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David M. Konisky
Associate Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University
1315 East Tenth Street, Room 345
Bloomington, IN 47405
(812) 855-4848
Areas of Expertise & Civic Involvements
Konisky is a political scientist whose research and teaching expertise are in the areas of environmental politics and policy, energy policy, state politics, and public opinion. His research has been published in leading political science and public policy journals, and he is the author of several books. Konisky's current projects examine enforcement of federal environmental laws, environmental justice, and public attitudes toward energy and the environment. Konisky formerly worked as a Research Associate at Resources for the Future, and he has consulted for various public and nongovernmental organizations.
SSN Key Findings, May 2015
SSN Key Findings, July 2014
Scholar Spotlights
Key Publications
Failed Promises: Evaluating the Federal Government's Response to Environmental Justice (MIT Press, 2015).
Evaluates environmental justice policy as it is has been implemented by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over the past twenty years. The central finding is that the federal government has largely failed to incorporate environmental justice considerations in its decision-making in areas ranging from permitting and enforcement to rulemaking and economic analysis.
Cheap and Clean: How Americans Think about Energy in the Age of Global Warming (with Stephen Ansolabehere) (MIT Press, 2014).
Examines Americans' attitudes toward energy sources and energy policy, using ten years of original public opinion surveys. The book demonstrates that the U.S. public wants the country to rely less on fossil fuels and more on renewable technologies, and that these preferences are driven primarily by their perceptions of the economic costs and environmental harms – especially local environmental harms – of energy sources.
"Compliance Bias and Environmental (In)Justice" (with Christopher Reenock). The Journal of Politics 75, no. 2 (2013): 506-519.
Provides an explanation of how community demographic characteristics influence compliance bias or the failure of regulatory officials to detect noncompliance. We find that while some poor and minority communities are vulnerable to compliance bias, such bias attenuates in the presence of either politically-mobilized communities or decentralized enforcement authority within the implementing agency.
"Inequities in Enforcement? Environmental Justice and Government Performance" Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 28, no. 1 (2009): 102-121.
Analyzes patterns of state enforcement of three federal pollution control programs – the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act – and finds that state administrative agencies performed fewer inspections and sanctions at facilities located in poor and minority communities.
"Regulatory Competition and Environmental Enforcement: Is There a Race to the Bottom?" American Journal of Political Science 51, no. 4 (2007): 853-872.
Examines the degree to which state government agencies are engaged in a race to the bottom in environmental regulatory enforcement. The analysis shows that, while states' environmental regulatory actions are influenced by the regulatory behavior of the states with which they compete for economic investment, states do not respond in the asymmetric manner suggested by the race to the bottom theory.
Media Contributions
David M. Konisky quoted , "Efforts to Revive Coal Industry Unlikely to Work, May Slow Job Growth" Science Daily, October 27, 2017.
David M. Konisky quoted in Tom DiChristopher, "Trump is Still Pulling out of Paris Agreement, Despite Chatter of a Reversal, Experts Say" CNBC, September 19, 2017.
David M. Konisky quoted on how extreme weather affects public opinion about climate change in Denisse Moreno, "Severe Weather Events Have a Limited Effect on Support for Climate Policies" International Business Times, September 8, 2017.
David M. Konisky quoted on climate change in Javonte Anderson, "Climate Report Validates Global Warming Warnings; Indiana Experts Weigh In" Chicago Tribune, August 10, 2017.
"Will We Reverse the Little Progress We've Made on Environmental Justice?," The Conversation, April 16, 2017.
Guest to discuss how energy policy is encouraged or discouraged on Indiana Public Media, March 3, 2017.
Guest to discuss becoming aware of and addressing lead-based water infrastructure on Northeast Indiana Public Radio, March 3, 2017.
"Clinton Seizes on Environmental Justice but Progress Requires Deep Reforms," The Conversation, June 8, 2016.
"Will Extreme Weather Events Get Americans to Act on Climate Change?" (with Charles Kaylor and Llewelyn Hughes), The Conversation, February 5, 2016.
"Delayed or Killed, Keystone Pipeline Will Live On as Political Touchstone," The Conversation, November 4, 2015.
"Is Lagging on Climate Change a Political Liability?" (with Matto Mildenberger), The Conversation, October 22, 2015.
David M. Konisky's research on when governments regulate governments discussed in "Government Agencies Less Likely than Private to Comply with Environmental Regulations, Study Finds," IU Bloomington News, October 13, 2015.
David M. Konisky's research on public opinion on climate change discussed in "Climate Strategy Focused on Local Impacts is Most Effective with Americans," MIT News, October 1, 2015.
"Clinton Stance on XL Pipeline Reflects Muscle of Climate Activists," The Conversation, September 24, 2015.
David M. Konisky's research on public opinion on environmental issues discussed in "In Award-winning Book, Indiana University Researcher Examines How Americans View Energy Issues," IU Bloomington Newsroom, September 3, 2015.
"Hillary Clinton Stakes Out Safe Political Ground with Energy and Climate Plan," The Conversation, July 30, 2015.
"Will the Presidential Candidates Have a Substantive Debate on Climate Change?," The Conversation, May 13, 2015.
"The 2016 Candidates Aren't Talking about Climate Change because Voters Don't Care," New Republic, May 13, 2015.
David M. Konisky's research on air polluting facilities discussed in Danny Hayes, "Air Polluters Like to Send Their Emissions across State Lines," The Washington Post, June 9, 2013.
"State of the Nation: Who Cares about Climate Change" (with Steven Ansolabehere), Boston Review, July/August 2014.
Talks and Briefings
"Gone with the Wind: The Strategic Placement of Air Polluters," School of Public & Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, February 28, 2014.
"The Policy Geography of Regulatory Enforcement," Symposium on Regulation in the U.S. States, Florida State University, February 21, 2014.


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|Apr 19, 2005
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|Feb 6, 2003
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|Feb 7, 2002
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|Kurt R. Zimmerman, Avi Gross, Michael O'Connor, Glen Sapilewski, David G. Lawrence, H. Stewart Cobb, Lars Leckie, Paul Y. Montgomery
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|Novariant, Inc.
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This application claims priority of U.S. Provisional applications Nos. 60/355,570 and 60/403,185 filed Feb. 7, 2002 and Aug. 8, 2002.
The present invention relates to land-leveling and deals more specifically with a system and method for land-leveling using the Global Positioning System (GPS).
Land-leveling is carried out for getting a desired surface and slope of the land. Proper leveling of land is crucial in agricultural farms as it ensures efficient water run-off and proper irrigation. It is also required in various other processes such as laying of railway lines and construction of buildings.
Leveling of land involves cutting as well as filling operations depending on the difference between the existing and the desired land profile. Various work implements like motor graders, dozers, compactors, pavers and profilers are available for land-leveling. A scraper is typically used for leveling in agricultural farms.
Land-leveling is traditionally carried out manually. This process consists of the following three steps: surveying, leveling and verification. The surveying process is used to construct maps of the terrain. It is carried out to identify the work areas before leveling.
The step of leveling includes the operations of cutting as well as filling: the areas that are at a higher level than the desired level are cut, while the areas that are at a lower level are filled with soil.
The verification step involves resurveying the leveled land to find the compliance of the leveled land with the desired grade map.
These three steps are performed repeatedly until the desired topography is attained. The steps of cutting and filling are based on the judgment of the operator. Hence, a large number of iterations are required to attain the desired terrain. This makes the entire process highly time consuming. Moreover, to obtain acceptable accuracy levels, highly trained personnel need to be employed.
To eliminate the abovementioned drawbacks, various systems based on ultrasound and laser have been proposed. Laser-based systems consist of a swept laser beam that forms a reference laser plane. The laser plane is so adjusted that it aligns itself with the desired terrain. The sensors attached to the blades of the scraper sense the laser plane. This information is displayed to an operator who manually adjusts the height of the implement within an acceptable tolerance range. An example of one such system is the U.S. Pat. No. 4,807,131 titled "Grading System", assigned to Clegg Engineering Inc., Orange, Calif. This patent discloses a system that measures the elevation of the grading blade relative to the laser plane and displays parameters like target elevation, actual elevation and an allowable tolerance range to the operator. This enables the operator to adjust the position of the blades within the acceptable tolerance range.
However, laser-based systems suffer from a number of drawbacks. First, laser-based systems have a limited range because of the curvature of the Earth, light-incoherence and temperature dependencies of the equipment. The typical range of a laser-based system is less than 3000 ft, which is very small when compared to the average size of agricultural farms.
Second, laser-based systems don't provide any direct measure of accuracy and integrity of the system.
Third, laser-based systems cannot be used continuously for several reasons. As these systems don't provide the horizontal position, the operator requires visible reference markers to guide the vehicle over a field. Hence, these systems cannot be used when the visibility is low (for example at night or on a foggy day) due to the lack of markers and the blockage of the laser beam due to dust and/or fog. Due to this, an operator cannot use these systems round-the-clock.
Fourth, only two-dimensional planar profiles can be achieved using laser-based systems; it is not possible to achieve curved and/or three-dimensional profiles. Curved profiles are critical for proper irrigation in farm fields since the water follows the earth's geoidal shape rather than a flat planar surface.
The Global Positioning System is known to provide accurate and reliable position information. Various systems based on GPS are available for carrying out farming operations like seeding, cultivating, planting and harvesting. These systems use the position information of the work implement (derived from GPS data) and the information relating to the desired topography of the field to calculate the desired position of the work implement. However, none of these systems deal with land-leveling using the Global Positioning System. Some of these systems are described below.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,434,462 titled "GPS control of a tractor towed implement", granted to Deere and Company, Moline, Ill. discloses a system that controls the tractor along with the implement connected to the tractor—a central processor controls the tractor steering actuator and the implement driving actuator.
Another such GPS-based system is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,764,511 titled "System and method for controlling slope of cut of work implement", granted to Caterpillar Inc. This patent describes a system and method for automatically controlling the position of a work implement, which is movably connected to the vehicle. This system maintains the work implement at a pre-selected slope of cut relative to a geographic surface.
Though the abovementioned patents provide systems that control a tractor and an attached implement, they do not provide specific methods and modes of operation set forth herein for efficient and highly accurate land-leveling. From all the abovementioned systems and patents, it is apparent that there is a need for an efficient and round-the-clock land-leveling system that can achieve three-dimensional land profiles and that has a long range and can operate in different modalities depending on the requirements of the site to be leveled.
The present invention is directed at a system and method for leveling of land using a satellite navigation system.
An object of the present invention is to provide a land-leveling system with a large area of coverage with acceptable tolerances.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a land-leveling system that can operate when the visibility is zero.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a land-leveling system wherein the cut-regions do not need to be re-surveyed for verification.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a land-leveling system that presents a direct measure of accuracy and integrity of the system to the operator.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a method of adjusting the bias between the altitudes of the base station and the work implement.
To achieve the foregoing objects and in accordance with the purposes of the present invention as broadly described herein, the present invention provides for an earth-moving machine mounted with an antenna that receives signals from a satellite navigation system. The earth-moving machine comprises a vehicle attached to a work implement, which is also connected to an actuator. A decision unit mounted on the vehicle sends control signals to the actuator, which controls the elevation of the work implement. These control signals are generated using the signals received from the antenna and the desired grade map.
The preferred embodiments of the invention will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the appended drawings provided to illustrate and not to limit the invention, wherein like designations denote like elements, and in which:
The present invention provides a GPS-based land-leveling system that alters the grade of a field to fit a desired grade map. The system comprises an earth-moving machine, an antenna and a decision unit. The earth-moving machine comprises a vehicle, a work implement and an actuator connected to the work implement. The antenna receives signals from the satellite navigation system and transfers it to the decision unit. The decision unit uses these signals and the desired grade map to generate control signals for the actuator. The actuator alters the elevation of the work implement in accordance with the control signals received from the decision unit.
Referring primarily to
The present invention assumes the satellite navigation system to be the Global Positioning System (GPS). It would be apparent to anyone skilled in the art that the invention can use signals from other satellite or ground based navigation systems such as pseudolite (a pseudolite is a low power transmitter that transmits RF signals at short ranges), Low Earth Orbiting (LEO) satellites, and geo-synchronous satellites such as Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS), GLobal Orbiting NAvigation Satellite System (GLONASS) and European Global Satellite Navigation System (GALILEO).
The preferred embodiment of the invention uses Real Time Kinematic GPS (RTK-GPS) that uses a Differential GPS (DGPS) base station 106. DGPS base station 106 has a GPS antenna 108 that receives GPS signals 104. Based on these signals, DGPS base station 106 calculates differential corrections and broadcasts differential corrections 110 using transmitter 112.
The figure also shows an earth-moving machine 114 that comprises a vehicle 116 and a work implement 118 attached to it. In a preferred embodiment, a tractor is used as vehicle 116 and a scraper is used as work implement 118. Work implement 118 (or the scraper) has blades 120 for cutting the field. A hydraulic actuator 124 is attached to work implement 118 for raising or lowering work implement 118 so as to adjust the height of blades 120.
A first antenna 126 is mounted on work implement 118; it receives GPS signals from the GPS satellites. In the preferred embodiment, first antenna 126 is mounted on a mast to ensure that GPS signals are not blocked by the structure of earth-moving machine 114. A second antenna 128 is mounted on earth-moving machine 114 and receives differential corrections 110 that are broadcast by transmitter 112.
Earth-moving machine 114 is equipped with a decision unit 130. Decision unit 130 receives signals from first antenna 126 and the differential corrections from second antenna 128. Decision unit 130 uses these signals and the desired grade map to compute the desired height of blades 120. The desired height of blades 120 is captured in control signals that are sent to a hydraulic actuator 124. Hydraulic actuator 124 adjusts the height of blades 120 in accordance with the received control signals.
Decision unit 130 is also attached to a user interface device 132. User interface device 132 allows the operator to switch between manual and automatic control modes. User interface device 132 may be a touch-screen monitor, an LCD display, a set of push buttons or a similar implementation. The preferred embodiment of the present invention employs a touch-screen monitor as a user interface device.
Referring now primarily to
Computer 202 comprises a memory 210 to be used for storing the process parameters and the desired grade map. The desired grade map may be input into decision unit 130 using computer 202 or radio link 208. Computer 202 has a removable memory 212 that is used to transfer process parameters and the desired grade map data from an external source. In an alternate embodiment, radio link 208 is used for transferring process parameters and the desired grade map data to the system.
Valve driver circuit 204 drives hydraulic actuator 124 by sending control signals to it. Various standard valve driver circuits are known in the art. GPS receiver 206 processes the signals received from first antenna 126 and the differential corrections from second antenna 128 to determine the position of first antenna 126. This position information is passed on to computer 202 for generation of the control signals.
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User interface device 132 provides the following information: the position of work implement 118 in the field—302; the height of work implement 118 above or below the nominal plane—304 to 310; the status and accuracy of the antenna—312 and 314; and the current slope of the plane being leveled 316.
Text box 304 displays the on-grade elevation of the field. Similarly, text box 306 displays the current elevation of the field. Color bar 308 shows the position of the current grade of the field in the range of tolerance around the on-grade elevation. A green color corresponds to good, while yellow and red colors correspond to marginal and bad regions respectively. Text box 310 shows the difference between the on-grade elevation and the current elevation. All the elevations mentioned above are calculated at the current location of work implement 118.
From top to bottom, information box 312 displays the following: the number of satellites viewed by base station 106, the number of satellites viewed by first antenna 126, and a measure of the current accuracy of the system's position measurement. Information box 314 presents a qualitative status of various system elements using a color scheme. The color scheme is as follows: green represents good, yellow represents marginal and red represents bad.
There are two modes of operation of the land-leveling system: automatic and manual. The mode of operation may be set to automatic using a "Hydraulics Auto" button 318, and to the manual mode by using a "Hydraulics Manual" button 320. The elevation of work implement 118 is controlled by decision unit 130 in automatic mode while the operator controls the elevation himself in the manual mode. The elevation of work implement 118 may be set using a set of buttons 322.
The desired grade plane may be input using control buttons 316. The process parameters such as measurement units and the position of the reference origin may be set using a set of control buttons 324.
Method of Operating the Land-Leveling System
The land-leveling system operates in two modes: laser compatible mode and GPS mode.
In the laser compatible mode of operation, the elevation of the work implement is calculated with respect to a planar surface. The planar surface is defined in a reference frame with origin at the DGPS base station. In an alternate embodiment, the planar surface is defined in a reference frame that has its origin at a virtual point that is different from the physical location of the DGPS base station i.e. to a point wherein a virtual laser tower is located. The location of the virtual laser tower may be input by driving the earth-moving machine to the desired position and recording it. In an alternative embodiment, the position of the virtual laser tower is input by manually entering the position of the virtual laser tower.
The projection of the origin of the reference frame to the position of the virtual laser tower could be achieved in several ways; one of the ways is described below.
The desired virtual laser tower location Lenu is defined in a coordinate frame (centered at the physical DGPS base station) that is tangent to the Earth (East-North-Up reference frame) and is represented as:
The above ENU coordinates of the desired virtual laser tower are transformed to the longitude and latitude coordinates (θvl, φvl) using methods that are well known in the art.
Similarly, the actual position of the scraper defined in the physical DGPS base station reference frame is represented as:
The actual latitude and longitude of the scraper position may be represented by (θbs, φbs).
The position of the scraper in the reference frame tangent to the Earth and originating at the virtual laser tower location is calculated by
The above transformation assumes a simple spherical model of the Earth. It would be apparent to anyone skilled in the art that the calculation can be easily extended to higher order earth models, such as WGS-84 and other geoidal models.
The use of the laser compatible mode of operation makes the set-up and operation of the land-leveling system the same as that of a laser based system. This mode of operation may be used for leveling when a laser-based technique is used for surveying and/or verification of the field.
In the GPS mode of operation, the elevation of the work implement is calculated with respect to a curved surface approximating the surface of the Earth.
Any of the standard models of the Earth may be used for approximating its surface. For purposes of gravitational modeling, the Earth surface is nominally defined in the geoidal sense, but may also be approximated using other models for the surface of the Earth, including but not limited to the WGS-84 reference ellipsoid. A preferred embodiment of the present invention uses a high order geoid model —the National Geodetic Survey's GEOID99.
A method for altering the grade of a field to fit the desired grade map is described henceforth.
The desired grade map defines the desired terrain of the field. It is loaded onto decision unit 130 by either transferring the required data using removable memory 212 or through radio link 208. The desired map may be a linear function of the horizontal location of the work implement or an arbitrary surface relative to the surface approximating the surface of the Earth (planar surface or a curved surface).
The desired grade of the field may be entered in dual-slope input mode or single-slope input mode. In the dual-slope input mode, three parameters are input: the slope of the field in the East direction (East Fall); the slope of the field in the North direction (North Fall); and a number of grade points to validate the desired plane before leveling. In the single-slope input mode, three parameters are input: the slope of the field in the direction of the fall; the direction of the fall in the form of compass heading; and multiple grade points to validate the desired plane before leveling.
Before using the system for leveling the field, the offset height between the DGPS base station and the first antenna needs to be determined. This process is described below.
Determination of the Offset Height
The offset height is the bias between the altitude of DGPS base station 106 and first antenna 126 when the scraper is on-grade with the desired plane. Any field would have several such on-grade points at the boundary between the cut and fill regions. These points are used to determine the offset height.
The procedure for finding out the offset height is as follows. The operator drives the scraper over a location where the cut-and-fill map indicates that the current grade is on-grade (or within a tolerance of on-grade e.g. <0.02 ft). The tolerance depends on the accuracy required from the leveling process. The operator will then manually lower the scraper so as to touch the ground at the final compaction pressure. Thereafter, the height of the current location is added to a running average of the offset height using an "Add/Avg" button 322. This process shall be repeated for several on-grade points distributed around the field until the mean converges (the convergence is determined by computer 202).
Once the offset height has been determined, the land-leveling system is ready to carry out the three steps of land-leveling: surveying, leveling, and verification. A detailed description of these three steps is given below.
The first step in land-leveling is the generation of a current map of the field that reflects the current grade of the field. For surveying, the operator places work implement 118 in manual control mode.
The step of surveying is performed by loading the current map of the field from an external source onto the decision unit.
In an alternative embodiment, surveying is done by driving evenly spaced (approximately even) rows over the region of interest and collecting position information over fixed intervals. The spacing of around 100 feet between the rows is required for adequate resolution of the current map. The lesser the spacing between the rows during surveying, the greater would be the resolution of the generated current map. Elevation data of the earth-moving machine is continuously recorded by first antenna 126. A current map of the field is constructed by decision unit 130 using the collected elevation data.
A map depicting the difference between the current map and the desired grade map is thereafter constructed to act as a reference for leveling. This map is a cut-and-fill map that is commonly used in land-leveling: a cut-and-fill map is a grid showing the amount of material that must be added or removed to achieve the desired grade.
Once the cut-and-fill map has been generated, the operator may start with leveling the field. For this, the operator needs to make a plan for efficient transfer of soil from the cut-regions to the fill-regions.
The operator drives through the cut-regions making cuts until the scraper is nearly filled with soil. The elevation control of the work implement blades should be set to automatic mode during the cutting operation. When the scraper is full of cut soil while in a cut-region, the operator switches to the manual mode. The operator will then drive the earth-moving machine to a fill-region and unload the soil using the gate/pusher controls.
The operation of cutting and filling is repeated until the field is completely leveled. The process of leveling is stopped when the operator is satisfied that the field is leveled; the operator observes cut-and-fill bar 308 on the user interface device panel for this purpose. The operator may then proceed with the process of verification as described below.
Verification of the field is performed to ensure that the grade of the processed field matches the desired grade map. The final grade of the field may be verified against the desired grade map by generating a map of the leveled field. A large portion of the field does not need to be re-surveyed for verification: any portion of the field that was originally a cut-region and where new data was collected in automatic-control mode may be considered re-surveyed. While leveling a cut-region, the land-leveling system simultaneously collects the elevation data to generate a map of the leveled cut-region.
The portions of the field covered while the scraper was in manual mode cannot be considered re-surveyed because the scraper may not be touching the ground. Similarly, portions of the field that were originally fill-regions cannot necessarily be deemed re-surveyed since the blade may not be touching the Earth surface while the filling operation is carried out. Therefore, the operator shall re-survey only those portions of the field that were originally the fill-regions. The data collected during the leveling of cut-regions (in automatic mode) and the re-surveying of fill-regions is merged to obtain a map of the leveled field.
Applications and Advantages of the Invention
The present invention has several advantages over existing land-leveling systems.
First, the present invention allows partial overlap of the leveling and verification steps. This reduces the time required for the entire land-leveling process.
Second, the present invention allows leveling operation in a larger area with an acceptable error tolerance. The preferred embodiment of the present invention allows leveling in an area as large as 50,000 acres surrounding the base station.
Third, the present invention can be used even when the visibility is zero.
Fourth, the present invention indicates to the operator the accuracy level of the system (at all points of time). This enables the operator to decide whether or not he should use the land-leveling system.
Fifth, the present invention allows an operator to level a field so that the grade of the field fits any arbitrary surface.
While the preferred embodiments of the invention have been illustrated and described, it will be clear that the invention is not limited to these embodiments only. Numerous modifications, changes, variations, substitutions and equivalents will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as described in the claims.
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A crazy world of robots!
Clock Suckers
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Alice is Dead
It appears Alice is dead, and you might be the one who killed her.
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Grace in Small ThingsCategories Grace In Small Things, Projects
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See a list of my favourite Grace in Small Things here. What's on your list this week?
Let's try something new for 2016, hrm? I've been writing my Friday Thanks posts for quite a few years now. They're fun and a helpful reminder (as with my Grace in Small Things) list to prioritise gratitude, but I suspect they are probably more useful for me than anyone else who might be reading my blog. So, for the foreseeable future I'm going to write a weekly round-up post of things I've been reading / watching / doing / thinking instead. (Another list style post…Continue Reading "Friday Reflections: Week 1"
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Guys, guys! Guess what! The library is finally finished! Hurrah! Rejoice, etc. We started working on it when we first moved in two and a half years ago (whoa) and it's finally, finally finished. It's been on my Life List for as long as I remember, and I can't express enough how much joy it brings me to spend time in this little room. Before Oh, before. When we moved in the walls were pale blue paint over stripy blue wallpaper. The skirting boards were SILVER…Continue Reading "Life List: Have a Library"
Would you look at that. Only, oh, probably at least three years after downloading the pattern I finally managed to complete Kate Davies' Owl Sweater. Go team Sarah! As you might be able to tell from the photos, this happened about six months ago, but I'm only just getting around to blogging about it. Oops? Some of the instructions made me want to weep, and there are definitely a few mistakes in there where I dropped stitches or from where my stitch markers popped out…Continue Reading "31 for 31/Life List: Knit Something Worth Wearing"
Wait, you don't have a library? In all seriousness, we are very fortunate to have been able to buy a house large enough for me to indulge my childhood dreams. I've wanted my own library for as long as I can remember, and we've been working hard since we moved in to turn this dusty, neglected box room into a cosy, joyous haven. The bulk of the renovation is done – we've removed the silver (!) paint from the skirting boards, stripped the stripy wallpaper…Continue Reading "Picking Prints for the Library"
Well gosh, hasn't it been a long time since I completed my 31 for 31. I fell off the blogging wagon big time and I'm still not really sure why. In general life has been pretty stable but my motivation for all things has been lacking of late and it's starting to show in every facet. Still. As good Mr Frost says, the only way out is through, right? I wrote this waaaay back in June and it's bothered me ever since that I didn't…Continue Reading "31 for 31 – My Year In Lists"
See a list of my favourite Grace in Small Things here. What's on your list this week?
Ps. I know it's been a long time since I posted! Still around just struggling a little to find the balance while work is busy. Not a terrible problem to have, for sure.
See a list of my favourite Grace in Small Things here. What's on your list this week?
Dear tattoos, Thank you for giving me something amazing to look at, a way to express myself and an urge to create. Strange how so much can come from a splash of ink, but every time I see an amazing tattoo it makes me want to up my creative game. Here's to finding inspiration everywhere, right? Love Sarah See the full list here.


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How did freedom--personal, civic and political--become such a powerful value in the Western world? According to this groundbreaking study, the interaction among masters, slaves, serfs and native nonslaves in ancient times gave rise to both the concept of freedom and a commitment to it. Harvard sociology professor Patterson argues that male, small-time farmers, through their relations with large-scale, slaveholding counterparts, gave birth to civic freedom as a value. He further contends that it was women who invented the ideal of personal freedom, which was closely linked to justice, and being true to oneself and to ``significant others.'' Challenging conventional readings of the so-called Dark Ages, Patterson holds that chords of freedom resounded through the medieval period. First half of a projected two-volume opus, this intellectually rich work redefines a whole field of inquiry as it ranges over Greek tragedy and philosophy, Roman history, the emergence of Christianity, and medieval secular and religious thought. (June)


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25Jul 2013
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20Jul 2013
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Park Your Butts!
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Weekend Trip to MENDOZA!
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My Weekend in Mendoza
I left for Mendoza on Friday evening at around 8PM. It was my first time ever taking a long bus ride, and frankly I was very excited about it. I was very surprised to find the Chevallier bus so spacious and comfortable. The seats reclined very far back, and the bus was almost completely empty, allowing us to spread out and lay down. On the way down we watched Man on Fire which was a great movie. I also did some reading on the bus ride(since it was so long), and read up a little on Mendoza, as not to be naive when I got there.
When we finally arrived in Mendoza I was eager to go to our Hostel, as it would be a first for me. Formerly I had always had a bad connotation associated with hostels, thinking they were run down and more for homeless or the very poor. I had asked around and got much reassurance from everyone on the trip (primarily those who have had several Hostel experiences). Also when I was reading up on Mendoza, they specifically mentioned how nice the hostels were, and that some even had wine tasting. When we arrived at 213 Corrientes St. at Hostel Lagares I was pleasantly surprised.
As soon as we got there, I put my belongings down, and started planning the activities for the day. Since many of the tours and activities are only in the morning, we decided to take an afternoon wine tour. It was great, and was a total of 30 pesos. Everything was very easy to coordinate, as we just told the receptionist at the Hostel what we wanted to do, and they called the travel agency and booked it for us.
In addition to visiting two wineries, we also visited a chocolate and liquor place, and an olive farm where they specialized in various olive oil. Everything was very fun, and the 30 pesos was definitely worth it!
When we got back Lynn, Brice and I all went out to eat at Facundo (on SarMiento St.) recommended by Sebastian the receptionist. We discovered, as soon as we walked in and observed women in fur coats, that we were completely underdressed, and that it was an upscale restaurant. We decided, although in jeans, not showered, and no makeup on, to eat anyway.
Saturday Morning: Horseback riding and Canopying through the Alps
The title explains the day, but one cannot really fully explain it without having experienced it. I woke up at around 8:45, had a wonderful cup of coffee and a croissant and off we went. This time it was Brice, Eric and I. The drive to the Andes took about an hour. We arrived at the farm, and a horse was picked out for each of us.
I absolutely love the country side, primarily because I feel it is great for a peace of mind. I also have had a passion for horses, and horseback riding in general. These traits I get completely from my mom. I vividly remember going horseback riding with my Dad, Mom, and Sis in North Georgia. Dad in general has never been much of an animal person, and Mimi being the girly girl that she is had difficulty getting her horse moving. Until, that is, it went flying up a hill 100 miles per hour, throwing her underneath the horse, while she was desperately holding on for her life. It was definitely a sight to see, but ever since they she swore off horses.
Anyway, although I clearly remember this day as if it were yesterday, my experience today will never compare. Granted it would have been amazing if I could have shared this experience with my mom as I know that she would have loved every moment of it, maybe I will take her next year to Argentina (when I have a job of my own, and can afford to buy her a ticket!)
The air was crisp and clean, not like that of "Buenos Aires". There were no cars, no taxis, no busses, no POLLUTION. No homeless people to break my heart, no pedestrians running left and right. Only the horses ahead and behind of me, with the quiet and serene people gazing around wide eyed as I was. The Andes are the largest and longest range of mountains I had ever seen, combined with the lush trees, the rivers between the mountains, the crystal clear water, and the entire sense of complete serenity left me completely speechless. I felt as if I were in a movie with the most breathtaking beautiful scenery I have ever seen.
Choosing to do a half day of horseback riding was a good decision, primarily because we were there for such a short period of time, and it allowed us to do
other activities (such as canopying), and because my BUTT and BACK started hurting so bad!
Saturday Afternoon
Anyone that knows the littlest about me, knows that I enjoy anything extreme, and that I have always been, and will always be a thrill seeker. Basically if you want to be blunt: I am an adrenaline junky! ha. After horseback riding, we were picked up and brought to another area about 10 minutes away for our second adventure of the day: canopying.
We were in the middle of the Andes and we zip glided from one mountain to the next. It was a bit chilly outside, but we all managed. I was so excited that we all convinced Brice to go because initially she was very scared, and kept contemplating "what-if" scenarios. We all had a great time then returned back to the hostel. The entire group waited on each other to have dinner together which I thought was very courteous and thoughtful (gotta love the caliber of people at GT!)
Sunday Morning
Our bus was scheduled to leave at 4PM so we decided that our last activity would be paragliding. I was excited about this, but knew that it was not going to be as thrilling as everyone had expected. I guess my levelheaded expectation was due to my prior disappointment when parasailing. I knew it was going to be much more of a calm and relaxing ride, rather than my preferred exciting rush. Either way, it was something I wanted to experience, especially since it was in the Andes.
When we got there, the scariest part for everyone was the ride up the mountain. Very narrow and rock roads, with cliffs on either side was an adventure in itself. I was not terribly frightened as it reminded me a lot of Akbar's driving through the mountains in Lebanon. (although they were courteous enough to take the turns slow as not to fall of the cliff, unlike Akbar).
When we got to the top of the mountain Lynn and Brice were the first to jump. Eric and I had to wait at the top of the mountain because they only had two parachutes. We waited till Brice and Lynn were done, time to pack up the parachutes, and time for the people we were being strapped to to return back to the top of the mountain. All of this unfortunately took about 1 hr and 15 minutes. I laid down, put my headphones on, and took a nap at the top of the mountain•it was tremendously relaxing.
When they returned there was absolutely no wind, NONE. It freaked me out because the jumpers could not speak English very well, and I was trying to make out exactly what they were contemplating over. We waited for about 45 minutes, they would make us walk from on side of the mountain, then they would claim the wind wasn't good on that side, then we would return back to the original spot. We moved a total of four times and it absolutely freaked me out. Then when the smallest burst of wind came by, the guy I was attached to was like "stand up, run, run, run". I did exactly what he told me and thankfully everything worked out. I guess the scariest part, besides the lack of wind, was the language barrier.
The bus ride back and a lesson learned:
The bus ride to Mendoza was very cozy, relaxing, and entertaining, and I was not so bummed that we were taking a bus back. They played a bootleg, no name, horrible movie on the way back. Brice and I were sitting next to each other, and we both wanted to lay down, so I moved to the back of the bus. I wrapped my purse in a little ball, put it under the chair, and put the huge foot rest over it. When I woke up, I went back to my seat to discover that my wallet, my $300 IPOD, and my $400 camera were all stolen. As I feel any normal human being would freak out, I definitely did. Every word known to man came out of my mouth, I was raged with so much emotion at one time I did not know how to control myself. I always told myself that I would never let myself get attached to monetary items, and I realized that I did exactly that. Although I feel like I have finally got over everything, occasionally it still hits me that I will have to bust my ass extra hard to save up the money to replace these items. I learned a very hard and important lesson here, and one that anytime I travel I will always remember, and be much more on guard.


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There are so many books written today about Self Help, written by those on therapy (all about life and failure), Transcendental Meditation, (lazy and lost people), Guru's rambling on about life and yet haven't done a day's work in their lives, about Spiritual Consciousness, (massive hangover), Finding God (he was never lost), Getting in Touch With Your Inner Self, (what have you been doing up until now), acknowledging your "feminine side" or "masculine side" (latent drag queens), and so it goes on. Psychologists and psychiatrists have over the years had a field day of looking up their own rectums and seeing if at the end of it life still exists, and in the process gotten used to the dank environment of negativity that they predominantly dwell in and within themselves have an overwhelming problem concerning the word "why" and resolution to it. There's a market for it all however, and there are those who for some reason seem to feel that life could be better than what it is if they could just find what it is that they are missing. Such people are either already screwed up or have lost the plot or they are predominantly single and lonely and just can't seem to make a connection with life or those around them or indeed make any tangible relationship with anything or anyone. Their all too frequent stares and glazed expressions and peculiar responses to what others would just take for granted sets them way out above the – dare I say it – yes I dare, the 'norm', whatever the 'norm' is, and already there will be those getting hot and flustered as to what the 'norm' really is, well, it's probably doesn't include them to start with. But for those who have a life, i.e. they are not glued to the media news, they don't follow the fickle aspects of celebrities and how stupid they can really get, one doesn't take everything as 'gospel' that anyone says about whatever it is they have to speak about, and one doesn't believe the rhetoric of politicians in their eternal task of trying to convince 'everyone' that they are right.
The transformation of the self is almost a 'coming of age' in that it's that sudden understanding and inner peace to do with a feeling of 'knowing' even if you really can't translate it and put it into words. It's an overall or homogeneous feeling that you can 'see' for what its all worth the good, the bad and the indifferent and it no longer bothers you even if you intrinsically know deep down that some aspects are totally wrong. Being able to 'see' life and what bothers so many and why some do what they do, allows you to stand back and feel the real breeze of life, that almost silent freshness that's all around us that we are apt to ignore preferring to cloud our mind with minutiae of worthless detail and illusions of self importance over and above what is really important. People are making inordinate amounts of money running courses about the "inner self" and "happiness" and all the rest, and of course there are those who are so pathetic they believe it's all "out there" for them to access when if the idiots only realised it's already within them, but they are entitled to be stupid and at least going to the courses gets them out of the house even if it does mean mixing with other "oddballs" when they get there. Oddballs always attract oddballs and they tend to do the rounds as if it's a ritual or "rite of passage" for them to do and very often takes the place of what a real relationship would be. Of course they'll rarely ever get a relationship of any worth as they just can't "let go" and give, hence there is this "single" phenomenon of people doing the circuit with other single people, nothing wrong with it, it's just the way it is, but they often self isolate themselves and rarely know they are doing it, backing it all up with excuses, but everyone else notices why.
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"Yes, absolutely," Cruz told Fox News when asked if Holder should go. "I think the reason is this Department of Justice has demonstrated a willingness to disregard the law."
Cruz, who worked in the department during the Bush administration, accused Holder's Justice Department of "not respecting the Bill of Rights" and using "the machinery of the federal government ... as a partisan tool to punish those perceived as your political enemies."
"It's unprecedented," Cruz said. "The degree of willingness of the administration to target a reporter for this network as an unindicted co-conspirator? That is unprecedented."
Holder reportedly signed off on a subpoena of Fox News Ccrrespondent James Rosen's personal records that characterized the reporter as a co-conspirator with the government employee accused of leaking to him information about North Korea in violation of federal law. Rosen was not prosecuted, but media organizations have argued that the move sets a dangerous and chilling precedent.
The Justice Department has also come under fire for the subpoena of phone records belonging to Associated Press reporters and editors. Holder had planned to meet Thursday with representatives from top media organizations, although many indicated they would not participate if the conference was kept off-the-record.
Last week, President Obama announced Holder would launch a review into the Justice Department's targeting of journalists, with a report expected by July 12.
But that move has drawn criticism from Republicans, who argue Holder has essentially been tasked with leading an investigation into himself.
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Asked Thursday about the president's confidence in Holder, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Obama was "not in the least" worried about the attorney general's ability to do his job amid all the scrutiny.


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Marky Mark Zuckerberg has FINALLY agreed to a privacy rights settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. The Facebook founder officially admits to doing what we all know he's been doing: changing privacy setting and other things on accounts without user permission. So, maybe you or I don't read those terms of service agreements, but, in some cases, the people who write them just ignore them.
Coming on top of the FTC's settlement with Google last year, over Buzz, this is good news for all of us. And, while it doesn't go so far as to view social networking (or the Internet in general) as a quasi-utility, multiple settlements set some sort of precedent.


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- CBC Interview with Dr. Walter Dorn on Canadian Peacekeeping. Listen:
- CTV News Channel with Dr. Dorn on the fall of Tripoli and end of Gaddafi regime in Libya
- Dr. Dorn was interviewed by the The Independent (London) about the subject of his book, technology in UN operations.
- Dr. Dorn was also interviewed by the Telegraph-Journal (Saint John, NB) on the training mission in Afghanistan, by Inter Press Service about the future Canadian defence commitments and by Embassy Magazine on Canada's Libya operation.
- Dr. dorn appeared on CBC NewsNet (News Now) and CBC Radio (The World This Weekend) to talk about Canada's National Peacekeepers'Day (August 9).
- Interview with Metta Spencer and a Russian journalist about Gorbachev. http://bit.ly/ok0PRL
- Dr. Dorn was interviewed by Embassy newsweekly on Libyan arms embargo and funding of the rebels and by the Hill Times newsweekly about Canadian defence policy after the end of the Afghanistan combat mission.
- Dr. Dorn was interviewed on CTV News Channel about the prospect of a No-Fly Zone in Libya on March 10, March 14 and March 19.
- Dr. Dorn was also interviewed in Embassy newsweekly on academic freedom in DND-funded projects, and on Canadian leadership in NATO's operation in Libya.


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Its unusual of me to allow someone else tell my stories but i had to give in to this couple. Matthew and Olayinka as they present their love story….
Love stories in marriages often comes with beautiful dynamics. Some are dramatic like movies, some so simple and unbelievable, others like songs broken into verses, yet symphonies together into a common chorus. That's why everyone loves to hear it.
Our own song started in 2001 in EAC of USCIS (United States Center for International Studies) studying for the SAT and TOEFL. We were a group of friends all studying together and aspiring for different colleges in the US.
The Groom Matthew: I had this instinct of sneaking and sniffing on people's personality without they even knowing it. I was a natural mind reader as well as of attitude and peculiar interest. As expected, everyone in the room were young, smart and intriguing, we all soon began to unfold little by little. Olayinka was this young lady who wouldn't talk but was very very observant, and apparently, we were gradually clashing into each other's "spying-space" while trying to observe every other person in the study room. She was a modest dresser, caramel complexioned, and walked briskly.
What, however, stood her out from others, was her persistent fun of inviting one person or the other to a fellowship including myself. Each time she does, honestly I got carried away by her quiet and confidenct demeanor, so I get home forgetting all the details of the invite. I guess it was just mild boy-girl chemistry. Nothing serious to be suspected!
Olayinka Speaking: – On the other hand, Matthew was this well rounded young man with a heart that was obviously for God. His love for God and the things of God was unavoidable. And he was outstanding for knowing the meaning of most of the SAT words. As we all got along, we both connected, because we knew we had the same father (God) and somehow too, any intellectual discourse with him would end up leading to a Bible verse or a fascinating testimony. He just had this charming scriptural sense and interpretation to things, soon everyone became his friend and you could tell when he wasn't around.
Matthew would take a walk when it was time for me to leave the center just to walk out and continue a discussion, little did I know that Matthew was talking about this girl in EAC that was different and quiet ( lol…… not really) to everyone at home. And his whole family already knew me way before I knew them.
Fast forward to 2006 SAT lessons done, everyone gone their separate ways but we all somehow kept in touch especially us cause we would always exchange emails to encourage each other and talk about our faith in a foreign land. Sometime in 2006 PMatt (as fondly called by friends and Colleagues) told me about what God told him concerning being his wife and the specific word God gave him concerning me. I told him I was going to pray about it and get a word for myself but somewhere along the road we lost contact and we both went our separate ways.
All that period, were cumbered with tests, delays, temptations and worst of, the distance between us; that almost made me doubt if he heard God correctly or was just merely presumptuous. But the author of our song, still had the stanzas going.
When God has a plan for you and you make up your mind to obey and follow his leading regardless of what you have in mind or how you feel, you allow God to give you the next step and chart the course of your life; you will never suffer loss or heartache. I got to that point in 2008 I couldn't run anymore from what God told me! and God began to chart the course of our relationship from December 2008 when we spoke after so long.
Temi (as I – Olayinka call him) proposed on one of my visit to Nigeria on 10/10/10. He brought out a veil and wrapped it around my shoulder and told me the symbol of the veil while I was still reminiscing in that moment and how beautiful the veil was, he got on one knee and reminded me of what God told him about me in 2006 and how much I mean to him and what God is going to do with and through our relationship and union in the future, I wish i recorded that moment but I will never never never ever forget, I cried and cried and cried lol….. God blessed my broken roads that led me straight to the bone of my bones.
Our 12 year friendship became an eternal one on August 9th, 2014 to the glory of God! And am glad I (Matthew) dared my heart to wait on the Song writer to finish his work, because none could have so played out the lyrics in my life than she my wife has!
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Nearly every person I have worked with has the same relationship issue: Trying to change their partner. Is unconditional love dead?
For example, years ago when I was dating around, once the honeymoon phase was over, I tried to change every woman I ever dated.
"Hmmm, If she only ___________."
She's so awesome, but her _______________."
Then I met my wife, who I still tried to change. Since she wouldn't change I broke up with her, twice.
Then, with the help of a seasoned relationship therapist and a super honest, but harsh letter from my wife (we were broken up at the time), my game was reflected back to me very clearly.
"Unconditional love really exists in each of us. It is part of our deep inner being. It is not so much an active emotion as a state of being. It's not 'I love you' for this or that reason, not 'I love you if you love me.' It's love for no reason, love without an object." – Ram Dass
I saw how I wasn't willing to practice real, deep love. It was too scary, too much, too confronting. Rather than face my fear, I was making her wrong claiming, "if only she would ________, then I'd be willing to drop in to deeper love and deeper commitment."
This is a very common pattern for men.
Women often respond to this with more insecurity, and might even try to abandon themselves and change for their guy (which leads to long term resentment). Fortunately for me, my wife held her ground and just kept being herself.
Or, another way this shows up, is an empowered woman who is willing to grow and transform herself finds herself in a relationship with a guy resistant to change and growth. She then tries to drag him into therapy or a personal growth workshop, only to amplify his resistance. He then ends up feeling judged and insecure and digs his heels in even more. If he finally does acquiesce to her demands and changes "for her" he will most likely resent her for a long time. The change is unlikely to stick.
In all three cases including mine, the message is the same.
The basic message given is "I don't accept you as you are." And, "I would love you more if…".
The basic message received is "I'm not accepted and loved for who I am." "In order for him/her to love me, I have to change for them and be who they want me to be."
"Unconditional love is hard to compete with." ― Abbi Glines
While it can be helpful to inspire our lovers to be their greatest selves, it is different when your wanting to change them is coming from fear, resentment, or your own unwillingness to accept them as they are, or your unwillingness to leave them and find someone who IS willing to grow and change.
It's okay to want our partners to be different. Seems to be human nature, but to take that seriously and invest energy into changing them to make you feel a certain way is a very slippery slope (the "grass is greener" mentality is discussed further here).
If you go down that road, be aware of the basic message you are sending and take a really honest look at why you are unwilling to accept them as they are.
By the way, accepting them as they are, doesn't mean you have to stay with them. Quite the contrary. Accepting someone as they are, frees you up to choose to pursue someone that is willing to walk alongside you and experience mutual growth
To practice unconditional love, I mean, really practice loving another (and yes, it's a practice), it means accepting and loving them as they are.
This is not giving up on them, or their potential.
Most of us don't have the experience of really being loved as we are – true unconditional love. Thus, we don't love ourselves as we are and then we find partners that tend to have limitations in loving and accepting us. Our job is to love ourselves anyway, no matter what our partner wants or thinks.
If you find yourself on the receiving end of someone trying to change you, perhaps it's time to accept yourself as you are, and move on.
Lastly, practicing self-love is the quickest way out of this loop. The more we embrace ourselves, the more we learn to accept our partner. And, being in a committed relationship is a wonderful fire to practice this in.


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I need an excellent app review writer to write an article
I need an excellent app review writer to write an article. And publish the article in their blog or website. However, the blog or the website must be Alexa high.
The following is the App info.
Name: Power Clean - Optimize Cleaner
Link: [url removed, login to view]
Developer: LIONMOBI
freelancer จำนวน 10 คน กำลังประมูลอยู่ที่ราคาเฉลี่ย $128 สำหรับงานนี้
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Hello, I can write you a professional article on your app.I can also provide you with the sample articles on which i have worked on. Thanks!
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I am shocked at how low someone will go to make "interesting reading". But to pick on a place that is trying to make a difference in the world and to be slammed so wrongly is unbelievable. If I've ever read a slanted story it was this one. Why don't you do the right thing and print one about how happy people are with their new pets and how many hundreds of innocent lives Saglinda has saved. I have volunteered at the Goat house and if anything they are over board on how clean they keep the place. This writer was splitting hairs. Who doesn't get bitten when working with hundreds of animals? And please, are you trying to tell me it's bad to put cats inside when tree work is being done? The people running the Goat House are devoted humanitarians. I got to wonder why this article was written except to put more cruelty into the world.
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