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What I Worry About
Occasionally, a parent-to-be will come and ask me for advice about parenting. Crazy, right? They're so focused on what could happen or what to do, they miss one of the most important elements of the whole process. It's not for lack of trying or thoughtfulness, but most of us start off with a mindset that fixates on certain facets of parenting. It's an element I often miss, too, but I'm really steeped in thinking about it tonight.
We imagine the hardships. We dream about the outcome. But we miss the moment.
The problem is, the "moment" is hard to get at. Other moments and feelings interrupt this perfect place. It's one where we see our kids for who they are, who they were and what the could be in split-second. I'm not talking not about self-help meditations on philosophical realization. I'm talking about the difference between having bad eyesight and putting on a pair of glasses.
Growing up, I had a prescribed track that carried certain expectations. I fought against it because I wanted to grasp my own destiny. It seemed like my parents didn't quite understand me anymore and though I think that's a pretty standard milestone for teenagers, I wonder if things would've turned out differently had they looked with their own eyes instead of masking me with expectations.
You see, anticipation can lead us astray. We place expectations on the actions of our kids or partners or pets or whoever happens to walk in our path, and we can't help but evaluate the answer before we've observed the moment. This is never more clear to me than when I'm in the car, tired as hell, and I drive on fumes (in my head). I've used a sort of auto-pilot to get myself home. It's a muscle memory. And I'm reduced to my body carrying me home. It's not ideal, honestly. Probably not entirely safe either.
But that's what we do to other people. We use an emotional muscle memory to deal with each other. Mostly on our kids. We assume a lot with them. And it starts well before childbirth. We anticipate the living shit out of this experience and mostly for good reason. We want to do it right. We worry, as do I, about the next steps.
I guess what I'm saying is: Don't miss the moment. Because it won't miss you when you're gone. And there's nothing worse than being late to a party thrown just for you.

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We Are The People of the Apocalypse. Clinical psychologist John F. Schumaker reveals the dangerous erosion of human personality at the heart of modern consumer culture. Dec 14, 2018
SCHUMAKER: For a culture to avoid self-destruction as it progresses, writes Henry George in his classic 1883 work Social Problems, it must develop 'a higher conscience, a keener sense of justice, a warmer brotherhood, a wider, loftier, truer public spirit', while ensuring responsible and visionary leaders who embrace 'the mental and moral universe'. By stark contrast, modern consumer culture barrels in the opposite direction, breeding an increasingly trivialized and disengaged strain of personhood, devoid of the 'loftier' qualities needed to sustain a viable society and healthy life supports.
EARTH CUSTODIANS: Visionary leaders? The best leaders never last because greed and collusion keep lurking in the shadows, 24/7. Leaders like Ghandi and MLK have followed the same fate. It is also kinda disturbing that populations tend to empower the (wrong) leaders promising them protection and wealth.
Protection against what and who? There is only one social model that will ever work, is which teaching the great upside of self-control and benevolence in elementary schools.
Optimism and hope too often are the instruments causing history to repeat itself. Consider this: How Swedes and Norwegians Broke the Power of the '1 Percent' in the 30's. They "fired" the top 1 percent of people who set the direction for society and created the basis for something different. Both countries had a history of horrendous poverty. When the 1 percent was in charge, hundreds of thousands of people emigrated to avoid starvation. (see link below: filmsforaction.org)
What we see today in France (and spreading to other European countries and Canada now) with the "Yellow Vests" is clearly a revolt against the 1%. So this means that it took around 100 years for history to repeat itself — AGAIN.
Just another proof that the 1% will not let it go: global meritocrats are planning a worldwide digital centralization. Listen to Melissa and Aaron Dykes, 30 mins that will be worth your time.
Digital currencies are making a stand because their supporters denounce the failure of the "printing press". When the entire economy eventually becomes fully digitized is when reality will catch up with us, exposing another nonsensical attempt to fight the top down model — and we'll all be digitally assimilated instead.
Throughout history, we have been walking in circles because lessons are systematically ignored. And they are mainly ignored because people keep thinking in terms of "individualism", the service to self first, without even realizing how toxic such a behavior really is on a grand scale.
It is only when we'll begin to care about the freedom of others that each individual will be free. That is how it works on a human level.
Using data from 127 countries and over 100,000 assessments, the State of the Heart Report (2016) showed empathy to be one of the fastest-declining components of overall 'emotional intelligence' (EQ). According to sociologist Zygmunt Bauman, the psycho-social workings of consumer capitalism make such moral dissociations inevitable
Treating people like commodities must stop. This is what capitalism is all about. Even charity is for sale. If a society is based on consumerism, it is obvious that we regard one another as a "potential opportunities" .
Yet the reason that people in general, regardless of sub-groupings, are so feckless and impassive, and their actions so antithetical to what they must be at this pivotal crossroads in our existence, is that everyone has been assimilated into an overarching cultural system whose lifeblood is the mercenary indifference and irresponsibility of its followers.
One of the main flaws of the free market ideology is the promotion of individual greed and self-interest, which make people turn a blind eye to the greed of others. This, until one begins to struggle a little bit too much and starts questioning the system.
That is where the deception really lies. Predatory self-interest and mercenary indifference are two sides of the same coin.
Experiments in eco-religion, or green religion, reasoned that the type and degree of change required today can only be achieved through spiritual growth and enlightenment. But these failed, with none able to compete with a rapidly de-moralizing society, as well as the honeyed 'prosperity theology' and 'consumer theology' movements peddling less sin, soul and sacrifice, and more getting than giving.
Without enlightenment we will never get anywhere as enlightenment is essential to spiritual growth. Enlightenment is wisdom, the realization that empathy always works for the Greater Good.
Atheism and mainstream religious doctrines have to be overcome, and rather sooner than later.
Who we are has never been more incompatible with who we need to be. What we have become is the greatest threat to ourselves and the planet. We have been perfectly groomed, psychologically and spiritually, for disaster. We have become hard. We are the people of the apocalypse.
Yes, we have been groomed for centuries, and dogmatic beliefs play an important role in the cruel dilemmas we all are confronted too. Sociology and philosophy have been distorted by people seeing everything through the same top down model, lamenting about the human condition, and that there is not much we can do about. What politics just needs to perpetuate the same redundant logical fallacies. Centuries of lies will have to go down the drain.
"Individualistic pursuit of happiness" for the people… and collusion for those in the know. The meritocrats push down our throats a concept they do not even follow themselves, as they are well too much aware that they must band together to stay in power.
However when money is removed from the equation, collusion and self-interest become support and service to others and abundance. There are Natural Laws in the Universe that want us to care about Life… to choose Life over monetarism.
We Are The People of the Apocalypse
How Swedes and Norwegians Broke the Power of the '1 Percent'
The Lords of Creation: The History of America's 1 Percent


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Cemetery information, cemetery plot maps and online cemetery database.
Information about Council provided Community Housing, eligibility criteria and how to apply.
Application forms for Alcohol Licensing, Dog registration, Rates and more.
The Mayor and 10 councillors constitute the governing body of Waitaki District.
Cultural Facility Development, Water supply upgrade, and other projects.
The District Plan sets out the policies and rules to manage the use of land in the area.
Opening hours, swim squad, swim school, timetable and more.
Waitaki lakes camping, Boatramps, Duntroon Domain and Dunback Domain camping grounds.
'Delivering benefits for all while protecting and enhancing what makes the Harbour area special.'
We're developing a masterplan to shape the development of the Oamaru Harbour Space over the next 30 years and beyond.
A masterplan is a dynamic long-term planning document that provides a conceptual layout to guide future growth and development. Master planning is about making the connection between buildings, social settings, and their surrounding environments. At the same time, it will look at how people get to and move around the area, including transport, parking, walking and biking.
The Masterplan will act as a guiding document for future changes and development – including a set of principles that help filter ideas and proposals to ensure Oamaru continues to have one of the best little harbours in the country.
Council has recently undertaken a significant piece of public engagement, with the community sending the clear message that they are passionate about the harbour and want to ensure it continues to be cared for, while any changes or development need to be carefully considered.
Updated on 5 September
The Oamaru Harbour workshop held at the Opera House on 25 July was well received by the Harbour Area Committee. The Project team presented a new precinct-based approach to the committee and the public who attended the workshop.
The harbour area was broken up into several different areas because the components of the harbour have unique circumstances and needs, and each move at their own pace. Rather than creating one overarching plan for the harbour, each area was assessed individually to a high level of detail, which is what the community had requested. This method was extremely well received by those who attended the workshop, including the Harbour Area Committee and a number of harbour stakeholders, gaining general agreement that this precinct-based approach was more sensible.
Each area, or precinct if you will, has been broken down into smaller projects and the best way forward for each is currently being assessed. The key issues include a parking strategy for the harbour area and how it links to the town centre, a traffic management plan and how to address the required modification of the current set of rules in the District Plan. Once we have a better understanding around how these aspects complement one another, we will be able to present a realistic timeline and prioritise.
Updated on 17 July
A Harbour Area Committee workshop will be held on 25 July to discuss the next steps for the Harbour Plan 2019. This meeting will be open for the public to attend and observe the discussions between committee members. To allow greater participation, representatives from other groups who participated in the earlier ILM workshop will also be invited to contribute.
The meeting will be held in the Inkbox at the Opera House and is scheduled to begin at 3pm on Thursday 25 July.
Updated on 9 July
A workshop was held last Thursday with the harbour masterplan consultants where we discussed the most recent developments and made a plan going forward.
At this stage, 25 July will be a harbour area committee workshop, open for public attendance but otherwise a normal workshop with the committee. At this meeting, the project team will present a proposed mechanism to engage with the public and give everyone the opportunity to speak their mind on the identified areas. If this is approved, we will then proceed to build the platform and then have a public engagement period start on 25 August for a 2 – 3 week period.
The aim of this engagement process is to get a clear steer from the community on the level of ambition, development and investment the community want to see in the Harbour Area.
There's no getting around the fact the that structures that make up the Harbour itself, namely; the Breakwater, Holmes Wharf, Sumpter Wharf, and Normanby Wharf as well as the dredging programme, are well beyond their used by dates and all require significantly increased investment to ensure they remain viable structures and the Harbour itself has a future.
Understanding what level of investment the community sees as acceptable is critical to ensuring the masterplan strikes the right balance between community sentiment and financial sustainability.
Updated on 28 May
The harbour visualizing has commenced! On Monday this week a workshop was held with the Harbour Area Committee to discuss the Masterplan options that we're going to consult with the community on. The Committee looked at different land and community uses across the harbour, the varying levels of investment required and what the future options could look like in 30 years. The project team is now working hard to refine the options so we can share them with the public for their feedback. This consultation is expected to kick off in late July and will look to understand what the public thinks around the levels of improvements needed in the harbour, the investment required, options for development and different funding scenarios. An updated timetable will be released soon, with dates including a public meeting where we'll let everyone know how the project is tracking and explain the work done so far, we're also going to set up a caravan on the Waterfront where people can drop in to have a chat about the Masterplan. Watch this space!
Related document:
HarbOurSpace Visioning (PDF, 768KB)
Update on 13 May
The Project Team are busy putting together a detailed options matrix, taking into account the range of issues discussed at the ILM workshops which took place last month. These options will also be visualised by the team at LandLAB to help the Harbour Area Committee better understand how each option might look over the next 30 years. At the same time Veros will be looking at the sources of revenue that might help fund the masterplan. A workshop will be held with Councillors on 28 May to further discuss these ideas and we currently plan to present the outcomes of that workshop at the 25 June Council Meeting, and if approved will then look to consult with the community.
We'll continue to keep you updated as the project moves forward, rest assured a lot is happening behind the scenes and we're looking forward to sharing it with everyone in due course.
Update on 17 April
Investment Logic Map approved by Harbour Area Committee
At the 16 April Harbour Area Committee meeting, the Oamaru Harbour Masterplan Investment Logic Map was approved by the Committee.
An investment Logic Map (ILM) is a way of putting an investment proposal on a page so that anyone can understand it. In this case, the investment proposal is Oamaru Harbour, and the need to invest in the Harbour.
The ILM will support the development of the Oamaru Harbour Masterplan Business Case by identifying and clarifying the problems, as well as the benefits that can be expected by tackling the problems.
This process ensures the thinking is done up front and ensures all stakeholders are clear on the direction of the process. In this case, the ILM was produced as part of a series of workshops held over April 1 and 2 involving a wide range of stakeholders, Council staff, elected members and subject matter experts. Strategic interventions haven't been identified at this stage but will become clearer as the business case develops.
View the Oamaru Harbour Masterplan ILM.
Updated on 5 April 2019
Work to develop a masterplan for the Oamaru Harbour began on April 1st with a series of workshops and meetings attended by the Harbour Area Committee, the Masterplan Project Team and a wide range of Harbour users and interested stakeholders and experts.
The workshop group discussed the key problems facing the Harbour, the benefits that would be achieved if those problems were addressed, and looked at a range of possible options.
The guiding statement for the work thus far is 'delivering benefits for all while protecting and enhancing what makes the Harbour area special.' A final vision for the Harbour that underpins the Masterplan will be refined as part of the process.
The workshops involved robust, constructive discussion facilitated by Rationale's Edward Guy to define the problems facing the Harbour.
These were eventually refined from a list of 34 separate issues to four key themes, which are:
Following the problems, four benefit statements were identified:
A team of experts with specialist skills in infrastructure investment, business case development, urban design, transport and connectivity, property and engagement are now working with Council Officers to develop a short list of options to present for approval at the full Council meeting on 30 April. Following this, the project team will work to identify a Masterplan programme that will be provided to the community for feedback in late May.
At a full council meeting on 19 February, Councillors voted on the next stages of the Oamaru Harbour Masterplan project, following the framework set down in an Establishment Report.
Councillors were asked to approve one of three delivery options, with varying levels of engagement and detailed design. They delivery option they agreed on has an estimated cost of $150,000 and an expected delivery date of June 25.
The masterplan will be developed using the NZ Treasury Better Business Case framework which ensures a thorough process, and will be undertaken as one workstream taking into account a number of components including:
The Masterplan will deliver a spatial plan, indicating what should go where and how each element should interact with the others. This will deliver an easy to understand plan that will allow community buy in.
It will act as a guiding document for future changes and development – including a set of principles that help filter ideas and proposals to ensure Oamaru continues to have one of the best little harbours in the country.
Once the draft Masterplan is ready, the public will be asked to provide feedback on it during a consultation in late May/early June.
The establishment report was prepared for Council by infrastructure consultancy firm Rationale Ltd. following the successful Oamaru HarbOUR engagement process held at the end of last year. It details the Masterplan process, governance structure, scope, components, estimated costs and the timeline for completion.
Oamaru HarbOUR Space Masterplan draft Establishment Report (PDF, 1.64MB)
In the map below, you'll see the area that we'll be focussing on, as well as the area that we'll think about when developing the Oamaru Harbour Masterplan (the area of influence).
The Oamaru Harbour has played a significant role in the history of Oamaru, it has shaped commerce and the development of the town since the 1880s.
In more recent times it has begun the transformation into a popular destination for residents, families and visitors. This has been done under the direction established in the 2011 Oamaru Harbour Development Strategy, which aimed for Oamaru Harbour to be one of the best little harbours in the country.
There have been a number of developments proposed in the Harbour Area recently, some of which have created a lot of conversation in the community. Any lasting development in this area needs to have a clear direction from the community, shaping the future and guiding any changes.
The Oamaru Harbour Area Masterplan will take a holistic view of the harbour and surrounding area and consider a range of options to ensure it remains a key community asset, both now and into the future. It will look at ways to protect what people see as special while allowing for future suitable development and commercial use.
The Masterplan will act as a guiding document for future changes and development -including a set of principles that help filter ideas and proposals to ensure Oamaru continues to have one of the best little harbours in the country.
Throughout November 2018 we carried out a community engagement process to help identify what people find special about the Harbour Area and where they see as its future.
The survey asked three key questions:
The engagement process had a huge response - all up Council received 887 survey responses, over 50 written and emailed contributions, and over 140 post it comments.
On top of this, we had a public information session with over 180 attendees, three public drop-in sessions throughout November, and visited schools and retirement homes.
All of the information we received from the community will directly inform the development of the Masterplan a is available below.
To help you understand the results, we have produced an interactive tool that identifies the main themes found throughout the survey responses. This tool has the ability to dissect the results by demographics such as age, location and gender.
Some themes are universal among all demographics, while others are divided along with specific demographics groupings.
For example, almost all demographics found the area's tranquillity and charm the thing they liked the most about the area. However, looking at where respondents would like to see the area in 30 years' time, there was a clear split between the under 50s and over 50s, with the younger demographic wanting to see it maintained and improved as a community asset, while the over 50s preferred that the area was left the way it is.
This demographic split can be seen across gender, location age and a combination of all three, this can all be explored using this tool.
All of the other information we received is below


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THE fashion highlight of the year did not disappoint on Sunday as the Dome was packed for The Kerryman Rose of Tralee Autumn Winter Fashion Show.
New York fashion designer, Don O'Neill showcased red carpet gowns from THEIA's Fall/Winter 2014 collection and he was just one of a star-studded line-up of designers and boutiques displaying at the Festival Dome.
The event was produced by Celia Holman Lee and the Best Dressed Lady with a prize valued at €1,000 from The Loop at Dublin and Cork Airports was won by Catriona Sayers.
CH The Mall Tralee applied the make-up, the hair-styling was by Cathrionas Hair Salon, Castlegregory and the shoes were supplied by Perfect Pairs, Listowel.
The Three Os supplied the entertainment on a fantastic night of fun and fashion.
See video below (camera and editing by Ryan Higgins) for a behind the scenes view of the fashion show and visit us tomorrow for many more photos and video interviews.
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If you've traveled through Southeast Asia, you might have marveled at this tropical beauty growing on tree branches, dangling its vivid 18-inch flower panicles down like clusters of otherworldly grapes. Flower gardeners who live in USDA growing zones 10 and 11 can grow one of the 150 species of medinilla as a tender perennial outdoors, but others can grow this exotic flower as a houseplant or patio tropical.
Get to Know the Medinilla
Also known as the pink lantern plant and the rose grape, Medinilla magnifica belongs to the Melastomataceae family. Medinillas bear panicles of flowers that resemble clusters of small grapes, which stand out against attractive dark green foliage. Some medinillas have showy bracts at the base of their flower clusters which resemble flower petals.
Medinillas are evergreen shrubs in their native habitat, which includes Java, the Malay Peninsula, the Philippines, and Sumatra. The leaves contribute to the tropical look of this plant, growing up to 14 inches in length. Leaves are ribbed, and moderately succulent.
The average size of a medinilla shrub is three to four feet, but you can keep the plant at a reasonable size by pruning it after flowering.
How to Plant Your Medinilla
Medinilla plants can be epiphytic in the rainforest, which means they grow on trees or shrubs instead of in the ground. In this case the medinilla uses its host for support, but doesn't draw nutrients from or harm its host plant. Medinilla plants can also grow in well-drained soil. You can use a commercial planting medium for orchids, which resembles something like chunky bark. This allows air circulation around the roots, which prevents root diseases. An orchid pot, which contains extra ventilation holes, is also well-suited for a medinilla specimen.
Medinillas appreciate acidic soil conditions, although the coral medinilla is somewhat more tolerant of alkaline conditions than other varieties. All medinillas grow best in dappled shade; direct sun will scorch the leaves or cause leaf drop. Consider the medinilla's habitat: as it grows nestled in the lower branches of large trees in the jungle, it receives dappled sunlight; you should provide similar conditions.
Medinilla Houseplants vs Outdoors
You can grow medinilla plants as houseplants, but many find that they make better patio or greenhouse specimens due to their humidity requirements. If nothing else, giving your medinilla a summer vacation in a partially sunny spot outdoors will increase its vigor. An added bonus to medinillas growing outdoors is their appeal to birds, bees, and butterflies.
How to Care for Medinilla Plants
Medinilla plants need above average moisture and humidity, and they don't like drying winds. The medinilla is a light feeder, and excessive nitrogen will cause the plant to produce lush foliage at the expense of the blossoms. An occasional feeding with liquid compost will give the plants all the nutrients they need, and help keep the soil in the optimal mildly acidic pH range of 6.0.
All medinilla plants bloom in the warmest months of the summer, but bloom time can vary from April through August. This doesn't mean medinillas crave triple digit temperatures: the ideal growing temperature is 70-75 degrees F. Temperatures below 50 degrees F may cause the plant to yellow or drop its leaves. Winter temperatures between 60 and 70 degrees F simulate the natural winter dormancy of the plant, and encourage bud formation in late winter.
If you grow your medinilla in a container, the quality of the potting mix will deteriorate over time. The chunky soil allows air circulation will break down and become more dense. If you notice your medinilla container staying moist more than a day after you watered it, it's time to repot with fresh soil.
How to Propagate Medinilla Plants
If you're feeling especially successful with a stocky medinilla specimen, you can attempt to strike up some cuttings to increase your tropical plant collection. Cuttings root easily in a mix of damp sphagnum moss. Take a cutting with at least two leaves, but remove 2/3 of each leaf to reduce their burden on the stem. Use a powdered rooting hormone as a stem dip to encourage rooting.
Grow Medinilla Plants From Seed
Following flowering, the fruit clusters that the medinilla produces are full of seeds. In fact, one fruit cluster may produce 2000 viable seeds, and as species plants and not hybrids, the seeds will produce offspring true to its parent features. Seeds from ripe, soft fruits will be ready to grow. Crush the fruits, and you wlll see hundreds of seeds suspended in the fruit gel. Clean them in a bowl of fresh water, and change the water daily for several days to remove tannins that inhibit germination. Plant seeds on the surface of a sterile potting medium, and cover with a layer of milled sphagnum moss to prevent damping off disease. Keep moist until germination, which can take a month. Seedlings will grow about one inch a month, and may take two to three years to reach flowering size.
Medinilla Pests and Diseases
Mealy bugs may trouble medinilla plants occasionally. If so, dab the insects with a cotton swab dipped in isopropyl alcohol. Spider mites will infest medinilla plants stressed by dry conditions, but daily misting will discourage these pests.
Medinilla Varieties to Grow
The Medinilla genus is diverse, so look for subtle differences as you explore the more than 180 species.
- 'Rose-Grape Medinilla': Easiest to grow for beginners; tolerant of cool evening temperatures
- 'Crimson Medinilla': Glossy red flower clusters
- 'Coral Medinilla': Topping out at 12 inches, a lower growing variety
- 'Pink Medinilla': Large bracts bear pink flower clusters, and eventually dark blue berries. Grows to six feet, so plant in the ground or a large patio container.


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Hydro-static testing is the most common method employed for testing pipes and pressure vessels. Using this test helps maintain safety standards and durability of a vessel over time. Newly manufactured pieces are initially qualified using the hydro-static test. They are then re-qualified at regular intervals using the proof pressure test which is also called the modified hydro-static test. Testing of pressure vessels for transport and storage tanks is very important because such containers can explode if they fail under pressure.
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Young Jazz Sensation, Peter Grant, Joins NBT for London Performances
Young jazz sensation, Yorkshire-born Peter Grant, whose debut album sold over 100,000 copies, will perform live with Northern Ballet Theatre during the London performances of the Company's 40th Anniversary Mixed Programme.
NBT will bring an exciting programme of dance, music, song and theatre to Sadler's Wells, London this May. The Company will present a Mixed Programme (As Time Goes By, A Simple Man and Angels in the Architecture) alongside one of its most popular and enduring productions, Romeo & Juliet. NBT will perform at Sadler's Wells from Tuesday 19 – Saturday 23 May and tickets are available by calling the box office on 0844 412 4300.
The Mixed Programme opens with the UK première of As Time Goes By, in which Peter Grant will perform live with NBT. Conjuring up an era of classic glamour, the dancers perform David Nixon's stylish choreography to a selection of timeless songs such as Moondance, Song and As Time Goes By.
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Announcing the PTAB Bar Association's First Webinar!
Webinar: Industry Perspective on PTAB Proceedings – Important Issues and What Industry Insiders Seek from PTAB Counsel
January 26, 2017 at 1:00 – 2:00 PM Eastern
As we gear up for our Inaugural Conference on March 1-3, the PTAB Bar Association Program Committee is excited to announce the launch of its 2017 webinar series. On January 26, 2017 at 1:00 PM ET, the PTAB Bar Association will host a "kick-off" webinar presented by industry insiders from the PTAB Bar Association Industry Committee. The "kick-off" webinar will provide you with a flavor of the in-person programming you'll receive when you join us for our inaugural conference in Washington, DC. Please join us as the distinguished panel of in-house counsel for petitioners and patent owners discuss important PTAB issues and tell us what they look for in outside counsel.
Kenneth Maikish – Google
David Killough – Microsoft
Steve Chiang – RPX
Mark Rachlin – GlaxoSmithKline
This "kick-off" webinar is free to members and non-members.
Note: Although Continuing Legal Education Credit (CLE) will be provided for future PTAB Bar Association webinars, which will remain free to members but be available for a small charge to non-members, CLE credit will not be available for this webinar.
Panelist Bios
Kenneth Maikish is Litigation Counsel at Google. Ken's primary responsibility is to manage domestic and international patent litigation. Most of his experience is in the Eastern District of Texas and the ITC. Prior to joining Google, Ken was an associate at Kaye Scholer and at White & Case.
David Killough is an Assistant General Counsel in the Litigation, Competition and Compliance Group of Microsoft's Corporate, External, and Legal Affairs department. Killough's principal responsibility is management of Microsoft patent litigation matters in the U.S. and internationally.
Before joining Microsoft in 2008, Killough was a partner of the firm Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. in Austin, Texas, where he co-headed the Intellectual Property & Technical Litigation Section, and before that was a partner of the firm O'Melveny & Myers LLP in California.
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Posted: Fri Feb 18, 05 8:02 pm Post subject:
I think we'll also try a row in a piece of gutter as well this year.
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Thanks for that Nanny...it's difficult when you consider that we pair with our limited experience, are about the most dedicated growers/cooks we know
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Posted: Fri Feb 18, 05 11:34 pm Post subject:
Hm...So its not too early for peas then?.....The gutter idea.....How do you do this?....surely the gutter would be too shallow to support the pea plants?..Someone enlighten me, please?
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Posted: Sat Feb 19, 05 8:51 am Post subject:
You sow the seeds in a length of guttering or half drainpipe, in some compost/soil etc. Put it somewhere semi sheltered to encourage germination.
When the seedlings are well up and looking strong, you clear out a row in your veg patch that is as near as you can get to the size and shape of your drainpipe.
Then you slide out the whole row in to the row in the veg patch - no pricking out or planting up or any such nonsense.
Voila, ready made veg patch, with seedlings grown protected from mice etc, possibly a little earlier than you would manage sowing straight in the ground, giving you a little more time to get your veg patch prepared.
I'm not sure of the exact compost you would use, sowing densities etc. If Nanny is about today perhaps she'll give more details, but if you're desperate to get going (have we got any drainpipe spare Treacodactyl???
) you might have a look on Google or better still the Telegraph, for "Sarah Raven", peas, and drainpipe (hmmm - if you do it on Google turn off the adult search first
). It's not like she invented it but she's very big on it and has done it a few times on Gardener's World and I'm sure also in her Telegraph columns.
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Posted: Sat Feb 19, 05 11:00 am Post subject:
bung them in loo rolls - takes up a lot less space, and you can sow in succession. (This is me hedging all my bets in case one lot fails - at least if i succession sow it will only be a little lot!)
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Posted: Sat Feb 19, 05 11:32 am Post subject:
We first learned of the drainpipe trick from the great Geoff but have only just got round to it. They're coming up in the polytunnel now. Prehaps some fleece is in order tonight, though.
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Posted: Sat Feb 19, 05 2:12 pm Post subject:
Another thing you can try is newspaper pots similar to the toilet roll idea really, only the paper rots down quicker than cardboard.
Incidently many herbs do not like to transpanted either, which would have been nice to have know before I planted my corriander last time. It bolted an went to seed in a matter of weeks. Parsley is another one ledgend had it that if you transplanted parsley bad luck would befall your household for the next year.
heres how to make newspaper pots
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Posted: Sat Feb 19, 05 4:58 pm Post subject:
Another parsley legend is that it only grows in a house where the woman wears the trousers, but that can't be true because I've never succeeded with it. Funnily enough, though, the old chap says it's definitely true
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Posted: Sat Feb 19, 05 5:49 pm Post subject: peas
i have done the toilet roll thing and the gutter thing both equally well but the gutter thing i find easier because you draw the hoe down the length of the row to the right depth and then just slide the whole lot in at once and they are all in the right place, just a bit of tidying up
the down side is having several long pieces of guttering in the green house but i have always found that they germinate fairly quickly so it isn't too inconvenient...............i try to do successional sowings but don't always get to it, just using compost that i pick up from a garden center but always peat free....my own compost isn't good enough frankly and i just dig that in to the plots
i have given up trying to do things too early so won't put them in the greenhouse until sometime in march
by the way i use those victorian climbing peas from
and have had success, lots and lots of peas and i grow them like i would sweet peas or runnner beans
it works for me...........
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Posted: Sun Feb 20, 05 3:09 am Post subject:
I tried a 'no dig' vegetable plot once, where you are supposed to sow everything in specially airated cups, (polystyrene - or paper/card is obviously better), that have had special cuts made in the sides to offer better airation and encourage the roots to come to the edge of the pot.
This is supposed to help the roots to establish more quickly when you transplant them - you carefully unpot them and plant the whole root ball in a hole made with a bulb planter, much quicker than digging a hole, and the right size and shape. You leave a bigger distance between the groups of plants than you would between individual seedlings, 6 inches or so, I think, as you are planting in rough rows of groups, rather than straight lines.
It was quite successful, but I found that with the peas you had to be careful not to leave them in the pots too long, as if they grow too tall and start to produce tendrils you never seem to get as strong a plant after you've transplanted.
I've not used the guttering technique myself, but it's probably better than this method, for peas at least. I wonder whether it would be useful for other veg seedlings?
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 05 9:14 am Post subject:
I read somewhere that thte guttering should have holed drilled in the bottom for drainage, but not everyone seems to mention this. I should think that as the peas will germiante fairly quickly this might be unnecessary.
I always sow my peas direct outside now, with much better results - stronger, healthier plants, more vigorous growth.
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Posted: Sun Feb 20, 05 3:26 pm Post subject: peas
i wondered about the drainage................
never been a problem as i always elevate one end ever so slightly so that any excess water seems to drain away....
i have never used it for any other seedlings.i would imagine you could providing the plant didn't need to establish a really deep root system in a hurry
i do my broad beans in loo rolls and also my runner beans....i wonder if the runners could go in to guttering? i grow them onto frame work as well as the peas so in theory it could work i suppose
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Posted: Sun Feb 20, 05 6:33 pm Post subject:
I would think the runners would not do well in the guttering - they are very deep rooted, and there just wouldn't be enough room.
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Posted: Sun Feb 20, 05 7:17 pm Post subject:
The idea of the guttering is to germinate the seeds and plant out quickly. If there are holes drilled in then any roots may hinder the planting out as the compost & seedlings are slid out in one go.
Not tried it yet so do those that do drill holes in the guttering?
I agree that it may not be very suitable for beans, but we tend to plant less bean plants than peas.
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Posted: Tue Feb 22, 05 2:01 pm Post subject:
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Incidently many herbs do not like to transpanted either, which would have been nice to have know before I planted my corriander last time. It bolted an went to seed in a matter of weeks. Parsley is another one ledgend had it that if you transplanted parsley bad luck would befall your household for the next year.
Coriander does that anyway... which brings me to another top tip to share...
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There are students who feel intimidated to solve maths problems and can't apply what they have learned in the exam hall. Solving even the simplest problems make them nervous resulting in brain freeze. The phobia of Maths can easily translate into students exhibiting anxiety, a lack of involvement and even behavioral issues.
Do you often experience the nightmare where you're sitting in an exam hall, anxious and tensed, because you have no idea about the Maths problems on your question paper? Do you feel a lack of confidence when it comes to solving Maths problems? If yes, then we have a few tips to help you out.
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At the risk of your eyes glazing over, let's talk about the fascinating topic of vowels
by Howard Meharg, Web/Editor, NW ACDA
Several years ago, a young Summer Institute colleague asked me to talk about the most important concepts to teach as she worked with her high school and church choir. The following material seems basic to me. So, here I expand on what I wrote to her. In a sense, it is a critical component in the mechanics of it all.
Yes, I'm fully aware that there are many other factors that make a choral group's performance come alive. But allow me to talk about a certain aspect of the mechanics for now.
Those who have sung in my groups have heard me say (ad nauseum, I expect) that singing unisons is one of the most important ideas one must teach. Listening for unison is vital for both the director and for the choir. To be clear, I'm not talking about a choir simply singing a single line melody…that sort of unison. I'm talking about a soprano section or a tenor section that sounds as one voice. This is not to say that a singer must sound like the person next to him. But it is to say that the composite tone of the section really should sound like one person…with all the implications that entails as to balance, intonation, attacks and releases, and approach to the tone.
Each item in the previous sentence is worthy of discussion. Tuning and all its ramifications could probably fill a book. In fact, has been the subject of a good many books and articles. Quite obviously, dealing with approaches to developing comfortable, spacious and resonant tone quality is another "book." How to make a choir sound good that is made up of singers with a variety of abilities and training as vocalists…or singers with next to no training…well, this becomes a virtual art form and an everyday challenge for directors of school, community, and church groups.
Ultimately, an effective director must understand how to deal with these mechanics. For now, allow me to zero in on one factor that helps one achieve that elite unison for which we strive.
Vowels, their importance to the sound of your choir
The vowel sound is the principle vehicle for the tone. Again, I must be clear. I'm not speaking merely of the vowels of the English alphabet, a, e,i, o, u, and sometimes y. It would be natural to assume that vowels and vowel sounds in American English are useful principally as part of clean, clear diction. And, indeed they are useful as such. But unless we're simply humming, the vowel sound of every syllable of every word we sing becomes the tone, conveys the pitch of a note and has a bearing on what we call the voice quality of an individual. While a few consonants are voiced…that is, can convey pitch, the essential role of consonants is to separate the syllables in our language into understandable words and thoughts.
Agreeing on the vowel sound seems like it should be easy…after all, don't most of us speak English?
Oddly enough, it simply does not happen automatically.
I believe that failing to call attention to unifying the vowel, agreeing on the same sound for each syllable of each word or simply assuming "we're all singing the same language" invites poor diction and, more importantly, invites poor tone quality, poor blend…in short, a lack of unison!
Failure to match vowels creates a different set of overtones and poor blend. Depending on the type of music you're performing, this can be a critical element in achieving a good choral sound. Paul Christiansen, famed director of the Concordia College Choir of some years ago, said that a choir could be likened to a string quartet (not a full orchestra). A unified sound from bass through soprano is the ideal. The shift from bass to tenor to alto to soprano should basically be undetectable in tone quality.
No, I'm not forgetting that it is sometimes necessary for sopranos, especially, to alter the vowel to accommodate extreme ranges. That's a subject best handled by a soprano and a bit of a mystery to this middle-of-the-road baritone voice.
While familiarity with and use of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is important, especially for those teaching voice and directors with choirs singing in languages other than English, I believe one can simplify the notion of vowel agreement among singers by use of a vowel chart that incorporates all the twelve basics vowel sounds. Again, I say, we're not talking only about vowels from the alphabet.
Note: Experts in IPA tell us there are as many as fifteen different vowel sounds in English. I wouldn't argue for a minute for I'm not an "expert." Dialects and regional accents enter the picture, too. The important factor is to AGREE on the vowel.
Directors may well ask for "placement" of the tone to be forward, middle, or back...thus affecting the quality of the sound.
Further, it is often good advice to singers to "round" certain vowels. One good example comes to mind: the bright "ee" sound placed rather forward or sung with a "smile" will often "pop out of the line" in a phrase. Rounding the lips for this "ee" as in the Scottish dialect is a method for dealing this.
Here is the chart that begins with the brightest vowel and moves to darkest vowel. Note the English word that illustrates the sound best, and then the IPA marking for that vowel (for those who determine it important to familiarize singers with IPA*):
ee- see - [i]
ih – sit – [I]
ay – say [e]i) (this can actually be a diphthong and most often is, in American English (a diphthong is a sound with two vowels that elide one to the other)
eh – set – [Ɛ]
a - sat –[æ] (this one needs a phonetic marking as a reminder of the sound)
ah – Father - [ɑ] (the first syllable of this word is the vowel sound we want. Some would say that the word "cot" better illustrates this sound.)
aw – lawn or cause- [ͻ] (note this is darker than the "ah" in Father)
uh – love -[ʌ] if accented, [ə] if unaccented
er – earth [ɝ] if accented, [ɚ] if unaccented - (Note that the "r" is almost always a part of words that use this vowel sound; bird, word ,birth and the "r" may create a problem. Deal with it.)
oh – lone (boat) - [o] (closed o) or diphthong [oU] (in most cases, also a diphthong, technically speaking. Uses pure oh followed by a vanishing "oo" sound.
oo - look - [U] (open U) (again we need a marking to show this is different from the pure "oo" sound
oo – loon - [u] (closed u) (the pure "oo" and the darkest and most closed of all the vowels
Diphthongs are syllables in words with two vowels in them. Take the word "voice" for example. The sound is a sequence of two vowels "oh" and "ee." The usual rule is to sing (sustain) on the initial vowel and make the second vowel shorter. We sometimes call that second one a "vanishing" vowel. There are numerous exceptions to that rule, however. The word "view," for example, has one keeping the initial "ee" sound short and the "oo" longer.
If you will, one more thought on IPA and the learning of the vowel sounds.
I must admit that the twelve vowels listed above, along with the English word that illustrates that sound, seems simpler to me than memorizing the IPA symbols and the sounds they represent. Only two of the twelve (above) require a phonetic marking of some kind to remind a singer of the correct sound. The sound of "a" as in the word "sat," and the sound of "oo" as in the word "look." I think it necessary to teach students the IPA markings for those two vowels. For the sound of the word "sat," the {æ} would be good. For the sound of "oo" as in the word "look," I recommend you teach them "[U]" as the marking so they don't confuse it with "oo" as in "loon." The other ten vowels are spelled in such a way as to "speak for themselves" and make it easy to learn.
It occurs to me that in some ways these twelve vowel sounds in English parallel the semi-tones of a complete chromatic scale. In that way it's as if the syllables listed above become "pegs" on which to hang sounds. Just as you might be able to slide upward or downward through a complete octave, I suppose it possible to glide between vowels upward or downward as one method to brighten or darken the sound.
English is a language that requires extensive memorization with regard to pronunciation of the vowel sound as compared to the spelling. Long lists are possible for all the exceptions to "the rules" of spelling/pronunciation. So, be aware that the spelling of a word…that is, the vowel or combination of vowels within it, do not always dictate which vowel to use. Consider the vowel to be used in the word "said," (eh). Then the word "laid" (ay). The first is a single vowel sound (eh) and the second is actually a diphthong (ay-ee). Normally, simply saying a word out loud will tell you which vowel sound from the chart to use. If in doubt, consult a dictionary. If you must make a decision "on the fly" during a rehearsal, choose the one that sounds right and ask all singers to agree on it. Unifying the vowel is vital.
It is especially important to note that working with inexperienced singers and especially beginning school groups may require shifting or "mixing" of vowel sounds. Often this is necessary to help improve tone quality. Sometimes it's required to offset colloquialisms in speech or the habits of spoken language as opposed to "refined" pronunciations. But, don't worry. It's not hard to do, as you'll see.
The following suggestions are meant as helps for both improvement of tone and improving diction in choral works based on (for want of a better word) classical poetry, scripture, or prose.
I like to alter some vowels a bit. The sound in the word "sat," for example, can be harsh, especially if a singer nasalizes it. Allow more space in the throat and lean the vowel only slightly toward an "ah" sound. Sometimes I like to say, "open the mouth as if you are singing 'ah,' and then sing the 'æ' vowel into that space."
And "uh" sound as in the word "love" is often sung by inexperienced singers back in the throat. Altering it slightly toward "ah" helps alleviate this tendency.
I also like mixing a bit of the "ee" sound into the "ay" sound from the outset of the syllable. It focuses the tone better and prevents a "spread" quality to the tone. (This is a slight lean toward the "ee" sound. Too much and it sounds a bit strange.)
While the vowels of syllables of most English words remain the same from one style of singing to another, it is quite possible that folk music, music in pop or jazz style, or novelty pieces would call for a colloquial approach and some vowel pronunciations might change as a result.
Unaccented syllables and many times the last syllable of a word can end with an "uh." In speech, we call it a "schwa." For example, the word "comma." Whatever the spelling of the word, determining whether to use the schwa (uh) or the "refined" vowel is often a matter of taste or simply your choice. The word "angels," for example could be pronounced "an-jehls" or "an-juhls." Yes, there may be a "rule" someplace for things like this. To me it depends on how sustained the syllable is as much as the style of the piece I might want to convey. As always, the important thing is to have your singers unified on the vowel.
You may have to tell your beginning singers that the word "of" uses an "ah" vowel. (Or if it goes by quickly, you could treat it like a schwa.)
Beautiful things happen when the vowel is unified. And some beautiful things can also happen to tone quality by asking for slight alterations in the vowel. As you listen (in your director's role) to your choir or a section of your choir sing a phrase, notice if any part of the phrase "jumps out of the line." If your aim is a lovely arched and flowing phrase and it's not quite happening, ask yourself, "why?" Even if you have vowel agreement from singer to singer, this could happen. Listen again. Is one vowel in particular causing the problem? It could be because more open vowels are more easily sung louder than others. Singers must be taught to compensate for that.
My experience is that even experienced singers have a tendency to "over-focus" the "ay" and "ee" vowels. That brightness can call attention to itself to the detriment of the phrase. The inexperienced singer often closes to a more "smiley" look for the "ee" vowel. The result is a thinner tone, probably lacking in warmth or maturity. In either case, ask your singers for a more spacious, rounded shape at the lips and inside the mouth and to sing the "ee" vowel into that space.
While I love this topic and believe COMPLETELY that understanding this material helps choirs sound better very quickly, some singers will get bored with "all this technical stuff." So, if you make use of it, take it slow and a little at a time to avoid their eyes glazing over in boredom!
I like to take the words of a song we're working on and ask my singers to put the correct vowel under each syllable of each word of a phrase or two. Then ask them to sing only on the vowels and listen for good unisons. A simple unison melody works well. In the example below, note the vanishing vowel in the diphthong is in parenthesis. While important to understanding the word, it must be of short duration.
Depending on what I'm hearing as my choir sings this very slowly…one syllable at a time for starters…I might ask them to alter the vowel "uh," opening as if they were to sing an "ah" and singing an "uh" into that mouth position. The common word "and" can sound like "end" unless the mouth is kept open when singing it.
I love it when I walk into a choir room and see a vowel chart on the wall or on a screen. You could also have a separate printed sheet with the chart on it for them to reference. Listen. Do you hear any places in the phrases where you'd like to alter the vowel a bit? This "admonition" in the following sentence bears repeating, for with inexperienced singers the issue is so common. Does the "uh" vowel fall to far back in the throat? If so, ask them to open as if they're singing "ah" for that syllable but singing "uh" into that space. Is the "ee" vowel too closed, "smiley" or bright? Ask them to provide a more rounded space for the vowel.
Another suggestion…
Ask continually that your singers listen for uniformity on the chosen vowel. "Are we sounding as ONE VOICE here?"
Yeah, but what about those consonants? I can't resist.
Remember, the role of the consonant is to separate the flow of the vowels (the vehicle for the tone) by using the articulators…the tongue, teeth, lips, and palate to provide clarity so people can understand the lyrics. It's amazing how active the tongue and lips must be to cleanly articulate all of the consonant sounds found in English. To me, the key is often a matter of articulating the consonant without destroying the flow of the line. That's, again, a matter for another article.
But, keep in mind, the vowel is the source of the tone itself and thus the emphasis on the vowel here.
Here's the really good part…
I found as I listened for unison and worked on uniformity of the vowel, that this became a wonderful guide to my listening to the choir. Yes, there are many other factors, but what a good starting point for the beginning director.
As you can tell, I love talking about this stuff. Use it if it helps. Toss it if it doesn't.
*My thanks to Dr. Lori Wiest, WSU, for information on IPA. (If there are any errors, they are mine, not hers!)
I also add the following for those of you who want to pursue this further. Incorporate these ideas into your approach...both for diction and for tone quality. But don't quit because it gets complicated. To me, this is "key" stuff to making your choir sound better.
Another chart for reference:
My thanks to Reginald Unterseher, Voice Teacher and Composer, for calling these two charts to my attention.
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This is the most beautiful, vibrant salad you'll ever meet that also aligns with the Whole30 diet! There is such an intriguing combination of flavors and textures and you'll want to eat it every single day.
We have had some sunny, HOT days this week here in Minnesota and I love it! Giggles have been gushing from my front yard as my boys squirt each other with cold water and run around in soaked swimsuits. I think I can safely say that we Minnesotans appreciate summer more than most. Aside from maybe Alaskans and Russians.
Almost every day for the past two weeks I have prepared myself a salad for lunch, as it seems like such a summerly thing to do. Usually my salads include lettuce, avocados, tomatoes and turkey or chicken. The other day I was plumb out of meat, so I added berries and pickles (gasp!) instead. Like artichokes and cream cheese, I could add pickles to just about anything. You won't hurt my feelings if you pass on the pickles, although it made this salad darn tasty in my opinion. I stole that saying from my five-year-old. He says, "That carrot was darn ishy," or "This sucker is darn yummy."
ps. Thank you all so much for the happy, positive comments on my last post. I have LOVED reading through them! Keep 'em coming! 🙂
Most of the time I use my low-cal balsamic vinaigrette purchased from the grocery store, but every once in a while I like making my own dressing. It puts any salad over the top, and it really is so easy to throw together.
Enjoy this darn delicious salad, friends!
A few other salad faves: Steak Salad, Superfood Salad and Chicken Burrito Salad!
Avocado Berry Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette
- 4 cups Romaine and/or iceberg lettuce rinsed and chopped
- 8-10 large strawberries hulled and sliced
- 1/2 pint blueberries rinsed
- 1 avocado peeled, pitted and chopped
- 8 oz. container cherry tomatoes halved
- 1/2 cup chopped pickles (optional)
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbsp. sugar
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Divide the salad ingredients between two large serving bowls.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the dressing ingredients. Drizzle over salads and toss. Serve immediately!


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Slender: The Arrival Review
Creepy atmosphere pervades the whole game, the sound effects really immerse you into the game
The randomized item pickups can get infuriating every time you die,The Arrival adds nothing new to the experience
Slender: The Arrival is quite the atmospheric survival horror game. The graphics and sounds immerse you into the experience throughout and on its on, it's a pretty solid game. Compared to it's predecessor though, The Arrival adds nothing new to the experience except a more solid and polished trip into the Slender mythos again. If you weren't impressed with the original, then you won't be impressed now. But if you love being scared out of your wits and don't mind a second trip into the Slender world, then this game's for you.
Join SlasherJPC as he reviews Slender: The Arrival on the PC. This creepy horror game sequel delves back into the mythos of the Slenderman. Is it better than the first game, or is it just a polished up sequel with the same ideas regurgitated? Check out SlasherJPC's video review below:


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- Stance, a sock and underwear retailer that has six stores and an e-commerce site, now lets in-store customers skip the checkout line by paying for merchandise with a smartphone without having to download a separate mobile app. Customers point a mobile browser to a short URL to scan barcodes on product tags and check out using Apple Pay, Google Pay or a credit card, per a statement shared with Mobile Marketer.
- Moltin, a U.S. developer of e-commerce software, created the application program interface (API) for the browser-based, progressive web application that is optimized for mobile.
- Paul Zaengle, executive vice president of direct to consumer at Stance, said the deployment of Moltin's technology took less than two months. Motin's API backend allows the solution to integrate seamlessly with Stance's existing infrastructure, including its KWI POS system.
Retailers are experimenting with a variety of mobile technologies to improve the in-store experience, with one of the biggest frustrations being long checkout lines. Stance's browser-based solution provides customers with an alternative to checkout lines or kiosks by saving the step of having to download an additional app that takes more time, adds to smartphone clutter and requires more mobile data usage.
Other retailers' self-checkout options have gotten mixed reviews. While Macy's and Urban Outfitters are testing mobile self-checkout options, Walmart dropped its mobile Scan & Go service last month. Apparel stores like Stance might see greater adoption of self-checkout because customers usually have fewer items to scan than at a big box retailer like Walmart, especially if the service is easy to use and doesn't require a separate app download.
Mobile point of sales technology is a priority for the IT departments of many retailers, according to a survey by technology provider Riverbed. Almost all (98%) respondents said technology, particularly cloud-based solutions, that improve the customer experience are key to transforming the digital retail experience. More than half (53%) said this goal means using applications that reduce friction from the purchasing process.
Original article at https://www.mobilemarketer.com/news/stance-offers-mobile-self-checkout-without-an-app-download/525191/


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Advertising v. Farming
Many of you already know our own Heidi Habben, owner and president of CRASH+SUES, is one hard-workin' woman. In addition to running C+S, she raises pigs. No, not the cute, micro pigs that are the latest rage in itty-bitty pets (although Heidi's pigs are cute.) We're talking the kind that produces the melt-in-your-mouth deliciousness that pairs so scrumptiously with eggs, burgers and maple-glazed donuts. Hampshire pigs, to be precise. Raising award-winning swine has been in her farming family for years. And while there's obvious value in protecting oneself against famine, the true benefits of raising pigs comes from the life lessons learned that can be applied elsewhere . Hogwash, you say? Check out Heidi's 3-part blog series, [CLICK PHOTOS BELOW] "How Advertising is Like Farming" and you may never look at a piece of bacon the same way again.
Illustrations by Allison Howle
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A stunning 2 Bedroom apartment located in the award winning Golf and Leisure Resort of Aphrodite Hills. It is a first floor property with nothing above it. It is very well maintained and has a title deed. It is spacious with a big veranda which offers excellent unobstructed views of the sea, the mountains and to the resort. It is fully furnished with high quality furniture. The apartment has Air condition units in all the rooms and parquet floors in the bedrooms. The property has a private parking space. Within walking distance of the apartment are all the resort's amenities such as shops, restaurants, taverns, the tennis academy with 11 golf courses, the 18-hole championship golf course, a church, children's play area, and a 5-star hotel. The apartment is situated at Adonis Village which has the use of a very large Swimming Pool which is surrounded by landscaped Gardens and relaxation areas. The sea is less than 5 minutes' drive, Paphos town is 15 minutes' drive and the International Airport is 5 minutes' drive away. The apartment is fully furnished and has Internet / Wi-Fi, Satellite TV, Shutters Title Deeds Open Kitchen, Air Conditioning, Communal swimming pool, Private parking (uncovered), Gated Community and Landscaped Gardens.


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A Chic USB and Phone Charging Cable
This compact 3-in-1 cable organiser is a fantastic and stylish way to carry your phone and tablet cords without getting them tangled in your bag. If you're looking for a handy and fun gift for a fashionable woman, she'll love this cute phone accessory. The durable metal clip is designed to clip conveniently to her bag or purse. The stylish tassels conceal and protect the USB cables.
The Tassel Charging Cable charm features chic black tassels and gold trim that will complement any outfit or bag. The charging and data-sharing cables are designed for iPhone 5/6/7 and Micro USB compatible devices. With a micro USB and lightning USB cable for fast sharing, she'll be free to share files, and charge her phone, iPad, and other devices while out and about, at work, or visiting friends. Make it easy to stay connected and organised with this chic USB charm. The perfect gift for teenage girls! This great accessory is one of our favourite gifts for busy women this season at Everything But Flowers.


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For those of you who don't know, there are GLBT Roman Catholics who are out and working for change in their church. Their organization, Dignity USA, has this for their vision statement:
DignityUSA envisions and works for a time when Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Catholics are affirmed and experience dignity through the integration of their spirituality with their sexuality, and as beloved persons of God participate fully in all aspects of life within the Church and Society.
The organization, which has been around since 1969, recently held their annual convention in Austin, Texas. Their keynote speaker was the well known author and retired Episcopal bishop John Shelby Spong. Over at The Wild Reed, there is extensive coverage of his comments, and I encourage you to check them out, but this excerpt really jumped out at me:
Dignity's members are not threatening to leave their Church, they are threatening to stay! "This is our Church too," they say, and "the hierarchy cannot define Catholicism in such a way as to exclude us." They live out their Catholic lives in faithfulness, not in order to be troublesome, but to help to bring to Catholicism the inclusion that is called for in the gospel of Jesus. They are confident they will win this struggle for the soul of their Church and are encouraged by the incontrovertible fact that changes in consciousness are never reversed.
Inevitably every part of the Christian Church will lay aside its homosexual prejudices and embrace its gay, lesbian, transgender and bi-sexual brothers and sisters as the creation of God, the beloved of Christ and as those empowered to be all that they can be in the Holy Spirit. Benedict XVI is not the voice of the Catholic future; indeed, he will ultimately be little more than a negative footnote in Catholic history.
Every prejudice that is publicly debated is already dying, so this victory is inevitable. Diehard, retrogressive elements in every Christian Church lose ground daily. They will not prevail in this struggle. Christians cannot continue to sing, "Just as I am without one plea, O Lamb of God, I come," and not live out that invitation.
The embarrassment of the Christian Church in our time will not result from the feared split over homosexuality; it will result rather from those Christian leaders who continue to value unity and institutional peace over truth and justice. Those are the people destined to discover that they do not, cannot and will not own the future. That future will belong to DignityUSA, to John McNeill, Sister Jeannine Gramick, Daniel Helminiak and their counterparts in every Christian tradition, who act without fear to make the Christian Church whole and to call it to be a sign of the Kingdom of God in our divided world. Indeed we live today at the dawn of a new era.
The comments of Pope Benedict that Bishop Spong referred to was his recent statement reminding everyone of the belief, held by the Catholic church for centuries, that it is the only truly Christian faith. That belief is clearly stated in the Nicene Creed that is recited at every Mass, one which I echoed (with some reservation) for several years after being received into the church (and since leaving it). There was no new ground broken here. Rather, it was an old row being replowed.
Thankfully, I believe no one man or group of men have all the answers, and that there is more than one path to God. I also firmly believe and know in my heart that there is a path for my GLBT brothers and sisters to come as they are into fellowship with God. I pray that Bishop Spong is correct and their full inclusion into the church is inevitable.
July 21, 2007
Bishop John Shelby Spong at the Dignity USA Conference
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Federal Judge Enters Consent Judgment Prohibiting New Orleans Magistrate from Jailing People Simply Because They Can't Pay Bail
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA— The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana approved the entry of a consent judgment in Caliste v. Cantrell, a class action lawsuit challenging the pretrial detention practices of Orleans Parish District Court Magistrate Harry E. Cantrell.
In March of this year, attorneys with the MacArthur Justice Center and the Civil Rights Corps representing the plaintiff class members moved United States District Court Judge Fallon for an injunction to enforce Judge Fallon's August 2018 declaratory judgment that the State judge's practices violated the Constitution. Plaintiffs submitted proof that Magistrate Cantrell ignored the Federal judgment. As multiple bail-hearing transcripts demonstrated, Magistrate Cantrell—just as he had before issuance of the August 2018 Order—made no inquiry into arrestees' ability to pay a secured money bail, did not consider alternatives to money bail, and did not make the necessary factual findings to detain a person on an unaffordable bail.
After lengthy negotiation, the parties reached agreement on the consent judgment entered by the court on June 13, 2019. The judgment lays out a protocol that Magistrate Cantrell must follow in every bail hearing to ensure that people will not be detained in violation of their constitutional rights. Among the requirements in every bail hearing that the Magistrate must follow: consider release on recognizance and nonfinancial conditions of release, conduct an inquiry into an arrestee's ability to afford money bail, and, if an unaffordable bail amount in set, make findings supported by clear and convincing evidence that the arrestee's detention is necessary to guard against flight from prosecution or ensure community safety.
"This consent judgment is a victory for our clients and for the city of New Orleans as a whole," said Eric Foley, attorney at the MacArthur Justice Center. "First, no innocent person's freedom should be deprived unless it's absolutely necessary. Our clients are pretrial arrestees who are presumed innocent. They should never be held in jail just because they can't afford to pay an arbitrary amount of money. Second, the social costs of unnecessary pretrial detention are staggering, as noted by the Vera Institute's 2017 study of the true costs of bail in New Orleans, Past Due: Examining the Costs and Consequences of Charging for Justice in New Orleans, and its recently released plan for changing the court's reliance on secured money bail, Paid in Full. These costs fall disproportionately on poor people and people of color. Our community will see the ultimate benefit of the changes in pretrial detention practices that are mandated by this consent judgment."
A copy of the judgment and more information about the lawsuit is available on the MacArthur Justice Center's website.


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I know it seems silly that one would want to go this route, but veganic gardening is a new trend that will only become more popular with time. Why would someone want to garden veganically?
Organic in chemistry terms just means that it is carbon based. Do you remember The Coneheads skit where humans were described as "carbon based life forms?" I know the premise of organic gardening is slightly different with a focus on methods that do not use pesticides and are more environmentally sensitive. That bat guano, chicken manure, or cow manure might not be sourced from a place that uses organic practices. Tricky, I know. What's the source of the blood meal or bone meal? Many are sourced from slaughter houses on factory farms. Sure that blood and bone is organic, but has it been exposed to the elements? The only true way to determine if a nute, fert, or pesticide is organic is from OMRI-(a matter of paying a price for the sticker and adhering to a few guidelines), but that still won't tell you where it was sourced from.
With veganic gardening, one uses fertilizers, amendments, and nutrients, that contain no animal, insect, fish, or sea animal ingredients. Does that sound overwhelming? Not so much. Here's a handy guide for gardening veganically:
Nitrogen for growth-neem meal, neem cake, seaweed, and kelp meal
Phosphorous- rock phosphate
Potassium- green sand has it and other trace elements
Worm castings are okay by veganic standards, even though the manure comes from a living thing. Strange, but it works that way.


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Earlier I tried to show that Judas was devoted to Jesus,[1] but became increasingly drawn away to a **more important** objective.[2] I also claimed that Judas did not intend for Jesus to be killed. That was not part of his plan. He was evidently surprised with the outcome of the first trial and tried to get Jesus released. He visibly regretted what he had done, when he found he could no longer control the outcome, which he originally presumed he could.
Let's recall a few events that had recently taken place and consider what may have been going on in Judas' heart, and perhaps we can draw from this a lesson we can apply in our own lives. On the ninth day of the first month (cf. John 12:1) in 31 AD Jesus and his disciples arrived in Jerusalem. Judas was praising and glorifying God as he and the other disciples led Jesus through the eastern gate of the Temple (Matthew 21:9). This was the Messiah come to Jerusalem. Everything seemed to be falling into place and was now going according to Judas' overall plan. Suddenly, however, something occurred that evening in Bethany that threatened Judas' hopes.
Six days before the Passover Feast Day (John 12:1-3) Jesus and the disciples had dinner at Martha's home. While Jesus sat, Mary washed Jesus' feet, perhaps her usual task when he was their guest (cf. Luke 10:38-39). However, at this time she took expensive ointment and poured out all its contents upon Jesus' feet! Judas protested (John 12:4-6), saying the ointment should have been sold and the proceeds given to the poor, but actually he didn't care for the poor, but for the political cause I mentioned in an earlier study.[3] Jesus defended Mary, but why did she pour the expensive ointment upon Jesus' feet? Why did she choose this particular time and not earlier?
Jesus' ministry had been financed in part by women of substance (Luke 8:1-3), and Mary, Martha's sister, was one of those women.[4] It cannot be proved one way or the other, but we are looking for a reason why Judas behaved as he did, so we must consider the possibilities. One of those possibilities is Mary found out Judas was not using her love offerings properly, and what she intended for Jesus and his ministry was actually going for a Zealot uprising against Rome. This idea is accentuated in the fact that only days later this scene was repeated again in Bethany, and again Jesus defended the woman against the protests of his disciples (Matthew 26:6-13).
Perhaps Mary and several of the woman supporters complained to Judas and threatened to expose him. They would rather **waste** everything they had on Jesus alone than see what they gave out of love for him used in a Zealot cause. Judas found himself between a rock and a hard place. He had to think fast and act right away, if he were to make things right before the women exposed him. He may have even consulted one of his Zealot friends and decided to hand Jesus over to the chief priests to be held in custody (Matthew 26:14-16).
John the Baptist was held by Herod for nearly a year before he was beheaded, so Judas probably didn't see any immediate danger to Jesus' life. Meanwhile, Judas could gain more support for the Zealot cause and Jesus' release, because Jesus was a very popular rabbi. Even the women who threatened to expose him would have to see him and the Zealot cause as their only hope of having Jesus returned to them. It all seemed to work out clearly in Judas' mind, but it all too soon came apart before his very eyes.
So, is this what took place behind the scenes? We don't know, but the Scriptures allow for such an occurrence. Judas betrayed Jesus but almost immediately regretted what he had done. Something hadn't gone as he had anticipated. We don't know what that was, but the above is a reasonable possibility. But, what does this mean for us today? First of all, it means that no matter what is done for or against Christ, God's will or purpose will prevail in the end. Secondly, it makes better sense for us to **waste** our lives upon Jesus alone, than to divide our loyalties between Jesus and an attractive cause, which may be religious, political, moral or whatever.[5] At the end of the day, if any worldly loyalty causes us to act with subtly, in the end it will exposes Christ to open shame in the world's eyes. No one who loves Jesus should be a part of doing that. Let Jesus be our only boast, as we preach his death and resurrection to a needy world.
[1] See The Secret Life of Judas
[2] See Why Did Judas Steal from Jesus?
[3] Ibid.
[4] Mary, Martha's sister, was actually Mary Magdalene. See my study, Mary, the Mother of Mark.
[5] Remember, Judas probably believed serving Jesus and his political agenda were really the same cause in the end, but they were not.


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On the 23 September 2017 the Superspar in Bela Bela burnt down in a tragic fire.
The owner was left in a dire predicament where he no longer had work for the 148 employees, some who had worked at the store for over 17 years.
Instead of letting anyone go, he decided that he would continue paying the employees to do various charity projects around the city while the store was being rebuilt.
"The I AM SPAR project was born next to our burning store… we explained to our staff that although we have lost a building but we can still serve. We divided our staff into teams and they are currently working at the old age home, schools, hospitals and even at the local police station."
Since then the staff members have collectively done more than 30 000 man hours of community service. They have painted schools, built churches (from the ground up), cultivated vegetable gardens for the poorer communities and even refurbished the hospital.
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