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Happy Holidays! We know the one thing want Santa to bring us is webcasting at Town Hall. We're not asking for anything as hard to get as a Playstation 3 – in fact, it seems a lot of our neighbors already have webcasting so citizens can watch Council, Planning Commission and ASRB meetings on streaming video from the comfort of their own homes (or wherever else they can get internet access).
Cities like Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Saratoga, Los Gatos, Cupertino, Alameda and Belmont have live webcasting. So do San Carlos, Milpitas, Hayward and Fremont. Many allow you to watch archived meetings online! Some of these even link clips of the meetings to their minutes and agendas, so you can watch each section separately instead of having to fast-forward! Wow! It seems like we're the only kids on our block that don't have some kind of video.
All it costs, according to service provider Granicus, is a $20,000 initial investment, and around $1,000 in monthly maintenance and support fees. If all our other neighbors can afford this, why can't we? We think it's worth the price. A lot of town folk distrust Town Hall; web casting will help everyone see what is going on and ultimately will lead to more community involvement. So please Santa, Town Council, and Susan George – all we want for Christmas is webcasting!
Since some of us no longer believe in Santa, the Town Council or Susan George, we are asking COWs to make a restricted gift to the Town for this purpose. You can either send your gift to the Town directly and it will be tax deductible or send it to us and we will pool the money we collect – it will be anonymous but not tax deductible. COWs let's make this happen. Mark your gift to be used for webcasting only. Our address is:
Citizens Of Woodside
P.O. Box 620166
Woodside, CA 94062


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Food & Water Europe Staff and Contacts
Meet the Food & Water Europe staff
Wenonah Hauter — Executive Director
Wenonah Hauter is an activist, author and progressive policy advocate. She is the founder and executive director of Food & Water Watch and Food & Water Europe.
Wenonah has three decades of experience campaigning and writing on food, water, energy and environmental issues. She has played leading roles in successful campaigns to ban fracking, label genetically modified foods, protect public water systems from privatization and promote renewable energy. She has trained and mentored hundreds of organizers and activists across the country and worked at the national, state and local levels to develop policy positions and legislative and field strategies to secure real wins for communities and the environment.
Wenonah has helped provide strategic guidance for national and international campaigns to halt fracking. Her current book, Frackopoly: The Battle for the Future of Energy and the Environment, exposes how more than 100 years of political influence peddling facilitated the control of our energy system by a handful of corporations and financial institutions, and looks at the growing movement to ban fracking and keep fossil fuels in the ground.
Her previous book, Foodopoly: The Battle Over the Future of Food and Farming in America (2012), examines the corporate consolidation and control over our food system and what it means for farmers and consumers. Publisher's Weekly calls Foodopoly a meticulously researched tour de force.
Wenonah holds an M.S. degree in Applied Anthropology from the University of Maryland.
Andy Gheorghiu – Food & Water Europe Fracking Policy Advisor
Andy Gheorghiu is a campaigner and policy advisor for Food & Water Europe. He coordinates with organizations, grassroots groups and individuals in the EU to support Food & Water Europe campaigns, in particular on the campaign for a global ban on fracking and keeping fossil fuels in the ground. A former public servant, he works now as a full-time freelance campaigner, consultant and activist for climate/environmental protection, energy policy and democracy. He can be reached at agheorghiu(at)fweurope(dot)org.
Frida Kieninger — Food & Water Europe Campaign Officer
Frida Kieninger is a Brussels-based Food & Water Europe campaign officer promoting a ban on fracking in Europe. Working with local European groups and US-based researchers, she raises awareness of the countless risks of hydraulic fracturing. After completing her master's thesis on intensive agriculture in southern Spain, Frida became involved with issues concerning the European food system as well as the transition to a sustainable energy system, community energy and questions of climate justice. She has dealt with various food and energy issues in the context of EU institutions and Brussels NGOs. To contact her, email her at fkieninger(at)fweurope(dot)org.
David Sánchez — Director of European Affairs
David Sánchez is Food & Water Europe's campaign officer, based in Brussels. He works together with local grassroots movements for safe, accessible, sustainable public water in the EU and looks at sustainable food and trade. He studied Environmental Sciences at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid in Spain and holds a Master in Ecology. He has been involved in the Spanish and European food sovereignty movements, campaigning on GMOs, agrofuels, factory farming and promoting local food networks. He can be found at dsanchez(at)fweurope(dot)org.
Eilidh Robb — Food & Water Campaign Intern
Eilidh Robb is Food & Water Europe's Campaign Intern. She works with the team on issues relating to fracked gas and climate change. She studied in Scotland and holds a masters in Global Environmental Law & Governance. Her campaigning background comes from her work with the UK Youth Climate Coalition, where she has worked on gas, fracking and corporate capture at the national and international level. She is committed to social and climate justice and will continue to fight for a world that puts people and the planet first. She can be reached at erobb(at)fwwlocal(dot)org.
Royelen Lee Boykie — Special Advisor to the Executive Director
Royelen Lee Boykie is Food & Water Watch's Special Advisor to the Executive Director. She is tasked with creating and administering a strategic digital program for Food & Water Europe. In addition, she designs and implements trans-channel programming for Executive Director Wenonah Hauter's book tours. Prior to this position, Royelen was the Director of Digital Strategy at Food & Water Watch. Royelen's new-media career was launched at AOL where she was educated on how Web audiences democratically control content with their clicking patterns. Her online education continued as she served over 300 issue-related organisations at a software provider of advocacy tools. Royelen spends time in all the usual online places (YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, foodandwaterwatch.org, foodopoly.org, Instagram) and hopes to see you there. Or you can reach her the traditional way — via email at royelen(at)fwwatch(dot)org.
Contact Us
Rue d'Edimbourg 26
Brussels 1050
Andy Gheorghiu: agheorghiu(at)fweurope(dot)org
Frieda Kieninger: fkieninger(at)fweurope(dot)org
David Sánchez: dsanchez(at)fweurope(dot)org
Royelen Lee Boykie: royelen(at)fwwatch(dot)org

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Things to Buy Before or Just after Baby's Delivery
Hey, is your baby on his way? Or has he already arrived? Are you ready to buy the baby essentials online? Why online? You get to see loads of variety and quality baby products, while sitting and relaxed at your home.
Today, I will tell you something that every pregnant woman and new mothers in India must know. Let's break the suspense and find out some newborn baby essentials to buy, before or on the date of delivery. Don't you think it will be a good idea to equip your maternity bag, with the following things that every newborn baby needs, including yours:
New Born Essentials Shopping List for Indian Baby: Buy Online
I have listed all products from Amazon.in so that you can buy them from one most-trusted place easily. The products I listed below are considering the quality needed and the ease of use to make your early motherhood comfortable and trouble-free. I am a mother of 2 kids so you can trust me for the shopping list.
Pampers Newborn Baby Diaper: EssentialDiapers are like mothers only, who always stay close (actually closest!) all day long to your baby. Babies in their infancy are indeed adorable but they are scary at the same time when they pee or poop suddenly! Thanks to the inventor of baby diapers, Marion Donovan whose invention now saves many people's cloth.
I recommend you to use Pampers New Baby Diaper for your tot as whenever the diaper gets It it turns blue in color. Such a wonder occurs due to its magic gel technique.
With easy to stick tape-style diaper, you can conveniently put on and take off your baby's diaper. Since it is inner surface which touches baby's skin is made up of cotton, your baby won't experience any irritation. As an extra precautionary step, Pampers has also infused Aloe Vera lotion in its diaper pads. As the Aloe lotion will prevent the diaper from getting harshly 'rubbed' against your baby's body.
If your baby Iighs up to 5 Kgs, this diaper is ideal for him/her
Pampers Newborn Baby Diapers (24 count): Buy At Amazon
When buying diapers, many parents forget to buy this:
Waterproof Nappy Changing Mats: Useful
Changing a baby's diaper can be messy. To avoid the mess you can use this mat. It is waterproof because of the plastic sheets hence you can clean it easily. One of the good quality products in this category is Dream Waterproof Nappy Changing Sheets.
Baby Dreams Baby Mat: Buy At Amazon
MotherCare Baby Wipes:Essential
With It baby wipes, you won't have to worry about your 'wiping style'. By wiping style I mean that in the name of proper cleaning some people wipe off their baby's bum really hard.
That way he may get rashes due to the coarse baby wipes. So for avoiding that problem mother care baby wipes produces such wipes which are infused with Aloe Vera lotion. So for caressing him with soft baby wipes, you can buy Mother care Cotton Soft Wipes
Mother Care Diaper Rash Cream: Essential
Seeing this you must be thinking with Aloe Vera instilled baby wipes why you would need a nappy cream.
The aloe vera in baby wipes won't let your baby feel the coarseness of the wipes. Wipes won't actually protect your kiddo from germs and diaper rashes. Here's when you will need a baby diaper anti-rash cream.
Baby Nappy Cream from Mother care, has castor oil and zinc in it. They both will protect your baby from different kinds of infections. At top of this, they will help in preventing diaper rashes, as cream based moisturizers last long for more time. Though the cream is sticky and thick but it's the most effective and long-lasting diaper rash cream
Mothercare All We Know Baby Nappy Cream (150ml): Buy At Amazon
Baby Caps: Essential
Soft Summer Baby Caps
Buying all those cute-looking, tiny sized baby clothes is a joyous activity, isn't it? But in midst of all this joy, parents forget about the rules of buying baby clothes. Baby caps, are the most important yet ignored baby cloth apparel. Including winter, caps are also essential for summers.
So why are baby caps essential?
That's because your baby has grown in the warmness of your womb; hence his little bald head should be kept warm with baby caps.
These two baby caps from Baby Bucket will protect your kid's head from sun rays. Also, the two ear covers on both corners of the cap, won't let dust particles, loo wind and chilly wind etc., to get inside your baby's ears.
Since this is a bonnet style baby cap, you can use the two strings to keep the cap in its place.
Baby Bucket Hosiery Baby Cap 2 Pcs: Buy At Amazon
Soft Winter Baby Caps
If you are reading this in winter, then I think Baby Bucket's winter season baby caps, can be of your help.
Baby Bucket Winter Special Woolen Cap set of 3: Buy At Amazon
Soft Baby Socks and Gloves: Essential
Cotton Baby Gloves
Every considerate parent knows that buying baby clothes is not about making them look cute, it's more about making them feel comfortable. With baby mittens, you can keep your baby's palms warm. Besides the above reason, can you tell why a baby needs mittens for his hands?
That's because, when they cry, they scratch their face quite rigorously with their sharpie nails. Even when they sleep silently, they might feel like itching their face.
Dream Baby Mittens Set (Multi-Coloured, 0-3 Months): Buy At Amazon
You can use these hosiery cotton gloves in winter and in summers too.
Soft Baby Socks
Including his head and palms, even the sole of a baby's feet must be kept covered with socks. Note that, you should make him feel warm, not hot. Your baby will be feeling hot if:
He starts breathing faster, or;
He gets all sweaty or;
His body temperature has risen.
These are the three common symptoms to know if a baby not comfortable with the gloves, socks, and caps, etc. If such a case happens, prefer taking them off.
The sole of feet gets cold in a short span of time. Since babies have got no walking to do, due to such less movement, there will be less circulation of blood in their soles. This poor circulation will turn their feet cold.
Like I said he should be warm. You should make him Iar soft baby socks. The fabric of above socks is cotton yarn
EIO NEWBORN COTTON BOOTIES (PACK OF 3 PAIRS): Buy At Amazon
For Winters, you may want to purchase the thicker ones, I recommend below option
Cotton Baby Socks Pack of 5: Buy At Amazon
Cotton Baby Bed with Net:Essential
If you are thinking of letting baby sleep in cradle or baby cot overnight, then you should rethink. Why?
Studies have found that, which Indians also believe from ancient times that a baby must sleep beside his mama atleast he gets three years old. By doing so:
Your baby will be able to sleep Ill;
Breastfeeding at night will become easy for you;
He will feel secure when you will be near him and;
Then, he is likely to fall asleep easily.
But if you will let him sleep in open; you may roll over him or mosquitos might bite your little one. Select the baby bed which is made of cotton (at least the cover which is in touch with baby), light weight, without the thick rolls on its borders as its difficult to feed your baby at night while laying down. So the one I think is best and comfortable for your baby is here:
Baybee Baby Comfy Net Bed/Bassinet(You may want to use the pillow which is listed below as bay doesn't need a pillow to uplift the neck but it definitely needs the supportive pillows around the head.)
Baybee Baby Comfy Net Bed with Pillow Bassinet (Pink): Buy At Amazon
Baby Neck Support: Useful
Since babies are not able to gain a control over their head's moment. Neck pillows are a must for babies. In many baby bedding sets, you will get simple head pillows, not neck pillows. Why take a risk?
Ole Baby Face Neck Support Pillow 0-12 months: Buy At Amazon
Soft Baby Cotton Clothes: Essential
While buying the shirts for your baby, remember a few things
1 They must be pure cotton, wash them a few times before trying it first time on baby. This way you will soften it. Else hosiery cotton is also good option.
2. Use the ones which open in front. As new born is very delicate, making them wear the t-shirt style clothes is difficult and not comfortable. You may want to try them once your baby is 2-3 months old.
KiddosCare Baby Pack of 12, Size Small(0-6 Months): Buy At Amazon
I also recommend you buy these full sleeves specially when its winter.
Full Sleeves Baby Hosiery Cotton Top (Pack of 4) (0-3 Months): Buy At Amazon
Pigeon Baby Laundry Detergent: Very Useful
What separates baby detergents with regular detergents, it's the chemical used in it. Baby detergents certainly use few chemicals which won't cause any reaction to baby's skin.
Pigeon Baby Laundry Detergent can be used to wash all such fabrics that come in touch with your baby skin. Like his bath toIl, blanket, bib, and clothes, etc.
This is a liquid detergent, which means when you will wash your baby's stuff in it. No residue of detergent will be left on his clothes. But detergent's residues will clearly be witnessed in laundry soap bars and powders.
Since babies pee and Ie on their clothes, usually on their bed sheets and cotton nappies. You will have to wash them many times in a day. Due to this, they might lose their color when washed with normal detergents. Save their color and getting yellowish or blackish.
Pigeon laundry detergent (liquid) – 600ml : Buy At Amazon
PS: Refill Packs of Pigeon Baby Laundry detergent is also available.
New Born Baby Blankets: Essential in Winters
Your baby's comfort is our priority too. Hence, I suggest only those things with which he will feel comfortable. Above you are seeing a set of fleece hooded shawl, blanket and bed spread. Fleece will be a soft, light fabric for your baby's skin. Along with this baby will also feel warm under it. Fleece is as reputed as cashmere and cotton.
My NewBorn Combo of Shawl Spread & Hooded Fleece -Combo of 3 Attractive Baby Blankets: Buy At Amazon
Cotton Baby Nappies: Good for Baby
One key difference between Cloth Nappies and Diapers is that, the former is reusable while the latter is disposable. Some parents prefer using both as Cloth Nappies are:
– Most Importantly: Soft on baby's skin than regular diapers
– Environment–friendly;
For a newborn, it's better to use Cloth Nappies. Though, you will frequently be changing his nappies. But, if that's good for your baby's bum, so be it!
At time nighttime you can make use of diapers so that you could also sleep undisturbed just like your baby.
Firststep newborn baby Hosiery cotton cloth nappies (12 pcs: 0-3months): Buy At Amazon
Pigeon Baby Bathing Needs: Essential
Pigeon Baby Wash is a convenient bathing product as the Baby Wash can be used as both –as a Body Wash and as a Shampoo.
This baby wash is will be gentle on your baby's skin due to its 'hypo-allergic' ingredients.
It is made up of Jojoba and Chamomile. Jojoba will act as a moisturizer for your baby's skin and as a conditioner for his hair. Whereas Chamomile also functions as a moisturizer but since it has anti-inflammatory properties, it will keep away all kinds of skin allergies.
Pigeon 700ml Baby Wash: Buy At Amazon
It might look costlier than other baby shampoos but it lasts longer and is of best quality.
Baby Loofah: Good to Have
In the confusion of buying baby bathing products, many forget to buy this tiny little wonder.
Above, is a pack of three baby loofah. You can let your baby play with any of these while you bathe him. This will keep your baby still and busy. Make his bathing time, his playtime.
3 Pcs Set Baby Bath Sponge Loofah: Buy At Amazon
Baby Bath Tub: Essential
In Indian Culture, babies are given bath on laps by nannies but most of doctors recommend that mother should give bath to her baby. As the mothers touch makes baby feel more cared and safe. But for new mother it is difficult to bath on laps. The old Indian baby bathing method is hard on mother's knees.
Now babies demand proximity with mothers, if you will try to use a round tub, your closeness with the baby might be get affected. This bathtub has got anti-slippery surface plus you can fit it in both sinks so you can bath baby while standing or even on bathroom floor. Intelligent design is best for baby's 0months to 2 years old. It is equipped with a drain plug so while baby is on sling you can easily drain water after bath. Not only this but the multipurpose drain plug changes its color when water is too hot for your baby.
Holds baby better for bathing, accommodating newborns to toddlers.
The First Years Newborn to Toddler: Buy At Amazon
Soft Baby Bath Towel: Useful
Seeing the word 'soft', you must have now understood that the towel is made up of Cotton.
The corner of the towel i.e. the one with a whale made on it is the head hood. Since babies head is wobbly. Hence, for a better grip, the hood can be of your help.
Soft Baby Towel from Mee Mee: Buy At Amazon
Waterproof Baby Mattress Cover: Essential
Unlike other baby mattresses, Mother Care waterproof baby mattress has got cotton sheets on both its sides. But, in other sheet protectors, a layer of plastic on one side and that of velvet on the other side will be seen.
So how does it matter?
Though plastic and velvet sided sheets are easy to maintain but then, your baby will sweat more. Please keep in mind that your responsibility is just to keep him warm, not hot.
I repeat: Keep him warm in a way that he doesn't feel hot.
Cotton is a favorite among all as it is made of plant-fiber. It is durable and hence needs less maintenance. Cotton doesn't trap the heat insides its threads, this is why it is advisable to use cotton mattresses, in all seasons.
Mothercare Mattress and Sheet Protector Pad (White): Buy At Amazon
Baby Nail Clippers
Cutting a baby's sharp nail is no less than a stunt. Since his nails will be tiny, you will try to clip in one go, from the middle. But it's better to start from one corner and then move on to another corner, to give his nail a round shape. This is the correct way of cutting one's nails, where three to six clipping is done.
You never know at what time, he may move his hand, you can't even ask him to sit still, for he won't understand it.
You don't want to see him scratch his face so clip his nails safely and securely.
Buddyboo Nail Clipper: Buy At Amazon
Pigeon Hair and Massage Baby Oil: Essential
Baby Body Massage is necessary as this helps in blood circulation and better bonding with mother.
Since this contains Olive Oil that is full of Vitamin E its safe on your baby's skin.
Along with this, it even contains Rosehip and Chamomile that are Ill-known for its moisturizing quality. This is one of the reasons why I didn't list out baby body lotion separately. To
The same oil can be used for his growth of hairs
Pigeon 200ml Baby Oil: Buy At Amazon
Baby Massage Mat: Useful
Like I said body massaging is very good must for a baby's skin. You will need a mat on which you can lay him. Don't turn your floor or table top slippery, for this. This being a padded and washable mat became our choice for Baby Massage Mat.
To massage your baby, in a clean and non-slippery way, you can buy this
Little's Baby Massage Mat: Buy At Amazon
Breastfeeding Pillow: Essential
From day one you must have a breastfeeding pillow ready with you as the main challenge and most important thing for you is to feed your baby properly and comfortably. I personally find this design best. There might be more smarter (they call it) versions and designs but as a mother I can tell you when your baby is hungry you don't want the extra steps to get ready with those bulky feeding pillow. The selected one is easy to use and can be kept on your bed as a back support when not in use. Also the pillow is very useful and can be placed left/right wherever you want.
Generic Maternity Pillow for Breastfeeding: Buy At Amazon
It comes in various beautiful prints.
Philip Avent Breast Feeding Pump: Good to have
When buying a feeding ware or anything that is made up of plastic, first see if the plastic is BPA-free or not. Because BPAs are not good for human health.
On checking, I found that all parts of Philips Breastfeeding pump is BPA-free and the same can be sterilized with the 'Philips Avent Sterilizer'. Many new moms struggle to breastfeed in first few days as the new born doesn't latch. To avoid any situations that can put a new breastfeeding mom in to stress this is one of most recommended product to have.
The pump won't let you feel any pain in breast region, as it has soft cushions on its boundaries. It is manually operative; this means you won't have worry about batteries and stuff. The above bottle's capacity is 150 ml.
In long distance travels, this pump will come in handy. Or when you have to attend a party, there you won't have to take the troubles of finding a 'feeding room'. In such situations, breastfeeding pump will be your savior.
You can use the same daily as some women are not able to breastfeed directly.
Philips Avent Manual Comfort Breast Pump: Buy At Amazon
After a few months you may want to purchase baby carriers and strollers, please go through these 2 posts if you want to purchase the best carrier and stroller online in India.
Best 10 Baby Carriers in India
Top 7 Baby Strollers in India
With a baby carrier, you can carry your shopping bag without any help. You can talk on your phone with one hand and water the plants from the other. Like these, you can do all kinds of activities for which your two hands needs to be free, along with your baby!
You should start using a baby carrier soon as he gets more than 4 months old. Carriers will provide him neck and back support in a better way.
The reason I have selected most of products from Pigeon and MotherCare are because they are safest and best for babies. Also the rest products I listed considering needs of a new born Indian baby. The weather and culture has very much effect on our selections of new born baby essentials . Keep these things ready before delivery or you may purchase them just at the day of delivery (as many Indians believe that the shopping for a new born must be done after the birth)
Having baby essentials ready before arrival of your baby, will save you the energy, time and peace of mind so that you can concentrate more on your little one after birth.


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Went to visit my Uncle Sam the other day. When I walked in on him, he was at the kitchen table, calculator in front of him, surrounded by piles upon stacks upon reams of paper.
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Went to visit my Uncle Sam the other day. When I walked in on him, he was at the kitchen table, calculator in front of him, surrounded by piles upon stacks upon reams of paper.
�Hey, Uncle, whatcha doin�?� I innocently asked.
�Hey, yourself, nephew,� he replied somewhat testily. �If you must know, I�m tryin� to figure out the family finances.�
�Havin� any luck?�
�Nope � can�t get the figures to come out right no matter how I try,� he volunteered. �Here�s the story. We take in about $25,000 a year, but we�re spendin� about $35,000. That means we�re gettin� deeper in debt every year. On top of that, our credit card debt is already out of sight, about $165,000. That�s over six times what we make in a year.
It�s a good thing the interest rates are so low � we�re payin� only about $2,700 a year � if the rates were as high as they were back in your grand-uncle Jimmy�s day, we�d be hurtin� even worse.�
I tried to sympathize with him. �Gee, uncle, I can see we got a problem. Whatcha gonna do �bout it?�
�First off,� he said, �we�re gonna have to take in more; but I�m purty sure it won�t be �nuff. Second, we�ll plan on cuttin� back a little � maybe not eat out as much, buy less expensive clothes, you know, things like that.�
At that point my eyes glazed over. �Do you really think that�ll solve the problem?�
�Nope, I�m sure it won�t. That�ll just be nibblin� �round the edges.�
�So then what?�
�I�ll try to convince everybody that for the common good we�ve got to make some serious reductions, which will mean lifestyle changes. We�ve got to cut back on the big-ticket items like medical and retirement expenses.�
�And if you can�t?�
�I�ll just throw my hands up and declare victory; either that, or bankruptcy and I�ll leave it to you and your other grand-nephews to solve and start over. Either way, it�s obvious y�all are goin� to have a long, hard row to hoe.�
It didn�t take any smarts to see that he wasn�t in a very good mood, so I went fishin� by myself � didn�t wanna be �round the old grumpy spoilsport.
Allen Bader


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The strict Benedictine principles of chastity, silence, obedience and humility are not most people's idea of the ingredients for good TV, but The Monastery was a surprise hit for BBC Two.
The programme followed five ordinary men placed with a community of 22 Benedictine monks at Worth Abbey in Sussex for six weeks - and viewer numbers topped 2.5m.
But how active is monastic life in Britain today?
Monasteries can still be found in most parts of the UK, from Cornwall to northern Scotland.
They are run by several holy orders, with the Benedictines alone estimated to have around 600 monks and 300 nuns in the UK.
Obedience and humility
Their history has been troubled and often bloody. They were all dissolved by Henry VIII between 1536 and 1540, when he confiscated the property of Roman Catholic Church in England and took it for himself, as the new head of the Church of England. It was not until around the 19th Century that most monasteries and convents re-opened in Britain.
Life in today's monasteries remains unchanged in many ways, with monks and nuns following strict principles like their predecessors before them.
At Worth Abbey the monks get up at 6am daily, eat in silence, attend six daily prayer services, work in the garden or abbey and attend lessons in obedience and humility.
Like many other organisations cash flow is often a problem and many holy orders have had to sell off monasteries to ease money worries in recent years.
A community of Capuchin Franciscan Friars in the West Midlands put their monastery up for sale last month. The Catholic order has owned the 30-bedroom retreat for nearly 100 years.
But located in a leafy suburb of Solihull, it is prime real estate and money is needed to support their ageing order.
But some orders are expanding. Benedictine monks in County Down are currently building a new monastery at a site near Rostrevor. Plans have also been submitted by a community of Benedictine nuns to build a new monastery in North Yorkshire.
'Falling numbers'
Catholic Herald reporter Freddy Gray says there is a revival of interest in monastic life.
This has been helped by The Monastery and best-selling book Father Joe, written by Tony Hendra and about his friendship with a Benedictine monk who he credits with turning his life around.
But this increased interested has not translated into more people joining the orders, he says.
"There has been a renewal in interest, but not a renaissance. Many orders are still worried about falling numbers."
But monasteries are seizing their chance to turn the tide. The Benedictine monks at Pluscarden Abbey in northern Scotland are planning a weekend for those who are interested in experiencing life as followed by the monks in the TV show.


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Classical music training for underprivileged children and youth, through El Sistema, proves that excellence in art is a principle for social development in Latin America and beyond.
Our conversation develops this lesson from four perspectives:
Professor Tarun Khanna, of HBS and author of a Case Study on El Sistema
Professor Doris Sommer, of FAS and founder of Cultural Agents
Eduardo Méndez, Executive Director of El Sistema
Enrique Márquez, Director General of the Veracruz Institute of Culture, México
The arts play a measurable role in the development of children and youth. Our panel will consider art's contributions to critical thinking, a sense of belonging, constructive competition and a meaningful life. We will also address the challenge of engaging decision makers to scale up the work that art does for society.
This event is organized in collaboration with Cultural Agents.


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Echidne is feeling some angst over her powerlessness:
Someone on a political thread somewhere in the lefty blogosphere used this structure: "When we get back in control..." in talking about what might happen after the wingnuts have been defeated.
This sentence scrap kept echoing in my head afterwards and wouldn't leave me alone until I agreed to attend to it. Here's the attending:
I will never be in control. I have never been in control and expect never to gain control over anything much. This I know for a fact. Why, then, can someone else so trustingly expect to have control over the political situation? What is it that makes me feel as if I have really very little say on this planet? ...
This is all totally trivial. Or is it? Why do I feel as if my voice is inaudible in this world? Because it is? Because all our voices are inaudible in a world where only money and guns and gods can speak? Or is this a woman-thing? Something to do with the new pope, perhaps, with the celebration and glorification of a man who would not listen to women? Who would not listen to anyone with values like mine?
There's more and the comments are well worth reading.
I, too, cringe at that "When we get back in control..." line for the same reason and for some additional ones. First, let me assure Echidne that feeling unseen and unheard is not exclusively a woman thing. Nor is it a temporary state brought on by this Pope, or this President, or the industrial age.
At the very least, alienation is part of the human condition. It's the price we pay for our big brains and our awareness of the sheer size of natural creation and our own mortality. To say that is almost a cliché and comes close to cheapening Echidne's present angst by over-relativizing it. I believe she is talking about more than normal, garden variety background angst. There are very real reasons to feel worse than usual these days. I'd itemize them, but think you all know the list by heart.
My personal problem with the phrase "When we get back in control" is two-fold. One is that there no guarantee that we will ever "get back in control." Too many writers treat the ebb and flow of power between the parties as if it were a law of nature. It is not. All things end. That includes the American Republic. Many of the supporters of this administration are honest about their revolutionary goals. They expect to take complete power and stay there. Pay attention to the Christian Reconstructionists. They want to establish a theocratic oligarchy where only male members of the correct church are oligachs. They do not control the government yet, nor do they control the Republican Party. But they have crept further into the mainstream than most of us ever believed possible.
If that sounds completely off in conspiracy-land, look at the filibuster controversy and ask yourself this: why would the Republicans make a rule change that could so easily be used against them when the Democrats are back in control? Are they all completely blind and stupid or do some of them intend to never let the Democrats back into power?
This brings us to my other reason for disliking the phrase "When we get back in control." Personally, I don't like the idea of anybody being "in control." I want competent and liberal people in positions of responsibility and authority. But, I want them to answerable to me, not in control of me. "Control" is a word like "leadership" that immediately puts me on the defensive. As long as I have been aware of elections, I've cringed at the biennial demand for leaders. I don't want to be led, thank you very much; I'm a grown up and I can make my own decisions (even if I take a long time to do it).
Both words imply the sort of top-down, hierarchical thinking that I despise. I'm a bottom-up, collegial sort of guy. I don't view the current struggle as our dictatorship versus their dictatorship. I view it as dictatorship versus democracy. If we have a dictator--even if it's our dictator--I'm going to do everything I can to undermine him (or her, but probably him).
In a way, this brings me back to Echidne's feeling of powerlessness. Despite the administration's claim that freedom is on the march, democracy is losing ground in the US. Little people (like me) and little goddesses (like Echidne) simply are not valued as much as we were just a few years ago. She asks if we feel vanishingly small "[b]ecause all our voices are inaudible in a world where only money and guns and gods can speak." Yep. That's the problem.
The brave new world adores power to point of completely disregarding anyone who is not in the top one percent. But we have not vanished yet. The warm glow of the Enlightenment has not been completely extinguished. We might be dust-mote small, but if we all shout together Horton will hear us. The key is to remind people that the culture war really is a war of civilizations and not merely another cyclic rotation of political power. If we want to regain influence, we can't expect it to inevitably return like a season (hell, if we allow these people to remain, we can't even expect the seasons to return). We have to fight for our place, however tired we may be.


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The basic premise of this book is simple enough: a Hmong family brings their infant daughter, Lia, in to the emergency room of a hospital in Merced, California. She is having an epileptic seizure. The doctors do what they can to treat the child, then and in subsequent visits, but the parents do not follow through on the requested regimen. Lia's condition continues to deteriorate; after several years of treatment, Lia arrives at the hospital in the throes of a particularly bad seizure, and despite medical efforts, she ends up brain-dead as the result of oxygen deprivation.
What lifts this above a mere "he said, she said" medical account is Fadiman's delving both into the Hmong culture and her access to the Lee family's home life. Her book thereby ends up being as much socio-cultural documentary as it does description of medical treatment; the parents allowed Fadiman considerable insight into their own background, and she did what appears to be a creditable amount of research into the Hmong culture as a whole. One thing to keep in mind, when reading this book now, is that not only was it written fifteen years ago but also the author is describing events that took place fifteen years before that. I don't know how hospitals' policies have changed in regards having translators available, at least for the major languages spoken in the specific community (and Hmong were a significant portion of Merced's minority population even then. Think immigrants from Mexico and Central and South America.)
Like a few other reviewers on Goodreads, I am not convinced that the cultural gulf between the doctors and the parents was the only cause of Lia's death. Contributing factor, to be sure. That lack of communication affected her health and well-being while she was alive, certainly. None of us will ever know, however, whether a child of acculturated American parents with a similar condition would have lived or died; epilepsy, like many conditions, comes in a range from mildly discommoding to untreatably entrenched. If the child's epilepsy falls at the severe end, or the patient does not respond to treatment despite following it scrupulously…what do you think would happen?
I do, however, come away from this book with a sympathy for the parents. If the situation were reversed—I were in a town outside Luang Namtha and non-English-speaking doctors kept insisting on treating me with acupuncture but never explained WHY they chose this modality over that one—I'd respond much as the parents here did. Differences in treatment methods aside, how can you possibly give informed consent when you cannot comprehend the doctor's explanation? In fairness to the parents, too, there are more than a few "non-compliant" patients who're of the same culture as their physicians, and who speak the same language as the hospital staff; we ought not to lay the blame for the parents' choice not to medicate their child purely on the doorstep of 'cultural misunderstanding'. Drugs' effects can sometimes seem worse than the condition they're supposed to be alleviating.
Overall, I think it's still worth reading, not least for the background into the Hmong culture. I'd hope, however, that if there was sufficient interest in the community, the library would respond by getting more recent books on the subject, whether medical or cultural.


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Through a process of growing awareness of the call to follow Jesus in Salesian religious life, the young woman matures in her ability to answer God's call, in an ever more free and responsible way. This period of assessment and guidance, the foundations of the formative journey are established. This helps the young woman to assess her vocational choice and, through experience, to ensure that she possesses the qualities required to live Salesian life.
After dialogue with the guide and the provincial, who is responsible for acceptance into the Institute, the young woman can begin the journey that will lead her to better clarify her motivations and make a more conscious decision. The Institute offers the young woman, who has decided to begin her journey in religious life, the possibility of contact with the Salesian charism in one of its communities.
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Combine oysters and buttermilk in a large shallow dish or zip-top plastic freezer bag. Cover or seal and chill at least 2 hours. Drain oysters well. Combine flour and the next 8 ingredients. Dredge oysters in flour mixture, shaking off excess. Pour oil to a depth of 1 inch in a Dutch oven; heat to 370�. Fry oysters, in batches, 3 minutes or until golden. Drain on paper towels. Stir together melted butter, hot sauce, and lemon juice. Pour butter mixture evenly over hot fried oysters. Serve oysters with Ranch dressing and celery sticks on the side.
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As a Sunday School teacher, I have often wondered — How does a child's faith develop? How do we learn to love and follow Jesus? How do we help children develop a strong Christian foundation? The answers are often in our own spiritual relationship with God, in our church community, and in our Sunday School program. As parents, Godparents, and members of St. John's, we have made the promise to do all in our power to support the children in their life with Christ.
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This fall, the younger Godly Play classes have been experiencing some of the Old Testament stories including Creation, Adam and Eve, Noah, Exodus, Moses, and The Ten Best Ways. The older class is also learning of the prophets including Abraham, Joseph, Daniel, and Jonah. Each story offers a beautiful format, thoughtful story telling, and thematic materials. We have added additional craft activities and Mrs. Hendricks is leading us in song. The children seem to love the program! We invite the members of our congregation to come, observe, and put a little Godly Play in your life!
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Halloween is just a week away! Woo Hoo! Here's a pic of my skeleton chandelier, it's a little unclear but the sun is so bright during the day that it is almost impossible to get a good pic! If I can get a better one I will replace it.
My Chandelier is decorated with one of my creepy skeletons, I added some moss, black sparkle flowers and some birds and it's instant spooky! I will be putting up pics of my table set up sometime this week as I am in decor mode getting ready for my party next weekend! Now off to find a costume!
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Over the weekend we had news about iPhone 5 photographs spotted in the wild, and to complement the photos, and today we've got some video footage to go along with it. A video has surfaced online showing off what appears to be the housing for the next generation iPhone. The housing in the video resembles the photographs we saw yesterday – from the smaller dock connector to the metallic back, it all looks very real.
As usual, we can't confirm if this is going to end up being the real deal but what we've seen looks very convincing. With the iPhone 5 rumored for a September release, we're going to have at least one more month full of speculation before we can come to a conclusion. Check out the video embedded above and see for yourself. What do you think?


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On Sunday, June 12, we gathered to celebrate the ministy of Bethany Presbyterian Church during their last worship service. Former members and current members shared how their lives were changed through the years because of finding this small group of faithful people.
Over and over again, a deep sense of gratitude was expressed for Bethany's ministry to broken people, to people in the midst of struggle and pain, to people full of anger and confusion. Over and over again, Bethany was described as a deep blessing, a place where people wanted to be real and honest with each other, a place of transformation and real compassion, wrestling with the tension of living in faith in the world.
Though Bethany has been struggling for a while, it was clear that the commitment to provide a place for people to be honest about their brokenness and find a community of healing never faded. Even those who just joined the congregation spoke of the gift of grace they experienced through the loving-kindness of this small family.
What if we all could be a little more like that, honest about our own personal brokenness and willing to approach one another in love and grace and compassion? What if our worshiping communities were able to be places of deep acceptance and mutuality, where we didn't need to hide our struggles but instead could share and support one another in them? What if we produced joyful disciples because of the gift of such communities, who then invited others who were broken, hurting, angry, and confused into life-giving relationships with Christ and with each other?
What if Omar had found such a community? As we learn more about his life, we hear that he was angry and conflicted, visiting the nightclub where he would later unleash a dreadful, killing rage, exploring the possibility of a same-gender relationship while lashing out after seeing two men kissing in public. What if he had been able to find a place to be honest about his struggle, honest about his pain and fear, honest about his anger, where he could have experienced compassion and healing?
In many ways, the Pulse Nightclub operated as such a place for people who have been rejected by their churches and sometimes their families. It was a place of sanctuary and welcome, a place to be real and be celebrated, a place to gather with others struggling with the tension of living faithfully as LGBTQ people in a world that still responds too often with hate. Article after article has lifted up this reality, as expressed by Paul Raushenbush, a clergyman and popular gay writer:
Nightclubs have always been sacred spaces for queer people, places to gather and glitter away from the judging glares of society, where we could love and be loved for who we are and how we want to be. (The Boston Globe, June 14, 2016, "Tens of thousands rally in solidarity," by David Crary of the Associated Press)
Even as an evangelical congregation, Bethany sought to allow space for the honesty of this struggle as well. Before their last worship service began, we paused in prayer for the terrible tragedy in Orlando, without judgement, without reservation, simply grieving the violence and bloodshed, the death and destruction, without the need to minimize or demonize.
As the members of Bethany disburse to other congregations, I pray that they will take with them this wisdom and gift. I pray the churches they now invest themselves in will also learn how to be honest and real, sharing brokenness and building each other up. I also pray for the rest of the churches in the Presbytery of Boston and across our denomination. Many of our congregations have learned how to be communities of mutual care and loving-kindness, but it's not enough to be that only for ourselves. We need to learn how to be sanctuaries for all people, places of compassion and welcome and love.


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I think it's a bit overpriced, for the amount of what you are getting. I wouldn't spend $10 (if the cost were divided equally per item) for the Balancing Shampoo or the Nourishing Mask, but I'm glad to have tried the kit because the Leave in Cream is definitely worth it. It smells great too, like honey almost. And the Oil Treatment is a good deal too. Great for travel.4
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Patently Apple reports that Apple acquired the Lightning trademark from a motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson. Details of the trademark deal were made public in a filing with the European Union and it noted that the registered trademark for "Lightning" was originally owned by H-D Michigan, Inc, which is the intellectual property holding company for Harley-Davidson.
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I woke up early this morning well so I thought. It was 8:00 and I was not so excited about the day. This was the second Day of the seminar which means the most fun. Today I had to teach my accountability team about Adonai.
For those who don't know what an accountability team is they are the teacher and translators from America and Taiwan. I was very nervous as I taught my team about Adonai , but God gave me the words to say. My lesson turned out very good and I thank God for allowing me to share how He is my Lord and Adonai over my life.
God has already taught me so much and it has only been 3 days I am so excited about what God is going to do.
Please pray for us that we would have strength to make it to the end this journey and that God would continue to use us for His glory. We shall keep you updated for the days to come.
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Scallops and Asparagus
20 spears asparagus
Extra virgin olive oil
Kosher salt & freshly ground pepper, to taste
12 sea scallops
Sauvignon Blanc Vinaigrette, recipe follows
Brush asparagus with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Grill over high heat until done; set aside.
Season scallops with salt & pepper. Place saute pan over high heat; sear scallops about 2-3 minutes per side, depending on size. Remove from heat.
To serve: Divide asparagus between 4 salad plates. Place 3 scallops on each plate and drizzle with sauvignon blanc vinaigrette.
Sauvignon Blanc Vinaigrette
1 cup Chateau Ste. Michelle Sauvignon Blanc
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1/4 cup lemon juice
Kosher salt, to taste
1 to 1-1/2 cups canola oil
Place wine in non-reactive saucepan over high heat and bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium and simmer until reduced to 1/4 cup.
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Before we jump into the ways that a medical weight loss program can help you, let's look at some reason why you might not be losing the weight.
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- You need to change your mindset. Change it hard! Humans are stubborn, and once we set our minds to something it is hard to change that. If your mindset is that you will always be overweight, that you can't ever lose weight, or that you will fail at every attempt you make to lose weight, then it's true. You will fail. However, if you can change your mindset to be more positive, it can make a big difference in your outcomes. Instead of assuming you will always fail and that this is a bad thing to change your mindset that failure is good. Failure helps you learn. As you learn you will grow and you will find that little by little you will start to succeed.
- Stop reacting and start planning. Everyone is busy; everyone has something that can get in the way of exercising and eating right. Don't let this be your stumbling block. Instead of waking up every morning and trying to figure out where you can fit in a quick run to the gym and then missing it in the end because you didn't have time, was too tired, or couldn't be bothered, schedule it into your day from the beginning. Take some time to sit down at the beginning of each week and make time for you. Sure, you might have last minute things that come up during the week, but if you have gym time, meal prep time, and healthy cooking time scheduled out you are far less likely to push it off to the side. Look at it this way, you can't be unhealthy forever and it not catch up to you eventually. Either you take a little bit of time to take care of yourself now, or you might end up taking a lot of time to recuperate and heal your body later.
- Don't expect instant results. In the world of fast food, instant streaming, and I want it now, it's hard to wait for results. We want to see our hard work paying off immediately, but when it comes to losing weight, slow and steady is best. One of the best things that you can do to lose weight is to slow down. Eating more slowly helps your body to register when it is full. Additionally, if you are not eating quickly so that you can run off to the next thing on your list, you will better be able to hear your body when it tells you it's done. The process may be long and tedious, but you can keep doing what you're doing, see no changes in a month, and wish you had started a month ago, or you can start now and actually see results down the road.
- Watch your portion sizes. Overeating is the absolute main reason for weight gain. Too much food in causes your body to store it as fat. On the flip side, undereating will also not serve you in your goal of weight loss. Undereating causes your body to go into survival mode. If your body thinks that there isn't enough food to survive, it will store extra fat for later reserves and use your muscle as its energy source leaving you heavier than you started but with less muscle tone.
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Mitt Romney fell one point in Friday's Gallup poll and now leads President Barack Obama by six points, 51 percent to 45 percent, in the seven-day tracking poll.
Obama's numbers held steady at 45 percent for the third consecutive day.
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Gallup's poll of registered voters held steady for the third consecutive day Friday, with Romney leading Obama 48 percent to 47 percent — results that are far more in line with other national polling.
Obama's job approval rating also held steady at 50 percent, although the number of voters polled who disapprove of the president's job performance rose two points Friday, up to 46 percent.
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Dogs and strollers are allowed on the course. Course is wheelchair accessible.
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Soldier Field is located at 1410 Museum Campus Dr, Chicago, IL 60605. AIDS Run & Walk takes place on the SE lawn outside the stadium.
Public Transportation: CTA--accessible via the 146 bus and Roosevelt Station (Red, Orange and Green lines). Check Bus Tracker and Train Tracker.
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Violin Memory released its 3U 6264 MLC 19 nanometer all-flash array with over 64 TB capacity and up to 750,000 IOPS for under $5 per GB.
Violin Memory Inc. this week launched its largest capacity all-flash array and a new Symphony storage management application.
The Violin 6264 Flash Memory array scales to 64 TB -- twice as much as the vendor's previous highest capacity array -- in a 3U box. Violin claimed the 6264 can deliver 750,000 IOPS. The system uses 19-nanometer, multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash from Toshiba.
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"What we are doing today is delivering storage at the speed of memory, but at the cost of performance disk," Venkat said. "Over time, what you will see is our entire product line shifting to the latest flash technology, which is the 19 nanometer."
Violin Memory offers all-flash storage arrays with both MLC and single-level cell (SLC) NAND flash technology. The Violin 6600 series SLC flash arrays offer between 6.6 TB and 17.6 TB of raw capacity and between 450,000 and 1 million IOPS in the standard 3U form factor.
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#ZephanyNurse case: Accused denies kidnapping claims
The soft-spoken accused maintains she did not kidnap three-day-old Zephany in April 1997.
CAPE TOWN - A Lavender Hill woman who raised Zephany Nurse said she was planning to tell the teenager she was adopted after the matric exams.
The woman has pleaded not guilty to kidnapping the girl from Groote Schuur Hospital in April 1997.
Yesterday, the accused testified in her trial which has been postponed to Monday because the prosecutor is unavailable this week.
Zephany in April 1997.
On the stand, she claimed she met a woman at Tygerberg Hospital who advised her about fertility treatments and adoption.
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When asked whether she had tried to contact Sylvia since her arrest, the accused told the court she had lost the woman's number.
She could also not produce any receipts of alleged payments to Sylvia, for fertility medication and the alleged adoption.
At the same time, Zephany's biological family said they want the woman who allegedly abducted their daughter to be punished accordingly.
The girl's biological father, Morne Nurse, said he feels no sympathy for her after she broke down in court.
"Actually to me this whole thing is a joke because the whole world knows the truth. Justice will prevail eventually and that's all I have to say."
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