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Priti Patel, Secretary of State for International Development and Witham MP, gives her views on the outlook for Essex businesses.
Following the vote to leave the EU, the Government and Bank of England have been working with businesses to ensure there is stability in the financial markets and security for business.
Importantly for business, the outcome changes nothing in the short term.
It is business as usual and our trade relationship with the EU remains the same for now.
Theresa May has been clear she wants to ensure Brexit is a success and has shaped her Government to deliver prosperity.
Time will be taken to carefully negotiate our exit from the EU and business will have a voice in those negotiations.
Three changes to Government Departments have taken place to prioritise delivering future success for our economy.
A Department for Exiting the European Union has been established. This Department is developing our negotiating strategy working across Government and listening to all interested parties, including business.
A Department for International Trade had been established. Leaving the EU gives the UK an unprecedented opportunity to redefine our role in the world as a great trading power and advocate of free trade.
Membership of the EU has prevented us from establishing close trading partnerships with our friends in the Commonwealth and fast growing emerging markets.
We can now pursue those opportunities and countries from across the world are already indicating their willingness to negotiate new trade deals with us.
We are well placed in Essex to benefit from more international trade with airports and ports in our county.
Moreover, we have a fantastic mix of businesses that are already world leaders and pioneers who will be able to secure more business and trade.
The Essex Chambers of Commerce is also exceptionally proactive at pursuing new trade links and their experience and expertise is welcome.
Firms in Essex have already secured business in new markets and any views on how we can secure more trade can be fed through into the Department for International Trade who are eager to listen and work with business.
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has been set up to bring together key economic and business functions. In particular, they are focusing on developing a new industrial strategy for Britain.
Taken together, these changes put Britain in a strong place to secure a prosperous economic future.


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Family photos of our cruise. My mother in law invited her entire family to join her for a week-long adventure to Italy and Spain. Only three family members could not make it.
We had a wonderful time together.
Above photo is in Florence.
Our nephew Mathieu, his wife Claudia (Italian), their daughter Jane, our nephew Jarod and I went exploring together.
Future brother in laws, Sacha and Martin relaxing in an oversize cocoon thing taking the sun while being in tune.
Jarod turned 14 on the cruise, he is the tallest in the family.
Our Niece Juliette and her partner Stephan.
My Mother in law paid Sacha's way from Seattle to join us.
Here he is squinting as he said, "I haven't seen the sun in a very long time."
Our nephew Georges and his partner Thomas.
We went back to the restaurant in Savona that we went to two years ago, still a hit!
Sacha taking in the sun.
Late night dancing, early morning excursions = Sleepy Faces.
We walked all over Rome.
Most of our group had never been to Rome...
Rome wasn't built in a day, and you can not see it all in a day, nor a week, or even a month.
Instead, we stood in awe.
Jarod with Timeo. Timeo's mom (our Niece Myriam) could not make it as she is about to have a baby! Timeo came with his Grandmother who is Yann's sister Armelle.
Coming on a family cruise Martin dove in deep, spending time with the family before the wedding.
(Martin, Armelle, and Claudia)
Juliette and Chelsea could pass for sisters.
We had a blast shopping for an outfit for Chelsea's civil wedding which will happen this weekend.
The religious celebration and "wedding" will take place in July. So yes two weddings you might say.
We met each morning on the top deck for breakfast, and in the evening in the dining room to recount the day.
Two kisses in the morning, two kisses in the evening = A LOT OF KISSING when 16 people are involved.
Sacha, Yann, and Mathieu.
Not to be confused with the Three Stooges or the Three-Headed-Monster.
Yann's Mother and sister Armelle.
Armelle and Timeo.
Sacha telling stories, I wish I could insert Mathieu's laugh because it is contagious.
Serious gelato consumers!
Highly focused.
Coconut and hazelnut.
Thomas, Sacha, and Georges.
Three coins in the fountain.
(photo Sacha)
Juju and Yann.
These three
Happy, and Happy.
Flower picker.
Romeo for his Juliette.


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What animals to breed
Perhaps, the selection of animals fit to fulfill this goal, one of the most important tasks to be decided by the breeder when organizing home farms. From its correct decision depends on many things: will you continue to engage in farming? as the fate of wildlife to you? how you spend the funds and what will get the profit? Etc.
People who have no practical skills in housing, feeding and caring for your Pets, we can recommend first to breed rabbits unpretentious and learn about their biology, and then to purchase predatory fur-bearing animals. It is much easier for the novice breeder, and practical experience you will gain faster. Rabbits unpretentious, they have a fairly limited need for care, they offer an undemanding to feed. At the same time the animals are sociable, easily adapt to humans and breed in captivity, they can be kept in a small cage or in battery cages under a shed outdoors. It is also important that rabbits are not dangerous, unlike predators, which need to constantly exercise caution in handling.
Foxes, Arctic foxes and other predators bred in fur farms, can be recommended to those who already have some practical experience. These mammals are well adapted to the new conditions, are hardy, require osobymi of contents during the breeding season (strong metal cage, more nursing care, etc.), unlike rabbits, muskrats and nutria. An experienced breeder is always attentive to animals in their behavior and appearance, understands what they need, and, skillfully using the biology and living conditions, often making great strides in breeding animals. Continue reading
Rat. A wild rat.
Wild rat called the Norway rat. Beauty is representative of mammals. Rat length of 20 cm, and weighs up to 500 g. The specimen that exceeds these dimensions is already a giant rat. Norway rat with age becomes red, while the fur is initially more grey-brown than grey. The rat is an amazing animal, it can adapt to any conditions, eat, chew, lives almost across the globe, although the birthplace of the rat, Southeast Asia. The tail of the rat, just a symbol of abomination and aversion, though I don't think so.
Active mainly from dusk, the rat is unique, it changes your circadian rhythm, adjusting to the lifestyle of its major neighbours – people. A rat in the house – a common sight any time. In the wild the rat leads the group way of life, although there are exceptions. The biggest rat (male) is the "king" of the family. The group formed a strict hierarchy dominated by males. The group maintains its colonial lifestyle and owns a certain territory, which fiercely protect. City rats don't need large area, so not removed from the nest too far, under conditions of abundance of food. For example, in rats in Moscow, only move around a single home, not trying to capture more territory. Rats are very smart and have a good memory. They simply orentiruyutsya of complex sewer systems, remember your way and always know where they can hide. Rats run fast and constantly in motion. The rat swims well, according to some, this animal can be in water up to 70 hours, in addition, the rodent is able to dive and stay under water some time, and even hunt in the water column. Although the weak point of the rat – vision. Rats the eye effectively is not needed, the main thing is the nose. A wild rat will never be the home rat. Brand manual can only be a decorative rat. To buy a rat at any pet store. These days, all the white rats and blue rats are very popular as Pets. Large rats are not popular, now everybody is looking to have a baby. Continue reading
Maine Coon
This breed is a wonderful home of giants arrived to us from far-away America, is considered the birthplace of Maine. Literally the name of the breed translates as "Manx raccoon" due to the resemblance of the Maine Coon coons powerful physique, color and a luxurious tail. Sometimes the origin of the breed is associated with raccoons, allegedly it came from crossing domestic cats with these animals. In fact, this question is veiled in obscurity.
Appearance the Maine Coon
Cats of this breed are the largest purring Pets among other people. The body of an adult individual reaches more than 1 m in length, and the weight ranges from 5-7 kg (females) up to 10-12 kg (males). In addition, these cats:
well-developed muscles, making them sort of chaps, though not to the detriment of the usual cat's grace;
legs of medium length, fairly wide apart;
between the fingers there are tufts of hair;
the wool of unequal length: the head, legs and shoulders – short; on back, belly, and tail long;
tail tapering towards the tip, and its length equal to the length of the cat;
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It's The Way You Make Me Feel
5,6,7,8 | Last Thing On My Mind | One For Sorrow | Heartbeat | Tragedy | Better Best Forgotten | Love's Got A Hold On My Heart | After The Love Has Gone | Say You'll Be Mine | Better The Devil You Know | Deeper Shade Of Blue | When I Said Goodbye | Summer Of Love | Stomp | It's The Way You Make Me Feel | Too Busy Thinkin' 'Bout My Baby | Here And Now | You'll Be Sorry | Chain Reaction | One For Sorrow (Tony Moran Mix) | Words Are Not Enough | I Know Him So Well
Released 1st January 2001 / UK peak postion 2
The location: Brocket Hall in Hertfordshire.
H: I really liked the outfits. I think the girls all looked incredible. I had spiky hair in that video which I didn't like. Everyone told me to have a bit of a change but I soon changed it back to my normal style. I don't think it suited me at all.


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One of my favorite necklaces on my jewelry tree is a chain and ribbon necklace I got super on-sale from Harrods during my time studying abroad in London. The necklace is composed of overlapping thick gold chains and a black ribbon to hold it around my neck.
|Necklace from 'Bella Shay Fine Fashion Jewelry and Accessories'
Then, over the summer, I found this black chain and this black with gold tint chain for just a few dollars each.
And proceeded to make my own version of this necklace!
|My DIY!
1. I first measured out a piece of black chain to the desired length of the necklace.
2. I cut equal pieces of black chain and gold tinted chain. The black chain I cut again, in half. I then attached the three pieces of chain together: black chain --> gold tinted chain --> black chain.
Make 10 of these.
3. I attached the first chain to the left-most spot I wanted, to the middle of the necklace.
4. Repeat this step, but with each new attaching chain, affix the beginning of the chain to every other link in the necklace, and then the end of the chain to every other link after the middle.


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- Overall Length:7.50"
- Blade Length:3.25"
- Cutting Edge:3.25"
- Blade Thickness:0.07"
- Blade Material:12C27
- Blade Style:Clip Point
- Blade Grind:Flat
- Finish:Satin
- Edge Type:Plain
- Handle Length:4.25"
- Handle Thickness:0.82"
- Handle Material:Oak
- Color:Green
- Weight:1.57 oz.
- Knife Type:Manual
- Opener:Nail Nick
- Lock Type:Virobloc
- Brand:Opinel
- Model:No. 8
- Model Number:1703
- Country of Origin:France
- Best Use:Camp/Hike
- Product Type:Knife
This traditional Opinel Origins #8 Trekking folder has a stainless steel trailing point blade and khaki green oak wood handle. Includes the Virobloc safety ring that locks the blade in the open and closed positions. This traditional Opinel pocket knife is lightweight and inexpensive while displaying simple sophistication.
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A classic knife that everyone should own.
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It's a simple knife and doesn't claim to be anything more than what it is. Blade stock is thin and pretty slice-y. The green looks great on this guy. It would be an awesome knife to introduce someone to this knife community.


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Mild dehydration, defined as a 1–2 % loss in body mass caused by fluid deficit, is associated with risks of functional impairments and chronic diseases. Since it's unclear whether water requirements change with increasing age, the aim of the study was to quantify hydration status and its complex determining factors from young to older adulthood. The data was then analyzed according to age-related alterations, and this was used to provide a reliable database for the derivation of dietary recommendations.
Urine samples collected over a 24 h period and dietary records from 1528 German adults (18–88 years; sub-sample of the first National Food Consumption Survey) were used to calculate water intake (beverages, food and metabolic water) and water excretion parameters (non-renal water losses (NRWL), urine volume, obligatory urine volume) and to estimate hydration status (free-water-reserve) and 'adequate intake (AI).'
Median total water intake (2483 and 2054 mL/d, for men and women, respectively), decreased with increasing age only in males. Obligatory urine volume increased in both sexes due to decreased renal concentration capacity. The latter was balanced by a decrease of NRWL (primarily a decrease is perspiration with aging), leaving the free-water-reserve and therefore hydration status almost unchanged.
Calculated 'AI' of total water was the same for young (18–24 years) and elderly ( ≥ 65 years) adults (2910 and 2265 ml/d, for men and women, respectively). Take note of this, and aim to achieve it.
The present study is the first population-based examination showing that total water requirements do not change with age although ageing affects several parameters of water metabolism.
Source: Water balance throughout the adult life span in a German population
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- Even Mild Dehydration Affects Mood
- Low Water Intake Linked to High Blood Sugar
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Newton v. Crittenden County Detention Facility
Filing 9
ORDER directing the Clerk of Court to prepare a summons for Defendant Schrader & the U.S. Marshal is requested to serve Defendant Schrader with the 2 Complaint & 6 Amended Complaint filed by Daniel Newton. Mr. Newton's claims against the Crittenden County Detention Facility will be addressed in a separate recommendation. Signed by Magistrate Judge Beth Deere on 9/20/2011. (jct)
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Q: What is PS3 Trophies?
A: Ps3 Trophies is an Android app that shows your PSN Profile, Games, Trophies and Friends data and statistics and will allow you to make compare yours with theirs.
Q: Do I have to login to use this application?
A: No. You can use PS3 Trophies without logging in with your PSN Account. You only need your username. Without logging in, though, you won't be able to see your Friend List and use the compare statistics feature,
Q: If I choose to log in, how secure is my login information?
A: Your email and password are sent to Sony's Site using HTTPS (secure), which, returns a ID-like number that I use instead of your log in information to get your Friend List and other information that requires you to be logged in to be retrieved.
The email and password are only stored on the phone in a secure form, and is only used as explained above.
Q: How does PS3 Trophies work?
A: This app consumes some services at www.ps3argentina.com.ar that get the relevant data from Sony's site. Some of this information is cached for performance.
The Friend List is regenerated from Sony's site every 5 minutes so we can keep it updated. Games and Trophies are regenerated every 1 hour.
Q: Why are some games/trophies missing from my list?
A: If you choose not to use PSN Login, some games will not appear in your list, the same happens with your trophies.
If you choose to login, some trophies will not show because they might be Hidden Trophies (will only show if you unlock them).
If you see some missing games/trophies that should appear in your list, please provide feedback at benexusg at gmail dot com
Q: Why is this app free?
A: I live in Argentina and the Android Market only allows free applications to be submitted, but you can donate if you like my work. That will help me to pay for the hosting and to develop more functionality for this app (and maybe other apps)
Q: I want/need some new functionality, what should I do to get it?
A: Write your comments in this page, I will add those that may improve the application.
Q: Who are you?
A: BeNeXuS
Q: Any other information I should be aware of?
A: Please be sure to login at http://eu.playstation.com at least once. If you find any error/bug please write comments in this page. And please, if you like the app, feel free to donate. Thank you for your time and for downloading the app, I hope you like it!
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Love this application, however it would be nice of it would work with PlayStation E U as well UK.
Comment by Tom Miller | 22/02/2010 |
So I downloaded ps3 trophies, abd when I do it tells me that I can't properly sign in and can't access my friends. I am doing a psn login, and live in the usa. What's going on?
Comment by karl | 23/02/2010 |
The Friends tab is greyed out. Why?
Comment by John | 25/02/2010 |
How do i send sms to my friends ?
Comment by Michael | 01/03/2010 |
It seems that it takes a few days for the trophies from my ps3 to sync to the app. Is there a way to speed this process up?
Comment by Andy | 02/03/2010 |
Ever scince the new update the app isn't working at at all…before I could sign in and see my level and a list of most of the games I played just no friends list (usa) but now it won't even sign me in it says network error every time..but I have a good connection and I'm running on wifi half the time!! Please fix this problem I really love this app its great!!! I hope I can use it again soon!!!
Comment by Ray | 10/03/2010 |
So……the update fixted the app!! but I still can't see my friends list. I can log in to the eu.playstation site and see my friends there but it still doesn't work on the app?? Is it because my origional account was made in n.america?? Is there a way you could pull info from the n.a. site as well as the argentina psn servers?? Anyway thanks for the update an keep up the good work…..still one of my favorite apps……even without friends list!! Oh ya I'm using a samsung moment….could it be the phone?? Thanks raydogg523 lvl 13
Comment by Ray | 13/03/2010 |
lvl 13??
Comment by shawn | 15/03/2010 |
Sometimes it won't let me log in butt other than that great app
Comment by konvict | 14/03/2010 |
I like the idea of both apps, however, neither seem to work for me. PS3Trophies always tells me "Cant get Profile Information or User doesnt Exist", even though i'm synced up at eu.playstation.com, and can see my friends list there. PS3Widget always says "There was a Server Error. Please try again later" How do I fix either/ both problems?
Comment by shawn | 14/03/2010 |
it's been 4 days with still no help…have these apps been abandoned?
Comment by shawn | 18/03/2010 |
This app is great. Would be nice if you could send psn messages to your friends.
Comment by chris | 20/03/2010 |
as before, neither work. the app shows trophies, but no friends. the widget still always says server error.
Comment by shawn | 24/03/2010 |
I am a tmobile user it tells me that it can't get the login info or my name doesn't exist. It used to work but now nothing. Any help?
Psn: modnar1226
Lvl. 12
Comment by modnar1226 | 26/03/2010 |
Receive error of invalid information session when trying to login…..
Comment by john gersic | 03/04/2010 |
I just purchased and when in login and it says;
Error… socket not connected
Comment by deathhfeet4 | 04/05/2010 |
With the pro version can i change the ps3 widget to the landscape one? It shows me 2 pictures but i cant pic which one i want.
Comment by dariusdrake | 12/05/2010 |
Is/can there be a feature where you can send messages while using this app?
Comment by Ratio | 13/05/2010 |
I get an error message that says "json object not found," can you help me?
Comment by kevin | 20/06/2010 |
.Hey can you add on the widget custome update times 15 min just isn't enough and I don't know if its because of psn but it doesn't update unless I go into the app to do it and then go back and hit refresh. Also notifications do not work very well it has only done it once and he was on all day. Also my trophies are not updating every elses are yet mine remain the same even though the website says they are not, maybe this is again due to psn . And on a side note can you add some psn features if any come out that can be done through the website, and they have an app like this now on facebook check it out it might be helpful
Comment by tj | 29/06/2010 |
I isolated the issue with updating the widget requires the app to be updated yet the app must be done manually so an option for auto there might help or syncing the to to work as one having them seperate is not helpful for it. But could you make notifications appear in the bar not just the light and have a list of who is currently on on the notification list. Other than that this is a great app I'm glad I updated. Oh and when I was pushing your app to its limits it doesn't like multitouch when sideways on the friends screen on an android always causes crash of program.
Comment by tj | 29/06/2010 |
oh yeah and if you ever need a tester ill help I do a lot of betas
Comment by tj | 29/06/2010 |
I isolated my issue with my friends not updating on the widget it appers when the command is given for the app to update it fails and it gives me when viewing just a vanilla "unable to update" error so it shouldn't be too hard to fix maybe its just me but everything else works fine now except it identifying which friends are on. It takes forever and it will only give one of them to get it to give me another the phone must be reset.
Comment by tj | 29/06/2010 |
Just updated to pro, love the app. What are ur plans for future updates? Maybe some psn plus identifies? Also I know people bugging you about messaging but if sony does allow it in the future will u eventually support it? Once again love ur app. Great job
Comment by ogoditsnick | 30/06/2010 |
It would be great if we can compare our trophies with our friends trophies side by side so that it can be compared easily. Thanks.
Comment by Allen | 03/07/2010 |
the app is down or something i logged into my ps and it works flawlessly so somethings wrong with the prog please fix asap keeps saying doesnt exist or psn is down which i verified both are working my acct and psn
Comment by rbkai | 07/07/2010 |
App worked fine for days, now it keeps saying "user doesn't exist". Tried re-installing, but still fails. What's the problem?
Comment by gordon bull | 07/07/2010 |
Hello great app by the way ! Just a small thing the trophy I have got today since I got the app won't show up is there a time delay ? As my friend list is correct
Comment by mightymatt1 | 13/07/2010 |
Hi Nicolas! Great app, I love it. Got 2 questions:
a) when I'm logged in with the trophies app, do I appear online to my friends?
b) sending/receiving messages would be the cherry on top of this cake. Does PSN support this (API?) and you need only some help with it?
thanks, Ani
Comment by AniX72 | 14/07/2010 |
Great job m8, works great. Really like it. Thanks for the hard work!
Comment by Tim | 16/07/2010 |
Hi can you tell me why my trophies update but the games I got them in don't appear
Comment by mightymatt1 | 23/07/2010 |
I purchased the pro version 14th august but logging in and refreshing are not working all the time. I had same prob just after I bought the app 1min I log in and refresh friend widget next min I'm getting error and login failed. Any thoughts or tips on this otherwise I might have to go to free version until pro is fixed
Comment by david | 15/08/2010 |
will there be notifications of friends logging on added ti this app in the near future? Is that possible?
Comment by scar114 | 24/08/2010 |
I was not able to get the Spiderman Little Big Planet code to work, it keep giving me an error message.
Comment by Ricky Karl | 26/08/2010 |
Ive read on a forum someone who used this app had their log in info used by someone else and that person bought a bunch of stuff from the PSN store with their account! Is this possible??!!
Comment by Pete | 27/08/2010 |
Since the new update the large widget stopped working on my phone (mytouch 3g slide). Also do you plan on adding the compare function again? When do u give out the free psn codes. Keep up the good work this app is awesome. I love the pro version
Comment by ogoditsnick | 31/08/2010 |
Is there a reason that when I go to friends that it doesnt show all of my friends? It will only show like 12 out my 90 friends. I just purchase the app so does that have anything to do with it? did input my log in info.
Comment by Saul | 07/09/2010 |
Are you going to add messaging friends to this ap?
Comment by Michael T. Adams | 22/09/2010 |
I'm trying to use the psn code for mushroom wars but it says the code may not be correct or may no longer be valid what's up with that
Comment by EvilArby | 26/09/2010 |
wow just gotta say wow this app is awesome i love how you can see hidden trophies is there or is there going to be a way to send a message to a user?and can you make it so your notified when a friend logs on to his xmb that would be cool anyhow thanks for this great app i love it and look forward to useing it alot
Comment by zippy | 02/11/2010 |
Hey this is really a great app but the free codes u put out to download on the psn for the full game only gives me the demo.
Comment by marvin | 04/01/2011 |
Hey gr8 app my friend, excellent work but im currently having probs with the eu blog not updating even after pressing refresh it hasnt updated since 17th feb
Comment by David | 09/03/2011 |
How often does the "Average % Game Completion" stat get updated? It doesn't seem like it changes very often or at least not when I get a bunch of new trophies. Thanks.
Comment by magarnagle | 03/08/2011 |
hey, I'm having trouble refreshing my main profile page on the app since I updated to the newest version. there used to be a manual refresh option when I pressed menu but now there isn't and I've rebooted my phone, stopped and restarted the app and my trophies still won't update. please help. otherwise I love the app.
Comment by Ryan | 08/03/2012 |
Hey there! Congratulations, the app is great! But, as I'm a relatively new PS3 player, I didn't get a thing on the top of the screen, right below the avatar: what's that percentage about? For example, mine is 9.5%, a friend has 0%, another one has about 60%…
Sorry if it's a dumb question.
Thank you!!
Comment by solargames | 26/06/2013 |
Cool app use it all the time.
Will it work with the PS4 trophies when it is released?
Comment by Akin_Stir | 12/11/2013 |
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The Gospel
Paul described the gospel: "Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand, by which also you are saved, …that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures," [A]
John said believers can be cleansed daily by the blood of the cross: "but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin." [B]
At conversion/salvation the believer may have a small amount of knowledge of the cross, holiness of God and his own sinfulness. However as the believer abides in the word and is filled daily by the Holy Spirit his awareness increases. This is illustrated in the chart above by the increase in the height of the cross as time passes after conversion.
Awareness of God's holiness
"The Bible teaches that God is a holy God. The idea behind the concept of holiness is "separation." It comes from a word meaning "to separate or cut off." God is separate, or cut off, from everything that is sinful and evil-He cannot tolerate sin. To say that God is holy means there is no trace of evil in his character." [C]
Peter said believers are to be "like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior;because it is written, "YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY."" [D]
Awareness of my sinfulness
Believers still have the free will to sin. John said in 1 John 1 we can be forgiven daily, but if we deny that we have sinned–we lie to others v.6, we lie to self v.8 and we lie to God v.10. "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His word is not in us." [E]
As the believer increases in understanding of his daily need to reherse the gospel in his life, his love for Jesus, obedience, abiding in the word, worship and prayer life will increase. Henry Luke January 19, 2016
Notes: A- 1 Corinthians 15:1-4; B- 1 John 1:7; C- Blue Light Bible; D- 1 Peter 1:15-16; E-"If we confess" and 3 times "If we say" in 1 John 1:6, 8-10


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Both of us are looking to move from our current positions (we are in different departments but have the same psycho Exec. Director for a boss). I wasn't sure what to expect having never attended such an event before. When we got there I was happy to find out we weren't expected to stand around (it's so awkward for everyone regardless if you're an extrovert or an introvert) and find someone to talk to all evening. Instead the organizers had the mingle for about 20 minutes as finger foods were served (not enough) while people arrived. I had two shrimp, two beef balls about the size of a quarter, and two veggie bungles that were about a couple of inches in size and reminded me of squid in shape. There was not time to eat dinner before the event/after work. I am not supposed to skip meals due to medical condition so I instead had about 3 cups of herbal tea to make up for it. Next time I'll be wiser and make some food I can eat beforehand and is easily transportable. Someone decided to fill jar after jar with different types of sugar sweets: jelly beans, gummie bears, jub jubs, Swedish berries, peach fuzzies etc and place them on all the tables. Can you say sugar high lol . I also entered my business card into a draw for prizes.
The Q+A panel of 'mentors' consisted of who's who list of non-profit giants.
Somewhere in the middle of the evening, I won two prizes: free admission to two other AFP events one of which is extremely prominent conference. It became a well intentioned joke for the other prize draws that everyone else had a slim chance of winning. Many of the mentors now know my name and I guess it's a good thing at a networking event to have your name called several times and I am apparently memorable.
I did learn a lot of things during the mentor rotation portion…..both pros and cons for the non-profit industry and whether I want to stay in the sector or not….leaning towards NOT or least not moving in the direction of 'fundraising' but if I stayed it would be doing what I do now hand out grant funds just in a different industry…either the arts or the environment or a complete move back to corporate world. It is no secret that I miss the corporate world and their 'sanity' as it were.


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In Minnesota, you can find chokecherries growing in the wild. They are tart little berries that have more seed than pulp and grow in clumps like grapes.
When I was a kid, our family would pick chokecherries by the buckets, and Mom and Dad would make chokecherry wine. I can't tell you how the wine was, but you won't find a better jelly or syrup than Chokecherry.
Chokecherries are ready to pick the end of July or early August - a HOT time of the summer. We've gotten smart the last many years - we pick them and clean them -
then freeze them for canning, later, when it's cooler.
This weekend, while the temperture was far below zero and the winds were whipping at 40 to 50 mph, we were canning chokecherry syrup.
The whole process takes hours -
first, boiling the berries-
then carefully mashing them to extract the juice and filtering the juice through cloth to remove the sediment.
I tore up an old white cotton sheet to use for filtering the juice and to also throw the discarded seeds and pulp on top.
The rest of the process involves boiling small batches of juice, sugar and pectin to make the syrup, then pouring the syrup into canning jars, and processing them in a boiling water bath.
When we were finished processing 26 cups of berries, we ended up with 9 pints of syrup -
a dye bowl of cotton sheet and one flour sack towel that was doomed -
and, this morning, some nice dyed cotton
Since we won't be back at the lake where we do this for a couple of weeks, I cut the dyeing short. I think the results would have been better if I had been able to leave the fabric in the bowl for awhile. But, I'm happy with the results.
The syrup is outrageous.


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In many ways, short stories can be a scary thought for beginning writers. A non-writer may equate shorter with easier, but for a writer… How in the world do I fit a story into a neatly packaged bundle, with no-less than 2,500 and no more than 7,300 words?!
"It can't be done!" was my reaction for quite a while. It took me a long time to even try because I believed failure was inevitable. But once I actually forced myself to try, I discovered it's really a lot less intimidating than it seems! I've now been writing short-stories for a number of years, and today I am going to share the first two of five helpful tips that I have discovered along the way.
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#1 Begin… At The End
I once heard an author (I don't remember who) say:
"In order to write a successful short story, you have to start as close to the end as possible."
~ Uncredited
I'm a perfectionist, and on top of that, I'm very detailed oriented. When I write I want to record every little thing. When it comes to short stories, there just isn't room for all that extra content. So where do you begin? Well, at the end.
In some ways it's easier to write a short story than a novel. Because you're jumping the difficult content and starting after the defining journey. It's like fast-forwarding Star Wars and only watching the Death-Star battle, or The Return of the King and only watching the final struggle between Frodo and Gollum in Mount Doom. Since you only have a limited amount of room, the place to start is at the beginning of the final conflict, when the Villain and the Hero face off for everything at stake.
#2 A Fast Pace Wins The Race
When I read a short-story, I expect a brief, enjoyable, fast-paced read with all of the feelings, emotions, and thrills of a full length novel. And that expectation throws a lot on the plate of short-story authors. It's also why a fast pace is essential for short stories. With a good movie or novel, the pace increases towards the end, as the hero approaches the final conflict. Since a short story starts at the final conflict, it needs to hit the ground running with an already established fast pace.
Here is an example of a slow-paced short-fiction beginning:
Steve Channel rubbed the back of his neck and yawned. It was 9:00 PM—bedtime, and he knew that work began early the next morning at the office. He reached to the end table and picked up the Television remote, lazily flicking the set off and standing up. He drank a glass of water, as was his normal routine before bed, and then retired to his room where he traded his blue-jeans and tee-shirt for his red flannel jim-jams.
Heading for the bathroom, Steve flicked the light on and grabbed his hairbrush from the small shelf above the sink. With anther yawn he combed his hair and then traded the comb for his toothbrush. He brushed his teeth in slow, lazy circles counting off two minutes silently in his head. He rinsed the toothbrush, returned it to its small holder on the shelf and with a final yawn turned the light off and walked back down the long hallway to his room where he tiredly climbed into bed.
Steve was just drifting into sleep's sweet embrace when he was jerked awake by the sound of shattering glass. He looked, panicked to the open door that led out to the living-room.
"Hello?" He called out as he sat upright. "Is anybody there?"
Now, here is an example of fast-paced short-fiction beginning:
The window shattered, jerking Steve Channel awake. He looked, panicked to the open door that led out to the living-room.
"Hello?" He called out as he sat upright. "Is anybody there?"
See the difference? Neither is necessarily "wrong." Either could be included into a short-story.
But while the second example throws you headlong into the action, the first example drags on with "story-fluff" (the content that is "there" but doesn't really add anything important to the story (which can waste your precious word-count. If the story starts with Steve asleep in bed, it's not really necessary to include his pre-bed routine, because your reader will automatically assume that he already did it. Or they won't care.
It's okay to have "story-fluff" events, providing that further into the story they impact future events. Good Mystery writers are renowned for adding what appears to be story fluff at the time it's conveyed, but later on is discovered to be a vital clue.
Maybe Steve hears a noise while brushing his teeth—a noise that he ignores at the time—but later realizes that it was the noise of a car-door shutting. After the window is broken, Steve might remember that noise and be able to tell the police that the culprit arrived in a car.
However if such scenes can't and don't get linked into the main plot somehow, I would advise just getting rid of them. From personal experience I can guarantee that nothing irritates a reader like ending a book and wondering "How in the world was that [insert scene name here] scene relevant to anything?"
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Stay tuned for "5 Tips For Better Short-Stories Part-II" the continuation of this post.
Do you have any tips on writing short stories? Leave a comment! I'd love to hear from you!
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Tuesday, May 03, 2005
About Me
- Name: kc
- Location: London, United Kingdom
I am a research fellow at the University of Surrey, working in the INCITE research group within the Department of Sociology, and now a PhD student in the Art History department at the University of Chicago. My interests tend to nest around the social life of images and image-making, with a particular interest (of late) in technological image-making. This blog is a document of my current research.
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- Nearly Last Pretty Long List of People to Thank
- The Rain's Small Hands*
- Praise for a writer not lacking in praise
- Blogs: the déclassé version of...everything
- Pub on the Park
- A Roster to Thank
- My Early Raining
- "The photographer who shows his works is acting im...
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I was offered the job!
Granted, it is a bit less than what I was making before...However, the luxury of choosing my own hours and not having to pay for daycare more than makes up for the lesser pay.
I am going to be gainfully employed again...why is that making me so happy? Because I can contribute to the financial stability of my family, as well as not feel guilty when I go shopping at Target.


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She was born in Nagercoil, Travancore in 1941. Sukumari is a first cousin of the Travancore Sisters, Lalitha, Padmini and Ragini (their mothers are sisters). She learned dance with the sisters and mastered dance forms like Keralanadanam, Kathakali and Bharathanatyam. She went for an all-India tour with the sisters. Sukumari was noticed by a director when she went to the sets of a film with Padmini, and she debuted in the lead role in the Tamil film Orarivu. She was married to director A. Bhimsingh until he died when she was barely 30.
She has acted in various Malayalam films of the black and white age, like Chettathi, Kusruthikkuttan, Kunjali Marakkar, Thacholi Othenan, Yakshi and Karinizhal. She later became popular acting in various films of Priyadarshan like Poochakkoru Mookkuthi, Oodarathuammava Aalariyam, Boeing Boeing and Vandanam. She was also noticed in various films directed by Balachandra Menon like Manicheppu Thurannappol and Karyan Nissaram. In later years she played a major role in Nizhalkkuthu (2002) directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan. She has played many notable mother roles. She has acted in films in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi, and used her own voice in all languages without using dubbing artists. She is still actively involved in films, TV serials and stage dramas.


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LIVE IT!: How to turn junk into a fashion accessory
One person's trash is another person's treasure.
It's a cliché in the most banal sense.
But to Jen Anfinson, another person's junk spells opportunity.
So much so, the craft room of her Hamptons-fashioned home on the shores of Lake Koronis near Paynesville is lined with jars and receptacles overflowing with what seems to be little more than unavailing bric-a-brac: blackened and corroded keys, glassless watch faces, nicked and chipped buttons and bottle caps, and wispy copper wire, each a small sampling.
"I've got a lot of stuff," said Jen through a playful giggle, an unflailing feature of her sprightly personality.
And it's this "stuff" that represents the tools of her trade as a freelance designer of steampunk jewelry, which takes root in turning discarded odds and ends into wearable accessories.
Rarely a day passes when Jen isn't in her space designing and crafting bracelets, necklaces and other costume jewelry. Some pieces she maintains for her own collection, some she sells, and others she uses to teach the dozens of free DIY jewelry classes she conducts each year through the Great River Regional Library System, which includes the public libraries in Belgrade, Paynesville and St. Cloud.
"That's the best part about all of this," Jen said,
" … being able to go into the libraries and teach others how to make something really interesting and nice out of something they may not ordinarily think about. I feel like I'm helping people learn how to create. I love that."
Jen's appreciation for knick knacks is intrinsic but grew while she worked at Buffalo Nickel, an antique market in the arts-driven community of Buffalo, 40 miles northwest of Minneapolis. Her fondness for jewelry partly derives from a period in which she was employed by Paffrath Jewelers in Willmar's Kandi Mall.
"I just put the two together and it snowballed from there," said Jen, who finds many of the pieces she uses for her jewelry at area flea markets and garage sales. "The possibilities are endless."
During our interview, Jen invited Live it! into her craft room to offer a few simple steps to putting together a piece of jewelry, though she cautions a more intricate piece is often more time consuming.
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STEP 1: Select the items you want to use. For this piece, Jen has selected a gold chain, the face from a pocket watch and a faux crystal brooch to create an extended necklace. She also will use two o-rings — also known as a toric joint and commonly used as a mechanical gasket — and has cut a strip of copper wire about six inches in length.
STEP 2: Lay the items out in the shape you want the completed jewelry piece to resemble.
STEP 3: Jen has determined the watch face and faux crystal brooch will be the signature elements of the piece. She uses the copper wire to weave through the brooch in a cross pattern and attaches the wire to the back of the watch face.
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Wow, the solar eclipse was a wower! I sat in meditation and opened up to receive the messages and energy it was offering. There were many messages that the Angels downloaded to me. I will share them all eventually, but not all at once so we can soak them in and allow them to penetrate deep into your being.
The first message came the eve of the eclipse. The Angels said, "too many people are focusing on seeing the eclipse. You must also "feel" the energy." Feeling it is more important! This way you can truly experience the deeper meaning and healing the eclipse offers.
Don't worry if you didn't feel the eclipse.
The healing energy was everywhere and it touched everyone and everything. The energy was a subtle gentle healing energy of Love. It was peaceful and brought a sense of calm and serenity to all of humanity. There was a stillness and present moment awareness.
Message #2
"There is nothing to fear. There is never complete darkness." said the Angel.
A powerful teaching to remember! Blessings can be disguised sometimes. Let us not sink into the depths of fear! There is always something good that will come up to the surface of any hardship.
More messages to come……. stay tuned, and tuned in to your Soul.
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Snickers is still here. We had hoped to find him a Forever Home for Christmas, but we did not. Snickers does not think it is that big of a deal, he is quite happy here. He is warm and comfey in the cold spell we have been having. He is quite happy he is not at his old home where he would be outside in this below zero weather. Where else would he get steak for breakfast? We shared a steak that had freezeer burn this morning, how do we make the freezer burn more?
Snickers is busy making our toys into scraps. Snickers is the perfect dog except that he chews up all of my toys. I have to admit that I help, when we get into a three way tugo-war, nothing lasts long.
Here is Snickers "Match.dog.com" posting:
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Did u miss me, I sure have missed all the challenges and fun .
Where have I been u ask? ........Holidays in Bali ...Yep I know i love making you all insanely jelous!
So now im back there is lots to catch up on...not to metion the fantastic photos to scrap.
I am now three weeks behind in LOAD ( lay out a day) this is week 4 and our challenge is to bust out those things we have been hording and use them. Not sure i realy did this justice but i still completed layout so ya!
The design is based on one of Becky Flecks, Page Maps if you havent visited her website do so its fantastic.
This one was from the aug 2011 group
I used one of my favourite papers from the kaszazz flourish collection. I love chipboard but always hoard it for some reason, so i opened a new pack of alphabets. Gritting my teeth i broke it apart, and coloured it using tim holts aged mahogany distress ink.
Part of the run up to the lay out a day in september is looking at how we scrap and ways to reduce the time it takes.
So for all the Loadsters out ther this is the break down of this layout ( anyone else feel free to scroll down :)
1:30 pick photos
1:35 Journaling
1:40 picked sketch
1:41 Print photos right sizes
2:05 Pick paper and cut Place
2:50 stick them down
3:20 write journaling ( just realised there is spelling mistakes ahhhh) ( i wish i could spell.
4:35 opps finished
I realy need to try work faster or i will never get through LOAD.....i really cant belive it took that long for something so simple.
Before Load I never realy took notice of what i spend my time on.
Well thats all for now will see you all soon with week 5 assignment.
paper 4749 Paprika / journal . 938 School days / graph
Bazzil fawn 4217
Stamps-4414KI Bobby and Belinda 4416KR Love birds Boarder
Punch- small heart
Chipboard-4655 12 x 12 alphabet
paper 4749 Paprika / journal . 938 School days / graph
Bazzil fawn 4217
Stamps-4414KI Bobby and Belinda 4416KR Love birds Boarder
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Have I been under a rock? Where have I been that I've never heard of Harry Clarke
before? This afternoon I saw a documentary (shown through the Boston Irish Film
Festival) about Harry Clarke, Irish illustrator and stained glass artist. His
glass artwork is breathtaking, and his book illustrations and sketches are
fantastically intricate. I was surprised by how much his line drawings remind me
of Beardsley's stuff. We're talking a pretty decent foray into potential sick f*ck
territory - a good amount of grotesques, distorted people, and skeevy eroticism.
Needless to say, I was absolutely friggin' fascinated. Must learn more now.
-- A brief biography of Harry Clarke, with pictures
And on a slightly less serious note ...
-- See Eric Emote!
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Read & Riot: A Pussy Riot Guide to Activism by Nadya Tolokonnikova Requirements: .ePUB reader Overview: From artist, activist, and Pussy Riot founder Nadya Tolokonnikova, a guerilla guide to radical protest and joyful political resistance The face of modern protest is wearing a brightly colored ski mask. Nadya Tolokonnikova, founding member of the Russian activist group Pussy Riot, is a creative activist, professional protestor, brazen feminist, shocking visual artist, and force to be reckoned with. Her spontaneous, explosive approach to political action has involved jumping over barbed wire, kissing police officers, giving guerilla performances in crowded subway cars, and going on a hunger strike to protest the abuse of prisoners. She's been horse-whipped by police in Sochi, temporarily blinded when officers threw green paint in her eyes, and monitored by the Russian government. But what made Nadya an activist icon overnight happened on February 21, 2012, when she was arrested for performing an anti-Putin protest song in a Moscow church. She was sent to a Russian prison for 18 months and emerged as an international symbol of radical resistance, as calls to "Free Pussy Riot" resounded around the world. With her emblematic ski mask, black lipstick, and unwavering bravery, Nadya has become an emissary of hope and optimism despite overwhelming and ugly political corruption. Genre: Non-Fiction > General


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Yes, Melanie, I do keep my promises--when I remember them. So today, I dutifully made my way over to Ongpin to check out the crispy pata. Being Filipino, I had to have the version with garlic. ($12.95--enough for 2)
Well, the pata was tasty, and the meat properly prepared, tender, readily removed from the bone, crisp in the areas exposed to the frying oil, but still moist within. The minced garlic, with its mildly spiced frying oil, had been slathered generously all over the 2 pieces of pata, giving it even more flavor, not to mention fat. Most of my family would have been spooning the garlic and oil over their rice--calories be damned. (Which is really the only way to enjoy Filipino food, I'm afraid.)
While the meat was very good, the skin, usually the dish's crowning glory, was crisp only in parts--usually around the edges. It didn't puff up into the desired bubbly-crunchy exterior--similar to chicharon, or pork cracklings--that is the hallmark of a really good pata. Perhaps I caught them on an off day.
This is the first pata I've had in the Bay Area, so I can only compare it with those I've had in the Philippines. Had this been served in a Manila restaurant, the meat would have been considered very good, but the skin would have been considered mediocre.
On the other hand, the one other time I was at Ongpin, over a year ago, I do remember that the daing na bangus (fried marinated milkfish) was unequivocally delicious. In fact, I'd have ordered it again, had I not promised to try the pata.
Ongpin Noodle is just off the corner of Camaritas and Westborough Blvd., about a block from El Camino in South San Francisco. "Basic" is a kind way to describe the place.


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As previously reported, Meagan is set to play police detective Lara Vega in the Fox drama, which is set to air this September in Sleepy Hollow's old time slot of Monday nights at 9pm.
The trailer was unveiled at yesterday's FoxUpFronts event where Meagan and co-stars Wilmer Valderrama and Stark Sands hit up the blue carpet to smooze with fans and hopefully sell their show to potential advertisers.
In watching the trailer for Minority Report, I could not help but compare the show to Sleepy Hollow, which also featured a white male who's out of time and place and a black female police officer.
Sleepy Hollow was a huge first season hit, but found itself panned by fans and critics alike for sidelining it's female lead in the second season. This is of course something I hope doesn't happen with Minority Report, however, it's trailer is already troubling to me.
Fox has sold us on two leads, one of them a black female. The trailer on the other hand, features Stark Sands' character extensively and if one did not know Meagan was the co-lead beforehand, this trailer in no way divulges it.
To make matters worse, check out the show's IMDB page. You see that? Yep, the page features a woman, but it's not Meagan.
Now this is only the show's first trailer. Maybe future trailers will feature more of Meagan. Maybe. We shall see.
Update: Somebody got to Fox. Yesterday's trailer has been update to feature more of guess who? You got it, Meagan.


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One does not approve
After Kate's wedding dress went on display in Buckingham palace, the queen discribed the exhibition display as "horrible'" and "horrid".
As well as the dress, it features some of the jewellery worn, shoes, veil and flowers as well as some of the original cake and extra tiers made to replace the ones eaten.
The exhibition is described to be ghost like with Kate describing it as 3D. The veil is positioned above the dress so it's easy to see why it mioght be seen as ghostly.
Night of the living dead corpse bride comes to mind. Ahh you have to love good old queeny, say it like it is 🙂
The exhibit goes on show from tomorrow. Another thing I have to do in London!! xx


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Catching Up on the Cambridge News (Sept 19, 2015)
First of all, there's Danehy Park Family Day today! Don't be surprised if you see a few City Council and School Committee candidates there working the crowd. There's also the first City Council meeting of the fall this coming Monday (Sept 21). Any human beings out there may also be interested in serving on the City's Human Services Commission (application deadline Sept 30).
How many City officials and Outdoor Lighting Ordinance Taskforce committee members does it take to change a light bulb?
Proposed Outdoor Lighting Ordinance (as of June 4, 2015)
Danehy Park Family Day Saturday, Sept 19
Sept 3, 2015 – The City of Cambridge will host the 20th Annual Danehy Park Family Day on Saturday, Sept 19, from 11am-4pm.
Enjoy a fun-filled day of children's amusement rides, arts and crafts, music and roving performers, plus free hot dogs, chips, sodas and T-shirts while supplies last! Check out performances throughout the day at the children's stage. Other special giveaways include colorful kites that appeal to kids of all ages! The rain date is Sunday, Sept. 20. Danehy Park is a 55-acre facility located at 99 Sherman Street in North Cambridge (adjacent to Garden and New Streets). This free event, sponsored by the City of Cambridge, attracts over 4,000 people annually and offers something for everyone.
Shuttle buses will be running throughout Cambridge to provide transportation. Danehy Park can be reached by public transportation: #74 bus or #78 bus from Harvard Square; #83 bus from Central Square; or take a shuttle bus from the Alewife MBTA Station. Picnics and lawn chairs are encouraged.
For more information, call 617-349-4301 or visit www.cambridgema.gov/danehypark.
Bow Tie Ride – September 27
We'll travel from east to west, on a two-hour, 13 mile route tracing the bow-tie shaped boundaries of the city. Meet at the Cambridge Library, 10 AM, Sunday, September 27 and join this celebration of biking on a beautiful autumn day.
Cambridge Human Services Commission Vacancies
City Manager Richard C. Rossi is seeking Cambridge residents interested in volunteering to serve on the nine-member Human Services Commission.
The Commission advises the City Manager and the Assistant City Manager for Human Services on human services policy issues, needs assessment, and funding allocations. In collaboration with the Department of Human Service Programs, the Commission also promotes activities that enhance the quality of life for Cambridge residents.
Over the years, the Commission has responded to local needs by recommending Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding for a wide range of programs offered by the City of Cambridge and community agencies.
Commission members serve without compensation. The Commission usually meets on the second Thursday of each month from 5:30-7:30pm, at the Citywide Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave.
For more information, contact Mike Payack at 617-349-6208 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Residents who wish to apply may send a letter of interest and resume by September 30 to:
Richard C. Rossi, City Manager
City of Cambridge
795 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
Voter Registration and Absentee Ballots for the Municipal Election, November 3rd
The 2016 Cambridge Municipal Election will be held on Tues, Nov 3, 2015. For Cambridge residents not already registered, the last day to register to vote is Wed, Oct 14, 2015 from 8:30am to 8pm.
Please contact the Cambridge Election Commission office to find out when the Absentee Ballots will be available. Any voter who is unable to go to the polls on Election Day due to physical disability, religious belief, or absence from the City may request an Absentee Ballot from the Commission by Noon on Mon, Nov 2, 2015. Absentee Ballots may be mailed to voters, or such voters may choose to vote at the Commission office during regular City office hours: Mon, 8:30am-8:00pm; Tues-Thurs, 8:30am-5:00pm; Fri, 8:30am-Noon. The office will also be open for Absentee Voting on Fri, Oct 30 from 8:30am until 5:00pm and Sat, Oct 31 from 9:00am until 5:00pm. The polls will be open on Election Day from 7:00am until 8:00pm.
For any additional information, please visit the Cambridge Election Commission office at 51 Inman Street, call (617-349-4361) or visit our website at www.cambridgema.gov/election.
Affordable Rental and Homeownership Programs Information Session Sept 22
Sept 3, 2015 – The Housing Division of the City's Community Development Department will be holding Rental and Homeownership Information Sessions on Tues, Sept 22, from 10am to 2pm, at the City Hall Annex, 2nd Floor Community Room, 344 Broadway, Cambridge.
Housing personnel from the Community Development Department will be available to discuss the city's affordable rental and homeownership programs.
1st Session starts at 10am.
2nd Session starts at 11:30am.
3rd Session starts at 1pm.
Currently, the Housing Division is accepting applications for the Homeownership Pool and the Rental Applicant Pool. Preference is given to Cambridge residents and families with children.
For more information, please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com or 617-349-4622.
Middle-Income Rental Units Available in Cambridge
Sept 3, 2015 – The Housing Division of the City's Community Development Department is introducing the availability of 15 rental units that are affordable to middle-income households. These units are located in a newly constructed, 91 unit mixed-income building in East Cambridge/Kendall Square.
Units are available to income and asset eligible households. There are 8 middle-income units for households with incomes between 80% and 100% of AMI and 7 units for households with incomes between 100% and 120% of AMI. Preference will be given to Cambridge residents and to families with children. There will be a one-time lottery to establish the order of applications. The application deadline for participation in the lottery is Thursday, Oct. 8 at 4pm.
Information sessions will be held on Thursday, Sept. 24, from 6-8pm, at the Citywide Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave. and on Tues, Sept 29 from 10am-1pm, at the City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway.
For more information, please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com or 617-349-4622.
Cambridge Council on Aging Public Forum on Too Much Stuff Sept 26
Sept 10, 2015 – Cambridge's Council on Aging is hosting the public forum "Too Much Stuff" presented by Lee Shuer, Sat, Sept 26, from 9:30am-12pm, at the Cambridge Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave.
Lee Shuer, is a self-defined "Finder/Keeper." Lee is acknowledged as a leading proponent of self-help and peer support for making and sustaining progress towards a life less cluttered. Do you have too much stuff? Do you know someone who does? Is the clutter creating problems in your life? Are you willing to begin to examine this issue? If so, please join us.
This event is free, but registration is required. To register for this public forum, contact Liz Seelman at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 617-349-6048.
Participatory Budgeting
The City is once again undertaking its Participatory Budgeting process. Idea Collection ended on August 31 and Proposal Development is now ongoing. Volunteer Budget Delegates turn ideas into concrete project Proposals during Sept-Nov 2015. City staff vet proposals for Feasibility and Cost during Nov 2015. Residents will Vote on which projects they'd like the City to fund during Dec 5-12, 2015. Results will then be announced. Winning projects will then be included in the City's FY17 capital budget (Dec 2015). The pilot PB process will later be Evaluated during Jan-Mar 2016 and projects will be Implemented July 2016 onward.
Evening Parking Improvements between Harvard and Porter Squares
Cambridge extends metered parking until 8:00pm in select areas
Aug 3, 2015 – The City of Cambridge has increased the hours of metered parking to 8:00pm for select meters between Harvard Square and Porter Square. The new hours of 8:00am to 8:00pm are currently being enforced. This change, which affects meters on Mass. Ave. between the Cambridge Common and Russell Street, Oxford Street between Kirkland Street and Garfield Street, Wendell Street between Mass. Ave. and Oxford Street, and Kirkland Street between Oxford Street and Divinity Street, follows similar alterations to metered parking hours in Harvard Square and Kendall Square.
"This section of Mass. Ave. has a great mix of restaurants, stores, and services that create a vibrant and interesting experience for residents and visitors, and we want to help support this neighborhood with how we manage our streets," says Joseph Barr, Director of Traffic, Parking & Transportation. "Extending the hours on the meters will help create more parking opportunities for patrons visiting local businesses, contributing to the ongoing success of this unique part of Cambridge."
Previously, metered parking spaces in this area were free and unrestricted from 6:00pm to 8:00am the following morning, which had led to some use of the spaces as overnight parking. The new hours will help to limit this practice and ensure that the spaces are used as they were intended – to increase parking options for visitors and residents.
Following a similar extension of metered parking hours last year in Kendall Square, data collected from meters in the area indicated increased turnover, and therefore greater parking availability, in the evenings. The extreme weather conditions of the past winter make it difficult, however, to quantify these changes exactly.
The rate for parking at a meter, which is $1/hour, remains the same. Signage has been updated to reflect the change, and all affected meters have been marked with a decal notifying the user of the new hours.
For additional information contact Brad Gerratt, Assistant Director of Parking Management, at email@example.com or 617-349-4722.
Cambridge GIS Creating Story Maps to Promote City Resources and Events
July 17, 2015 – Cambridge GIS (Geographic Information Systems) is always working towards finding new and better ways to get Cambridge geographic data out to the public. The GIS team supplies datasets, services, and applications to city staff and department websites that host GIS maps and apps, as well as to visitors of the GIS website.
The GIS website is a portal not only to interactive mapping applications, static map sets, mobile GIS, the GIS data dictionary and downloads, but it also has unique tools for exploring Cambridge through the custom address specific dashboard called myCambridge.
The GIS team recently started using Story Map Applications to promote some of the city's great resources and events. Story Maps are simple to create, easy to use, and accessible across all devices. They use geography as a means of organizing and presenting information. Story Maps can combine interactive maps with other rich content such as text, photos, video, audio, and web links all in one seamless experience. They are diverse, flexible, and can be applied to almost any theme.
This week, two new Story Maps went live highlighting Soofa Solar-Charging Benches and the 2015 Summer Food Programs. Other resource oriented Story Maps include City Departments, Community Gardens, Historic Landmarks, Cambridge Public Schools and Watershed Points of Interest.
The project is just beginning and GIS hopes to continue to grow and expand and share these amazing stories with the Cambridge community. For more information or to view our Story Map Gallery, please visit us at www.cambridgema.gov/gis
Want to keep up with what's new in Cambridge GIS? Follow CambridgeGIS on Twitter for all the mapping and spatial data updates.
Hello Recycling & Composting Neighbors! – September-October 2015
Curbside Pickup of Food Scraps Expands! Oct 19
Curbside Pickup of Food Scraps Expands! 10/19
Curbside pickup of food scraps is expanding in Cambridge! The pilot program of 600+ households in North Cambridge was so successful that it will expand to 5,000 more households in the Monday route. From October 6-14, eligible residences with 12 units or less and City trash service will get: how-to instructions, a kitchen bin with compostable bags, a green curbside bin (to share at multi-family buildings). Free weekly collection begins Monday, October 19.
Volunteer to knock on doors and educate North Cambridge households!
Visit CambridgeMA.Gov/CompostPickup for more info.
Volunteers Needed for Door to Door & Schools
School cafeterias in September
Door to Door in North Cambridge in October
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Sept 12 & Oct 17
Cambridge residents only, bring proof of residency. We accept auto fluids, batteries (non alkaline), car tires, glues, medications, mercury items, paint products, solvents, and propane tanks (20 lbs or less). If the product label includes the words POISON, DANGER, WARNING, or CAUTION, bring to HHW day. Click here for more info including alternative options and what you can bring to the Recycling Center during open hours.
Shredding Event Oct 17
The Cambridge Consumers' Council and US Postal Service are offering a free document shredding on Saturday, October 17 from 10am-2pm, in front of Cambridge City Hall, 795 Mass Ave, rain or shine. Members of the public can securely dispose of personal and confidential paper documents. Documents will be destroyed on the spot in a highly advanced technical mobile shredding truck and sent for recycling. Limited drop-off parking will be available on both Mass Ave and Bigelow Street. Please call the Consumers Council at 617.349.6150 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Fixer Fair Oct 24
The Somerville Arts Council is sponsoring another Fixer Fair on October 24 from 3pm-7pm, Union Square Plaza, organized by the Somerville Tool Library. Fixer Fair is a free, public, outdoor event devoted to repair! Cambridge residents are totally welcome. We're collecting fixers, tinkers, sewers, carpenters, electricians and all sorts of folks to help organize the Fair. The Somerville Tool Library will also have a table and we're specifically interested in Tool Library members who would be willing to staff that area, explain to attendees how the tool library works and accept tool donations.
If you're interested in participating in any way, please email email@example.com with your availability, interests, questions & suggestions!
Know that recycling is easy and mandatory in Cambridge! Review what to recycle and help educate new residents! Encourage others to stay in the loop and sign up for the City's monthly e-newsletter on recycling, composting and reducing waste. Just email us at email@example.com.


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If you have ever heard about India, you may want to decorate your house with Indian home decor. This can be the best way to peep into the history and culture of a place in your house. To choose the best Indian home decor, it can be a good idea to begin by picking a main wood tone as well as two or three vivid colors. Selecting wall art and other accessories featuring these colors can help create an Indian decor as long as the subjects are Indian in nature. A tasteful Indian home decor is usually simple to create by using many neutrals that mix well together, then adding colorful and stylish accents to liven up the look. For a luxurious looking Indian home decor, consider choosing some elegant fabrics such as metallics or those with beaded details.
In Indian home decor, using color is important as it contains meaning. For instance, red is said to be a good color for bedrooms, as it's associated with fertility. You don't have to paint your entire bedroom red, but rather have an accent wall and satiny throw pillows on the bed in that color. Blue is a color of universal love in Indian culture and may make a good choice for children's rooms or a living room. Yellow is thought to be calming and peaceful so it would be another idea for a child's room, nursery or study.


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The Judiciary, on First Amendment Grounds, Invalidates Yet Another Barrier to Trademark Registration
Trademark Law Alert 01/03/18 Jonathan Hudis
In relevant part, Lanham Act Section 2(a), 15 U.S.C. § 1052(a) ("Section 2(a)"), provides that:
"No trademark by which the goods of the applicant may be distinguished from the goods of others shall be refused registration on the principal register on account of its nature unless it — (a) Consists of or comprises immoral … or scandalous matter; or matter which may disparage … persons, living or dead, institutions, beliefs, or national symbols, or bring them into contempt, or disrepute …. "
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As we previously reported here, on June 19, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court in Matal v. Tam, 137 S. Ct. 1744 (2017), held that the disparagement clause of Section 2(a) violates the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment of the Constitution on the grounds that it is viewpoint discriminatory. Six months later, on December 15, 2017, in In re Brunetti, ___ F.3d ___, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 25336 (Fed. Cir. 2017), a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit now holds that Section 2(a)'s bar on registering immoral or scandalous marks also is an unconstitutional restriction on free speech.
In 2011, Christopher Maclachlan and David Gollup applied to register with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") the mark FUCT in connection with various clothing items. The mark and application were assigned to Erik Brunetti in 2012. The USPTO Examining Attorney ("Examiner") refused registration of the mark on the grounds that the mark comprised a vulgar term and therefore was scandalous and ineligible for registration under Section 2(a). In 2013, Brunetti appealed the Examiner's refusal to register the mark to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ("TTAB"), which affirmed the refusal. Brunetti, in turn, continued his appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
The majority of the Federal Circuit panel agreed with the TTAB that the mark FUCT was vulgar, scandalous under Section 2(a), and thus not registrable pursuant to the prohibitions of that statute. In re Brunetti, ___ F.3d ___, slip op. at pp. 6-9. However, the panel majority also determined that the Section 2(a)'s bar on registering immoral or scandalous marks was an unconstitutional impingement on free speech under the First Amendment of the Constitution. Id., ___ F.3d ___, slip op. at p. 13.
Content Discrimination vs. Viewpoint Discrimination
Before turning to the immoral/scandalous restriction on registration of Section 2(a), the In re Brunetti majority first reviewed its Court's en banc decision in In re Tam, 808 F.3d 1321 (Fed. Cir. 2015) as well as the Supreme Court's affirmance in Matal v. Tam. While the Federal Circuit, in In re Tam, found the disparagement restriction on registration of Section 2(a) to be content and viewpoint discriminatory, the two opinions authored by Justices Alito and Kennedy in Matal v. Tam found the disparagement restriction to be viewpoint discriminatory. In re Brunetti, ___ F.3d ___, slip op. at pp. 10-12.
On the other hand, said the Brunetti majority, the immoral/scandalous restriction on registration of Section 2(a), independent of whether it is viewpoint discriminatory, impermissibly discriminates based on content in violation of the First Amendment. In re Brunetti, ___ F.3d ___, slip op. at pp. 13-14. The Federal Circuit then continues its opinion by holding that the immoral/scandalous clause of Section 2(a), as part of the overall registration scheme, is not a government subsidy program exempt from First Amendment scrutiny, Id., ___ F.3d ___, slip op. at pp. 14-20, nor is it a government program providing a limited forum for private speech permitting some limitations on the speaker, Id., ___ F.3d ___, slip op. at pp. 20-26.
Rather, said the majority, Section 2(a)'s immoral/scandalous restriction targets the expressive content (versus the source-identifying commercial message) of speech, thus subjecting this restriction to strict scrutiny. Id., ___ F.3d ___, slip op. at pp. 26-28. Further, the immoral/scandalous restriction cannot survive strict scrutiny review, because the restriction is not narrowly tailored to promote a compelling governmental interest. Id., ___ F.3d ___, slip op. at pp. 13-14. Moreover, the restriction cannot survive even an intermediate scrutiny review, because it does not directly advance a substantial governmental interest nor was it drawn to achieve that interest. Id., ___ F.3d ___, slip op. at pp. 28-38. Finally, according to the majority, there is no reasonable definition of the terms scandalous or immoral that would preserve their constitutionality under the First Amendment. Id., ___ F.3d ___, slip op. at pp. 38-41.
Federal Circuit Judge Dyk, concurring in the Court's judgment, would save Section 2(a)'s immoral/scandalous restriction from Constitutional infirmity by limiting its reach to preclude registration only of marks that are thought of as obscene. Id., ___ F.3d ___, concurring op. at pp. 2-6. The majority opinion answers Judge Dyk's suggestion by noting that to do so would be a rewriting of the statute, which only Congress can do. Id., ___ F.3d ___, slip op. at p. 39.
What is the Future of Potentially Offending Marks?
If the Government decides to request rehearing en banc or appeal to the Supreme Court, the story of Section 2(a)'s immoral/scandalous restriction on registration may not yet be fully written. For the moment, Congress' efforts to curb the registration of marks that could be considered offensive (disparaging, immoral, scandalous or any synonym(s) of the foregoing) are constitutionally impermissible. Does this mean that the U.S. trademark register eventually will become littered with offensive speech? Maybe, or maybe not. Trademark applicants must spend filing fees (and in most cases attorney fees) to register, maintain and renew trademark registrations. In the end, a marketplace that rejects the use of offensive language to identify a merchant's products or services will make the maintenance of offending marks not worth the cost.
Jonathan Hudis is a partner in the Intellectual Property Practice Group of Quarles & Brady LLP, in its Washington, D.C. office. For questions, please contact him at [email protected] / (202) 372-9528.


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Nordenhafen (Jarldom of)
Location: Continent of Brun, isle in the Great Bay, west of Alpha. NW
Area: 498 sq. mi. (1,290 sq. km.).
Population: 1,000.
Languages: Heldannic.
Coinage: Barter common; otherwise Alphatian Standard: crown (gp), mirror (sp), judge (cp).
Taxes: 30% of income.
Government Type: Barony, member of the Kingdom of Ostland.
Industries: Fishing, hunting.
Important Figures: Bardeen Longwalker (Baron), Kleng Bloodhand (Pirate).
Flora and Fauna: Nothing really grows on this rocky chunk of Norwold, except small, stunted shrubs and subarctic flowers. Few are the animals that live here, most notably seagulls, puffins and other avians, as well as seals and small fish. Occasionally monsters from the Elemental Plane of Water exit from the whirlpool south of the island and cause trouble, but otherwise no real monstrous wildlife is present here.
Further Reading: CM1 Test of the Warlords, previous almanacs.
Last Year's Events: The increase of friendly Thyatian presence in the Norwold region tremendously strengthened Bardeen's position, and reciprocal trading agreements boosted Nordenhafen's economy.


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Orlando gave a great Father's Day Sermon from Genesis. Jacob is one of the Fathers of our Faith and a model for our walk with God.
Yes, just what we expected: hamburgers, hot dogs, baked beans, mac salad, watermelon, ice cream and so much more, prepared by so many hands and hearts.
Key to a great picnic is a great grill master. We had the best. Also a Dad.
All ages, all genders, two species.
We're all winners playing, eating and enjoying life together.
First Chuch is one of the groups that participate in the Community Garden adjacent to the Church. Check back for harvest...