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I whispered this prayer on Saturday morning, December 10, seeking to prioritize my 2017 goals.
Father, I thank you for all I've gone through this year, because you've shown me where to start next year.
The first reason we fail to achieve goals
If you're like me, you've got plenty of aspirations, but you also have a hard time deciding which one needs your attention most. You jump from project to project, never covering much ground, because of FOMO.
This happens with home renovations, positive reinforcement with children, and personal goals. It occurs in the areas of finance, quality friendships, and side jobs. We have all kinds of ideas, but we can't seem to get anywhere because of jumping to all the dots – FROM all the dots!
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In my post, 7 mindsets for goals; achieving self-motivation, I mentioned a quiz by Gretchen Rubin that described me as the Questioner. A questioner has to have all the answers before she starts anything.
Basically, a questioner questions all the questions.
I know, right?!
Do you want to get focused with me in 2017? Are you ready to narrow your goals, make priorities, and finish what you started?
Second reason we fail to achieve our goals
This is going to be painful. It's going to be hard. But others before us have done it:
Moms with kids and caregivers of the elderly.
Grandparents who babysit and moms who work outside or inside the home.
(I happen to be all four of the above. EEK!)
Here's the deal: we MUST accept our current situation.
God has me right here, right now for a reason. He has strategically placed each person in my life for a purpose!
They are not distractions. They are tools for the mission.
Tools for the mission? You ask. They are the reasons I keep getting distracted!
You are the reason you get distracted.
Your people will remain in your life (Lord willing).
How you go about your day and manage your time is your responsibility.
So here's what we're going to do:
1.) Write 7 priorities for 2017
Don't make these willy-nilly. Pray about it. These should be goals that you know are from the Lord. Areas that you've struggled with for a while to make stick.
Are you familiar with the term SMART goals? Make them Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Timebound. You can read more about SMART goals here.
Basically don't write something like, "Walk more in 2017".
Walk more than what?!
Walk 20 minutes three times per week every day in January.
Now we're talking.
You can't specialize in vagueness and hope to achieve your goals. Aim high!
2.) Cut 3 tasks from 2017
THIS WILL BE PAINFUL. It may mean deleting email or Facebook from your phone. ACK! It could mean cutting out your favorite Netflix episode. Or, it could mean you're going to shut down that computer by 5:00PM every night!
What daily habit have you discovered as a time waster? Something you mindlessly do or maybe even feel is a necessity but it doesn't really get you anywhere?
Do you scrub the floor by hand? Stop it right now. Get a mop and get over it.
Do you scroll Instagram for 15 minutes first thing in the morning? Set a reminder on your phone to have devotions instead.
Do you drive through Starbucks every other day for a pick-me-up before school lets out because you have time and need it? Go park at the school, surf Pinterest, and get your meal plan together for dinner!
I don't know what you need to cut; I don't know your schedule or your struggles. What you write in number one determines what you do in number two.
3.) Stop questioning decisions
Once you've prayerfully made your goals, hit it full speed ahead.
Is your goal to purge your closet and minimize your wardrobe? Don't hit up the outlet malls on vacation next summer (I told you it'd be painful)!
Do you want to lose weight and exercise? Share your plan with your family and make sure everyone knows up front how you're cooking in 2017.
Will you grow your business, spend two hours a week with quality friends, paint your basement? Delve in with both feet, clear the obstacles, and better yet, erase doubt from your mind.
You can do this!
Goals I failed to achieve in 2017 (because I couldn't make up my mind)
My questioner traits cause me to think,
"I need more information on how to achieve my goals!"
This kind of mentality is both a blessing AND a curse.
In 2016, my goal was to lose 10 pounds. But I searched the internet all year and never found the exact answer for how to do that (even though I'm a personal trainer and used to run a weight loss program).
In 2016, my goal was to hang my mom's 35 pictures and arrange them into a wall decor. Instead, I kept surfing Pinterest for the exact way to do it.
In 2016, my goal was to grow my blog. I grew my blog from 35 readers to 1,000, published my first ebook, and produced two video trainings. That's a lot. But had a started the year with a SMART goal as to HOW I would grow my blog, I wouldn't have gone down 85748394 rabbit holes, subscribed to 8584737327 emails/webinars, and pursued a random freelance career in October that threw everything off!
Stop questioning your goals and get to it.
Are you ready to join me? Here's my BONUS tip: I used Grace Goals to crush my 2016 target. Grace Goals is designed by my personal friend and well-respected Christian blogger, Arabah Joy. Everything she writes is full of wisdom – and I don't say that lightly, because I'm picky about what I absorb.
Commit to Grace Goals
If you saw my video testimony of Grace Goals in my last post, then you know a bit about my story. In case you missed it, here it is one more time. Grace Goals presents a Biblical approach to reaching any goal!
"I do not run without a goal. I fight like a boxer who is hitting something—not just the air." (1 Corinthians 9:26 NCV)
For an athlete, we all know a lot of focused practice and strategy goes into a win. They don't take home the gold just by winging it!
In I Corinthians, we see Paul relating the Christian walk to that of an athlete's. He had both goals and strategy… and we should too. This is the time of year many people set goals only to see them go by the wayside. But it doesn't have to be that way! This is your invitation to set goals and develop a biblical strategy for reaching them in 2017.
Arabah Joy has compiled a PDF containing 5 mini-workshops that will take you through the process of:
>> Setting practical, godly goals
>> Developing a doable, personal plan for change
>> Learning why grace is the enablement you need
>> Recognizing and appropriating grace in your daily life
>> Much more
Best of all, the grunt work is done for you! This 48-page PDF will walk you through the entire process.
Right now with your Grace Goals purchase, you'll receive my Time-Saving Tools and Tips for Devotions video streaming workshop, complete with notes, Scripture prayer sheet, and PDF cheat-cheat (a $50.00 value, on sale for $10 – but you'll get it for free, providing you email me a receipt of your Grace Goals purchase)!
You can do this, mama. With God's help, we've got this year all sewed up – it's all over but the cryin', right?
Just kidding about the crying.
I do hope to see you in Grace Goals though! Simply grab Grace Goals here.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths.
Be not wise in your own eyes;
fear the Lord, and turn away from evil. ~Proverbs 3:5-6
Can't control your temper?
In Count to Nine, moms discover a Scripturally sound, methodical approach for taming the temper. Ruthie Gray, mother of four and grandparent of two, gently guides frazzled mothers of all ages toward God's Word, His view on anger, and the nine steps to overcoming wrath.
In this ebook, you will learn
*The surprising reasons behind your anger
*The mind-blowing truth of God's view on anger
*One eye-opening tactic for changing your reactions
*How the staggering power of unbelief can keep you from change
*How to triumph through one key attitude adjustment
*How to gain victory over a life-long stronghold
*And much, much more!
The author, Ruthie Gray, transparently shares her own motherhood struggles, instantly connecting with moms through her "been there" approach. Moms will find victory, new hope, and support through this encouraging method of actionable Scripture verses and Scripture prayers.
Dear mom, isn't it time for you to Count to Nine?


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A collision of biology and technology, bioengineering will drive the future of healthcare and improve the understanding of our world down to the smallest level. Biomolecular engineering will allow researchers to understand and manipulate the nature of DNA, RNA, proteins and other small molecules. Bioelectronic engineering and bioimaging focuses on medical devices and sensors to heal and improve lives, and biomechanical engineering will take students to the cutting edge of science through the design and implementation of microfluidic and nanotechnical devices.
Bioengineering is a very broad field and we suggest a focused approach that is consistent with the principles and foundational areas mentioned above. Promising areas that can be built on IU Bloomington's existing strengths include: biomolecular engineering, which includes nucleic acid and protein engineering as well as synthetic biology and aims to provide engineering tools involved with DNA, RNA, proteins and small molecules; bioelectronic engineering, which includes bioimaging and sensor devices used in biomedicine and healthcare, and focuses on the interface between biological systems that produce biochemical and optical signals and electronic systems which deal with electrical signals; biomechanical engineering, especially involving biomechanical devices and systems, such as the design and implementation of microfluidic and nanotechnical devices; and biotechnology with specific applications in toxicity and environmental science. These areas build upon the base of a large, successful bioinformatics program at IU Bloomington in the School of Informatics and Computing and the biology department, as well as research in biochemistry, chemistry, environmental science, optometry, public health, speech and hearing sciences, and physics, and research at IUPUI in biomedical engineering and the School of Medicine.


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Glo NPFL champions Enyimba FC of Aba who are representing Nigeria in the CAF champions league will play a build up match against Tanzania representatives Young Africa Sports Club (Yanga).
The friendly was confirmed by Young Africans Secretary General Jonas Tiboroha who said Enyimba had requested for a build-up match on February 5th and they have accepted the request.
"We are preparing for the match, which is very important to us. As you know, the league schedule is very tight and we won't have time to camp outside the country. The match against Enyimba is therefore a golden opportunity" He said.
The game was made possible as Enyimba are expected to camp in Tanzania ahead of their preliminary game against Uganda Vipers Sports Club on the weekend of February 12-14 in Kampala.
Yanga who are schedule to play Cercle de Joachim of Mauritius have informed the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) about the international friendly match and asked the federation to reschedule their league game against JKT Ruvu slated for February 6.


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A hilarious clip of a Derry schoolboy being interviewed on UTV about the snow has gone viral.
Despite the bad weather, the teenager is remarkably upbeat as he headed off to school.
But he told the UTV reporter that he would be rushing off to school as "you wouldn't be long getting frost bite" in the Arctic like temperatures.


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Pete, Nicola, Lola, 10, and Nell, 7, like travelling around Britain on public transport (don't laugh). We spent three happy months exploring during summer of 2007 but now we're home, you can still join us for the occasional sightseeing - plus tips on how to shrink your carbon footprint. This post is from Nicola
This is the way my hens travel – on the back of the bike. This contraption carried nine of them yesterday for their summer break at Freightliners Farm.
We need transport too as we are invited to a wedding in a pear orchard in Kent and finding it hard to get to. As a result Pete has developed a new green radicalism. "There aren't even instructions on how to get there by public transport," he keeps moaning unable to find the nearest station (or a taxi rank) without ringing the long-suffering groom for instructions.
I explain that most people have cars, remembering my book The Estate We're In: who's driving car culture (Indigo, 1998). Pete says they don't.
So we try counting the people we know with primary school aged children who don't have cars. There are just five of us out of an acquaintanceship of more than 500 in this area (that's thanks to school networks not enormous friendship powers). Normally Pete loves creating lists, but this time he seems a bit depressed.
For me it is a lesson to book the car club car in better time. Then we'd have the moral high ground and the wheels to make it to Kent with tent, food, spade and really wedding heavy gifts. For Pete it is an attempt to stop me getting more pets. "OK, we can do it by train this time," he growls, "but if you got a dog then we'd have to have a car. And you don't want that, do you?"
Saturday, 26 July 2008
Hen on a bike
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- Karin said...
I've just reached the bit in 'There's a Hippo in my Cistern' about you keeping chickens and am now more worried than ever that we might just be providing our foxes with an easy dinner if we go down that route. I like the idea in principle but we do get foxes in our garden. We only want 2 or 3 hens and aren't planning to let them have free run, so hopefully if we have a secure run and house for them they will be OK. I also worry that being on a slope will make their home unstable, but I can worry too much. Hubby is still very keen, even after reading the book. This is one area of Green Living I don't have to encourage him to do.
- 7 October 2008 at 12:52
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On the first episode of W.E.L.F. Leon Llews and Belle Noel talk about how people around the world celebrate Christmas in July. Plus they discuss many of the places elves vacation around the world.
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Ball State�s Nick Miles has been named Defensive Player of the Week for the West Division of Mid-American Conference football.
The sophomore defensive end out of Eastern Alamance High School collected a team-high 11 tackles and made one sack last week in Ball State�s 34-27 victory against then-No. 23 Toledo.
Miles contributed to a Cardinals defense that forced two three-and-outs and two turnovers on downs during Toledo�s six possessions in the second half.
BallState (7-3 overall, 4-2 MAC), under former Elon University coach Pete Lembo, plays host to Ohio (8-2, 4-2) tonight on ESPNU. Ball State sits third in the league�s West standings while Ohio is third in the East.


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Matt at Innovation One has developed a USB IR transceiver that makes using multiple cable & sat boxes with MythTV much easier and more reliable (they are based in Canada, fwiw). They are seeking a few more Beta testers before they finalize the CommandIR – and were looking to see if any BYOPVR Canadian users was interested.
They do charge a nominal (below their cost) fee for the units, but if you're interested in helping with the testing and have mulitple set top boxes to control and/or want a better way to consolidate your IR receiving/blasting this seems like a good product to check out!
See the COMMANDIR IR Blaster/receiver control product page and the CommandIR BETA Tech Preview information page. See also the CommandIR Beta Forum post
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[kawr, kohr]
the central part of a fleshy fruit, containing the seeds.
the central, innermost, or most essential part of anything.
Also called magnetic core. Electricity. the piece of iron, bundle of iron wires, or other ferrous material forming the central or inner portion in an electromagnet, induction coil, transformer, or the like.
(in mining, geology, etc.) a cylindrical sample of earth, mineral, or rock extracted from the ground by means of a corer so that the strata are undisturbed in the sample.
the inside wood of a tree.
Anthropology. a lump of stone, as flint, from which prehistoric humans struck flakes in order to make tools.Compare flake tool.
- a thickness of wood forming a base for a veneer.
- a wooden construction, as in a door, forming a backing for veneers.
Engineering. kern2.
- a thickness of base metal beneath a cladding.
- the softer interior of a piece of casehardened metal.
- a specially formed refractory object inserted into a mold to produce cavities or depressions in the casting that cannot be readily formed on the pattern.
Geology. the central portion of the earth, having a radius of about 2100 miles (3379 km) and believed to be composed mainly of iron and nickel in a molten state.Compare crust(def 6), mantle(def 3).
Also called reactor core. Physics. the region in a reactor that contains its fissionable material.
- Also called magnetic core.a small ring or loop of ferromagnetic material with two states of polarization that can be changed by changing the direction of the current applied in wires wound around the ring, used to store one bit of information or to perform switching or logical functions.
- Also called main memory, RAM.a term used to refer to main memory, though no longer made from from coils of ferromagnetic material.
Ropemaking. heart(def 16).
Phonetics. the final segment of a syllable beginning with the vowel and including any following consonants; the nucleus plus the coda.Compare onset(def 3).
the muscles of the torso, which provide support for the spine and pelvis: Building a strong core can help with posture and flexibility and can prevent back injury.
verb (used with object), cored, cor·ing.
to remove the core of (fruit).
to cut from the central part.
to remove (a cylindrical sample) from the interior, as of the earth or a tree trunk: to core the ocean bottom.
to form a cavity in (a molded object) by placing a core, as of sand, in the mold before pouring.
of central importance; basic; fundamental: the core values of our organization.
noting or relating to the muscles of the torso: core exercises for back pain.
Origin of core1
1275–1325; 1945–50 for def 11; Middle English; origin uncertain; perhaps < Old French cors body < Latin corpus
Synonyms for core
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n acronym for (in the US)
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the central part of certain fleshy fruits, such as the apple or pear, consisting of the seeds and supporting parts
- the central, innermost, or most essential part of somethingthe core of the argument
- (as modifier)the core meaning
a piece of magnetic material, such as soft iron, placed inside the windings of an electromagnet or transformer to intensify and direct the magnetic field
geology the central part of the earth, beneath the mantle, consisting mainly of iron and nickel, which has an inner solid part surrounded by an outer liquid part
a cylindrical sample of rock, soil, etc, obtained by the use of a hollow drill
shaped body of material (in metal casting usually of sand) supported inside a mould to form a cavity of predetermined shape in the finished casting
physics the region of a nuclear reactor in which the reaction takes place
a layer of wood serving as a backing for a veneer
- one of several processing units working in parallel in a computer
- a ferrite ring formerly used in a computer memory to store one bit of information
- short for core store
- (as modifier)core memory
archaeol a lump of stone or flint from which flakes or blades have been removed
physics the nucleus together with all complete electron shells of an atom
(tr) to remove the core from (fruit)
Word Origin for core
C14: of uncertain origin
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
late 14c., probably from Old French coeur "core of fruit, heart of lettuce," literally "heart," from Latin cor "heart," from PIE root *kerd- "heart" (see heart). Nuclear reactor sense is from 1949.
mid-15c., from core (n.). Related: Cored; coring.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
The central or innermost part.
The part of a nuclear reactor where fission occurs.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
The central or innermost portion of the Earth, lying below the mantle and probably consisting of iron and nickel. It is divided into a liquid outer core, which begins at a depth of 2,898 km (1,800 mi), and a solid inner core, which begins at a depth of 4,983 km (3,090 mi).
A piece of magnetizable material, such as a rod of soft iron, that is placed inside an electrical coil or transformer to intensify and provide a path for the magnetic field produced by the current running through the wire windings.
The central part of a nuclear reactor where atomic fission occurs. The core contains the fuel, the coolant, and the moderator.
A long, cylindrical sample of soil, rock, or ice collected with a drill to study the strata of material that are not visible from the surface.
A stone from which one or more flakes have been removed, serving as a tool in itself or as a source of flakes from which other tools could be fashioned. Stones used as cores include flint, chert, and obsidian. See more at core tool.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
The core is made primarily of iron and nickel and has two parts — an inner solid core and an outer liquid core.
The mantle is the layer of the Earth that overlies the core.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
see rotten to the core.
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.


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"A change in bad habits leads to a change in life." – Jenny Craig
Someone once said, "Breaking bad habits is like getting into a comfortable bed. It's easy to get into but harder to get out."
With that being said, your bad habits may be the thing that is limiting your happiness. Here are a few bad habits to break to make room for happiness.
Making excuses.
It was Benjamin Franklin who said, "He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else." The thing is if something is really important to you, you will move heaven and earth to make it happen. If it is not, then you will find an excuse. Instead of finding excuses:
– Find solutions
– Own up to your mistakes
– Try repeatedly before giving up. (The makers of WD 40 tried 39 times before coming up with a successful product.)
Practicing procrastination.
It is often said that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. It is not enough to have a plan. You have to activate that plan to see the real results. You can break your procrastinating habits by:
– Having a friend hold you accountable
– Putting a time line on your plans
– Offer yourself small rewards for resisting the urge to procrastinate.
Avoiding exercise.
If you are avoiding exercise like the plague, it may be one of the reasons why you are so cranky. Exercise is known to release endorphins which are also called the "natural good mood drug. Implement physical activity into your lifestyle will not only make you look good on the outside, but also make you feel good on the inside. Kick this bad habit to the curb by:
– Start out by doing a brisk walks for five minutes. As you get into the habit, increase the time span to 10, then 20 minutes.
– If running is too hard for you, why not cycle?
– Jump on the trampoline with your kids. It increases your heart beats and helps burn calories
Being controlled by your smartphone.
Many people are being controlled by their smartphone and that's not very smart. If you can't resist the urge to check your smartphone every other minute that's a definite tell-tale sign that your smartphone is the boss of you. Yes, there are thousands of apps available for download on this gadget, which seemingly occupies your time. Here's how you can be the boss of your smartphone:
– Play games with your friends or family instead of on your smartphone.
– Resist the urge to check your messages every other minute.
Breaking bad habits is not as hard as you may think. Once you start, you are well on your way to developing a good habit – and to making more room for happiness.
About Alex Blackwell
Alex Blackwell is a father, husband and writer. He writes about inspiring things at The BridgeMaker.
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A while ago, I created a story about these three siblings. I have a lot of characters based around monsters, but I never had werewolves. Thus, I created these three.
They all had a happy life with their parents, living in a small house away from the city. Everything was peaceful, until their parents died in a tragic car accident.
It was so sudden that the three didn't know what to do. They didn't know if they had any relatives. They thought that they were all alone, until their grandmother suddenly appeared and took them under her wing.
They moved from their small, comfortable house, to a large mansion. It was uncomfortable for the three of them. They were not used to having so many people in a house. The discomfort did not just come from the change in their environment, but it also came from the gazes of their relatives. It didn't feel right to any of them, even the four-year-old Luna.
From the moment that the three moved in, they faced harassment and abuse from their relatives. Raphael and Rhys did their best to protect Luna as much as they could, but the bullying would always find a way to reach her. The abuse ranged from verbal and physical abuse. None of the three knew why they were getting bullied, until one day, Raphael overheard a conversation between two of his aunts.
He discovered that the three of them were being abused because of their parents. Their mom was to become the wife of another clan, joining the two strong families together. She did not wish to marry the man she was supposed to marry, and secretly dated another man who had no reputation. He was not rich and he was not handsome. When the family had found out that she was dating such a man, they threatened to kill him if she did not break contact with him. The problem escalated when she told her father that she did not want to marry the other family's son, and he was so infuriated that he tried to beat the sense into her. That night, she took matters into her own hands and took her lover and ran away, far from the family.


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Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Defunding the Affordable Care Act
Gerard N. Magliocca
The President and the House of Representatives are bracing for another fight over the debt ceiling. This time, though, there is the bonus of a fight over stripping federal funding from the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. (Variety being the spice of life.) There is a constitutional question lurking here that goes something like this: Is it constitutional to defund something when you cannot repeal it?
This question is not even close.
The Constitution does not authorize the government to spend a dime until Congress appropriates it. Art. I, Sec. 7 grants the House of Representatives plenary power to appropriate funds for spending.
The various statutory entitlements including Obamacare are only promises to spend money and cannot waive this plenary constitutional requirement and power regardless of whether progressives believe this to be "fundamentally wrong." The Constitution does not recognize the progressive concept of "mandatory spending."
As to whether the House has a moral obligation to use its appropriation power defund Obamacare, every single member of the GOP House majority ran on repealing some or all of Obamacare (as did a number of elected Democrats) and the voters twice elected this majority to accomplish this goal. Our elected representatives have a moral duty in a Republic to enact the will of their constituents. The fact that Obamacare is unconstitutional only adds to that underlying duty.
We in the Tea Party have been bombarding our representatives with calls and emails demanding they do what we elected them to do and defund this program, which is why the GOP leadership has just relented and will pass a clean appropriations bill defunding Obamacare instead of the gimmick of passing a separate defunding bill which the Democrat Senate could strip out with a majority vote.
The question is now whether the Senate and President can morally hold the rest of the government hostage by threatening to block or veto the House appropriations bill in order to coerce the House to appropriate money for Obamacare.
I am pretty sure Congress defunds (or fails to fund) things that have statutory authorization all the time. That's why there are authorizers and appropriators.
The question is now whether the Senate and President can morally hold the rest of the government hostage by threatening to block or veto the House appropriations bill in order to coerce the House to appropriate money for Obamacare.
# posted by Blogger Bart DePalma : 2:17 PM
Considering that the public will blame the GOP for the results, I'm pretty sure that the Senate and President will have no problem standing up to the GOP attempt at extortion.
I think it's perfectly Constitutional for the House to defund any program it wants, although there's some historical evidence that failing to fund a treaty ratified by the Senate is improper (Jay Treaty).
The Democrat claim that the voters punished the GOP for "shutting down the government" in 1996 and will do so again in 2014 is quite detached from reality.
In 1996, the voters reelected the GOP House (and would continue to do so for another decade) and elected additional GOP senators.
If this is the type of "punishment" the GOP can expect in 2014, the GOP House has every electoral incentive to defund Obamacare immediately.
Blankshot, whether or not the GOP continues to control the House in 2014 isn't really what is going to determine who wins this fight. In the end the GOP will cave and Mittcare will survive.
I know you have President Romney on your side, but I'm feeling pretty confident that you and Mittster are wrong (again).
You may be correct that the GOP will cave again even though they have nothing to fear from the voters.
We in the Tea Party have been repeatedly telling our cowardly representatives that they have nothing to fear but fear itself.
We in the Tea Party have been repeatedly telling our cowardly representatives that they have nothing to fear but fear itself.
# posted by Blogger Bart DePalma : 2:57 PM
They may not have to fear losing the House in the next few cycles, but they definitely should fear losing the Senate and White House for the foreseeable future.
Let me ask you this. Suppose a member of Congress thought that a foreign war was illegal. They vote to cut off funding for the troops in that war. Would you think that was consistent with his or her oath of office?
I could see that going either way, to be honest. Maybe would feel some obligation once troops are in the field to fund them even if you think the law is unlawful. (Say Congress never voted to authorize it.) Or maybe not. I'm not sure.
Gerard: Let me ask you this. Suppose a member of Congress thought that a foreign war was illegal. They vote to cut off funding for the troops in that war. Would you think that was consistent with his or her oath of office?
Your question has multiple facets.
To start, I do not think much of oaths. Basically, we are discussing what Congress must do under the Constitution and what it should be morally compelled to do.
If Congress declared war, it is per se legal and that or a future Congress has a moral responsibility to fund the troops they sent to war.
If an enemy attacked the United States and a declaration of war was moot, Congress again has a moral responsibility to fund the defense of the country.
BUT, if the President started a war against a nation state without a declaration, the war is per se illegal and Congress should not only refuse to fund it, but should also impeach the president.
The Constitution does not authorize the government to spend a dime until Congress appropriates it. Art. I, Sec. 7 grants the House of Representatives plenary power to appropriate funds for spending.
The various statutory entitlements including Obamacare are only promises to spend money and cannot waive this plenary constitutional requirement and power regardless of whether progressives believe this to be "fundamentally wrong." The Constitution does not recognize the progressive concept of "mandatory spending."
Well put.
What this tells us is that the Teahadi horde, as ably represented as they are in this forum by one Bart DePalma, is delusional in the extreme. The horde may have convinced themselves that their terrorist tactics are somehow compelling for the majority of Americans, and that the Senate AND the President will accede to their threats, but I am quite certain they are wrong. In the end, House Republicans and House Democrats will pass some sort of budget bill that will fund Obamacare, along with the rest of the federal budget, because the political pressure from the sensible non-Teahadi majority will force them to do so. It's not a question of if, just when (well, that, and what volume of crocodile tears and teeth gnashing we'll get from the nitwits in the peanut gallery).
Teahadi logic to wit:
If Congress passes a law, it has no obligation to fund it.
If Congress passes a declaration of war, it has a moral obligation to fund it.
Deep thoughts from our very own Jack Handy of the Wilderness.
Why should we withhold criticism simply because they believe, even sincerely, that the Constitution supports their position? Leaving aside the easy edge cases of lone dissenters -- declining to pay taxes under a sincere belief that they are unconstitutional, e.g. -- are not all minorities confronted with the same essential choice? At the heart of Constitutional validity, even more centrally than our belief in its explicit tenets, is our collective agreement to defer to majority decisions in most cases. The trick, of course, is the 'most". But the burden must be on dissenting minorities to prove that this is one of the cases where deference is inappropriate. Absent such proof, are their actions -- some (see Prof. Levinson's post, supra) say 'hostage-taking' -- really so admirable?
The House has every right to attempt to refuse to fund Obamacare. But, since Obama will never sign a defunding bill and the Senate will never pass one, taking the position that any CR must defund Obamacare makes a government shutdown inevitable.
And once that shutdown occurs, it will continue until the House passes a CR that funds Obamacare, because Obama and the Senate are not bending.
So the only two operative choices are fund Obamacare, or shut down the government and eventually fund Obamacare.
All you're doing is transferring the guilt based on an assumption Democrats will never compromise. This might be a reasonable assumption, but it's like blaming a mugging victim for walking into the alley, it denies the agency of the party actually committing the wrong.
We have a stop-gap funding measure, if the crisis hits it will be because Democrats prefer a government shutdown to ending Obamacare. We may be confident they'll act on that preference, but it's still them acting.
All you're doing is transferring the guilt based on an assumption Democrats will never compromise. This might be a reasonable assumption, but it's like blaming a mugging victim for walking into the alley, it denies the agency of the party actually committing the wrong.
I was careful not to blame anyone, actually.
I simply made the point that if I am right that Obamacare is a non-negotiable point for the Democrats, the Republicans will, eventually, be forced to fund the government without defunding Obamacare, because we can't shut down forever.
Ok, so you're simply assuming that the Democrats are the mad dogs here, the Republicans the reasonable ones, and eventually you give the mad bomber what he wants, rather than seeing the daycare blown to bits over a matter of principle.
Sounds like a formula for encouraging mad dog bombers, frankly.
Brett's prophecy:
"Sounds like a formula for encouraging mad dog bombers, frankly."
sounds like its from the "anarcho-libertarian" agenda. I don't think Brett has had his shots (except for the 2nd Amendment variety).
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I started packing the afternoon before. I decided to work with continuous light for every part of the project. That required packing the heavy duty, new fluorescent fixtures, the Fiilex P360 LED light and a case of Fotodiox 312AS battery powered LED lights. Since I'm using continuous lighting I've changed from using umbrellas and softboxes to using diffusion panels to modify my light sources. The positive take on that is that the panels can offer more creative options and more flexibility. The downside is that each modifier must have its own light stand so now I'm packing nearly double the number of light stands I used to when we just did photographs.
I packed two stand bags full of stands and a complete, three frame Chimera ENG diffusion system with various diffusers and nets. It takes a bit longer to set up lights this way but we saved time in the long run by not having to set up one station for stills and one station for video.
Of course, when we were shooting only stills we never had to think about sound. Both what to pack and how to engineer our environment at the client's location to minimize background noise. Now that I've had fifteen or sixteen recent experiences in sound recording, as well as reading everything I could get my hands on....I've pretty much zero'd in on using nice lavalier microphones to record people talking. The one I wanted to use is a professional Audio Technica microphone that terminates in an XLR plug. I wanted to maintain the ability to run longer, shielded cables which balanced terminations allow but I also needed, at some point to convert the interfaces so I could plug the microphone into the 3.5mm plug on my Sony a99. I also understood that there was an impedance mismatch between the camera and the microphone. My solution was to use a BeachTek adapter. The adapter fits under the camera and is passive, meaning it doesn't require batteries but it doesn't amplify signals. It does allow you to "trim" each channel separately. The box also uses very good transformers to take care of the impedance mismatch. The box outputs an unbalanced signal to the camera via a very short 3.5mm to 3.5mm cord. This mini-mixer can attach to the bottom of the camera and the top of the tripod which makes it a convenient package.
But I never really know what clients will ask for while we're out on location so I packed a variety of microphones that would handle just about anything that might come up. I packed extra cables, batteries, wind mufflers, headphones and adapters. Another full case just for audio...
Finally I packed cameras, lenses and memory cards. I came equipped to cover anything from 15mm to 300mm but I wound up most using the 85mm 1.5 Rokinon (for all portraits and interviews) and the 35mm 1.5 Rokinon Cine lens for nearly everything else. My primary shooting camera was the Sony a99 but I also packed the a58 as a back-up camera. One of the most important tools for the job was my fluid head tripod. What about verticals??? My client called me at 6:22 am to tell me that he couldn't remember if he mentioned that EVERYTHING would be shot in landscape, 16:9. I figured that if I needed a vertical shot I could do what millions before me have done and.....hand hold the camera, stabilizing it on the top of the tripod while I shot. Primitive but workable. And, as it turns out, unnecessary for the project at hand.
I was out of the house by seven and minutes later throwing away good cash on a cup of decaf at Starbucks (any hour before 8 am is too early to operate heavy machinery or to make your own coffee...). By 7:30 I was at the client location loading all the glorious inventory onto my cart and dragging it into the building. By the time the ad agency guy arrived I had the initial lighting set up and ready.
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One person nailed his interview in one long take. Another took us 45 minutes for what will edit down to about 30 seconds of content. Patience and extra batteries are a vital part of the kit.
Once we wrapped the studio style shooting I dragged the tripod out onto the factory floor to shoot the CNC machining shop, the assemblers, the fabricators and the shipping departments. I most used the a99 on the tripod but I supplemented with the a58 and a 16-50mm lens for quick, handheld stuff. If we needed to juice up the existing light we used the little LED panels. They were just right for a bit of color matched fill light. I'm happy I had them along.
We finished shooting our last set up, a conference room shot, right five and then I broke down the set and packed all of the gear. I hate packing most and it took me nearly an hour to get everything packed up correctly and loaded back into the car. Of course Austin traffic was as dreadful as ever and it took me nearly an hour to go the 17 miles back to my studio.
Today I am writing this while ingesting video and still files into respective folders and then burning delivery and back up DVDs. As usual the original memory cards are tossed into an envelope and pinned on the wall. When the project is over and the images and movies are backed up in several places we'll put the cards back into service. The deliverables will take up 6 DVDs. Yikes. That's 24 gigabytes of material.
I'm not editing this project. The agency has an editor they like to work with. Thank goodness. There's so much to wade through.
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Have you been here to Malaysia? What other places you suggest visiting on my next trip here?
Quick tour / Malaysia Lay Over
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Welcome to Malaysia.. I hope you enjoy Malaysia very much! Such a lovely quick tour you have there... Come again next time!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Kylie! What other spots I can visit in KL???Delete
Oakwood Hotel looks posh and comfortable. It's great that uber is also available in Malaysia, so you won't have the trouble to look for cabs or ask many locals how to go to places you want to visit. Batu Cave looks so beautiful!ReplyDelete
Of all the countries in the original ASEAN, Malaysia is the only one I had never been to. Thanks for these suggestions for a quick layover visit.ReplyDelete
The temple up in the mountains is interesting. I'd love to know if I could make it to the top and conquer the 272 steps.ReplyDelete
I would love to see Batu caves and those giant structures. I've been to KL but my stops were only Petronas and Putra Jaya.ReplyDelete
Malaysia is so awesome! I went there a couple of years ago, but I got bitten by mosquitoes like crazy!ReplyDelete
this is beyond beautiful. I would love to go here some day.ReplyDelete
Your short trip to Kuala Lumpur looks like was filled with fun! Good to know you went early enough to the temple so you could see the place without too many people!ReplyDelete
Nice tour! Looked like you had a great time even it is not a long trip. I am amazed.ReplyDelete
I am just contented of what I have read from any travelogue post. I like to travel to foreign countries but there's no opportunity to do so. Kuala Lumpur is nice place to visit especially its known Petronas Tower.ReplyDelete
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Memorial Day weekend is right around the corner and by the looks of it out there, agents, PR folks and news leakers have already left for the weekend so let's rewind to something we missed earlier in the week while we're all lamenting the fact that a horrible sequel is set to gross over a $100 million this weekend, sadly.
We've heard recently about a new Will Ferrell/Mark Wahlberg project that "The Other Guys" director Adam McKay will be producing called "Turkey Bowl." Well, McKay recently discussed the project at length, dropped some new details, a new possible title and the name of some actors he's looking to court for roles in the film.
"The idea was originally conceived for Mark Wahlberg and Alec Baldwin," McKay explained to EW. "Owen Burke, who's a producer at Gary Sanchez, and I were talking about how crazily funny Wahlberg and Baldwin were in 'The Departed' — how, even though it's not a comedy, we could just watch them all day long. Burke dropped this idea, and I was like, 'Oh my God, that's a movie!' Then Will [Ferrell] heard it and he wanted in."
McKay got in deep with what the film's about and its characters, who will play who and more.
"It's about these two rival families from — we're thinking Philadelphia but we need to check in with Wahlberg and Ferrell and see what kind of accents they want to do," laughed McKay. "Alec Baldwin is the patriarch of one of the families, and Wahlberg is his son. He saw the Kennedys playing football on their front lawn at Thanksgiving, and boom, that's it: 'Anything the Kennedys do, we're doing.' His family starts playing the other family that lives across the park from them."
He added, "Over the years, Baldwin's family hasn't done too well — they own a crappy little bar in town — while the other family, which Will's character eventually becomes the patriarch of, becomes really successful. The game gets nastier and nastier as the years go on, and Ferrell's family starts just destroying the other family. After a massive heart attack, Baldwin's character's dying wish is that his estranged son, Mark, take over the game and finally win one. So Wahlberg has to put this ramshackle, convict, gambling-addict family back together again and beat the richies."
Many have noted that there's already a very-recent indie football movie called, "Turkey Bowl," and this hasn't escaped the filmmaker. "We've had this thing in the works for seven months and we saw that [film] and we're like, "Fuck, they've got our title!," he exclaimed. "We're tentatively calling it 'Three Mississippi', as a working title."
Well, at least they're not just steamrolling over the title and stealing it like a certain soccer comedy did to a Noah Baumbach classic with some of these same participants. Not that we're naming names or anything…
McKay says he "reserves the right" to direct the film if he wants, but that's currently not the plan. Maybe if the script bowls him over, he'll jump to the front of the line. The idea is making an ensemble film with lots of big-name cameos. "There's a funny subplot with Rob Riggle where he's a gay cousin that Wahlberg's family sort of turned their backs on but he played football at Fresno State and they need him. We're going to try to get Jeremy Renner to play an ex-con. The idea is to bring in, like, 15 people that we love in and just do a big, funny holiday movie."
That's great, though he may have to wait in line though as we already asked Renner to host our buddies' little brother's Bar Mitzvah next summer. While we haven't heard back yet, we're pretty confident he's game.
We hope they're all working for scale if they hope this to happen. "Three Mississippi" has no start date, but we imagine if all goes well, they'll shoot it sometime next year assuming some major studio picks it up.
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