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Because of cuts, there are fewer films this year, and spread over a week rather than a fortnight; also, they've rationed the press tickets a bit which means that there is plenty I haven't been able to see since far too broke to actually buy any tickets. On the other hand, that's made for a rather less frenetic schedule and for getting more time to simply hang out with various friends like ephemerita and natalie_456 which has all been very pleasant and sometimes inspiring. But mostly, I've watched films.
Break My Fall
A very London film this one - two failed musicians make a terminal mess of their relationship in a spiral of jealousy and infidelity and intoxication. A lot of my friends liked this more than I did and much of my sense of why I didn't entirely get on with it has to do with the extent to which it reminded me of far too many people I used to hang out with in the days when alcohol and dope made them more tolerable at the time than I would find them now. Sometimes movies are real enough to be consoling - this was real enough to be irritating- but it was certainly real and deserves credit for that. It's a solid piece of work, made on almost no budget, and my irritation is all about me and hardly at all about the film.
A propos though, I had a conversation with people in the foyer and we were trying to decide what the collective noun for lesbians was. I favoured 'crescendo' which has its points, but Ephemerita went with 'drama' which seemed to have the consensus of the meeting.
Heartbeats Last year, Xavier Dolan's I Killed My Mother was one of the highlights of my festival. His second feature, which he wrote, stars in and directed, for the second time, is not quite as amazing, but is very funny and poignant in its own way. A gay man and his best woman friend both fall for the same air-headed blond man and compete frenetically for his attention to a point that threatens their friendship and humiliates them both; he leaves and returns, and their good intentions of entirely despising him disappear in moments.
What I particularly liked about this was its sense that there is nothing especially sad or futile about the central relationship; Marie and Francis are clearly better off with each other than they would be with almost anyone else in their lives, but their relationship happens to be about stylishness and banter rather than about romance or sex. And good for them, I say.
Lost in the Crowd Suzi Graff's excellent documentary about young transwomen and others on the streets of New York has little in it that is new and that matters hardly at all. A lot of parents throw their children away rather than cope with who they are; abandoned teenagers turn to whoring and theft and take a lot of drugs. Some of them survive and prosper, but most don't; a high proportion of the people Graf interviewed were dead or disappeared by the time she finished the film.
LitC is wonderfully sad - Graff got interesting people to talk to her and many of their lives came to nothing except the fragments here. It is a campaigning angry film, but also a stunning memorial.
Gigola Directed and scripted by Laure Charpentier from her own novel about her early life, Gigola is an at once sardonic and sentimental account of the lost world of 'garconnes' dandy butches who lived on the margins of the criminal world. The protagonist is at once a whore for rich women and the pimp for a string of whores, some of whom she has brought into her orbit and trained to be more stylish. I liked the cheerful amorality, the sense of period and the glossiness; I was a bit less impressed by the psychologising - Gigola has been damaged by the older teacher who seduced her and cannot love, even when she sets out to have a child by a gangster friend.
Break the Habit What do you say about a gorgeous little farce except that it was gorgeous fun? A coke addict, the woman who reluctantly and distantly loves her, and a stunning amoral Hispanic woman have a body to dispose of and a large sum of money to steal. Part of the joy of it is that I saw a lot of what was coming and enjoyed the sense of anticipation...
And I get to The Owls and Hooters and realize that I need to leave the house and have more to say about them than I have time for. So, another post about them and tonight's film in due course.


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Panel 1:
[1] GASP: Now that we have repaid master for showing us the joy of bowling, let's commence the development software.
[2] Mike: Okay, I guess that was fair, but anymore funny stuff and we're playing "How does gravity affect a GAmeSPhere: the 1000 yard dropping test".
[3] GASP: Although I seriously question whether you could drop me from 914.4 meters, I assure you I will follow your orders and cause no more GASP DHS overloads.
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[1] Mike: Hahahaaa… Oh man this game is awesome, I've got to wake Bob for this! Bob! Hey Bob! Wake up man I made a game for the GASP!
[2] Bob: Wha… huh… What? You made a game? How long have I been asleep? Never mind that, lemme play!
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[1] Bob: So what did you make anyway?
[2] Mike: Pong! How awesome is that!
[3] Bob: … Pong? You woke me up just for Pong?
[4] Mike: Well yea, but not just any Pong… Co-op Pong!

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Darius Mans, President of AFRICARE
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
November 18, 2014
Fighting Ebola: A Ground-Level View
Thank you Mr. Chairman,
Let me start by thanking you and the Members of the Committee for your very strong commitment and leadership.
I also really want to applaud the heroic efforts of the International Medical Corps and Global Communities who I am truly honored to be here with today.
Thank you for seeking the views from the "ground" and the opportunity to share Africare's perspective from having been on the ground now for 45 years, standing with thousands of communities across 36 countries in Africa.
Mr. Chairman, if I may, first I would like to very briefly describe what Africare has been doing in its fight against Ebola.
Then I'd like to lay out what we at Africare believe are the most important steps that need to be taken to win this war.
It will be won by Africans on the ground who have, time and again, demonstrated that they can overcome disease and adversity.
And finally, I will conclude with what more we believe the United States can do to stop Ebola in its tracks.
AFRICARE and EBOLA
When the Ebola crisis began earlier this year in West Africa, Africare immediately swung into action.
We mobilized more than $2 million in private donations to help break the chain of transmission.
We have shipped personal protection equipment and essential health supplies to Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia through partnerships with Direct Relief and local aid organizations.
In addition, we have been helping frontline health workers do contact tracing.
Throughout the crisis we have been very focused on community mobilization and behavior change, which is at the heart of what Africare does across the continent.
While aid from foreign governments and private voluntary contributions from organizations like ours is vitally important, it will be Africans adopting changes in behavior that will ultimately win the war on the ground against Ebola.
So far, we have trained more than 300 local volunteer community health workers.
They, in turn, have educated more than 150,000 Liberians about Ebola prevention, detection and care.
In addition, our team of nearly 100 staff on the ground—all Liberian—are joined at the hip with Liberia's Ministry of Health to help keep health facilities open to treat non-Ebola related diseases.
This includes ensuring safe deliveries of babies.
We are taking into our maternal waiting homes women who have been turned away from hospitals that are just overwhelmed by the Ebola crisis.
Since we believe that measurement is critical, we also are talking with technology partners to find ways to embed data capture within our delivery systems.
We want to be sure we have good metrics to gauge our performance and provide real-time information on what we are doing to contribute to the war against Ebola.
And, we are doing all of this without any funding from the US Government so far.
Mr. Chairman, members of the Committee, progress is being made.
But much, much more needs to be done.
We strongly support the President's emergency request and hope the rest of the G20 countries will step up to the plate and do more.
But it's not just more money that is needed.
It's also important how that money is used.
There is a need for better coordination and planning of ETCs.
We also clearly don't need as many ETCs as were originally planned in Liberia.
We believe it is vital that the efforts to control Ebola are taken to the community level.
That is where the bulk of the care is provided–by family members, neighbors and local health workers who really are the first responders in this crisis.
We also hope USAID will be given the flexibility to allocate its resources as needed to ensure an agile response to this rapidly evolving epidemic.
In addition, we believe it is essential that civil society in the affected countries be given the support and space needed to help ensure the best use of, and accountability for, Ebola funding.
Finally, let me say a few words about…
One of the big lessons of this crisis is that donors need to move beyond the old approach of targeting resources to specific disease burdens like malaria and HIV/AIDS.
We need to invest in strengthening the public health systems, especially community-based management of diseases.
We also need to take advantage of the crisis to build the health infrastructure the affected countries need for the future.
The investments being made now during the crisis need to help the affected countries build more robust and resilient health systems.
As Liberian President Johnson-Sirleaf said, "We must ensure that everything we do now is not just with the aim of ending the outbreak but to ensure that we come out with a stronger and efficient healthcare system."
Finally, it is my hope that the USG will commit to support long-term economic growth in the region.
I hope you will join me in urging the Millennium Challenge Corporation to quickly finalize its programs in Liberia and in Sierra Leone.
Significant investments in the key drivers for growth in those countries will help them get back onto the higher growth path they were on before the Ebola crisis.
Thank you Mr. Chairman for the opportunity to share Africare's views.


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|USS Ellet (DD-398)
|USS Ellet (DD-398)
|Career (US)
|Five members of the Ellet family
|Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
|Laid down:
|3 December 1936
|11 June 1938
|17 February 1939
|29 October 1945
|Sold 1 August 1947
|General characteristics
|Class & type:
|Benham-class destroyer
|1,850 tons
|341 ft 3 in
|35 ft 6 in
|10 ft 9 in
|38 kt
|184 officers and enlisted
|4 5", 16 21" torpedo tubes
USS Ellet (DD-398) was a Benham-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for five members of the Ellet family of Pennsylvania who rendered service during the American Civil War: Colonel Charles Ellet, Jr.; Brigadier General Alfred W. Ellet; Colonel Charles R. Ellet; Lieutenant Colonel John A. Ellet; and Edward C. Ellet. The first two officers commanded the Ellet Ram Fleet.
Ellet (DD-398) was launched 11 June 1938 by Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Kearny, New Jersey; sponsored by Miss Elvira Daniel Cabell, granddaughter of Colonel Charles Ellet, Jr.; and commissioned 17 February 1939, Lieutenant Commander F. J. Mee in command.
In September and October 1939 Ellet operated off the Grand Banks on Neutrality Patrol, then with Destroyer Division 18 out of Galveston with the West Gulf Patrol. Based at San Diego, after 26 February 1940, she joined in Battle Force maneuvers as far as Hawaii. In the summer of 1941 her home port became Pearl Harbor and in October she brought home an Army survey expedition from Christmas Island to Honolulu.
When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941, Ellet was returning from reinforcing Wake Island in the screen of TF 8 with which she remained throughout December. After a convoy escort voyage to the west coast, she guarded a troop convoy back to Christmas Island in February.
In April she screened Carrier TF 16, which launched B-25's in the famous Halsey-Doolittle Raid on Tokyo and other Japanese cities and returned to Pearl Harbor the 25th. The same ships raced 5 days later to reinforce the carriers headed for the Battle of the Coral Sea. It was won before Ellet's force got there, so TF 16 returned to Pearl Harbor. TF 16 sailed from Pearl Harbor 28 May 1942 once more to join Task Force 17 (TF 17). Together they turned back the Japanese fleet in the Battle of Midway on 4, 5 and 6 June. The Japanese lost four carriers, many aircraft, a number of irreplaceable aviators. Ellet returned to Pearl Harbor 13 June to prepare for invading the Solomons, first American land offensive of the war.
Ellet arrived off Guadalcanal 7 August 1942 for pre-invasion bombardment, patrolled the transport area, and fought off air attacks. On 9 August she rescued 41 officers and 451 men from Quincy (CA-39) and 1 man from Astoria (CA-34), sunk in the Battle of Savo Island the night before, then joined Selfridge (DD-357) in the duty of sinking the hulk of HMAS Canberra, hopelessly battered in the same battle. While escorting transports deadheading back to Nouméa, Ellet was detached 12 August to screen the Enterprise (CV-6) task force covering reinforcement and supply of the Solomons. She got back to Pearl Harbor 10 September.
Out of Espiritu Santo Ellet patrolled to the Solomons with TF 16 from November 1942 until May 1943, then returned to Pearl Harbor. Back at Espiritu Santo 1 July, she hurried to Tulagi for the consolidation of the northern Solomons. She sailed for overhaul on the west coast in September 1943.
By the end of January 1944, Ellet was back in action, screening carriers about to invade the Marshalls. After a week in Pearl Harbor for repairs, she saw action in New Guinea, supporting the operations at Hollandia in April. Upon her return to Pearl Harbor she joined the 5th Fleet for the invasion of the Marianas, screening diversionary raids on the Bonins, and carriers in the assaults on Saipan and Guam.
Ellet arrived at Ulithi Atoll 13 October 1944 and was sent to scout neighboring Ngulu Atoll for a proposed secondary fleet anchorage. Troops landed at Ngulu 16 October. When Montgomery (DM-17) struck a mine the 17th, Ellet came to the rescue with pumps then towed her in to Ulithi lagoon.
At October's end, Ellet joined the Marianas Patrol and Escort Group. She bombarded Iwo Jima, in December 1944 and the following January. Based on Guam and Saipan, she escorted convoys and patrolled on air-sea rescue station until July 1945.
When hostilities ended, Ellet was repairing at Mare Island. She was decommissioned there 29 October 1945, and sold 1 August 1947.
Ellet received 10 battle stars for World War II service.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
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Graff Pink diamond
The Graff Pink diamond is the most expensive diamond ever sold at auction. It fetched $45.75 million or £29.4 million at Sotheby's in November 2010.
It has been graded a VVS2 clarity, type IIa, fancy intense pink diamond by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA).
The diamond is a classic emerald cut with gently rounded corners. It has few inclusions and a homogenous colour.
The GIA states that the diamond may be "potentially flawless" after repolishing although some commentators state that there is a single flaw that is unnoticeable to the naked eye.
The diamond is set between shield-shaped diamond shoulders, in platinum, as a ring, size 55½.
The early history of the diamond is not clear.
It was once the property of American jeweller Harry Winston but was purchased in the 1950s by a private collector and remained off the market until 2010.
Despite its rarity, the diamond was unnamed until Laurence Graff purchased it.
The diamond was sold to British dealer Laurence Graff in Geneva in November 2010.
Graff is the owner of Graff Diamonds. Graff bought the Wittelsbach-Graff blue diamond in 2008 for a then record auction-house price of £16.4 million.
Sotheby's had attached a $27-38 million estimate to the Graff Pink prior to the sale.
David Bennett, the head of Sotheby's jewellery division, told the BBC at the time of the auction: "There's only one or two other stones I've seen like this in the 35 years I've been doing this job. I just love it."
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We've always got our eyes on celebrity relationships. And, we don't just mean romantic ones. So many of our favorite stars partner with brands, and while some of those affiliations last for just a short time, others can last several years. One of those long-term relationships is coming to an end: Jennifer Hudson has announced she's parting ways with Weight Watchers.
A representative for Hudson confirmed that the singer and Weight Watchers have made a mutual decision to end the partnership. "I have chosen to step away from my role as ambassador and I am excited for the year to come, with many new projects and lots of new music," Hudson said in a statement to People. She added, "My experience with Weight Watchers has truly been life changing. I am grateful for what I have learned throughout the process and will always take it with me."
Weight Watchers was just as positive about the split. "Jennifer's healthy lifestyle and successful weight loss has inspired so many – from her friends and family to our members and staff, as well as people around the world – and we know that inspiration lives on," a rep for Weight Watchers told People.
If her recent cover for V magazine is any indication of what's to come, we're eager to see what Hudson's working on next. (People)


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The Lobby Bar Shakes Up a New Cocktail Menu
By Maria Fedele
Have you heard? There's a new bar in town, and it's the place to see and be seen in London.
When one of the chicest names in the hotel industry opened up a new post in central London back in 2013, incorporating two bars and a fine-dining restaurant, word spread quickly. Now, the Lobby Bar at The London EDITION hotel has just launched their exciting new cocktail menu, and the whole experience is a fine tribute to the timeless old-world classic hotel bar.
Housed in the former Berners Street Hotel in London's West End, the building's imposing edifice is flanked by grand pillars which open up to focus the attention on the grandiose lobby. Famed architect Ian Shrager was at the helm of revamping the Lobby Bar, keeping the elements of the old English anatomical charm with high ceilings, marble countertops, and lashings of plush velvet.
Dark leather couches and deep-seated armchairs are matched with snug booths and low-slung tables to create a warm, relaxed space where glamourous guests converse in hushed whispers over wistful jazz music.
The perpetually lit roaring fire in the corner (even though its only just past summer) and dim lighting accentuate the bar's suave ambiance, as does the antique billiard table and Salvador Dali-inspired floor lamps. All of which does little to deter the eye from the giant custom-made Ingo Maurer silver sphere hanging extravagantly in the centre of the room.
Cocktail Heaven
And now for the cocktails. Keeping with the theme of balancing the classic with a touch of modernism, the cocktail menu features all the time-honoured favourites, but with a delectable twist.
Drawing inspiration from EDITION Hotel's other global locations, the menu takes you on a diverse tasting journey through cultural palates.
Andy, the bar manager, tells me that the new menu features an array of exotic and intense ingredients infused with high-quality spirits and complementary flavours. And you can tell that there is passion and a great deal of creative thought that goes into each and every one of the complex cocktails that the impeccably dressed bar staff concoct.
Stand-out favourites include the Miami inspired cocktail 'Miami or Not,' which coincidentally translates to 'do you love me or not?' in Italian. And the answer is, yes, I simply adore the orange chocolate flavours which complement the strong shot of espresso and citrus notes. It's a match made in cocktail heaven.
The Shanghai is served in an open coconut with a base of sake, double cream, and the traditional spirit of Ceylon, Arrack, which is distilled from the sap of the coconut flower. The cocktail also pays homage to the 'Sea of Bamboo' park in Shanghai with a splash of bamboo cordial to top it off. What unfolds is a creamy unique take on a traditional Whisky Sour.
Go West (Hollywood)
Conversely, the West Hollywood cocktail is all about healthy ingredients (well, as healthy as an alcohol-based drink can possibly be.) Matcha tea is blended with Altos Blanco (a Mexican tequila), cucumber, lemon juice, and chili bitters to create a refreshing potion which looks a lot like a wicked version of a detoxifying green juice.
The last of my favourites is the Iceland – primarily because it comes served in a gold-plated gnome. Titled 'Gnome of the Brave,' I'm not entirely sure what the correlation is between gnomes and Iceland, but the novelty is amusing. With a splash of luxury Swedish vodka (Absolut Elyx) woven with whey milk, anise tea and lemon juice, somehow this odd concoction of flavours works surprisingly well.
So, consider this your invitation to saunter on down to London's West End and transport yourself to another world of luxury, one which is usually only reserved for VIP's and members.
You will know when you have arrived as the doorman gives you a knowing look and a tip of the hat as if to say 'Yes, you have come to the right place. It's all happening here…'
Contributor Maria Fedele is an adventurous traveller and freelance writer from South Australia who has lived in Paris and currently calls London home.


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Today I got myself out of the house for almost the entire day by going to the Social Media Club/Tuttle Club. Now a weekly event every Friday starting at 10 a.m. at Norman's Coach and Horses on Greek Street in Soho, the group is a lively confluence of professional marketers, bloggers, developers and social media types.
Though I tend to be nervous walking into a room of strangers — or almost all strangers, since I did know a couple of people — I felt welcomed immediately and sat down to have a cup of tea and a croissant with some newfound friends. It was nice to chat about writing, blogging, marketing and to hear about people's startups. And I ended up staying for the QR code lunch as well.
I only learned about QR codes a few weeks ago — they're not really used in the U.S. yet — so I felt like I should learn a bit more. Basically, they're square-shaped bar codes that sort of look like TV fuzz that can encode urls, text information, v-cards (virtual business cards) and more. These codes are then used as shortcuts for mobile phones — the user takes a photo scan of the code and it displays the encoded information or takes them to a specific website.
The QR pros today were from i-nigma and Squiggly Square, and they had some interesting uses of the tech to talk about — both ones that had been done and some theoretical applications. Basically, it gave me a good deal to think about, and I learned some new things.
And, of course, I had to create code that'll get you to my portfolio site (above). If anyone checking this out has a bar code reader on their phone, let me know if it works.


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Being yourself at work
Being yourself at work
I want to share some thoughts on being yourself at work, especially in light of the announcements from Facebook yesterday about the changes to Facebook pages and their algorithms.
It has been my firm conviction for some time that the only successful strategy for small business to adopt for the future is quite simply, 'be good at being yourself'.
Sounds simple and it is, but it certainly isn't easy.
For a start, many people find being themselves impossible simply because, privately, they don't feel that "They" are acceptable just as they are.
The concept of us all truly being able to be ourselves is an exciting change and from my perspective one of THE most profound changes of this decade. Technology is great and it changes the world we live in but the change in our society and culture changes the mindset we live with. The idea that we can be just what we want to be is mind boggling to many. Even if you hear it and believe it on an intellectual level, it may not be your reality.
The fact that everyone can be what they like, doesn't mean it will be successful for them in business though. I was scanning through my Instagram feed this morning and a small business owner had a post and included the hashtag #Fuckwork among others that clearly gave the impression that they really didn't like their work. That's fine, they're being honest, I can respect that, but I'm also not going to hire them.
So this year, my focus is helping business owners take a really good look at themselves and the personal aspect of their business to see what is working, what needs to shift and helping them make that shift in thinking that will pay huge dividends in their business AND personal life. Challenging stuff. The messenger bots and algorithms are all important. Facebook paid ads and a great website is important. So are you!
Social media means none of us in business can hide. We have to be transparent, confident and likeable and that has to be a good thing. We will all have to bring our personal A game to work.
We live in exciting times.
Please feel free to share this post on any of your social media. I believe it is a really important message.
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Without Honors
One wonders why David Petraeus, former general and most recently director of the Central Intelligence Agency, would choose to be associated with the City University of New York. Judging from the reception he has received, the attraction cannot be the intellectual environment on campus. On his first day, Petraeus was greeted by a rabble of protesters shouting "Murderer!," "War criminal!," "Disgusting imperialist!," and other intellectual sentiments, including many that may not be reproduced here. The mob has promised to repeat its unedifying performance every time Petraeus appears on campus, which is to be weekly. The university, to its dishonor, has given no indication that it intends to do anything about this.
This is not a question of the First Amendment. CUNY may not be home to the best and brightest, but its students certainly have the right to shout their thick-headed sentiments from whatever street corner will have them. Yet those need not be CUNY's corners. Universities have a positive obligation to cultivate and sustain an intellectual environment conducive to open (and, one hopes, enlightening) discourse. Tolerating a mob's attempts to force a man off campus for holding views at odds with those of the ladies and gentlemen of the Macaulay Honors College at CUNY is a violation of the university's mission. Screaming obscenities in the face of a visiting professor would be, at a self-respecting institution, a cause for disciplining the students involved — harshly. An institution calling itself an "honors" college has an obligation to live up to certain minimal intellectual standards, and here CUNY has failed spectacularly. The students have an obligation to live up to certain standards, too, instead of comporting themselves like buffoons.
So it is not for intellectual stimulation that Petraeus has attached himself to CUNY. What else might it be?
It is not the money. Having agreed to a $150,000 salary, Petraeus accepted a somewhat lower figure — $1 — after his compensation became a source of political controversy. The American Association of University Professors, Democratic New York City mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio, and Republican assemblyman Kieran Lalor attacked that original "bloated" salary. Far be it from us to contest the proposition that academics are overpaid, but $150,000 is on the modest side for a celebrity lecturer with Petraeus's standing. For comparison, ten relatively obscure professors at the highly regarded Thunderbird School of Global Management were paid a total of $4.3 million in 2011.
Both the students and the administrators of the college have some growing up to do.
In addition to his 37-year military career that culminated in his serving as commander of multinational forces in Afghanistan and Iraq, and his service as director of the CIA, Petraeus holds a doctorate in international relations from Princeton. Those profanity-spewing students at CUNY could learn a thing or two from him, if they were so inclined. But they manifestly are not so inclined, and their university apparently has no intention of cultivating the sort of intellectual atmosphere in which such learning might flourish. A reasonably bright sophomore would be embarrassed to be associated with what the students of CUNY have done and the administration has permitted. Perhaps David Petraeus is doing penance for his sins — we can think of no other reason that he would want to be associated with a CUNY that bows to mob rule.


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Accredited Practising Dietitians are the gold standard in Australia as neither 'Dietitian' or 'Nutritionist' are protected or regulated.
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The specter of Marx in an election to decide whether the current Tory Party incumbent Theresa May will remain Britain's prime minister on June 8, or whether Jeremy Corbyn will replace her, has featured prominently recently, employed to paint the Labour Party — specifically Corbyn and his shadow chancellor John McDonnell — as dangerous Marxist radicals intent on turning the UK into a Soviet Union mark II.
It would be laughable if not so serious in the context of a British establishment and political culture that has lurched so far to the right in recent years that any party or politician that articulates even a tincture of leftist views or ideas is regarded as the enemy within.
Marx, as most reading this will be aware, is one of the most important, if controversial, thinkers who every lived. In this respect, he belongs up there with Democritus, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Erasmus, Spinoza, Locke, Adam Smith, and David Hume. His ideas have inspired millions since they came to prominence at the end of the 19th century, along with revolutions and anti-colonial and anti-imperialist struggles across the world. It is no surprise that even now, despite the Soviet-led Communist bloc having passed into history almost three decades ago, and with China having abandoned hard-line communism with the passing of Mao, Marx's ideas continue to strike fear into the hearts of elites in the UK and throughout the West.
A philosopher, historian, economist and social critic, Marx dedicated his life to the revolutionary transformation of a world dominated by capitalism — in which workers (the proletariat) were treated as chattel, their labor exploited by the bourgeoisie in return for a miserly existence underpinned by poverty, immiseration and truncated lives — into a world underpinned by socialism in which material abundance would be distributed not according to human greed but human need.
In his most famous work, the previously mentioned Communist Manifesto of 1848, Marx writes:
"The modern worker… instead of advancing with industrial progress, sinks ever deeper beneath the circumstance of his own class. The worker becomes a pauper, and pauperism develops more quickly than population and wealth."condition in which working families and the poor across the UK in 2017 find themselves? Foodbanks, zero hours contracts, poverty wages, record levels of poverty, homelessness — this is the lived reality for increasing numbers of the country's citizens, many of them in work. Meanwhile, at the other end of the spectrum, according to the annual Sunday Times Rich List the UK's 1000 richest people have seen a 14% increase in their wealth since 2016.
Surely such a disjuncture between the poor and the rich is incompatible with a country's right to consider itself civilized?
Where Marx got it wrong was not in his analysis of the history and inner workings of capitalism, but with his analysis that capitalism had reached the end of its historically progressive role when it came to innovation and dynamism as a mode of production responsible for the production of such a surplus of wealth and material goods that it had lifted humanity out of the realms of necessity into the epoch of abundance. However, private ownership of production and the surplus produced needed to be transformed into social ownership in order to organize its distribution for the benefit of all rather than allow it to remain in the hands of the few. For him this meant revolution.
What he failed to predict was the ability of working people to interdict in the capitalist system of production, distribution, and exchange by organizing themselves into trade unions in order to exercise their collective bargaining power against the bosses. Moreover the trade union movement in the UK produced the Labour Party at the turn of the last century, whose founding principles were based on the political advancement of the rights and interests of the country's working class.
The politics and worldview championed by Labour, which came to be known as social democracy, brought into being the welfare state, National Health Service, state pensions, council housing, and full employment after the Second World War. Yes, even under these radical reforms you still had rich people, just not as rich in comparison to ordinary working people.
Returning the Labour Party to something resembling its founding principles is, in sum, the reason the establishment in Britain has extended itself in slandering and attacking Jeremy Corbyn so aggressively. In truth, the Labour leader's politics have far more in common with Fabianism (soft socialism) than they do Marxism. Indeed, if anything, Theresa May and the Tories have more in common with Marx than Corbyn does, considering the class war they have unleashed against working people under the rubric of austerity — rolled out in response to the 2007-08 economic crisis and which has more to do with ideology than economics.
What this right-wing British establishment need to understand is that while you have nurses being forced to resort to foodbanks in order to feed themselves and their families in the sixth richest economy in the world, the ideas of Karl Marx will retain their relevancy. Indeed, along with the Sunday Times Rich List, such a state of affairs reveals that the threat to British society in 2017 lies not with Marxism but greed and inequality.
The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official position of Sputnik.
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Nov 2 2003
By Wilson King
NFL Football Sports Betting – Inside the NFL football betting lines
[Ed. Note: In a cooperative joint media venture between Sports Insights and Viacom, Jack Bauer, CTU Director of Field Operations and star of Fox's "24", penned this week's NFL recap.]
A profitable Sunday following a profitable Saturday is about as common as a commercial interruption during the season premier of "24" presented by Dodge without commercial interruption. But after an outstanding day yesterday, we were looking to come back twenty-four hours later and make the impossible happen, no matter what improbable plot twists came our way.
10:00 The public was down big coming into an NFL Sunday for the first time all season. The lineboard and ticket punchers were put on red alert. We were expecting an unprecedented early morning rush, but it did not come. Our communication system was knocked down, and I suspected that it was the handy work of that South American drug lord Ramon Salazar.
10:01 Lineboard Manager Steve Stone informed me that a storm system had casued a satellite connection to be temporarily lost, and our computer staff was quickly working to rectify the problem. However, to be sure that Salazar was not behind any of this, I ordered CTU Field Agents to mobilize and keep an eye on things.
10:02 – 12:00 The phones were back up just in time to reveal some interesting trends. Most notably, it appeared that the public liked favorites on the road giving anywhere from three to six points. I found this quite interesting. Historically, home dogs meant good things were going to happen, but then again Salazar does not believe in history. When I informed Steve Stone of this, he inquired about my state of mind, openly wondering if my undercover assignment with Salazar had taken a toll on me.
12:01 I realized that I had not showered.
12:02 – 13:00 My worst fears were materializing before my very eyes. Then, shortly after kickoff, we got the call. We needed the Detriot Lions at home getting three points for the largest Sunday afternoon decision of the entire season. This was big. To make things worse, we needed Houston plus six and the NY/NJ Jets plus three. While both teams were at home, I suspected that Salazar was behind this move, and I did not like it one bit.
13:00 – 16:00 A lull in the action made me a bit suspicious. Detriot looked as if they were going to let Oakland back in the game, for some inexplicable reason Dom Capers refused to run out the clock, and the Jets were gasping for air.
16:01 I ordered a burrito.
16:02 – 16:15 Before we could call in a hot actress to play my daughter and join CTU as a full time agent (despite the fact that she only has a GED and an Associates Degree from community college), the Detriot game ended giving us the season's biggest daytime win. In addition, we picked up another major decision in the Houston game in spite of Capers' brain lock. The Jets went to overtime before losing to the Giants, but the decision proved to be a push on most tickets, helping ease the sting. The rest of the afternoon games resulted in a sweep on the sides, with the exception of Jacksonville at Baltimore, and even that didn't hurt too bad.
16:15 Although things seemed to be going our way, I was pretty sure it was all just a diversionary tactic by Salazar. Although we were on pace to have our best Sunday of the year, I knew the real action was yet to come.
16:16 Sure enough, my ultra-paranoid instincts were right. We needed incredibly large decisions in the late games. Most folks liked Cincy, St. Louis and Philly on the road. It was going to shape up to be an interesting afternoon.
19:00 It finally came, the call I had been waiting for. It was Salazar. I was not in the mood for pleasantries. We got right down to business. He told me that we needed Arizona, San Fran and Atlanta. I told him I knew that. But he told me that what I did not know was that there were a ton of exotics waiting to go off once the Bengals, Rams and Eagles covered.
19:01 I sweated it out, secretly wondering where my on-screen daughter was.
19:02 San Fran won outright, breaking up most teasers and delivering a major decision in our favor. The Cardinals also won and blew up exotics. We were rolling, reaching our highest one day win total of the season. But before would could count our money, the Eagles and Cowboys spoiled our plans. Both teams covered, delivering us a blow. But we had built up quite a little nest egg.
20:30 We had the Sunday night game left, and Salazar had gone into hiding. He was content on letting us enjoy our biggest Sunday total of the year.
22:00 Greenbay covered on the half and won outright, helping us reach heights that have eluded us during the Salazar reign. While we were on top of the world, I was careful not to get too high. I knew better than anyone that anything could happen in 24 hours. Especially every Tuesday at 9 PM on Fox.


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Walter J. Kohler, Jr. was one of Wisconsin's best governors. Elected three times, he played a role in the election of Dwight D. Eisenhower to the presidency in 1952 and was known to be an administration favorite.
Kohler's challenge was to unite moderate Republicans, who backed Ike, with a Far Right that fervently supported Senator Joe McCarthy. His inability to please both wings of the Republican Party eventually cost him an election race for the United States Senate. In 1957 he was unexpectedly defeated by William Proxmire, a long-time Democratic Party rival and indefatigable campaigner. But Kohler was more than a politician.
His biography involves the highly unusual story of the Kohler Company in Wisconsin, site, at the same time, of one of the most enlightened managerial policies ever attempted and the longest labor dispute in American history. Kohler's story sheds light on the life and times of the upper class in the 1920s and 1930s, reveals his heroic role in the Second World War, and provides path breaking insight into his talent for effective and prosperous business activity. A very private man with several secrets, Kohler said little about his past. Now, for the first time, we have the definitive biography, based in part on hitherto closed family documents, photos, and interviews with friends and acquaintances. It is a book that should find a large audience of serious readers.
Dr. Thomas C. Reeves was born in Tacoma, Washington in 1936. He earned his Ph.D. in history at the University of California-Santa Barbara in 1966 and taught history in universities in Colorado and Wisconsin until his retirement in 2001. He is best known for his biographies of John F. Kennedy, Joe McCarthy, Chester Alan Arthur, and Fulton J. Sheen. The Kennedy book was a national best-seller. Since 1992, Prof. Reeves has been a Senior Fellow at the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute. He lives in the Town of Yorkville, not far from Racine and Milwaukee, with Kathleen Garrison Reeves, his wife of nearly half a century, and five amorous cats. For more than two years he has written twice-weekly blogs for the History News network and continues to publish articles and book reviews in an assortment of magazines and journals. He is a member of the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars.


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This addictive recipe by Gayle Pirie and John Clark of San Francisco's Foreign Cinema is integral to their Scrambled Eggs with Meyer Lemon Salsa Verde. But it makes enough that you'll have some left over for grilled bread, steaks, or sardines; roast chicken or vegetables; or sandwiches.
How to Make It
Step 1
Combine shallot, vinegar, and salt in a medium bowl and let stand 10 minutes to soften and lightly pickle shallot. Meanwhile, thinly slice lemon with a handheld slicer, removing seeds; stack, cut in half, then cut into very small triangles.
Step 2
Stir lemon, parsley, and capers into bowl with shallot mixture. Add oil and stir to combine. Let stand 30 minutes.
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Make ahead: Up to 5 days, chilled airtight (color will fade).
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This Norwegian pop trio's name, which the dictionary defines as "a short-lived thing," grows more ironic with each passing day. By the time things really started to take off for Ephemera, the childhood friends had already been playing together for almost ten years. They came together as a group in 1994 in the city of Bergen, and quickly drew attention with their charmingly girlish easy-on-the-ear acoustic pop. They signed a multiple-album deal with record industry giants BMG while still in their late teens, and released their debut album, Glue, as early as 1996. But the relations with BMG did not work out too well, prompting Ephemera to walk out on the record company after just one album.
It took them four years to re-emerge with 2000's fine album Sun on their own eponymous label. Inevitably, they had gained some maturity to speak of, further enhancing the sweet, harmonic pop sound that was their fundamental right from the start. Delightful single "Happy, Grateful, Aware" was perhaps the band's first bona fide classic, a tune so catchy it was actually featured on the infamous Olsen twins' soundtrack CD Getting There in 2002. Like the rest of the album, it was tastefully produced and arranged with the help of Bergen-based studio wiz Yngve Saetre, while the girls were helped out by a score of Bergen's finest musicians. The fine songs and ever-charming harmonies combined with the lush production came to be the sound of Ephemera as it is known and loved.
With Sun and its successful singles having established Ephemera as a force to be reckoned with, the follow-up album, Balloons and Champagne, came out only one year after its predecessor. Though lacking any singles as immediate as the sublime "Happy, Grateful, Aware," it gained good reviews and further increased the band's popularity. Although they had already achieved quite a success in Norway, Ephemera's popularity exploded when they released the enormously successful single "Girls Keep Secrets in the Strangest Ways" and following album Air in 2003. For the first time, they became household names and huge sellers. With this release they even managed to gain a strong following and considerable sales outside of Norway, mainly in Asia and continental Europe.
2004 saw the release of Monolove, the group's fifth album, very much in the same vein as their previous outings. Though lacking an immediate pop single, it was fairly well received by audience and critics alike. ~ Anders Kaasen


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Canine parvovirus is an acute illness, which means that symptoms develop suddenly, usually within 3–10 days of exposure. In most cases, dogs that are infected with the virus do not develop the disease (called asymptomatic infection). Canine parvovirus often is fatal in puppies. Sometimes, puppies collapse and die without showing prior signs of infection.
Signs and symptoms of canine parvovirus include the following :
– Bloody diarrhea (often severe)
– Fever
– Lethargy (lack of energy)
– Loss of appetite
– Malaise (discomfort associated with illness)
– Rapid weight loss
– Vomiting
Without immediate treatment, canine parvovirus often progresses quickly. CPV can cause death within 2–3 days of the onset of symptoms, so it is important to seek veterinary care as soon as possible.
Complications include dehydration, secondary infections, sepsis and a condition in which part of the intestine slips into the part below it (called intussusception). CPV also can damage the spleen. Dogs that have another health condition are at increased risk for developing severe complications and illness.
8 Tips to Prevent Parvovirus in Your Dog or Puppy
Canine parvovirus (commonly called parvo) is a highly contagious viral disease that can produce a life-threatening illness in puppies and dogs. It can be transmitted by any person, animal or object that comes in contact with an infected dog's feces.
Puppies, adolescent dogs, and adult dogs who are not vaccinated are at risk of contracting the virus. Protecting your puppy or dog from parvovirus could save his life.
Keep your dog healthy and parvo-free with these 8 tips :
1. Make sure your dog is properly vaccinated. Puppies should receive their first vaccines at 6-8 weeks of age; boosters should be administered at three-week intervals until the puppy is 16 weeks of age, and then again at one year of age. Previously vaccinated adult dogs need boosters every year. Visit The Animal Foundation's Low-Cost Vaccine Clinic for affordable vaccines administered seven days a week — no appointment needed!
2. Limit your puppy or unvaccinated dog's exposure to other dogs until he's had his first two vaccinations, unless you are sure the other dogs are fully vaccinated.
3. Avoid places where your puppy or unvaccinated dog could be exposed to parvovirus from unvaccinated dogs. Dog parks, pet stores, play groups, and other public areas should be avoided until your dog or puppy is fully vaccinated.
4. When visiting your vet for wellness check-ups and vaccinations, carry your puppy in your arms outside and leave him on your lap while waiting in the lobby. Walking where other dogs have walked and gone to the bathroom will increase your puppy's risk of contracting disease.
5. Parvovirus is very difficult to kill and can live in the environment for over a year. If you suspect your house or yard has been infected, clean with a 1:32 dilution of bleach (1/2 cup bleach in a gallon of water). Regular soaps and disinfectants DO NOT kill parvovirus. Areas that cannot be cleaned with bleach may remain contaminated. Remember, the virus can survive on a variety of objects, including food bowls, shoes, clothes, carpet and floors.
6. If you work or spend time in places where you have contact with dogs, change your clothes and shoes before returning home to your dog or puppy.
7. If your dog or puppy is vomiting, has diarrhea, is not eating or is lethargic, you should take him to the vet as soon as possible. These are all symptoms of parvovirus. Remember, Infected dogs may show only one symptom!
8. If you are considering adopting a new dog, we encourage leaving your unvaccinated puppies or dogs at home. It is very important to do a meet and greet, but take the time to make sure your dog is fully vaccinated first!
Parvovirus Is Hard to Control and Costly to Treat
Canine parvovirus is difficult to control especially in a shelter environment and expensive to treat.
The virus is spread through animal waste and direct dog-to-dog contact. It is highly contagious and can live on surfaces for months. Some puppies die from the virus and others are euthanized because the antibiotics and other drugs needed to treat it can be too expensive from $500 to $2,000 and take about a week to work.
Parvo causes similar symptoms in all infected puppies and dogs, including vomiting, severe and often bloody diarrhea, lethargy, fever, and loss of appetite. In dogs infected with the virus, dehydration is a constant concern and can occur very quickly as a result of the vomiting and diarrhea. This is especially dangerous in very young puppies.
Most deaths from parvo occur within 48 to 72 hours after the onset of symptoms, which is why immediate treatment is crucial for survival.


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It's nice to be home in Australia for January, after completing two and a half years of a PhD program at Fuller Theological Seminary in Los Angeles. One perk of being in Sydney, aside from reconnecting with family and friends, is attending my home church - Hillsong. I grew up in the congregation, and returned in 2010 before relocating to the United States. It's the thing I missed most while away. (Of course, an announcement was just made about a new Hillsong plant in Los Angeles in 2014 - so if I do end up in Pasadena for dissertation writing, I can worship there.)
Because the new-ish Manhattan Hillsong plant is going so well, there's growing interest in the United States in the church. Mainstream specialists in religion and religious movements are increasingly turning their attention to global Pentecostalism (or in this specific case, Oceanian charismatic evangelicals who really don't like "tags" being applied to them). This fuels more interest in Australia. Reactions to a plea from an Australian theologian, some remarks during a sermon by Hillsong leaders Joel and Julia A'Bell after a particularly libellous "expose" on Today Tonight, along with a few other coincidences, raised recurring themes for me, so I thought it might be appropriate to reflect a little on what it meant for me to grow up a "Hillsonger."
My staunchly Anglican family joined Hillsong Church after the charismatic movement hit Sydney in the early 1980s. Charismaticism was already well established in California by this time. But Australia, positioned at the edge of the world, so to speak, tended to get things decades after other countries - put it down to strong cultural border control, or just the tyranny of distance. My parents' rector refuted all theological arguments about the role of the Spirit in the Christian life and clamped down on charismatic eccentricities. Little did he know that our house on a Tuesday night was full of adults praying and studying bible passages on spiritual gifts, trying to work it all out.
Ultimately, and pretty uneventfully, my parents sought a new church on the outskirts of the city, near the one-acre farm lots dad admired so much. He loved driving past cows and sheep on Sundays. Surprisingly for this location, Hillsong allowed my parents to re-imagine Christianity in a completely fresh way - a technologically savvy service that included children, teens and young adults, and even allowed speaking in tongues at times (quietly during prayer requests, and at member events).
After so many years of sneakily raising their hands, they just wanted to move on and help build a new, charismatic biblically-based evangelical Australian church. They loved Brian and Bobbie Houston's forward-thinking vision, permeated by the energy of the Hills District with anticipation of growth and progress. And, conversions occurred every week, something that astounds them even still. They consider the "altar call" a sacred moment - my dad sheds tears talking about the joy he feels in seeing people accept Christ. Even in its early venues, there was a sense that something incredible was taking place at Hillsong and that no one person was in control - and because of this, our family wanted to be present as it happened.
In a way, Hillsong Church initially chose me, care of my parents, but it soon became my church and my parents merely attended as far as I was concerned. It all happened at that Summer Camp of 1998, after which first generation Hillsongers suddenly had to cope with what were eventually dubbed "Jesus is my girlfriend" lyrics, as well as a growing group of bouncing teenagers dancing in the front rows (which they endured or loved, depending on which member of their generation you ask). We had what the church came to explain as "revival" - an unexplainable energy that flowed in and through the youth group, leaving tangible evidence among new groups of Australian youth: skaters, surfers, geeks and university students, preppies, grungy kids, even a few goths. They just kept on coming. By 1996, we had thousands of youth. Someone had to roster the youth bands and photocopy the music charts, which is where my involvement started - with a photocopy code.
The genius of Hillsong was the way multiple voices could be heard within the same space; and with so many new Christians, there was a diversity of views on every topic. Not only did the church represent many of Sydney's all-pervasive territorial cultural barriers (people travelled from all over Sydney each week), but ethnic barriers seemed to recede as Hillsong embraced Sydney's newer (and older) migrants. The elders are people of mixed Australian, New Zealander, Tongan, Scottish, Armenian, Iranian, Chinese, British (and more) descent. And, while multicultural assimilation was the Australian norm, Dr Gordon Lee pioneered language services even in the early days. There are strong Pacific Islander, South East Asian and now African communities within the congregation. Women and men also held important roles side-by-side, modelled by Bobbie and Brian Houston.
I've been quick over the years to admit Hillsong church wasn't perfect, not by any stretch. But one benefit of so many people was that when something annoyed me, it often also annoyed others and was being worked on behind the scenes. It was in the Hub, those crazy think-tank rooms that I truly fell in love with my church. Within all this vocal diversity was a consensus. The offices were a hive of volunteer and staff minds engaging problems and working towards creative solutions, contributing, as they were encouraged to do in Romans 12:3-8. It was always out of space, with offices in storage cabinets, or dug out of the very foundations.
Almost everybody was building their leadership, and ministries grew strangely, organically - with nearly as many endeavours abandoned as those that sprung to life. There was freedom to try, and even to make mistakes, because somehow Pastor Brian had a sixth sense to fix things that weren't flourishing quickly, re-channelling energy elsewhere when necessary, and opening up new areas no-one thought possible (like acquiring the city congregation). The arts flourished - in Sydney, no less - thanks to Darlene Zschech. The spiritual gifts of discernment, prophecy and wisdom my parents had spent so long looking for were explained in Pastor Brian's phrases "supernaturally natural" and "extraordinarily ordinary."
However, I quickly learned that on the North Shore, where I lived, mention of my church risked a slanderous tirade. My local high school, Cheltenham Girls High School, considered Hillsong a cult. This hit an all time low when they declared the "Shine" deportment program to be under-cover proselytism in violation of the tenets of feminism (whatever the heck feminism now means). These complaints worked in collusion with Sydney Morning Herald journalists to expose and shut down some programs. (For the record, my mother and I worship along with many other former CGHS students who do not consider Hillsong repressive for women.)
As its fame grew, Hillsong appeared irregularly in the media. Irreligious journalists labeled it many things - money hungry, a sham, flamboyant, corrupt. Friends I grew up with turned to mainstream media to cash in on their stories about the congregation. They were screened on television, usually during the dinner hour. At school the next day, I would lay low. And the following Sunday, church leaders were hurt, defensive and irate. It caused them to decry "intellectuals" and "academics" and "education" - because this seemed to be the problem. Sigh.
The tension I often lived with came to a head in my honours third year of Political Economy at Sydney University in 2000. Our garage style youth band, United (a name representing the youth groups merging together for special events) had gone gold on the Australian music charts, and in all the busy-ness, I'd fallen one point behind on my required mark (a small typed "16" that still haunts me). I rang the university and was engaged by a course administrator who tersely informed me I must choose between my faith and academic career. I had been regrettably primed for this moment. I declared that I was withdrawing from the course and faded into the congregation, working as a barista on the side, with my dreams of policy-writing and international development work shattered.
I slowly and cautiously re-entered academia, applying for a suitably "Christian" Masters in Theology. A genetic susceptibility to research lead to another degree, and although I pleaded with my supervisor not to ask me to research Hillsong, she convinced me otherwise. I nervously submitted Masters of Philosophy thesis to Australian Catholic University's music department in 2009 and received my first question: "What does Hillsong do with its money?" This suggested that the panel was not aware of just how big Hillsong actually is. It pays its huge staff. It turns the light bulbs on and makes sure fridges are stocked for volunteer coffees. It develops young Australian leaders in skills like reliability, character development, and virtues society often forgets. It hires a bus to give over 80,000 food items away at Christmas. But at the time, "I don't think this is pertinent to my thesis" seemed the best answer at the time. I played a Brooke Fraser United clip, and received some comments about the brain-washing repetitive nature of charismatic choruses. I returned to my hotel shaking, but having passed.
It is normal in Australia to pick up the paper or read blogs that reinforce Hillsong's affiliation with the "religious right" (for the record, my family usually votes Labor). Somehow, it has become normal to start the Hillsong story with allegations of "questionable theology" or worse. Religion News Service journalist Sarah Pulliam Bailey used the heading "Thriving Amidst Abuse Scandal" to introduce an American audience to the church, even though the leader in question had resigned from the City congregation (formerly City Christian Life Centre) before this organization was acquired by Hillsong (formerly Hills Christian Life Centre), and had been publicly dismissed from ministry. The day Brian Houston reluctantly announced his father's credentials had been revoked at the Hills campus, he received a standing ovation - having to face one's own father under such circumstances was surely a sign of character. Pastor Brian has spoken openly at conferences about the depression he suffered after this event, and the stigma his family faced. Almost all of the subsequent media coverage failed to mention Hillsong's SAFE program or extensive new CityCare counselling services. If dismissing a leader and absorbing a congregation is not enough for journalists to stop dredging this matter up, at what point does it become a mute point?
When I was forwarded Pulliam Bailey's article by Andrew Chesnut, I'll admit that I overreacted. I was embarrassed, and retweeted my thoughts to the author, without realizing that Pulliam Bailey was linked. She friended me, asking why I was attacking her article. I mentioned known errors in her financial and musical information, particularly allegations about songwriting royalty income, and the songtitles that generate them. Even after I stated that I was a songwriter, had been a volunteer employee and completed a 60,000 word academic thesis on the topic, including interviews with ten key Hillsong Music Australia leaders, she was reluctant to accept my words. I mentioned it seemed that all she'd done was summarize twenty years of Sydney Morning Herald pieces, at which she was upset and informed me that she had "even flown to Australia to write the story."
When it comes to Hillsong and Australian religious groups more generally, journalists are all too satisfied to present just one side of the story - invariably, the worst one. And many of these stories of based more on extrapolations and assumptions than they are on the lived realities of the groups themselves. The other day I spoke to a key leader at Hillsong, and she simply suggested that people should ask before assuming. Does she believe in prosperity theology? No. Come to think about it - do I? No. Does my husband? No. Are there people in the Hillsong congregation that do? Of course! Hillsong members are not clones.
While the leadership has a statement of belief, it presents the basics - when it comes to the rest, members don't conform to a single opinion. Pastors Robert and Amanda Fergusson edit all of Hillsong's songs for orthodoxy, but they also leave room for poetry. I've found members to be meticulous about finding strengths in various theological arguments, not flaws. They want to leave debates open-ended until they gather all the facts. They are committed to exploring all verses of the Bible, and to humbly listening to other's perspectives. They want to get central tenets of Christianity sorted out and leave the edges open-ended. While this may be different from the way other churches do it, it is no less Christian.
I have close friends who genuinely hate Hillsong, and are fearful about me attending. I don't believe human tragedy, pain or abuse should ever be covered up. But, in the same vein, I don't think that scandal-trading is an appropriate mode for journalists dealing with Australian religious groups. The media perpetuates stereotypes that are then regurgitated time and time again, regardless of the facts or the changing realities.
In 2014, my hope is that we can stop smear campaigns run by journalists against religious groups. And maybe, in actually seeing the diversity of the people contained within the brand, we could even humanize what it means to be an Australian attending Sydney's Hillsong Church.
Tanya Riches is currently a PhD student at Fuller Theological Seminary, in the School of Intercultural Studies, with an emphasis upon development studies and missiology. She has also been a pastor and songwriter and is author of the song "Jesus what a Beautiful Name." Her first solo album Grace was released in 2012.


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Apple has announced that the public beta versions of iPadOS and iOS 13 are now available for free download from Apple to compatible iPads and iPhones.
Let8217;s get one thing out of the way first 8211; we DO NOT recommend you install a beta operating system on your main iPhone or iPad. With a public beta it is unlikely there will be any major issues, but there will still be bugs and you don8217;t want to discover there8217;s an issue with your phone when you rely on it.
The finished version of both iOS 13 and iPad OS will be available for general download in September.
If you8217;ve joined Apple8217;s free beta program previously, you8217;ll receive the updates as an over-the-air update.
How to download the iOS 13 or iPadOS 13 public beta
With the iOS 13 public beta program, you can download and install iOS 13 to your iPhone, or iPod Touch yourself or iPadOS 13 on your iPad.
It doesn8217;t require a developers account or involve the hassle of registering your device's UDID (a code that identifies your device). Apple8217;s iOS public betas, as well as subsequent updates, are automatically pushed to your device over the air.
- Back up your device (see this Apple support page)
- Visit the Apple Beta Program website and click the sign up button.
- Sign in with your Apple ID login.
- From there, read and accept Apple8217;s agreement.
- From your iOS device, visit beta.apple.com/profile.
- Download the iOS Beta Configuration Profile (follow the on-screen steps: tap the iOS tab, then tap Download Profile, and tap Install).
- You may need to enter your passcode and tap Restart to reboot your device.
- Once downloaded, go to General > Software Update in the Settings app on your device and wait for the iOS 13 public beta prompt to appear. Tap it to download and install the beta.
If you want to check if it8217;ll run on your system, check our articles on the topic:
- iPadOS system requirements: Will the new iPad OS run on your iPad?
- iOS 13 system requirements: Will iOS 13 run on your iPhone or iPod touch?
iOS brings a whole trunkload of improvements to Apple8217;s mobile operating system, including a dark mode. But this time the iPad operating system has been split off as iPad OS.
Why? Because Apple wants to more laptop-like functions to iPad as it takes aim at the laptop market (yes, including itself bizarrely). There8217;s a new home screen and a way to handle multiple documents from the same app.
Want more on iPadOS and iOS 13? Then check out our comprehensive feature run-downs here.
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While it is possible to find many former CHL players on the pro rosters in the Buffalo Sabres organization, the club currently has just four prospects skating in those junior leagues. This may well be the fewest number of prospects the club has developed in the CHL in many years.
In addition to those four prospects, the Sabres also sport one quasi-prospect playing in the NAHL. Goaltender Thomas Tragust took part in the Sabres prospect camp this past summer, so they at least have some interest in seeing how this player develops.
Marc-Andre Gragnani, D — PEI Rocket (QMJHL)
Drafted: 2005, 3rd round, 87th overall
Defenseman Marc-Andre Gragnani is hoping to build on a strong month of November in which he totaled 12 points on 2 goals and 10 assists. Through 25 games, the Ile-Bizard, Quebec native has tallied 9 goals and 23 assists for the Rocket, which places him third in scoring on his club and sixth in points among QMJHL defensemen. Four of Gragnani's goals have come on the power play, while two markers have been scored in shorthanded situations.
The book on the 6'2, 192-pound Gragnani has changed little since his draft year. He is an excellent skater with a good shot who is not afraid to start or join a rush up the ice. Indeed, the tag "offensive defenseman" seems to fit Gragnani perfectly. Gragnani's defensive game has improved some, in part because the club around him has improved. In addition, the fleet-footed rearguard has added some weight to his frame, which will come in handy when he turns pro next season. Overall, Gragnani has maintained his status as a solid prospect despite playing with various defensive partners and fighting through a recent ankle injury.
Mike Weber, D — Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
Drafted: 2006, 2nd round, 57th overall
If Gragnani were the very definition of an offensive defenseman, then Mike Weber would appear to be the polar opposite. The solidly-built Weber is a defensive defenseman whose toughness and defensive work are his best assets. Although his skating ability is more than adequate, Weber instead keeps his game simple by making the safe pass and playing a smart game in his own zone.
The 2006-07 season has so far been a difficult one for the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native. Weber has just returned from a shoulder injury that kept him out of six games in November. His presence was clearly missed, as the Spitfires won just one game in his absence. Even with Weber in the lineup, the Spitfires remain one of the worst clubs in the OHL, as they currently sit at the bottom of that league's West Division. The 6'2, 205-pound Weber has scored just 1 goal and 10 assists in 21 games while racking up 64 penalty minutes.
Benjamin Breault, C — Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
Drafted: 2006, 7th round, 207th overall
Center Benjamin Breault is one of a trio of small players that the Sabres selected in the 2006 NHL Draft. The 5'10, 183-pound Breault plays for Baie-Comeau, currently the highest scoring club in the QMJHL. Breault fits the mold of other smallish players the Sabres have drafted in recent years, in that he is a fast skater with good playmaking skills and a good work ethic.
Through 30 games, Breault has netted 17 goals while adding 20 helpers. Five of Breault's goals have come on the power play, with one being a shorthanded effort. The Pembroke, Ontario native's point total currently places him 29th in scoring in the QMJHL and third on the Drakkar.
Felix Schutz, C — Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
Drafted: 2006, 4th round, 117th overall
Prior to the 2006 NHL Draft, center Felix Schutz was regarded by many draft watchers as a bit of a sleeper pick. Right now, though, Schutz is an unknown quantity due to limited playing time caused by a leg injury. The 5'11, 181-pound Schutz has just returned to the Sea Dogs lineup after missing 17 games. In the 12 games he has played in, he has just 2 goals and 4 assists.
Like Breault, Schutz has the speed and playmaking ability the Sabres seem to like in their smaller forwards. He also has shown a willingness to go into traffic, which may be a contributing factor to some of the injury problems he has experienced in the past two QMJHL seasons. Adding some bulk to his slight frame could help Schutz to better handle the tougher going, a fact that isn't lost on the Erding, Germany native.
Thomas Tragust, G — Texas Tornado (NAHL)
Unsigned Free Agent
Goaltender Thomas Tragust is not officially a Sabres prospect despite spending time at the club's rookie camp this past summer. The 20-year-old netminder earned the invite largely on the strength of his performance at the 2006 World Championships in Riga, Latvia. Tragust, a native of Silandro, Italy, helped save the Italian squad the ignominy of being demoted from "Group A" with some spectacular work in relief of starter Jason Muzzatti. His handiwork helped Italy come back from a 3-0 deficit to tie Slovenia, thereby avoiding a fall to "Group B".
After taking part in the rookie camp, Tragust joined the Texas Tornado of the NAHL for the 2006-07 season. He is the starter for the Tornado, having appeared in 21 of the club's 27 games. The 5'11, 165-pound Tragust sports a 2.53 goals-against average and a .896 save percentage. After a slow start to their season, Tragust and his Tornado teammates are working their way back to the top of a league they have dominated in recent years. Tragust has been spectacular in certain games and ordinary in others, but overall has shown improvement as the season has progressed.
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The idea of a professional, uniformed policeforce is so firmly ingrained into our conceptof society that it's easy to think of the police as one of the most ancient governmentalinstitutions. It may be surprising, then to learn that the idea of police officers as we knowthem is an extremely young concept, dating back to only the 19th century. As did mostgovernmental institutions, law enforcement agencies in society evolved slowly overtime.
Ancient Practices
In ancient societies, there was no official law enforcement function and very little, if any,attempts at organization. Instead, individuals, families, and clans took it uponthemselves to take revenge against those who may have injured or offended them. Theidea of crime prevention was almost nonexistent in the early history of law enforcementand criminology.
As cultures and societies developed, the law enforcement function became a role of themilitary. In the Roman empire, in particular, the military played an extremely importantrole in maintaining civil order. To be sure, throughout the history of the Roman empirethere were riots and uprisings, but they were quickly put down.
The sight of Roman centurions patrolling the markets and common areas of towns wasa normal occurrence. Simply by their presence, Roman military personnel went a longway toward ensuring that laws were obeyed. This notion of crime prevention would leadto more modern views of criminology much later in human history.
After the dissolution of the Roman Empire, the responsibility for maintaining order fellonce again to local authorities. In England, society reverted to the ancient notion thatindividuals were responsible for themselves and their own protection.English law provided individual subjects with the authority and responsibility to use forceto maintain control. Neighbors were expected to help each other. This form of socialcontrol was referred to as "Kin Policing" by English historian Charles Reith because itrelied on the idea that families and clans were responsible for the actions of their ownmembers. Just as in ancient societies, clans would take revenge for transgressions andblood feuds prevailed, sometimes wiping out entire families.
To establish a more uniform measure of social order, a new method was required tomaintain control. As a result, a new concept of policing was developed in which the localcitizens were charged with protecting their local communities.
This community policing model was called the "frankpledge," and required all malesover the age of 12 to join a group of 9 of their neighbors. This group of 10 was called a"tything," and its members swore to capture and detain any member of their group orclan who committed a crime. Each "tythingman" was sworn to protect his fellowsubjects, and service was obligatory and unpaid.
Ten tythings were grouped together to form a "hundred," and were placed under thesupervision of a constable. With the constable came the first notions of a modern policeofficer, as it marked the first time an individual was given the specific, full-time task ofmaintaining order.
All of the constables in a region or shire were placed under the control of the ShireReeve (sheriff), who was appointed by the king, marking the beginnings of the systemof law enforcement we are familiar with today.
Lack of oversight by the crown lead to a breakdown of the frankpledge system, and itwas eventually replaced with a more manageable parish constable system. Unlike thefrankpledge, males in a parish, or town, served a 1-year term as constable. Theconstables were responsible for organizing night watchmen to serve as guards at thetown gates at night.
Constables were given the authority to raise the "hue and cry," which was a call toaction in the event of a crime or emergency. At the sounding of the hue and cry, allmales in the parish were required to drop what they were doing and come to the aid ofthe constable. The hue and cry would travel from parish to parish within a shire until thecriminal was apprehended or assistance was no longer required.
Near the end of the 14th century, justices of the peace were appointed by the king toprovide support to the shire reeves and constables. The justices of the peace had theauthority to issue warrants and held arraignment hearings for suspected criminals. Theyalso tried cases involving misdemeanors and civil infractions.
A system gradually developed wherein the shire reeves served as assistants to thejustices of the peace and employed the local constables to supervise the watchmen,take suspected criminals into custody and serve warrants.
This system of local law enforcement served the small communities that existed at thetime well into the 19th century and was brought to the American colonies, as well. It wasnot until the population explosion of the late 18th century in the United States andBritain that there became an apparent need to professionalize the police force.


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Understanding and making proper commitments and keeping them are important to your success. If you commit to something, you should follow through until it is completed. If you are new at building your reputation for your online business, it is important that you fulfill the mission of your online business. Many people today make commitments that they can't fulfill themselves. If you want to grow your authority, then you must focus on keeping your commitments.
The cost of "not keeping" your commitment could be much higher than you expect. Make time to understand what is at stake before you make a commitment. You need to fully analyze the implications of you not keeping the commitment. What will be the financial implications and what will be the social implications of you not keeping the commitment? Sometimes the financial implications are something you can live with but the social implications are something that would be of higher cost; something that you can't win back easily.
Anyone who desires to be successful with their business must be like a fine craftsman. You must commit to excellence. A craftsman always works with care; always inspecting in finest details; and always wants to be better at what they do. In contrast, those that aren't committed to what they do, they find excuses in their tools and other stuff for the sloppy progress they make.
Here is How You Can Manage the Discipline of Commitment
Once you make a decision to commitment to something, you must remind yourself daily of the commitment you've made. You need to remind yourself that you need to see this commitment through. You need to successfully complete the task at hand while life throws unnecessary things at you daily. To do this, make a note of your commitment and place it in your office where you can see it everyday or place it at home closer to a place where you would get to read it first thing every morning. By reminding yourself daily, you can refocus on the tasks required to fulfill the commitment. This way you can decide the tasks at hand everyday to achieve the commitment.
Don't be a Quitter
You need to understand that keeping a commitment is not easy. You need to understand that you will have obstacles to overcome. You need to stay focus and you need to make the right decisions that will take you to the end. Many people fail in business because they call it quit too soon. For example, there are many people who want to make money blogging but they don't have the patience to see it through. They setup a blog and expect to make money the second day. It doesn't happen that way. If you setup a blog and you committed to provide quality content to readers, then continue posting quality content regularly; the money will eventually come. Don't call it a quit early on.


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I called onetouch to ask about the accuracy of my ultra mini, and mentioned that I wanted to buy a usb cable for it. They said they'd send one to me free. Bot it within a week and it works great with their software. Good luck,
Here in Canada, OneTouch will send the cable to you for free. They send it by Priority Post which usually gets it delivered within two days.
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'STRUCTURE & PERSPECTIVE' | Mar. 13 – Apr. 20, 2015
'STRUCTURE & PERSPECTIVE' examines the intersection of organic and man made forms such as those found in the distinction of body forms and building forms. Curated by Patrick & Holly Kahn, 'STRUCTURE & PERSPECTIVE' features the works of thirteen national and international renowned fine art photographers, painters and sculptors. View exhibition installation.
Christoph Morlinghaus
Christoph Morlinghaus' photographs have been featured in such publications as Wallpaper, Monocle, New York Magazine, Big magazine, Details, Black Book, Wired and Fortune. The images adopt an almost clinical look at modern architecture and other subjects, while still imbuing them with warmth. Morlinghaus had two major solo exhibition at Roebling Hall Gallery in New York City, and numerous group shows around the world.
Juan Travieso
Cuban born Juan Travieso moved to the United States at age ten. He is based in Miami, and New York. His work explores notions of impermanence and decay through a combined language of pop, realism, and abstraction. Figures, humans or animals, are broken up into spaces and forms, much like 3d models, speaking to both their temporality and transition into the digital age. Travieso transposes his work on endangered animal species with works relating to his own childhood and experiences growing up in Cuba. Travieso is a recipient of several Awards, including the South Florida Cultural Consortium Fellowship for Visual and Media Artists.
Jim Kazanjian
New works by Portland-based artist Jim Kazanjian. Jim's work was exhibited at Snap! Orlando in 2013 in our 'MOTION TO LIGHT' exhibit. Inspired in part by the classic horror literature of H.P. Lovecraft, Kazanjian assembles foreboding buildings using snippets of photographs found in the Library of Congress archives. Without the use of a camera Kazanjian sifts through a library of some 25,000 images from which he carefully selects the perfect elements to digitally assemble mysterious buildings born from the mind of an architect gone mad. While the architectural and organic pieces seem wildly random and out of place, Kazanjian brings just enough cohesion to each structure to suggest a fictional purpose or story that begs to be told.
Patricia Van De Camp
New works by Holland based photographer/artist Patricia Van De Camp. Patricia translates her dreams and fantasies into her photographic work and finds inspiration in her surroundings. Her images refer in a playful way to such themes as intimacy, vulnerability and death. Patricia was featured at Snap! Orlando 2012 'URBAN WILD', and in our 2014 'TAKING FLIGHT' exhibit at Snap! Space.
Dan L. Hess
The work of artist Dan L. Hess exists as a constructed place where the death of meaning is wrestled against, and the reality of the unseen is made evident through the seen and the known. His large-scale drawings, photographs and videos function in and out of time and a defined art historical context. Hess' spectacular drawings, and multimedia installations, have been exhibited around the world, from New York to Shanghai, China, and can be found in national and international private collections. Dan has won numerous Awards and Fellowships. Prior to relocating to Orlando in 2013, Hess was active in the art world for over 20 years, as a lighting and visual coordinator for Christie's auction house in NYC, and an Adjunct Professor of Art at Stony Brook University teaching Foundations of Drawing, Idea and Form, and Photography.
Luis Lazo
Luis Lazo is an internationally awarded, published and exhibited photographer. His 'All That You Leave' exhibition won him the prestigious international Viewbook PhotoStory Award in 2010 and his portrait work has won awards including the Agfa Portrait Photographer Award. Luis' work was also featured in our 'ALL ABOUT WARHOL' exhibit in 2014. Lazo has lived and worked in France and England, and is now based in Miami.
Iran Issa-Khan
Born in Tehran and raised in Europe and the United States, Iran Issa-Khan began her photography career in late 1970, and throughout the 80's and 90's photographed Paulina Porizkova, Christy Turlington, Iman, Talisa Soto, and celebrities for the covers of Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, and numerous editorials and advertising campaigns around the world. In 1999, Issa-Khan transitioned from photographing beautiful and famous people to flowers and objects of nature. Her new photographic work has captured the sensuality of flowers, tropical plants, seashells and numerous flora and fauna objects, immediately translating their natural beauty into sensuous art forms. She is found in the collections of the world's top art collectors. Her limited edition monograph 'IRAN ISSA-KHAN: PHOTOGRAPHS' with a foreword by Zaha Hadid, will also be on view, and available at Snap! Space.
Jeff Frost
Multidisciplinary artist Jeff Frost's film, 'CIRCLE OF ABSTRACT RITUAL' will be on view during our exhibit. Jeff joined us in 2013 with an exhibit, film and artist talk at Snap!'s 'MOTION TO LIGHT' and we are delighted to feature his newest work. Jeff Frost is an artist, nomad, and possible proof of alien presence on Earth, who combines painting, photography, music and sound design into short films which are created one frame at a time. He takes hundreds of thousands of high resolution photographs using stop motion and time lapse techniques to record wildfires, riots, night photography and his own paintings in abandoned structures. His work explores large scale contradictions such as the push-pull of societal decay as a negative consequence of technology while simultaneously celebrating said technology.
Marco Gallotta
Andrew Soria
Ryan Buyssens
Rebecca Szeto
Chris Scala
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"I will remember my covenant." Ge 9:15
When Noah preached about rain it was a symbol of judgment. But after the flood God said, "Never again" (Ge 9:15 NKJV). He told Noah: "The rainbow shall be seen in the cloud; and I will remember My covenant which is between Me and you…the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy" (Ge 9:14-15 NKJV). From that point on in Scripture, rain became a symbol of blessing. "I will…open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it" (Mal 3:10 NKJV). Are you afraid that the heartache of your past is going to return? Don't be. Just keep walking with the God Who promised, "Never again!" When God uses the thing that should have destroyed you to develop you, you'll look back and say, "It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I may learn Your statutes" (Ps 119:71 NKJV). Without hard times you wouldn't have discovered: (1) That stress can create in you a passion to seek God more and other things less. (2) The power of your own prayers. (3) What God can accomplish in spite of adversity. (4) That when He heard you crying, your tears were so precious that He collected them in his bottle (See Ps 56:8). (5) That the angel of the Lord protected you when the enemy wanted to take you out (See Ps 34:7). (6) That God didn't need your friends to support you in order to bless you. (7) That He brought you through, because He saw the rainbow and remembered His promise.
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The Comedy Cow Blog
Carolyn Sanders
The Comedy Cow is a traditional comedy club running nights at various venues across Milton Keynes. We are lucky enough that Carolyn Sanders is keeping us and you up-to-date with all the happenings at The Comedy Cow. The club attracts some of the best acts, with comedians such as Gary Delaney, Ava Vidal, Keith Farnan, Katherine Ryan, Paul Sinha, Adam Kay and many more appearing at the club. The Comedy Cow is a friendly night out for comedy lovers and is suited to anyone over 18 who loves a variety of broad-minded comedy. To read this week's blog please take a look here.


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About Me
A little bit about me.
Welcome to our rattery here in Colorado Springs, Colorado. I got my first rat when I was 11 yrs old. Then did not have any more till I was 16. Got a male and a female and learned pretty quick you should only get same sex pairs! After having several litters. I finally separated the two and ended up with 4 rats. Two males and two females. After those pets. I graduated high school and went into the Army. Spent 9 years active, inactive and reserve time. Then in 2009 I rescued a rat that was not very friendly and since then I discovered hairless and wanted one. While looking on the internet I found Camarattery and got my first hairless and many others lol.
I have been in love with rats and learned that they can't live alone and need a healthy diet and lots of toys. I have been dedicated in making my rats as happy as I can through play, healthy diet and lots of love.
In 2014 I started my own lines. I got them from a breeder in Arizona that was retiring and was ending her lines. I worked with the line for a while to learn what genetics this line carried.
Late 2015 I brought in 3 rats from Camarattey. 1 Dwarf rex male and 2 females.
In 2016 I brought in Silvermane, Marten Harley and Marble.
This year in 2017 I plan to just work with what I have and not bring any new lines in for a while. Work on these new varieties I brought in and work to improve where they need it.
At this time I am specializing in Black Whitesided, Silvermane, Marten, Harley, Rex, Hairless Variegated, Down Under and Dwarf. All though I do not adopt out dwarfs to pet homes.
My rattery prefix is RuBY.
My goals are first and most important healthy rats, then size, patterns and colors. I do this by selectively breeding, healthy diet and lots of play.
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