What do you think the difference is in "art" and "propaganda"?
Honestly, I started this blog to celebrate creativity, freedom, and the value of authentic artistic expression among people of faith. I wanted to help create a culture where people could talk openly about music, culture, and worship. At the same time, I wanted to answer questions that I commonly receive about songwriting etc.
Instead, I seem to spend most of my time defending these values instead of celebrating them. I can't express to you how incredibly boring that has become.
See, I'm not trying to help people write songs for every Christian on the planet to sing. I'm trying to encourage people to pursue what they are passionate about and to shake free from the ridiculous and archaic (not to mention unbiblical) expectations of traditional church culture that burden and alienate sooooooooo many people (myself included).
Please don't get me wrong. I'm not at all against traditional expressions of worship (btw I consider most "contemporary" expressions still to be incredibly traditional), but I am against the stupid idea that these expressions are any more "correct" or "Biblical". Our common expressions, even the most traditional, still look relatively nothing like those of the bible… and that's OK because "it" (whatever "it" is) seems to be more about the level of our authenticity, not the precision of our mimicry. I'm just sick of people telling me what "worship" is and isn't simply because it doesn't look or sound like what they do at their church.
…not with the blog, but with wasting time defending these values.


Mac enthusiast Web site Think Secret has filed a special motion to dismiss Apple's lawsuit against it on First Amendment grounds. The motion cites a California law called the Anti-SLAPP Statute, which is a legal safety net against lawsuits that are frivolous attempts to suppress free speech.
Last week, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge James Kleinberg issued a preliminary ruling in a separate case stating that journalistic protections do not cover Web sites against three Mac enthusiast sites including the dePlume Organization LLC, which operates Think Secret.
The legal wrangling is the result of a "John Doe" lawsuit filed by Apple against Web sites that reportedly exposed the company's plans for FireWire-based interface for GarageBand known by the code-name "Asteroid".
Apple filed a second lawsuit specifically against Think Secret for publishing news that Apple was ready to launch a new flash memory based iPod and a new productivity suite code-named Sugar.
In each case, Apple claimed that its "trade secrets" had been unlawfully disclosed and issued subpoenas demanding that the sites reveal their anonymous sources. Apple's lawyers consider honoring the anonymity of sources to be "improper activity".
The court filings contend that the dePlume Organization used accepted methods used by traditional journalists in its reporting, such as accepting anonymous tips, and did not disclose source code or similar technical information that would result in economic losses. Additionally, Think Secret says it did not obtain the information illegally and did not attempt to unlawfully sell it to a third party.
The filings also contend that the "trade secrets" Apple refers to had "no economic value" due to the short duration of time between the press report and Apple's public press release.
Declarations in the filings were submitted by such dignitaries as Thomas Goldstein, who heads the Mass communications program at the University of California at Berkeley, and Dan Gillmor, the former Dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University and New York Times reporter.
Think Secret's court filings can be viewed online.


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How Trainer Sean Garner Got Ripped for His Workout Program
The trainer put himself through his own '6-Week Shred' program to get in killer shape.
By Sean Hyson, CSCS
When you find out just how simple it is to get lean and see your abs, you'll be amazed that more people aren't willing to put in the work to get ripped. Case in point: Sean Garner.
The Miami-based trainer had two kids and a third on the way when Men's Health tapped him to create the 6-Week Sweat Off body transformation program for the All Out Studio fitness platform. "I had been letting life and work take priority," he says, "and I let myself go a little bit."
Following the same program he designed for busy guys like you got him the results you see on this page—down three pounds, and under eight percent body fat—in just six weeks.
Garner's program can be condensed into the following five-point plan that just about anybody can follow.
1. Train With Tri-Sets
The 6-Week Sweat Off program consists of workouts that last only 30 minutes and require only a set of dumbbells, so that's what Garner limited himself to (he used Powerblock weights that ranged from five to 90 pounds). He trained five to six days per week on a three days on, one off split: upper body, lower body, full body, then a rest day, and repeat.
Garner organized each workouts exercises into tri-sets—three moves grouped together and done back to back. The first tri-set of a full-body workout could be a floor press, single-leg deadlift, and plank. Garner would perform each move for 40 seconds, doing as many reps as he could in that time (the plank, of course, is held for time), and then rest 20 seconds between exercises. He repeated that for three total rounds, resting up to 60 seconds between rounds. Then he'd move on and do two more tri-sets in the same fashion—for example, a dumbbell row, lunge, and overhead press, and then a hammer curl, alternating bear row, and skull crusher.
"The full-body workouts emphasize cardio," says Garner, "because you're working so much muscle mass in a short time. The upper and lower days allow you to hammer specific muscles a little more," so you get conditioning and strength in the same program. On days he didn't lift, Garner took hour-long walks, and that was all the extra cardio he needed.
2. Eat More Protein and Vegetables
Garner aimed to eat 1.5 grams of protein per pound of his body weight every day, and as many vegetables as he could. (He weighed 195 pounds at the start of the six weeks, and averaged 280 grams of protein daily.) This helped him support muscle growth while keeping hunger under control. Since protein and fiber are highly satiating nutrients, he didn't have to worry about counting calories or overeating.
"If you don't plan out what you're going to eat, you'll have those moments where you panic when you're hungry," says Garner, "and you'll end up grabbing anything you can find. To avoid that, I would get Amazon to deliver chicken, fish, and vegetables, and then I'd grill the meat and chop the veggies and put them all in Ziploc containers." The process of making all his meals for the week took about 90 minutes on Sunday afternoons.
Breakfast was typically a five-egg omelet with tomatoes, onions, and bell peppers. Lunch was a salad with chicken, fish, or ground turkey on top, dressed with salsa or olive oil and balsamic vinegar. In the afternoon, Garner would have a protein shake and a handful of nuts. Dinner was another lean meat with vegetables. When he had cravings for something sweet, Garner froze some berries in a low-sugar, coconut-flavored whipped topping. "It tastes like ice cream," he says.
3. Work Out in the Morning
Garner has to be up by 6:30 a.m. to get his daughter to school, so he wakes up at 4:30 a.m. to do his workout and eat a meal beforehand. "I usually recommend that people work out first thing in the morning if they can," he says. "It gives you energy for the day, and then it's done. If you put it off till later, odds are you won't do it at all."
If you prefer to train later in the day because you've hurt yourself in past morning workouts, consider that it was probably due to not warming up properly. However, it's true that the spine is also less stable in the morning, because it decompresses while you're sleeping. Exercises like barbell squats and deadlifts, in particular, are best done in the afternoon, when the body is warmed up and the spine has stiffened a bit from walking around. "But my program uses only joint-friendly exercises," says Garner, so there's little risk of you getting hurt if you have to do them shortly after rising (note: you should still warm up anyway for maximum safety, but there's nothing in the Six-Week Sweat Off that's inherently risky).
4. Weigh In
Garner weighed himself every morning—after he used the bathroom, and before eating. "What you measure, you change," he says. However, he didn't get hung up on the numbers he saw, and you shouldn't either. "There will always be day to day fluctuations in weight due to water retention," says Garner, so don't freak out and think you're gaining weight if you suddenly find yourself up two pounds.
Weighing daily helps you see how you're trending over time. If your average weight in Week 2 is one pound less than it was in Week 1, you know you're on the right track. "If you're losing even a half-pound per week, that's awesome," says Garner. Gradual weight loss is sustainable, and ensures that you don't lose muscle. Garner only lost three pounds during the program, but he held onto his muscle (and possibly gained some), resulting in a significant body re-composition.
5. Sleep Like A Baby
"One of the biggest change-makers for your body, although it isn't sexy, is sleep," says Garner. "That was my top priority over the six weeks." He wore a WHOOP fitness tracker and aimed for a 100 percent sleep score every night. "I would try to be in bed by 8:30, and sleep nine or 10 hours." If he couldn't go to bed early because he was out, or helping his kids with their homework, he would sleep in the next morning, or skip training that day. "People are overstressed as it is," says Garner, "and when you work out, you just create more stress," so training when you're already run down can make things even worse.
"When you prioritize sleep, you recover better and are then able to push yourself much harder when you train," says Garner. "That's how you make a 30-minute workout effective. It won't be effective if you're too fatigued to push yourself."
Bonus Tip: Have A Vision
"Starting with the end in mind helps you stick to the habits that eventually get you there," says Garner, who often asks clients to find a picture of someone who has the kind of physique they want, and save it on their phones, so they can refer back to it.
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Garner's own motivation was a picture of himself that had yet to be taken. He visualized how he wanted to look modeling the 6-Week Sweat Off workouts and cover shots. "Having the opportunity to represent the world's best fitness brand made me make sure to give it my best," says Garner. "I knew I wanted to be in my best possible shape, the leanest I could be, and that drove me."
You don't have to release your own top-selling fitness product to look like the guy on the cover of one—but keeping your ideal body in your mind's eye can play a role in getting you there.
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Nigel Evans and the dangers of high profile sexual assault cases
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This week in the UK Conservative MP Nigel Evans was found not guilty of one count of rape and five counts of sexual assault. All against young men and all of which were alleged to have happened when he was drunk.
There was not nearly enough evidence to convict him but in the wake of his not guilty verdict we have seen the kind of reaction from his colleagues, the press and him that tells the story of why victims feel like they can't report sexual assaults in our society.
A quick round up:
Nigel Evans says the CPS (Criminal Prosecution Service) should repay him the £130,000 he spent on his defence.
Everyone's favourite troll Liz Jones used it as an opportunity to criticise women's drunkenness and slutty clothes. (BITCH)
The CPS have to stop dragging innocent people's names through the mud
Basically the good and the powerful have reacted like there was no truth to the fact that to proceed with any prosecution there has to be evidence and that Nigel Evans is well known to be a bit of a drunken letch.
Once again the mainstream ignores systematic culture of drinking and powerful men using their positions to harass those below them, in this case it was young gay men within Parliament or young gay men within his political party. The culture of long days and longer nights, drinking in parliamentary bars has led to a culture in the Houses of Parliament that allow Members of Parliament get away with pushing limits passed what is acceptable with young members of staff. As one former parliamentary researcher (staffer) put it "'For whatever reason, there are a lot of young, good-looking gay guys working in parliament at the moment and some MPs just think they can get away with advancing on them sexually – whether invited or not – because the culture permits it."
Channel 4 News did an interesting piece on the "sexual politics of Westminster"
Basically when a man is found innocent he becomes a pure and sainted victim of the police and prosecution who have dragged there names through the mud. This and the recent acquittals of other famous men, William Roche and Dave Lee Travis will once again allow the media to talk only about innocent men, not about the thousands of women who never report their rape, let alone those who do but get told it's a "he said, she said".
I guess the only solace I can take is that for the first time in a long time the police and CPS are taking sexual assault accusations against famous and powerful men seriously enough to try and prosecute.
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When in Rome – film del 1952 diretto da Clarence Brown
Due gemelle a Roma (When in Rome) – film del 2002 con Mary-Kate e Ashley Olsen
La fontana dell'amore (When in Rome) – film del 2010, diretto da Mark Steven Johnson

Letteratura
Quel giorno a Roma (When in Rome) – romanzo del 1970, scritto da Ngaio Marsh
Catwoman: When in Rome – miniserie del 2004, scritta da Jeph Loeb e disegnata da Tim Sale

Musica
When in Rome – album di Cliff Richard del 1965
When in Rome – gruppo musicale britannico
When in Rome – album di debutto dell'omonimo gruppo musicale
When in Rome 2007 – DVD live dei Genesis
When in Rome – canzone di Billy Joel dall'album Storno Front
When in Rome – canzone dei Mudhoney dall'album Piece of Cake
When in Rome – canzone dei Nickel Creek dall'album Why Should the Fire Die?
When in Rome – canzone di Phil Ochs dall'album Tape from California
When in Rome – canzone di Travis Tritt dall'album My Honky Tonk History
When in Rome (I Do as the Romans Do) – canzone di Barbra Streisand dall'album People
When in Rome Do as the Vandals – album dei The Vandals


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I really don't know much about the background of the Akha traditions & what the meaning of the swing & everything is. But Tyler found some interesting & pretty accurate (from what I've heard) information.
Akha people who have converted from their traditional belief system (worship of the ancestors, or animism) to Christianity, hold on to some of their original customs and ceremonies IF they convert to catholicism.
Those who move to a protestant based faith, discard all of this. It explains why in some Christian Akha villages, the traditional swing, and spirit gates, can still be seen, while they have disappeared from others.
Hundreds of years ago the Akha had their own kingdom in China, but it was conquered by stronger tribes. Many Akha were made slaves, while others fled to remote mountain areas. Later, these refugees were chased away again, further to the south into Burma, where, so it turned out, peace was also difficult to find. About 1900, the first Akha crossed the border to settle in the mountainous north of Thailand. The kingdom was to become a relatively safe and peaceful haven for them. More than 40,000 Akha now live in Thailand spread among 200 villages, most of them in Chiang Rai province. But another 700,000 Akha still live in China, Burma, Laos and Vietnam.
'For centuries they have fled suppression,' explained the late Dr. Leo Alting von Geusau (1), a well-known Akha-expert who lived in Chiang Mai. 'So, when missionaries and anthropologists described them as semi-nomadic, this was a rather slanted interpretation of the real situation. They are born losers who have internalized their fate. Mere survival has become the core of their culture. They regard the outside world with great suspicion, as being full of potential evil forces. Even now, visiting officials are regarded with distrust and spoken to with sweet words and offered glasses of rice liquor to appease them. But once a year the Akha throw off these feelings of constraint. Then, after the rice has been planted, they erect giant swings in their villages, 'because when you don't have your country any more,' according to a Akha New Year song, 'you still can feel free while swinging in the air.'
We can all make a difference. That's why I set off on a 38-day, 7,000-mile journey through the slums of Thailand to give food to the hungry, hope to the helpless, and relief in the face of despair all along
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Ganja la pass is one of the adventurous Himalayan passes with a high of 5132 m. In this trek trekkers can enjoy Buddhist culture and tradition. Beautiful Himalayan sightseeing as well as beautiful Buddhist monastery can be seen on the way.
Charming spot Chisapani, Tharepati for the Himalayan scenery, spectacular sunrise and sunset, monasteries, different community with majority of Tamang, Gurung, Sherpa people..
Sightseeing in Kathmandu valley which offers you the visits to many historical and architectural monuments, Temples and Stupas. Preparation for trek.
Drive from Kathmandu to Syabru Besi which takes about nine hours by private vehicle. You head north out of Kathmandu driving through scenic foothills and ridgeline vistas to Syabru Besi passing through Dhunche.
Today, the first part of the trail crosses through Bhote Koshi and follows the Langtang Khola. This trail gradually ascents up to Bamboo passing through the Landslide. Afterwards, your trek ascends gently to Rimche (2400 meters) through Bamboo (1960 meters) which lies at the bank of Langtang Khola. You can have lunch at this place if you like at the end your trail is level to Lama Hotel. En route you could see red pandas, monkeys and bears if your lucky. Overnight at tented camp.
The trek route follows Gumanechok, Ghoda Tabela literally it means the Horse Stable. After the trail is slightly gradual providing beautiful valley views with the grazing Yaks. Langtang village is very local and old along this trekking route. The view from here is more spectacular as we are getting closer to the mountains. Overnight at tented camp.
Today is a shorter walk but enough for acclimatization. The surroundings are interesting because of the famous Cheese factory. This is the beautiful valley in the lap of the Langtang Lirung and other around. This is the place to explore the valley and lots of small peaks to climb. Overnight at tented camp.
Today is a day to rest and explore the area. You can visit the monastery and cheese factory, walk up the moraine to see the spectacular ice faces and tumbling glaciers of Langtang Lirung or ascend Kyangjin Ri (4350 meters) which is highest point of this trek, directly behind the village, for a breath-taking panorama of the Langtang peaks. Overnight at tented camp.
Here you can not see any villages. The trail goes on ascending and the area is covered with few natural vegetation. Since there are no lodges available. Overnight at tented camp.
Today is comparatively strenuous as you need to cross the Ganja la pass over 5200 meters. On the Ganja la pass, you can find it covered with snowy ice most of the times through out the year. Overnight at tented camp.
A long day walking along the ridge, grassland, with amazing views of Mountains. Your camping site will be inside the forest. Overnight at tented camp.
Trail descends about 200mtrs, climb the 4100meters pass. Views from Pass are spectacular towards the Annapurna Region and Mt. Everest region as well. From the pass the trail descends through pine forest, rhododendron forest past tiny herder's to the settlement of Tarkeghyang. You can visit one of the oldest Buddhist monastery and Sherpa villages. These villages are well settled where friendly and cheerful natured people inhabit. Overnight at tented camp.
This day the trail is quite easy through flat land with beautiful forests along the way. You trek on crossing some small streams. A beautiful village half way to Shermathang. Shermathang is another pretty Sherpa village where you can visit many ancient monasteries and also see Jugal Himal range at the north face of Shermathang village. Overnight at tented camp.
The trail gradually descends all the way to Melamchi Pul Bazaar through meadows and cultivated fields. Along the way, you come across several old villages with their own particular traditions. Walking today is quite pleasant with mountain views and interacting with friendly local people.
After breakfast you travel along a bumpy gravel path up to Lamidanda and then follow the pitched road up to Kathmandu.
Day 16: As per you flight time, transfer to airport and bid farewell. Fly to your next destination with beautiful memories of your Nepal trip.
13. Sleeping bag, down jacket and rucksack if required.


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From the Publisher • National bestseller • Winner of The 1999 Canadian Authors Association Award for Fiction • Shortlisted for the 1998 Giller Prize, the Governor General's Award for Fiction, and Rogers Communication Writers Trust Fiction Prize • One of The Globe and Mail 's Top 100 Notable Books of 1998 and Critics' Pick: One of the Year's Top Ten Books • A Maclean's Choice for Best Fiction from Fall, 1998 Wayne Johnston combines brilliant storytelling with unforgettable description, and gives us two of the most memorable characters in Canadian fiction: Joe Smallwood, who claws his way from obscurity to become Newfoundland's first premier; and Sheilagh Fielding, a popular newspaper columnist and gifted satirist who casts a haunting shadow over Smallwood's life and career. A mystery and a love story spanning five decades, The Colony of Unrequited Dreams is an epic portrait of relentless ambition from a novelist at the height of his powers. About the Author Wayne Johnston is the author of four previous novels, including The Divine Ryans , the film version of which will be released this fall. He was born and raised in Newfoundland and now lives in Toronto. The Colony of Unrequited Dreams has been published in the US and UK and is forthcoming in Germany and Holland. His first work of non-fiction, Baltimore's Mansion is published by Knopf Canada. Tips for your Reading Group The questions, discussion topics, and author biography that follow are intended to enhance your group's reading of The Colony of Unrequited Dreams —at once a mystery and a love story spanning five decades and an epic portrait of passion and ambition set against the beautiful, brutal landscape of Newfoundland. In this widely acclaimed novel Johnston has created two of the most memorable characters in recent fiction: Joey Smallwood, who claws his way up from poverty to become Newfoundland's first premier; and Sheilagh Fielding, who renounces her father's wealth to become a popular columnist and writer, a gifted satirist who casts a haunting shadow on Smallwood's life and career. The two meet as children in school and grow to realize that their lives are irreversibly intertwined, bound together by a secret they don't know they share. Smallwood, always on the make, torn between love of country and fear of failure, is as reluctant to trust the private truths of his heart as his rival and savior, Fielding-brilliant, hard-drinking, and unconventionally sexy. Their story ranges from small-town Newfoundland to New York City, from the harrowing ice floes of the seal hunt to the lavish drawing rooms of colonial governors, and combines erudition, comedy, and unflagging narrative brio in a manner reminiscent of John Irving and Charles Dickens. A tragicomic elegy for the "colony of unrequited dreams" that is Newfoundland, Wayne Johnston's masterful tribute to a people and a place establishes him as a novelist who is as profound as he is funny, with an impeccable sense of the intersection where private lives and history collide. 1. 1) Both Joe and his father suffer from the fact that their last name adorns a large iron boot hanging at the entrance to the harbor, advertising the family shoe store. Why is the boot so oppressive that both Joe and his father sometimes dream about it? Why does Joe finally take it down? 2. 2) Joe is haunted by the sense of his own insignificance: "It seemed to me that unless I did something that historians thought was worth recording, it would be as if I had never lived, that all the histories in the world together formed one book, not to warrant inclusion in which was to have wasted one's life" [p. 454]. Why does he feel this way? What is the relationship between the ambitions of Joe Smallwood and his paternal heritage of small-time shopkeeping, alcoholism, and failure? How do his experiences at Bishop Feild school affect his ideas about himself? 3. 3) Johnston has created the structure of the book by interspersing Joe Smallwood's first-person narrative with excerpts from Fielding's journal, her History of Newfoundland, and her "Field Day" newspaper columns. What is the effect, as you read, of the interplay of these parts? 4. 4) Smallwood's conversion to socialism takes place after his haunting vision of the frozen bodies of the sealers who died on the ice. Would you say that his walk across the island to unionize the men is Smallwood's most heroic act in the novel? How does the rest of his career compare with the scale of this exploit? 5. 5) Returning to Newfoundland after five years in New York, Joe says, "It was as if I saw, for a fleeting second, the place as it had been while I was away, and as it would be after I was gone, separate from me, not coloured by my past or my perceptions. . . . A kind of hurt surged up in my throat, a sorrow that seemed to have no object and no cause, which I tried to swallow down but couldn't" [pp. 211-12]. Why is this such a painful moment for him? 6. 6) Johnston has given Joe Smallwood the role of protagonist and the main first-person narrative, but some reviewers have expressed the opinion that Sheilagh Fielding is a more compelling character. Is Fielding ultimately more admirable than Smallwood? Whose life story is more interesting? Joe Smallwood is not mentioned in Fielding's History, which ends in 1923 when Sir Richard Squires is prime minister. Why does Fielding end her history there? 7. 7) Why does Smallwood's marriage proposal to Fielding go awry? When he next sees her, she tells him with her customary irony that she has been "reduced to hermiting because you broke my heart" [p. 228]. How true is this statement? Why does Smallwood marry Clara Oates and not Fielding? 8. 8) Freezing to death on the Bonavista branch line, Smallwood imagines his own obituary [p. 225]. What makes this scene so touching and so comical? Joe is saved by Fielding, who here as at other crucial moments makes herself indispensable. Does Smallwood perform the same function in her life? Is their relationship, on the whole, reciprocal in terms of giving and receiving? 9. 9) Sir Richard Squires tells Joe, "Power is what you want, though I'll never get you to admit it. You picked socialism because you thought it was your best way of getting ahead. . . . You're not an artist, you're not a scientist, you're not an intellectual. All that's left to you is politics" [p. 270]. How accurate is Sir Richard's assessment of Joe's character? Joe responds that "the distinguishing characteristic of the true socialist...was selflessness" [p. 271]. Do selflessness and self-interest necessarily conflict? 10. 10) Some Canadian readers have been troubled by the liberties that Wayne Johnston has taken with the life of Newfoundland's first premier. Is the book more purely fictional, and therefore more purely enjoyable, for American readers, for whom Smallwood is not a known entity? It appears, for instance, that Johnston created the character of Fielding wholly from his own imagination. Why do you suppose he decided that Fielding was needed as a counterpart to Joe Smallwood? What would the novel have been like without the presence of Fielding? What are the particular complications and pleasures of fiction that is based on, but not entirely true to, historical reality? 11. 11) The mystery of the anonymous letter to The Morning Post is not solved until the end of the novel, and it keeps Smallwood in the dark about some of the motivations of Fielding's character as well as her true feelings for him. How satisfying is the resolution of this issue? Does the revelation about Fielding's father highlight aspects of her character, or explain in part why she has conducted her life as she has? 12. 12) Why does Joe bring Judge Prowse's A History of Newfoundland with him to New York City? What is the symbolic significance of this book for various characters in the novel? 13. 13) Why does Johnston wait until late into the novel to reveal Fielding's secret about what happened when she was sixteen? How does this revelation affect your understanding of Fielding's character and her motivations up to this point? Would you say that Fielding is a selfless character? 14. 14) Is confederation a defeat for Newfoundland? Would it have been possible for such a bleak and economically unpromising land to survive as an independent nation? Was Smallwood right to think that, since socialism had failed, confederation was the only way to improve the lives of the outlanders? 15. 15) How would you compare the political ideals of the young Smallwood to those of the man who becomes premier of the island after confederation? Has his character changed? What about his core ethical beliefs? Why is he so susceptible to people like Valdmanis? 16. 16) Several reviews have commented on the skill with which Johnston has succeed in creating a novel that is reminiscent of the work of Charles Dickens. If you have read David Copperfield or Great Expectations, how does The Colony of Unrequited Dreams compare with them? What aspects of this book make it so compelling and so memorable? Suggestions for further reading Andrea Barrett, Ship Fever ; Sebastian Barry, The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty ; Robertson Davies, Fifth Business ; Charles Dickens, David Copperfield and Great Expectations ; John Dos Passos, U.S.A. ; Roddy Doyle, A Star Called Henry ; Henry Fielding, Tom Jones ; Robert Hughes, The Fatal Shore ; John Irving, A Prayer for Owen Meany ; Herman Melville, Moby Dick ; Edmund Morris, Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan ; Howard Norman, The Bird Artist ; E. Annie Proulx, The Shipping News ; Graham Swift, Waterland . Review Quotes "My big fiction treat this year." -- Ann-Marie MacDonald, National Post "As absorbing as fiction can be -- and [from] one of our continent's best writers." -- Kirkus Reviews "The scope of The Colony of Unrequited Dreams is vast, its humour is quiet and assured, its mixture of fact and fiction is altogether bracing, and its writing is about as beautiful and as imaginative as writing gets these days." -- David Macfarlane, The Globe and Mail "A masterpiece -- Mr. Johnston has a genius in him -- and a haunting, unmitigated, uncanny vision and grace." -- Howard Norman, author of The Museum Guard and The Bird Artist "This splendid, entertaining novel is both a version of David Copperfield transposed to 20th-century Newfoundland, and an evocation of vanished ways of life.... Rich and complex, it offers Dickensian pleasures." -- Andrea Barrett, author of Ship Fever and The Voyage of the Narwhal "A spellbinding, must-read tale.... Johnston's authentic sense of place, history and romance are woven into a magical tapestry." -- Winnipeg Free Press "Wayne Johnston is a brilliant and accomplished writer and his Newfoundland -- boots and boats, rough politics and rough country, history and journalism -- during the wild Smallwood years is vivid and sharp." -- E. Annie Proulx, author of The Shipping News "A classic historical novel... deeply felt and powerfully imagined [that] will make a permanent mark on our literature." -- The Toronto Star , Choice for Best Book of 1998 Reader Reviews Average Reader Review: Number of Reviews: 2 1. Joey Smallwood's Slow Rise Reviewer: Frank Young from North York Ontario (fwy@pathcom.com) Date: 9/16/2000 10:37:27 PM This is a really good book. Having said that, it must also be said that two of the major components of this novel are less than successful. The central "mystery" is ultimately of little consequence and one of the two main characters around whom this intricate, fascinating novel is wound is pretty shallow and ultimately uninteresting. However, the story of Joey Smallwood and his times and his native Newfoundland is incredibly well told. Gripping, funny, pathetic and full of adventures, Smallwood's life as portrayed in this book may not be 100% historically accurate, but man, is it ever entertaining. This novel; is so good, that despite a couple of major flaws, it is destined to be a classic of Canadian literature. 2. Glen from Edmonton Reviewer: Glen MacNeil from Edmonton, Alberta Date: 6/26/2000 1:47:04 AM The Colony of Unrequited Dreams by Wayne Johnston is a gripping read. He recounts a very believable story about one of the most famous characters in Newfoundland's history. He does this by highlighting Joey Smallwood's relationship with the ubiquitous Fielding while at the same time reminding us of Smallwood's family and his roots. It illustrates how closely all aspects of life are linked. Through Smallwood, we are shown how persistence and the desire to never disappear can be interesting ingredients for life and can result in longevity. It is a must read for anyone who likes to cheer for the underdog. 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How can geomatics be made more attractive? Which 10 government workflows can benefit from mobilizing maps? Find out these and more in the August SDI Interesting Reads.
Get inspiration for your projects from this compilation of interesting articles, blog posts and other resources related to spatial data infrastructures (SDI).
In this webinar, Esri's ArcGIS Content Team described the new vector tile layer basemaps, which include community contributed content. They also demonstrated how to customize the basemaps to fit your needs. As well, they showed the elevation content available in the Living Atlas and explained how communities can contribute their data to help with this effort.
All Australian maps are off by 1.5 metres. Are you brave enough to use a self-driving car there?


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import java.lang.annotation.Inherited;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;

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 * Annotation on a class defining a Java task.
 *
 * @author Mayur Naik (mhn@cs.stanford.edu)
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@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
@Inherited
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    String name() default "";    // may be empty
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The Superhero King (1994)
Catherine (Rosemary Hills)
in: Animals, Anthropomorphic, Female,
TV Show Heroes
Heroes from the past
Jakers!: The Adventures of Piggley Winks Characters
Characters with a bow
Characters Who Wear Glasses
Tomboys
Red Characters
Girly Girls
Pretty Girls
PBS Kids Characters
PBS Kids Females
Characters who wear no shoes
Qubo Characters
Dannan O'Mallard
Dannan O'Mallard is the granddaughter of Grandma O'Mallard, the cousin of Gaddie, the best friend of Piggley Winks and Ferny Toro and is the tritagonist of Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks. In all her appearances Dannan is seen as an 8-year-old duck living in the village of Tara in Ireland during the 1950s in a small house near a lake with her grandmother (though her mother is mentioned in earlier episodes).
In the episode Dannan's American Cousin she is shown to have a cousin named Gaddie who moved to America at a young age and fully embraced the American lifestyle.
She is voiced by Tara Strong
2 Also Known For Stephen Squirrelsky
Dannan has brown feathers and wears a red sweater, a red or green bow and glasses. On the episode "A Touch of Spain", Dannan wore a red dress and pumps to perform a Spanish dance.
Also Known For Stephen Squirrelsky
She is one of the main characters and is also Andrew and Stephen's friends.
Dannan with Piggley and Ferny
Unlike Piggley and Ferny, Dannan is the only member of the trio who's adult counterpart doesn't appear.
Her, Ferny, and Piggley's appearances in the Stephen Squirrelsky and Friends' movie spoof travels are The Great Hedgehog Detective (FamousImagination50's Style), Vanellope Von Schweetz (a.k.a. Pippi Longstocking), The Train and the Boat Hoodwinked! (Dalmatian Tunes' Style), Beauty and the Grizzly Bear, The Rescuers (TrainBoy43's Style), Nikki's Adventures of Sing Along Songs Episode 4, The Rescuers Down Under (TrainBoy43's Style), The Secret of NIMH (Nikkdisneylover8390's Human Style), Nikki's Adventures of Sing Along Songs Episode 6, Home on the Range (DalMatian Tunes' Style), Kermit's Winter Wonderland, The Little Jungle Boy, Kermiladdin 2: The Return of McLeach, AiAi the Monkey and A Day for George, The Reindeer and the Deer, Animal Story 2 (Stephen Druschke's Style), AiAi's Grand Adventure: The Search for Tails, A Cartoon Character's Life, Nikki's Adventures of Sing Along Songs Episode 7, Here Comes Winnie the Pooh, Animals, Inc. (Dragon Rockz's Style), Simba 2, Miss Bianca and the Bernard 2: Fievel's Adventure, FernGully: The Last Rainforest (Dragon Rockz's Style), A Pooh in Central Park, Bubblesrella 2: Dreams Come True, The Brave Little Piglet, Kung Fu Owen, Nikki's Adventures of Sing Along Songs Episode 8, The Thomas O'Malley Movie, Kermit Returns, Fievel the Red Nosed Mouse and The Island of Misfits, Nikki's Adventures of Sing Along Songs Episode 9, A Cartoon Character's Life Activity Center, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Justin Quintanilla's Style), Finding Alvin (J.B. Eagle's Style), Animated Tale (TheTure DisneyKing's Style), The Forest Book 2 (TrainBoy43's Style), Nikki's Adventures of Sing Along Songs Episode 10, Madagascar (FamousImagination50's Style), Sleeping Beauty (Justin Quintanilla's Style), Aurorastasia, Despicable Me (Justin Quintanilla's Style), We're Back!: A Jungle Animal's Story, Jimmynocchio, The Wizard of Oz (Uranimated18's Style), Isabellan, 101 Trains, and Goku's Travels and will even be in more movie spoof travels.
In the episode "Song of the Banshee", it is revealed that Dannan is afraid of banshees.
Dannan can be feisty sometimes and yell at Ferny and Piggley that she's not afraid of anything.


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Obstructive lung disease and quality of life after cure of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis in Uganda: A cross-sectional study
Edwin Nuwagira, Anna Stadelman, Joseph Baruch Baluku, Joshua Rhein, Pauline Byakika-Kibwika, Harriet Mayanja, Ken M. Kunisaki
Medicine - Infectious Disease and International
Medicine - Veteran's Administration Medical Center
Background: Pulmonary multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) alters lung architecture and involves lengthy treatment duration, high pill burden, drug adverse effects, travel restrictions, and stigma. Literature about pulmonary function and health-related quality of life (QoL) of patients treated for MDR TB is limited. This study sought to determine the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and QoL of patients who were treated for pulmonary MDR TB. Methods: Participants who completed 18 months of pulmonary MDR TB treatment and considered cured were eligible to be evaluated in a cross-sectional study. We performed post-bronchodilator spirometry to measure forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC). COPD was defined as FEV1/FVC < 0.7; health-related QoL was assessed using the Medical Outcomes Survey for HIV (MOS-HIV) and St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ). Linear and logistic regression models were used to assess associations with COPD, health-related QoL, and other characteristics of the cohort. Results: A total of 95 participants were enrolled. Median age of the cohort was 39 years (interquartile range (IQR), 29-45), and 55 (58%) were HIV-positive. COPD prevalence was 23% (22/95). Median SGRQ score was normal at 7.8 (IQR, 3.1-14.8). Median mental and physical health summary scores were significantly impaired, at 58.6 (IQR, 52.0-61.5) and 52.9 (IQR, 47.8-57.9), respectively, on a scale of 0 to 100 where 100 represents excellent physical or mental health. In this sample, 19% (18/95) of participants were in the lowest relative socioeconomic position (SEP) while 34% (32/95) were in the highest relative SEP. Belonging in the lowest SEP group was the strongest predictor of COPD. Conclusion: Individuals who have completed MDR TB treatment have a high prevalence of COPD and low mental and physical health summary scores. Our study highlights the need for pulmonary rehabilitation programs in patients with a low socioeconomic position (SEP) after MDR TB treatment.
Tropical Medicine and Health
Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis
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Nuwagira, E., Stadelman, A., Baluku, J. B., Rhein, J., Byakika-Kibwika, P., Mayanja, H., & Kunisaki, K. M. (2020). Obstructive lung disease and quality of life after cure of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis in Uganda: A cross-sectional study. Tropical Medicine and Health, 48(1), [34]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-020-00221-y
Obstructive lung disease and quality of life after cure of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis in Uganda : A cross-sectional study. / Nuwagira, Edwin; Stadelman, Anna; Baluku, Joseph Baruch; Rhein, Joshua; Byakika-Kibwika, Pauline; Mayanja, Harriet; Kunisaki, Ken M.
In: Tropical Medicine and Health, Vol. 48, No. 1, 34, 19.05.2020.
Nuwagira, E, Stadelman, A, Baluku, JB, Rhein, J, Byakika-Kibwika, P, Mayanja, H & Kunisaki, KM 2020, 'Obstructive lung disease and quality of life after cure of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis in Uganda: A cross-sectional study', Tropical Medicine and Health, vol. 48, no. 1, 34. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-020-00221-y
Nuwagira E, Stadelman A, Baluku JB, Rhein J, Byakika-Kibwika P, Mayanja H et al. Obstructive lung disease and quality of life after cure of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis in Uganda: A cross-sectional study. Tropical Medicine and Health. 2020 May 19;48(1). 34. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-020-00221-y
Nuwagira, Edwin ; Stadelman, Anna ; Baluku, Joseph Baruch ; Rhein, Joshua ; Byakika-Kibwika, Pauline ; Mayanja, Harriet ; Kunisaki, Ken M. / Obstructive lung disease and quality of life after cure of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis in Uganda : A cross-sectional study. In: Tropical Medicine and Health. 2020 ; Vol. 48, No. 1.
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Q: How to revert git after hard reset I am trying to revert hard reset in my local branch
I was trying to commit changes to github repository. But it said your current branch is behind. I found hard reset option. I did hard reset after i pulled and pushed files but it changed all files to files in github repo. I lost all the local changes.gitdash-1 gitdash-2 gitdash-3 here is the deleted files i wanna get them back

A: If you would like to get your branch on a revision where it was before, and assuming you have no way in front of you to get the Id of the old tip of the branch (another branch, the terminal output when you where doing operations, some of which show ids of revisions), you can always check git reflog where you can see the ids of the revisions where HEAD has been. If you see the ID of the revision you want a branch to be, then git branch -f some-branch some-id or git reset --hard some-id (if the branch is already checked out).

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Or A Cabrach Wife's Views on Things in general.
Tho' noo he's ower the seas tae France tae help them wi' the war.
Love's glamour gilds wi' glittrin' gowd the form it lichts upon.
That fears na' man or mither's son o' German, Turk, or deil.
Tae min' my curnie hens an' deuks the time that I'm awa'.
For meat's sae dear they're eatin' aff thcir heids maist ilka day.
For I aye thocht b' keepin' hens that they were keepin' me.
A teem troch for the grumphie means a teem pigstye for me.
Tho' Farfar rock is raffy, an' there's routh o' pandrops yet.
As they sqeeze anither penny oot o' crumpet, scone, an' bun.
An' as the brewer turns the maut, an' sowfs ower "Scots wha hae,"
An' gey sair grippet wi' the war, the 'oors, an' a' the rest.
Bit 'tween the twa they're keepin' meat an' drink baith unco short.
If they'd commandeer some com monsense, we'll get tae Berlin yet.
An' plant pitaties, leeks, an' kail on Murcar's bonnie greens.
An' sair tae see the brains o' Britain bummlin' ower sic styte.
Sae fat's the diff'rence if ye get as muckle's ye can eat? "
"We'll warm the cockles o' oor he'rts an' hae a gless o' port."
An' fae that time till sax o'clock ye get nae drink ava'?
An' I daursay they'd fine us baith jist for even thinkin' o't.
Sae cannily we got oor trocks an' took oor wyes for hame.
An' them that needs an extra whiff maun get a leeshins for't.
Sae Jean," says I, "fat needs ye tchauve an' trauchle here yer lane?
He'll jink the German Geordies, an' come back athoot a scratch.
An' fouk jist eat an' drink fat suits their palate an' their purse."
For hill-fouks' he'rts aye hanker for the smell o' heatherbells.
Is mair tae me than gowd or gear, braw freens, or muckle hoose.
O' muircocks i' the gloamin' as they're reistin' for the nicht.
Sweel't ower wi' wauchts o' foamin' milk jist feshen fae the byre.
An' fish is nae a fairly wi' the Rooster rinni n' past.
An' Bell's aul' bonnet hid tae dae anither Sacrament.
Tho' gie't its due, it's nae the ane that aften flytes or scauls.
An' wi' a teem sleeve hingin' limply fae his shoother-heid.
Sae picki n' up his ither airm he stoppit for the day.
For aince a Gordon's birse is up, he'll face the deil 'imsel'.
For lat the odds be fat they may, the Cordons "cairry on,"
It's a wye they hae the lads that hail fae Dev'ron, Dee, an' Don.
He'll fecht his battles ower again gaun pottrin' roon the fairm.
Ye'll hear the story o' the war fae Sergeant John Mc Phee.
Tho' my he'rt's amang the kilties far across the grey Nor' Sea.


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RCW 46.55.130
Notice requirements—Public auction—Accumulation of storage charges.
(1) If, after the expiration of fifteen days from the date of mailing of notice of custody and sale required in RCW 46.55.110(3) to the registered and legal owners, the vehicle remains unclaimed and has not been listed as a stolen vehicle, a suspended license impound has been directed but no commercially reasonable tender has been paid under RCW 46.55.120, or a person eligible to redeem under RCW 46.55.120(1)(a)(viii) has not come forth providing information that the registered or legal owner of a motorcycle or moped is an admitted patient in a hospital, the registered tow truck operator having custody of the vehicle shall conduct a sale of the vehicle at public auction after having first published a notice of the date, place, and time of the auction, and a method to contact the tow truck operator conducting the auction such as a telephone number, email address, or website, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the vehicle is located not less than three days and no more than ten days before the date of the auction. For the purposes of this section, a newspaper of general circulation may be a commercial, widely circulated, free, classified advertisement circular not affiliated with the registered tow truck operator and the notice may be listed in a classification delineating "auctions" or similar language designed to attract potential bidders to the auction. The notice shall contain a notification that a public viewing period will be available before the auction and the length of the viewing period. The auction shall be held during daylight hours of a normal business day. The viewing period must be one hour if twenty-five or fewer vehicles are to be auctioned, two hours if more than twenty-five and fewer than fifty vehicles are to be auctioned, and three hours if fifty or more vehicles are to be auctioned. If the registered tow truck operator is notified that the registered or legal owner of the moped or motorcycle is an admitted patient in the hospital as evidenced by a declaration on a form authorized by the department, the registered tow truck operator may delay the auction of the moped or motorcycle for a reasonable time in a good faith effort to provide additional time for the redemption of the vehicle.
(2) The following procedures are required in any public auction of such abandoned vehicles:
(a) The auction shall be held in such a manner that all persons present are given an equal time and opportunity to bid;
(b) All bidders must be present at the time of auction unless they have submitted to the registered tow truck operator, who may or may not choose to use the preauction bid method, a written bid on a specific vehicle. Written bids may be submitted up to five days before the auction and shall clearly state which vehicle is being bid upon, the amount of the bid, and who is submitting the bid;
(c) The open bid process, including all written bids, shall be used so that everyone knows the dollar value that must be exceeded;
(d) The highest two bids received shall be recorded in written form and shall include the name, address, and telephone number of each such bidder;
(e) In case the high bidder defaults, the next bidder has the right to purchase the vehicle for the amount of his or her bid;
(f) The successful bidder shall apply for title within fifteen days;
(g) The registered tow truck operator shall post a copy of the auction procedure at the bidding site. If the bidding site is different from the licensed office location, the operator shall post a clearly visible sign at the office location that describes in detail where the auction will be held. At the bidding site a copy of the newspaper advertisement that lists the vehicles for sale shall be posted;
(h) All surplus moneys derived from the auction after satisfaction of the registered tow truck operator's lien shall be remitted within thirty days to the department for deposit in the state motor vehicle fund. A report identifying the vehicles resulting in any surplus shall accompany the remitted funds. If the director subsequently receives a valid claim from the registered vehicle owner of record as determined by the department within one year from the date of the auction, the surplus moneys shall be remitted to such owner;
(i) If an operator receives no bid, or if the operator is the successful bidder at auction, the operator shall, within forty-five days, sell the vehicle to a licensed vehicle wrecker, hulk hauler, or scrap processor by use of the abandoned vehicle report-affidavit of sale, or the operator shall apply for title to the vehicle.
(3) A tow truck operator may refuse to accept a bid at an abandoned vehicle auction under this section for any reason in the operator's posted operating procedures and for any of the following reasons: (a) The bidder is currently indebted to the operator; (b) the operator has knowledge that the bidder has previously abandoned vehicles purchased at auction; or (c) the bidder has purchased, at auction, more than four vehicles in the last calendar year without obtaining title to any or all of the vehicles. In no case may an operator hold a vehicle for longer than ninety days without holding an auction on the vehicle, except for vehicles that are under a police or judicial hold.
(4)(a) The accumulation of storage charges applied to the lien at auction under RCW 46.55.140 may not exceed fifteen additional days from the date of receipt of the information by the operator from the department as provided by RCW 46.55.110(3) plus the storage charges accumulated prior to the receipt of the information. However, vehicles redeemed pursuant to RCW 46.55.120 prior to their sale at auction are subject to payment of all accumulated storage charges from the time of impoundment up to the time of redemption.
(b) The failure of the registered tow truck operator to comply with the time limits provided in this chapter limits the accumulation of storage charges to five days except where delay is unavoidable. Providing incorrect or incomplete identifying information to the department in the abandoned vehicle report shall be considered a failure to comply with these time limits if correct information is available. However, storage charges begin to accrue again on the date the correct and complete information is provided to the department by the registered tow truck operator.
[ 2017 c 152 § 2; 2011 c 65 § 1; 2006 c 28 § 1; 2002 c 279 § 12; 2000 c 193 § 2; 1998 c 203 § 6; 1989 c 111 § 12; 1987 c 311 § 13; 1985 c 377 § 13.]
Short title—2017 c 152: See note following RCW 46.55.125.
Finding—1998 c 203: See note following RCW 46.55.105.


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Jim Estes
Adjunct Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz
Jim Estes is a Research Biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Western Ecological Research Center, based at University of California Santa Cruz's Center for Ocean Health at Long Marine Laboratory. He is renowned nationally and internationally for his research on the key role of sea otters in kelp forest ecosystems.
Jim's groundbreaking research revealed the precipitous decline of sea otters in Alaska, the discovery that killer whales were preying on otters, and the subsequent chain reaction resulting in the loss of entire kelp forest ecosystems. He first published his findings in Science in 1998, then went on to capture global attention by telling his story through newspaper, magazine, radio, and television media—including the New York Times, National Geographic, National Public Radio, CNN, and the Canadian Broadcasting Company. Jim has received the Shoemaker Award for Distinguished Achievement in Communication from the USGS, which honors a scientist who creates excitement and enthusiasm for science among nonscientists


Today's video comes from and interview I conducted in early 2017 with Fr. Michael Oleksa when he came to the area to give some lectures. Fr. Michael is a talented storyteller. He has served as a village priest, as a university professor, and has written a number of books on Alaskan culture and history, in particular, the classic work, Orthodox Alaska. So I hope you'll enjoy this episode from my interview with Fr. Michael.
Obviously, the native people had no consciousness of Jesus Christ and His presence on Earth that had occurred a couple thousand years earlier. And this is, of course, a contribution because the Lord saying, "Bless those who curse you, do good to those who wish you evil, love your enemies," that was a moral leap forward that no tribal peoples had ever discerned. In addition to that, of course, there's the whole experience of Great and Holy Week, especially the last thee days, the three-day Pascha, the betrayal, trial, execution, death, and burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ and what that means for everyone. The joy of Pascha was obviously something the missionaries could contribute.
Christ is not just the fulfillment of the law and the prophets for the Jewish people. Christ is the fulfillment of the spiritual aspirations of all people. And so, the Gospel is presented as the rest of the story, as the part of the spiritual life of the human race that no tribe has discerned or figured out or predicted. The Jewish people didn't expect it to turn out the way it actually did! They were expecting a different kind of Messiah than what they got. So, it's not just true for the Jewish people who were actually expecting a Messiah; it's true for those who weren't, especially, in our case, the Alaskan natives.
So to then tell the story of Jesus and how He came to Earth to unite us to the Father, and to bring us communion with the spiritual world, with the elements, with the angels, with the saints and martyrs, and, ultimately, with the Father Himself, that was news. That was good news, precisely. That's what the Gospel is! It's the rest of the story. So the Gospel was very well received because it was presented as the part of the story you could have never figured out and you could have never guessed.
And it's joyful because it's the destruction of death itself. No tribal culture predicted or expected that death itself would be abolished. And yet, that's exactly what the crucifixion and death of Christ brings.
The people hearing, I think especially the Holy Saturday Liturgy, must have been deeply moved. "Today Hell cries out groaning, I should not have accepted this man born of Mary. He came and destroyed my power." That's good news to everybody, not just for the Jews who were expecting the Messiah. It was good news for everyone in the whole world.
And then, the Holy Saturday entrance hymn: "Let all mortal flesh keep silent, and in fear and trembling stand, pondering nothing earthly minded, for the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords comes to be slain to give Himself as food to the faithful." You see how that resonated with a hunting and gathering culture who believed already that the animals were sacrificing themselves to feed the humans. And now, the Church is saying, "And that's what God has done. He comes to Earth in the flesh so that he can be killed, and then, to give himself eucharistically as physical, bodily, but also spiritual food to those who believe." More good news!
So, the joy of Pascha, the revelation that God has come to Earth to destroy death by His death, and that "not one dead" — as St. John Chrysostom tells us on Pascha at the Midnight service — "and not one dead remains in the tomb," i.e. that your ancestors will all be raised. Of course, this is something else that might be somewhat controversial, but that's exactly what we Orthodox believe. Christ doesn't die just for the believers and just for the Christians. He dies for everybody. And all the dead of all the ages are raised. And on Judgment Day, they will all be judged according to what God has given and revealed to them during their lifetime and how well they've lived up to it.
So those righteous, even if they weren't baptized and never heard about Jesus Christ, those righteous from past ages, in a sense, still have hope of the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. They're not condemned because baptismal water never touched their brows, that they were never immersed in the waters. From now on we expect that because we hope people will grow in sanctity, grow in righteousness, grow toward Christ-likeness. But for those generations that were born before the Gospel arrived, God will be merciful. And all the dead, including those ancestors of ours who never heard the Gospel preached, will somehow be included. They won't be judged and they won't be condemned because it wasn't their fault, you could say. And God will take that into account on Judgment Day. So it's good news all the way around.
So often Christian missions, again, have come in with the attitude that whatever you believed before we arrived was somehow tainted or even inspired by the evil one. Fortunately, our missionaries did not take that approach. "Whatever you've had that was good and pleasing, whatever was true and lovely and beautiful, hold onto these things." That's St. Paul's admonition, and our missionaries were wise enough to take that approach. And that means that the people became Orthodox Christians in Alaska as the fulfillment of what they already knew.
And I would say that that's advice to new converts. No matter what your spiritual background was, no matter where you came from, that was good. It brought you to Orthodoxy. It couldn't have been all bad. If you were a former Protestant, or Catholic, or Buddhist, or Muslim, or whatever, or agnostic, you had no spiritual background whatsoever, ultimately, the Spirit of God brought you to the truth in the end. You should never look back and denigrate any of that. It brought you to Christ. It brought you to the Church. It made you who you are. And we have to give thanks to God for that.
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Al Éxito provides programming that builds the leadership potential of Latino/a youth through college preparation, career development, civic engagement, family support, & celebration of culture.
Iowa Women's Foundation (IWF) funding is supporting Al Éxito's girls' leadership program in Tama and Belmond. Al Éxito program has developed key strategies to actively engage youth throughout their development that will lead them to long-term success as adults in higher education, careers, and as leaders in their communities.
Al Éxito Tama and Belmond (AÉTB) is empowering Iowa's future skilled and educated works force. IWF's funding has allowed the program to expand to serve 6th through 12th graders by building on the leadership of the older students, as well as providing weekly programs for the first time in these rural communities. Each program is currently planning special college visits where the students will meet with other Latino students, staff, and faculty, many first-generation college experienced. With only 12% of Latinos in Iowa with a bachelor's degree, these trips are crucial to building students' confidence on college campuses.
IWF has enabled AÉTB to support Latinas in their rural communities. IWF funding has allowed two Latinas to be contracted as facilitators We hired Socorro Martinez in Belmond and Nadia Jimenez in Tama. Both women are employees at their schools and well known in their community. AÉ empowered these leaders by providing workshops and trainings as well as creating a network of support across the state with other Latina leaders. Representing AÉ, these Latinas are viewed with new authority and respect in their leadership role. They are making collaborative partnerships with other community leaders as they support youth in civic engagement. Many AÉ leaders in their new role have been invited to share their experience and expertise in their community, and asked to be on panels, committees, and boards. IWF funding has allowed AÉ to create positive change in the lives of our girls and our leaders.


On Tuesday, 4 August 2015 the Deputy Premier of New South Wales, Mr Troy Grant, made a media release stating that Police will now be able to wear their guns in court. This new protocol took effect on 10 August 2015.
Prior to this protocol being introduced by the NSW Government, police were not permitted to bring their guns into a courthouse or courtroom unless they sought and gained special permission from a judicial officer.
The media release cites Australia's heightened terrorism alert and the risk posed to police, judicial officers and the community as being the basis of the introduction of the protocol.
The protocol compromises the safety of all people in the courthouse and courtroom. A firearm is a dangerous weapon with the capacity to inflict serious injury or cause death. The mere presence of such a dangerous weapon increases the likelihood of it being used.
Courthouses and courtrooms are already stressful places for defendants, witnesses and members of the public. People attend court to receive a penalty, support loved ones or are going to be cross-examined in the witness box. The presence of a dangerous weapon such as a firearm is only likely to add to the stress of being in the courtroom environment.
The protocol compromises the safety of the police officers that are intended to be protected. As an example, if 10 members of an Outlaw Motorcycle Gang were to get into an elevator with one police officer, it would increase the likelihood of that firearm being used against the police officer. If the police officer threatened to draw their gun against the people in the elevator, that action of itself may cause serious harm to be inflicted on the police officer.
Traditionally, the Sherriff's Department of NSW has been charged with the security of NSW courthouses. The role of the Sherriff underpins the independence of the courts and judiciary. Members of the NSW Police often need to give evidence as witnesses in court proceedings. The police were not previously responsible for the security of the courtroom or judicial officers and therefore it could not be suggested that there was a bias towards Police. A member of the public may perceive that judicial officers are biased because the NSW Police (the witnesses in court) are responsible for courtroom safety.
All people are meant to be equal in the eyes of the law. Police will now appear more powerful in the court room by virtue of the dangerous weapon attached to their hip.
There are greater safety concerns at NSW court houses than an immediate threat to police officers in the court room. I.e. Magistrates and Judges are the people making adverse rulings against defendants – should they then be allowed to carry a firearm?
The protocol makes it easier for civilians to bring firearms into courthouses. As an example, if a terrorist wanted to impersonate a police officer and walk into a court room with a loaded firearm, such an act would be easier to achieve under the new protocol. Previously no persons were permitted to bring a firearm into a court room, however, it is unlikely that the Sherriff's Department would be able to adequately check every police officer's identification prior to entering a courtroom.
The protocol cites an increased risk of terrorism as part of the reason why police will now carry firearms in court. This protocol was not brought into effect after September 11, the Bali Bombings or the Lindt Cafe Siege. It is difficult to conceive how the terrorism alert could be higher now than it was on those previous occasions.
Police being allowed to bring firearms into the court room highlights a more serious resource issue within the Attorney General's Department. If courthouses were as safe as they are meant to be then there would be no need for the police to carry firearms in courthouses. If the Sherriff's Department were adequately resourced there would be no perceived threat to police officers or anyone else in the courthouse.
To the knowledge of this author, there has been no incident that has occurred in a courthouse or courtroom environment in recent times which could have been resolved by the presence of a NSW Police Officer with a firearm.
This protocol represents a lazy approach by the NSW Government to courthouse security and provides unnecessary power to the NSW Police. Rather than providing proper resources to the Sheriff's Department, the safety of all people at courthouses will be further compromised by putting dangerous weapons in high pressure environments. The protocol certainly undermines the independance of the judiciary and its capacity to manage their own courtrooms.
But perhaps most importantly, the NSW Government needs to reconsider its position on this issue before someone is harmed or killed as a result of Police carrying guns in court.


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Last night, I took Vicki, my visiting friend, to the imaginatively named Exchequer gastropub on Exchequer Street! No, I'm not rich, but I had bought vouchers from Citydeal so we were able to pay for most of the meal with them.
I'd never been to the Exchequer before. It's really pretty. There was a very rowdy elderly bunch shouting at each other so enthusiastically about golf or something we had to move tables to get away from them (seriously!!) but we had a great heart-to-heart and a fantastic meal. There's even a brooding, mysterious-looking chef type person swanning around, so we had a bit of a look at him, too. I must say, now that I work in a restaurant, it's really very nice to be on the other side of receiving service and a cooked meal for a change.
Unbelievable goings-on
I have steam coming out of my ears! I wanted my friend Vicki to get along with my flatmate Bepe as she'd be staying at our place, so the three of us went out last night. We bumped into some friends of his and between one thing and another ended up in Hogan's on George's Street.
Hogan's isn't a place I usually go, but it's nice. Anyway, the evening was going great, and then I noticed that she was flirting with Bepe, big time. Surely that's not on? Of course, it's not really my business, but she's here to visit ME, goshdarnit, and I don't want to have to deal with hurt feelings, etc., or whatever. Anyway, it's all pretty awkward and needless to say I haven't even mentioned it to her because I don't want to cause any hard feelings... but still. Grumph.
So this morning we went for Irish Breakfast at T.P. Smiths, which is near where I live. (Very nice, by the way, I haven't needed lunch in consequence). She could tell that something was up, but I didn't tell her. I don't know why it's getting to me so much!!! I advised her to go the Hugh Lane on her own this afternoon, because I've already been there several times, so that's what she's doing now. Sigh. Maybe I should just get over it already. I honestly don't know why it's bugging me so much.
Anyway, we're going to the theatre tonight. Maybe we can talk about it after the show. It's a new play. We're going to two things as part of the Theatre Festival, one Irish classic, and one new. It was hard to choose as there's so much on, so in the end I selected almost at random. Looking forward to it though! :-)
Hallow'een
Hallow'een is coming! I think it's my favourite festival. I've loved it ever since I saw Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas as a little kids. It scared the bejesus out of me, as my local greengrocer would say, but I think it's my favourite film of all time, and quite possibly the reason why I ended up studying Gothic literature in the first place.
And of course it's particularly special to celebrate Hallow'een in Ireland, where the festival originates. People say it's become "Americanised" and I'm guessing that's supposed to be a bad thing, but I'd be more inclined to see it as part of the ebb and flow of Irish culture across the Atlantic. Anyway, if you can't beat it, you might as well join in!!! And this year, I'm gonna have a party. Although this event in Marlay Park also looks like fun.
I'm having a wonderful week so far -- OK, so it's only Monday -- because my best galpal, Vicki, is here, and we are just seeing all the sights -- many of which I've already seen over my year-and-a-half here and also plenty of new ones. We've lucked out with all the stuff on right now, from the Theatre Festival to Oktoberfest, and I already know that I'm going to be crawling to the boss and looking for overtime to pay for all this, but what the hey -- it's worth it because my best, oldest friend is here and we are making memories that are going to last a lifetime!
I was a little nervous about introducing her to my best Irish friend, Saoirse, and sure enough, it was a little awkward. Why is it hard when friends from different parts of one's life meet up? I've never been able to understand that! Fortunately, considering the bijou size of our apartment, she's hit it off with my flatmate Bepe. That's a relief.


When we meet with a client or Seller we review the specific dynamics of the property or portfolios as well as the objectives of the seller, we then make recommendations as to the type of auction, marketing requirements, methods bidding or other disposition alternatives. We review with the Seller's, their lenders, partners and other interested parties the goals, timing, market conditions and property characteristics and present options for the sale. One of the first things we try to do is predict "who is the buyer and how do we reach them?" While evaluating how to best meet these goals, we try to predict the buyer profile, where will we find the buyer and structure a disposition program that is comfortable for the Seller and yet create the "illusion of a bargain" motivating buyers to investigate the property and participate in the sale.
Absolute or Without Reserve – There is no minimum bid and the Seller is committed to sell the property to the highest bidder, regardless of price. We will generally use a "Suggested Opening Bid" to give an indication where the bidding will start, but remember, in an auction it doesn't matter where the bidding starts, only where it ends! While an Absolute sale appears to be most risky, in reality it will bring out more bidders and creates more potential sale value for the seller.
Minimum Bid or Disclosed Reserve – A Minimum Bid is disclosed, committing the seller to sell the property to the highest bidder either at or over the published Minimum Bid. As opposed to a traditional sale, if a Minimum Bid strategy is used, the Minimum Bid price should be set at a discount to perceived current market value in order to generate bidders to participate, buyers are looking for a bargain and will not participate in an auction or bid sale unless a "perceived" bargain is projected, even though in many case they will pay more than they initially thought they would.
With Reserve – The seller reserves the right to accept or reject the highest bid. This method is perceived as being the safest, in reality it can be the least effective in that the buyers may not feel the Seller is "serious" about selling the property will wait to see if it sells at the auction and try to buy it at a greater discount if it does not sell. The goal will be to convey the seriousness of the Seller they will sell the day of the auction and create a "fear of loss" which will motivate buyers to "act now"!
Open Outcry Auctions – Used where the buyers prefer to bid in person and will buy the property exactly under the terms of the offering. This strategy is selected when price is the primary consideration as to who buys the property. This exciting method much resembles a fine art or other collectable auctions that you may have experienced in person or on television. With the advent of the internet, on-line bidders can be brought in to participate in the open outcry auctions.
Sealed Bid Auctions – In this type of auction bidders submit a bid on an approved real estate sales contract which is submitted with designated certified earnest money funds. The seller selects the winning bid which may be the highest price or a buyer the Seller feels can best perform and close the transaction. There is also the option to narrow the list of bidders and go back one or more bidders with requests for "highest and best offers" This type of auction is favored if there is a likelihood that the seller is interested in considering optional terms to purchase or there is more than one property being offered and assemblage can be determined by each bidder to meet their individual needs. Sealed Bid offerings are also effective when it is perceived that the depth of the buying universe is small and potential prices can be highly divergent.
On-Line Auctions – On line auctions are simply another approach to an open outcry auction. An online bidding platform can be much like EBay or it can be in conjunction with an open outcry auction. On-line bidding is becoming more prevalent and widens the buyer universe where bidders can be located in any location and bid competitively with all buyers, either in an on-line only auction sale or in tandem with live auction event. Multi-par Auctions – This is a process where large land parcels or dissimilar portfolios can be bid in a process "parts against the whole". Take for example a 500-acre land site, the highway frontage may have more value than the interior tracts. Instead of looking for one solo buyer, multiple buyers can buy based on their usage requirements, resulting in higher gross value to the seller.
Simulcast Auctions – An open outcry auction that is conducted in two or more bidding locations simultaneously allowing bidders in different cities or different countries to bid for the same property.
Hybrid Auctions – Hybrid Auctions simply include elements of the various programs listed above providing the seller with the optimum approach to create additional bids for their property. Our objective is to achieve the overall objectives of our clients whether that is price, terms, or timing.
Dutch Auction Bidding – In this method the auctioneer begins by asking for an opening bid at a highly elevated price, one they know is more than the value of property and keeps moving down until someone in the audience bids, the auctioneer will escalate bids until the highest bidder is determined. This is a method most effective when the auctioneer knows there is limited interest or few buyers for the property and will generally end the auction quickly.
High Bidder's Choice – In this style of bidding, similar properties are grouped on a display board next to the auctioneer. Bidders then bid for the right to select the property or unit of their choice from the available inventory. The highest bidder's choice is then removed and a subsequent round of bidding begins with the remaining properties. This style of bidding is most commonly used on the sale of new construction condominiums or townhomes or with commercial properties of similar value. The benefit of this type of format is to create greater competition from all buyers, vs. a unit by unit or sequential bid format, with buyers not knowing if the person next to them wants their desired unit or property.
Multi-Par Bidding – Multi-Par Bidding is most commonly used on the sale of large undeveloped land where multiple parcels of land are offered. This method allows the bidder to place bids for various configurations of parcels based on the bidder's desire to assemble the parcels.
Governmental Agencies/Housing Authorities - As funding have been reduced from HUD and other sources, many of these Governmental and quasi-Governmental agencies are looking to sell surplus or unused properties to: a) Clean up portfolio b) Generate additional funds to provide services for their constituents c) Put tax exempt properties back into the private sector d) Reduce blight in urban area and rebuild neighborhoods.
Bankruptcy or Partnership Dissolution – Auctions are excellent methods of bringing transparency to the sale of assets for the dissolution of a partnership or the sale of assets in a bankruptcy situation for the benefit of creditors who prefer not to take title to the asset but would rather sell it immediately at market value without assuming the liability of being part of the chain of title.
Trust and Estate Sales – The duties of fiduciary or trustee include the following in the sale of an asset: Making the asset available to all who might have an interest in buying the asset, transparency of the transaction, having all bidders bid under the same terms and conditions. Many times in an estate situation there are tax consequences or different beneficiaries have divergent objectives in dissolution of the estate, sale of the real estate at auction is the solution for trustees to these important issues.
Divorce and Family Partnership Dissolution – Unfortunately families go through trauma today that result in marital divorces or requirements for family businesses that have been around for years, to find ways to monetize the assets of the family or the business. Due to the potential acrimony and time considerations, auctions are an excellent method of bringing transparency to the sale of the assets and in some case can allow certain family members that want to retain the property while in turn finding the "true market value" in order to payoff other family members.
Non-Profit/Charity Donations – Individuals today want to make donations to favored charities or other non-profit organizations and have appreciated real estate they can donate in lieu of making a cash contribution., In most cases the non-profit organization is not set up to manage real property and wants to monetize the donation as quickly as possible. Through the use of an auction the property can be sold and turned into dollars, with the contract or the title transferred to the non-profit where the donor can avoid complicated tax planning issues to the benefit of the receiving entity. The IRS requirements relating to a Bargain Sale are a bit more complicated than a traditional sale, particularly as it relates to the valuation for the donor to be able to use the deduction. It is important to the 501c3 entity and the donor to have good legal and accounting assistance to avoid issues with future audits and penalties.
Public/Governmental Entities – In most state and public sector governmental entities there are strict regulations and statutes that require the entity to use some form of competitive bidding method for contracting and disposition of surplus property, including real property. A properly structured real estate auction program can assist the public entity in increasing exposure of the property and maximizing the value of the real estate for return of dollars to the taxpayers.