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The other evening I was surfing the cable-TV channels, and happened to come across the NASA one -- within which was being broadcast an extended video of part of The Space Shuttle in view orbiting at what appeared to be VERY-slow-moving speed around the gigantic-spheroid Earth in the backround:
The following BIBLICALLY-recorded historical account is neither a [false] "tale" nor a [lying] "legend:"
In the tenth chapter of the Book of Joshua of the sacred-66-books Judeo-Christian (Old-and-New-Testament) Holy Bible, the following account is recorded:
Then Joshua spoke to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel: "Sun, stand still over Gibeon; and Moon, in the Valley of Aijalon." So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, till the people had revenge upon their enemies. Is this not written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and did not hastened to go down for about a whole day. And there has been no day like that, before it or after it, that the Lord heeded a voice of a man; for the Lord fought for Israel (Joshua 10:12-14).
We NASA-photos modern-astronomical-knowledge-savvy contemporaries assume that the Sun does not move around the Earth causing day and night, but rather Earth revolves around the Sun. Why did Joshua address the Sun rather than the Earth? Did he believe the Sun actually moved?
Metaphorical Language Of Appearance
As we have already mentioned, Scripture speaks in the language of appearance, the language of observation. From our point of view here on earth the sun (or, more accurately: Sun-LIGHT) does APPEAR to rise in the morning and set at night.
The language that Joshua uses in addressing Sun and Moon is the language of ordinary observation still used today in the scientific age. The author of the book of Joshua PERHAPS thought of the Sun as moving around the Earth (although such geocentric presumption is NOT in fact stated in the Biblical Text), but his language should not be misconstrued to construct am infallible view of the universe any more than should today's reference to the rising and setting of the sun. For example, the weather-channel reporters on TV nowadays speak of "sunrise" and "sunset" - a seemingly-geocentric metaphorical [mis?]-perception of actual celestial-mechanics movement.
Joshua knew that God had promised to go before His people to fight their battles and give them victory (Joshua 10:8). And in this battle he saw victory in its grasp, but time was running out. If he didn't conquer the enemy before dark, they would regroup and attack Israel the next day.
Knowing his God, ''and his Gods promise, he called out to God for help, and in the presence of all Israel, he commanded the 'sun to stand still.'
Although the Sun (from what I have heard from astrophysical scientists) itself does move around within the Milky Way galaxy, the Sun itself and per se in relation to planet Earth was at that time and yet is "standing still." Moreover, it seems that Earth not only revolves around the Sun, but Earth rotates on its own axis. Clearly, the Scriptural Text does not indicate that Joshua instead declared: "Earth quit moving," or "Earth, slow down your spinning on your axis to prolong daylight."
Joshua might have had no idea that his command to that Big Ball of Intensely-Hot Compression and Thermonuclear Fusion in the Sky to "stand still" slowed down 6.6 sextrillion tons of spinning gravel and water to give Israel victory over her enemies. But Joshua did know something that God had revealed to him.
Explanations of what might have happened are at least twofold:
1. Earth's rotation was slowed down, not stopped by not-known cause(s). This lengthened the day by almost twenty-four hours.
2. The sun and moon appeared to be out of their regular place by a supernaturally-instigated refractional mirage of not-known cause(s).
Slower Rotation Of Earth
Some interpret the Text to mean that a retardation of the movement of the earth is what happened. Instead of taking twenty-four hours for one rotation, such rotation took from thirty-six to forty-eight hours. This would have given Joshua and his armies sufficient daylight to win the battle over their enemies without causing the major disturbances that would have happened if the earth stopped rotating.
It has been speculated that if Earth was totally stopped for a period of twenty-four hours, inconceivable catastrophes might have befallen the entire planet and everything on its surface. While those who believe in the omnipotence of God would hardly concede that The LORD could not have prevented such catastrophe by allowing unique factors to overcome usual physical laws, it is erroneous to contend that the planet suddenly halted in its rotation completely. Verse 13 states that the sun "did not hasten to go down for about a whole day." The words "did not hasten" obviously imply a retardation of the movement so that the rotation required forty-eight hours rather than the usual twenty-four.
The best explanation seems to be the view that in answer to Joshua's Divinely-inspired request God caused the rotation of the earth to slow down so that it made one full rotation in approximately 48 hours rather than in 24.
God apparently caused the rotation of the earth to slow down. The earth, therefore, made one full rotation around the sun in a longer period of time. This fits with verse 13 which says, "The sun . . . delayed going down about a full day." Thus the sun was abnormally slow in getting to sunset, giving Joshua and his soldiers sufficient time to complete their victorious battle.
What could conceivable cause Earth's rotation on its axis to so retard?
Being that David said in the Psalms: "The Earth is established, and cannot be moved" and thereby thus inferred that all phenomena and processes and properties thereof which God created cannot - in any way - be altered until the presently-existing heavens and earth are cataclysmically destroyed with fire as described in the Second Epistle of Saint Peter and book of Revelation in the New Testament of the Holy Bible.
In my rather-extensive view of possible scientific anomalies the only one I can think of would be that some nearly-incredible source of distant-space originated or close-proximity gravity exerted enough force to temporarily slow down Earth's rotation but then receded or subsided the same as it began so as to cause Earth's rotational speed to resume normal velocity.
Verse 13 closes with the expression: "and hasted not to go down," where the word "hasted" (uz) again speaks of motion, and the phrase "to go down" (labho) is normally in reference to the sun setting. Still further, verse 14 states that this day was unique in history which suggests a major miracle occurred such as to the prolongation of a natural day. The extent of the prolongation can also be estimated. Since the hour was noon when Joshua voiced the call, and it was stated that the sun did not go down for "about a whole day" (keyom tamin), it is likely that the afternoon hours until sunset were prolonged twice their normal length. In other words, the total daylight hours of the day were one and one-half times normal.
As to how this was effected, the closing words of vs. 13 "and hasted not to go down about a whole day," suggest that the relative positions of Sun and Earth did not hold still but merely slowed in their change. This means that the earth simply slowed, in its speed of rotation on its axis, approximately to half that of normal. This did not necessarily affect the speed of movement around the sun of the rest of the solar system.
The Bible account does not say twenty-four hours, but rather about the duration of a whole day.
Another part of Old-Testament (i.e. Jewish Bible) Text records that God, through the prophet Isaiah and in answer to Hezekiahs prayer, promised to add fifteen years to his Hezekiah's life (II Kings 20:1-11; Isaiah 38:1-21). To confirm this promise, the shadow of the sundial was turned back ten degrees. Ten degrees on a sundial is forty minutes on the face of a clock.
Whether that was a case of bizarre refraction of sunlight, or instead a repeat of Earth's rotation being slowed by near-collision close encounter with Joshua's identical or a similar huge source of passing gravitational attraction, is not known.
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As I continued to watch the breath-taking majesty of our HUGE planet Earth in the backround (which I assumed was the relatively stationary object being revolved around by The Space-Shuttle Space Station, relatively speaking), I was musing and pondering something I had retained from my rather-substantial educational backround:
Job 7:17 What is man, that You do make so much of him, and that You do set Your mind upon him...
Psalm 8:3 When I look at Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars which You have established;
4 what is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You do care for him?
5 Yet You have made him little less than God, and do crown him with glory and honor.
6 You have given him dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet,
7 all sheep and oxen, and also the beasts of the field,
8 the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, whatever passes along the paths of the sea.
9 Oh LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth!
Psalm 144:3 Oh LORD, what is man that You do regard him, or the son of man that You do think of him?
Hebrews 2:6 It has been testified somewhere, "What is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man, that You care for him?
Clearly, as you can tell by the previous quotations, part of my scholastic backround has been instruction in that religious book commonly called: "The Holy Bible" (which is a collection of 66 Judeo-Christian books by a goodly number of obviously-intelligent-and-knowledgeable curiously-enlightened male authors of Jewish/Christian credentials).
It is hoped that reference to such does not adversely dismay either fool atheists nor fool agnostics:
First Kings 8:23 ...."Oh LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You, in heaven above or on earth beneath, keeping covenant and showing continuous love to Your servants who walk in Your presence with all their heart...
Second Chronicles 6:14 and said, "Oh LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You, in heaven or on earth, keeping covenant and showing constant love to Your servants who walk in Your presence with all their heart...
Psalm 10:4 In the pride of his countenance the wicked does not seek Him; all his thoughts are, "There is no God."
Psalm 14:1 To the choirmaster. Of David. The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they do abominable works [neither atheists nor agnostics are "good guys!"], there is none that does good [and such applies to both maliciously-lying atheists and deliberately-ignorant agnostics].
Psalm 53:1 To the choirmaster: according to Mahalath. A Maskil of David. The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity [NOT "the most honest and sensible people one can ever know!"]; there is none that does good [and such applies to both maliciously-lying atheists and deliberately-ignorant agnostics].
Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel: it is the power of God for salvation to every one who has faith [and without permanent belief and faith in who and what one should consistently have belief and faith in, one quickly becomes irreparably paralyzed with inevitably-fatal catatonic stupor], to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed through faith for faith; as it is written, "He who through faith is righteous shall live."
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and wickedness of men who by their wickedness suppress the truth [we're talking serious diabolical censorship!].
19 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.
20 Ever since the creation of the world His invisible nature [and are not oxygen, electricity in wires, most electromagnetic radiation, and radioactivity also invisible?], namely, His eternal power and deity, has been clearly perceived in the things that have [intelligently - duh!] been made [by an Intelligent Designer -- duh!]. So they are without excuse;
21 for although they knew God they did not honor Him as God or give thanks to him, but they became [childishly Big-Bang-baloney] futile in their thinking and their [asinine-stupid] senseless minds were darkened.
22 Claiming to be wise, they became [despicably-ridiculous] fools....
Genesis 1:14 And God said, "Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to separate the day from the night; and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years,
15 and let them be lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light upon the earth." And it was so.
16 And God made the two great lights, the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; He made the stars also.
17 And God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light upon the [gigantic-planet] earth,
18 to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
19 And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.
Thanks for bearing with me in my diversion to the supernatural, which yours truly can only briefly pursue trying to grasp the totality of with his understandable human limitations, lest he become overwhelmed attempting to fully fathom the infinite, thus rendering himself useless to you the reader.
But I felt that such was important to say because of the many demonic diehards who, in their pathetic godlessly-tiresome tirade, relentlessly persist in their divisively-deviant hang-up, mantra-mouthing the questionable (nowhere-found-in-the-Constitution) deceptively-misinterpreted liturgical buzzphrase: "separation of [denominational?] church/synagogue/mosque and state" -- as one inferior-gender nutcase twit who I heard on the radio, stating that she "did not think that a person could know if there is a God" (thus groundslessly accusing and condemning a vast number of other people who dogmatically profess a definite knowledge of ongoing relationship which the Creator God has with them and them with the Creator God)....whether her mindlessly-insidious snotty blattering was one of malicious and dishonest lying, and/or I-do-not-want-to-find-out sad-and-shameful ignorance she should plainly not be proud of but rather greatly ashamed about.
Actually, the consistent-and-logical creationist-related info found throughout the entire Sacred-66-books Judeo-Christian Holy Bible, especially within the Old-Testament of Genesis (the ULTIMATE Scientific Origins Textbook)...although found within a "religious" context (which of course does not make the associated knowledge false nor incorrect)...is quite understandable and acceptable to use whether in a public-school kindergarten setting all the way up to post-doctoral dissertations for some complex Ph.D. specialty, even outside of the area of the science of theology.
When it comes right down to it, most everything everyone does has either a religious or an anti-religious basis and motivation, which is why American founding fathers acknowledged the existence of and involvement with "religion" enshrined within the Non-Establishment/Non-Prohibition clauses of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, and it is the Congress subject to that Constitution who determines what and what not is to be legally taught as fact and fiction regarding not merely origins science but also required public morality within public schools nationwide.
There are some countries, like those in the Middle East, in which anti-religiously mouthing "separation of mosque and state" mantras would not be tolerated, and persisting in such antagonistic-against-public-religious-expression diatribe would cause the rebel who utters such to literally lose his or her head in short order after promptly being arrested and imprisoned -- even at the adament behest of modestly-dressed shawled-and-long-robed fundamentalist-muslim women who have the feet and brains and money to emigrate to free-but-decadently-immodest America but wisely and understandably choose of their own free wills to not do so.
Getting back to the NASA sights, my sympathies would extend to Galileo and Copernicus who were persecuted by cultic catholics, the latter of who were infidel religious goofs who could not accept the telescopic facts of rotating spheroids out in space but - I guess - presumed were shiny flat plates mysteriously propelling themselves across the daytime and nighttime skies.
Lamentably, we yet have the cultic-catholic heresies of maryolatry, apocrypha, purgatory, indulgences, authoritarian priest-and-papal infallibility, plus self-atonement by eucharistic ingestion to be polluted by and infested with...but that is another subject for another time.
When I perused the NASA photos, obviously revealing a gradually-curved globular planet in the backround, I thought about the wordless presence of the nearly-awesome sight, and that that is probably the closest I will ever get to a trip up there to view the colossal scenes firsthand in person.
As I looked at the NASA video, applications of both backwards-in-time and futuristic prophecies came to mind.
So, in a mere six days [which, according to the Hebrew word: yom, especially when preceded by an ordinal number and followed by the Hebrew idiomatic phrase "...and there as evening and there was morning" - always and only means a 24-hour period!] - a day for each stage of geological and lifeforms development - ALL THAT down there on the planet appeared back in the beginning of Earth's history!
And a Worldwide Flood covered the entire surface of planet Earth - enveloping the entire globe!
It is absolutely amazing that God revealed to one male human (and ONLY one man) the almost-unbelievable insight that He was, in phenomenally non-precedented upheaval, going to drastically alter the entire surface of planet Earth by copious amounts of water.
What is remarkable is that Noah, a specimen of sinfulness-by-default and yet righteous enough to receive God's communication to him about the coming catastrophic worldwide flood, was benevolently given that foreknowledge by the Lord so as to build a lives-saving Ark. Had the Creator God not done that, and had Noah (and Noah's apparently-righteous-enough-themselves family) not believed nor obediently cooperated with the Ark-building animals-assembling instructions, humankind would have become extinct from that point on. Simple childlike belief and faith is THAT important, and was THAT crucial!
Noah's acquired-from-primal-ancestors-Eve-and-Adam wicked imperfection, yet faith-and-trusting compensatory intentions and behavior causing God's fortunate favor, reminds me of:
Job 15:14 What is man, that he can be clean? Or he that is born of a woman, that he can be righteous?
As I studied the NASA video of what appeared as a vast clouds-dispersed-here-and-there blue-green-oceans-laden planet with no visible lifeforms thereon, it is fascinating that the Creator God decided to embody Himself as an infinitesmal conceived speck inside some Jewish-virgin's womb, then birthed in a farmhouse cowbarn, situated in some desert-terrain speck on the planetary surface called "Bethlehem" in that Mediterranean-Sea-proximity land mass known as Israel; that the lifeform Jesus rose up to heaven from Jerusalem in that same geographic area, and will soon someday return in blazing glory to that same location (which would be SOME spectacular sight for NASA astronauts to see at their vantage-point perch)!
I also contemplated the thought that that beautiful blue-green gigantic planet down there underneath the Shuttle Space Station was destined (sometime in the not-too-distant future, and along with the entire contents of the remainder of the Universe) to become incinerated and dissolved with fervent heat, according to Biblical prophecy:
Second Peter 3:3 First of all you must understand this, that scoffers will come in the last days with scoffing, following their own passions
4 and saying, "Where is the promise of His coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things have continued as they were from the beginning of creation."
5 They deliberately ignore this fact, that by the word of God heavens existed long ago, and an earth formed out of water and by means of water,
6 through which the world that then existed was deluged with water and perished.
7 But by the same word the heavens and earth that now exist have been stored up for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of godless humans.
8 But do not ignore this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as [clearly NOT at all equivalent to!] one day.
9 The Lord is not slow about His promise as some count slowness, but is forbearing toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
10 But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fire [remember that mass is merely organized energy!], and the earth and the works that are upon it will be burned up.
11 Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of persons ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness,
12 waiting for and accelerating the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be kindled and dissolved, and the elements will dissolve with fire!
13 But according to His promise we wait for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness resides.
14 Therefore, beloved, since you wait for these, be zealous to be found by Him without spot or blemish, and at peace.
15 And count the forbearance of our Lord as salvation. So also our beloved brother Paul wrote to you according to the wisdom given him,
16 speaking of this as he does in all his letters. There are some things in them hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other scriptures.
17 You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, beware lest you be carried away with the error of lawless men and lose your own stability.
18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
WILL astronauts continue on to Mars, the moons of Jupiter and Saturn and further-out moons of planets, to Pluto...even way beyond our solar system to the nearest star four light-years away? The accelerating G-force (maxing out in intensity to just before a human painfully loses consciousness) would be relentless and take decades if not centuries to begin to come close to light speed. And the slowdown upon approach to that one distant star would take an equal amount of time with equally painful G-force deceleration....only to discover a starship pitted by non-atmosphere-sheltered small-to-larger asteroid collisions and in dire need of replacement parts with no grocery, liquor, automotive, cellphone, Walmart nor Ace Hardware and other stores around. How about the massive amounts of atmosphere, food, water, and other utility essentials needed for increasingly-boring survival and exploration...only to find there was nothing there orbiting the lone star but silent isolation, devoid of boogey-being alien lifeforms?


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During trading on Thursday, the cost of borrowing 10-year UK gilts compared to German 10-year bunds widened 10 basis points to 81. Short maturity gilts held up better, but everything with maturities longer than five years saw yields increase by around 10-14 basis points on the day.
So what does this mean for spread betters? With gilt yields surging – and therefore prices falling – spread betters could look to go short on UK gilts in the anticipation that investors will remain concerned about the fiscal black hole as demand slackens and government issuance of bonds underpins supply.
How likely is this scenario to continue? Well, Chris Alexander, analyst at financial services firm Fortis, said: "We suspect that gilt yields have further to rise. The damage to the gilt market was somewhat self-inflicted with responsibility resting with the PBR's woeful lack of fiscal credibility."
And although Britain's triple-A status is safe for now – ratings agency Moody's said on Thursday it did not believe the UK would face any problems with issuing the required amount of debt – Alistair Darling's fiscal complacency may unfortunately just be the beginning of the story. Britain is at risk of following in the footsteps of both Dubai and Greece and is walking into a gilts crisis.
Indeed, Henderson's chief economist Simon Ward notes: "By delaying deficit-cutting until 2011-12, the chancellor is relying on the kindness of the gilt market as it takes over responsibility from the Bank of England for funding the current gargantuan shortfall. A big rise in gilt yields could yet derail his economic and fiscal strategy."
Unless Britain brings down its budget deficit sharply, there is a serious risk that UK sovereign debt will be downgraded, making it more expensive for the government to service the debt. A debt downgrade may also deter some international investors from snapping up gilts at a time when the government needs to issue a record number.
Barclays Capital economist Simon Hayes says that the detail of the fiscal forecast offers little to persuade him that the Treasury has yet delivered the necessary fiscal consolidation.
"Indeed, the public sector debt/GDP ratio is forecast to rise over the course of the period to 76.2 per cent, just below the critical 80 per cent level that is seen as a threshold for AAA issuers," he added.
Indeed, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) estimated at the end of last week that net debt as a percentage of GDP would remain high for a generation. And even worse, if the government does nothing to address the growing impact of an ageing population on the public finances, then net debt could be sustained at an astonishing 60 per cent of GDP. Prior to the financial crisis and the global recession, the government aimed to keep net debt at below 40 per cent of GDP.
With the outlook for the public finances still dismal, there is likely to be a lot of volatility in the gilt markets over the next six months in the wake of the both the spring Budget and the general election.
Spread betters should get to grips with this once staid market now and prepare themselves for an exciting 2010 that will see sharp moves in gilts.


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With trade speculation swirling and his offensive game sputtering, Montreal Canadiens captain Max Pacioretty finally busted out of a career-long goal drought on Thursday.
It was just his ninth tally of the season and first in his last 14 games. A career-worse slump was snapped in the midst of heavy rumours surrounding the Canadiens captain as player and club have taken a nose-dive towards rock bottom in recent weeks.
With the trade winds blowing hard in Montreal and GM Marc Bergevin's recent not-so-grand transaction history worrying fans, it was ironic that Pacioretty's slump-busting tally came off an (unintentional) feed from Mikhail Sergachev, the young stud of a blueliner whom he shipped to Tampa this season for Jonathan Drouin – who hasn't had nearly the impact during his first season in Montreal as the team thought he would.
It wasn't the Sergachev-to-Pacioretty type play Canadiens fans were wishing to see over the next decade, and the possibility of neither player being a part of the organization by season's end is a very real one.
It was reported by Hockey Night analyst Nick Kypreos last week that the Canadiens are actively shopping their captain. It's not all that surprising that a struggling team would be looking to move a struggling player, but did come as a surprise that the club is apparently looking to replace Pacioretty with another top-line forward rather than prospects, picks, or a defenceman.
"While an eventual trade may include draft picks and prospects, it's been clear to other teams that Bergevin's top priority is moving him for a top goal-scorer," Kypreos said on Saturday. "There is a sense that Marc Bergevin will not settle on this. If he doesn't get what he wants by the trade deadline Feb. 26, he might be willing to wait for the NHL Draft in Dallas, late June."
Assuming a potential trade is imminent with the Canadiens near the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings, there's two ways the Canadiens can handle moving their captain.
Trading Pacioretty during this season — which will likely finish off as one of the worst of his career — would mean flipping him when his on-ice value has never been lower, which is, to put it lightly, questionable asset management at best. On the other hand, Pacioretty becomes a free agent in 2019 and has one of the best contracts for a top-line winger league-wide — just a $4.5-million cap hit for a perennial 30-goal scorer. Potential suitors are likely to give up a lot more now or at the deadline with a season-and-a-half of control left than they will at the draft or during the summer when UFA status is within Pacioretty's reach.
The Canadiens are not only in an organizational predicament, they are in purgatory. Sitting near the basement with a couple massive contracts to aging stars in Carey Price (who's eight-year deal doesn't even start until next season) and Shea Weber, plus one of the thinnest systems in the NHL, they are one of those 'in-between teams' that has to figure out a direction, and fast.
With Bergevin flat-out dropping the ball on his last couple deals and the pressure cooker turned up to full blast, how he handles this mess will likely make or break his tenure in Montreal.


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President Donald Trump has pledged to "destroy" the "Johnson Amendment", (LBJ) singed by Dwight Eisenhower in the 1950s. It prevents religious organizations from being able to claim tax deductions for partisan pollical activity. The New York Times explains here. Sidney Waldman has an op-ed about it here. There is some hint that Trump threw the religious right a "bone" after he left an LGBT EO in place, at the urging of adviser Jared Kushner.
The laws has some significance to the LGBTQ community. Were it repealed, "religious right" churches could become more politically effective in elections and possibly re-introduce anti-gay agendas. The deeper point is that people on the extremes are more likely to organize and maintain emotional "solidarity", whereas people in the middle are more likely to insist on keeping their own separate voices. This is a serious problem that encourages more extreme, less intellectual or "elite" persons to bond together and take over political office.
Likewise, there is concern that orders or "religious freedom" legislation is coming down the pike soon.
On immigration, I posted a story on my International Issues blog about the status of asylum seekers in the Trump ban era (which is further complicated by a judge's halting the ban tonight).
Photo: AGLA photo tonight. News of judge's order came into lobby by CNN.


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Knotties of Ganondagan, by Doot Bokelman
Modern-day Seneca children, residents of the Ganondagan State Historic Site, repel the forces of evil in this fantasy combining elements of Seneca culture with up-to-date ecological issues.
In the last few summer days before school begins, when the backpacks have already been filled and hung at the kitchen door, the youngsters meet the tiny knotties, creatures perhaps 6" high, who are seldom noticed because their bodies so closely resemble sticks. It is difficult to win the knotties' trust, because they have a well-founded fear of mistreatment by humans. Eventually, the children learn of the knotties' greatest peril and find a way to help.
Those who have visited Ganondagan will recognize the details of the setting, even to the golf course across the road. However, this geographic familiarity is not a requirement. The book includes a hand-drawn map for readers.
The story is illustrated with photographs of the knotties, little sculptures based on gnarled or knotty wood of various kinds with additional heads and hands of a wide variety of skin tones. Each knottie has a character consonant with the traditional virtues of the wood from which it "grew."
The author, Dr. Dorothy Bokelman, a sculptor and Associate Professor and Program Director, Art History at Nazareth College, has worked with the staff at Ganondagan for several years and credits them with helping her develop the adventures of the knotties.


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Monday, April 30, 2012
What Women Tell Me: The Need for Connecting in Community
Monday, April 23, 2012
Why "Emotional Leaders" Are Underrated
Sunday, April 15, 2012
We Really Can Have it All
By Shayne Moore
Julia Child, the famous chef who changed how American women cook and think about food, began her career when she was 50.
Nancy Pelosi, the sometimes controversial Congresswoman, first ran for elected office when she was 47.
Miucci Prada, the world-famous fashion designer who changed the way women dress and think of beauty, delivered her first fashion collection at the age of 39.
As a stay-at-home mother of three young children I used to suffer in silence. I felt isolated from the world. I knew, of course, I had influence in my own home and with my own children. And I loved my job. I loved being the mom. I didn't want anyone else but me changing diapers, making meals, and sitting on the floor doing puzzles. Yet, something nagged from deep within. I knew there was more to me than domestic goddess.
I watched as friends, both men and women, grew up into their lives. They created businesses, received advanced degrees, traveled the world, and slowly built solid and respectable careers.
When my youngest went to first grade I panicked. What was I qualified to do? I had been an at-home mom for almost 15 years. Who would hire me to do anything? I felt behind. I was starting from scratch and I was almost 40 years old.
One night while visiting my in-laws in Dallas I could not sleep. I stole quietly into the family room to watch a bit of TV. I landed on a program, a biography of Julia Child. Up until this point I knew very little of the famous chef except for her quirky voice.
By the end of the program I was crying in the dark room. Julia Child had an entire life as a wife and mother before her world-changing career. While, I may be one of the only people who have never seen the movie Julie and Julia, perhaps the movie touches on the same theme that brought such inspiration to me. I was surprisingly moved by Julia's story of finding her influence later in life. It hit me hard and my unexpected tears informed me of something in my heart I needed to listen to.
I was inspired by learning that Julia started by taking cooking classes. She didn't start with a TV show or a best-selling cookbook. And so, taking my inspiration from Julia, I did the same. I just started. I gave myself grace to do only what was in front of me. Some days it was all children, all family, all groceries, cleaning and laundry. Yet I began to carve out time for myself, slowly at first, but it grew as my family grew.
Today I no longer feel isolated or sorry for myself. Rather I celebrate the fact that as women living in our generation we really can have it all. Maybe not all at the same time, but God willing, life is long and the possibilities are endless.
Shayne Moore, MA is the author of Global Soccer Mom: Changing the World Is Easier Than You Think. She supports and works closely with World Vision, ONE, World Relief and is a member of the World Vision Speakers Bureau. She sits on the board of directors of Growers First, an organization partnering with rural farmers to fight poverty. With an MA in theology, Shayne is an active speaker and writes for her blog (www.ShayneMoore.com) and is a founder of Redbud Writers Guild (www.redbudwritersguild.com). She lives with her husband, John, and three children in Wheaton, IL, and can be found at www.facebook.com/shayne.moore and on Twitter @GlobalSoccerMom. Look for her forthcoming book, Refuse To Do Nothing: Finding Your Power To Fight Modern Day Slavery (Intervarsity Press).
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Who Are You, Really?
By Tricia Halsey
I thought I knew myself.
For three years I worked hard doing a job I absolutely loved. I poured my heart into bringing about positive change for other women, yet all the while paying little attention to myself.
Then God got my attention. He pulled me out of my position and left me without a job. An intervention that made me stop, step back and reevaluate where I was and where I needed to be.
At first the achiever in me wanted to charge, full-steam ahead, into the next opportunity that seemed to be a good fit-that is until I realized I had no clue what a "good fit" actually looked like. I spent so many years letting others define who I was and what I was good at that, although I often excelled, I didn't feel fulfilled. While caring for others and striving to achieve, I forgot me.
After three months of unemployment, I realized that God was saving me from this "not real" me. My soul was in decay because I was not living authentically as he created me to live.
How common is it for us women to shrug off the hard work of deep authentic living and go for what seems easier-- losing ourselves in doing good? It's far harder to dig deep into our souls to unearth and understand our talents and strengths, weaknesses and sins, passions and dreams than it is to simply put our focus on others. Living authentically is hard work.
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You were created by God to have unfathomable influence and impact in the world, yet you will never-not ever-come close to fulfilling your potential if you do not know yourself.
What a tragedy when your potential for impact is minimized!
Seeking to know who you are, as God created you, is not a pursuit you should brush off. It is a matter of properly positioning yourself to partner with God in his work of redemption for immeasurable-incomprehensible-impact. Never forget that God commissioned you to join with him in his work of redemption. He has plans for you, but you must actively engage with him as a steward of the talents he's given to you. The results could be far bigger than you can comprehend.
Ask yourself:
- What are you passionate about?
- What do you feel uniquely gifted to do?
- What are your strengths?
- Even harder, what are your weaknesses, your fears and your unconfessed sins?
- How do all of these weave together with your experiences and personality to distinctively position you for life-giving work?
Discuss, reflect, pray and confess with people you trust. Utilize tools like personality and strengths assessments. Seek counseling and find mentors. Most importantly, ask God to reveal who you are and what you can do best. He created you. He knows you and the potential you have. He will help you as you seek to use your gifts, but you need to ask. And you need to be willing to do the hard work.
Tricia Halsey has her MA in Leadership from Denver Seminary and is passionate about developing leaders and coaching women to embrace and live according to their full God-given potential. She is a wife and mother of two very busy young boys.


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The LP will come out on Jamie Jones and Lee Foss's label in October.
Over the course of his 17-year career, the Belfast-born DJ/producer has put out records on labels like Soma, Cocoon and Hotflush, though this will be his first on Jamie Jones and Lee Foss's house outlet. The LP's sun theme is a metaphor for Kieran's experiences within electronic music—"in an industry with all of its supposed glamour and beauty, it is the same industry that burns so many," reads the press release. No samples were used on the album, with Kieran instead incorporating musicians and original sounds into the composition.
Listen to a mini-mix featuring tracks from Blinded By The Sun.
01. Solar Storm
02. Make A Change
03. Blinded By The Sun
04. Realities Forgotten
05. I Can't Help Myself
06. Don't Give Up
07. Think Too Much
08. No Life
09. Let It Go Away
10. Find Love
Hot Creations will release Blinded By The Sun on October 7th, 2016.


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Following a rumor from October that claimed that Microsoft may drop its requirement that all Windows Phone devices include hardware Back, Windows and Search buttons, a purported screenshot of the upcoming Windows Phone "Blue" update has surfaced to back that claim up.
Posted to Twitter by @evleaks, the image is said to be a "partial Windows Phone 'Blue' screenshot," showing a black bar with the same Back, Windows and Search keys that are located at the bottom of every Windows Phone 8 device. No other details about the update or the buttons are included.
Microsoft has had a few different requirements throughout Windows Phone's short life, one of which is that devices must feature a set of physical Back, Windows and Search buttons. However, the company is said to be considering dropping that requirement in the upcoming Windows Phone "Blue" in an effort to lower the cost of devices for hardware manufacturers. The move could also make it easier for device makers to produce entry-level Windows Phone hardware that's similar to any Android handsets that they may be producing, as they'd no longer need to create a special Windows Phone chassis with the hardware Back, Windows and Search keys.
In addition to the possible inclusion of on-screen navigation buttons, the Windows Phone Blue update is expected to bring improved multitasking support, a notification center, updated versions of Microsoft's built-in apps and more. Overall it sounds like a pretty nice little update that could finally bring some oft-requested features, like a notification center, to Windows Phone and also make it easier for manufacturers to crank out devices running Microsoft's mobile platform. The update will reportedly make its debut in 2014.
Via @evleaks


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I've been seeing those gorgeous vegetable tarts on Instagram lately, you know the ones. Where you slice vegetables into paper thin slices and spiral them around and around to make stunning tarts that look like flowers.
I have been wanting to make one forever!! I decided now was the time, I knew I had some leftover sour cream pastry in the freezer so I took it out and defrosted it…. and discovered that it was actually sweet pastry 🙁 But then I found some frozen pizza dough and thought why not.
Look at it, its so pretty!!!! and delicious, cutting the vegetables so thin means they cook really quick, and they sink into the cheesy filling.
I like to make my own ricotta it has so much more flavour than store brought and it's really simple and quick to make.
Mix the ricotta with some sour cream, Parmesan and vintage cheese and load it into your pizza shell.
Then start spiralling your veg around, in the centre I did extra layers of pumpkin and zucchini then as I got closer to the edge I was just doing one layer of each.
I just can't stop looking at it. And I kinda can't believe I made it 🙂
Serve it with a salad and drizzle the pie with caramelised balsamic vinegar and you've got a vegetarian meal that even the biggest carnivore will enjoy.
Pumpkin & Zucchini Pizza Pie
Serves: 6
1 portion pizza dough (I use Jamie Oliver's recipe and make a big batch and freeze what i don't use)
2 zucchini's
1/4 medium pumpkin (i used Jap, you could use 1/2 a butternut)
1 cup ricotta (I use this recipe)
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup finely grated Parmesan
1/2 cup grated vintage cheddar cheese
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees
Mix all the ingredients for the filling together in a bowl.
Using a vegetable peeler, peel the zucchini's and pumpkin into long thin strips.
Roll out the pizza dough, lightly oil pie dish and press dough into dish.
Tip filling into the shell and spread out into an even layer.
Start spiralling the vegetables in your hand until you have about 7-8 layers, then place into middle of filling, press down gently so it holds. I slice at a time wrap remaining vegetables around alternating layers of pumpkin and zucchini.
Once you have filled the case, fold the pizza dough back in on the vegetables. Spray lightly with olive oil and bake for 30 minutes or until lightly golden.
Slice pie and drizzle with caramelised balsamic vinegar and serve with garden salad.
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Message from the Capital Campaign Co-Chairs
Maryland Hall is an important part of the community and the only regional organization that provides a full range of cultural experiences from first-class symphony, opera, chorale, and ballet performances to classes in art, music and the dramatics. Yet our ability to expand and improve the artistic experiences for our patrons and performers has been hampered by the limitations of our historic facility.
The imminent expansion of Maryland Hall in Act II, the Theatre Production Wing, is the first expansion in the building's 84-year history. This is very exciting, as the new wing will allow Maryland Hall to bring exceptional performances to Annapolis. We will expand and professionalize all of our backstage operations to offer production capabilities that will support - and attract - top talent.
The Act II Production Wing also sets the stage for the new community theatre (currently the gym), which will be flexible space for performances and gatherings. The community theatre coming in Act III enhances Maryland Hall's role as a community convener; it will create opportunities for small theatre and concerts, conferences and student projects, and will open up exhibit and teaching space in the adjacent gathering area—The Commons at Maryland Hall.
The completed theatre upgrades of Act I and the continuing improvements happening throughout our historic facility - including accessibility improvements - ensure that you and your neighbors have access to a robust and modern arts center. The fact that the Annapolis Symphony is featuring the world-renowned violinist Midori this fall is testament to the high-caliber talent Maryland Hall can host due to the dramatic facility transformation taking place with the community's investment through The Campaign for Maryland Hall.
Maryland Hall today stands on the shoulders of visionaries who had the tenacity to develop an engaging arts community, making Annapolis a better place to live, work and play. Investments in the building ensure area residents have access to a dynamic arts facility with modern, professional spaces that promote artistic and educational opportunities and allow us to reach diverse audiences of all ages. We have accomplished much already and are over halfway to our goal of $18 million to make the rest happen!
Thank you for joining the dialogue about our shared community future with improved access to world class arts for everyone in the region. We welcome your participation in improving access to world class arts for everyone in the region through The Campaign for Maryland Hall and would love to meet with you for a behind-the-scenes tour and to show you the upcoming plans.
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Their reasons:
1. There are a lot of bad / worse actors on the world stage - boycott them.
Although how do you boycott Boko Haram or Isis? Do they have academics or products?
And with larger countries with wider issues, governments handle situations with the UN, sanctions, bombings, and other tools.
2. The people behind the BDS movement are pro-Palestinian Muslims.
I'm not sure who else would be behind the BDS movement. Israel is occupying the Palestinians - so it makes sense for them to fight back. The Israelis complain that the Palestinians pursue violence, the BDS movement is a non-violent Palestinian protest.
3. There are local causes people can protest - like the modern day slavery of the American prison system.
Amazingly though, there is no shortage of protests, political movements, and boycotts going on within America - everything from the app buypartisan.com to the Ferguson protests. People can walk and chew gum at the same time - they can integrate numerous social protest causes within their life - participating in BDS doesn't mean Israel v Palestine is your sole issue.
And yet, just as people can have more than one social issue in mind in their lives at any time - they can also have many reasons - both reasonable and less so. I don't think there is any doubt that the specific protests of the BDS movement contain a virulent anti-Jewish streak:
- Much of the language involved delegitimizes Israel's existence - protesting for peace through the total destruction of Israel and genocide of Jews (again).
- The academic boycott - stifling the free flow of information and speech is a form I am always against and find particularly abhorrent.
- The followers who are not directly connected to the Palestinian movement; college students, university administrations - these are groups of people who deal in extremes and do present a specific focus and language against Israel that they do not levy in other causes - an attitude of 'who do these Jews think they are?' Reminds me of how Republicans try to degrade President Obama using language like, lefty, communist, tyrant, king - when they mean black.
Is BDS itself Anti-Jew? No, BDS is an idea - and while not an illegitimate concept, may of the people involved, and the followers are clearly anti-Jewish. So before you join in on piling on Israel - answer honestly, why is this your cause?


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Among the numerous Route 66 artifacts that can be viewed at the California Route 66 Museum, there is a special wall that is dedicated to those who have served at a local military base, known as George Air Force Base. The museum's exhibit showcases numerous historical items that reflect life on the base and that of the military operations.
George Air Force Base was established by the United States Army Air Corps as an Advanced Flying School in June 1941 and was officially decommissioned in December 1992. It is located about 5 miles west of the California Route 66 Museum in Victorville. One can still drive into the abandoned air base and view the remains of what was once a busy community and military installation.
During World War II the air base was an Advanced Flying School. The flying school trained pilots on flying planes such as the Curtiss AT-9, T-6 Texan, and the AT-17. The school also trained bombardiers on the AT-11 and BT-13 Valiant.
A little unknown fact on the school's bombing instructors is that one would later go on to become a well known American recording artist and television host. First Lieutenant Ernest J. Ford became known as Tennessee Ernie Ford; his photo is on display in an Air Corps yearbook within the George Air Force Base exhibit.
In post years times the air base continued its operations as a training facility and it became a valuable asset to the communities within the High Desert. Cities such as Adelanto, Hesperia, Apple Valley, and Victorville all benefited economically from military personnel who lived and made the High Desert their home. It was commonplace to see Air Force personnel within the community in uniform. They were a large part of the community. Many of today's residents can still recall the days when not only was the sight of an Air Force uniform was common place, but also viewing jet planes flying over the city at rapid speeds.
Many who called George Air Force Base home later became permanent residents within the cities of the High Desert. A few can be found at the California Route 66 Museum as volunteer docents. These retired Air Force veterans love to share their stories about life on the base, of the community, and of course Route 66.
George Air Force Base was officially decommissioned in December 1992. Today the area is still in use. The airfield is part of the Southern California Logistics Airport (SCLA) which is operated by the City of Victorville. Its primary runway length is 15,050 feet and is able to handle large aircraft. Commercial operators such as Boeing, Pratt & Whitney, and G.E. now conduct their business at SCLA.
While military housing can still be seen within the original grounds of George Air Force Base, it has become a destroyed community and is seen as a ghost town. Seeing the decay within the old military base can be a bit sad, but it actually has been put into good use. Urban military training exercises are sometimes conducted on the decayed buildings. Other parts of the old base have been transformed as recreational facilities to use by area residents.
Today what was once an important part of the High Desert Communities stills remains as such.
Past names of air base:
- Air Corps Advanced Flying School
- Victorville Army Flying School
- Victorville Army Air Field
- Victorville Air Force Base
- George Air Force Base
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A few years back I lost a close friend to brain cancer. It was tough. Mike was a great guy…and full of life, before his struggle with cancer robbed him of his vitality. He fought like hell. But he finally lost the war.
I miss him. He was one of my closest friends in Columbus in the years between high school and LaGrange.
In the last two weeks, I got hit with two more bodyblows. Jason Sparks, another of the Columbus crew, and one of the sneakiest funny guys I ever knew had a heart attack at his home in Cataula.
Jason and I were pretty close Facebook friends. I loved his photos of country life, of his coi pond and his cat that he loved dearly.
Then, on Saturday, news of another passing, this time a high school classmate. James Eaton was one of the nicest people you could ever meet. Quick with a smile, a laugh and even great advice. I had not seen James in person in years, but we talked often on Facebook. I hoped that next time the family made a trip back to NC we could meet up and catch up with James and his lovely wife. James was a gentle giant of a man, who played bass in a rock band. I feel like he never met a stranger. His wife Heather is planning a party at a Charlotte bar to celebrate his memory on Thursday night. I wish I could make it. I think it will be the perfect tribute. He is gone much too soon, the victim of a heart, that again…just stopped beating.
I don't have any sage advice to take away from these losses. I hate each of them equally. I guess all I can say is treasure the moments. Treasure your family. Live like James. Appreciate nature and friendship like Jay. And fight. Fight like Mike. We are all a little less whole without the three of them around.


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Termination payments and benefits: redundancy payments: statutory redundancy payments
Section 309 ITEPA 2003
A statutory redundancy payment made under:
- the Employment Rights Act 1996, or
- the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996
is exempt from liability to tax as earnings (see EIM00515) but falls within Section 401 ITEPA 2003 as specific employment income (see EIM00512).
In practice there is unlikely to be tax payable under Section 401 ITEPA 2003 because most statutory payments are less than the £30,000 threshold (see EIM13505). However all payments in respect of a termination must be added together in applying that threshold (see EIM13530).
A statutory redundancy payment is due where an employee is made redundant with at least 2 years' service. This includes an employee working under a fixed-term contract agreed, renewed or extended since 1 October 2002. Office-holders such as directors qualify if they work under a contract of employment. The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 removed the upper age limit of 65 but not the age-banded method of calculating payments (see below). Members of the armed forces, Parliamentary staff, Crown servants and some others cannot qualify.
A statutory redundancy payment is due only where the employee is dismissed (as compared with resignation). For this purpose, an employee volunteering for redundancy is dismissed. If the employee leaves before the redundancy date by agreement, payment remains due.
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- for each complete year of service where age during year less than 22, ½ a week's pay
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Empty Bowls Naples 2016 has raised $95,000 for the Harry Chapin Food Bank, blowing away last year's record total of $66,000!
The handmade bowls have gone home with the members of the community who chose them, the big soup pots are clean and shiny once more, and it's all over but for the celebrating.
We are deeply grateful to the community, volunteers, and sponsors who made this happen.
Joyce Jacobs, lead staff member from the Harry Chapin Food Bank for the event, said about 2,000 people attended Saturday. The 10th annual event was presented by Tamiami Ford and Tamiami Hyundai of Naples, along with a core group of other sponsors.
In return for a donation of $15, participants got to choose one of about 2,500 handmade ceramic bowl created by local artists, educators, students and volunteers, and then sample any or all of the soups provided by the chefs of 46 area restaurants. They kept the empty bowl as a reminder of all those in Southwest Florida who may go home to an empty bowl because they don't have enough to eat.
Some event-goers filled us in on why they participated.
Lisa Miller and Jodie Pientka were the first in line, as they have been for nine years in a row. "We were here before the sun came out," Lisa said. That was at 5:45 a.m. The event started at 11 a.m. Why stand in the chilly pre-dawn? They know how important Empty Bowls and the money it raises is to the food bank, they said. Besides, "It's fun!" Jodie said.
About halfway down the block-long line, Leslie Babb and her daughter, Jeanette Brown, waited patiently. "We've been coming here for years," Brown said. "We believe in Harry Chapin Food Bank." Besides, "The line goes fast," she said.
"We love it. We wouldn't miss it. It's a tradition," Babb added.
Jennifer and John Ashford were there with their two daughters, Mary, 3, and Emily, 1. "We love it," Jennifer said of Empty Bowls. "Both of us are very philanthropic." Their daughters were learning to follow in their parents' footsteps. That morning, Jennifer said little Mary kept saying, "Fill the soup bowls!"
Jim Schuetz and Riley, his golden retriever, sat at a picnic bench watching the Barron Collier High School drum corps entertain the crowd.
"We've come every year since he was a puppy," Schuetz said. "We just love to participate in community events. This is our favorite."
The Lorenzo Walker Technical College served a hearty roasted veggie tortellini soup. Kamela Patton, Collier County school superintendent, and Barbara Allen-Hager dished it out. They were in a line of 45 other tables manned with volunteers ladling soup out to the hungry masses. "A lot of people don't realize the need for the food bank here," Patton said. "It's important for all of these to work together," she said of the restaurants.
Everywhere, people were talking soup. Did you try the chowder? Where did you get the split pea soup? There were long lines for Tomato Basil served by Gina's Café and Lobster Bisque served by Lamorga Restaurant. Several restaurants ran out of their 10-gallon supplies of soup.
If people weren't talking soup, they were talking art, in terms of the beautiful ceramic bowls and platters on display at a boutique and several tables of silent auction items. The bidding was brisk and bountiful.
In the meantime, there is no rest in the mission to fight hunger in Southwest Florida. About two weeks from now, preparations and bowl creation will start for the 2017 Empty Bowls event! For more information and upcoming events, visit emptybowlsnaples.org.


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Hyundai UK Sales Hit Record High
Hyundai Sales Go From Strength To Strength
Hyundai Motor UK registrations hit a record high in March 2015 which proves the public has now fully embraced the brand. Sales totalled 16,491. Furthermore, January to March registrations were 7.6% higher than the same time in 2014 which - in itself - was the brand's most successful year in the United Kingdom (82,159 units).
Tony Whitehorn, President & CEO, Hyundai Motor UK, said: "The first 3 months of 2015 have seen Hyundai break multiple records in the UK, and in March our registrations outperformed every other European market. Hyundai Motor UK's continued and sustainable growth is a testament to the wave of desirable new vehicles".
New Generation Hyundai i20
The New i20 made a significant contribution to the manufacturer's success. In March 2015, 3,590 were registered making it the supermini's most successful month. The purpose of a car of this class is to be cost effective, practical and easy to live with in town.
It therefore has 5 doors, 5 seats, and – depending on the trim – a cargo capacity of up to 326-litres. Hyundai says it has "class leading combined front and rear legroom". Power comes via a range of engines that balance performance with fuel efficiency and low emissions. Petrols include the: 1.2 74bhp (5-speed manual), 1.2 83bhp (5-speed manual) and the 1.4 99bhp (6-speed manual or 4-speed auto). Diesels are the: 1.1 74bhp (6-speed manual) and 1.4 89bhp (6-speed manual). Buyers can also choose from various trim levels, the: S, S Air, S Blue, SE, Premium, Premium SE, Premium Nav and Premium SE Nav. Prices range from £10,695 to £17,400 on the road.
Hyundai ix35
The Hyundai ix35 – even in its run out year – also proved popular with buyers. In March 2015, 3,696 were registered in the United Kingdom. The ix35 is a crossover vehicle and its purpose is to incorporate strengths from various other, traditional, classes.
Like (say) a Land Rover it is available with 4-wheel drive. Handy when the road is wet, icy or snowy. It also has the cargo capacity of an estate, specifically 591-litres rising to 1,436-litres when the rear seats are folded flat. Finally, it has the 5 seats and low running costs associated with a traditional, small family, vehicle.
Hyundai ix35 engines include the: 1.6 133bhp petrol (6-speed manual 2-wheel-drive), the 1.7 114bhp diesel (6-speed manual 2-wheel-drive) and the 2.0 134bhp (6-speed manual/auto 4-wheel-drive). Trims are: S, SE, SE Nav, Premium and Premium Panorama. Prices range from to £17,150 to £28,170 on the road.
Strong Sales Expected To Continue
Tony Whitehorn concluded: "With 80% of Hyundai's product range either brand new or refreshed in 2015, we expect our growth to continue throughout the year."


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I have started the layout of my book but will be sometime before I get that resolved. I need to rewrite my statement and make sure the images coincide with that in a way that is not confusing for the viewer/reader. I also need to compile a final Credit list, including my Kickstarter supporters that have pledged certain amounts and some very special people that have made this all possible. I believe the list will be lengthy.
Another bit of news is that an art collector has purchased a good number of my prints today. She was very enthusiastic and appreciative of my processes and content which is so very validating. She chose not just from the new series but from "Rabbitholes and Revelations" and one from "Not Wonderland. I am very thankful for the connection and for her support.
And in that vain, I would like to take this time - the day before Thanksgiving to say thank you to all of you who do support and love me and who have kept me sane. I won't be naming names but you know who you are. This past year has been tumultuous and I have been doing my very best to stay focused on my goals and I am getting closer to them. I know i could not have done it without you and honestly, mere words do not express my gratitude.
So, please go to my site and see the complete "Divine Journey" series and I do encourage comments and opinions so please feel free to either comment here or shoot me an email.
Happy Thanksgiving and much love to you all!


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Ugh, as if heels aren't uncomfortable enough already! When you're a woman with wide feet and good taste, you often have to choose between being comfortable, or looking on point and holding back tears of pain. Well thank the fashion gods that someone has finally come up with a solution, and that someone is Eloquii. Follow the link below to read and see more.
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Hi, I've got a room that's 36" below the rest of the house. We have an open floor plan. There's a wall going right to left above the stairs and white long box. It has an opening applied to it so it's not there. When I try to apply an opening to the foundation (white long box) it doesn't work. I've put in an opening on the first floor and dropped it to -36". I also tried putting an opening in the 1st Basement floor and raising it up but that didn't work either. I do have dynamic subtraction on. Am I missing something? Is this not possible?
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I would create another floor with 36" height, then add an opening to it to hide automatic ceiling.
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The Parole Rotary Foundation is pleased to consider grant applications from local nonprofits that are a 501(C) (3) organization.
The Foundation was established by the Rotary Club of Parole (Annapolis) to support programs that focus on the needs of our local community in light of the Club's vision: "We will make a positive difference for youth today, so they will make a difference tomorrow." The Foundation is primarily funded by member donations and club fundraising activities.
The grant program supports 501(c) (3) organizations in Anne Arundel County that focus on education, health, and welfare for families and children.
Grant awards can be up to $5000.00
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Warriors stumble in chase of 275 for victory
Western Australia 233 and 2 for 40 need 235 runs to beat Tasmania 261 and 246 (Marsh 60, Knowles 3-60)
Western Australia must score the biggest total of the match to overtake Tasmania after they were set 275 for victory at the WACA. The Tigers were dismissed late on the third day for 246 and the Warriors knocked 40 from their target in 16 overs but lost both openers to Adam Maher.
Liam Davis edged to third slip on 13 shortly before stumps and Wes Robinson (20) went lbw in the second last over. The nightwatchman Nathan Coulter-Nile and the captain Marcus North will start again on the final morning.
Both teams want a win to keep the pressure on the leaders Victoria and Queensland, but Tasmania were battling in their second innings until Daniel Marsh arrived with a crucial contribution of 60. Marsh lifted the pace after Tim Paine (27) and Xavier Doherty (0) departed quickly and surged them forward from the trouble of 6 for 135.
A six came off Steve Magoffin and Marsh also found the boundary eight times before he fell to Luke Pomersbach just before tea. Adam Griffith added 25 before he was bowled by Brad Knowles and Brendan Drew extended the lead with a valuable 39. Knowles led the hosts with 3 for 60 while Coulter-Nile and North chipped in with two victims each.
Tasmania, who earned a 28-run lead on first innings, resumed on 1 for 31, and lost Alex Doolan (10) when he offered no shot to Magoffin. George Bailey managed a single in his 37-ball innings and there was further trouble when Ed Cowan left with 41 after chipping a catch back to the bowler North.
The Warriors are fifth on 12 points, one behind Tasmania, and eight from the second-placed Bulls. A tense final day on a pitch still being kind to the bowlers will determine which side stays in contention.


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There was a time I'd only seen this mystical liquid on the interwebs. Everyone was drinking it and it is supposed to be a magic elixir of health and good feeling. It took some time but I found it randomly in a supermarket a bit to the south of me (read: too far for a regular trip). I bought some and it was good, but not the best thing I ever tasted.
I recognize that Kombucha has some health benefits and some less publicized health risks. The moral of the story is if you are going to drink, start slowly and speak with your doctor if you have problems with your kidneys or liver.
So, I gathered some supplies and SCOBY from an online source and brewed my first batch. It was pretty good! A no frills, straight up fizzy tea…better than I expected. I didn't think the hubs would like it, sometimes I think his taste buds are from outer space because he doesn't seem to like delicious food sometimes. I was pretty surprised when I found him drinking a glass of it that I didn't pour for him. He chose it willingly! I had to hide my amazement.
Here is what I did not anticipate in my first couple tries:
- As you prepare your first batch for secondary fermentation, the SCOBY will have to be moved to a second batch so you should already have a cooled batch of sweet tea.
- The SCOBY grows pretty quickly (what the heck am I going to do with all this stuff?)
- You can add fruit, spices during the secondary fermentation to jazz up your drink . I like raspberry and ginger.
- It's best to have larger jars and a non-metal funnel. I didn't have larger jars (I only had the one huge one for brewing) so when I did the secondary fermentation, I quite a few small ones and it was a bit cumbersome.
I got a little worried about the growing SCOBY situation. Unfortunately for me, the people I know in town aren't willing to try Kombucha, so giving some of the SCOBY to them (I would have been thrilled) is out of the question. I put some in the compost heap–going back to the Earth couldn't hurt. I went to the only expert I know – Google- because surely those can't be the ONLY options. Here's what I found:
1. Use it as a facial –put it on your face for 15 minutes
2. Dry out and give it to your pet as a chewy treat.
3. Put a small piece under a band-aid to assist in healing cuts and burns
4. Dress plants that like a high pH with it directly
5. Blend a small piece of it into a smoothie
6. Add a small bit of it to flower vases in order to rejuvenate your flowers
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7. Make SCOBY Jerky- this post has pictures and everything
And finally- for the Crafty Folks:
8. Make some jewelry- Check them out here and here. It's incredible. Who knew?! The internet literally has everything.
I may get bold one day and try some of this. Especially the facial thing. It skeeves me out right now, but if I'm two glasses of wine deep, I might try it 🙂
Today I'm going to prep a batch for secondary fermentation, maybe with blueberries this time, and make a SCOBY Hotel for some of the extra. I didn't realize that you could just KEEP some.
I'd love to hear about your Kombucha experience! What advice or ideas do you have?


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Mr. Canastar had 3 identical decks of cards, and told his class that each contained more than 100 but less than 200 cards. He told Yohan to count the 1st deck by 3's and there were 2 left over. He told Matt to count the 2nd deck by 5's and there were 3 left over. CC counted the 3rd deck by 7's and there were 2 left.
He challenged the rest of the class to figure out how many cards were in each deck. Can you? And explain your method too!
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Remainders and number theory for grades 6-12
Mr. Canastar had 3 identical decks of cards, and told his class that each contained more than 100 but less than 200 cards. He told Yohan to count the 1st deck by 3's and there were 2 left over. He told Matt to count the 2nd deck by 5's and there were 3 left over. CC counted the 3rd deck by 7's and there were 2 left.
Posted by Dave Marain at 9:42 AM
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- Auntie Ann said...
From the 5R3, you know the number has to end in 3 or 8. Because: factors of 5 end in 0 or 5, adding three to that means 3 or 8.
From the 3R2 rule, guess that it ends in 8 (because the number - 2 would give 6, which is divisible by 3.) In order to have the number divisible by 3 with R=2, the hundreds and the tens digit must add up to something divisible by 3: it has to be 128, 158, or 188. All of those follow the 3R2 rule.
Using the 7R2 rule, the only one of those that works is 128.
Check the assumption that it ended in 8 by assuming it ends in 3: That means, in order to follow the 3R2 rule, the (number - 2) would have to equal either 111, 141 or 171. So the number would have to be one of: 113, 143, or 173 to follow the 3R2 and 5R3 rules.
Checking each of those by the 7R2 rule gives: 16R1, 20R3, and 24R3 respectively. None works for the 7R2 rule.
128 is the answer.
- September 17, 2012 at 2:24 PM
- Dave Marain said...
Very nice explanation, Auntie Ann! Are you an educator?
- September 17, 2012 at 4:00 PM
- Anonymous said...
This problem type sounded like something out of Vinogradov's Elements of Number Theory. I went looking for my ancient copy of the book, but was unable to locate it, so I ended up doing something manual and tedious like Auntie Ann's solution.
However, I have since discovered that the relevant pages of the Congruences chapter are visible via Google Books, so off I went today, and I have a more elegant solution.
We are given:
x ≡ 2 (mod 3)
x ≡ 3 (mod 5)
x ≡ 2 (mod 7)
We can multiply through to put the LCM in the mod side:
35x ≡ 70 (mod 105)
21x ≡ 63 (mod 105)
15x ≡ 30 (mod 105)
Subtract the third congruence from the first, and retain the second congruence:
20x ≡ 40 (mod 105)
21x ≡ 63 (mod 105)
Of these, subtract the first from the second:
x ≡ 23 (mod 105)
Putting into algebraic terms:
x = 105(t) + 23
We are given that 100 < x < 200, so t must be 1, and we have x = 105(1) + 23 = 128.
This book should be suitable for advanced high schoolers; at least, I was working through it at about ages 14-16. I think it might still be available as a Dover Publication.
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Ryanair cancels Online PR departureThursday, February 26th, 2009
Online PR is all about openly engaging with key audiences online and promoting key messages about your brand.
Apparently Ryanair wants to engage, but in a hostile, bullying tone towards anyone who doesn't agree with them. And doesn't seem to care who knows.
If you haven't heard the story, it's absolutely priceless. Web developer Jason Roe posted an article on his blog discussing a possible fault he had discovered on the Ryanair website. While he was trying to change his departure Roe claims he discovered a way to get free flights.
The glitch wasn't confirmed and no-one responding to the story was able to get flights for the bargain price of £0, but that didn't stop Ryanair employees jumping to defend their website.
Resembling a cornered dog the responses called the Blogger an "idiot and a liar!" and damn near slandered Mr Roe's credentials as a developer stating: "…if you would be a serious programmer you would know these things and would not post any of this on the web."
While Ryanair should clearly have a strategy helping its workers understand the correct procedure for responding to negative coverage online, even more shocking is the official comment from the airline in the wake of this hoo-hah becoming public knowledge.
"Ryanair can confirm that a Ryanair staff member did engage in a blog discussion. It is Ryanair policy not to waste time and energy in corresponding with idiot bloggers and Ryanair can confirm that it won't be happening again…"
"Lunatic bloggers can have the blog sphere all to themselves as our people are far too busy driving down the cost of air travel."
The fact its staff didn't consider the repercussions of their scathing posts is a Ryanair failing that could have been prevented. Internal communication is vital and an appropriate, personal and welcoming response to the blog, indicating their thanks for drawing their attention to the issue but ensuring it is under control and taking on board the comments, could easily have been put together.
But surely the worst mistake of all – by defending this communication – Ryanair has opened itself up for a maelstrom of bad press. Ryanair has made it quite clear they have no interest in engaging with "lunatic bloggers", completely failing to understand the massive influence online authors now have.
Online reputation management is a vital tool for responding and engaging with customers about your brand. By letting such negative comments come out and disrespecting bloggers in the process, no amount of "driving down the cost of air travel" is going to help repair the airline's reputation. While no stranger to criticism, surely there has to be a comprehensive rethink of Ryanair's online and offline PR strategy, because quite frankly, this is a PR freak show.


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