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Great Commandment
Mark 12:28-44 Commentary
by N. Clayton Croy
The average Christian's perspective on first century Jews, particularly their leaders -- high priests, scribes, the Sanhedrin -- is understandably derived from the New Testament.
While the New Testament is an important source of information, it obviously can skew one's perspective because the Jewish leaders are usually portrayed as the opponents of Jesus. In Mark 12:28-34 we get a delightful exception to this trend.
A scribe overhears Jesus in debate with the Sadducees (Mark 12:18-27) and is impressed by his deft handling of a tricky question. So he poses his own question to Jesus, but unlike so many others recounted in the gospels, this question is sincere. This scribe is not seeking to entrap Jesus, but to learn from him. His approach is that of a fellow rabbi, not a hostile opponent.
Rabbis seem to have revelled in debate. According to a tradition that may go back to the 2nd century CE, the Torah contained 613 commandments. There was thus ample material for debate, particularly when one tried to prioritize these laws. That is the thrust of the scribe's question in Mark 12:28. Given the multiplicity of laws, how could one possibly remember them and ...
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NL215: Great Commandment
March 06, 2016
This podcast discusses Mark 12:28-44, the Narrative Lectionary reading for Mar. 6, 2016.


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Over the past week or so…I've been shoved, knocked down, and trampled on…metaphorically. No one touched my body…just my psyche…and it's been rough. Stressors of the mind leave me feeling beaten down…tired…like I've got the flu. It's all part of the life-sucking force that is Fibromyalgia. I'm sure people are sick of hearing about it. Sick of us "crying" about this "invisible" illness. I get that. It's not easy to believe…until you've lived with it. Countless doctors, tests, x-rays…all coming back with nothing to show for your symptoms…or what you believe could be an injury. It's frustrating. You know what you feel…but there's no proof. Scientists are finding more and more about fibro. The future may hold blood testing and spinal fluid testing to prove we aren't making all this up. Until then…
Hello world!
Hi Everyone…it's me…Twig. My Dad gave me that nickname when I was a little kid…and alot skinnier. 🙂 What does this blog contain?? I don't know…everything I think of? Probably. I'm a bored, middle-aged, nearly empty-nested mom and wife. Hang around…it could be fun. 😉
Cellular Cake
My son is a sophomore in high school this year. Last week they had OGTs (Ohio Graduation Tests). I'm not really pro-standardized testing at all. Yeah, yeah…the "homeschool mom" is coming out in me. 🙂 Anyhow…because of all their hard work…in Biology class, they are having a "CELL-ebration Week". 🙂 The kids are divided into groups…and each group is bringing in a cake with various items placed upon it (Fruit Roll-Ups, Mounds Bars, MnM's, Twizzlers, etc.).
Somehow, this will end up looking like a diagram of an animal cell. Yummy!
Here are a couple of the kids:
This might not turn out so good.
Final Pictures Later… 🙂
To Be a Child…
When I was a little girl, I had a special, safe place. I walked through the door…and it was paradise. The smells, the sounds, the warmth of the love. I lived in a wonderful home…but this place was different. More magical than home. There were tents to be made, pies to fill, and cookies to bake.
What a glorious place to be a child. They were my Grandparents…and more. Mim and Pap. My life. They survived the Great Depression, WWII, and my brother and me.
Pap taught me how to shoot craps and shoot a rifle. He taught me history and spelling, and math. He taught me what it meant to be a soldier in a great war, and that sometimes the war stays with you long after it has ended.
Mim taught me to read, to cook, to bake, and to sew. She taught me The Lord's Prayer, and Amazing Grace. She sang about "that lonesome whipperwill" and "Ol' Shep". She taught me to enjoy nature, and explore it…that getting outside clears your head and your spirit. She taught me that even when you have difficult times…you keep moving.
Oh how I miss that special, safe place. The years have passed. They take their toll. Sometimes it seems like it was all a dream.
That's the way life is, isn't it? Things happen…they're real. You hold on to them throughout the years. Little bits fall away…so you hold on tighter. Keeping them all gathered up in your arms.
It's raining here. Gray, dreary skies. Muddy yard. Muddy puppy feet.
Thank goodness for my Swiffer.
I feel gloomy. My family feels gloomy. I've got to brighten this house up a little. Days like this drag us down. I can't imagine living where the darkness stays for months. People go mad from it. I know I would.
We tried one of the lights for Seasonal Affective Disorder…but not much luck with it. It was very expensive. So we sent it back.
Do you have issues with low light, or the winter months affecting your moods? Increasing your depression? What do you do to try and overcome it?
Indoor Tanning helps me. I'm not endorsing this, because it is known to cause skin cancer and premature aging. This should be enough to scare me, I know,
But the vibrant light is energizing to me. The intense heat does wonders for my fibromyalgia and arthritis. Not so good for my skin.
A vacation would be nice right about now. When we were visiting St. Thomas…our taxi driver called the rain "Liquid Sunshine". Isn't that a nice way to put it? It was different there though…the rain fell for a few minutes…but the sun stayed.
So nice.
So warm…
so NOT Ohio.


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Gaza (QNN)- An independent UN report into the Great Return March protests along Gaza's border fence found that Israel deliberately targeted children and journalists during the peaceful protests in Gaza, putting them in breach of international law, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) said in a report on Thursday.
"The Commission has found reasonable grounds to believe that Israeli security forces committed serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law," Chairperson Santiago Canton told journalists in Geneva.
He added: "These violations clearly warrant criminal investigation and prosecution and we call on Israel to conduct meaningful investigations into these serious violations and to provide timely justice for those killed and injured."
The UNHRC found that footage from the scene, eye witness accounts and medical records have shown that Israeli soldiers opened fire at medical workers and journalists covering the Great Return March.
Evidence also found on targeting women, disabled people, and children, who were playing football by Israeli soldiers.
"The Commission found reasonable grounds to believe that Israeli snipers shot at journalists, health workers, children and persons with disabilities, knowing they were clearly recognizable as such," it said in a statement.
On the other hand, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Natanyahu angrily rejected the findings of the report, calling it "hostile, deceitful and biased."


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9 October 2018
Councillors from the Liberal Democrat, Green and Independent Group have submitted a motion to be debated at the next Council meeting on 18 October, calling on the council to lead the way to a clean, smart and low-carbon energy future for the county. The motion also requests a report into the potential for a smart grid in Suffolk, and asks the Council to commit to a 50% target for renewable energy use by 2025.
Cllr Andrew Stringer, proposer of the motion, commented:
"This is a really timely motion, given the UN's report released yesterday which warns of an impending climate change catastrophe. Fossil fuels are a key contributor, yet here in the UK we continue to use coal and gas to generate our electricity.
It is vital that we move towards a low-carbon energy future, I can't stress the urgency enough. Here in Suffolk we're always talking about our desire to be the Greenest County – now's our chance to really lead the way and develop some exciting clean energy projects."
Research from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has highlighted the hugely variable costs of energy production in the UK, with renewable sources cited as some of the most affordable. A pilot project in the Orkney Islands has effectively used a combination of renewable energy sources, smart grids and storage facilities to drastically lower the cost of electricity and pull people out of fuel poverty.
Cllr Stringer added:
"Our research has shown the huge variation in costs for electricity. Clearly, this isn't just a 'green' issue. The benefits of a low-carbon energy future span both environmental and financial.
Anybody concerned with fuel poverty should be able to recognise the value of moving towards renewable energy sources, and smart grids are a vital component of this. We have a real opportunity here to empower the poorest in our society and lift them out of fuel poverty."
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Physical activity is crucial for everyone, and especially for seniors. After all, physical activity for older adults boosts self-confidence, prevents or delays chronic disease, improves mobility, and leads to better sleep, more energy and more happiness. These are just some of the benefits, and they can make a drastic impact on the lives of the elderly.
Now that we've gone over why physical activity is important, let's go on to learn some types of physical activities for the elderly as well as some specific physical activities for elderly adults.
Read also: 6 benefits of exercise for older adults.
Types of physical activities for the elderly
- Endurance exercises. Endurance exercises get your body moving and your heart rate up. These are often in line with 'aerobic activity'.
- Balance exercises. Seniors are more prone to falls, which is where balance exercises can make a significant difference. Balance exercises help to reduce the chance of falling and move more freely. They also help to prevent avoidable injuries.
- Flexibility exercises. Flexibility is crucial to encourage better mobility in your body.
- Strength exercises. Strength training exercises help to build up muscle and strengthen the body overall. It is important to work all the major muscles, as muscle strength is necessary for daily movement. These exercises do not need to be done at an intense level, even moderate training or 1 complete movement done at whatever level a couple times a week builds up muscle strength.
Physical activities for seniors
- Endurance: dancing, bike riding, walking, water aerobics, housework, yoga, gardening, hiking, swimming laps, walking the dog.
- Balance: tai chi, toe lifts, flamingo stands.
- Using a walking aid while you exercise, may be beneficial so you can build up and regain your balance.
- Flexibility: shoulder rolls, neck rotation, arm raises, standing quadriceps stretch.
Example: Standing quadriceps stretch.
- Begin by standing upright with your feet shoulder width apart and arms by your sides.
- Begin to raise on leg behind you while bending it.
- Grab onto the raised leg with the arm of the same side, bending at the knee slightly further.
- Maintain this position for the duration of the set, alternating limbs in subsequent reps.
- Strength: knee extensions, partial squat, bicep curl, shoulder exercises.
Each type of physical activity is important, so it is all about finding the right combination for you. Luckily, you can easily mix up your activity routine so that you can get outside, have fun and get activity when and where is convenient for you.
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Chris Colfer made a huge splash playing the camp and loveable Kurt on Glee, and now despite only being 21, he's showing off a whole new talent by not only starring in Struck By Lightning, but writing the script too. Christina Hendricks and Dermot Mulroney also star in the indie flick, which sees Colfer as a young man who, after being struck and killed by lightning, recounts the way he blackmailed his fellow classmates into contributing to his literary magazine.
Take a look at promos for movies that have got some of them gays in them!
Beauty (Skoonheid) Trailer – Winner of the Queer Palm at Cannes
Winner of the Queer Palm at the Cannes Film Festival 2011 and officially selected for 55th BFI London Film Festival, Oliver Hermanus' provocative Beauty is due to be released in UK by Peccadillo Pictures on 20th April, but to prepare us, the trailer has now dropped.
North Sea Texas Trailer – Growing up gay in Belgium
Peccadillo Pictures has a great eye for picking out the best in LGBT interest movies from around the world and bringing them to the UK. On April 6th they'll be releasing North Sea Texas in British cinemas, and now they've released a rather intriguing trailer for it.
Here's the official synopsis: 'Pim lives in a small town on the Belgian coast, together with his single mother Yvette, a local accordion starlet. It's an ordinary existence which Pim brightens up by dreaming of princesses, beauty queens and handsome Gino, the boy next door. But when hunky traveller Zoltan blows through town, Pim's life takes an exciting and unexpected turn.
'North Sea Texas is the feature film debut from cult director Bavo Defurne, whose short films, love letters to the male form and soaked with lush visuals, have garnered fans from across the globe – drawing comparisons to Pierre et Gilles, Herbert List, Dreyer and Eisenstein.'
Haley Joel Osment Is Playing Gay In Sassy Pants
After The Sixth Sense, Haley Joel Osment had a brief time to shine with the likes of Pay It Forward and AI, but since then we haven't heard much from him (other than a drink driving arrest a few years ago). He has been working fairly consistently in voice roles though, such as for Family Guy, The Jungle Book 2 and the Kingdom Hearts videogame series, and getting an education, but he certainly dropped out of the limelight.
However now the 23-year-old is back and playing gay in the indie movie Sassy Pants. The almost unrecognisable actor is playing Chip, the boy-toy boyfriend of the protagonist's father. So if you ever fancied seeing Haley look rather camp and wearing Daisy Dukes (and if you did there's something wrong with you, watch the trailer below.
Official Synopsis: Bethany Pruitt (Ashley Rickards) is valedictorian of her class – her one student homeschool class. Stuck with younger brother SHAYNE (Martin Spanjers) under their perky but oppressive mother JUNE's (Anna Gunn) thumb, Bethany's only escape is a teen fashion 'zine courtesy of her absentee gay dad. She covets each edition, covertly restyling taboo fashions in her treasured scrapbook.
Bethany reluctantly succumbs to her mom's post graduation mandate to get an accounting degree from an online university, but when she sneaks out with handsome neighbor HECTOR (Rene Rosado), Mom freaks out and retaliates by destroying her beloved scrapbook. Finally broken, Bethany catches the nearest Greyhound to her dad's.
Life at dad DALE's (Diedrich Bader) mobile home is no picnic either. Despite the close bond she forms with his fun, younger boyfriend, CHIP (Haley Joel Osmont), Dad's self-loathing, alcoholic outbursts weigh heavy on Bethany. She finds solace selling clothes at a cheap, trendy retail chain, Jail Bait, but her petty, cutthroat coworkers cause a new set of "real world" navigation problems. When Bethany learns about Fashion Art Technology Institute, aka F.A.T.I., she sees a chance to break free once and for all and forge her own brighter future. How she gets there will redefine her and her family and maybe even update her wardrobe.
Michael Stipe Producing Korean-American Gay Short Film
With REM calling it a day, Michael Stipe's got time for other pursuits. One pastime he's dabbled in before is being a film producer (on the likes of Being John Malkovich, Man On The Moon and Saved!) and now he's doing it again, serving as the executive producer on Korean-American director Andrew Ahn's gay short film, Dol.
It's a very personal short, which the director used to tell his own family – who starred in his movie – that he was gay. Ahn says: "I made this film to come out to my parents. I knew I wouldn't be able to tell them, to say the words 'I'm gay'.
"So I cast my family in the film, but never told them that it was about a gay Korean-American man. The filmmaking process both distracted from and prepared me for the inevitable – that I would eventually have to show my parents the finished film."
In the film, Nick is a gay Korean-American man living in Los Angeles' Korean area with his partner. When Nick attends his nephew's dol, a traditional Korean first birthday party, he finds himself longing for a life out of reach to him.
The film will debut at Sundance in a few weeks time, but we've embedded a short clip above.
(Source: Electric Banana)
The Lucky One Poster – Just imagine yourself snogging Zac Efron
Zac Efron's still busy trying to transition from teen sensation to grown up movie star, and whether he eventually succeeds or not, he's certainly going to be very pretty while he tries. So that's good news for us!
Now the first poster for his new romantic movie The Lucky One has appeared, and it's a great one for Efron fans, as you can just imagine yourself in the place of Taylor Schilling. In fact, we've helped you out with that below!
Underneath our pretending-to-snog-Efron efforts you can watch the first featurette about the Nicholas Sparks adaptation, which sees Zac as a soldier who, after surviving the war in Iraq, travels to North Carolina to find the woman he believes was his good luck charm. It'll be in cinemas in the UK on May 4th, 2012 (the April 20th date on the poster is the US release).
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Roche to showcase power of connected lab at AACC 2017 Clinical Lab Expo
SAN DIEGO, Calif., July 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) will launch its presence at the American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) 2017 Clinical Lab Expo at the San Diego Convention Center tomorrow by showcasing a concept the company says can amplify the impact of diagnostics to help physicians and other caregivers improve patient management.
"When it comes to patient care in the connected era, insights are everything," said Jack Phillips, president and CEO of Roche Diagnostics Corporation. "The idea of a connected lab begins with an integrated core lab with connected automation. But it also involves linking instruments to data lakes, laboratories to physicians, and high-medical-value tests to clinical insights to help improve the way physicians manage their patients."
The Roche booth (#4606) will feature a virtual reality experience that allows attendees to take a self-guided tour through three types of connected labs, which include Roche's chemistry, molecular and tissue staining platforms as well as automation:
-- High throughput laboratory -- Rapid response laboratory -- Compact footprint laboratory
In addition to the virtual reality experience, the booth will feature a variety of recently introduced in-vitro diagnostics solutions in its chemistry, molecular, tissue and point-of-care diagnostics portfolios:
-- cobas e 801 module - high-volume immunoassay platform that provides nearly twice the throughput on the same footprint as its predecessor. -- cobas c 513 analyzer--fully automated chemistry platform that raises the standard in HbA1c testing throughput. -- cobas 6800 system--fully automated, moderate-complexity platform that brings transformational efficiency gains to molecular diagnostics. -- cobas Connection Modules (CCM)--high-volume automation solution that provides connectivity across disciplines and third-party platforms. -- cobas Liat PCR system--point-of-care analyzer with CLIA-waived, real-time PCR tests for flu A/B, flu A/B + RSV and strep A that provide lab-quality results in 20 minutes or less. -- cobas m 511 integrated hematology analyzer--automated system that uses a standardized slide-making and staining process, digital multi-spectral imaging and advanced algorithms to optimize cell counting and classification. This product is not cleared or available for use in the U.S. A 510(k) submission is pending.
The booth also includes an "Innovations and Pipeline" area that offers a glimpse into diagnostics products that have not been submitted for FDA approval and are not yet available for sale in the U.S.
In addition, Roche is continuing its commitment to discussing critical industry issues by sponsoring two workshops in conjunction with the AACC 2017 annual meeting:
1. Integrating Innovation: Paving the Way to TnT Gen 5 AdoptionTuesday, August 1, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm, Exhibit Hall, Theatre 2 2. Quality Management: Bringing Value to your Laboratory OperationsWednesday, August 2, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm, Exhibit Hall, Theatre 2
More information about the workshops, as well as an overview of the Roche booth, is available at www.aacc.roche.com.
About Roche
Roche is a global pioneer in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics focused on advancing science to improve people's lives. The combined strengths of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics under one roof have made Roche the leader in personalized healthcare - a strategy that aims to fit the right treatment to each patient in the best way possible.
Roche is the world's largest biotech company, with truly differentiated medicines in oncology, immunology, infectious diseases, ophthalmology and diseases of the central nervous system. Roche is also the world leader in in vitro diagnostics and tissue-based cancer diagnostics, and a frontrunner in diabetes management.
Founded in 1896, Roche continues to search for better ways to prevent, diagnose and treat diseases and make a sustainable contribution to society. The company also aims to improve patient access to medical innovations by working with all relevant stakeholders. Twenty-nine medicines developed by Roche are included in the World Health Organization Model Lists of Essential Medicines, among them life-saving antibiotics, antimalarials and cancer medicines. Roche has been recognized as the Group Leader in sustainability within the Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences Industry eight years in a row by the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI).
The Roche Group, headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, is active in over 100 countries and in 2016 employed more than 94,000 people worldwide. In 2016, Roche invested CHF 9.9 billion in R&D and posted sales of CHF 50.6 billion. Genentech, in the United States, is a wholly owned member of the Roche Group. Roche is the majority shareholder in Chugai Pharmaceutical, Japan. For more information, please visit www.roche.com or usdiagnostics.roche.com.
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FA Challenge Cup Quarter Final Results
PHC Zebras, Southampton Rangers, and Robin Hood all walked away with wins in the recent FA Challenge Cup Quarter Finals football action.
Dandy Town Hornets 0 PHC Zebras 3
At the St. John's Field, the visiting PHC Zebras defeated the Dandy Town Hornets 3 – 0 to advance to the FA Challenge Cup Semi-Finals.
After a scoreless first half the PHC Zebras took the lead in the 55th minute, this after the Dandy Town Hornets goalkeeper Troy Hall dropped the ball and Tre Ming was on hand to score from the edge of the box. Cecoy Robinson would double the lead when he and Ming played a give and go and he beat Hall to his right, Robinson would convert from the penalty spot in the 85th minute to earn the win.
Southampton Rangers 3 North Village Rams 1 – After Extra Time
The Southampton Rangers made it two First Division teams in the Semi-Final draw after they defeated the North Village Rams 3 – 1 after Extra Time at the Southampton Oval.
Khalil Symonds gave the Southampton Rangers the lead in the 47th minute, only for Kieshen Bean to equalize for the North Village Rams in the 73rd, the two teams would end in a deadlock thus sending the game into Extra Time.
Isaiah Taylor would give the Southampton Rangers the lead in the 97th minute and he would secure the victory with his second goal of the game in the 100th minute.
St. George's Colts 1 Robin Hood 2
At the Wellington Oval, Robin Hood came from behind to defeat the St. George's Colts 2 – 1.
Donavan Thompson gave the St. George's Colts the lead in the 3rd minute, but Lejuan Simmons equalized for Robin Hood in the 20th minute.
The only goal of the second half came in the 53rd minute and it would prove to be the winner as Jason Titterton scored.


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January 18-25, 2020
This Intimate Intensive, held at Bodhi Tree Wellness Resort, will bring together a group of top notch leaders and attendees seeking growth, trust, and sisterhood. This retreat will promote healing, inner work, an elevated future self, and learn how to incorporate self care into building a brand.
With you top of mind, every bit of time during your stay is well accounted for and super intentional. The value you will gain from this adventure will serve you for a lifetime. From workshops to personal care to powerful connections, this will be a wildly transforming experience for you and your business! We will no doubt leave in true sisterhood style! We have rounded up 5 leaders skilled in their own industries to spend the entire week in supporting you, believing in you, showing genuine excitement towards your dreams, and learning with you too!
intimate intensive
+ Feel a deeper connection with herself, evolving into her truest version.
+ Surround herself with powerful energy that'll fully ignite her superpower.
+ Define what will set her apart and what she's known for in her brand.
+ Gain confidence in personal presentations.
+ Grow her own authentic community with an audience that is hungry for exactly what she craves.
+ Receive a professional lifestyle photo shoot during her stay that'll support an up-level to her brand identity.
+ Leave with tools, practices and new skill sets that will help her transition back into the real world.
+ Believe she is capable of anything.
who is this for?
We've curated a group of top notch leaders to help you grow during your time in Costa Rica.
Emma hicks
camp climb founder
Emma Hicks is the host and founder of Camp Climb. Craving a disconnection from the online world, building 'in real life' relationships, and being a part of a positive community eager to grow, she bet on the fact others were hungry for it too. She acknowledged her gifts and talents: planning/coordinating, leading positive communities and igniting powerful connections. After countless brain dumps and 4 sketchpads later, she is climbing her mountain to make an impact.
rachael Bozsik
Personal Branding + Visibility Coach
Rachael Bozsik is a keynote speaker and top-ranked Thought Leadership Coach for female entrepreneurs. Rachael teaches female entrepreneurs how to become recognized thought leaders in their niche via press, paid speaking and partnerships. Rachael's celebrated in Forbes, Glamour, Business Insider (to name a few) as a top tier expert in mastering the art of self-promotion.
Morgan Northway
Morgan Northway is a Coach, Speaker, and Dance Therapist originally from Iowa, now based in Santa Monica, CA. After 20+ years of dancing competitively and placing 3rd in the nation as a collegiate athlete, she took her natural leadership skills, and passion for dance to step into her coaching business. Morgan helps support women in all transitions of their lives. From one-on-one mentorship, dance therapy, corporate coaching, workshops and online programs. She has spoken at events around the US with 5,000 + attendees about meditation and mindfulness.
ali hicks-wright
+ rachel WERTZ
branding + design experts
Ali and Rachel make up the dream team for Amari Creative, a full service branding and design studio focused on inventing and building everlasting brands. Ali, the Founder of Amari Creative, and her Content Creator, Rachel, work with entrepreneurs to tell stories and bring insights into creating engaging and effective brand strategy. Ali and Rachel are mountain dwellers based in Colorado who find ample inspiration in the great outdoors. Most days, Ali can be found working in her home office with her trusty assistant, Nola (her goldendoodle pup) or enjoying the slopes or sunshine. Inspired by movement, Rachel can be found on her yoga mat, hiking or dancing at a Red Rocks show.
Fern Olivia
teacher, speaker + wellness journalist
Fern Olivia is a former Biomedical Engineer turned Medicine Woman, Intuitive Reiki Master, Kundalini Yoga teacher, speaker and wellness journalist, and she lives her dream life in Nosara, Costa Rica where she gives Reiki attunements, personal spiritual purification and detoxification retreats, Thyroid Yoga® trainings and has founded Nosara Wellness Guide, a luxury wellness concierge. Through her own personal experiments, research and intimate journey, she has created retreats and experiences through which thousands of women and men have been able to tap into their own self-healing by adapting holistic rituals to support their vitality, and becoming their own intuitive healers.
Meredith Kestel
Meredith is a partner at Midwest LifeShots Photography. She specializes in couples, individuals and brands. Meredith loves traveling the world to photograph her clients, including Bachelor In Paradise stars Ashley and Jared.
An upgraded dorm-room style, this reservation offers joined accommodation with 3 twin beds and 3 closets with a shared bathroom and open air shower. Furnished with a desk, canopied beds and Egyptian cotton sheets, each room is air conditioned and equipped with modern amenities, including a laptop-sized safe and free WIFI.
Nestled beneath a dramatic high ceiling, guests will enjoy one of two queen sized canopied beds in this room with outside terrace access. A spacious closet and bathroom with open air rainfall shower accompany the space, complete with a wet bar filled with local delights.Each room is air conditioned and equipped with modern amenities, including a laptop-sized safe and free WIFI.
Relax to waterfall sounds by stepping out onto the private outdoor balcony attached to this cozy, tranquil room with two canopied queen beds and luxurious attached bathroom. Closet space, a desk and stocked wet bar round out the accommodation. Each room is air conditioned and equipped with modern amenities, including a laptop-sized safe and free WIFI.
Available for one lucky single occupant guest, this serene space boasts a King-sized canopy bed and attached outdoor lounge area and includes a scheduled Spa Manicure, Wellness Massage, $50 Juice Bar voucher and Premier Gift Bag. Air conditioned and equipped with a desk and modern amenities, including a laptop-sized safe and free WIFI, this bedroom adjoins the beautiful bathroom and open air rainfall shower shared with Intimate Intensive guests staying in the Community Room.
+ Oceanside OPENING & CLOSING sisterhood circle guided by Fern Olivia
+ Private Yoga + Reiki Class with Fern Olivia
+ Sharpening Skillsets with Rachael Bozsik, a workshop + presentation
+ Poolside Online Brand Audits with Amari Creative
+ Self Love Workshop
+ Daily meditations led by Morgan Northway
+ Daily journaling
+ Dance Therapy
+ Plenty of exploring opportunities!
+ Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner daily at Bodhi Resort
+ Luxury to dream, relax, or work poolside (easy access to the juice bar!)
+ "Swamping" led by Morgan Northway
+ One-on-one check-ins with leaders
+ Learn To Grow & Nourish Authentic Community with Emma Hicks
+ An evening out! Catching sunset with Dinner off-site OCEANSIDE at a
premier local restaurant.
+ Surfing lesson opportunities!
+ A Welcome Gift
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...the shepherds said to one another, "Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place..."
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The prospects of the Indian port sector are favourable, supported by healthy growth in cargo of volume drivers like crude and coal, and over the medium to long-term, it will continue to gain traction, ratings agency Icra expects.
Giving the sector a stable year-end outlook, the agency said cargo growth has been driven by domestic requirements of crude oil to meet domestic petroleum requirements, and containers, given the cost and logistical advantages associated with containerisation.
According to Icra, coal imports, which had become a concern over the last two years, have been witnessing a rebound and could continue to, with the momentum witnessed in first half of FY2019.
"The prospects for the Indian port sector players in the medium-term are expected to be favourable, supported by continuing healthy growth in cargo of major volume drivers like coal, crude and containers," the agency said in a statement issued here.
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Further, the agency noted, that several non-major ports have underperformed owing to cargo ramp-up issues amidst stiff competition for hinterland cargo.
"Given the low returns and high leveraging being faced by certain private sector port players, the sector could see further consolidation. Credit profiles of companies could come under pressure on account of any leveraged mergers and acquisitions related impact, cargo related issues or any adverse movement on litigations," the agency added.
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I missed posting a photo last night, so tonight I'll post two pictures.
This is a tiger, in the Bronx Zoo. Some of my early work. Not quite nature photography, mind you, but zoos are a good place for an amateur to practice. You get lots of different subjects to take pictures of, and most of the animals obviously can't wander too far off. Which is no doubt inhumane, but this is a post about photography, not the ethics of keeping animals in zoos, so I'll stop there.
The first shot is with a smaller aperture, more focused on the tiger. I also did some color enhancement (this was back when I was still playing around with photoediting; I probably wouldn't make it quite so vivid if I were editing it now).
The second shot, I've zoomed out, and opened the aperture a bit. This one's without color enhancement. I managed to snap a picture of the tiger yawning.
Enjoy. I think I'll post some more Bronx Zoo pictures, and maybe a few things about photography I've picked up over the years, in the next couple evenings.


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A cryptic V at the fifteen minute point, a stone's throw from the Prefecture in Tours. I happened to be chewing on a supermarket triangle sandwich. It had a bite missing and so also looked like a V.
I hope this doesn't announce the arrival of the Reptilians* – we're five shopping days away from Christmas, it would be disastrous.
I was in Tours for some corybantic Christmas shopping and and a hurried lunch between appointments. Needless to say it was wholly unfruitful. I went off to my next appointment empty handed.
Ho hum, four shopping days left until Christmas…
*Do you remember an eighties mini-series called "V" where the aliens arrived in a huge space ship? They all looked like Californians until they took their exceedingly well designed masks off to reveal scaly skin and forked tongues.


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I love this guy they call Cookie Monster. What a funny fellow. As a child I used to watch Sesame Street and watch Cookie Monster and think, " If he just slowed down a bit, he'd enjoy his cookies more". You know, because he had all those bits flying everywhere he couldn't have gotten very many down. At the time I failed to realize that puppets can't swallow…..or anything for that matter. Anywho….
This likeness of cookie monster is totally gluten free, right down to his cookie=)
I often have the opportunity to make a lot of kid birthday cakes, due to the abundance of cute kids in my life=) This one was for a bug and flower themed party for an adorable little girl. So much fun to make!
I love the bee and his beady black eyes=)
I thought for today's post I would put up a poppy. I made this flower that has become synonymous with Remembrance Day in honour of all who fought for freedom.
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Here is a little number I made for a cake conference in Vancouver. There was a display room for people to come and show off their mad caking skills. It features purple Peonies and some glittery green scrolls (however the glittery magnificence was only to be beheld up close. Camera didn't catch the effect so much). It even found itself on t.v! Not to bad for a happy Styrofoam cake=)
I sometimes find it difficult to make "man-cakes". Wedding, sure. Kid's birthday, great. Flowers galore, you betcha. No so much with the man-cakes. Well the hubs requested a Jawa (critter from Star Wars if you're not in the know) cake a couple of years back and I thought, "Great!!". A little chocolate cake, a dollop of hazelnut filling and a modeling chocolate robe and you've got yourself a birthday cake!
Last year my mother-in-law was getting married, so of course I had to make the cake! (I do so love making cake!). She wanted flowers, but something that was unique and meaningful to her. So she chose a passion flower. I did not know what this looked like. When I saw one the thought of attempting this in sugar was daunting to say the least, but I persevered. So, here is the result of my efforts….
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The RasterOps 24XLTV is a Long Nubus Expansion slot video card for Macintosh Computers. It features video capture functions on board, along with Quickdraw Accelerated Video, which can drive high resolutions, at 24k colors. Its lowest resolution is 1024x768. The RasterOps video capture software has plugins for Photoshop and Premier. The RasterOps driver for the card works on Mac OS versions up to OS 7.6.
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Understanding IoT technology is one step, creating a smart city is another entirely.
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Smartphones now have the potential to work as the key to a city. How? Information on traffic, safety alerts, health, community and more are all being left in the hands of citizens who can access this through smartphone apps and devices.
To put this concept into practice, Telstra has been working with local councils around Australia that includes City of Casey in Melbourne to deliver a Smart Parking Initiative. The premise of this has been to deploy IoT ground sensors across high volume parking areas. Data is collected on parking spaces that become available. The information collected via this technology is then delivered to the user through a smartphone app.
The number of people moving to cities continues to rise, with an estimated 66% of the population set to be living in urban areas by 2050. It comes as no surprise that with greater density comes an increased strain on both resources and space. A smart city is built on the premise that these challenges can be overcome with the assistance of technology. Collecting relevant data can improve lives where needed.
Juniper Research found that a smart city has the potential to give its citizens back three weeks' worth of working time per annum. A San Francisco study for this research found its city drivers waste 150 hours every year in congestion. To reduce this, the city recognised (through data) the need for its citizens to access on-demand, shared modal transport.
With the rise of rideshare companies and shared autonomous vehicles in San Francisco, data is being used to determine citizens travelling similar routes or destinations. This identified the need to increase use of multi-occupancy rides across the city. This initiative has reduced congestion, saving commuters time and money.
At a local level, the Australian Government is supporting a number of smart city projects for councils around Australia. An example is the funding being given to Moreland Council for 3D City Planning. Devices including virtual reality will be used to bring major council infrastructure projects to life. Creating 3D visual representations of planning aims to provide the community with a better understand of the planning and create greater opportunity for residents to voice opinion.
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Greece: 1st session of the fourth trial for the Conspiracy of Cells of Fire case – Athens
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
Translated by bourbourAs/actforfree
5th April 2013: 4th trial for the Conspiracy Cells of Fire case.
One more trial for the actions of the CCF began at Koridallos prisons.
Besides the members of the Conspiracy accused in the same case are also Dimitris Politis, Giannis Mihailidis, Giorgos Karagiannidis, Alexandros Mitrousias, Kostas Sakkas and Stella Antoniou (who are also accused in the third trial which is taking place as well) and Kostandina Karakatsani and Panagiotis Masouras.
Theofilos Mavropoulos read a common statement of the now ten members of the CCF, after which all members of the organization left the room.
"As I have stated in a previous court and in older public texts, I have been next to the comrades of the CCF as a solidarian anarchist, without however being a member of the Conspiracy. From the first moment of my arrest after the shoot out with the cops in Pefki, the comrades of the Conspiracy stood next to me like brothers. Inside prison we shared common worries, tensions and forged our steel passion for liberation through our common escape attempt in December 2011. Today for me the CCF is an inseparable piece of my thought, my desires and my personal mutiny for anarchy.
This is why as of today, here in your court, I state that I join the CCF and share together with the imprisoned and non arrested members the endless course to the anarchist insurrection. Participating now in the Conspiracy, I will read a collective statement for this trial. All of us, the members of the CCF, want to clarify some things.
In this trial, besides us who have taken the responsibility for our participation and support of the Conspiracy, all other accused do not have, neither have any relation with the charges attributed to them.
They never were, neither could ever be members of the Conspiracy.
An ocean of disagreements, perceptions and choices divides us…
The CCF and FAI is an international network of anarchists of praxis
who stand against the enemy with the certainty of those who play it all or nothing and refuse the proof of innocence and legal mitigations.
The Conspiracy and the Informal Anarchist Federation through their hundreds of attacks express the black anarchy which sets fire to the silence of the many and cowardice of the reformists.
All the charges in your indictments are a piece of the anarchist history and the armed course of the Conspiracy through the social desert of mass subjugation.
It is our compass in the unmapped unknown of the anarchist insurrection.
It is the unique moment where theory meets practice.
It is there where the law dies and anarchy is born.
It is there where the sounds of the explosions and the gun shots break the calmness of the crowd.
These moments are our moments. These history is our history.
A history which cannot be put on trial, neither finishes inside the court room.
We are the gasoline, the gun powder, the detonator, the bullet, the gun.
The only thing you will get from us is war.
The Conspiracy is, was, itself.
This is our Anarchy".
G.Mihailidis read a common statement of his and D.Politis and then left the procedure.
"Give us a copy", asked the chairman, "this statement is not for you", answered D.Politis, while the cops were cuffing them.
The statement:
"We state that: We refuse to participate in the procedure of the court, not only because it is a mean of the state to demean and bend the anarchist struggle, not only because its function aims at the respite of anarchist action,but mainly because we do not recognize any institutional representative of the bourgeois democracy to judge people.
As anarchist revolutionaries we stand hostile against the bourgeios justice which sends people to the rot of imprisonment in order to defend the criminal lawful order of capitalism. Also, we support the anarchist revolutionary war in every of its forms.
We are part of the violent and guerilla action and will defend it as an inseparable part of the struggle."
The trial continued on April 15th.
Tags: Alexandros Mitrousias, Athens, Conspiracy of Cells of Fire, Conspiracy of Cells of Fire : Imprisoned Members Cell, Dimitris Politis, Giannis Mihailidis, Giorgos Karagiannidis, Greece, Informal Anarchist Federation (FAI), International Revolutionary Front, Kostandina Karakatsani, Kostas Sakkas, Panagiotis Masouras, Stella Antoniou, Theofilos Mavropoulos, Trial
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21/6 : Update on the CCF TRIAL (Greece)
Saturday, June 25th, 2011
From Actforfreedomnow/BoubourAs
On 21/6, five of the nine accused of particiation in the organization "Conspiracy of Cells of Fire" testified.
First was Panagiotis Masouras, who immediately from the start declared that he is not apologizing but making a political statement. He spoke of the "court martial" and of a "political" trial, while he stressed that he is in the court as a "political enemy of the hostage regime" and not as a common criminal. (more…)
Tags: Alexandros Mitrousias, Athens, Conspiracy of Cells of Fire, Errikos Rallis, Giorgos Karagiannidis, Greece, Haris Hadjimihelakis, Manos Giospas, Nikos Vogiatzakis, Panagiotis Argirou, Panagiotis Masouras, Repression, Trial
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Letter from four defendants of the C.C.F. (Greece)
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
This text is written as a statement to announce the end of the hunger strike that we had begun on Thursday 3-2-2011. We know that such type of actions and forms of struggle leave their prints on the history of the revolutionary subversive movement, and hence have a public character and are exposed to any criticism. Taking into consideration, therefore, that we are stopping the strike before our demand is satisfied and at a very short time after the start our mobilisation, we decided to make a public statement carrying out an assessment of our mobilization from the beginning of our trial until now. (more…)
Tags: Conspiracy of Cells of Fire, Conspiracy of Cells of Fire : Imprisoned Members Cell, Giorgos Karagiannidis, Greece, Haris Hadjimihelakis, Hunger Strike, Letter, Panagiotis Argirou, Panagiotis Masouras
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Seasons2016-17Everton News
Local opposition leader questions LCC investment in Finch Farm upgrades
Everton's well-publicised improvements to Finch Farm, which will include recuperation quarters for injured players, a new block for groundsmen and a mini-stadium where the U21 and Academy teams will play most of their home games, instead of at Southport, are underway, with completion expected in the coming months.
As owners of the land, LCC has committed to foot a £4m bill for the upgrades but there will be a 3% increase in the rent charged to the club which the council's cabinet and Mayor Joe Anderson see as a "fantastic deal" for Liverpool.
Kemp is sceptical, quoted by BBC Merseyside as saying: "The further investment into Finch Farm is an investment shrouded in mystery. "Why cannot the terms and conditions for this be made public?
"EFC now have a backer and more money – why cannot they finance it themselves?
"The Lib Dems have nothing against this development in principle, but these are the basic questions which are not mentioned in the report."
A council spokesman said in response: "This is a commercial arrangement which is an exceptionally good deal for council tax payers as we can reinvest the profits in delivering front-line services. "In the first two years, we have already made £400,000 that we would not otherwise have had. "The new investment will be paid back through additional rental income over the remaining term of the lease."
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1 Posted 11/07/2016 at 10:15:10
I would have thought Everton would have bought this back off the council now that their finances are a lot better?
2 Posted 11/07/2016 at 10:22:34
They could sell up and get a lump sum, but they see it as a long term revenue stream. The upgrades are simply them improving the value of their asset.
3 Posted 11/07/2016 at 11:46:11
4 Posted 11/07/2016 at 12:06:45
5 Posted 11/07/2016 at 12:18:23
Non-story this, saw the same crap all over social media, probably stirred up by our pinkie neighbours – methinks they are worried about the "new†Everton.
The council are putting up the rent they charge us, so what's the beef?
From Kemp's logic, and as we have a few bob, we should be doing the place up ourselves?!
Great stuff, Dicky, I'll try that with my tenant should the boiler pack up!
No wonder the Lib Dems are finished, with people like this cretin involved.
6 Posted 11/07/2016 at 12:23:00
7 Posted 11/07/2016 at 19:41:28
8 Posted 12/07/2016 at 19:46:49
9 Posted 13/07/2016 at 15:17:14
A lease (as opposed to a tenancy agreement) is a fixed term that usually has to be paid for the full term regardless of whether the leasee remains or not, barring bankruptcy of the leasee (unlikely in Everton's case I'm guessing).
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Bearcat Board Story
June 18, 2019
The board recognized State Track students in attendance with Track Coach Josh Morris. The board commended the athletes on their respective finishes in State competition as well as Coach Morris on his growth and success with the program. The board also congratulated golf athlete Thomas Henson on his 5th place finish at the state tournament. (Thomas was unable to attend this meeting.)
During the meeting.....
In the regular meeting, the board received building and department reports as well as received a budget update from Dr. Smith. Due to the declining enrollment of the district, Dr. Smith shared with the board projections for decreased revenue. The board formally approved the 2019-2020 budget that was reviewed in detail at the work session held previously.
Dr. Smith discussed the annual Title I review with the board. With new teaching staff and changes in the grades of program concentration, the board looks forward to seeing the trends shown by the data.
A review of the facilities maintenance was discussed and summer projects are well underway. The board thanked the maintenance and custodial staff for all their hard work.
The board approved policy IGCD concerning virtual coursework after discussion with the guidance counselors present. Mrs. Pazdera and Mrs. Poehlman presented their 2018-19 guidance department review and gave the board a detailed discussion of the data in the report. The board thanked them for all their hard work behind the scenes to help our buildings operate smoothly.
Dr. Smith presented the board with the Medicaid Consortium Addendum as well as the OT/PT and nursing services plans which were all approved. Due to students with high needs entering the district, these programs are required to be in place and our staff has worked diligently to find the best and most economical solution.
In closed session, the board accepted the resignation of Jill Jacob and went on to hire Lindsey Engemann as an Elementary Teacher. The board also approved the hire of Special Education teacher Pamela Eldridge and Elementary Building Secretary Becky Watts. The board approved the list of annual stipend payments as well as the list of coaches presented by Athletic Director Todd Anderson.


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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Ergon Gloves HA2 Review
I have been wearing the Ergon full fingered HA2 gloves for about 2 months now. They have 2 races (SSAZ and Taco Stand Classic) and multiple training rides in them. They have been washed and dried at least 4 times.
The fit is spot on. I wear a men's Medium in Specialized and Pearl Izumi. The medium fit me perfectly. There was just enough wiggle room in the tips that when I flexed my fingers the tips of the gloves were not jammed up against my finger nails. The seams are so minimal and smooth that I can not feel them. Even after multiple washings/dryings they did not shrink.
There is just enough ulnar padding to keep my nerves happy, yet it does not take away from my bike's feel. I love the seam-free cuff ... there is no constriction.
I have worn these gloves in temperatures ranging from 45-70 degrees in dry conditions. Even though I have Reynaud's disease, my fingers stayed comfortably warm.
During racing, I never even thought twice about my gloves. It felt like I was wearing nothing at all. The last thing you want to happen during a race is to have a nagging issue with your equipment, i.e. pebble in your shoe, migrating chamois, noisy suspension.
This grip/glove combo has worked well for me. It has made the bar an extension of my arms/hands. The longest period of time I have worn them is 6 hours and my hands were "happy" the whole time.
I would highly recommend them to anyone who likes a "minimalist" glove.
2 comments:
- Lindsay Hall-Stec said...
Slightly off-topic, but I'm curious, have you noticed any improvement in your Reynaud's since going absolutely, completely gluten-free?
- March 1, 2012 at 2:13 PM
- Carey Lowery said...
Lindsey, I have had less occurrences this winter, but it has also been a milder one. I am hopeful that going GF has improved this condition. I still use toe warmers when temps are <40 degrees.
- March 1, 2012 at 7:41 PM
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Edgar Stene Prize Competition 2017 launched
This competition is run by the National organisations of people with arthritis/rheumatism (EULAR) in Europe (PARE). It is open to people with Arthritis/Rheumatism (RMDs) in Europe. Participants are invited to submit an essay not exceeding 2 pages (A4) in their language to the national EULAR member organisation by 31 December 2016.
The essay should be writen about personal experience - how long did you wait until your diagnosis was confirmed and how did you cope with the uncertainty, pain and fear during that period? Would an early diagnosis have made a difference from how you are feeling now? Do you have access to care and optimal treatment and management of your disease? What would an ideal situation look like and what is your reality?
The Stene Prize winner will be invited to attend the Opening Plenary Session of the EULAR Congress in Madrid and is awarded a prize of € 1 000. EULAR provides the winner with travel to Madrid and hotel accommodation in Madrid for up to 4 nights as well as an invitation to the Congress Dinner. In addition the second ranking essay will be awarded with € 700 and the third ranking essay with € 300. Winners will be announce on 15 March 2017.
Letter to EULAR member organisations of PARE.
Rules of Edgar Stene Prize competition.


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A time for mothers
May is a month of family love. Apart from being dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother's Day is also celebrated in May. This reminds us that we should honour both our mother in heaven and our mothers on earth.
Mother's Day is an opportunity to respect women and honour the love that mothers lavish on their children. It has become everybody's festival with a great variety of celebrations in the streets designed at expressing love and filial piety towards mothers.
Mary, Mother of Christ, is the most blessed among women and the role model of women. Today, she continues to take care of her children through her intercession, while mothers in their daily lives on earth are the support and hope of their children.
In his catechesis on January 25, Pope Francis publicly praised women for bringing hope and faith to people. The pope cited the Book of Judith, recalling the courageous figure of Judith who knew only God's salvation could save her people from their enemies.
Pope Francis added, "She is courageous. She goes forward! This is my opinion: women are more courageous than men." His words remind us to cherish and respect our mothers and grandmothers, all of whom have life experience and speak words of wisdom.
In Hong Kong society today, the divorce rate is high. Government statistics reveal that 20,075 divorces were granted in 2015. We can imagine how many children have suffered from parents' separation and now belong to single-parent families.
We can believe that a considerable number are managed by mothers who also play the role of the father. Thus, on this Mother's Day, we should show a lot of concern for the needs of single mothers.
In Chapter Eight of the apostolic exhortation, The Joy of Love (Amoris Laetitia), Pope Francis discusses how to accompany and care for families in fragile situations. At present, there are quite a few diocesan organisations providing services in this area.
Apart from the column To Divorced Catholics inside the Divorce Survivor webpage of the Hong Kong Catholic Marriage Advisory Council, other organisations like Caritas Family Services and the Diocesan Pastoral Commission for Marriage and the Family also give professional service to those people who need support.
However, what many ordinary single-parent families need most is support in their daily lives. They need somebody to look after their children in case of emergencies, or maybe their children need help with their homework. All of these are services needed by our neighbours.
In fact, everyone can respond to these needs in some way, although this culture is yet to be fully developed. Perhaps parish priests may disseminate more the message of caring love and work towards creating a culture of pro-active mutual care in parishes so that everyone can become a neighbour to each other.
Many individuals are already aware of the needs of single-parent families and are ready to offer volunteers their assistance. However, they have no idea where to start. A culture of mutual help can be formed, beginning in parishes and accumulating experience.
Spreading family love, especially during May, is the responsibility of every Christian. SE
The Catholic Diocese of Hong
Copyright@2015 Sunday Examiner. Published by the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church of Hong Kong


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EXCLUSIVE: USAF Major (Ret.) Told He Can't Watch FNC at Med Facility
I read a status update on Facebook the other day that a close personal friend of the family had posted. It read: December 4th, 2014 : Currently inside a military medical treatment facility watching FOX news when … Continue reading
#MoralMondays: July 15th Edition
It's the eleventh Moral Monday.
What has the 11th Moral Monday brought? A giant pink uterus that says 'Vote' on it.
Facepalm. Continue reading
Posted in Err What?, Left Leaning, LL1885, Media Bias, Moral Monday, POLITICS NC, The Articles, THE LEFT Tagged CNN, Meltdown Monday, Moral Monday, NY Times 3 Comments
CNN Site Yanks Story On Hormonal Women Voters
CNN pulled a post off their website yesterday that was only up for a few hours and put this in its place:
October 24th, 2012
Post removed: Study looks at voting and hormones
A post previously published in this space regarding a study about how hormones may influence voting choices has been removed.
After further review it was determined that some elements of the story did not meet the editorial standards of CNN.
We thank you for your comments and feedback.
My curiosity got the better of me. So I checked for the cached page. Get ready ladies, if you're ovulating you're risking voting with your eggs instead of your brains. LADYPARTS!!! I can't say more, because the stupid…ow, it burns. Just read it:
October 24th, 2012
Study looks at voting and hormones
While the campaigns eagerly pursue female voters, there's something that may raise the chances for both presidential candidates that's totally out of their control: women's ovulation cycles.
You read that right. New research suggests that hormones may influence female voting choices differently, depending on whether a woman is single or in a committed relationship.
Please continue reading with caution. Although the study will be published in the peer-reviewed journal Psychological Science, several political scientists who read the study have expressed skepticism about its conclusions.
A bit of background: Women are more likely to vote than men, other studies have found. Current data suggest married women favor Gov. Mitt Romney, in a 19% difference, over President Barack Obama, while Obama commands the votes of single women by a 33% margin, according to the study. And previous studies have shown that political and religious attitudes may be influenced by reproductive goals.
In the new study's first experiment, Kristina Durante of the University of Texas, San Antonio and colleagues conducted an internet survey of 275 women who were not taking hormonal contraception and had regular menstrual cycles. About 55% were in committed relationships, including marriage.
They found that women at their most fertile times of the month were less likely to be religious if they were single, and more likely to be religious if they were in committed relationships.
Now for the even more controversial part: 502 women, also with regular periods and not taking hormonal contraception, were surveyed on voting preferences and a variety of political issues.
The researchers found that during the fertile time of the month, when levels of the hormone estrogen are high, single women appeared more likely to vote for Obama and committed women appeared more likely to vote for Romney, by a margin of at least 20%, Durante said. This seems to be the driver behind the researchers' overall observation that single women were inclined toward Obama and committed women leaned toward Romney.
Here's how Durante explains this: When women are ovulating, they "feel sexier," and therefore lean more toward liberal attitudes on abortion and marriage equality. Married women have the same hormones firing, but tend to take the opposite viewpoint on these issues, she says.
"I think they're overcompensating for the increase of the hormones motivating them to have sex with other men," she said. It's a way of convincing themselves that they're not the type to give in to such sexual urges, she said.
Durante's previous research found that women's ovulation cycles also influence their shopping habits, buying sexier clothes during their most fertile phase.
"We still have the ovulatory hormones that have the same impact on female brains as across other species," she said. We want sex and we want it with the best mate we can get. "But there are some high costs that come with it," she said, particularly for women who are already in committed relationships.
This isn't the first time hormones have been looked at in connection to voting. Last year Israeli researchers published a study in the journal European Neuropsychopharmacology examined the stress hormone cortisol in voters in Israel. Levels of this hormone were higher in people right before they were about to vote than in the same people when they were not voting.
Durante's study on women noted that liberal attitudes favor social equality and tend to be less associated with organized religion. Conservatism is more about traditional values and is linked to greater participation in organized religion.
The most controversial part of the study is not only that hormonal cycles are linked to women's preferences for candidates and voting behaviors, but also that single women who are ovulating are more likely to be socially liberal, and relationship-committed women are more likely to be socially conservative, said Paul Kellstedt, associate professor of political science at Texas A&M University.
One of the major caveats this paper fails to address is that men also have biochemical changes, Kellstedt said.
"The reader may be left with the impression that women are unstable and moody in ways that extend to their political preferences, but that men are comparative Rocks of Gibraltar," Kellstedt said in an e-mail.
Kellstedt does not study biology, but he has been involved in research suggesting that men's political preferences are even more volatile than women's.
"There is absolutely no reason to expect that women's hormones affect how they vote any more than there is a reason to suggest that variations in testosterone levels are responsible for variations in the debate performances of Obama and Romney," said Susan Carroll, professor of political science and women's and gender studies at Rutgers University, in an e-mail.
Carroll sees the research as following in the tradition of the "long and troubling history of using women's hormones as an excuse to exclude them from politics and other societal opportunities."
"It was long thought that a woman shouldn't be president of the U.S. because, God forbid, an international crisis might happen during her period!" Carroll said.
A better explanation for the divide in voting preferences between single and married women is the difference in economic status, she said.
One expert gave it a little more credence: Israel Waismel-Manor, a political scientist at the University of Haifa in Israel, who did the cortisol study last year.
He's not sure that this hormonal effect Durante found among women isn't real, but offered an alternate explanation too: Research has shown women prefer more "manly men" when they are in their most fertile phases of the cycle. Obama and Romney are both handsome, in good physical shape and could fit the type of "provider of the family," so either could fit the ideal, depending on a woman's preference.
Assuming there is some hormonal explanation, the effects could cancel themselves out, since different women will be on different cycles when they vote, and the candidates have a similar level of physical attractiveness, Waismel-Manor said. A more elaborate research design is needed to examine it further.
"Even if the finding is correct, there's a chance that it won't have a cumulative effect on the electorate," he said.
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Benghazi-Gate: Debate Lies
This morning, we woke up to the news from CBS that the Obama administration knew within 2 hours of the attack on our consulate in Benghazi that it was not sparked by a video, but was a confirmed terror attack.
Flashback to Monday's debate: Bob Schieffer of CBS news asks the first question of the final Presidential debate on Benghazi.
The first segment is the challenge of a changing Middle East and the new face of terrorism. I'm going to put this into two segments, so you'll have two topic questions within this one segment on that subject. The first question, and it concerns Libya, the controversy over what happened there continues. Four Americans are dead, including an American ambassador. Questions remain. What happened? What caused it? Was it spontaneous?
Was it an intelligence failure? Was it a policy failure? Was there an attempt to mislead people about what really happened?
The President's response, emphasis added:
PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, my first job as commander in chief, Bob, is to keep the American people safe, and that's what we've done over the last four years. We ended the war in Iraq, refocused our attention on those who actually killed us on 9/11. And as a consequence, al-Qaida's core leadership has been decimated.
In addition, we're now able to transition out of Afghanistan in a responsible way, making sure that Afghans take responsibility for their own security, and that allows us also to rebuild alliances and make friends around the world to combat future threats. Now, with respect to Libya, as I indicated in the last debate, when we received that phone call, I immediately made sure that, number one, we did everything we could to secure those Americans who were still in harm's way; number two, that we would investigate exactly what happened; and number three, most importantly, that we would go after those who killed Americans, and we would bring them to justice, and that's exactly what we're going to do.
But I think it's important to step back and think about what happened in Libya. Now, keep in mind that I and Americans took leadership in organizing an international coalition that made sure that we were able to — without putting troops on the ground, at the cost of less than what we spent in two weeks in Iraq — liberate a country that had been under the yoke of dictatorship for 40 years, got rid of a despot who had killed Americans.
And as a consequence, despite this tragedy, you had tens of thousands of Libyans after the events in Benghazi marching and saying, America's our friend. We stand with them. Now that represents the opportunity we have to take advantage of. And you know, Governor Romney, I'm glad that you agree that we have been successful in going after al-Qaida, but I have to tell you that, you know, your strategy previously has been one that has been all over the map and is not designed to keep Americans safe or to build on the opportunities that exist in the Middle East.
He doesn't answer the question. Re-read the whole exchange.
Flashback to debate #2, where an audience member asks a similar question. Candy Crowley ends up defending Obama as he tried to lie AGAIN.
Q: This question actually comes from a brain trust of my friends at Global Telecom Supply in Mineola yesterday. We were sitting around talking about Libya, and we were reading and became aware of reports that the State Department refused extra security for our embassy in Benghazi, Libya, prior to the attacks that killed four Americans. Who was it that denied enhanced security and why?
The President's answer, emphasis added:
PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, let me, first of all, talk about our diplomats, because they serve all around the world and do an incredible job in a very dangerous situation. And these aren't just representatives of the United States; they're my representatives. I send them there, oftentimes into harm's way. I know these folks, and I know their families. So nobody's more concerned about their safety and security than I am.
So as soon as we found out that the Benghazi consulate was being overrun, I was on the phone with my national security team, and I gave them three instructions. Number one, beef up our security and — and — and procedures not just in Libya but every embassy and consulate in the region. Number two, investigate exactly what happened, regardless of where the facts lead us, to make sure that folks are held accountable and it doesn't happen again. And number three, we are going to find out who did this, and we are going to hunt them down, because one of the things that I've said throughout my presidency is when folks mess with Americans, we go after them.
Now, Governor Romney had a very different response. While we were still dealing with our diplomats being threatened, Governor Romney put out a press release trying to make political points. And that's not how a commander in chief operates. You don't turn national security into a political issue, certainly not right when it's happening.
And people — not everybody agrees with some of the decisions I've made. But when it comes to our national security, I mean what I say. I said I'd end the war in Libya — in Iraq, and I did. I said that we'd go after al-Qaida and bin Laden. We have. I said we'd transition out of Afghanistan and start making sure that Afghans are responsible for their own security. That's what I'm doing.
And when it comes to this issue, when I say that we are going to find out exactly what happened, everybody will be held accountable, and I am ultimately responsible for what's taking place there, because these are my folks, and I'm the one who has to greet those coffins when they come home, you know that I mean what I say. Continue reading
Posted in 9/11 Tagged Benghazi-gate, Bob Schieffer, Candy Crowley, CBS, CNN 4 Comments
Benghazi Twist – Video a patsy?
This morning, American Crossroads has a devastating new ad out that lays out who blamed what and when. It ends it up with CNN's Candy Crowley – fitting given she was actively running defense for Obama at the Hofstra debate. Here's the video: Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Affairs, The Articles Tagged 9/11, Banghazi-gate, Benghazi, Cairo, CNN, Nakoula 2 Comments
Oceania Rejects Ministry of Truth
Anderson Cooper decided to do his job on Friday (probably because CNN was about to be thrown under the bus by the White House) and announced CNN had obtained Ambassador Stevens journal from the burned out Consulate in Libya. Cooper also admitted CNN used it for reporting purposes, after telling the family they would not, 4 days later.
On Saturday the 22nd, CNN released its version of events on how they came by the journal. The report is short and does not mention exactly who the journal was turned over to, but instead only mentions a 'third party'. The Saturday CNN journal report also repeats the lie that the Consulate was attacked in relation to anti-islam movie protests in the region. The entire thing is a cover your ass type move.
Let's timeline this a bit: Continue reading
Posted in Government, Islam, Media Bias, Obama, The Articles Tagged 1984, Benghazi, CNN, State Dept., US Embassy Attacks 2012, White House 2 Comments
Flashback to CNN's New Years Eve 2011
Kathy Griffin – on the D list for a reason. Most of us figured as much, but Kathy was slow on the uptake as usual. Looks like her crush on Anderson is going to be as successful as her career. Continue reading
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Yesterday,it was reported that DISTRICT 9 and CHAPPIE director Neill Blomkamp has been officially chosen to direct the next ALIEN sequel,via his various scetchboard drawings that he showed to various producers and actors(and actresses) for his idea of an Alien sequel,one that's an immediate sequel to ALIENS(complete with Michael Biehn's Hicks).
Needless to say,many of the Internet fanboys and geeks mightily cheered to the point of having orgasms that were close to causing massive bodily explosions(in the vein of the doomed fat guy in STREET TRASH),for while I like the idea of a modern sci-fi filmmakers with unique and creative ideas to bring to the table(something that the HALLOWEEN series sorely needs),I have to briefly play devil's advocate here in asking just exactly will this sequel be about,since many various rumors are now going around that the sequel will range from being a direct PROMETHEUS sequel to Blomkamp's ALIENS sequel to an entirely different ALIEN sequel,for whatever the case may be let's just all strongly hope that it'll be a damn great sequel that'll be worthy to the ALIEN series(after being railroaded aside by ALIEN3[which has fans divided,ala EXORCIST 3],ALIEN:RESURRECTION[the ALIENS wannabe mess that it is{with a Joss Whedon ascript}],and the two ALIENS VS. PREDATORS films[which I enjoyed,but has everyone divided).
R.I.P.: actor Louis Jourdan(OCTOPUSSY,SWAMP THING,BBC TV'S COUNT DRACULA)
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