Buildcon came from behind to hammer Lumwana Radiants 4-1 in a match which saw Ivorian debutante Ephrain Guikan come off the bench to score the fourth goal of the match.
Radiants took the lead in the 18th minute through midfielder Chris Mulenga but then Nigerian fullback Osas Okoro equalized for Buildcon in the 22nd minute before Ugandan forward Fahad Bayo gave Buildcon the lead as the match went into halftime at 2-1.
Bayo added his second and Buildcons third in the 84th minute before Guikan added the fourth goal a minute later as the Ndola based side scored four goals for the second year in a row against Radiants as they ran out comfortable winners.
The result puts Buildcon in first place in STREAM B on 7 points while Radiants are bottom with 1 point.
A 62nd Ray Mutale goal was all Green Eagles needed to beat Muza Fc as they move to second place on 6 points.
There was confusion at Arthur Davies Stadium with fans calling for coach Kelvin Kaindu to leave after the team lost their second match in a row in a game that saw Alex Ngonga play his first match of the season for Power as well as a debut from Cameroonian striker Christian Epoupa.
Eric Chomba scored the only goal of the match in the first half as Nkwazi got all three points after their 350 kilometer trip from Lusaka as they beat Power at ADS for the season season in a row.
The result puts Nkwazi in third place with 6 points while Power are in 8th place on 3 points.
Burunidian International striker Laudit Mavugo scored his third goal of the season as Napsa equalised after Circuit City had gone infront in the first half via a Dominic Chanda goal.
The match ended at 1-1 with Circuit in seventh place on 4 points while Napsa Stars are in fifth place with 4 points but a better goal difference than Circuit.
Nkana FC came from behind twice to draw 2-2 with Forest Rangers in Ndola at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium.
Cameroonian fullback Yvan Mbilla gave Forest the lead in the 8th minute before Fred Tsimenga again came up to equalize for Nkana in the 35th minute.
Mbelenge Ngulakwey gave Forest the lead again late in the first half before a 53rd minute equaliser from Walter Bwalya as the two teams drew a result which saw Forest moving to sixth place on 4 points while Nkana FC are in fourth place on 5 points.


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Hi! I am back again with some fun sparkle coloring and surprise spinner cards. I am also participating in The 30 Day Coloring Challenge – more info on that below.
I really enjoy stamping a bunch of images and then taking them (along with markers and scissors) on the go. This is a great way to make the best use of my time. Today I used some of those on-the-go-colored-images to create surprise spinner cards.
In addition to the cheerleading pandas, I also really like the dancing hippos from the new Clearly Besotted Trouble in a Tutu stamp set. Isn't she cute?
When you open it up, a ballerina pops up and spins. I created this spinning element by stamping, coloring, and cutting two images and gluing them back-to-back with string between. The string is stretched from the front of the card to the back of the card. So easy! However, to have the two images to put back-to-back, the images need to be mirror images of each other. Therefore I did a mirror stamping technique to get the two hippos. But keep in mind – if an image is symmetrical (like the panda above), you don't need to do mirror stamping – just stamp it twice.
For another video showing mirror stamping, check THIS.
Again, be sure to watch the whole video to see all the card examples I created. These are addictive! Oh – and HERE is another video with a similar spinning feature.
This post is part of "The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge" Blog Hop. Kathy Racoosin from The Daily Marker (one of my besties!) loves to color and is hosting her FIFTH 30 Day Coloring Challenge. The idea is to color something every day – even if just a little! It doesn't matter what you color or what medium you use. You can find more info in THIS video. Be sure to use the hashtag #TheDailyMarker30Day!
Today Kathy has assembled a blog hop to give your creativity a jump start. The next person on the hop is one of my other besties, Kristina Werner! You can always head back to Kathy's blog, too.
Interested in the products I used? To make them easy for you to find, I have listed them below. (Compensated Affiliate links used at no cost to you. Affiliate and product disclosure can be found here. All products were personally purchased except those with an asterisk and from Clearly Besotted. As always, this post was NOT sponsored.) Click on the letters below each picture to go to a favorite store: Simon Says Stamp (SSS), Ellen Hutson (EH), Amazon (AZ), etc.
I don't color on the go, but I think it's a great idea. Thanx for the videos and tips!
What a clever idea! I'm used the spinners that show on the outside and the inside but to use them only on the inside is really cool and a great idea for the young and young at heart. I also really like this technique for reverse image stamping. It looks so foolproof that I think I might actually be able to do it. 🙂 Thanks for sharing and for a chance to win in online card class!
I have not colored on the go. I have watercolored while camping. Does that count?
Thanks for the great tip on mirror images…I do have a Misti! Love those cute little spinners!
What fun cards! I love this idea for both kid and adult cards. I color on the go sometimes. I should really get more on the go things ready to color and keep a little tote packed so I can do this more often.
Yay! Love everything including how to use up fishing line since I can't seem to catch a fish! Awesomeness as always Jennifer!
Love your technique, someday I'll have the MY SWEET PETUNIA MISTI STAMPING TOOL!! Thanks for sharing.
I have colored, stamped or assembled cards on the go before, but find I tend to haul too much. I need to plan more carefully. I prefer to take some simple card kits that only need to be assembled, having already done all the prep work at home. I LOVE that hippo ballerina! I still have a spinner card (commercial) that my grandparents gave me in the '70s. I was "clearly besotted" by it and have kept it all these years. I chuckle every time I run across it and always have happy thoughts of them, too.
I don't know why you would think this wasn't a good video! I always learn something from you, even if its just a faster way to deal with the string on these cards 🙂 I love that all the coloring on these were done with the sparkle pens. I wouldn't have thought they were designed for coloring. I thought of them more for layering over other coloring. So I learned at least 2 things, and I enjoyed seeing a multitude of your cards 🙂 I guess even brilliant, card making, technique gurus have down days, eh? 😉 Consider this a virtual spinner card with a heart. Hugs!
I do take small crafty projects with me to night shift in case there is some quiet time to play. Night shift is where I started trying to watercolour. I still need lots of practice but I have been enjoying it!
Your question made me think about all the time I spent waiting for my teenagers while they were at practice or rehearsal for various events or even Doctor appointments. Now I find I don't have those bits of time when coloring would have been such a joyful way to pass the hours. So now I just enjoy coloring from my comfy chair at home. Thanks for the delightful cards!
I have gotten into taking an Adult Coloring Book and brush markers with me in the car. That said, I am having a hard time just coloring the sheet with no plan. (I am the type that wants to do something with the item if I am going to spend the time working on it.). So, I think it is time to stamp up some cardstock, etc and take a few of those with me also. I love your videos and the ideas are getting me ready to pull out my card making and scrap booking supplies again.
I love the cards you make and especially enjoy watching your videos. I learn so much from you and watching you're videos. I truly love the cards that are colored and have always wanted to try it. Maybe once I get started I will want to take it on the road with me and not be able to put it down.
Thank you for everything you have taught me.
Your cards are so cute. I can see why the hippo is your fav. I also think those parrots are adorable too. Thanks.
p.s. Your video was great also, nothing to apologize for.
Super cute cards! Have to go back and watch your video. No, I don't color on the go – I am not very good at it and need to concentrate a bit when I do color. Thank you for the chance to win!
I LOVE these spinners. My nephews will love them!
I don't colour on the go, more because I am not organised than that I wouldn't want to, or couldn't! Perhaps I need to stamp a bunch of images and organise a pencil case of supplies.
such a cute idea. Love it!!!
Why are you apologizing, silly lady. The video was GREAT!!! I am definitely making this card soon!! You're the greatest!!
I never ever color on the go as I am still finding ways how to accommodate the coloring materials and images in a convenient bag or container. Somehow, my ideas are getting near now and hopefully I can have my color on the go soon!
I always do color pn the go whenever we are on trips 🙂 Cannot go without my Sakura Koi Travel set and Faber-Castell artist pens.
Jennifer, your cards are super cute, adorable and fun! Thank You so much for the video and inspirations!
these are just adorable!! i don't colour on-the-go but perhaps i should start!
These spinning cards are all soooo cute! Thanks for another brilliant idea.
These spinning cards are adorable. You are way to hard on yourself Jennifer. The video was great and very fun.
These cards are so adorable. My grandkids would love getting these interactive cards. I'm going to have to go through and look at my stamps to see which ones would work with this technique. As always, thanks for a wonderful idea! Yes, I do color on the go, especially when we're traveling to visit our kids who all live in other states.
I've started bringing along images to color when away from home, but I can only get to it when the kids are asleep! Thanks for sharing another fantastic card!
Thank you Jennifer – a wonderful video!!
Such cute spinners! Sad to say I do not color on the go because I seldom am on the go. I color at home all the time and find it very relaxing!
Sweet and so adorable Jennifer. Thanks for sharing.
Super fun and super cute!!
I do color on the go! I color just like you – although I do it while waiting for my husband when he goes into a tool store!
I love these spinner cards, they are so cute and fun! I stay at home like ALL the time, unless I have to go to the grocery store or something, so no i dont color on the go. But maybe if I had somewhere to go where I would have time to color, I probably would, but so far, not yet.
I esp love the kitty spinner! Sweet.
I sometimes take coloring supplies with me on trips to play with at my destination, but not during the actual traveling.
I just love spinner cards!
I just love spinner cards! I've only made a spinner gift tag, I need to try a card!
ooh! This is so cute!! Love the spinners 🙂 I have never colored on the go , so far! My daughter is 2.5 years old and she usually takes up most of our time and energy on the flight, especially considering we have to travel for more than 24 hours in flight. Now we are expecting our second kid by the end of this month 🙂 So I guess I can't expect to color in-flight for another 2 years atleast!
You are truly amazing! I love the cards and will go to look through my stamp stash for some suitable stamps now!
I love this spinner card. Need these stamps when they come out.
Spinner cards are such fun. Thanks!
I definitely color on the go, some weeks more than at home! Those spinner cards are a hoot. I bet folks of any age will love them.


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Home Opinion Recent stories in the media are undermining the real issue of consent
Recent stories in the media are undermining the real issue of consent
A backlash against the consent movement can occur when people don't use their common sense
Hannah Marais
In this age of feminism, the topic of consent has come to the forefront. Kick started by the #MeToo movement in October 2017, it was recently thrown back into the spotlight by the #ThisIsNotConsent movement after the trial and subsequent suicide of a 17-year-old Irish girl, who has been publicly shamed for her choice of undergarments. The normalization of asking consent in our society is something of a breakthrough for the feminist movement, and yet it has come continuously under fire.
In May of 2018, Deanne Carson gave an interview to Australia's ABC news network in which she stated that parents should be asking their babies for consent before changing them. The internet exploded, with people attacking Carson with comments such as, "This has the potential to be the dumbest thing said ever. Clearly never had a child in her care and if she has would love to have been there when she asked the baby the question. What an idiot."
The story quickly gained the public spotlight, overshadowing the more important issues which the consent movement had brought up. However, the original intention behind the message was simple: the topic of consent should be taught to children from a young age. While this is important, this is not the issue at hand. The consent movement isn't focused on asking babies if they want their nappies changed; it is focused on the pervasive 'rape culture' in our society today and the continued ignorance of sexual abuse perpetrated by (mostly) men in positions of power. Unfortunately, there are many examples of this in our society today, such as the recent sexual assault scandal surrounding R Kelly, the American R&B star who has been confronted with sexual assault allegations since the early 1990's. These allegations came to the forefront in late 2017 to 2018, when multiple women approached the BBC with their allegations and a documentary was produced. This kicked off the #MuteRKelly movement, which ended in his music being removed from many music streaming platforms, and Sony music dropping him. The people in positions of power don't seem to be paying attention to the main issues, such as the Texas girl who was assaulted by her fraternity president. The fraternity president, Jacob Walter Anderson, was fined only $400.
This nappy story is just one example of people 'cherry-picking' and taking quotes out of context in order to discredit the consent movement, making it look ridiculous in the eyes of the media and the government, while in reality, advocates for the consent movement are speaking out about the real issues in our society. Statements such as the one issued by Carson are used by many to ridicule the consent movement as a whole, giving them pause to doubt the stories of women who have actually undergone sexual abuse.
Distorting the common sense of the need for a consent movement with a nappy story is not what the consent movement stands for. The movement stands for positive change for women's rights, something which those who belittle the movement are obviously against.
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Harvard Teacher Fellows — a teacher training initiative for students at the College — will no longer accept new cohorts of students as it is rolled into a new degree at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Harvard Teacher Fellows was created in 2015 to prepare students and recent alumni to teach in under-resourced urban schools. Beginning in 2022, the initiative will be subsumed by the Teaching and Teacher Leadership master's program at the Graduate School of Education.
While undergraduates are encouraged to apply for the new program, students who do not attend the College will also be able to apply — a change from the previous initiative.
In addition to Harvard Teacher Fellows, the new master's program will also absorb two other decades-old education programs: the master's-level Teacher's Education Program and the Undergraduate Teacher Education Program.
"It makes for a much more cohesive experience across the board, and we're really excited about how this builds off of the strengths of all three programs," said Noah S. Heller, current director of Harvard Teacher Fellows.
Heller — a faculty member for the new program — said he is working to disseminate information about the transition through established undergraduate communication channels.
"Our recruitment for HTF has pivoted and everyone who we were in communication with, we have tried to be in touch with about the new TTL program," Heller said.
Allison P. Pao '21-22, who is currently applying for the new master's program, said she was surprised that she had not seen more publicity about the transition.
"It's been a little bit frustrating and confusing just because of the lack of information on the [Harvard Teacher Fellows] website and also lack of explanation on the website of how TTL is the same and different to HTF," Pao said. "As someone who had a thorough understanding of the HTF program, I would have loved to see some more information on the differences and similarities between TTL."
Meaghan E. Townsend '21, a current Harvard Teacher Fellow, explained one of the key differences between the two programs is that the new master's program will offer two separate tracks.
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While she is "hopeful" about the new master's program, Townsend said she questions whether all interested students would know to apply.
"My biggest concern is that Harvard students don't know about this program and so won't apply to teach," she said.
Townsend called the timing of the remodeling of the Harvard Teacher Fellows program "unfortunate" since it coincided with the College's decision to not offer General Education 1076: "Equity and Excellence in K12 American Schools" — a gateway course to the secondary in Educational Studies — this school year.
"This is the year in which the baton of educational interest has been fumbled," she said.
College spokesperson Rachael Dane declined to comment on Gen Ed 1076. She said in a previous statement that the course was placed on a two-year rotation due to "budget constraints" necessitated by the pandemic.
HGSE Professor Victor M. Pereira, Jr., who co-chairs the new master's program, acknowledged the quick turnaround of the application process this year given the transition.
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Mick Jenkins: "The Healing Component" [Album Review] by @MILFENCE
October 6, 2016 By deadendhiphop
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Chicago-based MC, Mick Jenkins, has slowly been building to the release of his debut album, The Healing Component. Now it is finally here. Mick is an excellent composer of concepts. This dates all the way back to his 2013 mixtape, Trees And Truths, where he metaphorically compared the understandings of society to the layout of a tree. Mick then followed this up with one of the most revered mixtapes to drop this decade: The Water[s]. It was on this project where he first hinted at the concept of "the healing component". Throughout the entirety of the tape, Mick used water as a metaphor for truth, and used it to offer some perspective on numerous social topics, mainly pertaining to inner city Chicago life. He then continued to touch on the topic of water on his 2015 release, Wave[s], with a slightly more upbeat and positive tone. The reason I bring up all of Mick's previous works is because every one of these projects plays a role in the grand scheme of The Healing Component. This album had a lot of anticipation from hip-hop fans, including myself, due to the very fact that this is supposedly the project where Mick would finally go in depth on the very concepts that got him so much attention. I am happy to say that he certainly delivers. With cryptic lyrics and eerie, other-worldly production, Mick Jenkins manages to make a thought-provoking album that, in my opinion, has a serious case for being hip-hop's album of the year.
To make a long story short, "the healing component" that Mick had allured to is in fact one simple thing: love. From the beginning of the album, all the way up until the end, Mick attempts to break down the various kinds of love one can receive, and the methods in which one can discover and cherish love. One particular track that highlights these attempts is "Strange Love". On this track, Mick questions how people can claim to have love for one another when they have no problem with hurting/killing each other every day. Mick also brings up this same dilemma in how it pertains to women. We mistreat and misogynize women, yet we claim to "love our sisters", as Mick puts it. This therefore springs the idea of the song title: "Strange Love". The track "Plugged" is a beautiful anthem to Mick's message, with a hook that is almost certain to get stuck in your head. Mick puts himself in the metaphorical position of being your "plug" for "THC", or love. He makes a couple of religious references on track as well, a theme that was more prominent on this tape than any other Mick Jenkins project I've heard. Many of the skits/discussions that appear variously throughout the album reveal Mick's belief that this "healing component" he speaks of, comes directly from the motives of Jesus Christ himself.
This album is certainly a pilgrimage of sorts. On many of these songs, Mick sounds like a prophet preaching his message upon to the masses. This is certainly the case on the track, "As Seen In Bethsaida", a reference to the site where Jesus supposedly fed the multitude with simply five loaves of bread and two fish. This track reference meaning possibly goes even deeper, as it seems that Mick is directly comparing the simplicity and value of his message to the offers that Jesus made. Musically, the track is an adrenaline rush. Like I said, Mick sounds like a prophet. His voice rings clear over several rattling high-hats and a pulsating EDM synth. The hook, courtesy of TheMIND, is also awe inspiring. You can almost feel the "sun" Mick speaks of, washing over you as the two and a half minute track accelerates through your system. The preceding track "Drowning", featuring the jazz band BADBADNOTGOOD, is also a track to remember. Once again, Mick revisits the topic of water, but this time, finds himself struggling to stay afloat in the barrage of truth it has to offer. This track is a builder; production and emotion wise. It starts out looming and quiet, then accelerates at various times to help Mick deliver some potent bars concerning his dilemma with the waters. One of the lyrics in the hook, "I can't breathe", is an obvious reference to the last words of police brutality victim, Eric Garner, before he was killed by police. Mick uses the reference to compare the reality of police brutality to the waters that he finds himself drowning in. He then protests the idea of submitting to these realities by stating the lyric: "When the real hold you down, you supposed to drown right? … Wait, wait, that don't sound right."
Mick not only expresses his own coming to terms with "the healing component", but also encourages and lends a hand to those who wish to join him on his mission. A track like "Spread Love", only makes this statement more obvious. The Sango produced love anthem is a delight to the vibers, and is certain to encourage the behaviors that Mick suggests amongst all listeners alike. The track, "Fall Through", directly encourages his listeners to try and understand his concepts, rather than to just sing along with the lyrics. He warns, "Cause I might fall through if I catch the breeze, know you probably missed the roots, but I know you seen the leaves." Lines like these, and many others, may lead listeners and critics to the false conclusion that Jenkins is simply being pretentious. While I can somewhat understand this perspective, I truly believe that you would be applying such adjectives to an individual, who is in fact, the complete opposite. In fact, the final track, "Fucked Up Outro" itself is an ode to the many imperfections that Mick claims to have. One of the lyrics even flat out says "I'm someone with the influence who'll use that to better the youth, and that don't make me better than you."
Speaking as someone who anticipated this album as an amalgamation of all of Mick's previous concepts and ideas, I can say that what I received, was a well done analysis, and explanation, of these very topics. This album is very powerful. And with the appropriate amount of listens, you will feel this power. Perhaps the reason this album comes off as so powerful is because of the time in which it was made. A time in which our society is more divided than it has been in history. Countless terror attacks, accounts of police brutality, and a frustrating election, have flipped our society into a raging cesspool of fear, bigotry, and most of all, hate. We are clearly a nation that has forgotten how to love. Fortunately, we have albums like these that, at the bare minimum, can begin to guide us down the right path. An album like The Healing Component, is an album we need for not only for hip-hop, but my generation, and others that are also losing faith in our world.
Mick hit the ball out of the park on this one. And hopefully, more and more listeners and critics will come to the same conclusion, and bask in the therapeutic glory that is, The Healing Component.
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Al Gore's assault on the integrity of science
I am skeptical of long-term forecasts about global warming. According to Al Gore, this makes me a "denier", a term implying that I not only reject alarmist claims about human-caused climate change, but that I am a Holocaust "revisionist," which is to say an anti-Semitite and, therefore, a racist.
In an interview with an Alex Bogusky, Gore makes absolutely clear his intention to draw a parallel between skepticism about anthropogenic climate warming and racism.
Although this is a claim of astounding asininity, it is, presumably, an effective tactic in what Gore terms "winning the argument," an argument in which he has a huge personal financial stake.
But it is much more than that. It is an obscene attack on civilized and rational discourse.
Climate change projections are just that, projections. There is nothing settled about projections that cannot be definitively tested in less than the time over which the projections have been made.
Yes, science is about projections. But what scientific illiterates such as Al Gore like to call "settled science" is about projections that have been experimentally verified with such certainty that they are described as laws, although even as laws they are subject to skepticism, for otherwise they would not be a part of science. But there is no way that a 50- or 100-year projection of climate variation can be tested with absolute certainty in less than 50 or 100 years.
And even then, confirmation of a projection is not proof of the principles underlying the projection. In the case of climate projection, proof of the underlying principles appears to be theoretically impossible, since the climate is a complex, non-linear system. It was precisely the realization of the non-linearity of climate models that gave rise to chaos theory, which reveals the fundamental unpredictability of most of what happens in the World.
But there are much simpler reasons for skepticism about alarmist predictions of climate warming. Such predictions are based, for the most part, on attempt to project the effect on climate of human-caused increases in the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide. But as experts in the field readily acknowledge, there are many other effects of human activity that impact climate, but which current climate models fail to adequately consider.
Black carbon, for example, or soot, a product of fossil fuel and vegetation burning, also traps energy in the atmosphere, thereby exacerbating the warming effect of carbon dioxide, whereas atmospheric sulfur pollution adds reflective white sulfate particles to the atmosphere, which have a direct cooling effect while serving as nuclei for water droplet, and hence cloud, formation.
Clouds, have a large effect on the Earth's energy balance by blocking outgoing radiation between Earth and space and reflecting incoming solar radiation. Such cloud effects are likely much greater than those of either carbon dioxide or black carbon.
The variable activity of the sun must also be considered. For example, the sun's magnetic field affects the amount of cosmic radiation reaching the Earth's upper atmosphere. The mesons, to which cosmic rays give rise in the atmosphere cause water vapor nucleation and cloud formation. Moreover, long-term fluctuations in the Sun's magnetic field seems to explain historic changes in global temperature rather well. This and other solar effects need to be fully evaluated before climate change models could possibly have significant long-term predictive value.
Another great uncertainty concerns the fate of anthropogenic carbon dioxide once it has been added to the atmosphere. Some of it is assimilated by vegetation and increases the pool of carbon in soils and plants. Some dissolves in the ocean. Some is sequestered through geological processes. We know rather little about how changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration affect the rates at which these various sinks for carbon dioxide function.
Therefore, the one thing we can say with certainty about the effect of human activity on climate, is that we cannot predict it with any certainty.
This is not to say we should be unconcerned about human effects on the environment. There is merit in the precautionary principle, and I firmly believe we should aim to reduce the human impact on the environment. But we cannot turn the World's economy on a dime and we should not be focusing on carbon dioxide very largely to the exclusion of all else. Technology is advancing rapidly across the spectrum of industrial activity. Recycling is intensifying, resource use efficiency is increasing. We may need to encourage these trends in some areas. But we should be motivated on the basis of rational discourse, not by insults from self-serving bullies.
Al Gore's participation in the debate about climate change constitutes a serious threat to the integrity of science. His resort to blind brutal partisanship encourages bad science by inhibiting vigorous criticism of research that supports the climate alarmist view, while promoting vicious attacks on scientists with the temerity to investigate ideas that counter the climate alarmist program.
And it should be remembered that Al Gore's Nobel prize was not a science prize. It was a "peace" prize awarded by the same corrupt or unbelievably stupid Norwegian politicians who awarded the "peace" prize to President Barak O'Bomber.
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The Kiefer Cottage: Would you like a little lime with that?
Would you like a little lime with that?
All the work in the house has been slow-going. It's very difficult for me to get a lot done during the day because my three kids are wildly engaging, and at least one of them doesn't nap very well (I'm talking about you, son. Love you. Sleep.). In the evenings, I have exercise class, Ryan has freelance work, and then we both just want to lie around and be still like vegetables some evenings. But there are only so many recipe posts I can do before feeling like a certified doofus.
Yes, I'm a blogging loser who keeps forgetting to take "before" shots. This is only quasi-before because the freezer already has a few sprays of primer on it (Will you ever get it right? -Nope. There is no "right" on the webs. So put that in your pipe and smoke it!).
We bought the freezer so we could buy a cow. Or at least a part of one. Living in the midwest, and being meat eaters, we realized that buying CAFO beef isn't a great idea when we can get fresh meat straight from the source.
But where would we put it? Our current freezer is pathetically small (You mean, it's European, which makes it efficient and chic. Okay, you win). So we had to buy a new-to-us chest freezer off of Craigslist. We bought it from a freshly divorced woman. This past year, we also gave away our fire wood to a newly separated mom of four, and sold our Pier 1 side table to another recently split parent--makes sense for them to use Craigslist since their budgets are tight. I hope we've helped 'em out, but I'm here to tell you that you don't have to be divorced to use Craigslist. Promise. Buying new stuff is so predictable.
Wait, where was I? Oh, yeah. An ugly, utilitarian chest freezer stood before me. If we'd left it as-is, it would've felt completely at home with our hideous ceiling tiles. I could not, however, stomach that. It is going in the kitchen, which is getting better looking every week, so it needs to be really cool.
Meaning, I needed to paint it.
What would go with our soon-to-be peacock blue walls? That's the color on the right. I decided to go bold on top, white on bottom, with white cabinets. We'll be featured in House Beautiful because it'll be that awesome when we finally finish it in Spring of 2023. I know we will!
Painted on the driveway. Several drivers slowed down to admire my work.
probably give out homemade granola or worse, fruit.
I taped off the rubbery parts.
A coat of primer first. Then two cans of lime green.
With a few gnats thrown in.
This weekend, Ryan and I will check the freezer for spots I missed, re-paint if necessary, and then bring it on in to prepare for our cow. More to come in the kitchen.
I shared at Domestically Speaking's Power of Paint Party.
Cool, I love the colour!
pretty wild freezer!! how fun!
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The past three Sundays have focused on the three early "manifestations" or "epiphanies" of Jesus' divine nature recorded in the Gospels: the Visit of the Magi, the Baptism, and the Wedding at Cana. Now the Lectionary "settles in" to Ordinary Time, which this year involves reading through the Gospel of Luke. This Sunday, we pick up the introduction to Luke's Gospel (Lk 1:1-4), but then skip to the beginning of Jesus' ministry (Luke 4:14-21) because we've already heard all the accounts of Jesus' childhood and early life (Luke 1–3) during Advent, Christmas and Epiphany.
The Readings this Sunday focus on the importance of the public proclamation of God's Word. In the First Reading, we see Ezra, the great priest and scholar of the Law, reading the Law of Moses out loud to the people of Israel after their return from Babylonian exile. In the Gospel, we see Jesus, our great high priest and interpreter of God's Law, reading the promises of salvation from Isaiah to the Jews in the Synagogue of Nazareth. In both situations, the proclamation of God's Word is a call both to repentance and to hope for salvation. However, in Ezra's day, the salvation was far off; in Jesus day, He announces that the salvation is present now.
The historical context for this event is in Jerusalem, sometime in the 400's BC. Israel conquered the Promised Land at some time between 1500-1100 BC, but their tenure in the Land was always unstable because of their disobedience to God's Law as revealed through Moses. After reaching a high point under David and Solomon (c. 1000-900 BC), the nation of Israel split into a northern and southern kingdom, and a long decline in the moral and political life of Israel set in, culminating in the conquest and destruction of the southern kingdom of Judah by the Babylonians in 597-587 BC. The middle and upper classes of Jews were deported to Babylon.
In 537 BC the Medes and Persians conquered Babylon and introduced a new policy of allowing exiled peoples to return to their homeland. Many Jews returned to Jerusalem, and a sorry replica of the Temple was rebuilt by about 516 BC. But the morality and morale of the returnees remained low.
Ezra, a high-ranking priest from Babylon, returned to Jerusalem c. 458 BC to rally the people around the Law of Moses. He experienced mixed success. Nehemiah, a high-ranking Jewish aristocrat who held a high post in the Persian government, returned to Jerusalem in 445 BC to rebuild the city walls and boost Jewish morale. Today's Reading is from about that time, recording the public rally and revival that took place shortly after the walls were completed.
The public reading of the Law recorded here—with a wooden pulpit built for the purpose—is often regarded as the historical beginnings of the Liturgy of the Word in Judaism and Christianity.
Liturgical celebrations manifesting the unity of God's people and celebrating His mercy form the high points of the narrative of Ezra-Nehemiah: the dedication of the Temple and celebration of Passover (Ezra 6:13-22), the Feast of Tabernacles and the dedication of the city walls (Neh. 8–12). The people of God finds its identity in worship. In the absence of political power or economic prosperity, they find hope, joy, and peace in celebrating liturgy, which recalls God's saving acts in the past and anticipates the ultimate salvation of God in the future. In many ways, this paradigm remains in place for the people of the New Covenant.
The Church seldom reads from Ezra-Nehemiah in the Eucharistic Liturgy or the Liturgy of the Hours. Today's reading from Nehemiah 8 is the only one from Ezra-Nehemiah in the cycle for Lord's Days and Feast Days. The great liturgical act of covenant renewal recorded here, focused on the proclamation of God's word, is understood as type of the Liturgy of the Word and of the Eucharist in the New Covenant community.
This psalm is a celebration of the written Word of God, in keeping with the theme of public proclamation of Scripture in the First Reading and Gospel. Yet as Christians we are more than "people of the Book." The Word of God has become Flesh in Jesus Christ. The perfections of God's Word in this Psalm find their truest meaning when applied to Him.
"it does not for this reason belong any less to the body.
The Second Reading is "marching to the beat of its own drum" this Sunday, because the Lectionary is simply reading semi-continuously through 1 Corinthians. Much like last week, this reading focuses on the importance of every baptized believer contributing to the edification of the whole Church. This is often not carried out very well at the level of our local parishes. Typically only around 10% of those who show up for Church on Sunday are actually involved in the life of the congregation in any significant way. That is to say nothing of the parishioners who do not even attend worship regularly! One of the most serious pastoral needs we face right now is the education and mobilization of the laity in the local congregation. One thing that can be done is to make sure the RCIA process does not stop with the sacraments of initiation, but continues into post-baptismal mystagogy, with a component dedicated to helping the new believer identify charisms and practical roles of service within the local congregation. Concerning this, I highly recommend the work of the St. Catherine of Sienna Institutue (www.sienna.org) which focusses directly helping parishes mobilize the gifts of the laity.
Greek historiography had a long and noble history already in the time of St. Luke. The great Greek historians Herodotus and Thucydides had established the genre and also the poles of the debate on historiographical methodology: Herodotus' believed the historian should record all data he came across, and leave the reader to assess its value; Thucydides believed the historian should only record what he personally verified. Luke clearly identifies himself with the Thucydidean camp.
Luke's intention is to convey history, not myth or legend. This is so that his readers may "realize the certainty of the teachings" they have received. In Greek this is literally "that you may realize the 'asphalt' of your 'catachesis.'" The word for "certainty" is asphaleia, for "teachings," katachethes. Luke is a "catechetical" Gospel.
Our Gospel reading now skips to the beginning of Jesus' public ministry. He goes to Nazareth and reads from the Book of Isaiah, primarily Isaiah 61:1-2.
We must understand that after Jesus reads the scroll, he "sits down" to begin preaching. Rabbis preached sitting down, from the "seat of Moses," so to speak. This is contrary to our practice, where the celebrant rises to preach. For this reason, Christians typically misunderstand the passage. When Jesus sits down, they think he has decided not to preach.
But precisely the opposite is the case. Sitting down, he signals that he is about to begin his sermon. There is a great deal of anticipation, because Isaiah 61:1-2 was a "hot" text. There was a great deal of "end times" expectation associated with this passage.
Among the Dead Sea Scrolls, we discovered a sensational document, called by scholars "11QMelchizedek." From this document it has become clear that in the days of Our Lord, at least one sect of Jews (the "Essenes") were anticipating the return of a savior figure they called "Melchizedek," who was expected to proclaim a great Jubilee Year (see Lev 25:8-55) that would involve forgiveness of the debt of sin. The document 11QMelchizedek quotes from both Lev 25 and Isaiah 61.
In Isaiah 61:1-2, the prophet is indeed predicting that at some time in the future, a mysterious "servant of the LORD" will arrive, bearing the anointing of the Holy Spirit, and will proclaim the "Year of the LORD's favor," that is, a great Jubilee Year (see Lev 25:8-17) involving debt forgiveness, freedom for slaves, and restoration of families.
The beginning of Jesus' sermon is sensational: "Today this Scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing." This amounts to a claim to be the "servant of the LORD" of whom Isaiah spoke, to be the "Melchizedek" that the Essenes were anticipating, the savior figure who would announce the great Jubilee.
But how did Jesus inaugurate this "Jubilee Year"? Through his ministry, which involved freeing people from the worst kinds of slavery: to disease and to the Devil. His healings and exorcisms are powerful testimonies to the Jubilee he has come to actualize. It is not accidental that immediately following this sermon in Nazareth, Jesus performs his first exorcism recorded in Luke (Luke 4:31-37). Furthermore, his bold declarations of forgiveness of sins—for example, to the paralytic in the very next chapter (Luke 5:20-24; see also 7:48)—are a release from the debt of sin, just as the Essenes had expected. The connection with "forgiveness" and the Jubilee Year was facilitated by the Greek language, because the rare Hebrew phrase qara' derôr, "proclaim liberty", was translated in Greek (the LXX) as diaboáô aphêsis, "proclaim forgiveness." Leviticus 25 has the highest concentration of the term aphêsis, "forgiveness," of any Old Testament chapter.
So often the world hears the message of the Church as "bad news" about guilt and sin. Sometimes that's the fault of individual Christians who limit themselves to condemning evil, and sometimes that's the fault of those outside the Church, who distort or caricature her message, or willfully refuse to listen to it. We need to cut through the misinformation to stress that the Gospel proclaimed by the Church is the message of God's mercy. Now, that necessarily entails the recognition of our wrongdoing, because one who has not done anything wrong has no need of mercy, but of justice. The whole idea that God offers us mercy implies we deserve something worse, but he refrains from administering it. Instead, he offers us undeserved forgiveness and reconciliation.
In a very real sense, as we participate in Mass this weekend, the Scriptures are "fulfilled in our hearing." The same Jesus who fulfills all the prophecies comes to us and is truly present to us in the Eucharist, the Word made Flesh, and in the Sacrament of Reconciliation (which would be good to receive this Saturday prior to taking part in Mass on Sunday). His healing power, and specifically his offer of forgiveness of sin and freedom for those held captive by evil, is still available to us, if we will have faith in Him and in his promises.


Phil has an outstanding record of commercial radio management since joining BRMB in 1980 as a graduate trainee. Phil has extensive programming experience gained from his roles as a Presenter, Producer, and Programme Controller with Midlands Radio. Phil was responsible, as Programme Controller, for the successful launch of XTRA-AM in 1989 in Birmingham.
As Managing Director of Radio Aire from 1990 to 1994, he successfully turned round the Leeds station from near bankruptcy to healthy profitability; he was also responsible for the highly successful launch of Radio Aire's Magic 828 service. As Managing Director/Launch Director, Phil masterminded the launch and start-up operational phase of both 100.7 Heart fm in the West Midlands and Heart 106.2 in London. He has played a major role in establishing Chrysalis Radio as one of the leading new entrants in the UK radio industry, and was promoted to the role of Chief Executive in June 1999.
Phil is also active in the development of digital radio. He is Chairman of the MXR multiplex company, along with digital news provider, DNN. In addition, Phil also sits on the board of the Digital Radio Development Bureau (DRDB).
On a wider industry level, Phil has held full board membership of the CRCA for over 10 years, and he is currently Chairman of the Radio Festival Committee. He also sits on the Board of the RAB and RAJAR. Phil has an MBA (specialising in Marketing) from Columbia Business School.
Phil is married with three children (who take up most of his spare time)! However, when he can escape, he likes to keep fit and has competed in a number of triathlons over the past two years.


Reading time – 5:19; Viewing time – 7:05 . . .
Ever since the flamboyant down escalator "look at me" event in 2015, it has been our new normal to have a minimum of a week's worth of hair-in-fire news every day. Giving credit where it's due, Trump is supremely good at getting attention and he does that by saying and doing outrageous things. Sadly, much of his grasping for attention has no relationship to truth or reality and that comes with consequences.
It's no surprise that President Trump is now braying dumpster-loads of nonsense and accusations about immigration and border security. He vomits fantasy statistics, makes up cause and effect relationships that bear no resemblance to anything on planet Earth and accuses all who disagree with him of not caring about border security. That includes all Democrats who, by virtue of their refusal to fund his useless wall, clearly demonstrate that they don't care about the rapists, murderers and drug smugglers that Trump tells us are crossing our southern border illegally. Pay no attention to the contrary facts from Customs and Border Patrol. Further, he tells us that his 7th century BC wall is an integral part of his plan for reform of immigration and border security.
Plan? Did he say "plan?" Yes, he did. Repeatedly. So what is his plan?
Click here and review the President's in-depth reform plan, complete with the strategies and tactics needed to enhance our national security and for the fair and responsible changes needed to our immigration system.
Just kidding. Trump's "plan" is just a list of accusations, "we should" statements, and a litany of "ain't-it-awfuls" that demonize everyone but Trump. There's even something about supporting "nuclear families," meaning mom, dad and the kids. His plan says we should keep them together, unlike his own "zero tolerance" policy of ripping children from the arms of their mothers. No other sponsorship should be allowed, Trump's plan tells us. He calls it "chain migration" and that has to stop. Interestingly, had such a policy been in effect a short while ago, Melania's Slovenian parents would have been prevented from coming to America and would not have become naturalized American citizens last year.
There is no plan. Nothing. There is only red meat thrown to Trump's base.
To understand that you have to understand something about Donald Trump. He cares about only one thing: what's best for Donald Trump. He has no capacity for integrity, empathy, patriotism or norms of any kind. He gleefully tears down any structure because it keeps opponents off balance. His inner talk is solely about how to grab advantage for himself and it isn't moderated by anything you learned in kindergarten. Apparently, he was absent that year.
Trump's government shutdown is happening for exactly the reason you think it is: so that Trump can look and feel like a tough guy and curry favor with his base because that's good for Trump. The harm his actions does to others has no influence on his words or actions.
He is ignorant of the truth and not only doesn't have the sense to keep his mouth shut, but proudly makes stuff up that he thinks benefits himself. He's gloriously pleased to declare that he's smarter and knows more than anyone else about everything, so there's no need for him to ever seek counsel from experts.
So, he's either a liar or he's too senseless to shut up and get help. Either way we are the worse for it. Indeed, he is destabilizing the world, so everyone is the worse for this imposter of a human being.
Don't look for Trump to do what's best for the United States or for you. If either of those should happen it will be completely accidental, like an infinite number of monkeys sitting at an infinite number of word processors for an infinite amount of time. Sooner or later the monkeys will accidentally produce the Great Books.
Trump has no plan for national security or immigration reform. His wall is solely a desperate grab to benefit himself. So, stand strong against the $5.6 billion down payment on the (minimum) $59.8 billion wall that won't protect us from anything. And make sure your Repubican senators and representatives stand strong, too. The Republicans will come along when there's enough pressure, so apply some.
*In my January 2 post I detailed a metaphorical federal worker, Mike, a postman, and erroneously said that he was not being paid due to the government shutdown. Eagle eye reader JC pointed out that the Postal Service is separate from other government agencies, is self-funded and postal workers are being paid. To make the metaphor work properly, please reread the essay and substitute a worker from any of these government agencies, because none of them is being paid.
When you head to the airport for your flight this week, consider this: our TSA agents, who are supposed to catch the bad guys and keep them off your flight, and the Air Traffic Controllers, who keep planes from going bump in the night, are distracted while working because they can't pay the rent or their mortgage or the car payment and will soon have trouble putting food on the table for their kids. How are you feeling about flying now? Be sure to let your legislators know.
Reading time – 3:59; Viewing time – 5:42 . . .
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was promoted as a surefire way to increase the wages of working Americans and promote the hiring of additional workers. "More than 70% of this [tax cut] will be returned to workers," said White House spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders, reading from official White House notes. It didn't work out quite that way.
Corporations used far more of their tax savings on stock buy-backs than on anything that would directly benefit workers. The total used for stock buy-backs has surpassed $1,100,000,000,000 and the primary beneficiaries of that are people who are already wealthy.
After filing for bankruptcy, Sears closed many of its stores and the pink slips they put into workers' pay envelopes told them that there would be no severance pay for them due to the bankruptcy. Now they're giving out $25 million in bonuses to top executives. These are atta-boys for the very geniuses who drove the company into bankruptcy.
Wisconsin voters elected to boot Republican Gov. Scott Walker out of office and replace him with a Democrat. The lame duck session of the Republican state legislature then passed a series of bills designed to dramatically limit the power of the incoming Democratic governor and Walker has signed those bills into law. That keeps power in the hands of the people who lost the election and effectively thwarts the will of the people.
This post isn't about railing against fat cats or Republicans. Rather, it's about why we citizens are angry. It's about real grievances rooted in the lives of millions who suffer while the powerful few enrich themselves.
I'm all for capitalism, but it, like anything, can be used to abuse, which is why we have regulations. Sometimes those regulations are ignored by those in power. Sometimes they pass laws that either directly or indirectly pad their own pockets and those of their "donor class," often at the expense of the rest of us.
Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn was President Trump's first national security advisor. He was lobbying for a foreign government at the same time that he was receiving top secret U.S. national security briefings. What's wrong with this picture?
Flynn lied about it. Trump tolerated it. How are you feeling about the performance of the primary job of the federal government – to protect our country and ensure national security? Flynn got $600,000 for his deceit.
When it consistently feels like you're the screw-ee, there comes a breaking point for all of us and we get very angry. Some want to carry torches in the street and burn it all down and they will vote for whoever speaks to their rage. As long as that rage is continuously validated, all other leadership outrages can be ignored, like putting numbers on the forearms of child detainees at our border concentration camps instead of assertively dealing with the crisis of people seeking asylum.
One of the reasons we remain so very angry is the continuing Russian propaganda machine that has permeated our nation. Russia has worked to divide us, polarize us, confuse us, sow dissent and stoke our anger against anything that we used to see as bedrock of our nation. The people in our national security agencies are working to unravel that, but the most important point is that the leader of our country refuses to crack down on the Russians. Rather, he continues to create chaos – distracting, America-defeating chaos – making the stock market tumble, shaking our international alliances and making foreign autocrats applaud.
All of that and more is why so many of us are angry.
One more thing in two points . . .
First, the government is shut down. That isn't about immigration. It isn't about national security and it isn't even about a wall. It's entirely about Trump's infantile ego. He declared on TV, "If I don't get what I want, I'll shut down the government." (Play the audio below for the recording.) That has absolutely nothing to do with what's best for our country.
Trump is promising to hold his breath and turn blue until he gets his way. And he thinks that's what we should care about.
How is that working for you – or for the thousands of federal workers who won't be getting paid?
Second point: Trump's tweet that he will swiftly remove our troops from Syria came as a surprise to literally everyone, including our own Defense Department. Trump intends to cede the entire middle-east to the Russians, the Turks and the Iranians and abandon our allies, the Kurds, again. That is past the line of what Gen. Jim Mattis can tolerate, so he's leaving the Defense Department. That's shaking up our allies because there are no longer any adults in the room.
Main point: As important as these two issues are, recognize that Trump has effectively changed the national story away from the known 17 current investigations into the Trump Crime Family. Keep your eye on the ball.
Last minute correction: I'm informed that the numbers being written on the forearms of detained kids at our southern border are being written by welfare workers. I don't know how that makes a difference from the same thing being done by government workers, but I'm told that it does. Just get that if these kids hadn't been separated from their parents there would be no need for Gestapo-like numbers on their arms or any other form of ID. And get that this tattooing is being done in your name.


Fig. 1. Women and Cultural Citizenship in Turkey. Courtesy of I.B.Tauris, 2015.
I.B.Tauris published a new book titled "Women and Cultural Citizenship in Turkey: Mass Media and 'Woman's Voice' Television" written by Solen Sanli.
Sanli, Solen. Women and Cultural Citizenship in Turkey: Mass Media and 'Woman's Voice' Television. I.B.Tauris, 2015. ISBN: 9781780763927.
In 2005, a Turkish woman was shot dead by her son in an 'honour killing' for appearing on a popular women's talk show on television. The show invited ordinary women from lower socio-economic classes to speak of their experiences of family life: marriage, divorce, child custody rights and relations with in-laws. Here, Solen Sanli examines the diversification of mass media in Turkey following liberalization in the 1980s. Specifically looking at popular women's talk shows ("Woman's Voice" Television), she explores the way in which groups with political and cultural power control public discourse and the public sphere in Turkey, and how urban/rural and Islamist/secular oppositions play out. Sanli traces the development of mass media in Turkey, particularly television, and closely examining how narrations of violence against women are presented. Women and Cultural Citizenship in Turkey contains rigorous, topical and original insights relevant for a range of disciplines, such as Anthropology, Gender and Communication Studies, as well as those researching cultural and political participation in the Middle East.
Solen Sanli lectures at Regis University and the Metropolitan State College of Denver, both in Denver, Colorado, USA. She holds a PhD in Sociology from the New School for Social Research, New York and an MA in Political Sociology from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
To order the book online visit the I.B.Tauris website.


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Drooling over Instagram photos and not sure how to capture your own? It's probably time for you to invest in a proper photoshoot for your Instagram business account. In order to get the most out of your session, it's important to plan and come prepared.
Whether you're taking photos to highlight your personality or showcase your products and services, it's important that you have high-quality photos that match your branding. You can use these photos in your feed and Instagram Stories.
In this blog post, I'll show how you to make the most of your professional photo shoot and the kind of photos you need to take, including how to kick your photos up a notch.
Simply put, personality photos are exactly like what they sound like. These photos are meant to show off your personality and show the face behind your brand.
If you're a brand or business that values one-on-one relationships with your customers, which really everyone should, personality photos should be part of your Instagram content strategy. What's so great about personality photos is that they provide a nice content break from typical product or service shots.
If you've seen either my business account, @TheInstagramExpert, or my personal account, @SueBZimmerman, you know that I love to share personality photos.
From enjoying my daily green juice to exploring my neighborhood in Boston, these photos don't necessarily showcase the classes or services that my business offers. But they do go a long way in connecting me with my followers, and helping to foster deeper relationships with my clients.
Sharing product or service photos are a must for any Instagram strategy, or even better, showing them in action, is an easy way to show how your clients utilize the things you're selling. Even if you're trying to get coaching clients, these photos can be really impactful.
Sometimes, it could be as simple as taking photos at your workspace. Are you working from a desk creating artwork? Or a fitness pro working in a studio? Put your followers in the moment by taking them where you spend most of your time.
For me, I'm always working on my phone or with my team on my computer. That's why a lot of my professional Instagram photos include show me using technology.
As you're planning your photoshoot, just remember to set reasonable expectations for yourself and the photographer. Prioritize the photos that are most important, and share what you envision with the photographer ahead of time.
Finally, there's no denying that props are a sure-fire way to kick up your photoshoot. If I'm at a speaking gig or hosting a workshop, there's a good chance that my hashtag signs are nearby.
Maybe you want to feature your colorful nail polish or a ton of bracelets. Or possibly you have airpods on your desk or in your ears because you're always on the go.
Remember, the key to planning a successful photoshoot is taking snapshots that capture what makes you unique and why you stand out in your niche.
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Osakis Township is a township in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 584 at the 2000 census.

Osakis Township was organized in 1866, and named after Lake Osakis.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.1 square miles (88.4 km), of which 31.4 square miles (81.2 km) is land and 2.8 square miles (7.1 km) (8.06%) is water.

Demographics
At the 2000 census, there were 584 people, 216 households and 166 families residing in the township. The population density was 18.6 per square mile (7.2/km). There were 324 housing units at an average density of 10.3/sq mi (4.0/km). The racial makeup of the township was 98.80% White, 0.17% Pacific Islander, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.17% of the population.

There were 216 households, of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.9% were married couples living together, 3.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.13.

30.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.2 males.

The median household income was $35,909 and the median family income was $46,563. Males had a median income of $30,417 and females $21,458. The per capita income was $16,130. About 9.6% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

Townships in Douglas County, Minnesota
Townships in Minnesota

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David graduated from the University of Georgia in 2000 earning his BA in Marketing from the Terry College of Business. Furthering his education, he completed his Masters of Divinity at Asbury Seminary in Kentucky. After pursuing a career in ministry, he felt a strong desire to build on his business roots and make a positive impact in the business world.
David has a wonderful wife of 16 years with two young girls. Having a household of girls gives him a special insight into the world of TWO MAIDS & A MOP™.


I am a woman of extremes. There, I said it.
I'm either straight down the line, the practical high-flying pragmatic thinker that's hell-bound on achievement and often loses her sense of humor. Or I'm the crazy, silly, fun, wildly carefree girl.
So what, you might say, it's just a few biscuits.
But living in extremes means that I have drastic mood changes. I may suddenly want a total career change, because of a mild frustration in a meeting. When I was single, I'd go on new date every day of the a week, then swear off dating for months. I may feel like I want to end a friendship, because I don't get a birthday invite, or feel like throwing the towel in because of a minor disagreement with with my partner.
When you live in the extremes, you tell yourself, "I must follow my head, and not my heart." Or you tell yourself, "I must follow my heart and ignore my head." It feels impossible to have a bit of both.
Living in the extremes is one kind of manifestation of perfectionism. Outwardly, it can propel your energy levels, and may lead to many great achievements like career progression, achieving fitness goals, creating a sense of safety, and removing negative people from your life.
On the flip side, it can be ruthless. You take no prisoners, with either yourself or others. This can lead to imbalanced extremes of emotion, such as hopelessness and desperation, ongoing anxiety, frustration, fear, inferiority, and generalized anger.
Trying to get back to the "grey zone" can feel a bit like being adrift at sea. There is no firm land to place your feet on, because comfort is found only in the tangible solid land of the extremes.
1. Become aware of your emotional pendulum.
If you see your extremes as a emotional pendulum, you can imagine how it will feel if you just put a wall up to stop the swing – it's gonna hurt like hell, and possibly do some damage.
You may attempt to stop the pendulum by cursing yourself for having such extreme feelings, and then actively try to suppress them. Or, if you just feed into the pendulum and allow it to gain momentum, this can mean it completely swings over the top and you plummet toward the other extreme. Have you ever eaten very healthy for a week and then spent the weekend binging on sweets, sugar, and fatty foods? That's your pendulum swinging right over the top.
When you are swinging to your extremes, choose instead to take a gentler approach that involves standing back and watching the pendulum swing. This neither adds fuel to the fire, nor is as painful as forcing the emotion to stop. Through such observations, the pendulum is going to eventually lose momentum and slow back down to balance.
At this time, while you watch and evaluate, instead of cursing, and sending yourself into a downward spiral of shame and anger, observe and take a moment to tell yourself that your extreme views and behaviors are manifestations of the shadowy parts of the self that remain hidden from view and there is a part of you that is certain of their truth. Your inner self is telling you that these emotions must find an outlet into the world, or a terrible discomfort will ensue.
When you start to develop an ongoing relationship with these shadowy sides of yourself, you become aware of the unconscious associations that trigger extreme beliefs, behaviors, and reactions. In time, recognition of these unconscious extreme patterns mean they will have less of a grip over you, the swings will lessen, and your life will regain balance.
2. Listen to both your internal masculine and feminine energies.
Both men and women carry masculine and feminine aspects within them and life is a continual attempt to find the perfect balance between the two forces.
Masculine energy is goal-oriented, has strength of purpose and discipline. Feminine energy is full of potential, follows its own rhythms, moves playfully back and forth but always ever forward, and is attracted to the light. It knows how to play and loves life.
When you find balance, there will be an equilibrium between the two forces where a firm masculine standpoint is simultaneously held but with the flexible surrender to growth, embracing the unfolding of energy and creativity from the feminine.
Many women, including myself, have been influenced by a patriarchal family, and also live in a society that has a cultural bias toward masculine energy.
It takes conscious attention to notice that masculine energy is dominating your mindset, which may lead to being single-minded, stubborn, and closed to change because of past experiences. Through this awareness you can allow your feminine energy to come to the forefront, which will let you become guided by your instinct, the now, and the natural flow of the situation.
3. Go easy on yourself… and others!
You can't become frustrated or upset when others aren't guided by the extremes like you. You're probably be hard on yourself to a disproportionate degree, and irritated when someone else makes decisions outside of your perceived extremes.
But it's important to try to step away from being entwined in that feeling and seeing it as a reflection of your core self, rather it is just an outlook you have learned and developed over a lifetime. You are ready to learn and grow away from it, simply because it does not serve you in the way it used to.
If you live in extremes, you may not know what it feels like have a balanced view of the world, so it will feel like you are learning a foreign language. This will take time, as it does when you're learning anything new – so go easy on yourself! Over time that will start to diffuse into your internal dialogue, and interactions with others.
4. Exaggerate to the point of ridiculous.
There is a meditation by Osho that involves feeling and fixating upon the emotion of anger acutely and in its entirety. After a while of doing this, the anger becomes a parody of itself, the total focused abstraction of the feeling takes you beyond it, and the only thing left to do is laugh.
I find myself doing something similar with my extremes. For example, when I go through an obsessive phase with perfume (which has definitely happened before, I've made long trips just to buy more sultry scents than I could use in a year), I imagine going to every shop, buying everything up, spraying all of them at one time. I see everyone's faces in my manic perfumey haze and the ridiculousness of the image makes me take a step back from the thought, laugh a little, and put off any shopping trip until I am feeling more balanced.
It is the farce that diffuses the emotion propelling the forward action. In this example, I realize that the fierce appetite for that perfect perfumey state actually enslaves my mind rather than liberates it, so I can rein in my extreme views.
So okay, you're a little over-the-top with certain things. It's not your identity, it's just the best way you've found to get through life successfully so far. Go easy on yourself, take a step back, embrace your feminine energy, have a little laugh about it and, with some patience, over time you will get better at bringing yourself back into balance.


The state electorate of Fremantle has an approximate area of 44 km².
It is comprised of the suburbs of Beaconsfield, East Fremantle, Fremantle, North Coogee, Palmyra, Rottnest Island, South Fremantle and White Gum Valley plus parts of Coogee, Hamilton Hill and Spearwood.
It is comprised of the council of East Fremantle plus parts of Cockburn, Fremantle and Melville.
It is surrounded by the state electorates of Alfred Cove, Cockburn, Cottesloe and Willagee.


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Top cities between Reggio Calabria and Istanbul
Best stops along Reggio Calabria to Istanbul drive
40 Best Stops Between Reggio Calabria and Istanbul
How long is the drive from Reggio Calabria to Istanbul?
The direct drive from Reggio Calabria to Istanbul is 1006 mi (1618 km), and should have a drive time of 23 hrs 3 mins in normal traffic.
If you're going on a road trip from Reggio Calabria to Istanbul, we did the research for you and compiled some great stops along the way — with Matera, Thessaloniki, Lecce, Otranto, Gallipoli, Alberobello, Bari, Corfu Town, Kalambaka, and Taranto and top places to visit like Tropea and Statue of Christ the Redeemer, or the ever-popular Stromboli.
23 hrs 3 mins
The top cities between Reggio Calabria and Istanbul are Matera, Thessaloniki, Lecce, Otranto, Gallipoli, Alberobello, Bari, Corfu Town, Kalambaka, and Taranto. Matera is the most popular city on the route — it's 4 hours from Reggio Calabria and 20 hours from Istanbul.
Matera is a city on a rocky outcrop in the region of Basilicata, in southern Italy. It includes the Sassi area, a complex of cave dwellings carved into the mountainside. Evacuated in 1952 due to poor living conditions, the Sassi now houses museums like the Casa Grotta di Vico Solitario, with period furniture and artisan tools. Nearby rock churches include St. Lucia alle Malve, with 13th-century frescoes.
36 minutes off the main route, 17% of way to Istanbul
Taranto is a coastal city in southern Italy. It lies between the Mar Grande (Big Sea) and Mar Piccolo (Little Sea) bodies of water. Bridges link the mainland to the old town, on a small island. This is home to the 15th-century Aragonese Castle, the Spartan Museum of Taranto, and San Cataldo Basilica, with a baroque facade. The MArTA Archaeological Museum has a collection of artifacts from prehistory to the Middle Ages.
31% as popular as Matera
5 minutes off the main route, 18% of way to Istanbul
Bari is a port city on the Adriatic Sea, and the capital of southern Italy's Puglia region. Its mazelike old town, Barivecchia, occupies a headland between 2 harbors. Surrounded by narrow streets, the 11th-century Basilica di San Nicola, a key pilgrimage site, holds some of St. Nicholas' remains. To the south, the Murat quarter has stately 19th-century architecture, a promenade and pedestrianized shopping areas.
Alberobello is a town in Italy's Apulia region. It's known for its trulli, whitewashed stone huts with conical roofs. The hilltop Rione Monti district has hundreds of them. The 18th-century Trullo Sovrano is a 2-level trulli. Furniture and tools at the Museo del Territorio Casa Pezzolla re-create life in the trulli as it was centuries ago. Southwest of town is the Casa Rossa, a WWII internment camp.
Lecce is a city in Italy's southern Apulia region. It's known for its baroque buildings. In the central Piazza del Duomo, the Cattedrale di Lecce has a double facade and a bell tower. The Basilica di Santa Croce features sculptures and a rose window. Nearby are the Sant'Oronzo Column, a Roman column topped with a bronze statue of the city's patron saint, and the sunken Roman amphitheater.
Gallipoli is a coastal town in Apulia, southern Italy. The historic center, on an island off the mainland, shelters churches like St. Agatha's Cathedral, with its ornate facade. Nearby, the Church of St. Mary of Purity has a maiolica tiled floor. Gallipoli Castle includes the Rivellino tower, standing apart from the main building. Across the bridge, on the mainland, is the Greek Fountain, dating from the Renaissance.
Otranto is a coastal town in southern Italy's Apulia region. It's home to the 15th-century Aragonese Castle and 11th-century Otranto Cathedral, with a rose window and ornate mosaic flooring. At the harbor, Torre Matta tower has sweeping sea views. Nearby beaches include the popular Alimini Beach. Inland are 2 lakes: the saltwater Alimini Grande and spring-fed Alimini Piccolo. South is the Punta Palascìa lighthouse.
1 hour off the main route, 24% of way to Istanbul
Folies Corfu Hotel Apartments
Bright studios & apartments in a laid-back hotel featuring gardens & a seasonal outdoor pool.
Kalabaka
Kalabaka is a town and seat of the Municipality of Meteora in the Trikala regional unit, part of Thessaly in Greece. The population was 21,991 at the 2011 census, of which 8,330 in the town proper. The Metéora monasteries are located near the town.
Thessaloniki is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the Region of Central Macedonia and its capital is the city of Thessaloniki.
The top stops along the way from Reggio Calabria to Istanbul (with short detours) are Sassi di Matera, Trulli di Alberobello Puglia, and Meteora. Other popular stops include White Tower of Thessaloniki, Achilleion, and Basilica San Nicola.
Active volcano featuring black lava beaches & guided climbs to the summit crater at night.
Civic Centers
Tropea is a small town on the east coast of Calabria, in southern Italy. It's known for its clifftop historic center, beaches and prized red onions. Built on a former Byzantine cemetery, the 12th-century cathedral has marble sarcophagi and a painting of the Madonna of Romania, the town's protector. Nearby is a viewpoint over the hills. The centuries-old Santa Maria dell'Isola Church is on a rock overlooking the sea.
89861 Province of Vibo Valentia, Italy
Statue of Christ the Redeemer
Landmark 21m marble statue of Jesus Christ, built in 1965 by Florentine artist Bruno Innocenti.
85046 Monte San Biagio PZ, Italy
Certosa of Saint Lawrence
Vast monastery complex dating from 1306 with cloisters & fountains, plus an archeology museum.
Viale Certosa, 84034 Padula SA, Italy
http://www.padula.eu/
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Nicholas the Pilgrim
Catholic cathedral
Romanesque Catholic cathedral built from local pink-white stone & mostly completed by the 1200s.
Piazza Duomo, 76125 Trani BT, Italy
http://www.cattedraletrani.it/
Sassi di Matera
Cave network inhabited since the Paleolithic era with excavations & expansions over the years.
75100 Matera MT, Italy
http://www.aptbasilicata.it/I-Sassi.545.0.html
Castello Aragonese
Via Rigon, 9, 88841 Le Castella KR, Italy
Basilica San Nicola
Pilgrimage site for Eastern Europe Roman Catholics & Orthodox Christians, built 1087–1197.
Largo Abate Elia, 13, 70122 Bari BA, Italy
http://www.basilicasannicola.it/
Built 1487–1492, Aragonese Castle offers guided tours by the Italian Navy, 2 cafes & a bookshop.
Piazza Castello, 4, 74123 Taranto TA, Italy
http://www.castelloaragonesetaranto.com/
Trulli di Alberobello Puglia
Largo Martellotta, 60-88, 70011 Alberobello BA, Italy
Zoosafari
Drive-through safari in animal park with sea lion aquarium, plus roller coasters & water rides.
Via dello ZooSafari, 72015 Fasano BR, Italy
http://www.zoosafari.it/
Torre di San Tommaso (Torre Lapillo)
Via Torre Lapillo, 73010 Torre Lapillo, Porto Cesareo LE, Italy
http://www.ceaportocesareo.it/
Torre Guaceto Marine Protected Area
Coastal & marine nature reserve with a 16th-century defensive tower & visitor center with a museum.
di, Riserva Naturale Torre Guaceto, 72012 Carovigno BR, Italy
http://www.riservaditorreguaceto.it/
Punta della Suina
Pair of fine-sand beaches tucked into coves, with umbrella & sunbed rentals, plus a terrace bar.
Litoranea s.m di leuca, 73014 Gallipoli LE, Italy
http://www.puntadellasuina.it/
Spiaggia di Pescoluse
Swimming, sunbathing, & other recreation draws crowds to this picturesque beach with shallow waters.
Loc. Pescoluse, 73050 Salve LE, Italy
http://www.nelsalento.com/guide/pescoluse.html
Cathedral of Maria Santissima Assunta
Multiple chapels compose this ancient cathedral with an elaborate façade & a bell tower.
Piazza del Duomo, 73100 Lecce LE, Italy
https://www.cattedraledilecce.it/
Tourist beach in a secluded area with a namesake town featuring white buildings & full amenities.
Località Baia dei Turchi, 73028 Otranto LE, Italy
http://www.viaggiareinpuglia.it/at/134/parco/4913/it/Baia-dei-Turchi
Otranto, Province of Lecce, Italy
Kanali tou Erota
Small, romantic beach cove in between rock formations, with umbrellas & an adjacent bar.
490 81, Greece
Achilleion
19th-century neoclassical mansion featuring Achilles-themed interiors & gardens with sea views.
Gastouri 490 84, Greece
http://www.achillion-corfu.gr/
Butrint National Park
Olive-shaded archaeological site home to the Greek, Roman & medieval remains of the city of Butrint.
SH81, Buthrotum, Albania
http://akzm.gov.al/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=114:national-park-of-butrinti&Itemid=435&lang=us
Porto Katsiki
Narrow beach with picturesque views & turquoise water closely bordered by steep cliffs.
Kathisma Beach
Busy beach drawing crowds with its white sand, turquoise water, bars & sports such as parasailing.
Lake Ohrid
This large ancient lake straddling the border between Albania & Macedonia reaches a depth of 300m.
6 Eastern Orthodox monasteries listed as a World Heritage site, built on top of rock pillars.
Kalampaka 422 00, Greece
Aristotelous Square
Vast, waterfront public square, designed by Ernest Hebrard & surrounded by mansions & cafes.
Thessaloniki 546 24, Greece
http://www.visitgreece.gr/en/main_cities/what_to_see_in_the_centre_of_thessaloniki
White Tower of Thessaloniki
Landmark Ottoman fortress & former prison housing an interactive exhibition of the city's history.
http://www.lpth.gr/
Ancient Town Of Plovdiv - Architectural Reserve
National reserve
ul. "Saborna" 24, 4000 Staria grad, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Ancient City of Troy
Landmark site of the ancient city of Troy, featuring scattered stone ruins & a Trojan horse replica.
17100 Kalafat/Çanakkale Merkez/Çanakkale, Turkey
https://www.kulturportali.gov.tr/portal/truvaantikkenti
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Yes! You can drive from Reggio Calabria to Istanbul.
How far is Istanbul from Reggio Calabria by car?
The drive from Reggio Calabria to Istanbul is 1006 miles (1618 km).
How long does it take to drive from Reggio Calabria to Istanbul?
Driving from Reggio Calabria to Istanbul should take you 23 hrs 3 mins in normal traffic. Check out How far is Reggio Calabria to Istanbul by car for more details.
How much would gas cost from Reggio Calabria to Istanbul?
Gas from Reggio Calabria to Istanbul would cost around $83 to $193 USD, depending on your vehicle's fuel efficiency.
Where should I stop on the way from Reggio Calabria to Istanbul?
You could check out Tropea and Statue of Christ the Redeemer, or the always popular Stromboli!
What are the best cities to visit between Reggio Calabria and Istanbul?
People love visiting Matera, Thessaloniki, and Lecce, among others.
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