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require "spec_helper"
require "polymer-rails/xml_adapters/base"
require "polymer-rails/component"

describe Polymer::Rails::Component do

  if RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /java/
    XML_ELEMENT = org.jsoup.nodes.Element
  else
    XML_ELEMENT = Nokogiri::XML::Element
  end

  let(:data){ '<link rel="stylesheet" href="1.css">
      <link rel="import" type="css" href="1.css">

      <link rel="import" href="1.html">
      <link rel="import" href="2.html">'
  }

  let(:img_tag){'
      '
  }

  context '#replace_node' do
    subject do
      doc = described_class.new(data)
      node = doc.stylesheets[0]
      doc.replace_node node, "style", "body{color: red;}"
      doc
    end

    it 'replaces stylesheet link with inline styles' do
      expect(subject.stringify).to include('')
      expect(subject.stringify).not_to include('<link rel="stylesheet"')
    end
  end

  context '#html_imports' do
    subject{ described_class.new(data).html_imports }

    it 'returns array of nodes' do
      expect(subject.size).to eq 2
      expect(subject[0]).to be_kind_of(XML_ELEMENT)
    end

    it 'returns nodes of html imports' do
      expect(subject[0].name).to eq('link')
      expect(subject[0].attributes['rel'].value).to eq('import')
    end

  end

  context '#javascripts' do
    subject{ described_class.new(data).javascripts }

    it 'returns array of nodes' do
      expect(subject.size).to eq 2
      expect(subject[0]).to be_kind_of(XML_ELEMENT)
    end

    it 'returns nodes of html imports' do
      expect(subject[0].name).to eq('script')
      expect(subject[0].attributes['type'].value).to eq('text/javascript')
    end

  end

  context '#stylesheets' do
    subject{ described_class.new(data).stylesheets }

    it 'returns array of nodes' do
      expect(subject.size).to eq 2
      expect(subject[0]).to be_kind_of(XML_ELEMENT)
    end

    it 'returns nodes of html imports' do
      expect(subject[0].name).to eq('link')
      expect(subject[0].attributes['rel'].value).to eq('stylesheet')
    end
  end

  context '#stringify' do
    context 'regular html' do
      subject{ described_class.new(data).stringify }

      it 'should return html string' do
        expect(subject.squish).to eq(data.squish)
      end
    end

    context 'img tag with one-way and two-way binding' do
      subject{ described_class.new(img_tag).stringify }

      it 'should return html string' do
        expect(subject.squish).to eq(img_tag.squish)
      end
    end
  end

end


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Google has learnt lessons but won't drop Android One project: Caesar Sengupta
Google has no plans of dropping its ambitious Android One project and will continue work with existing and new partners to expand its reach, Caesar Sengupta, vice president of product management, said.
Gulveen Aulakh
Google has no plans of dropping its ambitious Android One project and will continue work with existing and new partners to expand its reach, Caesar Sengupta, vice president of product management, said. Some fear that the failure of the first set of smartphones on Google's Android One platform in India may force the search giant to drop the project. Speaking to ET's Gulveen Aulakh, Sengupta, however admitted that the search giant had learnt a lot since the launch in September last year, which will help improve future offerings. Sengupta oversees product strategy for Android One, Android for Work, and Google Chromebooks. Edited excerpts:
Q: What is the future of the Android One project? In India not more than 800,000 units have been sold since its launch in September last year?
A: We as Google want to make sure we're serving our next billion users well. One of the big countries which is a huge focus for us is India. This is the context in which we launched Android One and we continue with it. It is an effort for us to introduce good quality hardware and make sure that the phones in the market run on the latest version of Android, updated on a regular basis. Along with this are other things like Youtube Offline, which we launched along with Android One, or for that matter Maps Offline which we announced and will come to the market later this year. You will see us make several announcements across our product line to make sure that our product offerings really cater to next set of users coming online, largely through smartphones.
Q: Is Google dropping the Android One project altogether? If not, has Google put the project on hold? A: No, we're not backing away from the program. We remain pretty committed to it. Android One is now in seven countries. Overall, we continue to work with OEMs (original equipment makers) across the board, local and large OEMs for bringing Android One's value proposition to many more markets. We are also thinking about specific phones for specific markets. We think of ourselves as more of a catalyst to the ecosystem. Android One is a very small part of Android, which is also what Google pushes.
When Android One was launched, nobody was offering or talking about updates or OTA (over-the-air) software updates. But now, you will find that most OEMs and vendors are talking about Lollipop, and updates to the latest Lollipop. So, we're happy with the kind of change that we've been able to bring about in the whole ecosystem.
If you look at the initial set of devices that were launched in September, they were very similar though there were nice differences between the devices. You will see us bringing in more phones with OEMs. We're not an OEM, so we're not in the same game as OEMs. We're a platform provider, so we work with our partners to advance the point of view around OTAs and updates. We're now in the process of rolling out our second update - Lollipop 5.1.1 - to all Android One users.
Q: What went wrong in the first set of devices that they didn't find many takers?
A: We've learnt a lot from the initial round with our partners and they have learnt in terms of device availability, in channel and others. Overtime, as we work with our partners we will keep working on making sure that we do things much better.
Initially, when we had launched, people couldn't buy them in all channels, that is something that we need to address. In our future (launches) with our partners, we want to make sure that we're truly available everywhere.
Within Google, we're very happy with the progress of Android One. We will continue to take a lot of learnings and keep doing it better in every market that we go to. In India, when we do the next set of devices and launches, you will find us doing that better.
For us, it's not important to have a device in the market every three weeks, in the India context, where 1200 devices were launched last year. We also support those devices and work on those where we can be a catalyst and move the overall Android ecosystem forward in a way that helps and benefits our users.
Many a times, we do stuff that is not about volumes but it's about advancing a point of view. Our goal here is to make sure that our end users are adapting to mobile experience and the next billion users have a good and compelling mobile experience.
Q: Now that you said you expect to come out with more devices on the Android One platform, when can we expect the new launches? And what will they be like?
A: I don't want to lift the curtain on some exciting partner announcements when they come. But, we're looking forward to a lot of stuff that is coming through the rest of the year. Our initial set of devices also carried the Android One branding and the packaging. We're basically telling users there's a particular brand promise of Android One, which the branding reflects.
Q: Most of the new partners that were announced back In September last year – Intex, Lava, Xolo, Asus, Acer, Lenovo, Panasonic, HTC and several others – are not planning to take the Android One project forward due to poor market response.
A: A lot of these people are actually working with us. Globally, we're working with close to 20 OEMs that are shipping Android One phones.
Q: How has the India market performed compared to other markets?
A: India market, especially on the smartphone side, is very dynamic. It's in a state of great flux. Not only are there global players, but Indian players who have become global and a lot of Chinese players landing in the market. Even when I talk to people in the industry, nobody really knows exactly how the market is going to play out. One quarter you will see one person (company) doing well, another quarter another will do well.
It's a tough market for anyone. But in some sense, for us it's important talking to our partners closely, looking at users closely and trying to figure out how we can influence the market. Going back, one of the things we're happy about in this case is OTAs. This is not something manufacturers cared about before we launched Android One.
Q: What's the broad roadmap of Android One?
A: There are some fairly unique challenges. The next billion users don't have the same disposable income that the first billion users have had. Connectivity continues to be a challenge for many of these people. Language is also a challenge, especially in India where we're starting to quickly run through the number of users who are familiar with English and now we're starting to get into more regional languages.
We at Google are working with our ecosystem and developers have to do a lot more to cater to these changing needs. Android One is a part of it, but the story is bigger. We need to a lot more to customize and localize our products more effectively - which means more languages, local content - which we will continue doing.
Q: So, do you mean that the next wave of devices could come at lower price points as people have lower disposable incomes?
A: There's an interesting study which reveals that a lot of the people buying their second phones in India are buying more expensive phones, so the market for $100 to $200 phones is increasing faster than the market for $70-120 phones. Therefore, for Android One, you will see them at all prices and at different ranges with our partners.
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A Master of Arts in Christian Ministry is perfect for anyone who plans on becoming a leader in their church or wishes to further their understanding of the Bible and the church. It can provide an excellent educational foundation for pastors or for those who want to teach in a religious school. This degree typically requires 36 total credit hours, which usually takes two to three years to complete. Those who have finished this degree may become pastors, church administrators, missionaries, or religious educators and Sunday school teachers. The degree requires taking courses in leadership, Christian ethics, church history, theology, pastoral counseling, and the Old and New Testaments.
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Those who get a Master of Arts in Christian Ministry have a number of career paths they can pursue. The knowledge it provides of the Old and New Testament, Christian history, and theology are ideal for those who want to enter into the following careers:
Ministry - This program provides students with the foundation needed to go into ministry. In some denominations, it is enough to become ordained as a pastor, associate pastor, or discipleship pastor.
Christian Administration – Working at a Christian business, educational facility, or nonprofit requires a strong understanding of the church and faith, both of which students will get from the MA in Christian Ministry.
Sunday School Teacher or Christian Educator – This program adequately prepares students to go into Christian education, including teaching Sunday school. For those who want to teach at the university level, an MA in Christian Ministry is a solid foundation for a doctoral program.
Master of Arts in Christian Ministry
A Master of Arts in Christian Ministry provides students with detailed information about church history, the Bible, theology, leadership, and more. Depending on its focus, students will learn about counseling, public speaking, church leadership, missions, and the global religious community. Most Christian Ministry degrees include the following objectives:
Become knowledgeable in the Old and New Testaments, supplementary texts, and theological texts.
Comprehend, interpret, and apply Biblical concepts to their lives and the lives of their congregation and others.
Have a solid foundation for work in the ministry in various roles, including as church leaders, missionaries, and educators.
Be prepared to counsel members of their congregation through a religious lens.
Understand the Christian church, its history, its ethics, and its policies.
Be aware of the global Christian community and its culture.
Sample Coursework for Online Christian Ministry Programs
Most Master of Arts in Christian Ministry degrees begin with a very similar foundation in Christianity and religion, although these basics do vary some from institution to institution. Once these foundation courses are completed, many programs allow students to focus their degree in several different areas. Below are some of the courses you may take while pursuing a Master of Arts in Christian Ministry.
Old Testament / New Testament
These two courses delve into either the Old Testament or the New Testament, providing in-depth studies of the scriptures and the context in which they were written.
A study of the beginnings of the Christian church, its role throughout history, and how it has changed over the centuries.
A systematic study of religion, its nature, and its function in the church, the community, and the world.
Foundation of the Ministry
A look at what the ministry is, its role in the church today, and the duties of its ministers.
Students study the ethics of the Christian church and how they can be applied to a number of different real-world situations.
Students may also take courses in a number of other topics:
Graduate writing
Understanding the role of the pastor
Writing and delivering sermons
Creating and maintaining a religious community
Leading a congregation
Hebrew, Greek, and Latin languages
Other faiths, including Islam and Judaism
In-depth study of the Gospels
How to approach real-world problems through the Christian viewpoint
Many Master of Arts in Christian Ministry programs do require students to complete a field education component. This may take several forms, including working in a church, doing student teaching, or working with Christian administrators, depending on what focus you choose. This practical component will give you a chance to gain on-the-job skills while learning from an experienced professional.
Christian Ministry Specializations
Many Master of Arts in Christian Ministry programs offer students the chance to specialize in one area. This allows students to gain additional knowledge in their chosen career area.
Community Chaplaincy
Being a community chaplain involves leading a church or working as a minister in the community. Some work with corporations, hospitals, or even the military following their ordination. While community chaplains may lead a congregation, many work one-on-one to provide support to individuals.
By focusing your Christian Ministry degree in community chaplaincy, you will gain the necessary skills to provide counseling, leadership, and assistance to those in a corporation, military, or non-profit organization. As a community chaplain, you might work with the police or fire department, with emergency medical services, or with veteran groups. While community chaplains are not full counselors, many do help others work through their emotions and reactions to traumatic events, including those who have PTSD.
In addition to working with corporations and nonprofits, some community chaplains also go into human resources or become supervisors in Christian organizations. By focusing on this area, students learn how to help people keep and strengthen their faith. They do so by studying Christianity, ethics, and the history of the church. Courses in leadership, theology, and faith-based counseling are also areas students may wish to study.
Discipleship & Church Ministry
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In addition to working in the church, this specialization also prepares graduates to work as other types of church leaders, including going into missionary work or being a ministry worker. They learn how to nurture faith and how to share their faith and beliefs with others. Those who go into missionary work may even become church planters, creating their own religious communities in areas where the Christian faith is weak. Some also learn about counseling and may go into pastoral counseling or become chaplains in the military or at a hospital.
A Christian Ministry degree in discipleship and church ministry involves studying the scriptures, church leadership, discipleship, and taking courses in ministry. Some may also take courses in counseling and evangelism.
Evangelism & Church Planting
The Christian Ministry degree with a focus on evangelism and church planting prepares those who wish to undertake missions with the knowledge of how to teach the Bible to those of other or no faiths and how to create the foundation for a strong church. Those with strong faith and the desire to share their faith with others will find that this graduate degree will teach them the skills they need for successful missions and to create new churches following the conversion of others.
While some missionaries do remain within the U.S., many undertake their missions to other countries. With this degree, they will be prepared to journey around the world and present Christianity to those who have no understanding of it. They will be able to answer questions about their faith and about what it means to be a Christian in today's world. While this degree does focus on evangelism and on founding new churches, it can also be useful for those who want to become leaders in the church or go into the administration side of ministries.
This specialization focuses on learning about the Bible, including both the Old and New Testaments, and about the church itself. You will learn how to discuss your faith, how to minister to non-Christians, and how to create and lead a church.
Those who want to minister around the world will find that this program gives them a foundation in various religious and intercultural communications. Learning how the church and Christianity fit into the global environment shows students how they can take their ministry from their local community to an international one. This degree discusses the Christian faith throughout history, especially in parts of the world where it is not the majority faith, and how other cultures view Christianity.
By focusing your Master of Arts in Christian Ministry degree in global studies, you are preparing yourself to become a missionary to parts of the world where most people are not Christian. This degree readies you to present your faith to others and defend it to those who do not understand it. It is also a good degree for church leaders, educators, and church planters because it teaches communication skills and how to approach faith from a global perspective.
Courses in the global studies focus include intercultural and interfaith communications, cultural anthropology, the history of religion, world religions, and ministry. You may also study scripture in-depth, discuss theology, and learn other languages such as Greek and Hebrew. If you know what part of the world you wish to minister to, learning languages used in that region and taking courses on that particular culture may also be helpful.
Homiletics
The courses that are a part of this degree include courses in writing sermons, speaking, and hermeneutics, all of which prepare someone to write and deliver homilies. Studying Homiletics focuses on a detailed study of the Bible and, specifically, the sermons and homilies contained within. Students may also study famous sermons from history to help them learn how to create and maintain the beliefs of their congregation and to strengthen the individual faiths of its members. These homilies are different from some sermons in that they are not designed to teach a moral or provide any sort of instruction but instead to simply strengthen faith.
Focusing on Homiletics will give you the skills needed to write homilies and to deliver them to a religious community or congregation. It will also provide you with a foundation from which to answer, defend, and discuss these homilies and the scriptures they are based on with individuals. Those who get a degree in Homiletics may also teach Sunday school or Bible study groups or serve as missionaries.
The courses involved in a Homiletics degree mainly focus on the Bible, the sermons, and in writing homilies. However, students will also take courses in leadership, ministry, and speech. Students are also often required to visit churches and present their own written homilies to its congregation.
The Christian Ministry degree can be combined with a psychology degree or supplemented with counseling courses for a career in pastoral counseling. Those who go into pastoral counseling use spiritual and Biblical methods to help those who come to them with their emotional, spiritual, and interpersonal problems. They may help members of their congregation with PTSD, relationships, marriages, addictions, and other issues. These counselors do learn psychological treatment methods, but they present them through the Christian faith.
Those who get a Master of Arts in Christian Ministry with a focus in pastoral counseling can work through their church as a counselor, pastor, missionary, or chaplain. However, some may decide to become a licensed marriage and family therapist or a clinical professional counselor so as to treat those outside their congregation as well. The requirements for licensure vary from state to state. In some states, the MA in Christian Ministry with a focus in pastoral counseling is enough, but in other states, you may need a second degree.
Those who focus on pastoral counseling will study both religious topics and psychology. Religion courses include scripture, theology, leadership, and ethics while psychology courses may involve pastoral counseling, family counseling, addictions, and other specialized courses.
Pastoral ministries involves teaching and leading others in theology and worship. A Christian Ministry degree can help one become prepared for a career in pastoral ministries by providing a strong background in the Bible and theology. The broad foundation furnished by this focus includes learning about many different areas of the church. Those who complete a pastoral ministries degree will be ready to lead their congregation. In some denominations, they can become ordained with this degree.
A Pastoral Ministries degree teaches all of the skills needed to be an associate pastor, pastor, or other church administrator or leader. It can also be used to prepare one for missionary work, teaching, and serving in Christian nonprofit organizations.
A degree in pastoral ministries involves taking courses that cover a wide variety of topics, including theology, scripture, faith, evangelism, ministry, counseling, and leadership.
Focusing your degree in worship will prepare you to work as a ministry or worship leader/pastor. It involves learning how to lead worship, including writing sermons and leading the church. These ministers work in the church, often as ordained church leaders, and may be the pastor or associate pastor of a congregation.
Those who focus their Christian Ministry degree in this area will study, in detail, what worship is, what it means to worship individually and as a group, and what the role of a leader is in a worship service. Those who go into worship have a strong passion for their faith, their church, and their religious community.
Students who pursue a focus in worship will take courses in evangelism, the history of worship, philosophy and faith, principles of worship, leadership, and church ministry. They will focus both on leading a community and on working one-on-one with individuals.
Resources for Christian Ministry Students
If you are pursuing an MA in Christian Ministry or if you are considering it, the following resources may be able to help answer any questions you may have. Most universities do have organizations and religion departments that can provide assistance to students with specific questions about a university's program. The following organizations may also help students.
This website provides information for church leaders on the laws and tax regulations regarding churches in the United States.
LIfeway Ministries
This organization provides a number of different guides and tools for ministering to a congregation, including resources aimed at different age groups.
Ministry Tools Resource Center
Another group that offers a variety of tools that can help ministers and other church leaders.
Family Christian
A non-profit organization that offers various teaching aids and books for church leaders.
CRM Leaders
An organization of ministers dedicated to helping reach those who do not know Christ. This group offers a number of resources and leadership positions to those interested in joining them.
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I'm grateful to be home where I can wash and dry my clothes in my very own washer and dry them in my very own dryer, where I know very well what cycle to employ, what temperature to call upon, how long to dry which clothes, and exactly how my clothes will turn out - clean, fluffy and back in shape.
I'm NOT so grateful to have to constantly guess with crossed fingers with guest machines, especially those in Europe that always seem to spit out clothes much smaller than what I threw in, or those of the bulk variety found in cities such as NY which seem to take for sport the molesting of certain fabrics. Ah yes, even as I pack to go home, I relish sorting the whites from the darks in eager anticipation for the sheets of Bounce that await the well worn clothes at home (provided I remembered to stock up last time I was home!), and for the easy purr of socks getting their shape back, white and fluffy.
I looked at this picture a bit before reading your entry, trying to figure out what it was. I decided it was part of a stove!
There`s no place like home...I always remeber the final song of Joan Sutherland`s farewell in ROH in London (only from DVD but really moving). She was criticized for tthe lack of the drama, poor Italian pronunciation. True or not...but the voice WAS there.
Have a rest, Joyce, you have definitely deserve it. Even double; for your gorgeous art and for being such a human you are.
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Unique Concrete Decoration-Floral-Themed Theatre in Saint-Nazaire by K-Architecture
Updated on February 26, 2014 November 9, 2022 by Bogdan Profir
The K-Architecture Studio has incorporated two projects in one: reviving an old neo-classical train station and building a theater which features a floral themed concrete decoration.
The city of Saint-Nazaire is a museum for the Second World War. Located along France's western coast, it is still recovering from the drama and tragedy it has went through in the past. It is a historical place, full of meanings and memories. Relics can still be found today but they are all to be replaced with more optimistic urban projects. One of these projects was conducted by the Parisian studio K-Architecture. By choosing not to forget and deny the city's past, they have built a cultural center, a floral themed theater while vivifying an old train station that was ravaged and forgotten. The theater itself acts as a background for the old train station but it is a marvelous design as well. Its simple, rectangular shape is in contrast with the more complicated neo-classical building but stands out through its sensible concrete decoration. This apparently simple gesture involves in fact a lot of studying and understanding of the ensemble as a whole. The train station serves as an entrance and is linked to the theater through chestnut cladding.
Although some might think that concrete itself is not suitable for decoration, the designers had different thoughts. It is in fact a brilliant idea. By stamping the facades with floral patterns that were inspired by the 17th century, they have obtained a most elegant design that refers to art, culture and good taste. It also shows that the sensibility of pre-modern architecture can be revived and used to inspire contemporary projects. The same elegant gesture can be found in the interior, which is somehow in opposition with the exterior. If for the outer decorated concrete shell only one tone of gray was used, the inside is full of warm colors that create a comfortable and welcoming atmosphere for the visitors. Just the way a theater or any social building should be treated. At night, a gentle flow of light is filtered by the floral model, enlightening the facades.
Homesthetics conclusion:
The architects have demonstrated their capabilities to turn any sort of disadvantage given by the site into wonderful architectural effects, turning to their account the cruel history of the city and its appearance.
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Rosa e Vermelho is the second studio album by the Portuguese pop singer Susana Félix. It was recorded in 2001 and released in 2002. The lead single of the album was "Pó de Amar", followed by "Ficou" and "Luz de Presença".

Background
After her debut in 1999, Susana returned with a new album called "Rosa e Vermelho". The album was produced by Renato Jr. like in the previous album and recorded during the year of 2001 and was released in 2002 by Farol. The album features the hit singles "Pó de Amar" and "Ficou", both released in 2002. The album received negatives reviews from critics, and said the album is a crappy comparing with her debut, however it had a big commercial success, it peaked at number four at Portuguese Album Charts.

Singles
The lead single of the album was "Pó de Amar", which had a big commercial success, it peaked at number twelve at Portuguese Singles Chart. However the rest of the singles, "Ficou" and "Luz de Presença" didn't get a lot attention from fans. "Ficou" debuted at number twenty at Portuguese Singles Charts and "Luz de presença" did not chart.

Reception

Critical

Critics to the album were generally mixed. "ABCmusic" gave a rating of 3 out of five stars. "Edusurfa" was less positive and gave a rating of 2 out of five stars and called the album: "horrible". Renatus96 from Rate Your Music gave a rating of 2 out of five stars, and said: "A little bit different, however, its a crappy comparing with her debut, it is not successful as "Um Pouco Mais". The album features some kind of beautiful songs, such as "Pó de Amar" or "Ficou", but nothing of especial. There's also a video featuring on the album, but is just crappy as the rest of album."

Track listing
Dá-Me a Tua Alma  (Susana Félix)  - 5:00
Pó de Amar  (Susana Félix)  - 3:01
Ficou  (Susana Félix)  - 4:36
Deixa-Te Voar  (Susana Félix)  - 2:26
Longe (Demais)  (Susana Félix)  - 3:59
Luz de Presença  (Susana Félix)  - 4:38
Fármaco de Encantar  (Susana Félix)  - 3:40
Rosa Ou Vermelho  (Susana Félix)  - 4:22
Já Não Me Iludo  (Susana Félix)  - 1:47
Se És Capaz  (Susana Félix)  - 4:36
Irrecusável Ser  (Susana Félix)  - 3:46

Personnel
Information retrieved from Susana's official blog.
Renato Junior - (keyboards)
Nuno Rafael - (guitar)
Alexandre Frazão - (drums)
Maximo Cavali - (violi)
Jorge Teixeira - (Portuguese guitar)
Vasco Brôco - (violin)
Tózé Miranda - (violin)
Jeremy Lake - (violoncel)
João Cabrita - (saxophone)
João Marques - (fliscorne)
Jorge Ribeiro  - (trombonne)

Charts

Release history

References

External links
Susana Félix Official site

Susana Félix albums
2002 albums

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The key language in the law as it relates to waste is "excessive or abnormal expenditures, destruction, concealment or fraudulent disposition of community property". The trial court is specifically authorized to consider these things when apportioning community property.
As an example, if one spouse withdraws money from a bank account or retirement account and the other spouse shows evidence of the withdrawal(s). Then the spouse that withdrew the money has the burden to prove what it was used for or where it went. If they are unable to prove that it was used for the benefit of the marital community, the other spouse (non-withdrawing) is entitled to be reimbursed for their half of the money that was taken.
"The spouse making the withdrawals should bear the burden of showing that the money was spent to benefit the community. See Troutman v. Valley Nat'l Bank of Arizona, 170 Ariz. 513, 517, 826 P.2d 810, 814 (App.1992) ("The party who asserts a fact has the burden to establish that fact."). We hold that the spouse alleging abnormal or excessive expenditures by the other spouse has the burden of making a prima facie showing of waste. It is then the burden of the spending spouse to go forward with evidence to rebut the showing of waste because all of the evidence relative to the expenditures is generally within the knowledge, possession, and control of the spending spouse." Gutierrez v. Gutierrez 193 Ariz. 343, 972 P.2d 676 (Ariz. App. Div. 1, 1998).
Waste is not limited to withdrawing money from an account, but can also apply to, among other things, selling community assets, gambling, drug use or spending money on an extramarital affair.
This article is for informational purposes only. The information contained herein is not legal advice, nor is it intended to be. Readers should not act upon the information contained herein without first seeking the advice of a qualified attorney. Please contact Daniel J. Siegel, P.C. with any questions, 602-274-1099.


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These grain free meatballs are one of the easiest meatballs you will ever make. I often make them on the weekend as part of my meal prep but they are simple enough to pull together on a busy weeknight as well.
Try serving with your favorite tomato sauce over a bed of zucchini noodles or spaghetti squash for a tasty and nutritious dinner, any night of the week.
Preheat oven to 350 F. Place a wire rack on top of a rimmed baking sheet.
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl, and using your hands, mix until just combined. Grab about a tablespoon of the mixture and roll in your hands to form a ball. You should end up with about 18 meatballs.
Place the baking rack into the oven and bake for 20 minutes or until cooked through. Enjoy!
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Historic Willards Farm looks to the future within Birkdale Community Precinct
Maintenance work and an updated Conservation Management Plan (Heritage) are underway for the historic heritage-protected Willards Farm as its future place within Birkdale Community Precinct begins to take shape.
Redland City Mayor Karen Williams said a program of works was being prepared around future restoration priorities for the site, which is one of the oldest surviving farms and residences on Redlands Coast, believed to date back to the 1870s.
"Works were completed recently to help stabilise the structural integrity of the farmhouse's main supports," Cr Williams said.
Historic heritage-protected Willards Farm at Birkdale Community Precinct.
"This is such a well-loved and important property in terms of our city's European history and it will no doubt become a jewel in the crown of Birkdale Community Precinct as we go forward.
"On-site investigations have been completed as part of developing the updated conservation management plan for Willards Farm.
"There also will be maintenance work carried out on some of the farm's significant trees in coming months."
Cr Williams said that as well as Willards Farm, Birkdale Community Precinct's protected heritage areas included the former World War II radio receiving station built in 1943 by the US Army Signals Corp and its associated rhombic array of radio antennas.
"The heritage values of this precinct are incredibly important, genuinely fascinating and will be protected," Cr Williams said.
Division 10 Councillor Paul Bishop said Willards Farm, aka The Pines, held a special place in both history and the heart of the Birkdale community.
"There are so many heritage values tied up in this place, there are gateways to knowledge and ongoing stories of significance yet to be explored here," Cr Bishop said.
The original homestead and surrounding buildings, such as the milking shed and creamery, help to anchor the entire Birkdale Community Precinct within its early European and pioneer context.
"The place is of so much value to future generations it cannot be underestimated.
"The structures were built by the Willards using simple bush carpentry techniques made from local timbers felled on site, including white beech, swamp beech, cedar and pine.
"The exact date the homestead was constructed is uncertain but it was likely around 1876 when owners James and Margaret Willard took out a mortgage on the land they had owned and farmed since 1865."
An early photo of the Willards farmhouse in Birkdale.
Cr Williams said Council bought the property at 302 Old Cleveland Road East, Birkdale, in March 2016 following community concern that the site was subject to a development approval for subdivision into residential allotments.
"Once Willards Farm was saved, Council worked long and hard to negotiate the purchase of the neighbouring 61-hectares of Commonwealth land," she said.
"The Commonwealth had indicated this land was tagged as surplus. As such, it also was in threat of being subdivided into residential allotments, with the Government suggesting it could accommodate 400 houses.
"Council managed to secure the purchase of the land in December 2019.
"The combined properties now form Birkdale Community Precinct.
"It is such a large property that a large number of uses and facilities can be accommodated without impacting on the precinct's heritage values.
"Other uses will also bring attention and appreciation to the heritage-listed sites that it contains."
Cr Williams said a vision document for the precinct was currently being prepared and would be presented to Council shortly.
"The document will include high level, aspirational concepts for Willards Farm and its surrounding land to reflect ideas as suggested by the community during Council's seven-week community engagement program earlier this year," she said
Some of the ideas put forward for Willards Farm by the community include ventures such as farmers' market place, bush food gardens, a café or restaurant, paddock-to-plate dining experiences, and an agrifarm experience demonstrating traditional and contemporary farming methods.
Further community consultation will occur at the master planning stage, Cr Williams said.
For more information on Birkdale Community Precinct go to: yoursay.redland.qld.gov.au/imagine
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Gaultheria procumbens, commonly called wintergreen, is a rhizomatous, creeping, woody, evergreen groundcover
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Gaultheria procumbens Plant
Description for Gaultheria procumbens
Plant height: 3 - 6 inches
Plant spread:
Gaultheria procumbens, also called the eastern teaberry, the checkerberry, the boxberry, or the American wintergreen, is a species of Gaultheria native to northeastern North America from Newfoundland
Common name(s): wintergreen
Flower colours: White
Bloom time: June to July
Max reachable height: 0.25 to 0.50 feet
Best grown in organically rich, evenly moist, acidic, welldrained soils in part shade to full shade. Established plants tolerate some dry soils. Plants perform best in climates with cool summers. Space plants 10-14 '' apart for growth as a ground cover.
Sunlight: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil: well-drained soil
Water: Medium
Temperature: about -35c
Fertilizer: Apply any organic fertilizer
Caring for Gaultheria procumbens
Wintergreen should be planted outdoors in early spring in Zones 3-8. Give it a shady but bright spot with well-drained soil rich in organic matter, with a pH of 5.5 to 6.5. Prune it back to old wood in spring to encourage new green growth. Over time, a single plant can spread to 3-3 1/2ft in width. The dark green leaves turn red or reddish purple in winter.
Typical uses of Gaultheria procumbens
Special features: Excellent ground cover for shady areas. Woodland gardens, rock gardens, foundations or native plant areas. Plants are an interesting complement to other acid-loving shrubs such as azaleas, rhododendrons, kalmias and blueberries.
Culinary use:
Ornamental use: The plant is used for ornamental purpose.
Medicinal use: Because of toxicity concerns, follow the suggested manufacturer s oral or topical dosage form regimen: 1 teaspoon (5 mL) of wintergreen oil is equivalent to approximately 7000 mg of salicylate or 21.5 adult aspirin tablets.
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Participatory Medicine as Revolution! Think Critically! Communicate!
My son graduated from college last year and is now in Nepal, visiting schools and writing about rural education under the Maoist regime. He was excited to tell me, when I visited him recently in India, about how a classic book on education, Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Brazilian Paulo Freire, radically influenced and inspired him to readjust his career goals.
The book postulates that real revolution can occur only when the playing field is leveled between teacher and student, whereby critical thinking is infused in education and where 'teachers become students' and 'students become teachers.' Communication amongst students (i.e., social networking) is equally important in this equation. While in India I read this short book, substituting doctor for 'teacher' and patient for 'student' and indeed, feel better equipped for the PM agenda.
Freire expands upon the theories of Rousseau and Dewey, postulating that active learning, or problem solving using real-life situations, is necessary for the individual to translate theory into action or practice (this is the definition of praxis, invoking the company I co-founded in 1998, Praxis.MD). He describes and refutes traditional education as 'banking,' where the student is an empty account awaiting deposits or "prescriptions" from the teacher.
To alienate patients from their own decision making is to change them into objects.
Education either functions as an instrument that is used to facilitate the integration of the younger generation into the logic of the present system (e.g., failures in health care), OR it becomes the practice of freedom, the means by which men and women discover how to transform their world.
Patients, having adopted guidelines of their health care providers and internalized his images, are fearful of freedom. Freedom would require them to eject this image and replace it with autonomy and responsibility.
Patients suffer from duality; the conflict lies in choice between…following prescriptions or having choices; between being spectators or actors.
Patients must see examples of the vulnerability of the health care system so that a contrary conviction can grow within them.
To achieve praxis, it is necessary to believe in e-patients and their ability to reason. Whoever lacks this trust will fail to initiate dialog, reflection, communication, and will fall into using slogans, monologues, and instructions.
Problem-posing education rejects communiques and embodies communication. Liberating health care consists of acts of cognition, not transferrals of information. Arguments of 'authority' are no longer valid.
The health care system is suffering from narration sickness, where the provider 'fills' the patient with his narration of words, and they have lost their transforming power, become sonorous. In the banking concept of education, knowledge is bestowed by those who consider themselves knowledgeable, upon those they consider to know nothing. However, in the libertarian view of eduction, the drive is toward reconciliation of the poles of patient and doctor, so that both are simultaneously playing the roles of each other and themselves.
Health care providers who lack humility cannot communicate with their patients, cannot be their partners in naming and understanding the world. At the point of care, there are neither perfect sages nor ignoramuses; there are only people, who are attempting together, to learn more than they now know.
It is only as patients rethink their assumptions in action that they can change. Understanding and acting upon their own health concerns—not consuming ideas of others—must constitute that process.
Why do newspapers present different interpretations of the same fact? It is indispensable to analyze the content of newspapers following an event. This practice helps develop a sense of criticism, so people will react to what they read not as passive objects but as consciousnesses seeking to be free.
Participatory medicine cannot tolerate an absurd dichotomy in which patients are merely following their doctors' decisions—a dichotomy reflecting the prescriptions of the dominant elite. Revolution is a unity, and doctors cannot treat patients as their possessions.
The dialog which is radically necessary for the participatory medicine revolution corresponds to another radical need: that of women and men as beings who cannot be truly human apart from communication, for they are essentially communicative creatures. To impede communication is to reduce men to the status of things.
As a publisher, content developer, scientist, and occasional patient, this book set me on a new path, brainstorming how critical thinking can be more forcefully injected into patient education materials. I expect the forthcoming Journal of Participatory Medicine (watch this space) will gather and present some revolutionary ideas in this vein –with your help and ideas? Let's communicate.
This is mind-blowing way beyond the usual mind-blows. I confess that at first glance I was put off by Rousseau and Dewey ("Oh crap, this is way smarter than me, it's an egghead paper, out of my league"), but I'm glad I stuck with it to get to the bullets.
So, now, here's a puzzle, or maybe not. I've always felt that education without enablement (empowerment?) was useless: if I didn't leave a course knowing how to face problems on my own the education had failed. Is that what we're talking about here?
What's the difference between this and "teach me to fish and I eat for a lifetime"?
Exactly! Finally, someone gets it! Yours is the first blog I've subscribed to in months.
Don't get me wrong, I don't mind eggheady – I meant it when I said "I confess." It was a dumb reaction on my part!
And yeah, I'm aware of Kuhn's book. He also said that science is a fashion industry, where people who have the audacity to say something that's out of step with current fashion get ruthlessly ostracized. One example was Judah Folkman, "just a surgeon" (not an oncologist) who saw that cancers in the body had thriving nests of blood vessels around them and proposed that the growth of vessels ("angio genesis") was a fundamental part of tumor growth. He was ostracized, even losing his department chairmanship, but stuck to it. He proposed and even named two enzymes, angiogenin and angiostatin, that promote and stall vessel growth.
Eventually he found those enzymes and proved the process, which become the foundation of perhaps the most hopeful cancer treatments, anti-angiogenesis drugs such as Sutent.
Another example, I'm told, is Robin Warren, the Australian doctor who went against what "everybody knows" and said stomach ulcers are caused by the helicobacter pylori bacteria. He too was ostracized and belittled, but 20 years after he published his paper he got a Nobel prize.
I guess history shows that derision by the scientific community is not a reliable sign that something is wrong. We all need to be responsible for our own decisions and for educating ourselves as much as we're each able.
Sarah, this is a wonderful blog post with deep conceptual understanding about the difference between the current model and the model that we can begin to envision, the Participatory Medicine model. At this point it is more a philosophy than a description of medical reality, because the questions swamp the answers, and in the customary world of medical practice, examples get drowned out by the current, paternalistic model of medical practice and many of our most reverred medical spokespersons still view this concept as "fringe". But, that is changing rapidly as more patients, and providers alike, catch the vision.
But, what will the colleges of medicine and university hospitals do to educate students to function in this new world? What will we do to change the current culture, or must we simply wait til all of the recalcitrant incumbents disappear from the field? In short order, if this discussion is to truly sprout wings, we will have to deeply change the training, content, and staffing models of our current educational institutions.
At any rate, you have described the coming adventure in compelling terms with your wonderful "sound bites"!


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NDP leadership candidates will face big challenges in 2017
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If any Canadians are talking about an opposition party leadership race these days, they are discussing the Conservative contest.
The fact that the NDP is also in quest of a new leader is far off the public's radar.
That may be because there are more Conservative leadership aspirants than the party has MPs from Quebec, while, officially, there are, as yet, none for the NDP.
Public attention will no doubt increase when some folks finally decide to formally join the NDP contest.
There are, however, other, and deeper, reasons for the NDP and its core supporters to worry.
Even though it is no longer the official opposition, Canada's traditional party of the moderate left has continued to do well in Parliament.
Both major opposition parties are pushing the Liberals hard on what is becoming their cash-for-access scandal.
But only the NDP probes the government on issues related to workers' rights (steelworkers in Hamilton for instance), on its as-yet-unfulfilled promises on environmental regulation, on electoral reform, on consumer protection and regulation of the financial industry, and on much more on the progressive side of the political ledger.
The party is playing its traditional conscience of parliament role well. It is a tradition that goes back to the days when Stanley Knowles was a lonely voice in favour of pensions for the elderly, and Frank Howard was almost alone in speaking up for prisoners and Indigenous people.
NDPers, and before them CCFers, have tended to be champion parliamentarians.
The harsh truth, though, is that very few pay close attention to what happens in Canada's parliament.
Politics has become a war of images and bumper stickers, and their digital incarnation, tweets.
Worse for the NDP -- the unfolding, worldwide political narrative poses a particular challenge for the moderate left.
A new, binary political narrative is dangerous for the NDP
Since the Brexit vote in the U.K. last spring, much of the world has lurched rightward, in a way Canadians, for the most part, did not anticipate.
When the vast majority of Canadians voted to oust the Harper Conservatives 14 months ago, they could legitimately feel they were joining forces with Obama's U.S. and with a critical mass of governments in Europe. They all espoused an open approach on such key matters as immigration and human rights.
Mind you, the governing, liberal establishment in the West was also, perhaps, rather too committed to a wide-open playing field for mega corporations. No matter. That did not faze Canadians when they put the Liberals back in office, in October 2015.
Much has changed since then.
Today, many now say of Canada's Trudeau that he is perhaps the world's last hope for progressive liberalism.
In that context, the coming political battle in Canada could come to look like a fight between traditional Canadian values of realism, openness, and moderation versus a northern version of Trump-ism -- right-wing populism, Canadian-style.
In such a scenario, the NDP could easily get squeezed out of the picture.
If electoral reform does happen (far from a sure thing) that might change the picture. A new voting system would almost certainly transform politics into much less of a binary choice. Citizens would no longer feel compelled, as many now do, to vote tactically in order to block the party they loathe. They would be free to happily choose their first choice party, without worrying they were wasting their votes.
The NDP should not, however, put all its eggs in the electoral reform basket.
Whether reform happens or not, the party has to figure out a way to portray itself as a serious alternative to the governing Liberals.
The challenge is both one of policy and of image -- of the message and the way that message is communicated.
The economy will be troubled and Liberals will wear out their welcome
The coming years are likely to hold some economic challenges for Canada.
Growth here is slow, and Trump's nationalist and protectionist policies could hurt.
People who work for a living, and have more debts than assets, are going to feel increasingly stressed. Some choose to call those folks the middle class; some, the working class. That is mostly a matter of semantics. For politicians, it will be most important to devise policies that would meaningfully and tangibly make the lives of those hardworking and struggling Canadians better.
Some NDPers are already focusing on this challenge; witness Manitoba MP Niki Ashton's efforts on precarious work. The fact that a huge proportion of young Canadians face the long-term prospect of part-time, contract work, with no job security and no benefits, is an urgent issue to which nobody else is paying attention.
Another still relevant issue is child care.
Given that most working people cannot do much more than survive without two incomes, the lack of spaces and huge daycare costs in such places as Toronto could be considered a near-crisis. Child care was a signature issue for the NDP during the last election, and the Liberals have only promised to study it.
The party may want to go back to the drawing board and come up with a renewed, revised and realistic child-care plan.
Fighting for pension rights for laid-off workers is another useful NDP initiative. The party still holds the majority of seats in cities such as Windsor and Hamilton where many of those workers live.
But the NDP will also have to craft a message for the millions of Canadian suburb dwellers, who may feel some economic anxiety but are far from desperate. They are the shifting middle of the Canadian political landscape, and the political challenge is to capture them, without absurdly watering down one's core message (by, for instance, promising a balanced budget).
The Trudeau Liberals, and especially their leader, are still popular.
Canadians are not so fickle that they are ready to reject what they chose only so recently.
But governments tend to wear out their welcome. Justin Trudeau's father went from a convincing majority in 1968 to a hair's breadth minority in 1972.
The Conservatives think of themselves, automatically, as the natural alternative, if and when the government falters. But while the NDP may be in third place now, it should not entirely yield that field to the Conservatives.
The day Canadians decide they want a change it may not be so much a change of ideology they seek as a change in management at the top.
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