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Everywhere you look, someone has their "top 3/5/10 exercises" for leaner thighs, abs, arms, or whatever. All this hyperbole and anti-scientific rhetoric is based on the same type of nonsense - but let's keep it specific to the "tummy" since that's probably the most common "trouble zone". Want to know what exercise helps you get a flatter stomach? ANY exercise. Stomach fat loss is not in response to ab muscular activation (just as fat loss ANYWHERE is not in response to local muscle … [Read more...]
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Finding More Time for What You Really Want
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"A house gun. If it hadn't been there how could you defend yourself, in this city, against losing your hi-fi equipment, your television set and computer, your watch, and rings, against being gagged, raped, knifed? If it hadn't been there the man on the sofa would not be under the ground of the city" (Gordimer 155). Recently in the United States, there has been a massive debate on whether guns should be more strictly controlled. Similarly, this debate also extends to South Africa, the setting of Nadine Gordimer's The House Gun. In the above quotation, Gordimer expresses the dilemma that plagues most Americans and South Africans today: guns are a problem because they regularly cause unnecessary loss of life, but how else will citizens protect themselves if weapons of this nature are not readily available?
The House Gun tells the story of Duncan Lingard, who, after finding his girlfriend with another man, shoots the latter in cold blood. The story follows Lingard and his parents as they navigate through the legal system, ultimately ending with Lingard sentenced to seven years in jail. To many readers, this may seem like an insignificant amount of time to serve for taking someone's life. However, when the reader understands how common this type of violence is in this setting, they have to realize that if everyone was put away for life for killing a man, the prisons would not be capable of holding all the criminals. Gordimer notes,
[Cases of violence] were so many; in a region of the country where the political ambition of a leader had led to killings that had become vendettas, fomented by him, a daily tally of deaths was routine as a weather report; elsewhere, taxi drivers shot one another in rivalry over who would choose to ride with them, quarrels in discotheques were settled by the final curse word of guns. State violence under the old, past regime had habituated its victims to it. People had forgotten there was any other way (Gordimer 48-49).
Gordimer uses a strong metaphor here, comparing the violence to a weather report, to accurately depict the ridiculous way people think of gun violence. Gordimer says in the above quote that, "…a daily tally of deaths was routine as a weather report…" which should sound ludicrous to the reader, but it's absolutely true. Events like this happen every day in South Africa, which is what Gordimer wants the reader to understand. From April 2016 to March 2017, according to TimesLive, "between 18 and 21 of the 52 South Africans murdered per day are killed with guns" (Gous). Similarly, in the United States as of May 2018, the total number of gun-related incidents this year was 20,350 according to the Gun Violence Archive. Of those incidents, there have been 5,055 deaths and 9,096 people have been injured. However, these incidents are not given the attention they deserve. Most of these incidents will be ignored by the media, labeled as everyday occurrences. According to an article in the New York Times, shootings are even ignored by the police.
When someone dies in a car crash, the local police fill out a detailed form that is shared with the federal government. Researchers have mined that data to see how policies…can reduce the death toll from driving. When someone is killed in a shooting, the data collected is skimpier, more haphazard and not reported to the federal government from every state… it limit[s] the ability of policymakers to fully understand what laws could make a difference (Bui &Sanger-Katz).
When police don't fully cover shootings, it makes finding a solution to gun violence even harder. Even when shootings are covered, like the Parkland High School shooting on February 14th, 2018, attention is diverted within a few weeks, and the majority of the population forgets it ever happened, except for the victims. Those who had to live through the shooting will carry that trauma for the rest of their lives. Not long after that event is forgotten, another one occurs. On May 19th, a student fatally shot ten people and wounded ten others. According to CNN, "the alleged shooter used a shotgun and a .38 revolver that were legally owned by his father" (Hanna, Andone, Allen & Almasy). That is exactly why gun laws should be stricter, especially in the United States. There has to be a way to prevent this kind of tragedy. However, Gordimer does note in her novel that there is a dilemma associated with stricter gun laws. How will citizens protect themselves against others without easily accessible guns?
"It was the gun kept in the house so that if someone was attacked, intruders broke in, whoever it was could defend himself. Everyone" (Gordimer 214). It is noted here in the novel that the gun Lingard used to kill his friend was never intentioned to be used in this manner. It was simply for self defense. Though harm was not the intention, because the gun was available, a needless death occurred. This poses the question, how can someone have a gun in their home for protection while minimizing the risk of unnecessary harm? One answer to this dilemma would be stricter regulations on background checks for people that want to own guns. According to an article published on National Public Radio,
Two recent studies provide evidence that background checks can significantly curb gun violence. In one, researchers found that a 1995 Connecticut law requiring gun buyers to get permits (which themselves required background checks) was associated with a 40 percent decline in gun homicides…Similarly, when researchers studied Missouri's 2007 repeal of its permit-to-purchase law, they found an associated increase in gun homicides by 23 percent…(Kurtzleben).
This proves that background checks matter in the fight against gun violence. However, these background checks are not one-hundred percent accurate in deterring criminals from accessing guns. The same article in the New York Times says, "As the New York Times found in a December investigation, the guns used in many recent high-profile shootings were purchased legally by people who passed background checks" (Kurtzleben). Referring back to Duncan Lingard from The House Gun, he would have definitely passed a background check, therefore allowing him access to a gun and to commit the same crime. In the novel, a few psychiatrists are brought in during the trial seen in which they note Lingard had a sound mental state. Also, according to Giffords Law Center, a background check, "contains information about individuals' criminal and mental health histories and any civil orders entered against them that might affect their eligibility to purchase or possess a gun, such as domestic violence restraining orders" (Locher). Duncan was a man of sound mental state, had no prior run-ins with the law, and even went to military school. Obviously, he would have passed this background check and had the opportunity to kill his girlfriend's lover. So what can be done? Is there a way to almost completely eradicate gun violence among citizens in the United States? Though there is hope, the answer is probably no.
Looking at Australia's gun policies might be the answer the United States needs to eradicate gun violence, at least mass gun violence like the Parkland shooting. According to the New York Times, "Australia introduced a comprehensive gun control regime after a massacre in Tasmania 22 years ago, and mass shootings [t]here dropped to zero. Some experts regard it as the most effective gun control system in the world" (Patrick). 22 years seems like a lifetime ago. According to Time Magazine, 74 mass shootings have happened in the U.S. since the Australian law was passed (Wilson). Why hasn't gun control been revised in the U.S. if it was so successful in Australia? The above article in the New York Times also notes,
…the Australian model won't work in the United States. Here's why: We Australians have a profoundly different relationship with weapons. Americans love guns. We're scared of them. This difference explains why a conservative prime minister was able to confiscate some 650,000 privately owned firearms and ban semiautomatic weapons without a single reported act of violence (Patrick).
Gun control in America will most likely never be successful. All it took for Australia to pass this strict gun control policy was one mass shooting, the Port Arthur Massacre, in which 35 people were shot and killed in Tasmania. The fact that there have been 74 mass shootings in the United States since Australia's legislation was passed makes it doubtful that there will ever be change.
Hasn't there been legislation passed that has changed gun laws in the U.S.? The answer is yes, but this legislation has actually made it easier for people to obtain guns. President Trump actually made it easier for "fugitives" to buy guns. According to New York Magazine,
The 1993 Brady Act, which mandated federal background checks on gun purchases, says that gun dealers can't complete the sale if the prospective buyer is a "fugitive from justice." Since 1998, the background-check system issued 180,000 denials for that reason…In February 2017, Trump's Justice Department sided with the ATF and purged about 500,000 people previously labeled "fugitives" from the system (Hartmann).
Who knows how much gun violence has transpired since these potentially dangerous people have been taken off the list? There is also another, more ironic example of Republicans making gun control more lenient. The article aforementioned also states,
A bill that would loosen restrictions on buying gun silencers, known as the Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act, was originally set to get a hearing in June 14, 2017, but it had to be delayed when a gunman opened fire that morning on members of Congress practicing for a charity baseball game…It was marked up by a House committee in late September, but the vote was delayed again after 59 people were fatally shot during a concert in Las Vegas on October 1. A day later, Politico reported that the vote wasn't anticipated "anytime soon"— but it's expected to pass eventually. The bill would also make it more difficult for the ATF to classify ammunition as "armor piercing," and ease restrictions on the interstate transportation of weapons (Hartmann).
It is surprising that, even after a gunman opened fired on members of Congress, the bill is still expected to pass. Or is it? Survivors of the Parkland shooting have been calling out in desperation for reform on gun laws because they are frightened that events like that shooting might happen again. However, they haven't been heard. The students seen advocating for their own safety are often mocked on social media, and even now their voices are being swept away by time. The only hope for gun reform is if the young adults directly impacted by the shooting get involved in politics themselves and start the reform laws over from scratch. Starting over is what worked for Duncan Lingard's parents in The House Gun, after all. They are able to accept what happened to Duncan, and even gain a small child out of it. Even though they went through terrible grief during Duncan's trial, they are able to come back from it and live their lives happily. Duncan as well, after serving his seven-year in prison, will be able to come back to society and live his life as well. Maybe that's the hope Gordimer is trying to convey. Even though guns can have terrible effects on the world, starting over can hold great opportunities. The young adults of the Parkland shooting will be the ones to make American gun laws "start over." They will change them, make them more progressive, and hopefully children don't have to be afraid to go to school anymore.
Nadine Gordimer's The House Gun tells a compelling story about Duncan Lingard's murder trial, but it's more than just a detective novel. Gordimer uses it as a social commentary on gun violence, not only in her home country but throughout the world, hoping to make the point that guns are weapons of destruction and should be regulated heavily because of it. In this way, she allows readers to have a necessary discussion about the dangers of guns and invites them to look for examples of this destruction in their own lives so that they may do something about it.
Works Cited
Andone, Dakin, and Keith Allen. "Alleged Shooter at Texas High School Spared People He Liked, Court Document Says." CNN, Cable News Network, 19 May 2018, www.cnn.com/2018/05/18/us/texas-school-shooting/index.html.
Bui, Quoctrung, and Margot Sanger-katz. "There's an Awful Lot We Still Don't Know About Guns." The New York Times, The New York Times, 2 Mar. 2018, www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/03/02/upshot/what-should-government-study-gun-research-funding.html.
Gous, Nico. Between 18 and 21 South Africans per Day Killed by Guns. www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2017-10-24-between-18-and-21-south-africans-per-day-killed-by-guns/
"Gun Violence Archive." Gun Violence Archive, www.gunviolencearchive.org/.
Hartmann@MargHartmann, Margaret. "Every Attempt to Change Gun Laws Under Trump." Gloria Steinem on the Relationship Between the Black Power and Women's Liberation Movements — New York Magazine, 15 Feb. 2018, nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/02/every-attempt-to-change-gun-laws-under-trump.html.
Kurtzleben, Danielle. "Research Suggests Gun Background Checks Work, But They're Not Everything." NPR, NPR, 9 Jan. 2016, www.npr.org/2016/01/09/462252799/research-suggests-gun-background-checks-work-but-theyre-not-everything.
Locher, John. "Mass. Slow to Send Records to Federal Gun Background Check Database, Prompting Concerns – The Boston Globe." BostonGlobe.com, The Boston Globe, 22 Feb. 2018, www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/02/22/mass-slow-send-records-federal-gun-background-check-database-prompting-concerns/OtkIbsKOPT8sk1E9SpDVkK/story.html.
Patrick, A. Odysseus. "Australia's Gun Laws Are Not a Model for America." The New York Times, The New York Times, 24 Feb. 2018, www.nytimes.com/2018/02/23/opinion/australias-gun-laws-america.html.


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Our 9 yr old daughter wanted to buy chicks at TSC with allowance and started it all......
She bought 5 RIR's and 1 mystery chick. Then she wanted a silkie and we found her a splash silkie chick. I decided I wanted some Buff Orpingtons and we got six of those. Our grand total is now 13. My husband and his father built the coop and I (with a little help) built the nest boxes. We just put up two 2x4's at the same height for roosts. The run will be dog kennel panels. We still have work to do but here are some pics of our progress.
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Pack Break: 2009 Goudey; 2009 Topps Attax
Catching up on some breaks that are a few days old. Here we've got a sampling of single packs of retail 2009 Goudey baseball and 2009 Topps Attax baseball. Enjoy.
2009 Goudey
This year's Goudey just begs for some extra comments …
Lou Marson, 152
Hey, mom, look at me. I've got my own baseball card.
Johnny Cueto, 53
I was how good when I came up? And how bad did 2008 turn out? You're kidding me, right?
Brad Lidge, 159
Here comes a palm ball, or is it a change-up. Whatever it is, I dare you to hit it.
Carlos Zambrano Big Heads, 298
Big Z has a Big Head, got a problem with that, batter? I'll buzz' your ass if you do.
4-In-One Goudey (John Lackey, Jeff Weaver, Eric Bedard, Felix Hernandez)
So, are we not good enough to have out OWN individual cards? All four of us are better than that Lou Marson guy …
Roy Oswalt, 80
So that's how I would look if they were to create a wax statue of me.
Matt Antonelli, 164
This is proper technique if you're looking to break your bat upon contact. Always face the bat label up.
Jason Varitek, 29
I'm very happy to have found a place in the private collection of SuperCollector Newspaperman. I promise not to let you down, Skip.
Product Comments: Eh. I think I'm done with Goudey. Was this 2009 edition even necessary? All of the cards look like freakin' cartoons, and that's a bad thing. That said, three of these cards are headed to my boy at Card Junkie, the Varitek is staying home, and I am looking to trade the other three (Zambrano, 4-in-one and Lidge) speak up if interested or forever hold your peace.
2009 Topps Attax
One pack, 99 cents, just to end the curiosity.
Akinori Iwamura
Mike Cameron
Scott Kazmir FOIL
Jonathan Papelbon
David DeJesus
Product Comments: The card stock on which these are printed is intriguing. It actually feels like rigid backing boards used for comic books. Not sure if I like it. I got my Red Sox card, so that made the pack worth while. The rest, eh … Dave T. speak up if you want these Rays.
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Sadly I could use the Zambrano card (boy do I hate the Cubs).
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Thanks for stopping by! I'm Nate, the creator of the Better Covenant Lifestyle blog and community, and I'd like to share with you my vision behind creating it. Before I jump into that though, I thought it would help to give you a brief introduction of who I am.
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After chasing the pleasures of this world throughout my teen and college years, I became a follower of Jesus in April of 2010. I left behind a life filled with depression, binge drinking, drugs, and sexual promiscuity and gained a new life in Christ. I found it difficult to explain to my friends and family what exactly happened to me and why I had decided to go after a life with God. Because of this, I decided to start a blog and write about my testimony and share what the Lord was doing in my life.
I continued blogging for about 11 months until I eventually gave it up. Now, almost six years later, I've decided to pick it back up. You might be asking yourself, "Why now?" Great question.
I've experienced a great deal of growth over the last six years, and I'd like to think I've matured in many areas and am much better equipped to be writing again. Even though my hunger and passion for God is still just as intense as it was when I first became a believer, many of my views have evolved. While I had a great deal of zeal in my early writings years ago, I didn't have a whole lot of knowledge as it pertained to reading and properly interpreting the Bible, nor was I reflecting the true heart of Jesus in a lot of my interactions with others.
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Since becoming a believer, my passion has always been for two things: the power of God and the truth of God. Over the years, the former has led me to personally experience and witness many great signs, miracles, and manifestations of God. The latter has led me to become a diligent student of the Bible who can clearly articulate the proper context and intended meaning of the Scriptures. I've never wanted to be the type who was chasing signs and miracles without having any Biblical basis for anything, but I also never wanted to be the type who was so full of the knowledge of the Word, but never actually experienced or lived out the things written in it.
It was with these passions in mind that I decided to enroll in Welton Academy Supernatural Bible School in 2015. I'm about to start my second year in the school on September 27th. To say that this school and its teaching have been life-changing would be an understatement. It's given me an entirely new paradigm for how I view God and how I read and interpret the Bible. Having gained so much new insight, wisdom, and freedom in such a short amount of time, I knew it was time to "tell the world" and begin blogging again. However, this time around, my vision is slightly different.
Enter Better Covenant Lifestyle
While I will be writing frequently on a variety of topics, you will also see a number of other Godly men and women contributing to this blog. The Lord was clear to me that rather than just writing a bunch of blog posts on my own, He wanted me to pioneer a community of believers who are passionate about living out a better covenant lifestyle. My goal is to create an online community where believers can engage in healthy dialogue on what it means to be a new and better covenant believer.
In the short-term, I'm looking forward to organizing an amazing lineup of contributors to write about topics such as:
- How to read the Bible
- The character of God
- Understanding the covenants
- The Kingdom of God
- The supernatural
- Identity in Christ
- Freedom in Christ
- Eschatology
In the long-term, I'm hoping that Better Covenant Lifestyle will have become such a strong community that we will be able to put together conferences, partner with other ministries, publish books, and more.
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Thanks for taking the time to stop by and if you'd like to stay connected with the community be sure to like our Facebook page, follow us on Instagram, and subscribe if you'd like to receive the latest articles via email. I encourage you to comment, like, share, and use our official hashtag #bettercovenantlifestyle.
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Ice fog was the rule in Fairbanks as I did my pre-R&R shopping, and the air quality was noticeably poor. As I dropped into the valley and into the fog my eyes started burning early on, and I could smell the wood and coal smoke in the air. Our local air quality issues have been in a the news a lot lately, and for good reason. During extreme cold layers of warmer air aloft trap pollutants near the surface which can be very unhealthy. Enough so that it is a topic of research at UAF.
It is almost always warmer here at the house than in town, as we are located above the valley floor, where the coldest and densest air accumulates. Even here at home the temperature wasn't much higher than -20F (about -28C).
Once I got my groceries put away I asked my handler to bring Friday over. Friday has been hanging out with Jeff's slightly older puppies, which I think is really good for his socialization. It's important that sled dogs be socialized with humans, but I think it critical that they learn to socialize with other dogs, since they will be working with other dogs their entire lives.
While he was handy, I weighed him. At 13 weeks of age he tips the scale at 31 lb. His brother, in Linda Newman's kennel, weighed 32# at 12 weeks, so they are fairly similar in size. Friday's first stop in the house was the toy box, where he pulled out his favorites. At this state, his favorite play things are squeaky toys and tug toys, though he spends lots and lots of time chewing on bones and wooden furniture when he thinks he won't get caught.
|Friday at 13 weeks of age.
I spent a lot of time yesterday just getting the machine to start. I put a propane-fired heater under it for an hour to warm the engine, then needed to use a battery charger to jump start the critter. After two hours of work I was finally able to move it out of the equipment shed and into the garage, where it can thaw out and, hopefully, be easier to start. As soon as the weather warms a little I hope to be able to get in a few training runs. The dogs REALLY need the exercise.
Meanwhile, I brought Amazing Grace into the house as the "dog of the day" yesterday. She had a great time playing with Friday, and very quickly taught him how to jump up on the bed. For several minutes they ran around in a big circle, jumping on the bed then off the bed, then on the bed then off the bed. Finally they settled long enough for me to snap a picture.
|Friday (left) and Amazing Grace on the bed. Friday is getting ready to jump off again.


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Ian 'Dicko' Dickson travels to Cambodia and Vietnam as part of a three story special with Getaway and Scenic Tours on Saturday 19th August 5.30pm on the Nine Network.
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We're back at e-Able for September's game day, on Sunday the 16th.
The doors should open at 9, and as usual it'll be 500 yen the day for people taking part. E-Able is in Higashi-Betsuin, here.
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The EU is to begin preparing for its post-Brexit trade negotiations with the UK, while refusing to discuss the matter with the British government.
An internal draft document suggests the 27 EU countries should discuss trade among themselves while officials in Brussels prepare the details.
The draft text could yet be revised.
EU Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said a lack of compromise over the UK's financial commitments was impeding progress – saying "they have to pay".
Speaking in Luxembourg, Mr Juncker used the analogy of someone covering the bill after ordering 28 beers at a bar to explain the EU's position – and added that the Brexit negotiating process was taking longer than expected.
He also dismissed the wrangling over citizens' rights – another sticking point – as "nonsense", calling on the UK to adopt a "common sense" approach and say "things will stay as they are" after Brexit.
Downing Street said "good progress" was being made in the talks.
As the fifth round of talks ended in Brussels on Thursday, the EU's chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, said there was "deadlock" over the UK's Brexit bill.
He said there had not been enough progress to move to the next stage of post-Brexit trade talks – as the UK had hoped – but added that he hoped for "decisive progress" by the time of the December summit of the European Council.
The draft paper submitted to the 27 EU states by European Council president Donald Tusk, suggests free trade talks could open in December – should Prime Minister Theresa May improve her offer on what the UK pays when it leaves.
The BBC's Europe correspondent Adam Fleming said the paper contained "something for everyone" – with the reference to trade talks accompanied by a call for the UK to do more to bridge the gap on the key negotiating points.
The document calls for talks – about a transition period and the future relationship – to move to the next phase "as soon as possible".
The draft conclusions – to be put to EU leaders next Friday – also call for more concessions from the UK on its financial obligations and the rights of European nationals who wish to stay after Brexit.
The paper confirms Mr Barnier's assessment, that there has not been "sufficient progress" on three key elements of a withdrawal treaty for leaders to agree to open the trade talks now.
But it says the leaders would welcome developments on these key issues: the rights of three million EU citizens in the UK, protecting peace in Northern Ireland from the effect of a new border and Britain's outstanding "financial obligations".
The council would then pledge to "reassess the state of progress" at their December summit.
Bernd Kolmel, chairman of Germany's Eurosceptic Liberal Conservative Reformers, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme there appeared to have been little progress between the first and fifth round of talks – something he described as a "disaster".
He called on the EU to expand the talks to include its future relationships and trade with the UK.
Anders Vistisen, a Danish Eurosceptic MEP and vice-chair of the EU Parliament's foreign affairs committee, agreed, adding: "The most integral thing is the future relationship. If we are making a bad trade deal for Britain we are also hurting ourselves."
The document states that in order "to be fully ready", EU leaders would ask Mr Barnier and his officials to start preparing now for a transition – albeit without actually starting to talk to the UK about it.
"The European Council invites the Council (Article 50) together with the Union negotiator to start internal preparatory discussions," the draft reads.
A Downing Street spokeswoman would not comment on the draft EU document but said Theresa May "has been clear all along that we need to reach a settlement", adding that UK would honour its financial commitments.
Meanwhile, a crucial plank of the government's Brexit legislation faces a raft of attempted amendments by MPs as ministers seek to steer it through Parliament.
The EU (Withdrawal) Bill will end the supremacy of EU law in the UK and incorporate existing Brussels legislation onto the UK statute book.
Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom said going through the proposed changes was "taking a bit of time" as she confirmed there would be no debate on the bill next week.
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MediaTek said Monday it expects its mobile chip shipments to grow by a low double-digit-percentage at best in 2016.
Intensifying competition from Qualcomm Inc and Spreadtrum Communications Co will undermine MediaTek's profitability next year and drive its profit growth to the slowest in three years, company executives said.
"As [price] competition will continue to be stiff in 2016, gross margins will be under even more pressure compared with this year," MediaTek vice chairman and president Hsieh Ching-jiang told reporters.
"Our mobile phone [chip] business will continue to make a profit" this year, but it will be softer than this year and last year, he added.
MediaTek expects 4G long-term evolution (LTE) chips to account for 60 to 70 percent of the company's overall handset chip shipments next year, up from an estimated 40 percent in 2015.
MediaTek could see gross margins fall to about 44 percent this year and to 42 percent next year, Daiwa Capital Markets analyst Rick Hsu told The Taipei Times.
Mobile phone chips make up about 55 percent of MediaTek's revenue.
Overall, MediaTek is on track to reach its shipment target of 400 million smartphone chips this year, accounting for 26 percent of 1.5 billion mobile phones worldwide.
Next year, global mobile phone chip shipment growth will decelerate to about 10 percent annually, MediaTek co-chief operating officer Jeffrey Ju said. The growth will primarily come from LTE chip demand in India, Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America.
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The views, opinions and positions expressed by the authors and those providing comments on this paper do not necessarily reflect the views of the Election Center.
Sponsored by: Cook County Clerk David Orr
Authored by: Noah Praetz, Director of Elections
The entire national security establishment admonishes that threats to our election infrastructure are
real. Foreign governments, foreign non-state actors, and domestic troublemakers have the capacity and desire to corrode the essential public belief that our election outcomes are true and reliable. To very different degrees this threat applies to both preliminary returns announced on election night and to official, final results.
Beyond results, the threat applies to the large variety of systems used to run seamless elections. These include electronic and paper pollbooks; voter registration and election management systems; websites with voter tools and public information; and a variety of other subsystems such as: GIS, ballot printing system, mail ballot preparation and processing system and a variety of essential election support systems like election day control centers.
Local election officials - nearly 9,000 of them in the country - are the shock troops on this new battlefield. They desperately need resources, including federal government resources.
The new security mantra for local election official's is "defend, detect, recover."
Perfect defense is difficult or even impossible. Instead the challenge of security is to ensure no attack exceeds our resilience–our ability to detect and recover–whether that means restoring lost data or even recounting ballots to establish election results that are trusted and true.
Each state has a varying security matrix to operate in; their mix of ability to defend, detect and recover. States with great audits (detect) and paper ballots (recover) are much more resilient by definition; and the burden of defending their voting system is consequently much lower. On the other hand, states without good audits and without paper ballots place the unenviable burden of perfect defense on their election administrators.
Below is a challenging, comprehensive, yet achievable list of actions to protect the integrity of these multiple systems. Make no mistake, this will be a painful and expensive undertaking. But the protection of our foundational institution requires this sacrifice.
Increase the defensive capacity of local and state election officials by:
1. Supporting a digital network for all local election officials that will facilitate rapid sharing of threats and incidents, as well as supporting increased training and resiliency;
2. Financing an Election Infrastructure and Information Security Officer (EIISO) (or consultant) servicing every local and state election official in the country;
3. Ensuring that threat and incident information known to Government is shared appropriately throughout the election ecosystem.
Increase the catastrophic breach detection capacity by incentivizing:
1. The use of modern public audits of all elections;
2. The use of modern voting technology that captures a digital image of each ballot that can be tied to the original ballot and the cast ballot record;
3. The use of monitoring sensors on the networks of all willing election officials.
Eliminate even the most remote possibility of an undetectable catastrophic breach by replacing all paperless voting systems that currently serve nearly 20 percent of the country.
Release election officials from their burden of being perfect every single time!
Local election officials need support
It must be underscored – local election officials are the front-line troops in this battle. Those who control Federal, State, and local spending must provide local election officials with resources to do their job in this environment. Those who drive state election policies must make choices to fortify local officials for their new cyber mission.
Election officials are serving valiantly and professionally. They are talented and capable. They are holding the line. But they are operating with limited resources under sometimes unfair burdens placed upon them by policy makers in their respective states. Like good servants, they will say they can continue to hold the line. And they'll mean it.
But they need to be asked to hold a reasonable line. And holding a line that requires perfect defense every time is not reasonable.
It is impossible to defend against every conceivable attack. But if we detect breaches and recover from them quickly, we will survive any incident.
And so will faith in our democracy.
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FALMOUTH — Political campaign signs sprout each fall, like a crop ready for harvesting.
In Falmouth, this year's harvest has come early.
With the general election still 10 weeks away, the town has removed a dozen campaign signs from public property.
State and town laws prohibit campaign signs from being displayed on public right-of-ways more than six weeks in advance of an election – no earlier than Sept. 25 for the Nov. 6 election.
But after receiving complaints from residents, the town said it recently removed 11 illegal signs for the campaign of John Logan Jones, Republican candidate for the state House of Representatives in District 112. The district covers most of Falmouth, and is currently represented by Rep. Mary P. Nelson, D-Falmouth.
The town has also removed a sign for Republican Chris Tyll, who is running for the state Senate in District 11 against incumbent Sen. Richard Woodbury, U-Yarmouth.
Jones said his campaign placed about 25 signs, starting in late July, on what he believed was private property. Campaign signs on private property are permitted at any time.
The town's Department of Public Works removed signs that were placed within public right-of-ways bordering town roads, and notified Jones of their removal, Town Clerk Ellen Planer said.
The widths of the right-of-ways vary, depending on the location. Falmouth Road, where some of the offending signs were placed, has a right-of-way that extends 25 feet in each direction from the center of the road.
Jones contacted Planer to get clarification on the campaign sign rules, and he said in an email message, "to see if the town took them down or if someone is acting alone to take them down."
Signs that were removed by the town were made available for Jones to pick up.
Jones said the town overstepped its authority because he believed the signs were placed on private property. "But it's not an issue I'm really interested in fighting," he said.
Jones is now preparing to attend the Republic National Convention, where he is one of the 20 disputed Maine delegates supporting former GOP presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul.
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Families are often more engaged in catechesis than they realize, says Kathy Hendricks. Each time parents share a story or create a family tradition they cultivate the fertile soil of faith formation. Of course, many families still need help finding time to pray and fostering their own domestic spirituality, and in this thorough and enlightening book, Hendricks shares the many ways catechists, DREs, teachers, and parish ministers can honor, support, and celebrate the family's role in faith formation. Hendricks identifies six tasks of family catechesis, showing readers how to affirm and help families build the faith. With relevant reflection questions plus practical tips and ideas for strengthening family prayer, creating opportunities for outreach, and welcoming blended families and those for whom sports is a priority, this must-have resource can help anyone discover how God dwells among us, "embedded within every family."
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Roche said yesterday it is to acquire Constitution Medical Investors (CMI), which markets a system to diagnose blood-related conditions.
The Swiss pharma company will pay $220m for CMI, gaining access to its 'Bloodhound' technology, which Roche says is designed to provide faster and more accurate diagnosis of haematological diseases, potentially improving patient care.
CMI will serve as a 'centre of excellence' in the field of haematology within Roche Diagnostics, and will receive further payments depending on the achievement of certain milestones.
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A Word from the Headmaster, Ross Featherston
Reading, disappointment and academic success
A highlight of the BGS year is the Scholars' Assembly. At last Thursday's Scholars' Assembly, the whole Secondary School honoured the exceptionally high academic achievements of the Class of 2017. The Scholars' Wall in the Hancock Wing was unveiled and blessed by Fr Tony, as the 2017 boys and parents looked on.
The 2017 Dux, David Lawlor, was the keynote speaker at the Assembly. David gained a 'perfect' ATAR of 99.95 – the highest score achievable. He reflected on what worked for him during his final year of school, and what didn't. He encouraged all the Secondary School boys to find their own formula for success – that is, to discover what works for them. Among some characteristic witticisms, two things from David's speech stood out for me.
The first was his point on the importance of reading. David spoke about reading as his foundation. He believes that more reading can lead to better writing, which in turn can lead to increased academic success across all subjects. Not surprisingly, I share the same belief!
The second point that resonated was the role that disappointment plays in finding success. David believes that rather than being an impediment to success, disappointment is how you achieve it. To mark this point, he finished with a quote from President John F. Kennedy: "Only those who dare to fail greatly can achieve greatly." Again, I concur with David.
The Scholars' Assembly (and the Scholars' Wall) are important statements about the School's values with reference to scholarly aspiration and achievement. I have no doubt that initiatives like this play a vital role in our commitment to raising the academic culture of BGS.
On Wednesday, we took a moment to be thankful for those that have gone before us to make BGS what it is today, including its rising academic culture. One hundred and thirty-six years ago to the day, Dr Crowther opened the doors of his new school and welcomed the first BGS students (eight in all).
Finally, please take the time to look at this week's Crowther Thinking section of the eNews. Here, our Deputy Headmaster/Head of the Crowther Dr Ray Swann outlines the vision and purpose of the work undertaken through the Crowther (the 'engine that drives the School'). I think you'll find it enlightening and exciting.
Have a great week.
From the Head of Secondary School, Rachel Horton
With the 2018 school year in full swing and the summer holidays now a distant memory, this week has been a busy one in the Secondary School. In addition to the core business of academic study and the boys' busy co-curricular schedules, the second half of the Year 7 cohort departed for their outdoor education experience on Monday morning, the Year 10 students embarked on the exciting Tomorrow Man program, and Library Lovers' Day took place on Wednesday. You'll find more about all of these events in this week's eNews.
Wednesday 14 February was Ash Wednesday Chapel. This day also marked the 136th anniversary of the founding of the School by Dr George Henry Crowther. Dr Crowther opened the gates to Brighton Grammar School with just eight students in 1882. This event was celebrated with a Founders' Day chapel service in St Andrew's. Father Tony Poole blessed the new School flag and presented it to St Andrew's where it will remain hanging on the Chapel's wall in perpetuity. The School's eighth and current headmaster, Ross Featherston, compèred his very popular annual beat-the-buzzer segment, in which champions from each House race to answer questions about Brighton Grammar School, past and present, to win (or lose!) points for their Houses. This year, the competition ended in a nail-biting tiebreak between Hancock and Crowther, with Hancock eventually being announced the winners for 2018.
So, as another busy week draws to a close, there is much to look back on and remember in the School's history and many things to look forward to in the coming weeks.
Record Books and Adolescent Brains
Welcome to all Year 7 and 8 families! I encourage you to play an active role in your son's learning, starting with his Record Book. Your son needs to bring his Record Books to School each day. He takes it to each lesson and uses it regularly to record homework and important dates. Please sign your son's Record Book each Thursday night. Besides seeing the homework he is doing, you will be able to gain an understanding of the Character Strengths and other Wellbeing activities that the boys complete each afternoon in Academic Care.
Over the last couple of weeks, the boys have learnt that when they enjoy honest and caring relationships with their families and friends, they are:
– happy in themselves and able to look for the good in things they are doing
– in a position to make the most of teamwork
– socially connected and have a sense of belonging.
Well-functioning families and friendship groups look for what they are doing well. The free Character Strengths Survey at www.viacharacter.org is a great exercise. The results describe your signature strengths and top supporting strengths. You can then have conversations about how family members can use their strengths together to achieve what they set out to do. Doing this creates growth mindsets.
Receiving and accepting feedback from family and friends on how they are travelling enables boys to self-assess. Our boys need regular developmental, non-judgmental feedback.
The adolescent brain is a turbulent place, with the good-decision making centre (the pre-frontal cortex) not completely wired up. While adolescents can create emotions just like adults, they don't yet have the capability to consistently control them. This often leads to any feedback being seen as criticism.
"A loving heart is the truest wisdom." Charles Dickens
Travis Hopgood
Deputy Head of Secondary School (7–8)
Managing Your Son's Technology Use
Although he may not appreciate this fact immediately, having you oversee his use of technology is in your son's own best interests. Here are some strategies you may like to use.
-Set a time when you expect your son to be in bed.
-Negotiate his homework time/s around family time, chores, sport, dinner and his study preferences.
-Make some times of the day 'tech-free', such as family dinner time.
-Locate his computer in a public space.
-Negotiate a time with him when he can use social media, play games or generally 'surf'. This is very important as there needs to be a balance that he perceives as 'fair' (or at least a compromise).
-As part of the negotiation, your son should agree that, when he is using technology during his homework time, all social media, games, etc. should be turned off.
-Listening to music or watching television while studying is very distracting. Despite what your son may say about multitasking, the research does not support this – he cannot do both at the same time effectively!
-Your son should not have his phone by his bed.
-Insist that he takes small breaks while using technology. Breaks are important to allow his eyes to rest, and to prevent muscle and back strain.
If you would like some further ideas of ways to help in this regard, you might like to read this article from The Parents' Website:
Adrian Janson
eLearning Coordinator (Years 7–8)
Head of ICT, Years 7–12
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To be a better man today than you were yesterday.
The Year 10 boys had their first 'Tomorrow Man' workshop during the week. Over the coming months, the Tomorrow Man team, led by Tom Harkin, will take the boys through a variety of concepts and activities in a series of six two-hour workshops. These workshops, for which the boys have been placed into groups, encourage the boys to disrupt their thinking about stereotypes and strengthen their emotional muscle. The boys are, in essence, reinventing masculinity.
During the first session, the boys were challenged to think about their current understanding of masculinity, and to share some stories about their understanding of manhood. Each group completed an activity called 'Step to the line', during which the boys were asked questions designed to make them consider themselves and their understanding of what it means to be man. Your son may choose to share some of his thinking during this activity with you – it could make for interesting dinner conversation!
The boys finished this first workshop feeling excited but inevitably a little drained – some emotional discussions had taken place. We're looking forward to the next session later this term.
Peter Shepard
Deputy Head of Secondary School (9–10)
Year 7 (Armstrong/Crowther/Dixon) Outdoor Education Journey 2018
I'm sure by now you have all heard about how awesome/challenging/fun/difficult our journey was last week. And I'm certain you have a clear idea of how dirty and smelly it was. Our deepest apologies to you and your washing machines! My reflection last year focused on five highlights of the Year 7 adventure, the cooking, hiking and surfing etc. This year, I wanted to share with you many images that captured what the experience is all about. It's an opportunity for new friendships to be formed and relationships with HTs to be fostered. It's a time to be taken out of one's comfort zone and experience the great outdoors. The images below will give you a taste of what this experience was like for our Year 7 group. They typify the importance of getting away from the 'school' environment and exploring new experiences – which is, of course, what this year is all about!
8.5km, 4.5mk and 2.5km. These are the distances that the Year 7s hiked at Point Leo. They hiked through scrubland, forest and across sand, with their final destination being the beautiful coastline at Cape Schanck
For some, surfing was certainly the highlight of the journey. For others, it was a new experience that quickly became a new passion. It's become somewhat of a rite of passage to head to the coast and catch a few waves with your mates. Apologies for the lack of 'surfing' photos; the staff couldn't help themselves so we were in the water too!
Coastal awareness with James Hilditch ('Metro') and a time to reflect with Father Tony was a welcome break from the non-stop adventure. It was wonderful to have the opportunity to listen to the boys talk about their knowledge of environmental conservation and ocean safety as well as hear them discuss their fears, hopes and dreams.
The next few images convey the comradery and mateship that were forged during the week. We had boys who came from a variety of primary schools, including some who were the only one from that school, and others who had joined us from overseas. Outdoors, it simply did not matter from where they came; there was a sense of equality and feeling that we are 'As One' on this journey.
Finally, my favourite image of all. It was a huge week, filled with hikes, surfing, tree climbing, swimming and more. However, this image shows that despite the hectic nature that is the Year 7 Outdoor Education experience, there's still time to watch a beautiful sunset with a mate.
Scott Davies
Head of House Year 7
Library Lovers' Day
The Urwin Centre Library has begun Term 1 by celebrating Library Lovers' Day (14 February). The Year 7 and 8 boys enjoyed guessing how many lollies were in the jar and trying to figure out which literary couple was from what novel. Lauren Murphy can't wait to reveal the winners tomorrow. The Urwin Centre staff were treated to handmade bookmarks and chocolate hearts to celebrate the day.
Lauren Murphy
Librarian (7–8)
The Senior Library also celebrated Library Lovers' Day. The boys were involved in two love-themed competitions a 'Famous Literary Couples' online quiz and a 'Guess the number of lovehearts' in the jar. We had a variety of amusing methods used to guess the correct number and it will be interesting to see which approach worked! Winners for both these competitions will be announced tomorrow. We also emphasised some of the romantic and love-themed books in our collection through our weekly display, and shared handmade bookmarks and chocolate hearts with the Senior staff.
Paula Fletcher
Librarian (9–12)
Career News
Items in the Career News include:
-Medicine at Monash University
-ADF GAP Year
-Career as an Air Traffic Controller
— News from ANU
— New Pathways to study at ANU
-Bachelor of Health Science
– Bond University College
-What is an entrepreneur?
-Accounting Degrees at Victorian Universities
If you would like any further information on any of these items, click here or see Sophie Keele in the Careers Centre.
Call for Year-level Reps
Hello one and all, and welcome back to another school year.
I am the BGSPG Year-level Rep Coordinator this year, which means I will be coordinating the communication for the Head Class Rep for each level.
I am calling anyone who wishes to be a rep for any year level – please email me as soon as possible at firstname.lastname@example.com. Class Rep is not an onerous job. It involves organising some social functions, assisting with communication to your year level and making any new families feel welcome. It's a great way to be involved with the school.
I will be here to help you at any time.
Ideally, we want four reps per year level, and one person to nominate as the Head Class Rep – but the more the merrier!
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Lizzy Badge
BGSPG Year-level Rep Coordinator
Do you love BGS?
We're looking for short testimonials to blow our own trumpet.
If you have something to say, please send it to me at email@example.com. Even a few words is enough – we'd just love to hear you!
Nicci Dodanwela
Marketing & Communications Manager
BGS Cooking Corner
Quick and nutritious breakfast and lunchbox ideas for busy parents and growing boys from
BGS Psychologist and nutrition expert, Danielle Wolff.
Chocolate Zucchini Loaf
– 1 cup finely grated zucchini
– 1/2 cup Greek yoghurt
– 2 tablespoons honey
– 1/2 cup maple syrup
– 1/3 cup melted coconut oil or butter
– 1 large egg
– 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
– 1/2 cup oat flour (rolled oats pulsed in a blender until a powder)
– 1 cup wholemeal flour (gluten-free flour also works well)
– 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
– 1 teaspoon bicarbonate soda
– 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
– 1/4 teaspoon salt
– 1 tablespoon cornflour
– 1/2 dark chocolate chips
- Preheat the oven to 175° Lightly grease and flour one bread pan.
- Dry the zucchini by squeezing out as much liquid as possible with a tea towel.
- In a large bowl, stir together the Greek yoghurt, honey, maple syrup and the slightly cooled melted coconut oil/butter.
- Add in the egg and the vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl, stir together the oat flour, wholemeal flour, cocoa powder, bicarbonate soda, baking powder, salt, cornflour and chocolate chips.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined. Be careful not to over-mix.
- Stir in the grated zucchini.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 45–55 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean and the loaf has begun to slightly pull away from the sides.
- Allow to cool completely before cutting into the loaf with a sharp knife
- Cover and enjoy within 3 days or freeze individual slices and thaw as needed.
Friends of Music Social Evening
A reminder that the Friends of Music Social Evening will be held on Monday 26 February from 7.30pm in the Robert Sanderson Centenary Hall. All Prep to Year 12 Music Parents are invited to enjoy drinks and canapés, performances by BGS music students and presentation of 2018 Music Leaders. RSVP here by 21 February.
BGS Breakfast Bios – You're Invited!
Please join us for the first BGS Breakfast Bio for 2018 on Thursday 22 March at The International of Brighton. These breakfasts are a great way to meet other business-minded people in our community and to hear an inspiring story from a guest speaker.
Our speaker at this breakfast is Dr Lior Rauchberger, who is equally passionate about technology and innovation, and has found a way to merge the two for a living. Starting his working life as a medical doctor, Lior is now an entrepreneur of some calibre investing in companies that apply new technologies in new ways in health, business and education. These companies include his rapidly expanding consumer genetics business myDNA, and educational technology business Vivi, which is making an impact in classrooms around the world – including at BGS.
Highly regarded as Triple M's technology commentator, Lior speaks regularly about the impact of technology in our lives now and well into the future.
Lior will share with us his amazing entrepreneurial journey to date, what he loves about being an entrepreneur, how he chooses his business ventures, what's next and so much more!
Click here for further information and to book. As seats are limited, we suggest you book early.
Particular thanks to our major partner, Berman Homes, whose generous support of our BGS Breakfast Bios program enables 100% of your attendance fee to be directed to the BGS Building Fund.
Celebrating Sons and Grandsons of Old Boys
Boys take great pride when following in the steps of their fathers or grandfathers. When Old Boys enrol their sons at BGS, the School also takes much pleasure in celebrating this multi-generational link. To assist us, we ask parents of our multi-generational BGS boys to click here and complete the 'BGS Generations Form' so that the School can acknowledge our current second-, third- and fourth-generation BGS boys. If you have already completed this form, there is no need to complete it again.
Please return completed forms to Peter Toms at the BGS Development Office, 90 Outer Crescent, Brighton Vic. 3186 or by email to firstname.lastname@example.com
Secondary School Dates for the Diary
Tuesday 20 February
Year 8–12 Parent Teacher Student Discussions
Wednesday 21 February
Historical Assembly
Wednesday 21 February
Year 8–12 Parent Teacher Student Discussions
Friday 23 February
Year 9 Great South Western Journey Packing Day
Sunday 25 February
Year 9 Great South Western Journey


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Amalgam Fillings
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Fluoride Use
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Macbook Pro
Mein Problem
Well, there is a wire in my Macbook Pro 17" A1297 that connects the iSight, Bluetooth, and Wifi card to the logic board. I accidentally broke that wire. With the help of eBay, and iFixit I was able to find a guide to open up my Macbook Pro and easily swap out the cables.
Meine Reparatur
Macbook Pros are easy to navigate, which is always nice when it comes to fixing computers. I was able to easily get it open, and take off the display. From there I took out the old cable that was inside the hutch which required a T6 Torx Screwdriver to get to, and put the new one through.
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When messing with a computer, always remember. If its not budging from its original spot. There is a screw you missed. If it does not come out effortlessly then the manufacturer hid a clip or screw. DO NOT tug on anything. Thats what gets you into a world of hurt.


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James Twyman is from Portland, Oregon, and for you cynics who think all Portlanders are just brain-addled hippies with more goodwill than good sense, Mr. Twyman plans to prove you 100% correct.
He is going to take his guitar and wholesome melodies over to Israel, sneak into Syria and then into ISIS-occupied Syrian territory and play a concert to spread his message of peace through song.
I know this sounds insane, because it is, but William Congreve did famously remark that music has charms to soothe a savage breast, and this would be an excellent way to disprove that old saying once and for all.
Those kill-joys over at the State Department have also warned Mr. Twyman that he is almost certainly going to be gruesomely murdered for doing this, but he isn't going to let common sense, reason or even these warnings put him off from his dream – which I almost have to assume is to be sodomized and burned alive inside a cage while frothing Jihadists cheer.
You can visit Twyman's website here http://www.jamestwyman.com/, and his come-hither smile and endearing pedophile-like leer have almost convinced me this can be done. Maybe a group of Christians, Jews and Muslims can actually sing songs of unity and heal this troubled region.
On a side note, can you buy life insurance on someone without their consent because I've blown all my money on Powerball tickets and this seems like a fairly straight forward way to recoup my losses?


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Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Baskett aren't letting their pending divorce get in the way of their kids -- 'cause the two of them reunited just days after she filed for divorce.
Kendra and Hank both attended their 3-year-old daughter Alijah's soccer game Sunday, which Kendra documented on social media. At one point she points the camera at her estranged hubby, who's almost within arm's reach, standing next to their kid.
The two parents even shouted words of encouragement to Alijah as she dribbled around on the field. It would seem, based on this video, they're on the same team when it comes to their little ones, even in the face of a very public breakup and eventual divorce filing.
We broke the story ... Kendra officially filed for divorce from Hank Friday, citing irreconcilable differences. She's seeking joint legal and physical custody of their two kids.
Today is the last day of my marriage to this beautiful man. I will forever love Hank and be open but for now we have chosen to go our own ways. I'm beyond sad and heartbroken because i did believe in forever, that's why i said yes but unfortunately too much fear has gotten in the way. We are both amazing parents and our kids will be happy n never know the difference other than seeing mama smile. Sometimes love looks funny. We are told to make sacrifices in life if it's true love well in this case it's me. I want to see happy Hank again... i miss that. Marriage was just a piece of paper and a piece of jewelry but our hearts will always be real. U will prob see us together a lot but it's because there's no hate. Love wins in this case it's just looks a little funny. Thank you Hank for a beautiful 8 years of marriage and 2 beautiful kids. I feel so thankful and blessed. ❤
Kendra became quite emotional in the days leading up to her filing, saying she loved Hank but that she "did everything I could." They got married in 2009.


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Below this lie the words of the greatest people on this planet: my friends. Thank you for all you have done for me; I love
you all.
"Love is light, friendship and happiness. It is deeply caring for someone. Love is taking care and believing in someone. It
is forgiving and believing. Love is not jealous or unkind. It is spending time thinking about that person.
It is collective and calm. Love does not judge or criticize. It is listening and holding. Love is floating on a cloud. It
is wishing and longing to be near them. It is wanting to hear their voice.
Love is letting go and is trusting. Love opens doors and sets u free. It is feeling like u can fly. Love is sacrifice and
willingness. It is compromise and at times difficult. Love is waiting. It can be scary. It is not rude or untruthful. Love
is faithfulness.
It is not conceited and is forever changing and growing. It is feeling safe and warm. Love is honesty. It is understanding
and accepting. Love is not controlling or demanding. Love is knowing and dreaming. Love is completeness.
I don't believe that love is anything if it's only missing one of those things."
" Enough is a personal choice. It is something we have to determine by our own standards and in our own beliefs."
" To live freely is to challenge yourself."
" Accepting is not the same as believing; we can accept something but we don't have to believe it is right."
" You first must love yourself in order to love others."
" Spirit is the most precious thing."
" Savor your memories. You won't ever get them back."
" You choose what life you want, so pick wisely."
" Everyone has the potential to be wonderful, it's just if they decide to grasp it."
" Optimism is my policy."
" Hope is something to be kept alive."
" We are one. I am alive because you have life. Our souls are interconnected."
" Angels are God sent. They are miracles that come in all shapes and sizes."
" Follow your intuition. It will lead you to where you need to be."
" Trust is the key element to building better, stronger, happier and healthier relationships with your peers, elders, and
minors as well as ourselves! We all need to start trusting and getting to know not only the people around us in our everyday
lives, but essentially getting to know ourselves as well!"
" Loving yourself is the key to happiness."
"Come together showing compassion. Reach for the stars and believe in your dreams. Forgive but never forget. Live today like
it's your last. No regrets. Most importantly, have faith in yourself and the Lord above."
-Jessie Fiske
"Friends are like stars --- even if you can't see them, you know they are always there.
"Love is what you want it to be if it was up to you."
"Whatever obstacles we all may face make our days seem interesting. What's life without a bit of conflict? Please don't
blame yourself for the things that go wrong. Separating your perceptions from the reality of the situation only helps you
to see how that one event fits in with all other events that shape your life -- like a puzzle. With each event, you paint
a new piece for your puzzle. Each one, whether large or small, hideously colored or pretty, jagged-edged or smoothly-shaped,
is an essential part of the grand design. If you left out pieces just because they were painful to look at, the design would
be less unique. Without every piece, the puzzle wouldn't be complete. You wouldn't be complete. I'm sure that whatever
happens, happens for a reason. You are the artist and your emotions are your colors. Let your experiences inspire you.
In the end, you are your own masterpiece"
-Tiffany Hong
"Life is like a bowl of cherries. If you aren't willing to recognize it may have pits, you may just choke"
-Nicholas Auwaerter
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Cherry Blossom Tree
Open to teens & adults! Customize this painting with carved initials in the tree & choose either a swing or tires swing. Change the colors if you'd like! We will provide you with a stencil and step-by-step painting instructions so that you are able to create your very own masterpiece! Painted on a 16×20″ canvas with acrylic paint. Feel free to bring your own snacks and refreshments to enjoy!
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