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Community Development
Community Development is an integral part of Onemda's activities. We aim to increase the capacity of the Koori Community to identify, participate in and conduct research that the Koori Community and organisations want to happen.
'Onemda has done great to have the current partnerships formal and informal, Koori and Non-Koori that it has accomplished in a relatively short time. Onemda is always developing and working in a meaningful way with its consultative processes with Aboriginal Communities and People. The quality of work that Onemda is doing wouldn't happen without its many partners and collaborators in the Aboriginal community. I know Onemda will continue to develop future partners and collaborators in all aspects of its work, especially in research, teaching and learning, and to produce literature and better outcomes to inform and support members of the Community. Onemda will continue to work with good governance and program management.'
Aunty Joan Vickery, AO (Onemda Patron)
How Community Development works within the Unit
Onemda has a strong commitment to Community Development, which is seen as the bridge that links the Community and the Unit to each other. It provides a framework for us, as a Unit, to connect with the Community so that we can work together collectively. This program works with Koori Community programs and incorporates a range of strategies that are sustainable to specifically address the problems of research within the Community.
Community Development permeates all aspects of the Unit including research. It informs the research agenda within the Unit, as it is Community Development that is the voice of the Community in conveying the priorities the Community has identified. Community Development is a mutual process of capacity building that is taking place within the Koori and research communities.
Onemda holds Community forums, seminars and lectures, runs capacity building workshops, and publishes a wide variety of research reports as well as Talkin' Strong our Community newsletter.
Activities Onemda is involved in include:
|Capacity building
|Community workshops
|Talkin' Strong days
|Community reports
|Talkin' Strong newsletter
|Research findings


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10/6 2011
Missional Theology
- POSTED BY ptsblog IN Theological Reflection
As seminary students we often hear the importance of prioritizing our spiritual disciplines in the midst of academia. While we work to maintain a semblance of routine, the rigors of our studies, responsibilities to our families and friends, and the demands of work and ministry often leave very little by way of devoted time with our Lord. We relegate our offerings to the Almighty God to mere leftovers. Yet we know that meditating on God's Word and praying for our neighbors, praying for the nations, even praying for our enemies, allows us to be centered in Christ. Consequently, everything else in our day is an extension of that gracious encounter with the Almighty.
One of the various ways that Pittsburgh Theological Seminary encourages this sustaining practice is through the Company of New Pastors program. A group of seminary students in their senior year of their theological education who are preparing to enter the ordained ministry in the PCUSA, convene monthly with a faculty member and discuss the meaning of each ordination vow. This group which I am grateful to be a part of, covenants to follow the daily lectionary readings of Scripture as well as the Confessional readings from the Reformed tradition, while being committed to pray for the Church and for one another.
This morning, I was struck by the passages from our daily readings which lifted out themes of healing and renewal by faith (2011 Lectionary Schedule). The Confessional reading today comes from the Westminister Confessions of Faith 6.187-.190, Of the Gospel of the Love of God and Missions. "Christ hath commissioned his Church to go into all the world and to make disciples of all nations. All believers are, therefore, under obligation to sustain the ordinances of the Christian religion where they are already established, and to contribute by their prayers, gifts, and personal efforts to the extension of the Kingdom of Christ throughout the whole Earth."
I am grateful that in response to these readings, we as students at PTS are afforded the opportunities to live this out faithfully WHILE we are here. We have opportunities to learn about the urban context and urban ministry through the Metro-Urban Institute. We are encouraged to participate in global missions through trips offered by the World Mission Initiative located right here on campus. There are even student organizations like the Peace and Justice group that provide ways to engage in our local community and to give rise to the voice of justice in the world.
It is a privilege to participate in the minstry of Christ through these various means on our campus. However, all that we do for the sake of the Kingdom cannot come from us. When we neglect our own spiritual lives we risk the very work that we have been called to be a part of. The work of the Kingdom happens when we orientate our hearts, our minds, and our lives to the One who was, who is ,and is to come. I'm so glad that I am in a community that teaches me how to do this more faithfully at every turn.
Melanie, senior MDiv student at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

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what i watched last week
Monday, April 27, 2015
Some of these are briefer than usual ... lots going on at the moment.
Night Will Fall (André Singer, 2014). It's unfair to complain that movies with footage of the concentration camps have become less effective as time passes. You can watch such footage a thousand times and still find it revolting. But at this point, filmmakers must come up with a new focus or get lost among the many similar films. For Night Will Fall, the angle is a lost film from the 40s, German Concentration Camps Factual Survey, that uses footage shot by servicemen, much of which we have never seen before. We also learn about the involvement of Alfred Hitchcock in the making of the film, and how the British government decided it wouldn't do to rile up the German people in the post-war period. Singer does what he can to blend this together, but to some extent, it feels like two films, one of lost footage and another of a lost film. Hitchcock emphasizes to the filmmakers how to use creativity to convince the audience what they are seeing is real, which is an interesting point on its own. 7/10. It's probably too obvious, but a companion film would be Night and Fog.
The Imitation Game (Morten Tyldum, 2014). Well-made in a cultured British way, never too stodgy, with an interesting performance by Benedict Cumberbatch at its center. It does a decent job of making code-breaking entertaining, and if it fudges on facts, well, don't all of these movies do that? The one area where the film might be "too cultured" is in its presentation of Alan Turing's homosexuality. We hear a lot about it, but you get the feeling the filmmakers thought it would be too much to show Turing actually having sex. #908 on the They Shoot Pictures, Don't They list of the top 1000 films of the 21st century. 7/10. I haven't seen it, but the best matchup would be The Theory of Everything.
Jack Reacher (Christopher McQuarrie, 2012). Tom Cruise in heroic mode. Not as much action as you might expect ... Cruise plays a kind of super detective. But I suppose there is enough action to please most folks; it grossed $218 million worldwide. Top special effect goes to Rosamund Pike's boobs ... apparently she was pregnant during the making of the film, and about halfway through the movie, her character, a lawyer, turns up in a cleavage-baring outfit which is so startling it becomes distracting. 6/10. For a better Tom Cruise action movie, try Minority Report.
The Interrupters (Steve James, 2011). Yet another top-notch documentary located in Chicago from James (Hoop Dreams, Life Itself). It sounds like it will be one of those movies that is good for you, but one thing that makes James' movies so strong is that he works hard to give us characters of depth about whom we care a lot. He also effectively balances the bleak with the hopeful, for the most part without seeming too much the Pollyanna. Here, he focuses on three "Violence Interrupters" who intervene in real-time street disputes, hoping (and often succeeding) to prevent murders. We also get to know a few of those street people. We care about them all. #494 on the TSPDT 21st-century list. 9/10. Might as well watch Hoop Dreams again while you're at it.
The Water Diviner (Russell Crowe, 2014). Absent any particular context, this movie, Russell Crowe's directing debut in which he also stars, would be a reasonably enjoyable story of a man looking for his presumably-dead sons after World War I. Crowe the director is kind to Crowe the actor ... the actor doesn't need a lot of help, he's one of our best screen actors, but the director makes sure the actor is featured in lots of heart-warming moments. However, there is context, most fervently stated by Andrew O'Hehir, whose review is titled "What Armenian genocide? 'The Water Diviner,' Russell Crowe's disgraceful Turkish fantasy". ("If I made a film set in Germany or France or Poland in the 1940s that made no reference to the fate of Europe's Jewish population in those years – if I appeared unaware that there ever were Jews in Europe, let alone what had become of them – how would that look?") O'Hehir hits the spot by pointing out you could watch The Water Diviner as a plain story of family and war, without considering the Armenians, if you didn't already know about their genocide, because they are absent from the film. You get Australians and Brits and Turks (one of whom is played by Ukrainian Bond Girl Olga Kurylenko), but the Armenians aren't considered important enough to the story being told, so they are left out. (For further reading, look at "Directors Slam Russell Crowe's 'Water Diviner' Over Armenian Genocide Denial (Guest Blog)".) 5/10.


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UNODC and Corruption
Corruption is a complex social, economic and political phenomenon which affects all countries around the globe. In different contexts, corruption harms democratic institutions, slows economic development and contributes to political instability. Corruption attacks the foundations of democratic institutions by distorting electoral processes, perverting the rule of law and subtracting bureaucracy of its legitimacy. This discourages investment and the creation and development of businesses, which cannot afford the "start-up costs" required because of corruption.
The concept of corruption is wide, including bribes and kickbacks, fraud, misappropriation of funds or any other diversion of funds by a public agent. Moreover, it can involve cases of nepotism, extortion, trading in influence, use of privileged information for personal purposes and selling of judicial sentences, among other practices.
Recognizing the necessity for a global instrument that could assist the Member States in the fight against corruption, the UN General Assembly approved, in 29th September 2003, the United Nations Convention against Corruption - the first legally binding international anti-corruption instrument. The Convention provides a path for the creation of a global response to the corruption problem.
Acting as the Convention's guardian, UNODC keeps a global program to assist Member States, especially developing countries, to apply the Convention's provisions. To that end, it offers technical assistance directed to both the public and private sectors.
An increasing number of States are acceding and ratifying the United Nations Convention against Corruption, including the countries where the UNODC Liasion and Partnership Office in Brazil acts. One of UNODC's goals in this area is to assist signatory countries in developing the technical capacity required to effectively apply the Convention.
UNODC's main areas of work
Technical Assistance
Projects undertaken in the framework of the Global Programme against Corruption have a specific global logic, leading to the identification of good practices and the production of materials that are not only relevant to one specific country or limited geographic context, but are able to inform policymaking and strategic planning worldwide. The Global Programme functions as a focal point for the UNODC field office network in the development and implementation of anti-corruption projects designed to support Member States in building local capacities in the long run.
Through the Global Programme against Corruption, UNODC supports the Judicial Integrity Group, an association composed of magistrates and judges, in the development of standards and policies to strengthen judicial integrity and capacity. In 2002, the Judicial Integrity Group adopted the Bangalore Principles of Judicial Conduct, which UNODC contributes to implement.
The Global Programme against Corruption supports projects that identify, disseminate and apply good practices in preventing and controlling corruption. To that end, UNODC has produced technical and policy guidelines, such as the Anti-Corruption ToolKit, as well as materials based on county reports and missions. Through these actions, UNODC works to coordinate and facilitate the development of strategies and methodologies for the global fight against corruption.
International Anti-corruption Day
Campaigns against corruption are frequently promoted by UNODC to be globally disseminated through civil society and governmental networks. The subject is emphasised in the International Anti-corruption Day, celebrated annually on the 9th December, to stress to all people the importance of saying "no" to corruption at all levels. The day chosen marks the signature of the United Nations Convention against Corruption, which took place in the Mexican city of Mérida, in 2003.
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Suicide Prevention
learn how you can help
With the recent passing of both Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington, a conversation has been sparked within the music community and beyond. A conversation that isn't easy for any of us, but it's important nonetheless.
Suicide awareness is a very real issue that has affected every single one of us in some way, either directly or indirectly. Some of us have lost friends and family members to suicide, and every single one of us has lost a music icon.
When suicide occurs, it leaves the rest of us in pain and wondering, "Why?" Was there something we could have done or said to help? With so many individuals struggling with metal health issues including PTSD, depression and various forms of abuse, it's time to realize that we are never alone, help is available and it's okay to ask for it.
If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, there are a number of resources available. First and foremost, you should call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-8255. They offer free and confidential support if you are in distress or are looking for prevention and crisis resources.
Looking for additional resources? Here are a few:
- National Suicide Prevention Lifelife
- Suicide Prevention Services of America
- Crisis Clinic - Seattle
- Veteran's Crisis Line
What are the warning signs?
Saving the life of someone from suicide depends on our ability to recognize those people who are in distress and may be at risk. The American Association of Suicidology developed a simple tool that is available for everyone to use to remember the warning signs of suicide. This tool is called "IS PATH WARM" and outlines the key points to remember.
I – Ideation (suicidal thoughts)
S – Substance Abuse
P – Purposelessness
A – Anxiety
T – Trapped
H – Hopelessness/Helplessness
W – Withdrawal
A – Anger
R – Recklessness
M – Mood changes
Seattle's Out of the Darkness Community Walk will take place on Sunday October 22nd at Fisher Pavillion, and you're invited to walk in honor of someone you've lost to suicide or struggling with a mental illness. This event will be filled with understanding, connection and remembrance.
107.7 The END is here with you, our family. If you're looking for more information or know of other suicide prevention resources in the greater Puget Sound area, please send us an email.


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What are Kratom Pills and how do they compare to kratom powder & tea?
Most commonally call Kratom Capsules, the pills consist of kratom powder put into a geletan or veggie-capsule. There's different sizes on the market but the most common is size 00 since they can still hold roughly 600mg yet are small enough to use even for people who have trouble with pills. This form of kratom has become very popular over the years because they are the easiest and most convenient way to use and gain benefit from the kratom leaf.
There's a lot of good about powder or tea, many, many people use kratom this way however there are downsides to these methods and pills (capsules) take care of some if not most of those issues. One being taste, kratom has a highly potent, earthy and bitter taste. Some don't mind it in the least but others would rather not use kratom if they have to taste it everytime they use it. There are ways to hide the taste of powder like mixing it in a drink however if you don't like the taste of kratom it probably won't help immensely. Pills though make kratom very easy to take with virtually no taste at all. Tea is another way many people use kratom, sometimes it's nice to just kick back with a good cup of tea. Here again though there is a very possible taste issue but tea of course takes a good amount of time to prepare, it's not hard, it doesn't take hours but it does take time. There's also the clean up afterward. So if you're not really into tea you may rarely get to actually using and benefiting from your kratom. Kratom pills take care of this issue as well because you can use them anytime and anywhere you have a drink of water. They are premeasured and premade so there's absolutely nothing extra you have to do to enjoy your kratom.
Although pills are by far the easiest way to use kratom there are a couple downsides. One is the cost, capsules are about 10-30% more expensive than loose powder or crushed leaf depending where you buy them. This is due to extra labor, machinery, and the capsules themselves. You can buy a capsule machine and empty capsules to make your own however this can become very time consuming depending how much you use. The next possible problem is the amount of capsules you might need to take. Like I mentioned before most pills are about 600mg each, most good kratom is active at just 2 grams so that's only 3-4 pills per use. But depending on how much you need personally that amount could be considerably higher. It's worth taking into account if you're not big on pills to begin with. The other issue with capsules, although minor, is they can take about 10-30 minutes extra before you start to notice the effects of the kratom. Drinking more water will help with this though and keep it more in the 10 minute range instead of 30. If that's the case it should only take 20-30 minutes total for the pills to start working. For most people this is in no way a deal breaker but I though I would at least mention it.
WHO SHOULD BUY KRATOM PILLS (Capsules)
Anyone who dislikes the bitterness and possible mess of loose kratom, doesn't want to prepare it everytime, anyone who wants premeasured amounts and wants the option of taking their kratom anywhere and anytime easily. If you want your kratom absolutely hassle free, there's no question, kratom pills (kratom capsules) are the way go.
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I found out after it was already over, but September 16th was National Play dough (or Play-doh if you buy the name brand stuff) day. We love play dough so I thought I would share our favorite recipe.
I have been using this recipe ever since it was sent home with Nathan back when he was in preschool. It lasts for so long and makes for a great activity making it along with your kids. This recipe is nice and easy and takes very little time and is a nice inexpensive toy for your kids. I love that play dough provides many learning opportunities including Measuring, observing reactions (science) and with the addition of cutters in shapes, alphabets, etc the learning continues through play. This recipe makes enough in one batch to split it up and customize with different colors too!
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Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
The Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA) is a collaborative network advancing energy efficiency in the Midwest to support sustainable economic development and environmental preservation. In the 13-state region, MEEA drives the adoption of sound energy policy, promotes and pilots emerging technologies and facilitates program best practices.
MEEA designs and/or facilitates regionally coordinated energy efficiency programs, including:
- Building Operator Certification (BOC) – a professional development program for operations and maintenance staff working in public and commercial buildings, consisting of a series of training courses on the energy and resource efficient operation of buildings;
- Illinois Home Performance with ENERGY STAR®, a statewide whole home program that aims to improve the comfort, safety, efficiency and value of Illinois homes;
- Lights for Learning (L4L) is MEEA's premiere energy efficiency education program for K-12 students, fusing opportunities for hands-on education, fundraising, and community involvement;
- Savings Through Efficient Products (STEP) a modified direct install program through which qualified Illinois public facilities receive free energy saving products and a suite of materials and incentives to make deeper energy retrofits possible;
- the Lighting Utility Midwest Exchange Network (Midwest LUMEN) a collaborative network that connects utility program administrators, planners and others throughout the region to leverage resources, engage in strategic planning, and coordinate program efforts;
- HVAC SAVE, a residential quality installation and quality maintenance program based on innovative training and software.


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Flusher Disinfectors
Barrier Free Lifts range of flusher disinfectors offer a large choice of machines with consistenly tested and efficient washing performance.
Our series of cleaning and disinfecting machines offers safe technology with economical consumption data and optimum rinsing, cleaning and disinfection results. Our disinfector series handle and disinfect all reusable items such as bedpans, Urine bottles and buckets. External and inner cabinet made of high-quality stainless steel AISI 304 have a fully automatic program control with a controlled program sequence. The program parameters are adjustable to take into account various demands. With Barrier Free Lifts, both the patients and the nursing staff are assured to be hygienically secure.
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This is the companion blog site to Todd Gordon's popular radio show. Entitled Todd's Turntable, it's a weekly, one-hour show that airs on various FM and Internet radio stations worldwide. To listen to a handful of examples from Series 2, click on Soundcloud in the links section. Or for a few from Series 3 & 4, click on Mixcloud.
Saturday, 25 April 2015
LP Artwork: Anatomy of a Murder / Such Sweet Thunder
Some years later, the talented singer, Lorraine Feather, followed in Miss Lee's footsteps by adding her own lyrics to some of Ellington's compositions. And to terrific effect, as demonstrated by the track in this week's program, Can I Call You Sugar (which was the new title to Sugar Rum Cherry).
Friday, 24 April 2015
Series 4, Program 13
Intro: A Little White Ship - Todd Gordon: Love dot com (Stem Label)
Love You Madly - Mark Murphy: Memories of You - Remembering Joe Williams
Mood Indigo/I'm Beginning to See the Light - Lena Horne: Lena Horne at The Waldorf Astoria
Love Call (Creole Love Call) - Lorraine Feather: Café Society
Can I Call You Sugar - Lorraine Feather: Such Sweet Thunder
Don't Get Around Much Anymore/I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart - Mel Tormé, George Shearing & Gerry Mulligan: The Classic Concert Live
I'm Just a Lucky So and So - Sarah Vaughan: Duke Ellington Songbook (Vol 1)
Rocks In My Bed - Lambert, Hendricks & Ross: Sing Ellington
I'm Gonna Go Fishin' - Peggy Lee: The Singles Collection 1958-1975 (Disc 4)
I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) - Frank Sinatra: A Swingin' Affair!
I'm Checking Out... Goombye - Rosemary Clooney with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra: Blue Rose
Sophisticated Lady - Billie Holiday: All Or Nothing At All
Reflections - Tony Bennett: Life Is Beautiful
It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Thing) - Ella Fitzgerald with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra: Côte d'Azur Concerts (Disc 7)
Outro: Holding On - Todd Gordon: Love dot com (Stem Label)
Saturday, 18 April 2015
LP Artwork: The Astaire Story
This week's show, entitled Fred Astaire Got There First, celebrates his influence with recordings by other artists. These are sandwiched between two by Mr Astaire himself, including our opening number, Cheek to Cheek, which was originally released in the impressive four-volume set, The Astaire Story.
Produced by Norman Granz, 38 tracks were released, and the line up including many of the stars of the Jazz at the Philharmonic concert series: Oscar Peterson (p), Ray Brown (b), Alvin Stoller (d), Barney Kessel (g) along with Charlie Shavers (tp) and Flip Phillips (ts).
Friday, 17 April 2015
Series 4, Program 12
Intro: A Little White Ship - Todd Gordon: Love dot com (Stem Label)
Cheek to Cheek - Fred Astaire: The Astaire Story (Vol 2)
A Foggy Day - Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George & Ira Gershwin Songbook
Change Partners - Frank Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim: Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim
Pick Yourself Up - Diana Krall: When I Look In Your Eyes
Steppin' Out With My Baby - Tony Bennett: Unplugged
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off - Mel Tormé: Mel Tormé Sings Fred Astaire
The Way You Look Tonight - Alison Burns: Kissing Bug
They Can't Take That Away From Me - Vic Damone: The Liveliest
A Fine Romance - Oleg Frish & Melissa Manchester
Night and Day - Kat Edmonson: Take to the Sky
Dream Dancing - Denise Donatelli: In the Company of Friends
Top Hat, White Tie and Tails - Louis Armstrong: Louis Under the Stars
One for My Baby - Julie London: Your Number Please...
My One and Only - Claire Martin & Richard Rodney Bennett: When Lights Are Low
Fascinating Rhythm - Sarah Vaughan: Viva! Vaughan
Fascinating Rhythm - Sarah Vaughan: Viva! Vaughan
Puttin' On the Ritz - Fred Astaire: The Complete London Sessions
Outro: Holding On - Todd Gordon: Love dot com (Stem Label)
Saturday, 11 April 2015
LP Artwork: Swingin' On the Moon
Mel Tormé gets in on the lunar act during the early age of the space-race in the 1960s. But as it's a rainbow-themed show, and not about moon songs, his version of The Moon Was Yellow is in this week's edition.
Recorded over two days in August 1960, the arrangements for the album were by the exceptional talent that was Russell Garcia.
Series 4, Program 11
Intro: A Little White Ship - Todd Gordon: Love dot com (Stem Label)
Sing a Rainbow - Peggy Lee: Is That All There Is?
Blue Skies - Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Songbook
Cherry Red - Big Joe Turner: Boss of the Blues
Deep Purple - Janet Seidel: Moon of Manakoola
Orange Colored Sky - Nat King Cole: Nat King Cole Sings the Blues
I Used to Be Color Blind - Anite O'Day: Pick Yourself Up
Yellow Days - Frank Sinatra & Duke Ellington: Francis A & Edward K
Colours Ran - Cleo Laine: Born On a Friday
The Moon Was Yellow - Mel Tormé: Swingin' On the Moon
Gold Brazilian Sun - The Hi-Lo's: The Hi-Lo's Happen to Bossa Nova
Blue Turning Grey Over You - Maxine Sullivan: A Tribute to Andy Razaf
Pink Champagne - Jimmy Witherspoon: Hey, Mrs Jones
Bein' Green - Mark Murphy: Once To Every Heart
Red Top - King Pleasure & Betty Carter: King Pleasure Sings
When the Wind Was Green - Eydie Gormé: Love Is a Season
Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Old Oak Tree - Bing Crosby: single
I'm Painting the Town Red - Carmen McRae: For Lady Day (Vol 2)
Outro: Holding On - Todd Gordon: Love dot com (Stem Label)
Monday, 6 April 2015
LP Artwork: On Her Majesty's Secret Service / We Have All the Time In the World
The title is taken from the book's text, being Bond's final words, spoken after his wife's death. Sadly, Armstrong was too ill to play trumpet on the session.
Series 4, Program 10
Intro: A Little White Ship - Todd Gordon: Love dot com (Stem Label)
Show Me The Way To Get Out Of This World 'Cause That's Where Everything Is - Ella Fitzgerald: Rhythm Is My Business
Sittin' On Top Of The World - Ray Charles: The Greatest Collection
I'm Sittin' On Top Of The World - Dean Martin: Sittin' On Top Of The World
It's Tomorrow's World - Jacqui Dankworth: Live to Love
Around the World - Nat King Cole: The Unforgettable Nat Cole Sings The Great Songs!
Out of This World - Norma Winstone: Somewhere Called Home
Half the Perfect World - Madeleine Peyroux: Half the Perfect World
He's Got the Whole World In His Hands - Judy Garland & Liza Minnelli: Live at The London Palladium
It's a Blue World - Mel Tormé: It's a Blue World
What the World Needs Now - Lena Horne: Soul
We Have All the Time In the World - Louis Armstrong: On Her Majesty's Secret Service (Soundtrack)
Nothing In the World - Dinah Washington: What a Diff'rence a Day Makes!
It's a Wonderful World - Irene Kral & the Junior Mance Trio: The Bridges of Madison County (Soundtrack)
World Weary - Sir Richard Rodney Bennett: When Lights Are Low
A World Without You - Bobby Darin: I Wanna Be Around
When the World Was Young - Blossom Dearie: Blossom Time at Ronnie Scott's
The Most Beautiful Girl In the World - Frank Sinatra: Strangers In the Night
Outro: Holding On - Todd Gordon: Love dot com (Stem Label)
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Creating beautiful backgrounds is a great way to create your own patterned paper. In today's video I show you how to create a Bokeh effect, it's really quite simple and add's a wow factor to your project.
I have used the background on a card but it would look equally great on a journalling or scrapbook page.
Cut and score your whisper white card as follows:
- Cardbase 4.1″ x 5.8″ (148mm x 105mm)
- Top layer cut to 5 1/4″ x 3 3/4″ (133mm x 95mm)
I started with the darkest colour and created some swirls on the page, the Bokeh effect is caused by lights in the background of an image so I wanted it to be swirly and circular. I cut the sponge into 8ths and used my tab punch to punch out a shape in the corrisponding card colour. I also wrote the ink name on the card so as not to get them confussed in future.
Depending on how inked up or "juicy" your ink pag is will depend on the pressure you need to get the right amount of ink on your sponge, play around with it until you are happy with the amount transfered.
Once you have added all 3 colours and completly covered your cardstock you can use the white craft ink to create your circles. I used 3 different sized circles punched out of a piece of vellumn as a template and just ad libbed where I put them. Vary the amount of ink you use for coverage so that some circles appear brighter than others and overlap your circles as well as hanging some off the sides of the paper.
I used the butterfly and sentiment from the Beautiful Day stamp set, I am in love with the way the black image pops off the coloured background.
What are your favourite techniques for creating backgrounds and what do you use the backgrounds for? I'd love to hear from you in the comments!
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December Plans//Running Away
Friday, December 1, 2017
I want to run away.
I want to run away from stress and anxieties and problems I can't solve because, heaven knows, this year has been filled with all of those things.
I want to stop worrying about my kids and health issues and all the nonsense that wakes me up at 2:00 a.m. and doesn't let me get back to sleep.
I want my husband to relax and enjoy life for a little bit.
I want to forget that even if I run away I will have to come back and deal with it all again.
I want to pretend for just a little while that everything is under control and manageable, that the mountains are really molehills instead of the other way around.
I want to have a bit of time to put life in perspective, to look at things from a distance and see how, in the grand scheme of things, nothing is too earth-shakingly terrible and we will all survive.
I want to sit in coffee shops and wander through bookstores and ignore the passing of time.
I want to put down the burdens for just a little bit so I can pick them up again with renewed strength.
I want a chance to remember that many of the things that bring me stress also bring me joy.
I want to spend time with my husband.
I want my kids to have fun with their grandparents before my son grows up so much that a week at their house no longer fits into his schedule.
I want to go somewhere familiar and easy and stress-free. Now is not the time for new adventures and new experiences.
I want to go to London because sometimes escaping into another life and another country for just a little bit is the only way to gain the strength to continue dealing with the stress and the anxieties and the problems.
I want to remember that life is to be enjoyed. It is not just a list of chores and responsibilities to be checked off.
I want to end this year on a high as a counterbalance to the plethora of lows.
I want to run away to London. So that is what we are going to do.
Posted by Jennifer at 7:23:00 AM
Labels: life lately, London
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running away to London sounds great!:)ReplyDelete
Have a great time and don't buy too many books!ReplyDelete
Enjoy your escape!ReplyDelete
Your post could be the anthem of our times! We were just comparing sleep disruptions with friends the other evening. Oh, for a good solid night's sleep. I hope you have a great time in London, but, then, how could you not!ReplyDelete
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Tiger Beat on the Potomac published Anthony Scaramucci's financial disclosure information as part of an article showing that he still stands to profit from his hedge fund while working in the White House.
— @Scaramucci: "In light of the leak of my financial disclosure info which is a felony. I will be contacting @FBI and the @TheJusticeDept #swamp @Reince45". This tweet was later deleted
Um, does that sound like he was threatening Obvious Anagram Reince Priebus to you, too?
In case there's any ambiguity in his tweet I can confirm that Scaramucci wants the FBI to investigate Reince for leaking.
— Ryan Lizza (@RyanLizza) July 27, 2017
…why, yes, it does sound like a threat. For the record, noted ass-kisser Smoochi's financial disclosure is a public document that is released through official channels upon request. But we digress.
Once Smoochi figured out that he had threatened the Chief of Staff and that his disclosure forms are public records, he deleted his tweet and then replied:
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"Yes, I definitely believe that it has some good cross-platform properties. Object orientation was one of the techniques I used to make Python platform independent."
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This might be total confirmation bias speaking, and I mean this to spur discussion rather than ramble about it too much. I see a very different style of posting from the Appendix N, Pulp Revolution, Science Fiction Should Be Fun crowd than the Literary SF group.
The Pulp group makes fun, talks about stuff they love. Music, movies, Edgar Rice Burroughs, gaming. The posts feel high energy and are about a lust for life on average.
The literary SF crowd has a lot of downer posts, usually links to fake news Huffington Post or angry poltiical sites on repeat. They talk about seriousness and professionalism at length.
Fun vs. Boring on display. It may come down to mindset, which could impact what we create in terms of art. Something to think about. Have you noticed this too?


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Danish researcher, Peter Frandsen, and his colleagues at Copenhagen Zoo are coordinating the European breeding programme for chimpanzees under the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA). For his research Peter is using Computerome, the Danish National Supercomputer for Life Sciences.
Watch the video below to know more about Peter's research and how Computerome is helping to analyse large amounts of conservation genetic data.
What does your research hope to discover?
We hope to discover suitable (non-admixed) individuals to strengthen the current breeding programs for the Western and Central subspecies of chimpanzee in European Zoos. We further hope to identify potential candidate individuals to establish breeding programs for the two remaining subspecies.
Lastly, we hope to be able to re-assign geographical origin of a panel of confiscated chimpanzees from the illegal trade and with the hope to help to ensure that they can return to the region of Africa where they came from, as each subspecies are uniquely adapted to survive in their original habitat.
How Computerome is helping with this research?
We quickly realized that we did not have the computational capacity and expertise to run our analyses with the desired scrutiny here at the Zoo or with any of our collaborating partners.
With Computerome we can analyze all our hundreds of tested individuals up against a large reference panel of previously published chimpanzee genomes in a fraction of the time it would take otherwise.
My project aims to develop ways to apply genetics in conservation management of endangered great apes.
Using Computerome, we have also finished the first large project that looks to implement a genetically guided breeding plan for chimpanzees in European Zoos as well as aiding the battle against illegal pet trade of wild chimpanzees by inferring geographical origin of confiscated chimpanzees.
Are there any benefits or risks involved in this study?
The benefits are that we set a new standard for a sustainable management of breeding populations and provide the means to conservation authorities in Africa to pinpoint where chimpanzees were taken from there in wild.
The biggest risk is that our algorithms are emerging and there is constant development so there is a lot Research and Development work and that we make mistakes. This is, personally, also part of what sparked my interest in applied conservation genetics, as any result we produce goes directly into practice and any mistake could have irreversible consequences. To avoid this, our strategy has to include a lot of sample cross-validation and we run our analyses with a lot of attention to detail and in many more replicates than would normally be required.
Who is involved?
The project involves contributions from Zoos across Europe and wildlife sanctuaries in Africa, where the scientific involvements counts a great team of research groups in Copenhagen Zoo, Copenhagen University, Århus University, and Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona.
Peter Frandsen
What first sparked your interest in the chimpanzees?
My curiosity sparked by early work done at Zoo Copenhagen, where my colleague Christina Hvilsom tried with success to transform the management of chimpanzees in Zoo populations by applying a genetic layer to breeding programs as a replacement to traditional studbook or register methods.
Here, I saw an opportunity to use my background in population genetics to solve a practical challenge that would help to conserve an endangered species and set a new benchmark for how to manage captive populations of species in general.
What are your expectations for the future?
In the future, we are planning to expand our genetic approach to breeding programs for other endangered species. We are currently collaborating with Antwerp Zoo, in Belgium, to establish a similar project with the closest living relative to chimpanzees (and us), the bonobo. A great ape facing similar conservation challenges.
As well as having a closer cooperation with the Computerome Center.
The Danish National Life Science Supercomputing Center, Computerome is a HPC Facility specialized for Life Science. Users include Research groups from all Danish Universities and large international research consortiums as well as users from industry and the public Health Care Sector. They all benefit from the fast, flexible and secure infrastructure and the ability to combine different types of sensitive data and perform analysis.
Researchers from any Danish university may submit a call of interest for a project to become a DeIC National eScience Pilot Project. Read more about pilot projects
Computerome is physically installed at the DTU Risø campus and managed by a strong team of specialists from DTU. The computer hardware is funded with grants from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), University of Copenhagen (KU) and the Danish e-infrastructure Cooperation (DeiC).
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How to Keep Patio Furniture From Flying Away
One of the benefits of patio furniture is that it is lightweight and easily movable; however, this can be a negative quality when the wind starts blowing. When it is not secured, patio furniture can blow over and become damaged.
During extreme weather conditions, your patio furniture can go completely airborne, sending it flying through the air like a renegade missile. Protect yourself, your property and your furniture by properly securing it throughout the year.
Invest in heavy-duty patio furniture covers, particularly oversized ones. These allow you to weight them down against the ground with rocks or other heavy objects, making it harder for your furniture to blow over.
Stack your patio furniture in a corner, away from where the wind blows through. When it is grouped together, it is heavier and resists the wind.
Store your furniture indoors when a storm is approaching. Whether in a garage, a shed or your basement, keeping your furniture inside and out of the harsh elements is the safest way to keep it from flying away.
Do not store your patio furniture in the pool, because the chemicals in the water can damage it over time.
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This week my husband and I heard a radio interview with an Irish Comedian (Tommy Tiernan) He has been sober for 3 years and started having the odd pint now and then and is finding it 'fine' . He's comfortable with it and so are his family. It sent shivers up our spines. That was us. That was our story.
When my husband got sober the first time he attended a few AA meetings and one of the stories he told me always stuck in my head. There was a man who had been sober for 25 years. He went on holiday with his family and had a drink and he was fine. His wife was delighted cause they could enjoy family events again together. He started to have the odd drink and realised he was different to others, he was cured. Two years later and he had to go through the whole painful act of getting sober again. He said he suddenly got worse han he ever had been.
My husband stayed sober for 3 years – he didn't find it difficult. He was perfectly comfortable with people drinking around him and had no cravings. We went to family functions, parties, the pub together and he would just have a non alcoholic beer. Three years on and we went on a business trip where there was the best of drink available and free. He decided one wouldn't do any harm – it didn't. I was delighted he could drink normally. The comedian on the radio said it was his wife too that encouraged him to have a drink because he was boring without it.
My husband drank 'normally' again for two years. We came to the conclusion that he wasn't really an alcoholic, he just had an excessive personality but he could control his drinking. His normal drinking became hot ports every night and then just straight port and wine. Still, it was fine – it was how he was 'normally'.
Then I began to become more aware of his drinking it was getting earlier each evening, every evening. I said it to him that he should maybe just leave it to the weekends or when we were out. But he was fine, sure he wasn't causing any harm. It went on. And then after nearly three years of 'drinking normally' our world seemed to suddenly collapse. It was like over night he became worse than he ever was – all the horrible memories came back to me of how he used to be and why he ahd to give up the first time, because we ewre suddenly reliving them – Except this time it was worse. I wondered how I had forgotten how bad it was (like childbirth we block out the pain and pretend it was really not that bad!). He stopped breathing twice during this time, he was suicidal and insane. Luckily we managed to get back on track and he got sober again, but not after alot of pain and hurt.
They say alcoholism is a progressive mental illness. So if the alcoholic starts drinking again it is only a matter of time that it picks up where it left off and progresses rapidly. To Tommy and his wife I truly hope your story does not the same, but my advise to you would be to turn back now, why risk it?
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Today happens to be a relatively active day for Linux testers. Earlier in the day, Milestone 8 for Novell's openSUSE 11.2 was released to the public for testing. The linux variant has got various bug fixes and feature additions, though it's worth noting that it is a development build and is recommended only for those who can endure a few bugs and glitches here and there.
Milestone 8 for openSUSE 11.2 comes packed with the final artwork and branding of the operating system and fixes some of the most annoying bugs. Several changes have taken place between the last milestone and current one. The linux kernel has been updates to 2.6.31 and GNOME 2.28 RC is preinstalled on this build. Apart from the core, numerous packages have also been updated. OpenOffice, Pulseaudio, Samba and postgresql have been upped to their latest or most stable version. The themeing pack, as mentioned earlier, is now in place and kicking. If you're feeling really adventurous, download this milestone here.
Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala's Beta is also scheduled to be released later today. We'll keep our eyes open and holler the moment it peeks out of the bushes.


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Home > Law > Law School Journals > JOLPI > Vol. 7 > No. 1 (2003)
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School Vouchers: Will They Undermine American Public Schools? Establishing a Context for Debate
Available data from 1995 and 1996 shows that school districts with the largest concentrations of children living in poverty spent considerably less per student than districts with smaller concentrations. In 1995 and 1996, public school districts serving metropolitan areas spent more per student for instruction, support services, and capital outlay combined than did other districts. The recent rise of real personal income per capita has paralleled the increase in public revenue for education per elementary or secondary student. During the 1990s, however, revenue as a percentage of personal income, adjusted for the number of students and population size, decreased slightly, indicating that a somewhat smaller percentage of personal income funds elementary and secondary education. Will vouchers further deplete the resources public schools need to meet high public expectations?
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Michael F. DiPaolo,
School Vouchers: Will They Undermine American Public Schools? Establishing a Context for Debate,
Rich. J.L. & Pub. Int.
Available at: https://scholarship.richmond.edu/jolpi/vol7/iss1/2


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A WOMAN whose husband's car was clamped over an unpaid parking fine she knew nothing about has won her appeal.
Determined Brenda Young, a law teacher, represented herself in court against Kirklees Council's barrister.
Her conviction was quashed after she showed that officials put the wrong address on warning letters to her.
She told a judge sitting with two magistrates of her amazement when bailiffs turned up.
Mrs Young said the parking fine was a complete surprise and could not possibly involve her as she had been working at the time.
Delighted Mrs Young, of Eastgate, Honley, said after winning her case: "I wouldn't have taken it to court if I had not been right.
"You can't have bailiffs sent to your home without having any information about it."
Bradford Crown Court heard that Kirklees officials did not keep up with changes which gave Mrs Young a new postcode and postal town in January, 2001. Royal Mail warned this year - after a two-year transition - that letters using old addresses might not get delivered.
Kirklees officials should have used the postcode HD9, along with the name of Holmfirth as postal town.
But they stuck with the old combination of HD7 and Huddersfield.
Bailiffs came to Mrs Young's home in July to clamp her car.
But they ended up clamping her husband Geoffrey's car for the weekend, as her own is on loan and the property of a finance company.
Mrs Young said: "I'm absolutely elated that I've won.
"Justice has been done. It's restored my faith in the system."
A Kirklees spokeswoman said the council had used address information supplied by the Driver Vehicle Licensing Authority.
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