EMDR is a complex method of psychotherapy which integrates many of the successful elements of a range of therapeutic approaches in combination with eye movements or other forms of alternative dual attention stimulation, such as alternative hand-tapping or alternative audio tones, which appear to stimulate the brain's information processing system. During EMDR treatment the client attends to emotionally disturbing material in brief sequential doses while simultaneously focusing on an external stimulus.
EMDR appears to facilitate the accessing of the traumatic memory network and the information is adaptively processed with new associations being made between the disturbing memory and more adaptive memories or information, leading to more complete information processing, alleviation of emotional and physiological distress and development of cognitive insights.


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New tech could mean smoother flights: Getting There
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American Airlines planes at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix.
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"Buckle up, folks. There's some bumpy air ahead," the pilot said on a recent flight. No need to remind me; my seat belt is always fastened, as "bumpy air" — a euphemism for air turbulence — is my worst fear in flying. It's the whole "fear of death" thing.
Intellectually, I know that modern aircraft can survive all manner of stress from changing or violent winds, but can I? I've been on flights where our aircraft plummeted hundreds of feet without notice, sending passengers, their drinks and laptops flying. There's not much you can do in a situation like that except hang on, breathe deeply and pray.
Thanks to climate change, there are dire predictions that in-flight turbulence is getting worse, increasing by several hundred percent in some areas. Even today, severe air turbulence is thought to cost airlines $200 million a year and is the single biggest cause of passenger injuries.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, there were 27 passengers and crew injured by turbulence in 2015. In 2016, that number was 42. And with more people flying, those numbers will climb.
Only a few years ago, United Airlines offered passengers an in-flight audio channel so they could listen to air traffic control handling their and other flights. That was my favorite channel as I heard our flight being cleared to higher altitudes, warned about other aircraft and being guided across the country. It was reassuring to hear the professionalism of the flight crew and ATC, but the channel was only available at the pilot's discretion. When it was turned off mid-flight, I always knew something nasty was coming our way.
Pilots regularly ask ATC for "ride reports" from other aircraft at the same altitude and flight path, always seeking the smoothest flight. But sometimes the turbulence is unexpected, the so-called "clear air turbulence." You can be cruising along at 35,000 feet when, without notice, you get slammed.
On a Turkish Airlines flight to JFK last March, the 777 jetliner encountered clear air turbulence over Maine that sent everything flying. The terror lasted about 10 minutes and when the plane finally landed, 30 passengers were taken to the hospital.
That's why you should always keep your seat belt fastened, so if the plane drops, you don't crash into the ceiling.
Now there's new technology that may help us all have a smoother flight.
The International Air Transport Association is testing an automatic tracking and reporting system to warn flights of "bumpy air." So far, 15 major airlines are sharing data in the test phase of the program.
Their planes are equipped with a black box measuring changes in the flight's speed and tilt eight times each second. That data is transmitted to the ground, and within 30 seconds, flights in the area can be warned of trouble ahead.
The participating airlines are generating 115,000 reports a day to the IATA Turbulence Aware system. The system will be most valuable on long, overseas routes where there are fewer aircraft flying the same corridor.
The Turbulence Aware system should be fully operational this year when airlines will have installed the gear on most of their planes. American Airlines alone hopes to have 800 airliners gathering and reporting data in the coming months.
In the meantime — buckle up, friends! There's bumpy air ahead.
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Jim Cameron is a founder of the Commuter Action Group and former chair of the Connecticut Rail Commuter Council. A veteran television journalist, he writes about transportation issues facing Connecticut commuters.

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Treating Hepatitis C Among People Who Use Drugs
Participants during the December seminar co-hosted by TREAT Asia, OSF, and the International Network on Hepatitis in Substance Users
Data indicate that approximately 60% of the 16 million people who inject drugs (PWID) globally are infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV), and that 75–99% of PWID who are HIV-positive are co-infected with HCV. However, PWID are much less likely to access hepatitis C treatment than other populations. In December 2014, TREAT Asia, the Open Society Foundations (OSF), and the International Network on Hepatitis in Substance Users co-hosted a seminar on treating HCV among people who use drugs. The three-day event was one of the first initiatives in the Asia-Pacific to bring leading physicians who treat HCV together with HCV treatment advocates to discuss challenges and successful methods for providing quality hepatitis C treatment to people who use drugs.
"This seminar was important because it brought together experts from different backgrounds and countries who were able to learn from each other regarding approaches that have increased access to hepatitis C care services among people who use drugs," says Dr. Nicolas Durier, TREAT Asia research director.
The 35 seminar participants came from 11 countries in Asia and Eastern Europe—the two regions with the largest numbers of PWID. Many of the physicians shared their experiences treating individuals for hepatitis C who were currently using drugs, but others stated that they had been reluctant to do so due to concerns that reduced adherence to treatment would make the chance of a cure low and of disease relapse high.
Panelists discuss treating hepatitis C among people who use drugs.
Researchers from the Kirby Institute at the University of New South Wales in Australia, a TREAT Asia partner, presented data on treatment models that increase PWID's adherence by integrating medical care with counseling, support groups, and harm reduction activities. Many of the attendees expressed interest in collaborating to establish such models in their countries and in advocating for better government and healthcare policies regarding people who use drugs.
"During the seminar, it became clear that, while treatment access for this population is limited all over the world, the main barriers can be overcome because there is both expertise and a willingness of doctors and community advocates from many countries to work together to champion this issue," says Azzi Momenghalibaf, program officer at OSF.
The attendees also discussed the current hepatitis C treatment landscape. Due to its high cost, effective hepatitis C treatment remains largely inaccessible for all populations in resource-limited settings. Of the countries represented at the seminar, only Thailand has an established hepatitis C treatment program, although Indonesia and Vietnam recently initiated programs that are still in early phases of development. These programs include the use of the medicines pegylated interferon and ribavirin, the treatment combination most available in developing countries and supported by the World Health Organization. None of the represented countries currently pay for direct-acting antiviral (DAA) drugs, a new class of treatments that has much higher cure rates, is much easier to administer, and has far fewer side effects than the older regimen—but is prohibitively expensive.
Gilead, the maker of sofosbuvir (brand name Sovaldi), a DAA effective against the types of HCV most prevalent in the Asia-Pacific, has signed voluntary licensing agreements that will allow the sale of generic sofosbuvir in 91 developing countries. However, many of the middle-income countries in the Asia-Pacific with the highest HCV burdens are not included in the list. The participants discussed concerns that, even with these agreements, access to sofosbuvir will remain low in the region, due both to the limited number of countries included and to the "anti-diversion measures" included in the agreements that are expected to make accessing the drug more difficult for individual patients. In addition, the reduced prices may still be too high for some countries to provide the medication under their national healthcare plans.
Innovative strategies and open dialogue between countries, civil society, pharmaceutical companies, and the World Health Organization will be needed to solve the problem of how to deliver hepatitis C treatment to the people who need it most in the Asia-Pacific region and around the world.
Thanks to ViiV Healthcare's Positive Action Programme for their support.


Insert an ActiveX control into the ActiveX container project using Gallery.
Define a member variable (or other form of access) of the same type as the ActiveX control wrapper class.
Program the ActiveX control using predefined member functions of the wrapper class.
For this discussion, assume you've created a dialog-based project (named Container) with ActiveX control support. The Circ sample control, Circ, will be added to the resulting project.
Once the Circ control is inserted into the project (step 1), insert an instance of the Circ control into the application's main dialog box.
Load the ActiveX control container project. For this example, use the Container project.
Click the Resource View tab.
Double-click the main dialog box template. For this example, use IDD_CONTAINER_DIALOG.
Click the Circ control icon on the Toolbox.
Click a spot within the dialog box to insert the Circ control.
From the File menu, choose Save All to save all modifications to the dialog box template.
These functions can then be called from other of the application's procedures using normal C++ syntax. For more information on using this member function set to access the control's methods and properties, see the section Programming the ActiveX control.
Once the ActiveX control has been added to the project and embedded in a dialog box container, it can be accessed by other parts of the project. The easiest way to access the control is to create a member variable of the dialog class, CContainerDlg (step 2), that is of the same type as the wrapper class added to the project by Visual C++. You can then use the member variable to access the embedded control at any time.
At this point, you have inserted the ActiveX control into your dialog template and created a member variable for it. You can now use common C++ syntax to access the properties and methods of the embedded control.
As noted (in The Wrapper Class Header (.H) File), the header file (.H) for the CCirc wrapper class, in this case CIRC.H, contains a list of member functions that you can use to get and set any exposed property value. Member functions for exposed methods are also available.
A common place to modify the control's properties is in the OnInitDialog member function of the main dialog class. This function is called just before the dialog box appears and is used to initialize its contents, including any of its controls.


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A highly cost friendly model, it involves hosting on a remote cloud based server and the privilege of paying for the services on a usage basis. For campuses running on a tight budget, it's an ideal hosting model.


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For all its smoke and noise, handling the smoothbore, muzzle-loading musket can be taught to all but the most stupid of men. Once the basic skills of loading have been mastered, it is simply a matter of pointing the loud end at the enemy and pulling the trigger. It is in God's hands as to what happens next!
Even the most inexperienced or cack-handed of peasants can be useful with a musket in his hands. The noise of a volley is often enough to frighten, and any casualties in the enemy ranks are a bonus.
Historically, such units of irregular musket men would arrive at a battlefield with all kinds of weapons, from ancient matchlocks handed down from father to son, to modern government-issue weapons looted from the enemy dead. This lack of standardisation did not matter much, as it was the ability to fire at all that made the unit a useful force.
Hindu Musketeers are the Maratha equivalent to Western militia. There are some key differences: Hindu Musketeers have slightly better statistics and can use Square Formation. Despite these advantages, they are not to be relied upon and will break quickly in the face of a disciplined opposition. Hindu Musketeers should be used to support friendly lines as they cannot be expected to outgun a higher trained and better equipped Line Infantry unit.
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Signode Denmark Facility Goes 100% Wind-Powered
Signode, a leading global manufacturer of a broad spectrum of packaging consumables, tools, software and equipment to optimize end-of-line packaging operations and protect products in transit, is pleased to announce that its Signode Denmark manufacturing facility in Noerresundby is now 100% wind-powered.
The wind-power agreement with Scanenergi, a Denmark-based power trading and energy management company, began in early 2021. Signode Denmark manufactures its Bates Cargo-Pak brand of inflatable paper airbags at the Noerresundby site. Bates Cargo-Pak airbags are recyclable and used for a variety of cargo protection applications.
"Our ambitious sustainability goals are going to be met through the steady application of improved processes and on-going investments across the globe," says Peter Eggertsen, Environment Health & Safety Director, Signode Europe. "Signode Denmark's use of renewable energy, which replaces energy from a coal-generated power plant, is the latest example of how we are living up to our commitments."
Based on its 2020 energy usage, the Noerresundby site's conversion to renewable sourcing will reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 356 metric tons per year, equivalent to removing 77 cars from the road.
Signode is the transit packaging division of Crown Holdings, which announced its Twentyby30 sustainability program in 2020. The program outlines 20 measurable environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals to be completed by 2030 or sooner. Under its Climate Action plan, the company is committed to reducing absolute GHG emissions from its supply chain by 16% and source 60% renewable electricity by 2030.
The Twentyby30 program's GHG emission reduction targets have been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as consistent with reductions required to keep warming to 1.5°C, the most ambitious goal of the Paris Agreement.


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New Senior Leadership at Mount Gay Barbados
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Pot stills at Mount Gay distillery in Barbados
Mount Gay Distilleries has a new managing director as of this past September (2022) — Antoine Couvreur. While France-based Remy Cointreau owns the Mount Gay brand, a local managing director has overseen day-to-day production oversight in Barbados. Until recently, that was Raphael Grisoni.
While Couvreur appears to be a newcomer to the production side of the rum industry, Grisoni has been among the rum industry's most visible leaders for over a decade. As such, this transition may be more than business-as-usual.
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Since taking the managing director role in 2008, Grisoni has presided over substantial changes in the business. First and foremost, when Grisoni started, Remy Cointreau's only owned the brand. The Ward family continued to operate the Rum Refinery of Mount Gay, which had a mostly-exclusive deal with Remy to supply rum for the Mount Gay brand. In 2014 Remy Cointreau purchased the Rum Refinery of Mount Gay, giving them complete control over all aspects of the Mount Gay business. As managing director, Grisoni was surely involved in the purchase.
More recently, Grisoni's accomplishments have included overseeing the resumption of estate-grown sugarcane and an associated sugar mill to process the sugarcane at the distillery. The mill started operations in September 2022, around the time Grisoni departed for his new role as Remy Cointreau's country manager for Canada.
Raphael Grisoni at Mount Gay visitor's center in 2018
Grisoni also played a central role in the recent effort by Foursquare, St. Nicholas Abbey, and Mount Gay to establish a geographical indication (GI) for Barbados rum. In addition, Grisoni has spoken for all Barbados rum makers as the Barbados director of the West Indies Rum and Spirits Producer's Association, aka WIRSPA.
Grisoni is fortunate to have departed his long Mount Gay tenure on a high note; besides the above, the brand's recent Master Blender selections have garnered substantial attention from enthusiasts and the press. In short, Mount Gay seems to be firing on all cylinders. Informed sources say that Grisoni may continue to live part-time in Barbados for a while, so Couvreur may have some expert local advice as he learns the ropes of one of the rum industry's most storied producers.
© 2023 Matt Pietrek


Nautilus has welcomed proposals to launch a new ferry service in the Channel Islands – but urged authorities in Jersey and Guernsey to ensure that it creates jobs and training opportunities for UK seafarers.
The governments of the two islands have issued a request for 'expressions of interest' to operate a passenger-only service 'in 2018 and beyond'. A formal specification for the service has not been issued yet, but there is an indication that it will receive financial assistance.
In a letter to political leaders in the two islands, Nautilus general secretary Mark Dickinson said the Union supports the objectives of enhancing inter-island connectivity and boosting the local economy through additional passenger traffic.
However, he urged the authorities to ensure that the tender for the service includes a further objective to increase employment and training of local seafarers.
The Union emphasised that the European Union's state aid guidelines also seek to deliver such objectives and permit states to offer reduced rates of income tax and social security contributions for Community seafarers employed onboard member state-registered vessels.
Setting such safeguards in the tender would enhance the economic objectives of the support and would also deliver long-term benefits for the safe and efficient operation of the services and the wider local maritime infrastructure, Mr Dickinson said.


bluebird bio and Celgene Corporation Present Initial Data from Ongoing Phase 1 Clinical Study of Next-Generation Anti-BCMA CAR T Cell Therapy bb21217 in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma at ASH Annual Meeting | bluebird bio, Inc.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & SUMMIT, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 2018-- bluebird bio, Inc. (Nasdaq:BLUE) and Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG) announced initial data from the ongoing Phase 1 clinical study of bb21217 (CRB-402), an investigational next-generation anti-BCMA CAR T cell therapy being studied in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma. The data were presented by Nina Shah, M.D., University of California, San Francisco, as an oral presentation at the 60th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH).


Experience the High Line gardens in a way you never have before. Brooklyn-based poet Tommy Pico, originally from the Viejas Indian reservation of the Kumeyaay nation, walks you through the park, sharing whispered stories, memories, and secrets of what the gardens' microclimates evoke for him. Heartache and song, sparklers on July 4th, and mom's wisdom all intertwine in a tale of love and reconciliation, and people and nature.
FEED is a narrative soundscape that can be experienced as you walk from the Donald Pels and Wendy Keys Gansevoort Woodlands to the Rail Yards, sitting at your favorite spot on the park, or even off the High Line.
FEED was created by Tommy Pico; Commissioned by Friends of the High LIne and produced in partnership with Poets House; Sound Design and Production by Alexandra DiPalma.
Culture Shock is generously supported by Goldman Sachs Gives, at the request of R. Martin Chavez and Collin Gage.
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I've had a week's worth of anxiety and now I am left feeling exhausted and raw.
The edges of my mind feel like frayed, thinning fabric, and I've had nausea in waves.
Depression on top of pre-menstrual symptoms on top of the recent sifting through emotions in therapy have created this bitter concoction, not unlike heartburn.
I feel like I lost this week. I tried, and now I admit defeat.
Tonight though, I'm sitting here with my sweet and precious family and I think I can put the loss aside and rest.
I can go easy on myself, calm my mind, and try again.
Positive affirmations have helped, even if it is slowly.
A simple thing like saying,"I am grateful for all the good in my life" has caused a shift in my normal, pessimistic thoughts. I am in a better mood, and I appreciate things more.
I can't even count the amount of times I've dreaded and sweated the moment where I am required to tell a room full of strangers something interesting about me. Part of this is my social anxiety, and then also because I see myself as a little uninteresting.
I sit and list off in my head all of the things that I like, and I know it's probably the most mediocre-sounding fact about a person there could be. Then I attempt to stretch the truth. Case in point: I have been in snow (which I have) so I could like snowboarding (which I've never tried) and they don't have to know that.
I see myself as so boring that I would straight up lie to fool people I don't even know. I haven't, but I've been close.
I always end up mumbling something and sit down, beet red and in need of an escape route.
Then there are the times where my husband laughs at my jokes and my sister says she wishes she could draw like me reminding me that we all have abilities, talents and hobbies that are different. Mine are not as exciting as sky diving from the edge of the atmosphere (no one wants to watch me read) but they are what makes me unique.


Kaikorai Kai is starting again for 2019, our weekly food re-distribution initiative, begins on 3 May running on Fridays from 9.30 am to 10 am where people may get one grocery bag of food if in need.
In recent weeks the topic of conversation has been that we are a nation that loves. Love casts out all hatred and animosity. The Bible puts it this way: `Love does no harm to a neighbour. Love is the fulfilment of the law.' We are called to LOVE as Jesus loved us. This unselfish act of LOVE was shown to all mankind on Good Friday when Jesus died for the sin of all, so that all who believe in Him may be forgiven and have eternal life. This is the heart of the Christian message -to accept this act of love. But by no means was this the end. As the scriptures tell us that on the 3rd day Jesus rose again and later ascended into heaven making a pathway for you and me.Our Hub Hall where we meet every Sunday will be open on Good Friday from 10am to 2pm for you to come in and experience for yourself something of what Jesus accomplished for us all on Good Friday and then return on Easter Sunday at 10am to celebrate His victory over death that is available to all who believe in Him.


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Standing on a bald rocky headland with a precipitous cliff on the east side, and a sheer drop of approximately 100 meters, Cape Byron Lighthouse is the most easterly light in Australia, and one of the most powerful. Byron Bay is famous not for only for its position as Australia's most easterly mainland point but also as the "alternate lifestyle" capital of Australia. Meet the locals, soak up the atmosphere.
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The apostles returned to Jesus excited, energized, eager to tell Him all about their little adventures. Demons exorcised, diseases healed, good news preached. It was a smashing success. They were tired and excited at the same time. So many stories to tell. Jesus takes them on a little retreat, off to a wilderness place, far from the clamoring crowds. A chance to recharge and reflect and rest. And so they went away in a boat, off by themselves. But the crowd followed them.
The crowd grew larger. Word got out. People were running from their houses with their sandals barely strapped on, chasing after the boat with Jesus and His disciples. They came from all the surrounding towns and villages, a huge mass of people by the seashore, clamoring for Jesus and His disciples. They were rock stars. Celebrities. Heroes. Everyone wanted a piece of them. There was no rest. No place to escape. Like Pope Francis once quipped, they couldn't even sneak into town to grab a slice of pizza without being recognized.
We don't know what the disciples thought of all this. Probably a mixture of awe, wonder, and fear. What if the crowd turned into a mob? What if things got out of control? What if they were trampled by the surge?
We wonder sometimes what the Lord thinks of our age, our society, our generation. What does He think when He looks on the confusion of our day, our idolatry of celebrity, our glamorizing of evil, our perversion of the good? What does He see when He looks on the mob of humanity that will chase after literally anything promising health, wealth, love, and happiness?
The word is "compassion." He looks on this world with compassion as the compassionate One, the One who bore the world's suffering in His suffering. The crowds don't phase Jesus. He understands that they are there for all the wrong reasons. They want favors from Him and His disciples. They want to tap into the power. They want a quick fix. They're willing to chase after boats at sunset to get a piece of the action. The disciples seem irritated; Jesus has compassion on them. He looks deeply into the heart of that crowd, as only the Lord can look, and He sees that need, that emptiness, that longing, that fear, that despair that drives this kind of frenzy. And He has compassion on them.
He looks on you the same way, with that same compassion. You don't always come to Him for the right reasons with the right attitude. But He sees into that heart of yours, that heart so messed up by Sin that's it's all twisted in on itself. He looks at that life of yours, all the chasing and running around you've done to justify your own existence, and He has compassion on you. That's how Jesus is.
The disciples see a logistical problem. It's late, it's desolate, there's a huge crowd here, five thousand men plus women and children. They need to disperse. Go to the villages where the shops are. Get some food. It's getting late. The shops will be closing soon. The last thing we need is a hungry mob.
"You give them something to eat," Jesus says. "Yes, you. I authorized you to teach, heal, and cast out demons in my Name, didn't I? And it worked, didn't it? So what's the problem here? Don't you trust me? Don't you think I can handle a bunch of hungry people? You give them something to eat." The disciples see a logistical problem; Jesus sees a teachable moment. He not only teaches the crowds, He teaches His disciples. He's teaching us too. He's teaching them, and us, to be the church. To look on this world with compassion, through His eyes, lensed through His cross. And never to turn away the hungry and send them off on their own.
Jesus also knows that empty bellies don't make for open ears. They need their daily bread before they can eat of the Bread of Life. And so you give them something to eat.
"Where are we going to get the food or the money? It would take at least two hundred denarii to feed this crowd. Where are we going to get two year's wages? We left our jobs to follow you, remember? You told us not to take a money belt with us when you sent us. We're living off of other people's money. How on earth are we going to feed them?," they wondered.
Five loaves and two fish. That's all they had. Five little barley loaves, two small smoked fish. A little boy's lunch and dinner perhaps. What could they do with that?
Jesus has the crowd sit down in groups of a hundred or fifty. He brings order to their disorder. God is a God of order. With Jesus in charge, the mob becomes a congregation. In order. They are sitting on green grass, no less! The Good Shepherd is leading His flock to pastures green. They are no longer like sheep without a shepherd. Jesus is here to shepherd them. And with Him, His under-shepherds, His disciple-apostles.
Jesus was tempted in the wilderness by the devil to turn stones into bread. He was hungry, and there was nothing for Him to eat. But He wouldn't use His power as the Son of God to satisfy His own hunger. He hungered and thirsted for us, and for our salvation. He came as the Bread of Life, living Bread come down from heaven to feed Sin-starved humanity with manna from heaven. He didn't come to feed Himself. And when He did provide bread in the wilderness, He didn't use stones and rocks and turn them into loaves. He simply multiplied what was already there. Bread and fish. No rocks or stones were destroyed in the making of this meal. That's the way of the Creator. He won't destroy one thing to make another. Add to it? Yes, like water turned to wine. Multiply it? Certainly! Like bread and fish in the wilderness. But never destroy. He didn't turn stones into bread. He loves the stones just as He made them. They are His creatures too. Nor does He turn bread into His Body or wine into His blood for that matter. He adds to them. Something that wasn't there before. Something more. Addition and multiplication are God's way. Subtraction and division are the way of the devil, the world, and our own Sin-addled selves.
Our tendency is to see the limitations, the barriers, the obstacles and impossibilities. We see the lack; Jesus sees the potential. We see the absence of resources, Jesus sees the abundance of opportunity. We see the cost, Jesus sees the outcome. Like the disciples, we see a crowd and we worry about logistics and potential problems and the general nuisance of having all those people trampling all over the place making a mess of everything. Jesus sees a world that is to die for, that He has died for, and He invites His disciples, US, to view this world the same way. Not a pesky crowd, but sheep with no shepherd. Lost, scattered, hurting, messed up sheep who will run after any boat, any messiah, anyone. Our repentance is that we don't see things through the compassionate eyes of Jesus.
There's something more going on with this "something more" miracle. Jesus isn't telling them, "This is how you are going to solve world hunger. You set up a food bank, seed it with a few loaves of bread and a couple of fish and I'll take care of the rest." Nor is He telling them, "You do your part and I'll take care of the rest." There's probably already enough food in the world to solve world hunger. The problem is distribution not supply. Too much of the excess ends up in the trash instead of the mouths of the hungry. That doesn't need a miracle to fix. Just an application of our God-given reason and ingenuity.
He is teaching His disciples to be His Church, His Body, His hands and mouth and feet in this world. He's teaching His disciple-apostles how to be His pastors and ministers. He will take their bread and their wine and do something more with it that they could never do themselves. He will give His Body and Blood as bread and wine. The same Body and Blood that was given and shed once for all on the cross, He will provide in His Supper for the mass of sinful humanity that hungers and thirsts for righteousness. He will give this food to them, and they to the people. And the people will be satisfied, filled to overflowing with forgiveness, life, and salvation. And there will always be more at the close of the day. Twelve baskets full of leftovers. No one goes hungry at the Lord's table.
So much from so little. Five barley loaves and two fish feed five thousand. A bit of bread, a sip of wine deliver forgiveness, life, and salvation. All from the Compassionate One who has had compassion upon us all.
There's always more with Jesus.
Twelve baskets full and more.


The staff of the National Museum of African Art expresses heartfelt condolences on the passing of former President Nelson Mandela of the Republic of South Africa. During the following week, the museum will display a condolence book that the public may sign; it will be sent to the Mandela family.
Visitors can sign the condolence book December 6 through December 15 during regular museum hours, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
If unable to visit the museum, visitors may post condolences on the museum's website or on its Facebook page.


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Reuters Opinion: Sultans Of Stimulus?
Last Updated: June 4, 2020/John Galt
EDITOR NOTE: There's a comical aspect to the dollar's dramatic surge following the stock market plunge in March. Investors across the world, especially those in emerging market economies, sought safety in the dollar, causing their own currencies to fall. But the US unemployment rate is one of the worst in the world, second only to Columbia, according to Deutsche Bank. Adding to this, several economists predict a long-term sinking trend for the dollar as the Fed enacts its unlimited stimulus. So, what did these foreign dollar-bull investors just do--jump from a sinking boat to a sinking ship? This is what happens to those who believe the dollar to be a "safe haven." That in itself is tragically comical, that is...faith in fiat.
U.S. weekly jobless claims are also expected to recede on Friday, but an analysis of 44 countries by economists at Deutsche Bank put the U.S. economy the second worst in unemployment relative to its 10-year average, behind only Colombia. For currency markets that is a long-term negative for the dollar. But even in the short term, the prospects don't look good. The latest Reuters poll of over 60 analysts predicts the dollar will weaken over the next six months.
Hopes of more stimulus has widened the chasm between market valuations and the real economy, despite expectations for a slow economic recovery, growing concern over U.S.-China tensions, U.S. civil unrest and rising coronavirus infections. On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve widened its municipal liquidity program to include more businesses and Australia offered a stimulus package for construction. Major U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq near their record closing highs in February and 10-year U.S. treasury yields approached a two-month high of 0.75%. At a price-to-earnings multiple of 22, valuations for the S&P 500 are at their highest level in more than two decades. Although investors remain surprised at the stock market's resilience, a case can be made for stretched valuations -- the risk-free rate for valuing future streams of corporate cash flows is essentially zero as central banks support virtually every corner of the bond market.
And then there is the European Central Bank. Pressure is growing on policymakers to deliver more stimulus in the face of a record rate of economic contraction in the first quarter. Interest rates are widely expected to remain unchanged at its deposit rate of minus 0.5%, but many economists expect the 750 billion-euro Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme to rise by 500 billion euros. The German coalition government agreed overnight on a 130 billion-euro fiscal stimulus program for its economy after a recovery fund proposal last week by Europe gave the struggling euro a shot in the arm.
The latest policy actions have resulted in a seven-day winning streak for the euro against the U.S. dollar, a move last seen only in December 2013. The euro's rise to near 1.08 against the Swiss franc has also eased pressure on the Swiss central bank, whose rate of weekly interventions dropped to its lowest since February.
The dollar's gains have pushed emerging-market currencies lower with the wider index snapping a four-day winning streak to slip 0.25%. The biggest declines came in South Africa's rand and Mexico's peso, both down 0.7%, but both still on track for healthy weekly gains.
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Before you start studying for exams, it is always helpful to spend some time to organize your time for each subject proficiently. You should spare more time in a day on longer or not so strong subjects and divide rest of your time for short subjects. This way, you can able to devote good amount of time on each subject and can gather most information before exams.
Practice revision before going to sleep or after you wake up. At that time your mind is quite relaxed, so you can revise your study material with much ease which you have already learnt. Do not relax much on a seat and instead start walking that can further help in revising things more quickly and efficiently.
Speaking out loud may be disturbing for other members in your home, but give it a go! It really helps in remembering your study material. Also, it is always helpful if you prepare short notes by using sub-heads and give it a quick reading before you prepare for an exam. It makes you remember what all you have learnt for that particular subject or a topic. Try it out, it really helps!
This can be your help guide when you prepare for an exam. Do not write answers and just focus on writing questions from previous years' exams. This way you can help yourself know the most important parts in the subject.
Today, you can take help of technology in education, but at times your entertainment apps and social sites can be really distracting. Therefore, learning self control on such technologies is very important. By blocking these sites and apps for the time being can help you to avoid distractions and study well.
It is always important to give a break to your brain which is regularly working. Taking short regular breaks will not only help in making your brain feel relaxed but also keep you focused and motivated when you studying for long hours. Take a short break after an hour of study and this way you can concentrate more and can learn quickly and easily. Give this method a must try!
Take sample papers and practice them regularly when you prepare for exams. This is the best way to put all your knowledge what you have learnt throughout your study period. To be more precise create a realistic, exam like conditions and take help form your parents to give out new quiz tool. The more you practice the more perfect you will become.
Learning by teaching really works! Teaching your friends can help in revising your whole study material with much efficiency. By doing this you can not only guide your friends but can also add much knowledge to yourself by remembering and practicing the material all over again. This can be a good practice session when preparing for your examination and helping your study buddy in the meantime.
Split your study material into chucks subject wise to understand what you have already achieved and what left. This way, you can track what all you have already covered for that particular subject. This can make you happy and can motivate you to accomplish more.
When revising and learning, visual aids can be really helpful. Challenge yourself and write down everything you know at the start of the topic and then highlight where the gaps lie. As you come closer to the exam, condense your revision notes into one-page diagrams using color codes. Putting your own ideas on the paper in brief format will help you quickly recall everything you need to know during the exam.
So, remember all these tips carefully and make sure to keep yourself hydrated on the exam day beforehand as it helps in letting your brain work at its best. Good luck and do well!


Don't let the gym become an unhealthy obsession.
It's healthy to exercise in moderation, but too much exercise can be unhealthy.
There are certain signs to look out for that mean your gym habits are becoming obsessive.
Examples include ditching family and friends to work out, and going to the gym multiple times per day every day.
Sometimes it can be very hard to find the motivation to exercise.
Other times, though, it can become too much of a priority. With so many "fitspiration" images filling social media and our society focusing heavily on weight loss, for many people, it's easy for the gym to become an unhealthy obsession.
These five signs might indicate that an exercise habit has crossed that line.
You've become fixated on numbers instead of how you feel.
Your fitness level isn't determined by a number on the scale.
Our society focuses heavily on quantity over quality when it comes to workouts. It's not unusual to work out with your mind fixated on the scale and your eyes trained on the calorie counter, speed, or other numbers. These digits don't all indicate the quality of exercise, nor is this mindset sustainable.
"When people use physical activity as a body sculpting tool, the logical thing to do is to exercise hard, because you want to burn as many calories as possible," motivation expert Michelle Seger told HuffPost. "But in general, people's displeasure goes up when they exercise at high intensities, and secondly, when people exercise out of obligation, it turns the activity into a depleting experience."
Instead of maintaining a steadfast glare at the scale or on the weights, keep tabs on how you feel. Are you stronger? Are you able to do better than you did yesterday? That's what's important.
You're going to the gym every single day, sometimes more than once a day.
Overtraining can lead to injuries.
It's simply not realistic to expect yourself to work out every day. And If you are heading to the gym every single day of every single week, you're not necessarily doing the healthy thing for your body. There is such a thing as too much.
Overtraining isn't a good idea for many reasons. Not only does it take away much-needed time for the other tasks (hello laundry, work, calling your mom), it's also just physically unhealthy.
According to Shape, your muscles grow when you rest, therefore enhancing your workouts outside of the gym. Shape also reports that going to the gym every day can lead to mood swings, menstrual problems, and exhaustion.
It's a good idea to delegate your time equally between tasks when scheduling your daily routine. Make sure that you're not entering the slippery slope of disproportionate gym time. Everyone needs a break.
You can't stop thinking about going to the gym.
Don't let thoughts of working out take over your life.
One of the easiest ways to tell whether something is an obsession is to keep tabs on your thought process around it. If your thinking becomes constant, that's when it's time to take stock of whether or not it's ruling your life.
According to Psychology Today, once your focus on the gym (or anything else) begins to impede, distract, or cause you to ignore necessary, healthy tasks, that's when it becomes a troubling obsession.
Make sure that you remain focused on things outside the gym, especially considering that the gym itself isn't always the key to a healthy lifestyle.
Pain after a workout isn't always a good thing.
No matter what all of those fitspo quotes or photos on Instagram tell you, you can and should take days off. And if it hurts or burns, that's not always a good thing.
Your body has ways of telling you that you're overdoing it. If you feel strained, exhausted, fatigued, or sick, that's a sign that it just might be time to take a step back or skip today's workout.
"General aches and pains that don't go away with light activity or a warm-up and are consistently feeling worse for wear can also indicate inadequate recovery," exercise physiologist Dean Somerset told Self. "This could be an early warning sign of musculoskeletal damage from poor recovery."
As much as we're taught to keep going and push ourselves to our limits, it's helpful to know the difference between discomfort and sheer pain. If you're in pain, it's time to stop ignoring natural warning signs and rest.
You say no to plans with family or friends in order to work out.
Take the time to see your friends and family.
Sometimes we can't dedicate as much time as we'd like to when it comes to hanging out with friends or talking to family. This crosses a line when you're constantly telling your friends or family that you can't make time for them solely due to the gym, as though it's a commitment that takes priority over any and all relationships in your life.
"You know you are a bit obsessed with fitness if the other vital aspects of life, including family, friends, work, community and having fun always take a back seat to your workouts," fitness expert Jessica Corbin told Psychology Today.
Maybe you have a daily routine and you like to stick to it. That's fine, but it's also important to incorporate family or friends into that routine as well. Make sure that the comfort of a daily routine doesn't give way to a strict, rigid, or unhealthy obsession.


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Choi wins final short track gold of Beijing 2022 and 37-year-old Hamelin sets Olympic record
By Philip Barker at the Main Press Centre in Beijing
South Korea's Choi Min-jeong won the final short track gold medal of these Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, while there was also a relay victory for Canada's men.
Choi's victory in the women's 1,500 metres was achieved in 2min 17.789sec - outside the Olympic record she had set earlier in the semi-finals - but it was still sufficient to win a second consecutive gold medal over the distance.
"I had anticipated falling behind at the beginning," Choi said of her race in the final.
"I am keenly aware that the key to winning 1,500m is not to take the lead in the beginning, but to stay on pace until the end and that belief is what got me the gold medal."
Choi ends Beijing 2022 with three medals, having also finished as the runner-up over 1,000m and in the women's 3,000m relay, but this will be the most satisfying.
"It was my second gold medal in the women's 1,500m, so it's even more exciting than Pyeongchang 2018," she added.
The race for the other medals was desperately close before Arianna Fontana of Italy was given the verdict for silver with 2:17.862.
Choi Min-jeong won gold for the second Winter Olympics in a row © Getty Images
"It was the last day so whatever is left in the tank, I just give it all on the ice," said Fontana, who like Choi ends the Winter Olympics with two silver medals and one gold.
Bronze went to Suzanne Schulting of The Netherlands in 2:17.865.
She had clashed with China's Han Yutong during the race.
"I was going to the outside and the Chinese skater pushed me out," Schulting said.
"Then I came back well, I don't know what actually happened, but I think I came back super strong."
Earlier at Capital Indoor Stadium, veteran Charles Hamelin helped Canada to men's 5,000m relay gold.
The Canadians won in 6:41.257, just ahead of South Korea who clocked 6:41.679 for silver.
The bronze went to Italy in 6:43.431.
Hamelin, 37, became the oldest man to win an Olympic short track medal in his fifth and final Olympic Games.
"I love what I do and I work hard," Hamelin said.
"I don't feel like I'm 37 years old, I feel like I'm still doing what I love the most, I'm still doing short track and that's the reason why I'm still here."
At 37, Charles Hamelin became the oldest man to win an Olympic short track medal ©Getty Images
Steven Dubois, Pascal Dion and Jordan Pierre-Gilles completed the quartet with Hamelin to win Canada's fourth Olympic gold medal in this event.
"He is a great friend and he is always very welcoming to new skaters, he makes me feel among a family," Pierre-Gilles said.
"I'm proud to say I won his last gold medal with him at these Olympics."
Dion added: "Our strategy was to be well positioned to be sure we had the chance to win.
"When Steven pushed me in front I knew we had a good shot at it."
South Korea, despite a slow start, end the Winter Olympics with the most short track medals - five.
Two were gold and three silver.
China, The Netherlands, Italy and Canada also won four medals each, with the host nation and the Dutch claiming two golds apiece.
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using namespace chrono;
using namespace irr;

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
    ChSystem system;

    // Disable gravity
    system.Set_G_acc(ChVector<>(0, 0, 0));

    // Set the half-length of the two shafts
    double hl = 2;

    // Set the bend angle between the two shafts (positive rotation about the
    // global X axis)
    double angle = CH_C_PI / 6;
    double cosa = std::cos(angle);
    double sina = std::sin(angle);
    ChQuaternion<> rot = Q_from_AngX(angle);

    // Create the ground (fixed) body
    // ------------------------------

    ChSharedPtr<ChBody> ground(new ChBody);
    system.AddBody(ground);
    ground->SetIdentifier(-1);
    ground->SetBodyFixed(true);
    ground->SetCollide(false);

    // attach visualization assets to represent the revolute and cylindrical
    // joints that connect the two shafts to ground
    {
        ChSharedPtr<ChCylinderShape> cyl_1(new ChCylinderShape);
        cyl_1->GetCylinderGeometry().p1 = ChVector<>(0, 0, -hl - 0.2);
        cyl_1->GetCylinderGeometry().p2 = ChVector<>(0, 0, -hl + 0.2);
        cyl_1->GetCylinderGeometry().rad = 0.3;
        ground->AddAsset(cyl_1);

        ChSharedPtr<ChCylinderShape> cyl_2(new ChCylinderShape);
        cyl_2->GetCylinderGeometry().p1 = ChVector<>(0, -(hl - 0.2) * sina, (hl - 0.2) * cosa);
        cyl_2->GetCylinderGeometry().p2 = ChVector<>(0, -(hl + 0.2) * sina, (hl + 0.2) * cosa);
        cyl_2->GetCylinderGeometry().rad = 0.3;
        ground->AddAsset(cyl_2);
    }

    // Create the first shaft body
    // ---------------------------

    ChSharedPtr<ChBody> shaft_1(new ChBody);
    system.AddBody(shaft_1);
    shaft_1->SetIdentifier(1);
    shaft_1->SetBodyFixed(false);
    shaft_1->SetCollide(false);
    shaft_1->SetMass(1);
    shaft_1->SetInertiaXX(ChVector<>(1, 1, 0.2));
    shaft_1->SetPos(ChVector<>(0, 0, -hl));
    shaft_1->SetRot(ChQuaternion<>(1, 0, 0, 0));

    // Add visualization assets to represent the shaft (a box) and the arm of the
    // universal joint's cross associated with this shaft (a cylinder)
    {
        ChSharedPtr<ChBoxShape> box_1(new ChBoxShape);
        box_1->GetBoxGeometry().Size = ChVector<>(0.15, 0.15, 0.9 * hl);
        shaft_1->AddAsset(box_1);

        ChSharedPtr<ChCylinderShape> cyl_2(new ChCylinderShape);
        cyl_2->GetCylinderGeometry().p1 = ChVector<>(-0.2, 0, hl);
        cyl_2->GetCylinderGeometry().p2 = ChVector<>(0.2, 0, hl);
        cyl_2->GetCylinderGeometry().rad = 0.05;
        shaft_1->AddAsset(cyl_2);

        ChSharedPtr<ChColorAsset> col(new ChColorAsset);
        col->SetColor(ChColor(0.6f, 0, 0));
        shaft_1->AddAsset(col);
    }

    // Create the second shaft body
    // ----------------------------

    // The second shaft is identical to the first one, but initialized at an angle
    // equal to the specified bend angle.

    ChSharedPtr<ChBody> shaft_2(new ChBody);
    system.AddBody(shaft_2);
    shaft_2->SetIdentifier(1);
    shaft_2->SetBodyFixed(false);
    shaft_2->SetCollide(false);
    shaft_2->SetMass(1);
    shaft_2->SetInertiaXX(ChVector<>(1, 1, 0.2));
    shaft_2->SetPos(ChVector<>(0, -hl * sina, hl * cosa));
    shaft_2->SetRot(rot);

    // Add visualization assets to represent the shaft (a box) and the arm of the
    // universal joint's cross associated with this shaft (a cylinder)
    {
        ChSharedPtr<ChBoxShape> box_1(new ChBoxShape);
        box_1->GetBoxGeometry().Size = ChVector<>(0.15, 0.15, 0.9 * hl);
        shaft_2->AddAsset(box_1);

        ChSharedPtr<ChCylinderShape> cyl_2(new ChCylinderShape);
        cyl_2->GetCylinderGeometry().p1 = ChVector<>(0, -0.2, -hl);
        cyl_2->GetCylinderGeometry().p2 = ChVector<>(0, 0.2, -hl);
        cyl_2->GetCylinderGeometry().rad = 0.05;
        shaft_2->AddAsset(cyl_2);

        ChSharedPtr<ChColorAsset> col(new ChColorAsset);
        col->SetColor(ChColor(0, 0, 0.6f));
        shaft_2->AddAsset(col);
    }

    // Connect the first shaft to ground
    // ---------------------------------

    // Use a ChLinkEngine to impose both the revolute joint constraints, as well
    // as constant angular velocity.  The joint is located at the origin of the
    // first shaft.

    ChSharedPtr<ChLinkEngine> motor(new ChLinkEngine);
    system.AddLink(motor);
    motor->Initialize(ground, shaft_1, ChCoordsys<>(ChVector<>(0, 0, -hl), ChQuaternion<>(1, 0, 0, 0)));
    motor->Set_eng_mode(ChLinkEngine::ENG_MODE_ROTATION);
    motor->Set_rot_funct(ChSharedPtr<ChFunction>(new ChFunction_Ramp(0, 1)));

    // Connect the second shaft to ground through a cylindrical joint
    // --------------------------------------------------------------

    // Use a cylindrical joint so that we do not have redundant constraints
    // (note that, technically Chrono could deal with a revolute joint here).
    // the joint is located at the origin of the second shaft.

    ChSharedPtr<ChLinkLockCylindrical> cyljoint(new ChLinkLockCylindrical);
    system.AddLink(cyljoint);
    cyljoint->Initialize(ground, shaft_2, ChCoordsys<>(ChVector<>(0, -hl * sina, hl * cosa), rot));

    // Connect the two shafts through a universal joint
    // ------------------------------------------------

    // The joint is located at the global origin.  Its kinematic constraints will
    // enforce orthogonality of the associated cross.

    ChSharedPtr<ChLinkUniversal> ujoint(new ChLinkUniversal);
    system.AddLink(ujoint);
    ujoint->Initialize(shaft_1, shaft_2, ChFrame<>(ChVector<>(0, 0, 0), rot));

    // Create the Irrlicht application
    // -------------------------------

    ChIrrApp application(&system, L"ChBodyAuxRef demo", core::dimension2d<u32>(800, 600), false, true);
    application.AddTypicalLogo();
    application.AddTypicalSky();
    application.AddTypicalLights();
    application.AddTypicalCamera(core::vector3df(3, 1, -1.5));

    application.AssetBindAll();
    application.AssetUpdateAll();

    // Simulation loop
    application.SetTimestep(0.001);

    int frame = 0;

    while (application.GetDevice()->run()) {
        application.BeginScene();
        application.DrawAll();
        application.DoStep();
        application.EndScene();
        frame++;

        if (frame % 20 == 0) {
            // Output the shaft angular velocities at the current time
            double omega_1 = shaft_1->GetWvel_loc().z;
            double omega_2 = shaft_2->GetWvel_loc().z;
            GetLog() << system.GetChTime() << "   " << omega_1 << "   " << omega_2 << "\n";
        }
    }

    return 0;
}

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As a mother of an almost three-year-old son and an active member of the Puget Sound community, I am forever finding myself in need of notifications about what is going on in my region. With autumn now upon us and winter only a few months in the future, having the ability to access the maximum amount of available information about health, safety, weather, travel, road conditions, events, and traffic challenges is important to me.
Seattle's Office of Emergency Management (http://www.seattle.gov/emergency-management/) serves to prepare our community by minimizing potential dangers and current hazards through training and organized planning. OEM also is responsible for resolving the damage incurred to our region by natural disasters, disease, and/or city-wide events. Seattle's nationally accredited OEM does this by networking with our neighborhoods, businesses, and local/federal agencies and has proven excellence in emergency preparedness, responsiveness, and recovery.
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home hazards/plans, and local emergency preparedness.
Seattle Neighborhoods Actively Prepare (SNAP) is a part of OEM and encourages citizens to not only organize their own households, but to also speak to their neighbors about potential regional hazards. It is imperative that communities can work together to make certain a plan is in place ensuring care for everyone in times of emergency or disaster (http://www.seattle.gov/emergency-management/working-together/seattle-neighborhoods-actively-prepare). SNAP also offers online toolkits and customized presentations (such as the one Queen Anne Cooperative Preschool hosted earlier this year). For more information about SNAP, call 206-233-5076 or email them directly (SNAP@seattle.gov).
Additionally, our very own Queen Anne Cooperative Preschool (QACP) is hosting a CPR/First Aid Certification on Saturday, October 22nd, 2016 from 9AM-3PM through "I Know CPR, Inc." (http://www.iknowcpr.com/) for approximately $50 in our co-op's main classroom. For more information about this training workshop, please contact: QACP's Health and Safety Coordinator (per the CPR/First Aid event registration form), your class officers (via our co-op's google groups) or one of QA Co-op's Board members (https://queenannecoop.org/about-2/the-board/).
Knowing that I have many local options to educate myself/family, our neighbors, and community helps me feel more secure about my son's safety in the event of an emergency. Being confident that our region is consistently striving to prepare her citizens also makes it a little easier to relax while also enjoying my child grow up. Since climbing trees (while waving a magic wand fashioned from a stick) tends to be one of my son's favorite pastimes, I have already registered myself into a handful of basic aid workshops and seminars to grow my safety skill set this autumn/winter season…won't you join me?


The Bronco came to the shop in fair shape with numerous minor complaints and in need of refurbishing.
The first issue was with the rear window failing to operate. The side runners and motor had been replaced in the past, but nothing was done to ensure the longevity of the repairs. Winding Road Classics completely disassembled all the components of the system and found that the main cause of failure to operate was the safety switch at the side of the door. This switch ensures that the window can't be operated when the tailgate is down. A replacement could not be found, so I took it apart, cleaned it, and reassembled it, tested it, and it was fine.
Second issue that was addressed throughout the project was weatherstripping. At first only the major pieces were replaced, thinking that they had the most usage and needed the most attention. After all was said and done, every piece on the truck has been changed. A leak test was performed at the car wash with the sprayer at different angles and everything came out just fine. The biggest leak that had damaged the floor and floor covering ended up being the cowl. Once again, from the forums, this is another problem area on this era of Broncos. After removing the cover, all of the leaves, dirt, pine needles and other debris were removed and then rinsed out through the drainage channels on each side. These were cleaned from the underside. After cleaning, the rust areas were treated with Ospho, sealed, and painted with rustoleum.
The next issue that was addressed was the rust and holes in the floor. The passenger side was the worst, with two places that were rusted through removed, patches fabricated and welded in, and the rest of the floor was treated with Ospho, cleaned, and painted with rustoleum. Other places that were patched were on each side behind the front seats. Both sides were rusted at the corner where water had come in. This led to changing the seals on the top. Another hole had rusted through on the right rear floor near the spare tire holder. All of these were painted top and bottom after repairing.
A new electrical fuse panel was installed from American Autowire. This was necessitated mostly from the engine work, but it also helped by getting rid of the computer module and emissions controls that were hindering the motor. Fuses are easily obtainable from any auto parts stores, and the fuse panel is labeled for the usage of each fuse. It is located on the driver's side center, under the dash.
New vinyl flooring was installed front to rear. Fibrous padding is under the pad in the front, and the rear was underlaid with outdoor carpeting as padding. A new dashpad was installed on the dash and painted to match. New side panels were fabricated in the rear. They are made from fiber reinforced plastic sheeting, painted, and mounted like the original cardboard ones. The door panels, kick panels, and pillar covers were also cleaned and painted to match. Some were sun damaged and faded, others were okay. Painting has matched them all with the main dash. While the dash was off all of the rust from the leaking windshield and cowl was treated with Ospho and parts were repainted. The Ospho leaves a protective coating that will prevent rust in the future as well, though all leaks have been addressed. While the engine was out, the engine compartment was degreased, cleaned, and painted.
The engine from 1985 was saddled with emissions equipment, a dreadful computer feedback single barrel carburetor, and a non-advance distributor. All of these in conjunction with a restrictive intake and exhaust made for a good engine that was starving for air and fuel. Adding to this were leaks, though a good hot rodder knows that engines don't leak, they're just marking their territory.
Beyond the normal rebuild procedures for any engine, this 300 inline 6 cylinder received the following special treatment options.
Comp Cams lifters, springs, and rocker arms mounted on screw in studs with custom guideplates.
Manton custom length push rods.
Offenhauser dual plane intake, which features smaller runners on the low side to increase velocity at lower rpms. This helps with throttle response and fuel atomization. The upper side opens up with the secondary part of the carburetor to double the airflow and provide all the air the engine needs with the increased fuel. A good "best of both worlds" intake. Intake was fitted with a coolant fed heat transfer to aid in fuel atomization. Originally this was accomplished by being attached to the exhaust manifold. It mainly improves around town driveability.
Holley 390 cfm carburetor, recommended for the above intake.
The exhaust manifolds are from a later model 300 engine that had electronic fuel injection (EFI) intake. They are free flowing and in my research others have tested them to be almost as good as full headers. They are much easier to package into trucks though. They are routed to the exhaust with a Walker two into one adapter made for this purpose. Exhaust manifolds are painted with a high temperature paint. The exhaust is new back to the original muffler, replacing the catalytic converter.
The ignition system is a replacement distributor with vacuum advance which is controlled by a Duraspark 2 module. This system was used by Ford throughout the 70s and is both reliable and readily available if problems are encountered.
Emissions parts and feedback vacuum switches were mounted on the valve cover at the rear of the engine. All of this was removed and the mounting holes welded up and sanded smooth.
The engine itself was completely disassembled and taken to a sonic blast cleaning at the local machine shop. It received new freeze plugs, bearings, seals, gaskets all the way around. Careful measurements were taken at every stage to ensure that the crank, rods and pistons were within specifications. Plastigage was used to check the oil clearance on all bearings. The block and head and various covers were painted "Ford blue" prior to assembly and allowed to cure. Brackets and various attachments were painted black for contrast. Intake and carburetor were left as manufactured.
A new clutch and pressure plate were installed.
The right rear brake cylinder was leaking. Rear brakes were completely redone with new cylinders, brake shoes, emergency brake activators, and adjusters. While working on the rear brakes, new rear seals were installed and also differential gasket. Differential gears were inspected and new gear oil with traction additive for the tractionlok system was added. Front brake pads were replaced. All brakes were bled and are activated by a new master cylinder and power booster.
Engine as it arrived in the shop.


Benefit from hotel pick-up in the Domus de Maria and Chia area in the south of Sardinia, and then take a scenic drive towards Calasetta to board a ferry to San Pietro Island. Carloforte, with its colorful sights and its harbor, is one of the most enchanting towns in Sardinia and will steal your heart any time of the year. The town preserves the language, customs and culture of Liguria because of its colonization by some families who were originally from Pegli but came from Tabarka, Tunisia.The Church of Novelli Innocenti, dedicated to a tragic shipwreck, the cinema and theater Giuseppe Cavallera, known as "U Palassiu," and the church of Our Lady of the Castaway are fine examples of architectural beauty. On the seafront, it is particularly pleasant to photograph the monument to Carlo Emanuele III of Savoy, inaugurated in 1786, with the sea in the background.The coasts in the vicinity are the jewel of the island. Bobba, wild and bright, or Cala Fico and its sea bed colorful with fish, are just some of the must see destinations. The Columns, two steep cliffs 16 meters high that plunge into the topaz sea, provide a perfect backdrop for pictures.One of the best experiences you can have in Carloforte is undoubtedly enjoying the local specialties. Every year, between May and June, the city explodes in a festival of lights, music and live cooking competitions and events known as the Girotonno, in honor of the ruling fish of the island, made with thousands of imaginative recipes. In April, the picturesque Festival of Tabarkan Couscous, a historical Genoese interpretation of the delicious Tunisian dish, is also quite the event.Upon arrival, take a tour on the island with a local guide, and get the chance to stop and swim in the sea. Take souvenir photos of the amazing landscape, from the picturesque beaches to the dramatic cliffs and rock formations of the sea. Formed by volcanic activity, the island boasts a hilly interior and typical Mediterranean flora of juniper and pine trees. Visit the historical center of Carloforte, founded in the 18th century by around 30 families of coral fishers from Genoa. Learn more about the local traditions and get the chance to encounter dolphins and other wildlife including native falcons. Your local guide will be keen to make the tour as personal as possible. He will assist you with his expertise and recall interesting anecdotes for you before driving you back to your hotel.
Transport by air-conditioned minivan with free wifi service, due to availability, please be aware that vehicles used in the excursions may be different from description and vary at the management's discretion.


North East India is an unbelievably substantial location, as well as the best time to go to is never truly certain. For taking pleasure in the 7 siblings and also falls, you might want to exist in downpours; since the lavish plant, as well as rainfalls, are a sight to view! You can also visit Arunachal Pradesh throughout September or in December to check out the calmness of Buddhist monasteries, snow, quick streams and perfectly overcast tops that will make you mesmerized.
During the recently of November and the very first week of December; there are lots of festivals in Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, and Nagaland; that makes certain to grab your focus and maintain you amused. The climate in the northeast region is constantly uncertain. There is limitless rainfall in some components which make them pleasant and generate cool at the exact same time.
Nevertheless, if you are still searching for the very best time to see; then it needs to be both the gales and wintertimes. During the downpours, there are glowing waterfalls as well as lavish green surrounding that are a treat to the eyes. While in the winters there is gleaming snow that covers the whole location like a sheet. Nonetheless, there is a lot of landslides throughout the months of monsoons, making it a little threat to take a trip when driving this area. Nevertheless, at the end of the day, it is your selection as to what season you want to choose for visiting this enjoyable location.
Don't know much about North West India besides the fact that this country is one of the world's top travel destinations. I watched a lot of travel documentaries and most of them reveal awesome nature, culture and atmosphere of India, here's the list of the best movies https://travelsites.com/travel-documentaries-and-movies/ .
India is incredible in every manner.North India Tour Packages are one of the famous destinations to visit in India. In North India, there are many famous places to visit and explore this beautiful country with an unbeatable experience. Agra is one of them. As Agra is world famous place but let me tell you, The Tajmahal-seven wonders of the world are the main reason behind this.
Agra — The holder of seven wonders of the world "The Taj Mahal". This is the only city which holds many historical monuments of India. Agra is a must visit the location in India which gives you an amazing feeling to explore the city of romance with fantastic sightseeing there. Whenever we talk about Agra the reason remains always the same, yes we are talking about the Taj Mahal. Due to the Taj Mahal, Agra is a well-known city in all over the world as Tajmahal is the world's most beautiful building with such amazing architecture work. Agra is also famous as the city of romance.
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This is the Makbara of Akbar, The tower marks and inside is the corner of the tomb but the real tomb is in the basement. Like other beautiful places, Sikandara is also the most impressive and beautiful place to visit and know a bit about past history which definitely makes your day memorable with some useful knowledge as well.
This garden was built by Babur, Mehtab Bagh is one of the finest Mughal gardens in Agra. It is located on the river Yamuna. Mehtab Bagh is very closer to the Taj Mahal. From here you can the Taj Mahal is a closer view. This is the best tourist spot to visit and view the sunset point. Book Agra holiday tour packages with us and see the amazing places in Agra to so much fun.


Our Main meetings start up again in Week 1 of Term 1. We meet in the Circular Lecture Theatre every Tuesday of Term at 5:00pm. We'd love to see you there!
The CU Facebook page is very active and a great way to get in touch with others in the group. 'Like' us on Facebook here to get all this information straight into your news feed!
CU forms part of a national organisation called the Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students. AFES employs staff such as Steve to help and encourage students in their Christian growth and witness. Steve and his wife Laura have 2 great kids and another on on the way! Josie is 4 and Harry is nearly 2. Steve loves all things motorbikes, farming & coffee. He loves his saviour Jesus and loves to encourage students to grow in their love & knowledge of Jesus.


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GOOD WEEK FOR THE ACADEMY
The U18's come through two tough away games unbeaten.
Last week the U18's headed to Huish Park, for a fixture against Yeovil Town. The Academy included a number of players who were chosen to play above their age group to cover injuries and impressed by winning the game 3-1. Two goals from midfielder Rhys Kavanagh and a goal from defender Ben Jones secured the victory for the Exiles' youngsters.
On Tuesday the U18's faced a long-trip to Peterborough, and thanks to a Corey Sheppard goal, the Academy came away with a creditable 1-1 draw.
Academy Manager, Byron Anthony, praised the players efforts over the past week, "We have produced fantastic performance in both games and the players have played with a great intensity and worked extremely hard for the whole game."
He added, "The players have showed a great attitude since I have taken over."
For more information on the Football League Youth Alliance, including upcoming fixtures and results, click HERE.


The Gates of 1973 was a little less put together than the man today.
There's a certain amount of facial recognition that comes with being the richest man in the world. Right now (and for 16 of the last 21 years) that title belongs to Bill Gates. And whether it's the spectacled, golf-shirt and sweater-wearing 60 year-old, or the serious man in the suit, it'd be hard to find someone who wouldn't recognize Gates' mug.
But before Microsoft, his philanthropy, and his billions, Gates was a beanie-wearing 17 year old at the prestigious and private Lakeside School in Seattle. This was the Gates of 1973, and this was the Gates he decided to put forward in his Reddit AMA verification photo today.
A lot's changed since those days. Not only is Gates rich AF now, but everything in that picture is outdated — except maybe Gates' fashion, which would fit in in Williamsburg or Silver Lake and mosts college campuses.
The original picture is from Gates' high school yearbook. Retro fashion comes and goes, so the high-water pants and bowling shoes probably weren't too hard to lock down at the nearest vintage shop. The corded phone and the Teletype machine in the lower-left corner, on the other hand, are a different story.
1973 was a big year for Gates. He had spent the last six years at Seattle's Lakeside School, where he met Paul Allen, the man who would later co-founded Microsoft with Gates. Both shared a love of computers and talent for programming, something Lakeside recognized early. The school took it so far as to ask Gates to make a computerized class schedule.
It was also the year that the zip-up sweater wearing Gates enrolled at Harvard as a pre-law major. Within two years, he would leave to start working on an innovative software he called Micro-Soft.
It might have been unlikely for 17-year-old Gates to accurately predict he would be answering questions over the internet in 2016, just like it's impossible to know exactly what will happen in the next 43 years. Whatever happens in the future, Gates and his companies will likely have their hand in it.