DIY faux silver leaf and/or faux mirrored dresser tutorial. AKA My 7 dollar mirrored dresser.
Over the weekend my hubby and I put in a lot of time trying to faux silver leaf an old dresser we've had in the family for years.
My husband put more time in than I did and basically took over the project for the most part.
He's a pretty helpful guy and I"m really lucky to have him. The bad part of this is that I told him we needed to sand down the drawer fronts and sides before applying our faux finish.
He, getting really caught up in so many other things he had going, decided against the sanding of the sides and drawer fronts and the results were less than stellar. So, while this was a DIY flop for me, it still can be DIY success for you.
Cost for all of this was about 7 dollars!
You are going to need 2 sizes of aluminum foil, the wide kind and the normal size, wallpaper glue, and something to apply the glue with. I used a foam brush. You can get the aluminum foil at the Dollar Tree and wallpaper glue anywhere.
I have frequented several sights where people used aluminum leafing to DIY a piece of furniture. I, not knowing anything about metal leafing thought, " Hey, that looks a lot like aluminum foil and if they can do that with aluminum leafing I'm sure I can do it with aluminum foil!"
My best advice to anyone wanting their results as smooth and shiny as possible, is to use it on a piece of furniture that is rectangular and no wider than the widest version of aluminum foil they sell.
My dresser was, and I was able to get a wide roll of aluminum foil to cover the tops and sides without having to piece it. We tried piecing it at first with the smaller aluminum foil and the results weren't so hot. However if you are going for more of a shabby chic look piecing it can be beautiful! Just look at the amazing transformations that I found in the above links!
Prep: Clean and Sand your surface if there are surface irregularities. Make sure it's free from all dust.
1) Measure out the size of foil you want and carefully cut. Decide which side of the foil you want to use. I used the shiniest side to make it look more mirror like.
2) Take your foam brush and apply wallpaper glue to the surface you are working on.
3) Have someone to hold the aluminum foil up for you while you work the other end. Smooth the foil with your hand in a karate chop position and sweep with your hand across the foil at an angle, while your helper is holding the rest of the foil up off of the surface. You want to do this project with a helper to avoid getting too many air bubbles in the foil, by working small sections at a time. Continue working down the surface until it's covered.
4) Repeat with all other surface areas. If you get air bubbles keep working them over to an edge and you should be able to get most of them out. We had a lot of problems with air bubbles at first but we were able to work most of them out.
Here is a close up of the wood grain. I love it!!!
5) If you are working on a wood surface use a small soft towel to smooth over the foil so that you can work the wood grain in to the foil. This makes a more realistic finish. To me it looked like brush strokes so looked more like what I imagined silver leaf to look like.
6) If you accidentally get wallpaper glue on the surface, and you will, clean it up immediately with a little soap and water. I read where others said their glue came off easily. Mine did not.
8) Editors Note: My dresser is getting small tears in it or nicks from items I've placed on it with sharp edges. You may want to seal this or use it on something like a nightstand that won't get so much wear and tear.
And that is about it you guys! I haven't given up. I'll probably redo this dresser again and make sure that prep work is done first. So, what do you think? Would you use aluminum foil to redo a piece of furniture? Let me know! And if you have and want to post pictures send them in and I'll add your photos up here as well!
Oh, one more thing! Speaking of this Z Gallerie coffee table, I feel inspired to try my own version in the not too distant future! So, we shall see.
Very interesting. I never would have though to use foil on furniture.
I really like the look of this silver dresser.
OMGoodness! This is such an awesome makeover! I'm definitely gonna try this! Looks so expensive! Please come link up today at Passionatelyperfect.com!
Thank all of you. Sorry, I wasn't able to link up, I just checked back on my blog today and was a little late in getting your message. Thanks so much for the invite, though!
oh my I luv luv this, but wondering how do you keep it clean?
Hi Maggie! Thanks for the comment. I use just a little vinegar and dry it in a circular motion. We use white vinegar, peroxide, and baking soda for most, if not all, of our household cleaning.
You know, I wanted to silver leaf something the other day and thought about using foil as well. And here you've gone ahead and done it so I don't have to reinvent the wheel! What an interesting finish, you must be thrilled with your hard work. Thanks for linking up to Refresh Your Nest Friday, and who knows-- I might just have to try this idea in the very near future!
Thanks, Carrie. If you do, make sure you seal it with something. There are a few others I've found who've used aluminum foil as well. The links to their projects are in my post.
Nice creation..!!i have just seen the Gold craft studio is also values the creation.and they are good in gold leafing process,silver leafing process and antique leafing process....and many more.


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ABC's Josh Byrne ready to move into 10-Star home
by Cameron Jewell 9 May 2013 Updated 20 May 2013
Josh Byrne
By Donna Kelly
9 May 2013 — ABC TV's Gardening Australia presenter and environmental scientist Josh Byrne is well on his way to finishing two 10 Star Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme energy efficient family homes in the Fremantle suburb of Hilton, in Western Australia, that will slash $2000 from yearly energy bills and outperform on a range of other measures.
Landscaping works have begun and the team has also created Network Partnership agreements with a number of peak industry bodies to help promote the messages of the Josh's House project.
The Greywater Industry Group
Irrigation Australia
The Landscape Industries Association
The Nursery & Garden Industry WA
Smart Approved WaterMark
The Urban Development Institute of Australia
Mr Byrne said last year he and his colleagues were tired of hearing that sustainable construction had to cost more so wanted to prove that resource efficient homes could be built at comparable cost and time frames to regular houses.
And the project was under way.
See our previous report: ABC's Josh Byrne proves 10-Star houses are affordable
For videos and photos go to https://joshshouse.com.au
The three-bedroom, two-bathroom homes will be thermally comfortable year round, without the need for air conditioning or additional heating. They will generate more electricity than they use, and will harvest and recycle water. In addition to private garden areas, a common productive garden will supply both houses with fresh food.
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"The project also demonstrates a more sensitive approach to residential subdivision that has considered maximising effective garden area around the homes to allow for natural shading, children's play spaces and local food production – important health and lifestyle benefits that are rapidly disappearing from our suburbs", Mr Byrne said.
The homes are expected to use less than 10 per cent of the energy of a typical Australian new house, saving the occupants an average of $2000 per year in energy costs. They will emit less than 10 per cent of the greenhouse gas emissions normally created by Australian dwellings and use around 40 per cent of the scheme water of a typical Perth home, while still supporting a diverse and productive garden.
"This project is all about providing an inspiring and practical example of how to create beautiful and resource efficient homes that are accessible to the broader community," Mr Byrne said.
"Key to the project's success will be the industry partnerships that we will form and foster throughout the process to help share ideas and promote the outcomes."
Also on board are builder Highbury Homes, Solar Dwelling's Griff Morris, the Water Corporation and the City of Fremantle.
The building and landscape plans can be downloaded for free here
Factsheets on various aspects of the build will made available during the construction period. There will also be a research component to the project to assess the thermal performance, as well as energy and water efficiency of the homes and landscaping once they are completed and operational.
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High-profile home opens door to public for Sustainable House Day
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Denise Blount says:
Hello Josh, my daughter Jodie Blount met you in WA many years ago and has now got a property of her own. She follows your philosophy and is trying really hard to develop the land her home is on. She has a large hill on the block that requires a retaining wall and weeding etc, it seems a bit too much to manage as they have also renovated the house it has been ongoing for more than 3 years. Her and her husband have done an enormous amount in the garden with many fruit trees and vegie beds. Have you any advice for her. We live in Alexandra Victoria. She believes in permaculture and the life style it provides, regards Denise Blount.
Catriona Jane MacDiarmid says:
Well done Josh.
This is exactly what inspired me to build suburban sustainable homes in 1995 – to make sustainability integral to the whole property.
And from that we established EcoRealEstate and our ecoproperty® system for properties, businesses and all real estate.
We look forward to more mini developers, and eventually the big ones, following this leadership to create great places for people to live based on natural systems of Permaculture, good design.

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The "Evmar"
Singapore Law Reports Cited authorities 12 Cited in 24 Precedent Map Related
Jurisdiction Singapore
Court High Court (Singapore)
Judgment Date 20 April 1989
Docket Number Admiralty In Rem No 59 of 1988
[1989] SGHC 40
Chao Hick Tin JC
Admiralty In Rem No 59 of 1988
The "Evmar"
Augustin Liew (Godwin & Co) for the appellants/plaintiffs
Steven Chong (Drew & Napier) for the respondents/defendants.
Astro Vencedor Compania Naviera SA of Panama v Mabanaft GMBH [1971] 2 QB 588 (refd)
Evangelismos, The (1858) 12 Moo PCC 352; 14 ER 945 (refd)
Golden Trader, The [1975] QB 348; [1974] 1 Lloyd's Rep 378 (refd)
Jalamatsya, The [1987] 2 Lloyd's Rep 164 (refd)
Margaret Jane, The (1869) LR 2 A & E 345 (refd)
R v Kensington Income Tax Commissioners,Ex parte de Polignac [1917] 1 KB 486 (refd)
Rena K, The [1979] QB 377; [1978] 1 Lloyd's Rep 545 (refd)
Strathnaver, The (1875) 1 App Cas 58 (refd)
Tuyuti, The [1984] QB 838; [1984] 2 Lloyd's Rep 51 (folld)
Vasso, The [1984] QB 477; [1984] 1 Lloyd's Rep 235 (distd)
Arbitration (Foreign Awards) Act (Cap 10A, 1985Rev Ed)s 4 (3) (consd)
Rules of the Supreme Court1970, TheO 70r 4 (consd)
Arbitration Act 1950 (c 27) (UK)ss 1 (1),4 (1)
Arbitration Act 1975 (c 3) (UK)ss 1, 1 (1)
Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act1982 (c 27) (UK)s 26
Admiralty and Shipping–Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest–Action in rem–Negotiations on provision of security to avoid arrest of vessel–Offer to provide letter of undertaking "under protest"–Vessel arrested and continued despite offer of security in terms demanded by claimant–Whether claimant liable for wrongful arrest–Admiralty and Shipping–Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest–Action in rem–Practice and procedure–Whether warrant of arrest should be set aside for non-disclosure of material facts in affidavit–Whether existence of arbitration clause and pending negotiations material facts to be disclosed–Whether duty of disclosure extends to deposing to having means to satisfy arbitration award–Order 70 r 4 The Rules of the Supreme Court 1970–Admiralty and Shipping–Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest–Action in rem–Stay of action proceedings–Order for unconditional stay of proceedings–Whether court could vary order granting unconditional stay–Section 4 (3) Arbitration (Foreign Awards) Act (Cap 10A, 1985 Rev Ed)–Arbitration–Stay of court proceedings–Court's discretion under Arbitration (Foreign Awards) Act (Cap 10A, 1985 Rev Ed)–Power of court to impose conditions or terms–Section 4 (3) Arbitration (Foreign Awards) Act (Cap 10A, 1985 Rev Ed)
The plaintiffs' cargoes, which were shipped on board the defendants' ship, The Evmar ("the vessel"), were allegedly damaged in the course of carriage. The plaintiffs issued a writ in rem claiming damages and the vessel was arrested.
Prior to the arrest of the vessel, solicitors for both parties were locked in intense negotiations for the defendants to put up security in lieu of arrest. However, the negotiations failed as the plaintiffs did not accept the defendants' reservations as to the furnishing of security and the plaintiffs arrested the vessel.
The defendants subsequently agreed to furnish the letter of undertaking under protest, and without prejudice to their rights. The defendants then applied for an order, inter alia, to set aside the warrant of arrest. The deputy registrar made various orders,inter alia: (a) for the warrant of arrest to be set aside; (b) that the vessel be released from the arrest; (c) a stay of all proceedings on the ground that the bill of lading had an arbitration clause; (d) that the plaintiffs pay the defendants damages for wrongful arrest and detention of the vessel; and (e) for costs to be taxed and paid by the plaintiffs to the defendants.
The defendants appealed.
Held, allowing the appeal in part:
(1) The mere presence of an arbitration clause in the bill of lading did not preclude the plaintiffs from commencing an action in rem against the vessel. The only prerequisite to the court's jurisdiction to issue a warrant of arrest was that a writ must have been filed in an action in rem. There was no material non-disclosure even though the affidavit leading to the warrant did not disclose the existence of an arbitration clause in the bill of lading: at [10] and [13].
(2) Likewise, there was no material non-disclosure by the plaintiffs' failure to depose whether the defendants had the means to satisfy an arbitration award. While it was open to the defendants to apply for a stay (in respect of which they had reserved their rights), this had not yet occurred at the time when the affidavit was sworn. The defendants could, notwithstanding their reservation, have allowed this action to proceed. Therefore, at this stage, there was no need for the plaintiffs to refer to the question of whether the defendants had the means to satisfy an arbitration award: at [14].
(3) The fact of pending negotiations did not have to be disclosed in the affidavit sworn to lead the warrant of arrest. There was nothing in O 70 r 4 of The Rules of the Supreme Court 1970 which required such disclosure. The plaintiffs were entitled to security and unless an agreement was reached as to alternative security, the plaintiffs were at liberty to proceed. The fact of negotiation was quite immaterial: at [16].
(4) It was not open to the court to impose a term that the stay of proceedings in Singapore was conditional upon the arrest being maintained or the letter of undertaking being retained as alternative security to satisfy any possible arbitration award against the defendants. A plain reading of s 4 (3) of the Arbitration (Foreign Awards) Act (Cap 10A, 1985 Rev Ed) showed that the power of the court to impose conditions and terms had to be imposed at the time when the order was made staying the proceedings. The deputy registrar had given an outright order to stay without imposing any condition and the plaintiffs had not appealed against that order. It was thus not open to this court, as an appellate court, to vary that order granting an unconditional stay when that order was no longer under appeal: at [19].
(5) Under The Rena K principle, where a plaintiff showed that an arbitration award in his favour was unlikely to be satisfied by the defendant, the security available in the action in remcould be ordered to stand or alternative security could be ordered in substitution thereof. For The Rena K principle to apply, there must be evidence to show that if the plaintiffs should obtain an award in respect of the full amount of the claim, the defendants might well be unable to satisfy it. However, no such evidence had been placed before the court. On the contrary, there was evidence that the P & I Clubs were prepared to stand by and indemnify the defendants against the claim made by the plaintiffs. There was thus no basis for applying The Rena K principle. As such, the vessel would be released from arrest and the letter of undertaking given to the plaintiffs as alternative security returned: at [23] and [24].
(6) The fact that the defendants had agreed to furnish the letter of undertaking "under protest" did not give the plaintiffs a reasonable cause not to release the vessel. In that context, the expression meant no more than that the defendants were reserving their rights, which they were entitled to do. Since the defendants had agreed to furnish security to the plaintiffs in terms which the latter had asked for, the plaintiffs had no further reasons not to release the vessel. The plaintiffs' refusal to accept the letter of undertaking amounted to at least malicious negligence. The arrest had been continued unnecessarily and the plaintiffs were therefore liable for damages for the continued detention of the vessel: at [29].
Judgment reserved.
1 The plaintiffs were the owners of 7,398mt of US No 2 or Better Yellow Corn ("the said cargoes") which were shipped on board the vesselEvmar from Tacoma, Washington, USA to Singapore under a bill of lading numbered TAC/SING-1 and dated 13 February 1988. The plaintiffs alleged that the said cargoes were damaged in the course of carriage. The present writ in rem claiming for damages was issued on 12 March 1988 and the vessel Evmar was arrested pursuant to warrant issued by the High Court on the same day. At the time the warrant was issued, the said cargoes were still being unloaded at the wharf in Singapore.
2 Prior to the arrest, Godwin & Co, the solicitors for the plaintiffs, faxed (on 11 March 1988 at 5.55pm) a letter dated 11 March 1988 to the local...
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Court of Three Judges (Singapore)
...and R Srivathsan (Haridass Ho & Partners) for the respondent. Evangelismos, The (1858) 12 Moo PC 352; 14 ER 945 (folld) Evmar, The [1989] 1 SLR (R) 433; [1989] SLR 474 (distd) Herniman v Smith [1938] AC 305 (refd) Hicks v Faulkner, The (1881) 8 QBD 167 (refd) Kommunar (No 3), The [1997] 1 L......
The "Ohm Mariana" ex "Peony"
High Court (Singapore)
...[1951] Ch 265 (refd) Eschersheim, The [1976] 1 WLR 339 (refd) Evangelismos, The (1858) 12 Moo PC 352; 14 ER 945 (refd) Evmar, The [1989] 1 SLR (R) 433; [1989] SLR 474 (folld) Evpo Agnic, The [1988] 1 WLR 1090 (folld) Glasgow, The (1856) Swab 145; 166 ER 1065 (refd) Grant v Edwards [1986] Ch......
The "Vasiliy Golovnin"
...and frank disclosure can be an independent ground for setting aside an arrest (id at [35]; The AA V [2001] 1 SLR 207 at [47]; The Evmar [1989] SLR 474 at 479, [11]). However, while material non-disclosure is a legitimate ground for setting aside a warrant of arrest, the courts always retain......
The 'STX Mumbai'
...2 SLR 213 (distd) Bunga Melati 5, The [2012] 4 SLR 546 (folld) Evangelismos, The (1858) 12 Moo PC 352; 14 ER 945 (refd) Evmar, The [1989] 1 SLR (R) 433; [1989] SLR 474 (refd) Kiku Pacific, The [1999] 2 SLR (R) 91; [1999] 2 SLR 595 (refd) Kommunar (No 3) , The [1997] 1 Lloyd's Rep 22 (refd) ......
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FULFILLING THE DUTY OF FULL AND FRANK DISCLOSURE IN ARREST OF SHIPS
Singapore Academy of Law Journal Nbr. 2017, December 2017
...57The Xin Chang Shu[2016] 1 SLR 1096 at [49]. 58The Bunga Melati 5[2012] 4 SLR 546 at [94]. 59 See paras 10–20 above. 60 See The Evmar[1989] 1 SLR(R) 433 at [13]–[14]; see also The Xin Chang Shu[2016] 1 SLR 1096 at [51]–[54]. 61 Cap 143A, 2002 Rev Ed. 62[1989] 1 SLR(R) 433. 63The Evmar[1989......
Admiralty, Shipping and Aviation Law
Singapore Academy of Law Annual Review Nbr. 2015, December 2015
...party to disclose an arbitration clause: The Xin Chang Shu at [52] and [57]. In so doing, Chong J followed the decision of The Evmar[1989] 1 SLR(R) 433, where Chao Hick Tin JC (as his Honour then was) held that the omission to disclose the arbitration clause in the bill of lading and the ar......
Admiralty and Shipping Law
...by decisions in England (see The Vasso[1984] 1 QB 477), Malaysia (see The Dong Nai[1996] 4 MLJ 454 at 465), Singapore (see The Evmar[1989] SLR 474) and Hong Kong (see The J Faster[2000] 1 HKC 652). Indeed, the learned judicial commissioner did not refer to any authority to support her quali......


On March 27, the EastSeries platform of the Odesa International Film Festival was presented in Lille, France as part of the professional section of the SERIES MANIA FORUM of the international festival of series SERIES MANIA. The presentation took place within the framework of the partnership between OIFF and SERIES MANIA. It was conducted by the general producer of the OIFF, Julia Sinkevich, and the Polish film director, member of the European Film Academy, and the president of ScripTeastDariusz Jablonski.
EastSeries is a television series competition organized by the OIFF in collaboration with the European program that prepares the best screenwriters in Eastern Europe ScripTeast from the Independent Film Foundation and with the support of Star Media, which provides the winner with a set of post-production services worth 20 000 euros. The winner also receives a place in Writers' Campus in partnership with SERIES MANIA. Previously, the platform was called Odesa IFF ScripTeast Series Projects. The EastSeries competition includes Eastern and Central European projects, and the main goal of the platform is to present projects, the quantity and quality of which is growing every year. Last year, there were two winners at the Odesa Film Festival: "Family Archives" and "Smokey Eyes". The latter received a special award from Series Mania – a personal invitation to participate in the Series Mania Writers' Campus 2019.
This year, the EastSeries presentation in Lille included, in particular, trailers for series from Eastern Europe, which had worldwide success: "Burning Bush" by Polish director Agnieszka Holland and the Czech "Wasteland" by Alice Nellis and Ivan Zacharias. "These trailers are a demonstration of the potential and growing demand for Eastern European television series. They show that Europe is not only a story from the past, but also a look into the future," says Dariusz Jablonski.
SERIES MANIA FORUM is the professional section of industry panels of the SERIES MANIA festival. Founded in 2013, it has already become a significant platform for TV industry professionals, where projects in development or in production are discussed. Over the years of the section's existence, many projects have been implemented, including "Stella Blomkvist", "Keeping Faith" and "Tabula Rasa". Many others are currently in production. The festival SERIES MANIA was created in 2010 by Laurence Herszberg in Paris, and then moved to the city of Lille. It is here that well-known showrunners, screenwriters, actors gather, and the best series in the world are being shown on the big screen. This year, Hollywood actress Uma Thurman was a guest of the festival.
EastSeries at the Odesa Film Festival starts accepting submissions on March 28 and will continue until the end of May.


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Aarons is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.

History
A post office called Aarons was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1916. The community was named after nearby Aarons Fork.

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NACCE Announces $250,000 in New Funding to Support Entrepreneurs Across the United States
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Minneapolis, MN – Today, President and CEO of the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) Dr. Rebecca Corbin announced a new $250,000 grant to support community college student entrepreneurs at the organization's Future Building Summit, the first convening of the community college entrepreneurship ecosystem since March 2020. This convening was also the capstone event of NACCE's 2021 Annual Conference, hosted live and broadcast virtually October 2-5.
The $250,000, raised through private donations, will be distributed across the NACCE network to deserving community college student entrepreneurs. Each business will receive a $5,000, a significant and transformational amount for these young businesses. These funds can help a business purchase transformational tools and resources, secure staff and other support, or become cash positive by the end of the year.
Standing with Public Private Strategies Senior Advisor Renee Johnson and joined virtually by Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Corbin pushed for further partnership and funding to support NACCE's burgeoning entrepreneurs:
"The national economy has recovered from the pandemic, but the small businesses and struggling entrepreneurs have yet to rebound," said Dr. Corbin. "In order to achieve a truly equitable future, we need additional support for these underrepresented entrepreneurs. Their success will mean a stronger economy for all."
"With more funding for community college entrepreneurship and skills training, we can tear down financial barriers for workers who beginning or transitioning into new careers," said Senator Klobuchar in pre-taped remarks delivered virtually, "This investment is not only good for our workers, it's good for the entire economy…and by making sure these programs are open and accessible to women and people of color, we can also create more equity in our workforce."
At the close of the Future Building Summit, Andy Stoll, a senior program officer at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, noted that, "What we were reminded about over and over again today, is that society is undergoing significant change and entrepreneurs will help our communities evolve." Stoll continued, "Entrepreneurs create jobs, build wealth, help address social issues and they move our communities forward. We must support entrepreneurs in inclusive and equity ways, if our economies are to grow and be sustainable."
Understanding that small businesses were devastated by the effects of the pandemic and that entrepreneurs are the job creators of the future, the first-ever Future Building Summit convened leaders from community colleges across the country, along with policymakers, venture capitalists, philanthropists and entrepreneurs to discuss how to build back better. This initial $250,000 grant will propel many young entrepreneurs forward, but further advancement in cultivating an equitable workforce will require greater coordination with public and private partnerships and federal government support.
Learn more about the Future Building Summit here.
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NACCE is an organization of educators, administrators, presidents and entrepreneurs focused on igniting entrepreneurship in their communities and campuses. NACCE has two main goals: to empower college leaders to approach the business of running a community college with an entrepreneurial mindset and to grow the community college's role in supporting job creation and entrepreneurs in their local ecosystem. NACCE unites a dynamic network of community colleges. For more information, visit www.nacce.com. Follow us on Twitter at @NACCE, like us on Facebook, and join our LinkedIn group.
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Concert Review: Portland Bach Festival beautifully open to interpretation
Thursday evening's performance, showcasing period and modern instruments side by side, highlighted the festival's non-dogmatic approach.
By ALLAN KOZINN
In its quest to bring the music of Bach and his contemporaries to every corner of Portland and its environs, the Portland Bach Festival has already presented performances this season at a bowling alley, two churches and a social hall on the city's waterfront. On Thursday evening, the festival took over the acoustically vibrant sanctuary at Etz Chaim Synagogue, in the Maine Jewish Museum.
The shape of the program was much like that of the festival's Sunday evening opener: One of the six suites for unaccompanied cello opened the program, as an extended prelude of sorts, followed by chamber concertos (branching out, this time, to included one by Bach's prolific contemporary, Antonio Vivaldi) and ending with one of Bach's sacred settings (or, in this case, excerpts from one that would, in a complete performance, have taken about three hours).
WHAT: Portland Bach Festival
WHERE: Etz Chaim Synagogue at the Jewish Museum, Portland
REVIEWED: Thursday, June 22
MORE INFO: portlandbachfestival.org
The Portland Bach Festival runs through Sunday, with concerts at St. Luke's Cathedral, Portland, on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and a closing concert at the Episcopal Church of St. Mary, Falmouth, on Sunday at 6:30 p.m.
The cellist this time was Beilang Zhu, who gave a commanding account of the Suite No. 2 in D minor (BWV 1008). Like her colleague Paul Dwyer, who gave an exciting performance of the Suite No. 3 in C major (BWV 1009) at the opening concert, on Sunday, Zhu uses a period cello.
But the two players have very different sounds and styles. Where Dwyer exploited the Baroque cello's bright, textured timbre, Zhu produced a deeper, heftier tone, closer to that of a modern cello, though with an occasional edge that came as a reminder that she was using the instrument's earlier form.
And where Dwyer focused on the dance impulses that drive each of the suite's movements, Zhu offered a high-energy, pressurized traversal that treated the suite's dance characteristics as footnotes, and instead, embraced the full works as a unified whole – a strikingly different approach than she took at last year's festival, when she played the Suite No. 6 in D major (BWV 1012).
Given a choice, I prefer Dwyer's approach, but Zhu's performance had a compelling, virtuosic grandeur. And one of the great things about this festival is that it is non-dogmatic. It celebrates the fact that musical interpretation is not monolithic.
That was even more apparent in the performance of the Violin Concerto in E major (BWV 1042), in which Lewis Kaplan, the festival's founder and artistic director, was the soloist. Kaplan, at 83, has seen countless changes, both evolutionary and revolutionary, in Bach performance style. That may account, at least in part, for the festival's openness to different and sometimes even antithetical interpretive approaches, to say nothing of the fact that it presents period and modern instruments side by side.
Kaplan used a modern violin in a performance that was softer-edged and less relentlessly driven than is the current fashion in Baroque playing. It recalled a time when Bach was seen, above all, as the most regal of the composers in classical music's pantheon, and though the young players in the supporting ensemble take a different view – as was evident from their own performances later in the evening – they followed Kaplan's lead unequivocally.
After the intermission, flutist Emi Ferguson, violinist Ariadne Daskalakis, Zhu on cello and Arthur Haas at the harpsichord, gave a trim, vigorous reading of Vivaldi's Concerto in D minor (RV 96), all using period instruments. Most notable among these was Ferguson's wooden traverse flute, which produces a very different sound – more rounded, more organically flexible – than the modern silver flute she played in Bach's "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 2, on Sunday.
The performance was dazzling, its best moments having the quality of a jam session, in which Vivaldi pitted virtuosic violin and flute lines against each other, leaving it to the players to outshine each other in one flighty passage after another. Ferguson and Daskalakis responded vigorously to the challenge.
Both players also made vital contributions in the concert's final group, playing the obbligato lines in arias from Bach's "St. Matthew Passion" (BWV 244), just about – but not quite – wresting the spotlight from a fine group of vocal soloists. The best of these were countertenor Jay Carter's graceful rendering of "Erbarme dich" and tenor Steven Caldicott Wilson's passionate reading of "Geduld, Geduld," but the contributions by soprano Sherezade Panthaki and baritone David McFerrin were also beautifully projected and vocally pleasing.
Allan Kozinn is a former music critic and culture writer for The New York Times who lives in Portland. He can be contacted at:
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Women are crucial allies to the efforts to eliminate extremism in Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has contributed to a political landscape in Iraq historically characterized by sectarianism, ineffective judicial systems, high levels of government corruption, and high rates of violence against women, including sexual and gender-based violence. ISIL continues to use sexual and gender-based violence and rape as weapons of war— and targets women, particularly Yazidi women and other non-Shiite minorities, for sexual slavery among fighters.
Iraq acceded to the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in 1986, launched the National Strategy on Combating Violence against Women in 2013, and launched its National Action Plan pursuant to Resolution 1325 in 2014. Iraq's National Action Plan was the first launched in the Middle East. The Ministry of Women's Affairs in Iraq has also developed a National Strategy for the Advancement of Iraqi Women, but due to the political climate it hasn't been effectively implemented; similarly, laws banning forced and early marriages are rarely enforced.
Based on the work of NGOWG members and their partners, the NGOWG advocates for the Government of Iraq to clarify their shelter policies, in order to allow and support Iraqi NGOs in their efforts to operate shelters and provide much needed services to survivors of SGBV. Further, the NGOWG urges the Security Council to ensure that the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) is regularly engaging with women's organizations, and will continue to take concrete steps to support women's participation in all peace and security processes.
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The situation in Iraq is unstable; at present, 1.8 million people remain displaced and thus far, no perpetrators of human rights abuses or violations have been held to account, and as a result, survivors are left with no reparations or compensation (OCHA). In extending the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), the Council should maintain the existing provision to mainstream gender as a cross-cutting issue, include a provision that mandates UNAMI to conduct regular consultations with women's organizations, and report on specific steps taken to support women's meaningful participation in peace and security processes (S/RES/2242 (2015)). There should be new language added which supports the important role of women-led organizations in preventing and addressing sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), as well as reiterating the importance of a rights-based approach to the reintegration of survivors into communities (S/RES/2467 (2019)). Further, given the failure of the Government to ensure gender parity in the new cabinet (S/2019/101), the Council should reinforce the importance of rhetorical commitments to women's participation in leadership positions being translated into reality. Further, UNAMI should support the implementation of the current NAP on Resolution 1325 (2000) and development of a 2019-2023 NAP, which includes technical and financial support in a participatory manner with local communities, as well as assigning a budget to implement, monitor and evaluate it in accordance with specific indicators(S/RES/2242 (2015)). The Council should add new language to recognize and condemn violence and persecution against individuals on the basis of their sexual orientation and gender identity and expression (A/HRC/32/CRP.2) and request an update on the implementation of the UN-Iraq Joint Communiqué on the prevention and response to SGBV in Iraq. Further, the Council should urge the Government to swiftly amend articles 41, 128, 377, 380, 398, 409 and 427 of the Criminal Code (CEDAW) and pass the draft Protection Against Domestic Violence law with proposed amendments from Iraqi women's rights organizations, including provisions that legally protect non-governmental shelters. Council members should also urge the Government to support women's access to documentation, especially for those who are recovering from living under ISIL controlled areas. The Council should also express its support for community hearings that are designed to raise visibility on ISIL human rights crimes and create a pathway to accountability. Finally, the Investigative Team's upcoming report should establish clear procedures for the investigation of sexual violence and other gender-based crimes committed by ISIL, including crimes committed against those individuals perceived as LGBTI or other gender non-conforming persons.
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We asked Shigeo Yoshida, President of Yoshida Technoworks Co., Ltd., the company that produces the exterior of THETA MIKU using their expert techniques, about "in-mold decoration" which is vital to achieving the external design.
Exterior parts of THETA MIKU are made from plastic molding. Among the various manufacturing methods, what type of technology does "in-mold decoration" use?
It looks much more beautiful than simply finishing it with a paint coating afterwards. What do you think?
The very delicate illustration from KEI and the fine lettering for the 10th anniversary logo have been precisely reproduced for the Hatsune Miku model. A matte feel for the surface was achieved, which feels high-grade while having a vivid blue green color.
Each finished exterior part is inspected carefully.
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Fashion giant Kering's chief hails "dazzling" performance
Fashion giant Kering's decision to focus the business on luxury appears to be paying off.
In what chairman and CEO Francois-Henri Pinault termed "dazzling top-line and earnings performances" during the first half year, total revenue rose 33.9 per cent on a comparable basis and operating margin rose above 30 per cent for the first time in the company's history.
Kering sales in Asia rose by 37.6 per cent, excluding Japan, where sales rose by 30.7 per cent. That growth rate lagged the US, (up 45.4 per cent) but was well ahead of Kering's home European market's 25.1 per cent.
Online sales more than doubled.
While the growth occurred across most of the company's brand portfolio, Gucci clearly led the way with sales up 44.1 per cent on a comp basis and margin from recurring operations reaching 38.2 per cent. Yves Saint Laurent sales rose 19.7 per cent.
Revenue from Bottega Veneta was stagnant, up just 0.9 per cent, but all the other houses collectively rose by 36.5 per cent, led by Balenciaga and Alexander McQueen.
First-half year consolidated revenue was €6.432 billion, up by 26.8 per cent before taking into account exchange rate influences and changes to the group structure. A year earlier, Kering's portfolio included sportswear label Puma, a majority stake of which has since been spun off.
Net income rose 185.7 per cent to €2.36 billion, although just over half of that was a capital gain resulting from the sell-down of Kering's Puma stake.
Pinault said Kering's growth was "grounded in the exclusivity and desirability of our brands".
"The development model we implement across our houses paves the way for increased value creation as well as profitable, sustained and consistent organic growth. While facing increasingly demanding comps and an uncertain global environment, we will once again substantially enhance our financial and operating performances in 2018."
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man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assu rance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
ACTS xxiv. 25.
And as he (St. Paul) reasoned of righteousness, tempe rance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled; and an swered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season I will call for thee.
ROMANS xiv. 10, 11, 12.
But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at naught thy brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment-seat of Christ. For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
2 Cor. v. 6, 9, 10, 11.
Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord. Wherefore we labor that whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. For we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ, that every man may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade men.
HEBREWS ix. 27, 28.
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, and after this the judgment; so Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time, without sin, unto salvation.
WHEN St. Peter says, "We have a
more sure word of prophecy," he represents it as "a light that shines in a dark place." It, therefore, justly demands proper heed and attention. If it prove to our dark under
standings, a mystery, obscure and desultory, instead of deserving the title of a light, it could not with propriety be recommended as an object of our regard, however "sure" it might be in its final accomplishment. But if it be no clearer than the early dawn of the morning or the twilight of the evening, it may be easily discerned, for nothing appears more plain in the dark than light. Prophecy is, therefore, described as one would naturally expect, not of a private, but of a plain and lucid interpretation, according to the natural import of words. For it "came not in old time by the will of man; but holy men of God spake, as they were moved by the holy Ghost." We who now see through a glass darkly, may walk in this light of prophecy, till the perfect day dawn, and the day-star arise in our hearts.
Nothing appears more unreasonable, than to suppose our heavenly Father would give us an account of certain future events, which are for our interest to know, and cause them to be couched in such language as to sport with our ignorance, and render fruitless all our attempts to gain the knowledge of his will. Such is prophecy when we adopt a mystical interpretation, which may appear in as many shapes as there are interpreters. On the other hand, if the words of the Lord plainly express his meaning, we have a straight account and a true one. That prophecy is more rich in meaning than it appears to our
dark understanding is not to be doubted. But this argues nothing of obscurity. That some are not easily explained may likewise be admitted. But this arises from our ignorance of the circumstances, connexions and nature of the things pointed out, and not from obscu rity in the language of prophecy itself.
Some seek a figurative sense to most of the prophecies, according to certain rules of philosophy which they deem the best calculated to convince the Deist of the truth of revela tion. This method, which is as much employed in those scriptures that treat of the punishment of the wicked as any, they adopt to make them appear more reasonable; and of course, more agreeable to what they conclude, is according to the moral government of God. But, are such governed by the word of scripture? or do they mean to govern that? Are they searching for what the scripture does mean? or for what it should or must mean, according to their rules?
True philosophy and scripture beyond all dispute agree; but men may err in philosophy as well as in religion. And when in religion they would be governed by philosophy, they would do well to remember the Lord has said, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
It is evident revelation is of but little use, unless it teach us something we could not otherwise attain. And all this desired in
struction is lost, when plain instructive expressions are considered to be only figures or allegories. For no figure or allegory can be explained by any one who is not well acquainted with the things to which it alludes, and likewise the plain letter of the subject designed to typify the object in view. Therefore to adopt a figurative sense of scripture to accommodate it to certain ideas, men have in philosophy, we have every reason to believe makes two Deists where it convinces one. These figurative interpretations vary so much, they are led to conclude the Bible is like an instrument, on which any tune may be played that the performer pleases. In order to convince the Deist of the truth of prophecy, it must be fulfilled according to the plain import of language. This is the voice of reason, and the language of revelation. Hath the Lord spoken, and shall he not make it good?
Having offered these prefatory remarks, we will now search for the doctrine of the scriptures that have been just read in your hear ing, and are placed at the head of this Lecture. In these we read of a time called the day of judgment, and of appearing before the judgment-seat of Christ. Let the inquiry first be made, when it is. Are all these scriptures fulfilled in this life, or in a state beyond? In the first passage before us, we find a comparison of Capernaum with Sodom. Both are arraigned in the day of judgment; and the judgment of Sodom is as much represent
ed to be future to the time Christ spake as Capernaum. The words, "shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment than for thee," put their judgment both alike in the future tense by the phrase shall be. If this point be fairly decided, as it seems it is, let us next inquire; Where were the inhabitants of Sodom when our Savior uttered these words? Not in the land of the living. Long ere then, numbered with those nations and great men of the earth, a remembrance of whom is preserved only by the annals of history. Then the judgment of Sodom, to which our Savior alluded, could not be in this life; and as Capernaum is to have a judgment less tolerable, at a particular time called the day of judgment, hers must be in the future state also. And if these receive judgment in the future state, at the day of judgment, it proves the day of judgment to be after this life.
Should it be said, the judgment of Sodom, to which our Savior referred, was her destruction by fire, as it was said, she was set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire, it may be answered, then the language of our Savior was calculated to deceive. Had he said, 'It was more tolerable for the land of Sodom in her day of judgment, than shall be for you in yours,' the idea would have been clearly expressed, by putting the judgment of Sodom in the past time, and Capernaum in the future. But he who spake


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5 Suburban New Jersey Alternatives to Living in New York City
August 7, 2017 /in Articles /by Kaitlin Madden
An influx of people priced out of Manhattan and Brooklyn are relocating across the river to New Jersey. With Manhattan only a brief PATH or bus ride away, many NYC residents are taking the plunge and trading in their city zip codes for New Jersey ones. By switching to New Jersey living, not only are they able to save money on rent, but they're also upgrading to larger apartments or homes with more living space. According to Coldwell Banker, the average rent for a two-bedroom Manhattan apartment is $3,400 a month compared to a three-bedroom in Union County, New Jersey for $1,500 a month and in Essex County for $1,450 a month. With price differences that drastic, it's easy to see why so many people are taking the plunge and moving out of the city. If you're thinking of relocating to suburban New Jersey, here are a few options to consider.
1. Hoboken
Hoboken is often jokingly referred to as the sixth borough of New York. It's just a quick PATH or ferry ride to Manhattan and its close proximity to the Financial District makes it highly desirable. Rent averages around $2,031 a month for a studio apartment, so you'll get a break from Manhattan's high rent prices. If you're looking for a social scene, it's said that Hoboken has more bars per capita than any other city in the United States.
2. Jersey City
Jersey City has quickly become the new Williamsburg, with young professionals and artists alike taking up residence here. The housing market has skyrocketed over the past few years and in the last year alone Zillow reports that it has increased 21%. The commute to Manhattan is a huge selling point of the area, as the PATH takes you to Penn Station in just over half an hour. On top of the fairly easy commute, the average studio apartment is around $1,172 a month, so you'll be saving quite a bit in comparison to Manhattan prices.
3. Weehawken
What was once known for its cliffs and marshlands is now home to a completely different scene. New condominiums and apartment buildings are popping up all over Weehawken, as Manhattan residents are seeking a quieter place to call home. While this area is a bit less urban than Hoboken and Jersey City, you will still have a city-like feel, with an amazing view of Manhattan to boot. As far as commuting goes, you can catch a ferry for an eight-minute ride to Manhattan, an 11-minute bus, or you could also take the light rail to the PATH train, making it a shorter commute than from most Brooklyn neighborhoods. In addition, rent averages around $1,231 a month for a studio apartment and $1,750 for a one-bedroom.
4. West New York
Don't let its name fool you, this town is indeed in New Jersey. Located directly west of Manhattan, this bustling township has beautiful city views from the waterfront apartment complexes situated along Boulevard East. The town also offers affordable housing options (the average rent prices are around $1,345 for a one-bedroom) and has a quick commute into the city. If you're able to score a waterfront loft, you'll be close enough to the action that you'll hardly miss Manhattan living. The one drawback to this town, is it's very densely populated and with more and more people moving out of Manhattan, the population is only increasing.
5. Montclair
If you're really looking for a change of pace from the hustle and bustle of city life, Montclair, NJ might just be your next move. With a quick 29-minute commute into Penn Station on The New Jersey Transit Midtown Direct train, this New Jersey town is quickly becoming a new scene for Brooklyn expats that are ready to leave the city life behind them. With a charming downtown, museums, and multiple parks, you'll still be able to experience all the joys of city life without the high rent prices. A single-bedroom apartment runs around $1,580 a month, and the median sale price for a home is $595,500.
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The Fall the Roman Empire (1962)
The title says it all, or so you'd think... read on. Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (Alec Guinness) is nearing the end of his life. Livius (Stephen Boyd) is his chosen successor and commander of Rome's Northern Army. Livius refuses the offer however, for fear of confusing the Roman people and the historical lineage of power. This delights Marcus Aurelius' son Commodus (Christopher Plummer), who feared he'd lose his chance to be emperor. Once in power, Commodus sets forth selfish and maniacal events which lead to the destruction of the mighty Roman Empire.
The main problem with The Fall of the Roman Empire is that it too often chooses to focus on spectacle over story. There is indeed an epic story to be told here, but the film would rather us concentrate on the vastness of the Roman Empire instead of it. I understand the importance of establishing how big the Empire was, as it is crucial to the story, but it takes up too much screen time and ends up holding the story back. For example, there comes a moment early in the film where seemingly a million horses are paraded in front of the camera. Yes, the Empire was huge and had millions of horses. But from a storytelling standpoint, it does nothing for the audience. Nothing but horses for ten minutes straight is boring. Soon after, a scene comes where Marcus Aurelius and his advisor Timonides (James Mason) greet representatives from other areas of the Roman Empire. This scene lasts forever, without any noticeable point except to eat up time.
Another strike against the film is the heavy emphasis on the romantic clichés of the era. There are way too many soft focus close ups of Marcus Aurelius' daughter Lucilla (Sophia Loren) as her eyes are tearing up, or too many instances where someone (usually Loren) is struggling with his or her romantic feelings so forcefully that they have no choice but to clutch a pole or a tree and place their hand against their forehead in emotional turmoil.
The only saving graces of The Fall of the Roman Empire are the production design, some outstanding performances, and some decent action sequences. The sets in the film are tremendous and effectively show the sheer enormity of the Empire at the time. Nothing about them is cheesy in the slightest, giving the film a very realistic feel. Modern day efforts would certainly use digital effects. And while their appearance does tend to make the film drag, the constant parading of horses and extras in front of the camera for the film is amazing. If I remember my trivia correctly, The Fall of the Roman Empire boasted the largest amount of extras ever for a Hollywood film (a record which still might stand today). Christopher Plummer shines in this early performance in his long career. Plummer plays Commodus with just the right mix of subtle slyness and flat out dementia to make the character believable and not a cliché. Surprising me most however, was James Mason in his role of Timonides. I've never paid much attention to Mason before, and I've only seen a couple of his films. He has two very strong scenes in The Fall of the Roman Empire... one where he tries to convince a tribe of Barbarians to join the Empire and is tortured as a result, and another where he gives a passionate speech about the benefits of ending slavery to the Roman Senate. I'll be seeking out some of Mason's films now as a result of his performance here.
Two action sequences stand out, both involving battles between Livius and Commodus. The first comes early in the film, when the two men have a difference of opinion on the execution of army deserters. This leads to a fight as the two men race each other on chariots along a perilous road. The other comes during the film's finale, as Livius and Commodus fight to the death over control of the Empire. Neither scene stands up to the action sequences of today, but both are good when considering the era which they're from. The most disappointing moment of the film comes at the very end, when a narrator (whose presence would have been a benefit throughout the story, clueing us in on the passage of time and key events which take place off camera) announces, "This was the beginning of the fall of the Roman Empire..." Really? Well, I paid to see the FALL of the Roman Empire, not just the beginning of it. Maybe audiences in the 1960s just didn't mind being lied to.


The last topic we addressed was discipline. Children need to learn an attitude. They need to learn humility more than they need to learn rules. Rules change as we grow older. The humble attitude remains. Love does not exalt itself. It is not puffed up. It does not preen and posture. It humbles itself before others.
Jesus exercised authority by washing his disciples' feet. (John 13) Peter said no. Jesus said yes. Peter said never. Jesus said if Peter didn't let him wash his feet he would have nothing to do with him. Strong language! Jesus insists on serving us. This is how he exercises his authority over us. He submits to his Father with all humility and bears away the sin of the world. His authority over us is grounded in his authority to forgive us our sins. The government that rests upon his shoulders is the authority to forgive sins here on earth where we sorely need it.
Jesus does not need our forgiveness. We need his. The father of the home is to represent God. God doesn't come to us for forgiveness. So the father should not come to his children for forgiveness, either. Should he?
But he should! The authority of a Christian father does not rest in his own personal worthiness. It is from God. God established paternal authority in the beginning, when he blessed Adam and Eve with children. It is the very nature of fatherhood to have dominion in God's name and by God's authority. God's command to be fruitful (Genesis 1:28) is a command to exercise lordship. We don't have to wait until the Law given on Sinai to see God himself represented in the relationship of a father to his children. The most fundamental civil authority is that of the father of the children. On Sinai God simply codified for his chosen people that law that he placed into creation and that exists until the end of time. Fathers exercise divine authority in their homes.
But the father is as much of a sinner as his children are! He sees the wrong they do and is obligated to discipline them and he thinks he must set an example, stand up for what is right, protect the dignity of the paternal office, and so he begins to think that he cannot humble himself before his children and admit that he was wrong and did wrong and needs their forgiveness. He should think again!
The dignity we have as God's representatives is never a personal achievement. It is a gift. God gives it to us when he makes us fathers. We don't earn it. We can't make it what it is. We certainly don't lose it by humbling ourselves before our children and admitting that we were wrong when we were wrong. St. James writes, "Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed." (James 5:16) He writes this as he speaks of the efficacy of prayer. Confessing our sins to one another and forgiving one another is at the heart of a Christian family. No Christian father dare place himself above the need for forgiveness. For that is placing himself outside of God's grace.
Now don't misunderstand. Most of our sins are none of our children's business and we do them no favor by pouring out our guts to them. But admitting to our children when we have been unfair or unkind to them and asking for their forgiveness by no means denigrates the office of father. This is what Christians do. And we are always first and foremost Christians.
Years ago, I was visiting with a parishioner at the request of his father. The parishioner was a teenage boy. His father was a very successful businessman who had just about everything a man could ask for in life, but he lacked one thing: his son's respect. I'll never forget the conversation. The boy resented and despised his dad. I told him that he needed to look at his dad not just as his dad but as a Christian brother who needed his forgiveness. It was like a light went on in the boys eyes! I don't think he ever thought of his dad as his brother. It's likely that his dad didn't think of their relationship that way either.
The forgiveness we receive from God is the forgiveness we give to one another. We ask and we give. We give and we ask. It is the most precious exchange of our lives. And it sets us free from our failures. A steadfast dad makes mistakes. He lives under grace. He teaches his children so to live. God strengthens the family bond through the forgiveness of sins. In this way divine authority is always centered where it belongs and the father can be confident to be a father.
Wow, thank you Pastor Preuss! If parents, Mum's too, only knew, the pure joy of loving respect, a child willing gives & has for parents like this!!! I did, but as I've gotten older, I know, more don't, than do.
But I will tell ya this, my Dad, let us see him cry, admitted his err's & lamented them until the day Dad went Home. He was our greatest support & defender, for far many more than just my sister & I. He cared little for what others thought, but what we did, meant all to him. He was always there, for his kids & his wife 1st! He was there, no matter what, willing to do the hardest, saying no & confronting, when it was lovingly needed!
Someone asked my Dad, on my wedding day, what he thought of a few things, they didn't understand or agree with: he said "any Christian parent's greatest prayer for their child is to grow in Him & in the Faith, and to be & do 'it' better, than I/we (my Mum & him) did,…on our best days." To a kid, there are 2, who represent who & the attributes of our Heavenly Father: your Dad, and the Pastor/s you had growing up.
Never forget, that little girls ~& your little boys!~, see the andere, as the representation of Him. Be the greatest humble person your kids ever knew, make your actions match your words & let them see ya do it. Defend what is defendable, as far as they, not you, are worth. Saying "No" & "I was wrong, I pray ya can forgive me, if I offended you." "No, this is wrong & here's why.." & do it for all your worth!
Words are cheap folks, actions & reactions, are where the proof of the puddin' is.
Make it count!!!!! It is He, that taught it!
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31 Mar 2021 | by Trustworthy: Leading With Your Heart and Mind | Crisis leadership, Empathy, Leadership, Organizational systems | No comments
To read this article in Myanmar Language, click here
"The managerial rule books fail us at times like these when people are searching for meaning and a reason to hope for the future," according to a Harvard Business Review article. Surely, that applies to Myanmar in the spring of 2021.
In the article "Leading in Times of Trauma," authors Dutton, Frost, Worline, Lilius, and Kanov share essential lessons about responding compassionately during tumultuous times.
A leader's response helps the organization "to maintain high performance in difficult times… to heal,
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Jack P. DeBoer died peacefully on March 12, 2021, after a long, fulfilling life of ninety years. He was a towering man with a personal touch and an oversized impact.
In Jack's extensive business career, he founded the extended-stay hotel concept within the United States' hospitality industry. Beginning in 1975, Jack launched five nationwide lodging franchises, eventually selling the first three to Marriott, Hyatt, and InterContinental Hotels Group. Jack DeBoer was a classic entrepreneur of vision, confidence, and perseverance – an innovator in both the business and humanitarian sectors. He was renowned in his hometown of Wichita, Kansas as a civic leader,
Summary of How To Spot The Signs Of Team Overwhelm (And What To Do About It)
5 Mar 2021 | by Trustworthy: Leading With Your Heart and Mind | Emotional intelligence, Management, Organizational behavior, Teamwork | No comments
According to Trello contributor, Kat Boogard, here are a few signs that your team may be overwhelmed:
Energy levels are dipping. Studies show that "work-related stress is directly correlated to fatigue." When employees who are normally energetic and proactive are more reactive and disengaged, "it's time to take a closer look at what's happening." When we are pushed to our limits, it's common for us to feel tired.
Work quality is decreasing. When your team or individual employees deliver work with more errors than usual or the overall quality is decreased,
SPOTLIGHT SERIES: Kaliar Saw
26 Jan 2021 | by Trustworthy: Leading With Your Heart and Mind | Collaboration, Empathy, Spotlight Series | 1 comment
A Myanmar national and an ethnic woman, Kaliar Saw, '14 DeBoer Fellow, is a triple minority among her peers as she performs her daily work at World Vision International as a Strategy Specialist for the East Asia Region. She has to be assertive and cannot expect anything to come easy. We sat down and asked her about her experience working and leading in a multicultural environment at the regional level.
DeBoer Fellowship (DF) staff: Why are you in this field of work? What motivates you to do what you do?
Kaliar Saw: Before I began working for a development organization,


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Resembling an asteroid in miniature this rounded mass has a surface covered with the tell-tale thumbprints that result from atmospheric frictional heating. The ridges are smooth and the surface texture appears finely stippled. Deceptively dense, this meteorite is blanketed in a gunmetal patina with platinum accents. Accompanied by a custom pedestal.
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Get another Dr. Nothing about smoking prevents surgery.
Yes it does in certain circumstances. A neurosurgeon will refuse a a 12 to 24 hr surgery for a patient that refuses to quit. Smoking restricts blood flow and healing and the patient can end up much worse.
Bottom line is you can't help someone that doesn't want to help themself.
Lost my uncle when he was 38. If he couldn't have his 1/5 of liquor or two everyday he'd rather be dead.
The next to last surgery I had wouldn't be done if I was a smoker.
Smoker goes to emergency room. Is told to wait 90 days before they can be operated on.... Sure.
Didn't do those operations X number of years ago because smoking was more prevelent then.
Need a surgeon that doesn't operate off magazine articles. Or the latest tabloid studies.
Is this a copy and paste of an old thread?
Why you say that. You rember seeing one like it?.
It came up before....similar circumstances....they made up and made peace, if I remember correctly. Now it's back....predictable, I'm afraid.
When I married my wife and said my vows I meant them! If you are not going to live up to your vows don't get married!
You and your wife need to sit and talk about your vows and see who really meant them!
If your wife meant her vows she should want to spend as much time as she could with you and be by your side always! That means making a compromise on this situation.
I would try counseling and I would also try other surgeons and get 2nd opinions!
5 yrs of marriage is not a issue when it comes to vows or someone you vowed to spend the rest of your life with.
Prayer heals everything but prayer also gives the willingness to find solutions to your problems you just have to work at it.
Marriage is no picnic and you will go thru hard times but if 2 not 1 people love each other you should be able to work thru this!
Prayers to you and your wife!
Marriage is NOT 36,000 miles when the warranty runs out you trade in for a new one!
Yep, back when I was growing up, I honestly didn't know but a handful of folks who didn't smoke, back before it became the social demon that it is now. People had operations then just like they do now, and the doctor would come in the hospital room and have a cigarette with you after the surgery. Everybody in the hospital was smoking. Doctors, nurses, patients, visitors.
I think most younger folks who grew up after the great demonization of smoking have absolutely no idea how it used to be. It was considered odd not to smoke, and the few folks who didn't smoke had a big ashtray on their coffee table for company to use. People could and did smoke in restaurants, airplanes, hospitals, doctor's waiting rooms, courtrooms, pretty much everywhere you went. Not just a few people, pretty much everybody. The news anchor on tv was smoking. About the only place you didn't see folks light up was in church, but they were smoking on the porch. It's a wonder any of us survived a lifetime of exposure to something that will now supposedly kill you from breathing one puff of second-hand smoke from someone 200 feet away outside.
Ironic I know people who smoked all their life and live to be 80-90, but I also know people that have never smoked and die 50-70!
Never could figure why they demonize it over a piddly 600,000 lung cancer deaths per year. Uncle jimmy smoked six packs and lived to 92. Smoking is super cool and you smell awesome too.
It pretty routine for crews back before the ban to shed uniforms in the garage and head straight to the shower after a day of being in a sealed sardine can filled with smoke.
Those oxygen tanks are a good place for a GON sticker in the front of your fatcycle you ride at walmarks.
My wife of then 30 years continued to smoke after we agreed to guilt. I showed her the door. She quit then. 6 years ago 6 am 2/20 for me. Man up.
Call me old fashion, if you put as much effort into being the head of your home as you seem to do spreading your personal business about social media you may fair better.
I look at it like buying a car or truck for either party, if it starts giving you lots of trouble and is a lemon, or to expensive to fix, or beyond repair, its time to trade for a new or different model.
That's why you test drive for awhile!
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"Heathrow may have shot itself in the foot" – Blog by John Stewart on airport's runway plans
Date added: July 18, 2013
John Stewart has written a blog about the announcement by Heathrow yesterday on its new runway proposals. The perception is that huge expansion is on the cards; that Heathrow has become a city state on the edge of London which is threatening to blight large swathes of the capital and beyond. There is considerable scepticism about Heathrow's claims that the overall noise climate could improve with a 3rd, and even a 4th runway, given that a 3rd runway would increase flight numbers by 250,000 a year, resulting in a total of 740,000 flights using Heathrow, rising to almost a million with a 4th. Communities finding themselves under a noisy flight path for the first time, in Ham or Tooting Bec, will not just accept this. The overall impression of the proposals is for concrete and destruction. John Stewart suspects that the sheer scale of Heathrow's proposals have hardened and widened opposition to expansion: from local residents, the public at large, local authorities and climate activists. "The climate movement will now be limbering up for another battle of Heathrow."
Heathrow may have shot itself in the foot
Blog by John Stewart
Heathrow Airport may have shot themselves in the foot with the proposals they published yesterday. http://mediacentre.heathrowairport.com/Press-releases/Heathrow-unveils-a-new-approach-to-third-runway-5e2.aspx.
The details of their arguments about each of the options have got lost in the sheer scale of what they have put forward. It allowed the Evening Standard to splash the dramatic, but not inaccurate, headline across its front page: Super-Heathrow with 4 Runways – airport unveils plan for handling up to million flights a year. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/super-heathrow-airport-unveils-4runway-plan-which-would-let-it-handle-a-million-flights-per-year-8713879.html .
The perception is that huge expansion is on the cards; that Heathrow has become a city state on the edge of London which is threatening to blight large swathes of the capital and beyond.
The irony is that this is the result of probably the most transparent announcement Heathrow has ever made. Gone are the denials of old – such as the statements of former CEO Sir John Egan in the 1990s that BAA didn't want a third runway –http://youtu.be/K_y8182FuPY .
Colin Matthews, the amiable boss of Heathrow, has worked hard to change things. And in recent years the concerns of residents about noise have been taken seriously in a way that didn't happen previously. Heathrow, for example, recognizes the importance of respite periods.
Moreover, the document issued yesterday is right to argue that some residents under the existing flight paths will experience less noise in the coming years. Slightly less noisy planes, steeper glideslopes, together with a guarantee of no increase in flight numbers, will improve the noise climate in a number of places. (HACAN, of course, would argue that this could be done without the need for additional runways: http://www.hacan.org.uk/resources/reports/Heathrow_in_a_noisy_league_of_its_own.pdf )
But yesterday there was a lot of scepticism about Heathrow's claims that the overall noise climate could improve with a third, and even a fourth runway, in place, given that a third runway would increase flight numbers by 250,000 a year, resulting in a total of 740,000 flights using Heathrow, rising to almost a million with a fourth runway. link
Heathrow's noise reduction claims will need to be explored in more detail but I suspect they are underestimating the impact of aircraft noise on communities under a flight path for the first time. I was struck yesterday when being interviewed in Stanwell Moor, under threat of demolition, that a community which had grown up with aircraft noise was relatively undisturbed by it. It will not be the same in Ham or Tooting Bec if they get aircraft noise for the first time.
But the abiding memory of yesterday's announcement for the public at large will not be about the detail of noise levels but of concrete and destruction. Thousands more homes under threat of demolition. Four runways. Blight. A million planes over London and the Home Counties every year.
That may all be hard on Heathrow. Their document was much more considered and complex than that. But I suspect the sheer scale of its proposals have hardened and widened opposition to expansion: from local residents, the public at large, local authorities and climate activists. The climate movement will now be limbering up for another battle of Heathrow. Indeed, yesterday's announcement prompted the Guardian's Damian Carrington to pen this piece: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/damian-carrington-blog/2013/jul/17/heathrow-third-runway-aviation-emissions?CMP=twt_gu
Heathrow put their cards on the table yesterday, with no jokers hidden in the pack. It may not, though, turn out to be a winning hand.
http://hacan.org.uk/blog/?p=126
HACAN will fight tooth and nail against Heathrow's plans for a 3rd runway
HACAN, representing residents under the Heathrow flight paths, has vowed to 'fight tooth and nail' against the proposals for a 3rd runway released by Heathrow Airport. HACAN welcomed the measures announced by Heathrow to cut noise but argued that these will be negated by the huge increase there will be in the number of planes using the airport if a 3rd runway is given the go-ahead. Heathrow has confirmed that flight numbers will rise by nearly 250,000 a year to a total of 740,000 (from the current 480,000) if a new runway is built. Heathrow's 3 options are for: (1). A south west option which requires demolition of the 850 properties in the Stanwell Moor area. (2). A north west option in the Harmondsworth Moor area involving demolition of 950 properties. (3). A northern option, very similar to the previous plans for a 3rd runway, involving demolition of Sipson and parts of Harlington. Heathrow has ruled out a 4th runway until at least 2040 as it is not convinced there will be the demand. But it has said that, if a 4th runway was required, one of the options for a 3rd runway would be used. A fourth runway would result in a total of around a million flights per year using the airport.
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Kirstie Allsopp leaves Twitter after iPad smash row
The TV presenter said her children had repeatedly played games when they were not supposed to.
11 September 2018 1:51 PM
Kirstie Allsopp (Yui Mok/PA)
Kirstie Allsopp appears to have deactivated her Twitter account after coming under fire for revealing she had smashed her children's iPads after they broke her rules about screen time use.
The 47-year-old's social media account, which she was actively using on Monday, can no longer be found on Twitter.
Amazing moment today — @KirstieMAllsopp says she took her children's iPads and smashed them against the kitchen chairs https://t.co/CwfhRQBiCa
— Jeremy Vine (@theJeremyVine) September 10, 2018
Allsopp told Channel 5's Jeremy Vine that her sons – Oscar Hercules and Bay Atlas – were playing games outside of the allotted time that had been agreed, so she "smashed" their iPads.
She told Vine: "This is the first time I've said this publicly. In June I smashed my kids' iPads, not in a violent way. I actually banged them on the table leg."
She continued: "There is a game called Fortnite and another PUBG and I decided… we had made all sorts of rules and all sorts of times when we said you can't play them, and all those rules got broken and in the end I said: 'Right that is it, I have to physically (break them).'"
Kirstie Allsopp appears to no longer have an active Twitter account (PA).
The Location, Location, Location presenter faced a barrage of criticism on social media following her remarks.
In July 2017 she took a short break from Twitter after comments she made about washing machines belonging outside the kitchen caused a similar uproar.
During Monday's appearance on The Jeremy Vine Show, TV presenter Storm Huntley said of Allsopp's reveal: "I like that, that is my kind of parenting."
Allsopp also previously made headlines when she spoke about travelling in business class, while her children travelled in economy class.
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