Boris joined Watsi on September 8th, 2014. Four years ago, Boris became the 300th member to automatically support a new Watsi patient every month. Since then, 4,786 more people have become monthly donors! Boris' most recent donation traveled 8,700 miles to support Ebeneza, a toddler from Tanzania, to fund clubfoot repair.
Boris has funded healthcare for 55 patients in 11 countries.
Godsgift is a baby from Kenya. To earn money, his father works on construction sites and his mother mends clothes. They have six other children as well. When Godsgift was born, he was diagnosed with hydrocephalus, a condition that causes cerebrospinal fluid to accumulate in the brain. He was referred to our medical partner's care center for treatment. Without treatment, he will experience developmental delays. Fortunately, Godsgift is scheduled to undergo brain surgery on January 29. The procedure will cost $634.
Thon is a rice farmer from Cambodia. She has one daughter. She likes to spend time at home and watch TV when not working. A year and a half ago, she developed hip pain on her left side. She was diagonsed with avascular necrosis, which is the death of bone tissue due to lack of blood supply. Fortunately, Thon learned about our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre. At CSC, surgeons can perform a total hip replacement to relieve Thon of her pain and allow her to walk easily. Treatment is scheduled for November 7, and Thon needs help raising $1,025 to pay for this procedure. She says, "I hope I have no more hip pain and I can walk on my own after the surgery."
Rosenie is a young woman from Haiti. She lives with her older sister and her husband in Port-au-Prince. Rosenie has a cardiac condition called Tetralogy of Fallot. This condition involves several related defects including a hole between two chambers of the heart, and a blockage in one of the heart's valves. Rosenie will fly to the United States to receive treatment. On November 9, she will undergo cardiac surgery, during which surgeons will close the hole in her heart with a patch, and remove the muscular blockage. Another organization, The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano, is contributing $45,000 to pay for surgery. Rosenie's family also needs help to fund the costs of surgery prep. The $1,500 bill covers labs, medicines, and checkup and followup appointments. It also supports passport obtainment and the social workers from our medical partner, Haiti Cardiac Alliance, who will accompany Rosenie's family overseas. She says, "I am very happy to have this surgery so that I can have more energy and stop worrying about my heart."
Rashid is a farmer with a large family from Malawi. He lives with his wife, and together they have eight children and more than 20 grandchildren. Since last month, Rashid has been experiencing pain and coughing. These symptoms are caused by an enlarged prostate, a condition called benign prostatic hyperplasia. He needs to undergo a prostate resection surgery, a procedure in which surgeons will remove part of the enlarged gland. Our medical partner, World Altering Medicine, is requesting $733 to fund Rashid's surgery. On September 6, he will undergo prostate surgery at Nkhoma Hospital, our medical partner's care center. The requested money pays for supplies, medications, and two weeks of hospital stay. He says, "I am accepting this help with both hands open; I am ready to have the operation and return to good health! Thank you!"
Andrey is a young boy from Kenya. He is the only child to his single mother. The family of two lives in a rental house in central Kenya. Andrey's mother works as a sales agent in a local company and earns just enough to meet their basic needs. Andrey was diagnosed with cryptorchidism, a condition in which one or both of the testicles remains undescended. If left untreated, Andrey has an increased risk of developing hernias, testicular cancer, and fertility problems in the future. Andrey will be receiving assistance from our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation (AMHF). Fortunately, he is scheduled to undergo corrective surgery on August 6. AMHF is requesting $535 to cover the total cost of his procedure and care. "I hope Andrey gets treated so that it does not affect him adversely," says Andrey's mother.
Bryson is a young student from Tanzania. He is a very friendly boy. Unfortunately, he has clubfoot of both feet. Clubfoot is a condition in which the foot is twisted out of shape. This causes difficulty walking and even wearing shoes. Fortunately, Bryson traveled to visit our medical partner's care center, AIC Cure International Hospital. There, surgeons will perform clubfoot repair surgery on July 9. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is requesting $890 to fund Bryson's clubfoot repair. After treatment, he will be able to walk easily. His guardian says, "Bryson is such lovely boy and I wish I could help him more with his condition but I don't have the power."
Vorn is a rice and potato farmer from Cambodia. She has one son and five grandkids. She likes to watch the news, thai films, and listen to monks pray on the radio. Six years ago, Vorn developed a cataract in each eye, causing her blurred vision, irritation, itching, and photophobia. She has difficulty seeing things clearly, recognizing faces, and going anywhere outside. When Vorn learned about our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre, she traveled for four hours seeking treatment. On June 4, doctors will perform a small incision cataract surgery and an intraocular lens implant in each eye. After recovery, she will be able to see clearly. Now, she needs help to fund this $398 procedure. She says, "I hope I can see everything clearly so I can do my work at home and go anywhere outside by myself."


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It is well canvassed that Australia's electricity industry is undergoing a transformation. We are evolving from a centralised system of generation, transmission and distribution, dominated by relatively few players, to an increasingly decentralised system, with more moving parts.
This is largely driven by technological change in renewable and distributed energy resources (DER), enabling more participants in the energy system – including customers – connecting to the grid and energy markets. This mean that electricity transmission and distribution networks are receiving an increasing volume of applications for connection of new generation. In some areas with high-energy resource potential, applications over the past few years have increased exponentially.
As Australia's electricity grid continues to modernise, these renewable technologies will facilitate the transition to a smarter grid. However, correctly connecting DER to the grid can, in technical terms, be quite complex. This is due to the evolution of generator and inverter technology, the emergence of battery storage technology, as well as the strain on existing networks, especially in locations that were never designed to accommodate large generation capacity.[1]
Inconsistency cost
The electricity network service providers across the country have a mix of customers, geographic conditions and business models, all operating under a sophisticated set of rules, regulations and performance criteria. Each network has responded to their circumstances independently in order to ensure the delivery of safe and reliable electricity to customers. However, this has resulted in a disparate landscape in which a range of technical requirements and connection processes exist.
Choice is a good thing, however, when it comes to DER differing interpretations of the relevant instruments and standards, although potentially all consistent with the National Electricity Rules, inconsistencies between networks and more complicated processes for the entire supply chain and its customers can result.
Proponents and networks have identified inefficiencies and opportunity costs. The Clean Energy Council's 'Future Proofing in Australia's Electricity Distribution Industry' project identified that lack of clarity and transparency of regulations frustrates proponents and costs the industry in excess of $31 million per year at current connection volumes.[2]
Survey respondents to the Clean Energy Council identified that standardisation of connection processes is a high priority for all embedded generators, and grows in priority as generator size increases.[3]
The Finkel Review identifies that it has been over a decade since a comprehensive review of connection standards has been undertaken and recommended development of Energy Security Obligations by mid-2018 that includes a holistic review and update of connection standards.
"It is important that the connection standards are now updated so that they are harmonised across the NEM, and are fit-for-purpose in a modern and rapidly transforming power system"[4]
To that end, standardising and streamlining the connection of next generation technology has been identified as a key priority by networks, customers and industry stakeholders.
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Opportunities to reduce application approval timeframes
The development of National Connection Guidelines to standardise the connection of DER into the grid has been identified by the Energy Networks Australia and CSIRO Electricity Network Transformation Roadmap as a critical action to better integrate of growing numbers of customer resources into the grid.
Customer Oriented Networks, Milestone 3: By 2024, electricity customers and market actors trust networks as active enablers of expanding products and services with streamlined connections which avoid impacts on other customers
To support this, Energy Networks Australia has commenced a project to prepare a nationally consistent set of guidelines for network connection of a range of generation technologies, outlining the technical requirements to facilitate streamlined integration.
About the Distributed Energy Resources National Connection Guidelines
The Distributed Energy Resources National Connection Guidelines project aims to standardise the connection of DER into the grid.
When completed, the Guidelines will provide a nationally consistent set of protocols to integrate a range of DER and technologies that can connect with Australia's electricity networks through a set of streamlined, uniform technical requirements.
Working with CutlerMerz, consultation with all electricity network businesses, consumer representatives and key industry stakeholders will take place in the initial project phase.
Framework and Principles Guideline
The initial phase of the project will involve the development of high-level principles and the overarching framework for the National Connection Guidelines. Outlining the high-level principles for network connection and a proposed structure and content for technical requirements, the framework will allow network service providers to adopt the foundations immediately as a template to assist in the development of their own technical requirements.
While the framework and principles guideline will not provide technical specifications, it will outline the principles and structure for setting technical requirements and support high level planning.
It is anticipated that the framework will be released by March, and further guidelines released from May through to December.
Technical Guidelines
The framework guideline will be followed by a series of technical guidelines addressing different categories of generation; for example, high voltage and low voltage connections. The number and scope of guidelines will be determined during the initial phase with the aim to publish all guidelines by the end of 2018. The development of the technical guidelines will consider proponents' need for specificity and consistency in technical requirements across networks, balanced with the networks' needs for a degree of flexibility to reflect unique network standards.
In preparing the guidelines, consideration will be given to other emerging industry developments including:
the potential to link the connection process to the establishment of the national battery storage register
the potential to link the connection process to the Network Opportunity Mapping hosted by Energy Networks Australia
the technical requirements that may be needed to manage and utilise aggregate capacity of DER within energy markets via virtual power plants.
It is envisaged that the technical guidelines will form part of Energy Networks Australia's suite of technical standards adopted by network service providers on a voluntary basis, however, measuring the benefits of a streamlined set of technical guidelines is only possible in a situation where there is close to 100 per cent uptake of the guidelines across all network service providers.
During the initial phase of the project, Energy Networks Australia and CutlerMerz will be engaging with all electricity network businesses, consumer representatives and key industry stakeholders.
A series of webinars and workshops will be held throughout the project that will be open to all interested parties. For more information contact Stuart Johnston sjohnston@energynetworks.com.au.
A briefing webinar will be hosted by Energy Networks Australia on Thursday 14 December at 2.00pm; to register, click here
[1] Clean Energy Council (2014), 2013-14 Grid Connection Experiences Survey Results. Task 4C.1. 'Future Proofing in Australia's Electricity Distribution Industry project'.
[2] CSIRO and Energy Networks Australia (2017), Electricity Network Transformation Roadmap: Final Report.
[3] Clean Energy Council (2014), 2013-14 Grid Connection Experiences Survey Results. Task 4C.1. 'Future Proofing in Australia's Electricity Distribution Industry project', p26.
[4] Independent Review into the Future Security of the National Electricity Market: Blueprint for the Future, Commonwealth of Australia 2017, p59
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Forgotten youth: Connecting with out-of-school youth through dropout recovery
Posted by Chad d'Entremont on December 11, 2012
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Each year, thousands of Massachusetts students drop out of school. The path forward for these students is difficult, with limited opportunities for sustained career and life success. Failing to fully educate the next generation of workers and leaders has substantial consequences for our state's long-term economic and social well-being. The average lifetime cost of a high school dropout approaches a half-million dollars when compared to the contributions of a high school graduate, according to the Center for Labor Market Studies. In a growing global marketplace that increasingly views a high school diploma as the minimum standard for full participation, we can no longer afford to have students not complete their K-12 education.
Policymakers have responded to this dropout crisis by devoting significant attention and resources to raising high school graduation rates. In 2009, Massachusetts set a goal of reducing the state dropout rate by half—from 3.4% to 1.7%—by the 2013-14 school year. Several dropout reduction strategies have been introduced in schools and districts to achieve this goal, including: early identification and support of at-risk students; greater support for students transitioning from eighth to ninth grade; credit recovery; social and emotional support; and community partnerships for college and career readiness.
Missing from this seemingly comprehensive agenda, however, is any significant focus on dropout recovery, the act of re-engaging and re-enrolling students who leave school before graduating. The Massachusetts Graduation and Dropout Prevention and Recovery Commission produced a specific recommendation for the state to conduct "active recovery, including reaching out to dropouts and providing them with support and alternative pathways to graduation," but few districts have the capacity or know-how to effectively connect with out-of-school youth, resulting in the neglect of a large number of the school-age population.
In Boston, the public school district has addressed this knowledge gap through its Re-Engagement Center (REC), a dropout recovery program that strives to re-enroll out-of-school youth through outreach, personal connections, and needs-based educational options. The Rennie Center conducted a case study of the REC in Spring 2012, the findings of which are highlighted in the policy brief Forgotten Youth: Re-Engaging Students Through Dropout Recovery .
Our research findings describe several promising practices and continuing challenges applicable to other districts. A welcoming and supportive learning environment that provides flexible scheduling, stresses deep and meaningful adult relationships, and is removed from the site of previous "failures," can help students perceive achievable pathways to graduation and future life goals. Since connecting with out-of-school youth is uncharted territory for many school districts, however, strong partnerships with community organizations already working with at-risk youth may help facilitate this work. Districts will also need to plan for the re-enrollment of out-of-school youth by developing or expanding educational options based on academic and social profiles of returning students (e.g. online credit recovery, night and summer courses, accelerated programs). In doing so, open communication between re-engagement programs and district leadership will help shape systemic change around dropout reduction strategies to better serve all students, including those who are at-risk for leaving school.
The experience of dropout recovery in other districts or schools may be quite different, of course. Practices that have worked in Boston may not be seamlessly applied elsewhere, and it is important to tailor dropout re-engagement and recovery strategies to local community needs. Regardless, without a more systemic approach to connect with out-of-school youth through programs like the REC, we will continue to struggle to fulfill our commitment to educate all students.
Chad has devoted a career in education to bridging the divide between research and practice, working with educators and policymakers to ensure all children have the opportunity to succeed in school and in life. He began his career as a teacher, serving high needs students in both urban and rural settings. He is the former assistant director of a nationally-renowned research center at Teachers College, Columbia University and, from 2007-2011, was the research and policy director at Strategies for Children. Most recently, he managed Massachusetts' successful application for a $50 million Race to the Top–Early Learning Challenge award. He has a Ph.D. in Education Policy and Social Analysis and an MA in the Sociology of Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. His experiences bring an in-depth understanding of cutting-edge education reforms, yet he remains acutely aware of the realities of classroom practice and daily school life.
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After more than 20 years and many thousands of miles in all conditions, I readily confess that I'm still petrified, almost literally, by icy roads. There's not much ice about at the moment – indeed, there's hardly been any all winter – but yesterday I rounded a corner and found myself on a veritable skating-rink, the surface smooth and glassy from verge to verge. I got through OK, and in my whole cycling career, I've had only a couple of minor 'offs' on black ice, never a serious fall, so I should really get over it. Just can't, somehow. N.


At the San Francisco Writers Conference this past weekend, I met Laurie R. King, bestselling author of 22 novels. The Beekeeper's Apprentice and Dreaming Spies are two among the many books she wrote. King is the only crime writer with an Edgar and an honorary doctorate in theology.
In her Mary Russell series of which The Beekeeper's Apprentice is the first, fifteen-year-old Russell meets Sherlock Holmes, becomes his apprentice, and then his partner.
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Saudi Arabia and UNRWA Renew Commitment to Palestine Refugees and Regional Peace and Stability
In a first since 2020, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini visited the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on 28 and 29 January, upon official invitation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Emirates NBD is not simply a colossus in Dubai, it is also a power-player across the region.
Under the leadership of group chief executive Shayne Nelson, the Dubai-based lender reported net profit of Dh14.5 billion ($3.94 billion) in 2019, up 44% year on year, and continued that performance into the current year. The first quarter of 2020 was a tough time for most lenders, as the impact of the pandemic started to encroach on balance sheets, but Emirates NDB still reported a 3% year-on-year rise in net profit, to Dh2.1 billion.
Its big strategic move of last year was the purchase of Istanbul-based DenizBank, a privately owned lender with 708 branches in Turkey and offices in 44 other markets including Bahrain, serving 13 million consumers and companies. DenizBank is vital to Emirates NBD's efforts to diversify, geographically and financially, beyond the UAE.
But every lender needs a stronghold, and for the foreseeable future, Dubai will remain its stomping ground. It is a leader in its home market, across Islamic banking, private banking and investment banking, with a global markets team that's second to none. Total assets expanded 37% year on year in 2019, to Dh683 billion, enabling it to retain its A3 and A+ long-term ratings from Moody's and Fitch respectively.
A Dh6.45 billion rights issue, 2.8 times oversubscribed and inked in November 2019, underlined the demand for its securities among regional and global investors alike. That sale in effect raised its foreign ownership to the 20% limit. It aims to further increase that limit to 40% once it obtains regulatory approval.
The bank is also ploughing Dh1 billion into digital innovation as it seeks to overhaul its entire IT infrastructure, boost its cyber-security and anti-fraud capabilities, and make it a far more analytics-focused lender.
Among the new digital innovations it launched in 2019 are a new instant digital account-opening mechanism on its mobile banking app and a 'smart pass' token that allows consumers to buy online using a simple SMS code. It also unveiled a new voice-operated banking system using Amazon's virtual AI assistant Alexa, which uses natural language technology to recognize and authorize voice commands.
Following the success of Liv, a lifestyle bank aimed at millennials, Emirates NBD announced the launch of E20, a digital bank aimed at business customers. It will target startups, freelancers and gig economy workers, as well as fintechs and small and medium-sized enterprises.
Talking of which, Emirates NBD's award for best bank for SMEs is just as well-earned. The bank offers three tiers of SME banking. It opened 22,000 new small business accounts in 2019, up from 20,000 the year before, and boasts a market share of 24% in SME lending.
Popular features include its online portal, a faster digital onboarding process, and a seven-year statement history for all business customers. The launch in 2019 of its On-The-Go trade finance hub, which gives customers the flexibility to manage all trade finance requirements in real time and with the benefit of just a few clicks, also proved popular.
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The Intersection of Interest Rates and Material Costs
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For two very big reasons, it looks like now is an opportune time to build the home you've had in mind or remodel your existing property.
Navigating 'The Great Pause'
By Tom Peeples Builder|2020-08-22T12:23:00-04:00July 8th, 2020|
Despite having to navigate "The Great Pause," Tom Peeples Builder is still on the job, and we're dedicated to the finest in craftsmanship, service, and integrity.
Tariffs and Tributes – Building in the Lowcountry
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Though we go out of our way to "buy local," the reality is the cost of building materials overall is affected by foreign trade.
Weather and Trade
By Tom Peeples Builder|2020-08-22T12:23:01-04:00February 18th, 2020|
When Hilton Head Island shows up at the top of Travel & Leisure Magazine's "World's Best" list (again!), it's because the magazine's readers said so.
Visit our Lowcountry Cottage Model in Indigo Run
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Right now there's a finished home we built that is currently available for sale in Indigo Run. We think it shows a lot of what our approach is all about.
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With the holidays here, I'm thinking how grateful Mary Ann and I feel for our life in the Lowcountry. From our family to yours, happy holidays!
Happy Holidays from Our Home to Yours
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We learned long ago that the holiday season seems to bring up the warmth and connection that makes life here on Hilton Head Island special.
It's Hot Here
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Travel & Leisure Magazine has named Hilton Head Island the number-one island of North America for still another year. We're glad but not surprised.
'Tis the season – to enjoy our island!
By Tom Peeples Builder|2020-08-22T12:23:01-04:00May 1st, 2018|
As we watch the beginnings of the high season arrive here on Hilton Head Island this weekend, we're not too concerned that it may take a little more time to make it around the Sea Pines Circle. Our visitors have
Heritage Greetings!
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It's hard to believe that another year has come and gone and once again it's time for the RBC Heritage! And while visitors from around the world come for the event, I think those of us lucky enough to live
Season's Greetings! Our idea of a "white Christmas" here in the Lowcountry is more about sandy shores than snowy hilltops. But instead of snowdrifts, we have piles of things to be grateful for. Thanksgiving was a treasure, but it's only
Best Of… Again!
The readers of Condé Nast Traveler just voted Hilton Head Island the "Top Island in the U.S." And it was just a few months ago that Travel+Leisure Magazine named us "Top Island in the U.S." for the second consecutive year.
Building Inspiring Spaces
You can see many of the reasons – including more than 400 homes and some of the buildings that give Hilton Head Island its unique character – that will make you feel comfortable talking to Tom Peeples about building or remodeling your home. Other reasons are harder to see, but are every bit as real. They are the relationships Tom has built over 35 years doing business on Hilton Head Island.


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RFP Media Teams up With WKP Kennedy Gallery
The WKP Kennedy has formed a partnership with RFP Media, a North Bay digital marketing agency founded by Richard Fortin.
Fortin, a University of Western Ontario alumni, wanted to create a place where he could assist people in promoting their works within North Bay.
RFP Media operates as part of Coworking176.space (formerly Tweedsmuir Public School), a structure that functions as a space where creators and businesses can co-inhabit a unique working environment. This allows the members to foster working relationships and make use of the different rooms within the building, such as boardrooms, offices and studios.
Fortin and his father, Christian, acquired the building in 2015, intending to create a space similar to those that are often successful in larger cities. It offers people affordable and accessible facilities to conduct their business, as well as promote interpersonal relationships between members.
"I think people who want to live in North Bay have to create jobs [they] want for the future," says Fortin. "It's entrepreneurs like myself who are going to be able to mould this city into what we want it to become in the future."
In partnership with RFP Media, the WKP Kennedy Gallery will create videos to be viewed on our new website later in June. The videos will highlight current exhibitions with a focus on art education. We want to provide the public with a more personable view of the gallery and the artists we choose to feature here.
In speaking to the recent partnership, Fortin states that "one of the challenges is knowing everything that's going on. If I could help do that with the [social] media tools I'm trying to harness, [to] bring attention to what's happening here, I think that would be a really good thing."
As far as the gallery's relationship with RFP Media, it was a happy accident.
Alix Voz, our director/curator, had gone to check out Coworking176.space and was admiring artwork hanging in the hallways when she bumped into Fortin.
As they got talking, he offered to show her the sound studio in his space and started mentioning how he will be using it to create social media content, such as podcasts and music recordings. He expressed how important he thought the Capitol Centre was as an artistic leader in the community, and how crucial it was to have a strong relationship with the WKP Kennedy Gallery.
Who would have thought that our very first visit would lead to such a wonderful collaboration?
It's refreshing to see someone taking a chance on the potential they see in North Bay. The hope it that Fortin's work inspires people to create and contribute to our arts industry, building our reputation and bringing creative jobs and recognition to the city. "We have young, smart people coming to town to learn," Fortin points out, "so why don't we try to keep them here by having a company that can employ them?"
Keep an eye on our Facebook page to learn more about when our new videos will go up.
Previously Published by The North Bay Nugget, May 29, 2019
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The 20 Best Current TV Shows, As of 2022
We're in an unprecedented era of television. There has never been this many good shows to choose from, even if that means subscribing to 10 different streaming services in order to watch them all (seriously, does anyone even have Starz?). In fact, the Netflix CEO once categorized "sleep" as one of the company's competitors. How's that for cocky?
He's right, though. If you've somehow run out of things to watch and could do without your beauty sleep, I've got you covered. These 20 shows are the best currently on TV – from Netflix to Hulu to HBO – with new seasons either out this year or coming in the near future. Just be warned: You may become an insomniac, if you aren't already.
20. Barry
Whether or not its premise is an ode to 2005's Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Barry works its charm right away with plenty of irony: a brutal hitman who aspires to become a theater actor. But once the show gets going, Bill Hader grows more into both roles, becoming more ruthless and merging his gritty realism into a believable performance. While Barry Block has slowly lost his humanity across three seasons, Barry Berkman has quickly gained steam as a must-watch character.
19. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Who would've thought the gang would've lasted through 15 seasons? It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia has actually been renewed for three additional seasons, meaning they aren't calling it quits on their lowlife personas anytime soon. The most entertaining dark comedy on television (sorry, Barry), It's Always Sunny always finds a way to charm us – no matter how ugly Charlie, Mac, and Dennis' schemes get. We can't forget Frank and his beloved rum ham either.
18. Mindhunter
I refuse to believe Mindhunter is over, or else it wouldn't be in this list. An extension of David Fincher's serial killer investigative drama, this Netflix series is one of the service's best – and most underappreciated – offerings. Whether we're following Ed Kemper or Wayne Williams (the "Atlanta Child Killer," or was he?), this black hole of a show relentlessly explores its suspects and those chasing them. With Dennis Rader on the horizon, let's hope there's more to come.
17. Joe Pera Talks with You
How can you not love Joe Pera? Joe Pera Talks with You is practically guided meditation for the weary – in fact, his first bit is literally a meditation session. His unique brand of humor – a wholesome tone with a grandfatherly voice – has helped him become Adult Swim's most endearing character. Whether he's taking you to the grocery store, showing you his second fridge, or jamming to The Who's "Baba O'Riley" for the first time, Joe Pera is a great conversation partner.
16. What We Do in the Shadows
Is the What We Do in the Shadows TV show as good as the movie? That's hard to say, because the movie is one of my personal favorites of both the horror and comedy genres. While Taika Waititi isn't the creator of the show, it helps to get a fellow New Zealander – and one-half of Flight of the Conchords – at the helm. The result is a show with the same quirky, clever humor, and a slew of ridiculous characters. My personal favorite? Colin, the energy vampire, of course.
15. The Mandalorian
It's been hard for me to keep up with all of the Star Wars and Marvel spin-off series, with everything else there is to watch on TV. But the O.G. of the Star Wars programs, The Mandalorian, has captured my attention as a beautifully paced and set space western. Plush toys of "The Child" aside, this series is much more than a gimmick to sell merch. Among the many things Jon Favreau has produced in his career, The Mandalorian may just be his best.
14. The Righteous Gemstones
No other show matches the ridiculous, over-the-top tone of The Righteous Gemstones, the ultimate megachurch comedy (if that's a genre?). But this is not evangelical propaganda, nor is it as blatantly a seething criticism of American Christianity. Instead, it's a subtle satire on just how spoiled rich people are, and how even more spoiled their kids are. Think Jim Bakker meets Donald Trump. You know things are bad when you're rooting for Uncle Baby Billy.
13. Ozark
I initially cast Ozark aside as a poor man's Breaking Bad, and for good reason. A white suburban family gets in deep with a vicious drug cartel: Haven't we seen this before somewhere? But the Netflix series proves to be much more sophisticated when you completely dive in (anyone up for some cliff jumping?). Whether it's the bodies stacking up on Main Street or the fact that Jason Bateman is darn good at playing Jason Bateman, Ozark is all thrills.
12. Fargo
It's easy to look at Fargo as a show that's growing a tad weaker with every season, but that's hardly a flaw when your first season is one of the best in contemporary TV. Nothing will beat Billy Bob Thornton's Lorne Malvo, but the Fargo universe – one that no one thought could've stretched this far – has certainly tried. There's a familiar comfort to that Minnesota setting, even if Fargo has extended beyond the Land of 10,000 Lakes to my hometown of Kansas City.
11. Rick and Morty
Rick and Morty's fanbase may be awful, but that doesn't stop me from getting schwifty every time a new season drops. There's something about the improvisational tone that's ripe for Adult Swim and all of its late-night humor. Plus, it played off the multiverse madness (your move, Doctor Strange) before it was cool to do so. It's existential, perhaps even nihilistic at times, but Dan Harmon never lets us down. Now, can we get another Interdimensional Cable, please?
10. Yellowstone
No show has produced a bigger tourist stop than the Big Sky setting of Yellowstone. You'll have to wait months to reserve a room at the ranch, a testament to the program's cultural weight. Taylor Sheridan brings his neo-western paintbrush to the 21st century – and it's coated red with blood. You don't have anything to worry about, as long as you're avoiding the train station. Yellowstone wears its brand on its chest, and so does its cast of cowboys and killers.
9. Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm returned to HBO after a six-year break in the 2010s, and as Larry David would say, it's pretty, pretty, pretty good. Seinfeld was the show about nothing, and Larry's follow-up is also a show about nothing – but this time, placing him in Westside Los Angeles. Larry always finds a way to make enemies, even when dabbling in the most minute of tasks. But then again, this is Larry David we're talking about, and he's a no-filter loudmouth trainwreck.
8. Cobra Kai
Cobra Kai is unadulterated fanfare for Karate Kid lovers, and I wouldn't want it any other way. What started out as an addendum no one asked for has turned into the ultimate rivalry – this time from the perspective of Johnny Lawrence. The Netflix series is pulling out all the stops, bringing back character after character from the original movies and building alliances along the way. While the stars practice an unrealistic amount of karate, they sure as a blast to watch.
7. Squid Game
South Korea has entered the conversation. Squid Game became an instant sensation on Netflix last year as the country's breakthrough international program, appealing to audiences across a variety of languages – just beware the English dub, as it gets pretty corny at times. In fact, it's the streaming service's top series ever. A battle royale fight-to-the-death with a children's game twist, Squid Game is eerily addictive – so much so that we're aching for Seong's revenge.
6. The Crown
"Masterful" isn't a word I throw around lightly, but The Crown embodies this descriptor in every way. The series recounts more than you could ever want to know about the British monarchy across the 1900s – from Queen Elizabeth to Princess Anne to Princess Diana (whom we're eagerly awaiting in season five). Even if its historical accuracy is questioned at times, it's easy to overlook thanks to the astounding performances, writing, and costumes. The Crown has it all.
5. Ted Lasso
I believe in believe, but I also believe in Ted Lasso. Ever since my fellow Kansan Jason Sudeikis traded in the gridiron for the pitch, he's made fans of us all with his own brand of tender masculinity and relational coaching. But we're not just rooting for Ted, we're rooting for an entire cast of long-doubted underdogs – as terrifying as Roy Kent's stare is. Ted Lasso became my medicine during the pandemic, and it's quickly becoming the most feel-good show on TV.
Some may question why we even need The Handmaid's Tale when we're watching it play out in real life in America. But that's the point: There's a lot of truth in Margaret Atwood's novel-turned-Hulu-series, based on her experiences growing up with eastern European communism. Her vision wouldn't come to life weren't it for Elisabeth Moss – the "Queen of Peak TV" – and her brilliance in the lead role. Blessed be the fruit, and blessed be our beloved June.
3. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Cue the witty dialogue when Midge Maisel is in the room – or any of the other sharp-tongued characters in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel really. Midge has captured our hearts since her first dirty joke, and her expansive world of late-night comedy shows, New York City delis, and Jewish bar mitzvahs is truly a special concoction. No other show matches its colorful sets and even more colorful performances (you can't help but love Tony Shalhoub). Maisel is an obsession.
Stranger Things is a phenomenon, and that's because it's phenomenal. The Duffer Brothers' love letter to the '80s has turned into a generational obsession – from the Starcourt Mall to the 7-Eleven slurpees to the Kate Bush songs. The ensemble is fun in their own little cliques, yet it's when they cross over to save the world from the Upside Down when things truly shine. The kids are growing up fast, but we're savoring every last drop of Stranger Things while we still can.
1. Better Call Saul
Nothing can touch Breaking Bad, but Better Call Saul is getting close – and we still have half a season to go. Starting out as a slow-paced courtroom drama, the prequel has gone full-blown cartel thriller over its past few seasons, not wasting a single second in building suspense and worry (if Kim dies, I will riot). A show expected to play second fiddle to its predecessor, Saul is building its legacy as one of the best shows in modern television – if not an all-time great.
Honorable Mentions: Atlanta, Bob's Burgers, Daredevil, Euphoria, For All Mankind, Hawkeye, Only Murders in the Building, Severance, Succession, This Is Us, True Detective, Westworld
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REVIEW: Generation Axe at Sands Bethlehem Event Center takes the ax to the max, and then some
By John J. Moser
It's one thing for great guitar playing to be in the context of a song, but can a show of nearly four hours of focus on guitarists, even some of the best in the business, maintain listeners' appreciation – and attention?
Or at some point will ears reach the max of the axe?
The answer, based on the Generation Axe show at Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Tuesday, was yes and yes.
The five featured guitarists -- Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Nuno Bettencourt and Tosin Abaisi – not only were surprisingly entertaining, but also surprisingly diverse over the show's hefty length.
But it also occasionally tested even the most avid fan's endurance.
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The lineup played 31 songs, with enough difference in playing and performance styles and player pairings to keep up the show's energy and intrigue.
It started with an all-star jam, with the five guitarists together playing the 1970s Focus hit "Hocus Pocus," giving a hint of what was to come from each guitarist – both in sound and style (Malmstein already was tossing picks to the disappointing crowd of half a house).
Each player took a solo turn, starting with Abasi, the Nigerian-American best known for his work with progressive metal band Animals as Leaders.
Abasi might have been the least known of the crew, but his skills in a 20-minute set were undeniable. His intricate noodling and ability to create a soundscape were interesting – and very jazzy, as on "The Woven Web," on which he plucked strings and took his playing field high on the neck.
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"CAPO" was very melodic, even amid his fast noodling, and he closed the five-song set by bringing out Bettencourt for the progressive metal of "Physical Education."
"That's the future right there," Bettencourt said of Abasi. "No, it's not it's the present."
Then Bettencourt added, "that's the intelligent part of the program. I'm here to dumb it down for you."
There was a lot of truth in that statement. Not that Bettencourt's four-song (plus a snippet of "Only Words," his band Extreme's biggest hit), 35-minute set lacked intelligence – his song "Midnight Express" was complicated and percussive – not unlike flamenco. But his set was far more visceral, starting with "Get the Funk Out," which was, indeed, more funky. It also was among the few songs in the show with vocals.
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Bettencourt sat to play acoustic on "Midnight Express" and a 13-minute medley of riffs and solos, including "Flight of the Bumblebee."
He brought out Wilde for the Citizen Cope song "Sideways," but it was a disappointment, with not much besides fast strumming.
Wilde's set was easily the most visceral – precisely what you would expect from a concert of metal's great guitarists. In fact, Wilde scorched the concert stage – and audience – with a seven-song set that stretched to 90 minutes.
It opened with Black Sabbath's "Into the Void" (Wylde made his mark as a longtime member of Ozzy Osbourne's band). He very quickly walked out into the crowd, but lost his amplification and – after a four-minute delay – went back out into the crowd.
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In fact, Wylde spent most of his set in the crowd – on every song, and even into the wings and up into the balcony and box seats, or down right in front of the first row, playing all the while. His songs all lasted no less than 11 minutes, with Sabbath's "War Pigs" (on which he also sang) lasting 18.
Wylde did other metal things, too – playing with his mouth, swinging his hair and let his guitar feedback roar as he stood cross-armed and the crowd cheered. His playing was mostly screaming guitar runs – not very innovative, but entertaining.
Surprisingly Wylde closed his set with the bluesy, very melodic "Still Got the Blues," bringing Bettencourt and Vai on stage and even playing in harmony the way Thin Lizzy did – even as their guitars squealed and screeched.
Vai's four-song set was perhaps the most adventurous – certainly the most esoteric – as he soared off into psychedelic, sound-qua-sound territory on the 13-minute "There's a Fire in the Hole," on which he played with his tongue
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And yet he also was far more the classic front man – his riffs intentional, his playing controlled on "The Animal."
Tosin and Bettencourt came back out for a three-guitar version of Edgar Winter's "Frankenstein."
Except for the show's opening song, Malmstein did not come back out until his nine-song, 45-minute, set.
Malmstein showed himself to perhaps be the most technically proficient, opening with "Into Valhalla/Baroque & Roll" that, like nearly all his songs, had classical signatures.
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He also was the only guitarist to use stage tricks, with pillars of smoke going off occasionally.
But for all his ability at making the guitar symphonic, Malmstein's set also was the least interesting. Speed and precision were his whole raison d'etre, and it eventually became almost rote.
He did get the crowd to stand by playing Hendrix's "Star Spangled Banner," and his very classical "Trilogy Suite Op. 5" also like Vai veered into sound for sound's sake.
One of his best offerings was when he switched to acoustic guitar for the intro for "Black Star," with Vi joining him to close his set.
As an encore, all the players returned for an interesting take on Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody," followed by a technology-hampered (or did the Event Center cut off the sound because of curfew?) cover of Deep Purple's "Burn." The band continued to play, even without vocal amplification, and added a snippet of "Smoke on the Water."
With that much star power on stage, they clearly were going to decide for themselves when to quit.
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Grants and Residencies for Writing Parents/Parenting Writers
GrubStreet Instructor, marketing consultant, writer, and mother of two, Allison Pottern Hoch knows how important support can be to fostering a creative life. She'll be covering this topic and more in her class Writing Like a Parent, Parenting Like a Writer on July 20th, but until then read on to learn more about grants, scholarships, residencies and more for writers who are parents.
How do writer-parents (or any writers enmeshed in an all-consuming life) find time for their creative selves when pressed up against child care, bill payments, and day jobs?
Most of the writers who seek out my seminar on writing and parenting, do so because they feel their drive to write and their drive to parent are perpetually at odds; both acts struggling, and failing, to occupy a single internal space. It's frustrating and discouraging to feel like two significant parts of one's identity stand on opposing sides.
But this feeling has less to do with how writing and parenting are different and far more to do with the ways in which they are similar: both acts demand dedicated time, support, and energy; both demand our presence and creativity; both can be joyous and tedious simultaneously. Both writing and parenting can be entirely overwhelming when we try to go it alone.
Fortunately, there are arts organizations interrogating the relationship between writing and parenthood, forging ways to support writers and artists in connecting to their creative selves. Below is a list of programs that have dedicated funds and space, specifically to support parents:
Sustainable Arts Foundation
Award: 20 grants per annum/ $5000 each
Application window: February 1 – February 28, 2020
Entry fee: $20
The Sustainable Arts Foundation is the primary source of monetary grants for writers and artists with children. For nearly a decade, SAF has been giving unrestricted cash awards to individuals, as well as residencies looking to support parenting-artists (several of which are listed below). Also, since Fall 2016, SAF has committed to granting at least half of their awards to people of color. They also encourage applicants to contact them if the entry fee is a significant financial barrier.
The Pen Parentis
Award: 1 grant per annum /$1000 + mentorship and publication
Application window: March/April
Entry fee: $15 by mail/$20 electronic
The Pen Parentis started as a literary community and reading series in Lower Manhattan and quickly evolved as it realized the growing need for community and financial support for parenting-writers. They now offer an annual fellowship to a fiction writer with at least one child under the age of 10. They also host literary salons, meet-ups, and a vibrant private Facebook group.
Parent Artist Advocacy League
Award: 4 grants for individuals per annum / $250 - $750
Application window: Fall
Entry Fee: Unknown
The Parent Artist Advocacy League is dedicated to family-friendly practices in theater. Specifically for playwrights and artists working in the theater, in 2019 the PAAL offered its first annual grants to assist parenting artists with funding childcare. Adoptive parents and pregnant artists are invited to apply as well. They also have a great list of other parent-supportive funding sources and organizations.
Award: $999 (as funds become available)
Application window: Ongoing
Entry fee: None, but there is an expectation of paying the grant forward
A self-described "Artist Residency in Motherhood," The Red Thread offers a sense of direction with their free planning toolkit for writers looking to reframe parenthood as "a valuable site for creative practice, rather than an obstruction to be overcome." Their unique grant system operates on a pay-it-forward model, whereby an artist can apply for funds "to create space, time and support in order to continue creative work," with the contingency that they'll pass on similar funds to another artist when they can afford to. They also host a newsletter, a private Facebook group, and a mentorship program.
Brooklyn Art Exchange in New York offers grants and rehearsal space for NYC-based playwrights and theater artists with pre-school age children.
Caldera Artists in Residence in Sisters, Oregon offers an option for parents to attend with their children and a caretaker.
Cutty Hunk Island Residency off the coast of Massachusetts, offers The Crossfield Fellowship, which is given to "a writer who exhibits exceptional creativity, vision, and commitment in his or her work and is also a parent."
Elsewhere in Greenboro, NC offers a limited number of $1000 awards to Parent Artists to offset childcare expenses during the residency period.
The Luminary Arts in St. Louis, MO offers a dedicated residency for artist parents that comes with "additional financial support, assistance with childcare, and a personalized environment for the unique needs of families."
Marble House Project in Dorset, VT offers a family-friendly residency where writers can bring their partner and children, where there is childcare/activities for young children and field trips for the whole family.
Millay Artist Colony in Auserlitz, New York offers a unique Virtual Residency option for a working and/or parenting writer who can "participate in one of The Millay Colony's month-long residencies, staying at the colony for a minimum stay of five nights & days, with the intent to continue specific work at home during the rest of the residency month."
The Unruly Retreat in Rice, VA is tailored to "womxn parents and caregivers" and offers three (3) free, six-day writing retreats, as well as a 50% discounted rate for longer stays of 2 – 4 weeks. Children and parents are welcome, and their definition of parent/caregiver is liberal, including foster parents, grandparents, and caregivers for elderly parents as well.
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Four years from now, the fastest-moving local video advertising categories will still be mobile and overall online platforms, as local TV looks for smaller steadier gains from advanced TV video efforts.
By 2022, local TV advertising will rise 10% -- from $20.8 billion to $22.9 billion -- according to BIA/Kelsey, the local media advisory.
But during that same period, video from local online platforms will grow 59% -- from $2.2 billion to $3.5 billion -- while local video from mobile will be up 64% to $1.8 billion.
Slower-moving local video sources -- local cable, the second-largest local video category next to local television -- will gain just 1.5% in four years, from $6.8 billion to $6.9 billion. Out-of-home local video advertising will grow 18% to $2 billion.
Overall local advertising from video will climb 14% to $37.1 billion. Fueling much of the growth will be advanced TV platforms, which BIA/Kelsey says includes all forms of automated TV, programmatic TV, addressable TV, OTT (over the top TV), smart TV, connected TV and video advertising from recent FCC-approved 'next-gen' local TV standard, ATSC 3.0.
The report implores local TV stations to do more.
"Local TV must become more competitive to maintain growth in a market where local ad spending is migrating to digital ad platforms, driven by the secular trend of increased people-based marketing," writes Rick Ducey, managing director BIA/Kelsey.
"Advanced TV could be a viable solution because it brings data-infused audience targeting beyond just gender and age and delivers analytics between TV ad exposure and subsequent consumer behaviors."


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Schron w Wielkich Koryciskach – jaskinia, a właściwie schronisko, w Dolinie Chochołowskiej w Tatrach Zachodnich. Wejście do niej znajduje się w górnej części Wielkich Korycisk, w pobliżu Koryciańskiej Siklawy i jaskiń: Skośna Szpara, Szczelina w Wielkich Koryciskach i Wilcza Nora, na wysokości 1090 metrów n.p.m. Długość jaskini wynosi 7,5 metrów, a jej deniwelacja 4,3 metrów.

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Jaskinię tworzy obszerna sala, do której prowadzi bardzo duży otwór wejściowy. Na jej końcu znajduje się wąski, 3,5-metrowy kominek.

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W jaskini brak jest nacieków. Ściany są wilgotne, rosną na nich glony i mchy.

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Greenspan's Greenbacks
By Brenda Buttner, | Fox News
It's may seem hard to believe, but Alan Greenspan is boring when it comes to investing.
While the Fed chairman keeps most of his money in Treasury Bills, there's nothing boring about what that has meant to his portfolio in the past year.
While most stock investors saw their account balances drop during one of the market's toughest times ever, Greenspan was actually making money.
Based on his just released financial disclosure form, it's difficult to tell exactly how well he did because the Fed lists assets only in ranges of worth, not by their actual value. But taking the high end of the range, here's how Greenspan's greenbacks compare:
Last year, when the markets headed south in a hurry with the Nasdaq taking a nosedive of nearly 40%, Greenspan's assets actually went up just short of 40%, climbing from $7 million to $9.6 million.
You might think that the man who can move markets with a single word or simply by changing the size of his briefcase might be tempted to do a little market-timing on the side. But the truth is that Greenspan keeps his investments in treasuries to avoid any appearance of conflict-of-interest.
By law, the head of the Fed cannot own the stock of banks or thrifts. Yet Greenspan goes one step further and steers clear of stocks entirely.
So while even Greenspan may be exuberant, irrationally or no, about his personal portfolio these days, remember also that that he missed out on the biggest bull market in history.


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In the photo, Clark leans back on powerful, thick legs, her arm cocked in midair about to throw a right-hand punch at the woman who towers over her. The frame has frozen "Dynamite" in her prime, in better days. "That's me in the corner. And that's her," Clark recalls. "They called her 'Lady Ali.' She was bigger than me, but I had more muscles — look at my legs." She beams. After six rounds, Clark was declared the winner over Tonawanda by a split decision.


she is on her way.
I spent most of 2017 writing my first book. Its not the long awaited book on Colour Therapy, or healing modalities, or of spiritual wisdom that I have gained over too many years to mention…it is about my childhood in Africa, which was most unusual, to say the least. For the final three months I was very ill with pneumonia.
For that reason I have spent little time writing my Blog on WordPress. I once did so, almost daily. I also stopped writing my 7-page bi-monthly Newsletter last year, after 10 years.
It has been an interesting, cathartic, joyful, amusing and often grippingly painful process, writing about my childhood. But I have no regrets about beginning the project. Now all I need is sound advise from an editor and of course, a publisher.
I have new plans and ideas for this year, but I firstly wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for their loyal support, kindness and encouragement through the years.
I know many of my long time followers, were deeply disappointed when I stopped the Newsletter, but the time felt right.
May this Year 2018 – offer you all that you have dreamed of and all that you most need.
The days merging into one another, with constant wind, rain and cold.
I have had several challenging nights, with little sleep. Feeling unsettled, restless…yet filled with new ideas, brain storming, recharged and inspired.
BODY: In need of more sleep.
I know that right now few of us recognise our outside world. And for now, and in months to come, it may not look or sound anything like you imagined it to be. Its not what you dreamed, Its not what you imagined.
Let me tell you that your dream will come – but for now accept that our world is dismantling the old systems and all that it carried. Any signs of fear, discord even violence, need to be seen as part of a huge cleansing.
'One of the most important things to be understood about man is that man is asleep. Even while he thinks he is awake, he is not.
His wakefulness is very fragile; his wakefulness is so tiny it doesn't matter at all.
Many are in need of healing, feeling frazzled and raw, needing to express feelings. There are old and new thoughts and feelings surfacing.
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and our true points of refuge.
I woke in the early hours. It was eerily silent.
Glastonbury to me, is like the microcosm of the macrocosm and some of us here feel the energies of the planet/world as it shifts, quite strongly…I felt it through the thin veil.
It has been a challenging two month, yet I feel as if I have stepped through and into a new phase. I feel wiser, strengthened and inquisitive.
PHYSICALLY: Adjusting moment by moment. Tired but stronger.
The higher we soar the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly.
With every 'crumbling' or low point in life, we remerge strengthened, wiser, and almost refreshed.
Learn to trust that you can manage these days, when they over take you, let yourself be laid bare.
Allow yourself to 'fall apart' so that you can fall back together again when you are ready.
Many of us are opening our eyes and our minds…finally understanding that all the trivia out there and the fake news, is but that, trivial and fake. I wish that we all graciously receive an understanding of the bigger picture…that there IS a greater plan. It begins with acceptance and faith.
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Joel S Villanueva 71, of Pecos Texas passed away on Nov. 19, 2019 at his residence in Pecos.
Visitation will be held on Monday Nov 25,2019 from 9:00 am to 9:00 PM at Pecos Funeral Home.
Rosary will be held on Monday Nov. 23, 2019 at 7:30 PM at Pecos Funeral Home Chapel.
Mass will be held on Tuesday Nov. 26, 2019 at 10:00 AM at Santa Rosa De Lima Catholic Church. Burial with Military Honors will follow at Greenwood Cemetery.
Joel S. Villanueva was born in Vado-De-Piedra, Mexico to Manuel and Donicia Villanueva on July 28, 1948. Joel worked as a welder for Penzoil until it closed down in 1998.
Joel Villanueva was a veteran of the Vietnam War and served in the United States Marine Corp. He was a member of the Santa Rosa De Lima Church and was a devoted Cowboy Fan.
Joel is preceded in death by his parents Manuel and Donicia Villanueva and a younger brother Ruben Villanueva.
Joel Villanueva is survived by Virginia Villanueva; 4: sons; Michael Granado, Joey and wife Denise Villanueva, Isaac and wife Cessylia Vilanueva, and Patrick and wife Ivi Villanueva. Brothers Isreal ( Rodey) Villanueva and David Villanueva. Sisters Rosemary Chabarria and Anita Prieto. Joel Villanueva AKA Rambo A.K.A Pops will be missed dearly by his 15 grandchildren and 5 Great-Grandchildren.
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"A city set on a hill cannot be hidden" (Mat 5:14).
Stand with me for a moment on this precipice as we look across a vast valley to a distant City on a Hill. It's twilight time, and the lights of the City fill the evening sky. What we do not know from here is that we are not looking at one City, but actually Five. The combined glow of their united lights look as though it is one great city in the distance.
The five magnificent municipalities we see filling the distant sky with their inviting lights are the City of Love, of Mercy, of Goodness, of Favor and the City of Grace. Each is distinct from the other, yet all have open commerce between them. The inhabitants in this happy Metropolis come and go without restriction – and the lives they live are legendary.
The City of the Love of God is immeasurable – none can determine it length, its breadth, its height, or its width. The Love of God is "greater far than pen or tongue could ever tell. It goes beyond the highest star and reaches to the lowest hell." The residents live secure and productive lives. The glow of this City calls out to all around the world: Come as you are! God loves YOU – even if you do not love Him in return. His Love never fails.
The City of the Mercy of God is breathtakingly beautiful. God's tender mercies are over all His works – given freely to all; especially to those who ask for it. But even to those who do not ask, God's Mercy is shown in great supply. It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed. He makes the sun to shine on the just and the unjust; He gives rain to the wicked, and to the righteous. His compassions fail not; they are new every morning.
The City of the Goodness of God extends it resplendent influence throughout all the earth, bringing untold blessings to every fallen child of Adam. "Why do good things happen to bad people?" we ask. Because God is good all the time; and all the time, God is good. It is the Goodness of God that brings us to repentance. No man or woman will have a claim that he or she may lay against God on the Day of Judgement – for He has been forever good to each one of us throughout the days of our sojourn in this world.
The City of the Favor of God is a place of unique blessings, which ebb and flow like the tide; there are seasons of great advance in which one may seem invincible on their God-appointed mission. And then there are setbacks and downturns, in which it would seem that even God Himself has turned His back. Yet, while His Favor may seem diminished – His Love and Mercy are always present. And even when things seem to be tuned upside down, God is nevertheless working all things together for our good. Even in the stillness He is yet favoring us with blessings.
The City of the Grace of God is the Crown Jewel of all God's greatness. It holds within itself the full supply of everything we need to excel and triumph in all things. We are journeying to this place called Grace. Yes, it is true that we see and experience Love, Mercy, Goodness, and Favor all together within the incomprehensible gift of Grace – but, we must no longer view these as being Grace. Grace is something much, much more than this.


Premier Kathleen Wynne is closely watching the "tumultuous situation" swirling around embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, but the province has no immediate plans to intervene.
"We're not talking about anyone who's been convicted of anything," Wynne told reporters in London, Ont., on Friday.
But Wynne indicated she has been monitoring the controversy that erupted a week ago after the Toronto Star and the U.S. website Gawker reported about a video apparently showing Ford smoking crack cocaine.
While several media outlets reported Towhey was sacked after urging Ford to seek medical help, there are differing accounts about the rationale.
Wynne was careful when asked about the maelstrom in the provincial capital.
"You may have seen some of the councillors this morning . . . talking about business going on at city hall and them taking responsibility for continuing to do their work," the premier said.
"So I am very confident that the city council will be able to work in the situation," she said.
Because the province has legislative authority over the city, Wynne, a former municipal affairs minister who represents the Toronto riding of Don Valley West, is keeping a close eye on her hometown.
Under Ontario's City of Toronto Act, Municipal Affairs Minister Linda Jeffrey could order a mayoral and council byelection in special circumstances.
"If city council is unable to hold a meeting for a period of 60 days because of a failure to obtain a quorum, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing may by order declare all the offices of the members of the council to be vacant and a byelection shall be held in accordance with the Municipal Elections Act, 1996," the Act states.
That's a drastic measure that there are no indications Queen's Park is prepared to take, which is why Wynne is trying to keep the temperature down on the crisis.
"There are mechanisms in place if there are legal issues . . . but that's not what we're talking about right now. I'm not going to wade into any kind of speculation into that," the premier said.
"We have a judicial system . . . that deals with situations where there's been a law broken and there are processes. We need to let people go through those processes and determine whether in any of those situations there's been wrongdoing and then there are remedies attached to the findings in those," she said.


FLORHAM PARK, NJ, July 3, 2012 – BASF and ITWC, Inc. today announced BASF's acquisition of ITWC, Inc., based in Malcom, Iowa. ITWC specializes in cast elastomer polyurethane systems and polyester polyols. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.
With more than 80 employees, including business management, manufacturing, R&D, sales, and administrative functions, ITWC operates sites in Malcom, Iowa, and Riverside, California. BASF is acquiring the assets of ITWC, including those obtained during ITWC's acquisition of Hydroseal Polymers Inc., Riverside, California, in November 2010.
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Texture Tuesday :: Tea on Tuesday - Jill Ruth & Co.
Kim's challenge today at the Cafe for Texture Tuesday, was...nothing! Free and easy edition she calls it. I chose her "fall in" texture on overlay blend mode for my Tea photo.
Ah. My mug. Barnes and Noble is probably my favorite place to shop for Christmas. Sadly, my mug has a little chip. You can see it on the bottom left. So it goes.
My daughter is currently working as a barista there. :) Tonight she comes home for Thanksgiving break and is bringing some new tea for us to try. I'm looking forward to her company and the tea.
A chip adds character! Tazo's tea is some of my favorite-- because I love their packaging!!! And it's good tasting tea. Love your texture and coffee, er, TEA mug from B&N. Your daughter has a cool job (maybe she could get you a new mug).
Love a mug with a chip... shows it's been used and well loved. Happy Thanksgiving!!
Lovely cup and lovely photo and texture. Have a wonderful time with your daughter and a Happy Thanksgiving!
Love the photo and tea you are having. The mug is great too even with the chip.
I can't resist a cup of tea and this one is lovely!


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Albert Einstein on U.S. Visa Policy
For all those engineers and scientists with peeves about Visas Mantis Security Advisory Opinions (SAOs) and other U.S. visa policies, here's a blast from the past. Albert Einstein is the world's most famous theoretical physicist. He entered the U.S. in 1933 and chose to settle here after the Nazi party came to power in his native Germany. He voiced his concerns about U.S. visa policy in the October 1952 edition of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists:
The free unhampered exchange of ideas and scientific conclusions is necessary for the sound development of science, as it is in all spheres of cultural life. In my opinion there can be no doubt that the intervention of political authorities of this country in the free exchange of knowledge between individuals has already had significantly damaging effects. First of all, all damage is to be seen in the field of scientific work proper, and after a while, it will become evident in technology and industrial production.
The intrusion of the political authorities into the scientific life of our country is especially evident in the obstruction of the travels of American scientists and scholars abroad and of foreign scientists seeking to come to this country. Such petty behavior on the part of a powerful country is only peripheral symptoms of an ailment which has deeper roots.
Interference, with the freedom of the oral and written communication of scientific results, the widespread attitude of political distrust which is supported by an immense police organization, the timidity and the anxiety of individuals to avoid everything which might cause suspicion and which could threaten their economic position–all there are only symptoms, even though they reveal more clearly the threatening character of the illness.
The real ailment, however, seems to me to lie in the attitude which was created by the world war and which dominated all of or actions, namely, the belief that we must in peacetime so organize our whole life and work that in the event of war we would be sure of victory. This attitude gives rise to the belief that one's freedom and indeed one's existence are threatened by powerful enemies.
This attitude explains all of the unpleasant facts which we have designated above as symptoms. It must, if it does not rectify itself, lead to war and to very far reaching destruction. It finds its expression in the budget of the United States.
Only if we overcome this obsession can we really turn our attention in a reasonable way to the real political problem which is, "How can we contribute to make the life of man on this diminishing earth more secure and more tolerable?"
It will be impossible to cure ourselves of the symptoms we have mentioned and many others if we do not overcome the deeper ailment which is affecting us.
Einstein had harsh words for "petty" U.S. policies "obstruct[ing] the travels" of foreign scientists seeking to come to the U.S.
Einstein wrote this the same year that the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (the McCarran-Walter Act) became law. It barred "subversives" and authorized the deportation of immigrants who joined "Communist and Communist-front" organizations. This strengthened existing laws targeting Communists, including the Alen Registration Act of 1940 (the Smith Act), which criminalized association with any group advocating the violent overthrow of the U.S. government, and was used to jail or deport hundreds of Communists during the Cold War.
Co-sponsor Senator Pat McCarran argued in favor of the Act's ideological grounds of exclusion and deportation, as well as as immigration quotas based on national origin–with especially restrictive quotas for Asian nationalities. McCarran's arguments strike my 21st-century sensibilities as alarmist and racist :
I believe that this nation is the last hope of Western civilization and if this oasis of the world shall be overrun, perverted, contaminated or destroyed, then the last flickering light of humanity will be extinguished. I take no issue with those who would praise the contributions which have been made to our society by people of many races, of varied creeds and colors. America is indeed a joining together of many streams which go to form a mighty river which we call the American way. However, we have in the United States today hard-core, indigestible blocs which have not become integrated into the American way of life, but which, on the contrary are its deadly enemies. Today, as never before, untold millions are storming our gates for admission and those gates are cracking under the strain. The solution of the problems of Europe and Asia will not come through a transplanting of those problems en masse to the United States…. I do not intend to become prophetic, but if the enemies of this legislation succeed in riddling it to pieces, or in amending it beyond recognition, they will have contributed more to promote this nation's downfall than any other group since we achieved our independence as a nation.
(Cong. Rec., March 2, 1953, p. 1518.)
President Truman's views were closer to Einstein's. Truman felt the Act was "un-American" and discriminatory. He vetoed the Act, but his veto was overriden, so the Act became law.
As a result of his political stances, Einstein was the target of a lengthy FBI probe. His stances included not just defense of freedom of political association but also critisism of capitalism as "predatory" and opposition to a U.S. monopoly on nuclear weapons. While the FBI proceeded with its probe, the Immigration and Naturalization Service carried out an investigation as to whether his U.S. citizenship should be revoked and he should be deported. The FBI investigation wasn't closed until after Einstein's death in 1955.
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The Obama Administration's Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) Should Provide for Investor Visas
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It looks like the issues of the Customer Non-disclosure agreement revised at NHTSA request and the suspension / ball joint fiasco (whether true or fabricated) have canceled all the good will that resulted from Ron Baron's disclosure of his $300 million investment.
$TSLA stock is now officially in "bearish" territory, with 5 consecutive Heikin Ashi red (negative) bars, the MACD gone negative, the MACD averages crossed the the bears, and finally the stock has dropped below the 200-day moving average. Which means I won't touch TSLA stock for a while.
What is sad is that all of this could have been avoided by Tesla footing a $3,000 out-of-warranty bill.
The problem started way back on April 28 when Mr. Cordaro reported his issue with the suspension and ball joints on Tesla Motors Club Forum. Mr. Cordaro and Tesla service representatives went back and forth for over a month haggling over whether this was normal wear and tear or not. All of this went on in a public forum, where several Tesla "haters", very well known to Tesla, fueled the negativity with many postings, mostly unsubstantiated, complaining about all kinds of Tesla issues. These are posters that have been banned by the forum several times, but continue to come back with different handle names (Lucille and Loosewheel in this instance), to continue their Tesla bashing.
The whole thing could have just died there, had Tesla just taken care of the customer, and killed the story by doing what it has done many times before: just fix the issue no matter if the problem was the customer's or Tesla's. Instead Tesla offered to cover only part of the work, about half of the $3,000 to fix the issue.
The whole thing spiraled totally out of control when Mr. Cordaro revealed that he was required to sign a non-disclosure, posted the non-disclosure text online, and filed a formal complaint with the NHSTA. At this point a well known blogger from Daily Kansan joined in with a blog that was picked up as "news" by everyone, from Bloomberg to the Wall Street Journal.
Tesla work at damage control did not work, as a very lengthly post to respond to the allegations actually brought up to the surface possible issues with the non-disclosure, which had been known to Tesla for months and that eventually resulted in a revised non-disclosure.
Each new revelation pounded the stock and now investors are left with a $2.6 billion loss in value in $TSLA stock, with the stock dropping $20 in the last 5 trading sessions.
I hope that this will be a learning experience for the PR management at Tesla.


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UFO SIGHTINGS DAILY: Shia LaBeouf Inspirational Speech from Mars, June 2015, UFO Sighting News.
Shia LaBeouf Inspirational Speech from Mars, June 2015, UFO Sighting News.
This is Shia LaBeouf trying to motivate people to stop thinking about success and get off your butts and work at it, and when you feel like giving up, work hardest at that time. Makes a lot of sense and @#$%, I need to watch this video every morning when I wake up.
Shia LaBeouf, "If you're tired of starting over....stop giving up!"
Jason Hunter of Youtube took a slice of Shia's motivation speech and put him on Mars. Looks really cool and had to share it with everyone.


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