
26. What did you want and get?
I wanted to get pregnant, for REASONS THAT CURRENTLY ESCAPE ME (oh not really) (but kind of? Because jesus do the last weeks of pregnancy ever suck), and lo and behold, I did.
27. What did you want and not get?
Nothing in particular comes to mind, other than "a new president".
28. What was your favorite film of this year?
I want to say No Country For Old Men, but that may be because I saw it so recently. I should mention Shoot 'Em Up, because it was kicked ass and I'm sure it won't make anyone else's top film list.
29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
We went to Bend to celebrate my birthday, and I turned a sprightly and dewy-skinned 33 this year.
30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
If parenting was my dream job.
31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
In the latter half of the year, I'd say it's been "Embrace the Belly". Before then, "Whatever the Hell Fits and Is At Least Marginally Clean".
32. What kept you sane?
The magical hours between Riley's bedtime and my own. Caffeine, and lots of it. Friends, family, and everything good about blogging.
33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I've never been sure what this question means, but if it means whose earlobe do I want to tongue like a crazed garter snake, I'll be predictable and say Mr. Clive "Hot Stubble" Owen.
34. What political issue stirred you the most?
Here's something scary and depressing, what I wrote one year ago is the exact same thing I'd say today: Maybe the one where we keep bullheadedly persevering in this shitty-ass war where people are dying in droves every day? Or the one where every time Bush opens his mouth I feel frightened for our country and Riley's future? I can't choose.
35. Who did you miss?
My boy, when he was at daycare and I was at work. I should clarify that statement with the word "sometimes", though.
36. Who was the best new person you met?
I think I met Ashley within the last year, which I'm immensely glad for. I had the pleasure of meeting some fellow bloggers in person, like Mona, Geeky Mama, and Emily. And there are a lot of people who I haven't technically met, but have made my year better in a thousand different ways (I'm looking in your direction. Yes, you).
37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007.
Improving your physical fitness will improve every aspect of your life. Judging other people's personal choices is poisonous. Children are the best things in the world, even when they're being shitheads. Let the bad moments go and move forward towards better ones.
38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
This is the fourth year I've struggled over this damn question. This time, let's turn to the Talking Heads and some creative interpretation of their classic song "Once in a Lifetime".
And you may ask yourself / Well, how did I get here?
And you may ask yourself / How do I work this?
And you may ask yourself / Am I right? Am I wrong?
Letting the days go by / Let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by / Water flowing underground
Into the blue again
Into the silent water
Once in a lifetime
(Same as it ever was)
All right, and now to your answers, which are least 395% more interesting!
• Eleanor Q.
• Gertie at Destination Unknown
• Jonniker
• Ashley at Splendid Sustenance
• Andrea at Love Is In the Details
• wilddreemer at Tales of a Misguided Mommy (heads up: audio)
• Elissa
• Christina at Matthew's Technicolored World
• Starr
• Eclecta
• LauraH at I Promise Not to Laugh During the Seance
• Jennfer at the overnite note
• Penny
• Maya
• JennB at productionMaven part deux
• Anais at Through My Looking Glass
• Carolyn at In the Ocean State
• Emblita
• Saturn at Brain Fluff Theater
• Bethany at . . . That's Not Great
• Jamie at Feet Firmly Planted
• Warcrygirl at The Cure for Boredom
• Tiffany at Chickeny Goodness
• nc27608
• Dapbim
• Sara at It's Not About That Anyway
• Shawna
• Sarah at It's All In My Head
• velocibadgergirl at Pardon the Egg Salad
Whew! Okay, go read, enjoy, and comment! (Also, many more responses are posted here.)
Happy New Year's, everyone. I hope 2008 is your best yet.
68 Responses to "New Year's meme, version 2.007"
SaturnCat on
December 31st, 2007 10:49 am
Thanks for the link, lady. And word on #32, especially that part about the magical hours between your child's bedtime and your own. I'm able to live two lives in a day, practically, thanks to the 8p-11p 'Me' block.
Hope 2008 brings you everything you want, and more.
Naomi the Strange on
December 31st, 2007 10:56 am
I enjoyed reading your answers! Happy new year!
Amy M. on
December 31st, 2007 11:15 am
Yay for being back at work & reading blogs! Thanks for the answers & have a happy new year!
AndreAnna on
December 31st, 2007 11:34 am
I peed on Spoon's tour bus. Well, not ON it, but IN it, I suppose. Swear.
One of my best friends has known the percussionist/keyboardist for years and we went to a show in Philly where said event occurred.
An interesting night to say the least.
- Sarah on December 31st, 2007 11:37 am
warcrygirl on
December 31st, 2007 11:40 am
SQUEE!!! Thanks for the linky goodness! Hope your new year brings you many, many rewards. And remember: don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things.
Erica on
December 31st, 2007 11:42 am
I am inordinately excited about my name and link being on your page. I held up my laptop for my husband to see and literally shouted, "Do you see THAT?? THAT is MY name on SUNDRY'S BLOG! ME! ON SUNDRY'S BLOG!"
And I'm not the tiniest bit ashamed, either.
fairydogmother on
December 31st, 2007 11:56 am
Mine is posted over at my blog too. I thought I was being so crafty by waiting until today to hit "publish" and it still showed up as if I published it on Friday.
Maybe I'll make a new year's resolution after all: learn to manipulate, or break up with, Blogger.
babs on
December 31st, 2007 1:28 pm
Thanks for inspiring us all to do this! Here's mine that I just posted:
Look forward to reading yours and others…
telegirl on
December 31st, 2007 1:30 pm
Loved reading your responses; I'm too lazy to respond but I will say that I am working on becoming fit after having had my baby last February. I am sick of still wearing maternity pants. Gah! I just bookmarked your link to last June's entry as motivation. Thank you for that and have a very Happy New Year!!!
PS) Does anyone else find the juxtaposition of the two photos of Linda's belly and Riley above it oddly fascinating?!
workout mommy on
December 31st, 2007 1:31 pm
I really enjoyed reading your answers and can completely relate with the "magical" bedtime hours. (but why, oh why, do they go by so fast?!)
Happy New Year!
Jeanette on
December 31st, 2007 1:38 pm
Thanks for that meme. It was fun to do and fun to read other peoples, although any time I read one it made me want to go back and change my answers for better, more enlightened ones!
Matt on
December 31st, 2007 1:39 pm
Your responses were infinitely cooler/better/more awesomer than mine. Hope this year is as great as the last, I'll be in England for the first half, so it should be pretty interesting..:-)
kalisah on
December 31st, 2007 1:45 pm
really? you want to go camping with a toddler? are you mad woman?
I must've missed the post asking for links (I thought you were supposed to be on a bloggy vacation??) but I stole this from you last year and, alas, repeated it this year, too.
Bri on
December 31st, 2007 2:21 pm
SueBob told me to let you know if I did this meme on my blog, so this is me, letting you know. Cheers!
Yams on
December 31st, 2007 3:28 pm
Enjoyed reading your responses and Happy New Year!
Telegirl: neat observation.
Melanie on
December 31st, 2007 5:33 pm
Got mine in under the wire – http://melwadel.diaryland.com/endof2007.html, Happy New Year to all!
Susie on
December 31st, 2007 6:46 pm
Thanks for sharing the meme — I really enjoyed reading your responses. It kind of taxed the functional part of my brain, but I played along too:
Happy, happy New Year!!
b. on
December 31st, 2007 10:29 pm
It only took me a dog's age to finish it (I'll pull the Unfair Mommy Card and blame the children!), but I, too, played along this year. :)
laughing mommy on
January 1st, 2008 12:21 am
Mine's up. Thanks for doing this every year. It is so fun to play along!
Katja on
January 1st, 2008 10:07 am
Mine is up and running as well! Thanks for doing this!
Tessa on
January 1st, 2008 12:10 pm
Is anyone else DYING for Josh's responses?
velocibadgergirl on
January 1st, 2008 12:13 pm
Coming in late, but I did mine: http://velocibadgergirl.blogspot.com/2007/12/dead-reckoning-linda-at-all-sundry-has.html
Happy New Year, everyone!
fairydogmother on
January 1st, 2008 12:18 pm
Tessa, YES! I keep checking the comments hoping to see that he has chimed in.
In the meantime I'm spending the morning watching bad movies on Lifetime and meandering my way through the list of everyone else's responses. I woke up with a fever and a sore throat, and I figured if I have to be sick today I might as well be totally lazy so I really can "enjoy" it.
jonniker on
January 1st, 2008 8:22 pm
Happy new year, my friend.
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Mary on
January 2nd, 2008 8:36 am
I know I'm late, but I did it! Yours reads much more interestingly than mine, but that's to be expected when you answer every question with the word "wedding".
Amber on
January 2nd, 2008 9:21 am
Mmmm Clive Owen. He does have considerably drool-worthy stubble. Mmm.
lizshaw on
January 2nd, 2008 1:27 pm
I have no doubt that you'll be able to pick up the exercise and healthy diet thingy again in no time. You've proven already that you can do it and you will. Can't wait for the baby!!!
A shameless plug for my meme:
claire on
January 2nd, 2008 2:59 pm
Did mine, too. But i might be too late.
Donna on
January 2nd, 2008 5:59 pm
Here's a link to mine, hope I'm not too late.
Robyn on
January 3rd, 2008 7:43 am
This was fun, thanks! My answers are here:
Heather on
January 3rd, 2008 11:03 am
Apparently I am supposed to tell you I did this too ? Happy New Year !
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Because of the Thanksgiving holiday, this is a short week for UU World. We thought about skipping this week's column, but the outpouring of blogging about the Ferguson grand jury announcement needed a place to be shared. We'll be back with a regular post on Friday, December 5.
Here's most of it—so far.
The Rev. Colin Bossen tells us, "We need to talk about lynching." (Colin Bossen, November 25)
Diana McLean is trying to be an ally—by listening. (Poetic Justice, November 25)
Kenny Wiley is dreaming of heroes. (A Full Day, November 24)
Though angry, the Rev. Meredith Garmon tries to apply reason to the situation. (The Liberal Pulpit, November 25)
Adrian Graham asks, "Do Black lives really matter in America?" (UUXMNR, November 25)
The Rev. Justin Schroeder wonders, "What comes next? . . . It is a question about which way the arc of the universe will bend. It is about whether we will deepen the racial nightmare we've been living in for the past 400 years or find a way to create a world in which all might flourish." (The Well, November 25)
Karen Johnston suggests, "Let's not just make noise—let's make a difference." (irrevspeckay, November 25)
In this Thanksgiving week, Adam Dyer writes, "Let's start preparing dinner…a meal where we are all welcome and fed." (spirituwellness, November 24)
The Rev. Dr. Cynthia Landrum writes that, if Darren Wilson didn't break the law, then we need new laws. (Rev. Cyn, November 24)
Landrum also deconstructs "Black Lives Matter" and "All Lives Matter." (The Lively Tradition, November 25)
The Rev. Dan Schatz joins Michael Brown's father in praying that his son's death not be in vain. (The Song and the Sigh, November 25)
Tina Porter writes a post for her white friends and family. (Ugly Pies and Crooked Hats, November 25)
The Rev. Krista Taves, who serves a congregation near Ferguson, shares her reflections. (And the stones shall shall cry, November 25)
The Rev. Elizabeth Stevens revisits the truth of the statement, "No justice, no peace." (revehstevens, November 25)
UUs celebrate expanded marriage equality
Officiating a same-sex wedding in Shawnee County, Kans., the Rev. Sarah Oglesby-Dunegan of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Topeka, felt it was a moment to celebrate and an opportunity to put pressure on other counties to issues licenses as well. (wibw.com - 11.17.14)
Unitarian Universalists in Spartanburg, S.C., held signs reading "Let us celebrate equal marriage with you!" as same-sex couples applied for marriage licenses outside the Spartanburg County Probate Court. (goupstate.com - 11.20.14)
The Rev. Nina Grey, minister of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Bozeman, Mont., viewed officiating the first same-sex wedding in the state at the Gallatin County Law and Justice Center as am important moment in our nation's history. (Belgrade News - 11.21.14)
Controversy continues over Starr King investigation
An article in the New York Times examined the ongoing controversy surrounding withheld diplomas and an investigation into leaked documents at Starr King School for the Ministry in Berkeley, Calif. (New York Times – 11.21.14)
The Rev. Rosemary Bray McNatt, the new president of the school, responded to that article, and one by UU World, the following day. (sksm.edu – 11.22.14)
Plaintiff in landmark marriage-equality case remembers how it began
Unitarian Universalist Hillary Goodridge reflects on her experience as lead plaintiff in the landmark case legalizing same-sex marriage in Massachusetts, and on changing the nation's view of marriage as a civil right open to all. (International Business Times - 11.18.14)
Other marriage equality stories:
Topeka same-sex couple married in ceremony (The Topeka Capital-Journal - 11.17.14)
First same-sex couple files for marriage license in Beaufort County (Savannah Morning News - 11.20.14)
Unitarian Universalist churches prepping for same-sex weddings (wyff4.com - 11.21.14)
Welcoming religious community helps college student discover himself
College junior Benjamin Spick describes how finding a supportive religious community in the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ames, Iowa, helped him discover himself and engage in his campus and local community authentically. (Iowa State Daily - 11.17.14)
Chaplain services are part of new health care model in Tennessee
A Nashville-area healthcare company offers the services of a chaplain as part of its new model of accountable healthcare. The Rev. Cathy Chang, a Unitarian Universalist minister, helps patients work through important medical decisions based on individual beliefs. (The Tennessean - 11.18.14)
UU institutional investors seek justice in Bhopal gas tragedy
The Unitarian Universalist Common Endowment Fund is part of a group of institutional investors that are renewing their pressure on Dow Chemical to take responsibility for the tragic gas leak that killed thousands in Bhopal City, India, in 1984. (International Business Times - 11.19.14)
We will take next week off from posting UUs in the Media to take time to enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday. We hope you have a safe and restful holiday as well.
Barb Greve recognizes the importance of a transgender day of remembrance, but wishes for more.
It's an important act: to memorialize the dead, particularly those killed for being who they are. It's an act that allows for the public processing of pain, a necessary requirement to social change . . . . [But] I yearn for a time when instead of memorializing transgender and genderqueer individuals who have been killed for living their/our lives authentically, we will take time to celebrate the gifts these individuals offer our communities. (Barb's Bantering, November 20)
The Rev. Nori Rost asks, "What can we do, besides light candles once a year to create a safer world for our Transgender kin?"
For one thing, we can tell the truth. We can tell the truth to our children who ask us about bodies and genders. We can say there is a wonderful diversity of combinations of bodies and souls and sometimes they match what culture wants to see and sometimes they don't, but we're all uniquely wonderful and cherished; we are all of inherent worth and dignity, as we Unitarian Universalists like to say. (sUbteXt, November 20)
Diane Daniel and her spouse Lina have relocated to the Netherlands, and she finds herself struggling with explaining their past to new friends.
I've told them I have a Dutch wife, so they've categorized me as a lesbian. Most of them haven't met Lina yet. What happens when they do? Will they figure it out? Even if they don't, do I share our past? I'm still working through these feelings of caring what people think and of balancing our privacy against wanting to be open and intimate with others, which is my usual way of forming friendships.
I realize my tension surrounding who to tell what and when will be a lifelong challenge, but the more I examine it, the more tolerant I become of other people's differences and fears – and of my own. All of us are souls, worthy of embracing. (She Was the Man of My Dreams, November 20)UUA politics
The Rev. Tom Schade tells us what he wants in a UUA president.
What I want from the UUA President is leadership: a skilled effort at persuading by deed and word what is important and what is necessary to do now. I want to see the UU President preach universal salvation in today's context. Our nation needs visionary leaders and progressive religion is one of the few places where that leadership can grow. (The Lively Tradition, November 17)
The Rev. Dawn Cooley proposes a system of direct democracy in the UUA as a response to some conflicting assumptions.
Assumption #1: That we want to bring more diverse voices to the table of governance at General Assembly.
Assumption #2: What we have been doing is not working.
Assumption #3: Continuing to do the same thing and expecting different results is the definition of insanity. (Speaking of, November 20)Congregational matters
The Rev. Dr. Cynthia Landrum concludes her series about UU sermon writing with the radical proposal that perhaps ministers don't always have to preach their own words.
[The] truth is . . . Sunday morning worship is still the heart of what we church ministers do. It's appropriate that we throw much of our lives into that work, and while it's always good to find ways to make that easier, another option is to take that work that we've poured our lives into and use it more. . . .
What if instead of always crafting our own sermons we sometimes shared, openly, what we felt was the best writing out there on the subject at hand—even if it was not our own? (Rev. Cyn, November 17)
"A Curious UU" wonders how congregations can be all things to all people.
So, someone said recently that when most African-Americans walk into a UU church service, they immediately feel out of place because most UUs don't have the same tradition in dressing well for church. . . .
I'm thinking that there are many UUs and perhaps even more youth, who, if they walked into a church service of well-dressed people, would immediately feel out of place. (A Curious UU, November 16)Finding our way
Catherine Clarenbach writes that momentum can wreak havoc with clear-headed decision-making.
[You] need to lay down the fun of momentum and the delight of enthusiasm.
You'll get them when you need them, I promise. But at the beginning of figuring out a decision is not the time for them. In general, they obscure wisdom and make it difficult to perceive clearly what our next steps might be. (The Way of the River, November 18)
Colleen Thoelle is outraged by her son's teachers, who seem unreasonably concerned about his imaginative play.
He seems to have a knack for tilting people slightly off balance and leaving them wondering what winds just blew through. I think, if they are willing, they just might learn a thing or two from him this year. And maybe just maybe, he will open their minds to what is real. Just like he did mine. (The Family Pants, November 18)
For Liz James, Robin Williams's death prompted soul-searching about her own need for an audience.
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that preacher
there are days when I want so badly to be
funny, so
wise, so
days when I feel addicted to that
and I can imagine a world where it
could easily become the only moment when I could
exhale (Rebel With A Label Maker, November 19)
Andrew Hidas puts Brittany Maynard's choice to end her life in the context of other cries for freedom.
Truly, Maynard's quest to be make an autonomous decision, in a completely rational state of mind, regarding how much suffering she was willing to endure (and put her family through in watching her) strikes at the very core of the freedom and self-determination that we so revere in the free world. (traversing, November 15)
The Rev. Dr. Cynthia Landrum is an agnostic doing God's work.
What, then, is the purpose of religion, if not to spread faith? Why do we have churches, if not to bring people to a faith in God? One answer could be, we don't need them. My answer is that the purpose of religion is not faiths but works. The purpose of the church is to create the beloved community here on earth. We can't know for sure what happens after this life. We can know that in this life, people are suffering, the earth is hurting, and justice is denied. And so we engage in this work.
And so it is that I believe I'm an agnostic doing God's work. Because the work of the church is love. (Loved for Who You Are, November 10)Peace is complicated
The Rev. Susan Maginn celebrates her acceptance into the Navy Chaplain Corps.
Years ago I would guess I was pretty typical among political and religious liberals who are more comfortable with pitying members of the military than with truly understanding the kind of motivation and commitment it takes to serve in the military. And now, I'm one of them!
I'm excited to count myself among our amazing Unitarian Universalist military chaplains. I'm excited to carry a ministry where I can be devoted to a unit of dynamic young adults who come from a variety of religious, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds. I'm excited to serve a ministry that will have variety, likely changing focus and physical location at least every few years, perhaps on another coast, perhaps overseas. I'm excited about a ministry where the special role of the chaplain has high-stakes and is considered an essential component of a unit's success. I'm excited about a ministry where being in great spiritual and physical health is not just an option, but a requirement. (Quest for Meaning, November 13)
The Rev. Ian White Maher walked out of this past year's Service of the Living Tradition because it, "mostly through omission, normalized a vision of a nation at war that is inconsistent with who we say we are as a religious movement."
[Chaplain Rebekah Montgomery's] sermon did not tell the real story of what happens in war. It was a glorified retelling of America bringing light to the "backward" people, those who held worldviews that did not cohere with modern times. It was absolutely uncritical of our behavior, our motivations, and our responsibilities as people who believe in the sacredness of life.
The standing ovation was incredibly frightening to me. It seemed to mean that thousands of people who I consider faith partners could be swept up in a patriotic fervor that tells only about the glory and nothing about the real horror of what we are doing to people and the propaganda that we spread to diminish the worth of others and justify our own behaviors. (The Lively Tradition, November 13)
The Rev. Erik Walker Wikstrom remembers, twenty-five years ago, helping dismantle the Berlin Wall.
Those in power took over the project of dismantling the wall, but for a while . . . for a while it was something that dozens, hundreds of average citizens had taken upon themselves to do for themselves. Piece by piece.
Something to think about—and remember. (A Minister's Musings, November 11)
Patrick Murfin profiles Kurt Vonnegut, a veteran born on Veterans' Day, whose life was shaped by his experience of war.
Vonnegut was hard to pin down—an idealist and a cynic, a humorist whose satire was tinged with the deepest melancholy of man who had been brought up to believe in human progress "onward and upward forever" only to witness the gravest savageries of the 20th Century. (Heretic, Rebel, a Thing to Flout, November 11)Rising tensions in Ferguson
The Rev. Krista Taves writes about her congregation's weekly vigil for racial justice in Chesterfield, MO, amidst rising tensions around the pending Ferguson grand jury announcement.
We knew things were not right in St. Louis, but the increasing boldness of whites to express outright racist ideas and beliefs, with no fear of impunity, has been sobering. The Ferguson situation has exposed a level of racism that has always been there, but more latent and under the surface. This is what our black and brown sisters and brothers have been living with all these years. It saddens and angers me.
This experience has confirmed for me what our primary job is as white allies standing in solidarity with people of color. Our job is to change the hearts and minds of white people because that's where the institutional power is. (And the stones shall cry, November 12)
The Rev. Tom Schade is preparing his heart for the storm coming to Ferguson, Mo.
[I]f I give myself over to fear, I will drift into being more afraid of the anger of the protestors than the violence of the police. I will end up wanting things to get back to "normal." I will be motivated by a desire for peace and reconciliation and what I call "love." . . .
The anger of people of color over police killings is a good thing, not an unfortunate event. The more forcefully, persistently, and insistently it is expressed the better it is. (The Lively Tradition, November 12)Living with illness
The Rev. Elizabeth Curtiss writes about hospital errors, after a recent scare.
So what really killed Thomas Eric Duncan, depriving his fiancee and their son of the family life of which they long had dreamed? Was it really ebola? Or did he, as my own wife almost did, succumb to hospital error? (Politywonk, November 10)
With insider knowledge of both mental illness and Lewy Body Dementia, The Rev. Katie Farrell Norris discusses recent news about Robin Williams.
I live, every day, seeing the impact Lewy Body Dementia and mental illness have on people. I know death by suicide can be a result of both illnesses. . . . What we really need is more awareness of the different illnesses of the brain. We need to focus on quality of life, worth, and dignity. . . . We can work to make that a reality for people with all kinds of brain illnesses—even dementia and mental illness. We may or may not decrease the numbers of death by suicide, but we will decrease the shame around both of these illnesses and increase the likelihood of a better quality of life and more compassionate care for all. (Bipolar Spirit, November 13)Integrate this
The Rev. Dr. Cynthia Landrum shares the first of a series of posts about practical aspects of bivocational ministry—in this post, talking about the amount of time it takes a UU minister to craft a sermon.
With all the discussion in recent months about bivocational ministry, it's worth discussion what implications it has for that central role of the minister: the preacher.
My assertion is that Unitarian Universalist preaching for our ministers is a very different thing from preaching in Christian traditions, and from what lay people experience when they preach. And the reasons that this is different are also some of the reasons why many of our full-time ministers don't preach every Sunday. (Rev. Cyn, November 13)
Jordinn Nelson Long questions the feasibility of so-called "work-life integration."
There must be limits. We must make choices.
Including the choice of how to respond when "work life integration" is handed to us not as a point of exploration, but as a slippery non-answer to a request for consideration.
When that moment next comes,
We might choose to take what's offered.
We might choose to view technology as another way to enforce scarcity.
Or we might just hand those shiny words back, raise our voices again, and ask that our real, live, bad mama selves be accommodated. (Raising Faith, November 12)
Brother of gun-violence victim joins peace walk
A Peace Walk sponsored by the Columbia, S.C., Faith Coalition on Gun Violence brought together members of the interfaith community, law enforcement, and civil rights activists last week to call for peace in the community and the nation. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia member Michael Sullivan, whose brother was a victim of gun violence nearly 40 years ago, was present at the walk. "I want to see some sanity happen in the world and in the United States so that we don't have such a devastating amount of gun violence," Sullivan said. (The State – 11.8.14)
Two incidents at Arkansas church prompt investigation
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Mountain Home, Ark., member Billy Rhodes recently received a disturbing piece of hate mail for his "liberal mindset" and opinions posted in a local paper's letters to the editor section. A separate incident involving a church window being shot out with a BB gun was ruled by police to be unrelated. (Baxter Bulletin – 11.13.14)
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Arkansas church gets threatening note in response to marriage equality support (The Advocate – 11.13.14)
Jacksonville interfaith group pushes for a better city
A Jacksonville, Fla., nonprofit group, Interfaith Coalition for Action, Reconciliation & Empowerment (ICARE), recently held a meeting for over 40 area churches to review the work accomplished over the past year and to begin preparing plans for the future. Unitarian Universalist Church of Jacksonville minister the Rev. Phillip Barber addressed the assembly, saying, "We are blessed to have an opportunity to create a more just city." (Florida-Times Union – 11.12.14)
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As anticipation mounts over the grand jury announcement on whether to indict the police officer involved in the shooting death of Missouri teen Michael Brown, the African American Clergy Coalition of Mid-Missouri hosted a community prayer vigil in Columbia, Mo. "It's important that the community of Columbia show support for Ferguson," said vigil attendee and minister of the UU Church of Columbia the Rev. Molly Gordon. (Mid-Missouri Public Radio – 11.10.14)
The second annual Festival of Faith and Culture in Salem, N.C., brought more than 200 youth and adults together earlier this month to learn about a wide range of cultures and faith traditions, including Unitarian Universalism. (The Chronicle – 11.13.14)
In response to a federal appellate court ruling earlier this month, which upheld Michigan's ban on same-sex marriage, the Harbor Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Muskegon hosted a gathering and discussion on action and next steps for the LGBTQ community and advocates. (mlive.com – 11.11.14)
More than 40 people gathered outside of the Suffolk County Correctional Facility in Boston for a prayer vigil in solidarity with the 250 undocumented immigrants detained inside. "These are not criminals. These are people," said acting Executive Director of UU Mass Action Laura Wagner. "We're going to continue to work to change laws, so this will no longer happen." (Daily Free Press – 11.10.14)
Faith leaders arrested for crossing police barricade
The Rev. Deane Olivia, minister of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Flint, Mich., was arrested with other faith leaders after crossing a police barricade in an act of non-confrontational civil disobedience. The protest, which saw over 50 arrests, took place in solidarity with the Ferguson, Mo., community, where unarmed black teenager Michael Brown was killed by police this past August. (mlive.com – 11.1.14)
South Carolina prepares to welcome same-sex marriage
With the U.S. Supreme Court declining to take up the 4th Circuit's same-sex marriage decision, South Carolina is preparing to allow legal same-sex marriages. The Rev. Neal Jones of the UU Congregation of Columbia, S.C., and four other community and religious leaders voiced their views on the conversations taking place in their state. "If two people love each other, and want to commit their lives to each other, why would we want to deny any couple that? There's nothing more American and wholesome than that," Jones said. (The State – 11.1.14)
Same-sex marriage suffers setback in four states
A ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit reversed district court rulings this week that had struck down same-sex marriage bans in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. "It's a sad day for Michigan," said Margot Haynes, member of the Harbor UU Congregation Social Action Committee in Muskegon, Mich. (mlive.com – 11.6.14)
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Flint-area gay marriage advocates devastated after court upholds ban (mlive.com – 11.6.14)
Court's upholding gay marriage ban is 'crazy, disappointing,' says pastor who conducted Muskegon marriages (mlive.com – 11.6.14)
Florida church sponsors self-help sobriety group
The Big Bend Secular Organizations for Sobriety, a self-empowered recovery based approach to sobriety sponsored by the UU Church of Tallahassee, Fla., offers an alternative to self-help groups that emphasize dependence on a higher power to attain sobriety. (Tallahassee Democrat – 10.31.14)
New hopes for immigration reform
President Obama's recent pledge for immigration reform by the end of the year has rekindled hope for immigrants facing deportation, including Arturo Hernandez Garcia, who took sanctuary within the walls of the First Unitarian Society of Denver, Colo., last month. With a record number of deportations taking place under the Obama administration, the president is expected to take action to defer deportations, grant work permits, and offer more business visas. (CBS Denver – 11.6.14)
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He lived in the U.S. for 15 years. Only church sanctuary saved him from deportation," (Washington Post – 11.6.14)
The Rev. Diane Dowgiert commits to "loving the hell out of the world," no matter who wins elections.
To love the hell out of the world means that we need to find our strong and brave heart. . . . We need the heart to stay together and not let ourselves become polarized by issues or by political parties. . . . We need each other if we are to remain strong hearted for the work ahead. Bending the arc of the universe toward justice takes strength. Strong is what we make each other. (Transforming Times, November 5)
The Rev. Dan Harper prepares to vote more thoroughly than many people do—and still feels like it's not enough.
Democracy takes time, and I did not put in enough time. . . .
Today, I was reading Hannah Arendt's On Revolution, and came across this quotation from Thomas Jefferson: "If once [our people] become inattentive to the public affairs, you and I, and Congress and Assemblies, Judges and Governors, shall all become wolves."
Is that howling I hear in the distance? (Yet Another Unitarian Universalist, November 5)
The Rev. Tony Lorenzen proposes a series of "technical fixes" to the problem of voter disenfranchisement. (Sunflower Chalice, November 5)
The Rev. Dan Schatz encourages us to keep on loving the world, even when current events discourage us.
Ours is still a world of wonder and beauty no less than hardship and tragedy. Remind yourself of the beauty. Let it feed you. If your soul is dry and parched, return to the well that nourishes you and drink deeply. . . .
There will be a time for the struggle; it has not gone away. There will be a time to dedicate our energies once again to campaign for what we believe in. Our work in that time will be far more effective if we come to it as whole people, spirits strengthened by the goodness around us.
Sometimes, the world can be hard. Love it anyway. (The Song and the Sigh, November 5)
The Rev. Dr. Carl Gregg asks, "Can you be both a religious liberal and a political conservative?"
Just as Unitarian Universalism and other progressive religious movements intend ourselves to be liberal religious traditions in the best sense of the word liberal—open to new ideas, generous, open-handed, open-hearted, and open-minded—there has been room historically and there is room today within our big tents for those who are conservative in the best sense of the word: caring about conservation of nature, upholding the beauty of traditions and rituals that accrued deep meaning through the test of time, reminding us of the importance not only of individual rights and equality, but also of community, authority, sanctity, and loyalty. (Pluralism, Pragmatism, Progressivism, November 3)
The Rev. Lynn Ungar has learned a lot from her Cub-fan congregants.
The Cubs lose. Everyone knows that. Historically, currently, the Cubs are just not what you would call a winning team. Which doesn't stop the fans from rooting for their beloved Cubbies, year in and year out.
You love what you love, and you go out and yell on its behalf, following the statistics or the players or whatever markers of success or defeat you might have. You show up and cheer. When your team wins you get a parade. But when your team loses you have the opportunity to gather with your friends and mourn the losses and plot how next year will be better. (Quest for Meaning, November 6)
The Rev. Tom Schade believes that racism played a powerful part in this election.
The power of Obama to frighten people is still potent. It is testament to the power of racism as an semi-conscious ideological force for many white voters. Fear of black power is what makes white voters hate Obama. Increasing African American participation in the political structure, including the development of black political leaders, has precipitated more white backlash.
This has to be confronted and resolved for progressive change to happen in the United States. (The Lively Tradition, November 5)More love somewhere
The Rev. Peter Boullata objects to UU revisions of the song, "There is More Love, Somewhere."
Glibly rewriting a slavery-era African American expression of hope and determination should give us all pause.
There's an air of hubris in this wordsmithing, and a lack of insight.
Joining together to sing "there is more love right here" to me smacks of self-satisfaction and self-centredness. In a world filled with have-nots, the haves glorying in their wealth, their abundance of blessings. We have hymns of thanksgiving. Can't we sing them, instead of this awkward revision? (Held in the Light, November 1)
The Rev. Meg Riley shares seven ways to prepare for the Ferguson grand jury's announcement, including this one:
Many perspectives will be vying with one another to dictate the narrative of what's "really" happened. Pick a perspective that helps you stay present, and stick with it. For me, as a white, middle-class, middle-aged woman, even imagining what it is to be a young black man is virtually impossible. But I am a mother. I can imagine a mother's grief, even if I don't know what it means to be an African-American mother. For me, the person to stick with most closely—in my imagination, and in every news account possible—is Michael Brown's mother, Lesley McSpadden. (HuffPo Religion, November 5)Heroes and role models
The Rev. Sean Dennison likes having very human heroes—including musician Amanda Palmer.
Is Amanda Palmer perfect? No. And I am happy that she is not. While some want their role models to be perfect, I like mine to be human. Part of what keeps me engaged with Palmer and her art and music is that she is transparent about her mistakes. Like any of us, she tries and fails and tries again to live up to her own ideals. (ministrare, November 3)
As part of her November gratitude practice, Diana McLean honors the clergywomen who have been her role models. (Poetic Justice, November 2)'Happy' 'holidays'
The Rev. James Ford explains why he's afraid of Christians—it's because of their outrage about people who say "Happy Holidays."
There is something hanging in the back of my mind when living in a country dominated by a group of people who have an ideology that puts me at the moment of my death firmly into the fires of hell for, well, forever. And it's hard not to be vaguely aware of how easy a step it is from seeing someone as firewood in the future to seeing one as killable in the present tense.
And, frankly, this seasonal outrage sparks that anxiety. (Monkey Mind, November 4)
The Rev. Adam Eliot offers a different perspective, and encourages ministers to make room for uncomplicated expressions of spirituality throughout the extended holiday season.
For many of the people in your community (not necessarily your congregation, but the community at large) this is the only time they think about all those things we think about the rest of the year. I mean in a focused way. This means while we are grinching our way along, we are getting killed by the secular culture and the religious right. They speak the language that others speak rather than speaking their own language slowly, expecting folks to understand.
The season starts (as I mentioned) on Halloween when we think about fear and death. Then there is Thanksgiving which is about gratitude, family and so on. Then there is XMas which is about presents (if you let it be) or about something so much more. (The Burbania Posts, November 5)

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Fantabulous all you could wantPosted Oct 17, 2014
Stayed here for wife's birthday this was a Wonderful hotel in fantastic location with superb staff. What made it special was the suprise champagne breakfast. if you stay you will not be disappointed But a Must is a balcony room the views of the lake are spectacular
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The place to stay in LimonePosted Jun 18, 2014 on Hotels.com
My wife and I stayed at the Monte Baldo last year and chose to go back again this year as part of a European road trip. What can I say about the hotel that hasn't already been said, beautiful location, beautiful views spotlessly clean and friendly staff. We'd only eaten breakfast in the hotel last year so decided to try the restaurant for an evening meal this year as it had good reviews. The food was excellent, what I would describe as "clean and fresh" Italian cooking, not trying to be too pretentious and certainly not tasting like it came out of a plastic bag which is more than I can say about some restaurants in Limone! Overall one of my favourite hotel, so I'll be back!
Recommendedby Rogerfrom Aberdeen
Fantastic locationPosted Sep 19, 2013 on Hotels.com
Great hotel in a excellent location , menu wasn't quite to our taste however plenty of excellent restaurant's nearby , interior of the hotel is very unique being built against the existing mountain .Very friendly staff , will visit this hotel again.
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Relaxing stay in a peaceful corner.Posted Apr 13, 2013
Pros: Pleasant and accommodating staff, breakfast too with the cake.
Cons: Driving there was a bit unusual (driving down a pedestrian walkway and speaking to a police officer.) but it was fine really.
Location: Just as the pictures show, peaceful, yet enough of a gentle buzz to keep you feeling involved in Italian life.
A truly superb hotel, very pleased to find such a delightful hotel so reasonably priced with breakfast included. Although we may have been unlucky with the weather on Lake Garda, the wonderful hotel certainly took our minds away from that and we both had a truly memorable stay here at the Monte Baldo. The service was excellent and the food in the restaurant downstairs was certainly the best we found in Limone sul Garda (although sister restaurant Gemma around the corner offers the same menu too.) I would almost certainly recommend this hotel and after taking advice from another reviewer in requesting a lake view I would encourage you to do the same. A truly relaxing way to wake up looking across the lake and down at the mini port below.
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Hotel Monte Baldo is simply amazingPosted Sep 16, 2012
Pros: Breakfast on the restaurant balcony
Hotel Monte Baldo is simply amazing! We stayed in the hotel for four nights and couldn't have asked for a more perfect location to explore Limone and Lake Garda. The staff were superb and always enthustic to see you went going for breakfast or do having a drink in the bar on the ground floor. Having breakfast on the balcony within the restaurant was one of our highlights of the holiday. The view from the balcony is one of the best in Limone and overlooks the quaint Via Porto. We cant wait to return to Hotel Monte Baldo and are planning a group holiday to take our friends and family.
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What a location!Posted Aug 26, 2012 on Hotels.com
This hotel is nestled on the edge of Limone sul Garda. When you enter your room and look out from the balcony it takes your breath away. The room was clean, well decorated and simple in its decoration. The staff were warm and friendly and responded to any questions that you had. However if we hadn't asked I don't think we would have been given any advise on local attractions and transport. You are very close to all restaurants, boat rides and lakeside swimming. We arrived by car and had to drive down the pedestrian piazza. This felt very wrong being a follower of British traffic rules. You then have to take your suitcases a couple of 100 metres to the hotel frontage. Then return your car back to the main road to put your car in the free parking. Don't let this put you off. The effort is well worth it !!! We didn't eat breakfast in the hotel as we felt that this was over priced. However we did have an evening meal on our second night in the hotel restaurant and this was far superior to one of the lakeside restaurants. Make sure you book a table on the balcony if you want to eat outside. The service is excellent and the food matches this. It was very romantic.
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A lovely hotel in the centre of LimonePosted Aug 2, 2012 on Hotels.com
Hotel Monte Baldo is situated in the centre of Limone, so it's very close to all the local restaurants, bars and shops. The hotel overlooks the lake and some of the rooms have small balconies with great views. The staff are friendly and helpful, the decor is tasteful and the rooms are large and very clean, with nice modern ensuite bathrooms. The hotel is in easy walking distance of the Lake Garda ferries. Parking is a bit difficult due to the position of the hotel on the lake front, but the hotel has a deal with the local car park (under 10 min walk away) so you can get a free ticket to park in there for the duration of your stay. They also have small vans to ferry your luggage to the hotel free of charge. I would highly recommend this hotel. It is actually a 3 star hotel not a 1 star as stated on this website.


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KPMG is delighted to announce that that the firm has been awarded a place on the Government's list of preferred suppliers for cloud services, known as G-Cloud 5.The firm applied to have 16 of its cloud-based services available on the latest version of the Government's framework and can, today, confirm that each application has been successful. The Government's decision to appoint KPMG to the G-Cloud means that Central and Local government, the Emergency services, NHS and education bodies can benefit from support in rapidly and securely taking advantage of the benefits of adopting cloud services in the provision of public services.
Commenting on KPMG's position on G-Cloud 5, Dave Yip, a partner in KPMG's CIO Advisory practice, says: "We are delighted to join G-Cloud. Delivering improvements in public services at the speed citizens have come to expect requires a new approach and demands wider use of technology. The G-Cloud 5 framework offers our clients exactly what they need from service providers to respond to this challenge. It means that they can be agile, responding to the demands of their customers at a quicker pace and safe in the knowledge that the supplier they choose has been vetted as reliable.
"We are delighted to have been given the opportunity to work with Government and organisations across the public sector at a time when the demand for rapid, easy and safe access to data is driving the service UK citizens want to see. It is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a programme that will deliver solutions in public services."
Further details can be found via: https://www.gov.uk/how-to-use-cloudstore.
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Yoga Circle Downtown's instructors lead a diverse selection of athletically paced and calming yoga styles that cater to students of all skill levels. The studio's schedule includes advanced and fundamental classes, such as Alignment & Form, where instructors demonstrate poses, emphasizing correct posture and positioning for each asana, instilling proper technique in beginning students and recently animated sculptures alike. Students in yoga flow sessions achieve a more vigorous workout by using strong breaths and athletic movements to transition from pose to pose, raising heart rates and bolstering stamina. During Kundalini yoga, instructors promote inner well-being by incorporating time for chants and calming meditation, which leaves students' minds as centered as a hula hoop snug around an overinflated beach ball. Students gather for classes in an airy practice space with lofty ceilings and intricately painted pillars that keep the floor from floating away during class, accessorizing the room's wooden flooring with either their own yoga mats or a rental from the studio ($1).
Spa Moksha's staffers blend the benefits of medical care and spa treatments to create their method of mind-body medicine. They base it on scientific knowledge garnered by a cohort of doctors that includes Dr. Deepak Chopra. On one side of the coin, The Foundation for Mind-Body Medicine specializes in health services provided by experts in modern and integrated medicine. Based on each individual's body chemistry, the experts design a personal treatment plan that can address maladies ranging from stress and chronic pain to diabetes, allergies, and cardiovascular disease.
On the other side of this coin resides not Abe Lincoln, Ben Franklin, or the guy who makes more money than anyone—the machinist at the US Mint—but the spa portion of Spa Moksha, which approaches wellness with medical and nonmedical spa treatments. The expert technicians employ practices that range from Ayurvedic therapy and nutrition consultations to facials, skincare, mani-pedis, and hair removal via lasers or waxing. The spa staff can also eschew the typical clinical atmosphere to treat clients with massages on the rooftop gazebo, a private space that allows patients to enjoy a relaxing massage amid the warmth of the sun and the kiss of cool breezes.
Casting beams of solar qi on spiritual soils, yogis of all skill levels develop a healthy awareness of their bodies through controlled breathing practices during Sun Ray Yoga's Iyengar or Ayurveda classes. Certified instructor Becky McCune––who has 12 years experience teaching Iyengar classes—leads intrepid students through a flowing and athletic style of yoga that emphasizes proper form and body alignment. She also teaches a slower style of the class for those with specific body soreness or physical ailments. Ayurveda teacher Liz Campbell uses her experiences as a holistic nurse to help guide limbs into poses that relieve pain in the lower back caused by day-long wheel-barrow races. Both instructors teach a five-day schedule geared toward increasing flexibility, preventing injuries, and relieving tension.
CityVoters named Body Language Pilates Best Pilates Studio in the Tennessee Valley and award it an average of 4.5 stars:
With a lineage that traces back more than 30 years to its founders' respective schools, Tiger Rock Martial Arts has grown to more than 200 locations nationwide. Tiger Rock's primary focus is tae kwon do, through which certified trainers teach youngsters the skills to defend themselves, as well as confidence and discipline. Adults can learn tae kwon do as well or encounter martial-arts moves in a calorie-torching aerobic workout. Tiger Rock also partners with sports teams to bolster their training or with corporations to get their employees up, moving, and healthy.
Bikram Yoga Birmingham acts as a stretching Sherpa, guiding students through body-harmonizing postures that utilize breathing exercises to rejuvenate muscles and promote healthier blood circulation. Experienced yogis oversee each 90-minute class and crank the thermostat to 105 degrees, helping to loosen muscles, purge bodies of harmful toxins, and keep away malicious snowmen.


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Scottsdale Condo Rental Photos and Description
Condo, 2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths, (Sleeps 2-4)
This condo in Scottsdale has been freshly painted and newly furnished. We are from Oregon and we love coming here to enjoy The Valley Of The Sun. The location is superb, quiet street, close to freeway, close to airport (15 minutes), close to many stores and restaurants, and my favorite the best golf in the world. There is a 50 inch plasma and wifi to relax in the evening, and many things to enjoy in the Scottsdale sun. We bought this for us to enjoy and share with you.
Keywords: 2 bedroom, 2 bath, all new furnishings
- Suitability:
- Minimum Age Limit for Renters
- non smoking only
- pets not allowed
About Mark and Sharon
Avid golfer, cook, enjoys good wine. Having spent most of our lives in Oregon, we look forward to being SNOWBIRDS.
Mark and Sharon purchased this condo in 2010
Why Mark and Sharon chose Scottsdale
I have known most of my life that Scottsdale is one the best golf and winter vacation retreats in the world. World reknown shopping, 4 star restaurants, world class golf (over 300), and unbelievable weather. I never thought we would be here, but we are and we love it.


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Near the top of Ascensor Concepción, this 19th-century mansion commands one of the best views of Valparaíso. One of the city's best-known restaurants, new owners have added a French twist to the menu, so now onion soup with gruyère and foie gras sit alongside excellent seafood. In the newspaper-cum-menu, you can read about local art shows and upcoming concerts. Outside there's a terrace, and inside are two floors of dining rooms.
Templeman 147, , at Paseo Gervasoni, Valparaíso, Chile
32-2252–091; 32-225–2091; 32-236–5307
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Why Mobilizing Artists Around Gun Control Will Change the National Conversation
It's been a couple of months since we launched The Gun Show and started asking artists to make posters about gun control in order to raise national awareness around the issue. We've been experimenting with large-scale creative collaborations for years, but unlike uniting behind a candidate for President, exploring the real meaning of conversation, or helping to advocate environmental action, inviting artists to make work about gun control comes with its own unique obstacles that we feel it is our job to remove. Because despite knowing so many artists who want to work on social impact projects, and so many organizations who desperately need to be more creative (and know it) they still exist in separate worlds. This leaves very little opportunity for organic collaboration.
But collaboration is our goal. When creative thinkers and makers are able to work successfully with campaigns, and organizations (and even the government!) amazing things happen. The contributions we've received at The Gun Show so far have been beautiful and thoughtful. They represent a range of authentic voices—something often lacking from the national conversation. We're getting new images from artists of all stripes all over the world everyday.


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Research Article
Combining individual patient data and aggregate data in mixed treatment comparison meta-analysis: Individual patient data may be beneficial if only for a subset of trials
Article first published online: 17 SEP 2012
DOI: 10.1002/sim.5584
Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Statistics in Medicine
Volume 32, Issue 6, pages 914–930, 15 March 2013
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How to Cite
Donegan, S., Williamson, P., D'Alessandro, U., Garner, P. and Smith, C. T. (2013), Combining individual patient data and aggregate data in mixed treatment comparison meta-analysis: Individual patient data may be beneficial if only for a subset of trials. Statist. Med., 32: 914–930. doi: 10.1002/sim.5584
Publication History
- Issue published online: 14 FEB 2013
- Article first published online: 17 SEP 2012
- Manuscript Accepted: 1 AUG 2012
- Manuscript Received: 25 OCT 2011
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