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Officials are looking into whether Exxon Mobil Corp. misled investors and the public about climate change risks.
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Attorneys general from Massachusetts and the Virgin Islands announced Tuesday that they will follow the lead of California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris and New York Atty. Gen. Eric Schneiderman and launch their own independent investigations into whether Exxon Mobil Corp. misled investors and the public about climate change risks.
Massachusetts Atty. Gen. Maura Healey said at a news conference in New York that her office had a moral obligation to act.
"Part of the problem has been one of public perception," Healey said. "Certain companies, certain industries, may not have told the whole story."
Seventeen states and territories — including Vermont, Maryland, Virginia, Connecticut and the District of Columbia — are working together to explore legal avenues for fighting climate change, said Schneiderman, who led the event.
A spokeswoman for Exxon said in a statement that the investigations were baseless.
"The allegations leveled against Exxon Mobil again today are politically motivated and based on discredited reporting funded by activist organizations," Suzanne McCarron said. "We are actively assessing all legal options."
McCarron said suggestions that the company had reached conclusions about human-caused climate change decades ago and then withheld them from the public are "preposterous." Instead, she said the company's scientists were fully engaged in climate change research, adding that Exxon recognizes the risks posed by a warming atmosphere.
Last November, Schneiderman's office subpoenaed Exxon for documents related to its climate change research dating to the 1970s. Schneiderman's office also demanded files concerning business decisions the company made that were influenced by its knowledge of climate change.
Schneiderman's subpoena was announced in the aftermath of published reports in the Los Angeles Times and Inside Climate News, which showed that Exxon incorporated climate change research into its business operations while making public statements disputing the very same science.
Phillis is a reporter with Columbia University's Energy & Environmental Reporting project.
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Whether or not he wants it that way, the "comments" section of James M.'s (fantastic, scholarly, useful) Grognardia blog has become a sort of forum for everyone who wants to talk about what they do or don't like about D&D (guilty), no matter how tangentially related to the topic it might be. So, predictably, when he posted this relatively innocent bit about experience points it ignited a comment-storm about xp.
Now, I don't know about your players, but here's the deal on mine:
Experience points don't motivate my players at all.
(This is my Rule About X.P. #1)
Don't get me wrong here: my players like xp, my players will take xp, my players will get angry if you try to take xp away from them once they have it, but they never do anything because they think it'll get them x.p..
Here's how things usually go:
The players show up. They are excited to finally get to play D&D.
They get their PCs out and then try to figure out where the action is--"action" can in this case be defined as "whatever seems interesting to do, find, or kill in a given adventure".
They find some action. They have fun and snacks.
This Action either: Reveals More Places Where There Might Be Action or Sets Off An Unfortunate Chain of Events. Or both.
The PCs try to find more Action, or extricate themselves from the Events, or both. They have more fun and snacks.
Then the players go home.
Then a few days later they get an e-mail where I detail all the x.p. they got and how, and they go "Oh yeah, xp! Sweet."
If they get enough then maybe they level up--this changes the nature of the game slightly and so keeps things interesting.
Anyway, the point of rule #1 is that the widely-held belief that xp is necessarily an important motivating engine in a game and therefore knowing what players get xp for in a game allows you to gauge the philosophy, meaning, or morality of a given game is a fallacy. At least with the people I play with.
There are many corollaries of this rule--one being that not "rewarding" something with x.p. doesn't mean it's not an important part of the game. So, while it's true that in OD&D the players don't get xp for role-playing (in the sense of "acting"), neither do they get xp for eating pizza or quoting Monty Python movies--but just try to stop them.
If you look at the AD&D DMG, despite lack of rules rewarding good role-playing, there are rules which punish bad role-playing. The DMG also has recommendations for punishing other kinds of behavior at the table which make the game less fun. The idea is: Gary assumed the players would be role-playing and not acting like dicks, so he felt no need to positively incentivize them to talk like a funny dwarf or not attack other players for no reason. It was only when RPGs got so popular that dickheads and teenagers started playing them that more complex incentive schemes started getting developed.
(Incidentally, in the DMG, Gary also seemed to assume--correctly in my limited experience--that storylines would naturally develop out of games and so storytelling didn't need to be incentivized either.)
I beg you to keep Rule #1--the only important rule--in mind while we move on to the other Rules About X.P..
(#2) The X.P. Value of A Given Treasure is Presumed To Be Proportional To The Amount of Problem-Solving Required To Get That Treasure
Bilbo didn't get x.p. for trusting Gandalf, walking around with dwarves, surviving a goblin attack, and then beating Gollum at a riddle game. But he got x.p. for the ring, which abstractly represents all the effort of doing all of that stuff and more.
The idea is to reward problem-solving without having to calculate every little thing--so instead of rewarding the individual steps in the solving of the problem, the game gives a lump award in the form of treasure.
It's not meant to be "a reward for stealing" (though it can be that) it's a reward for all the adventuring that lead up to the stealing.
D&D is, as everyone knows, very big on abstractly resolving stuff involving a lot of variables rather than calculating all those variables separately. And yes, such abstract systems are not infallible--but rule #2 is the intention behind xp-for-treasure, and if you want to fuck with a rule, it's good to know why the rule was there in the first place.
(#3) The X.P. Reward For Killing Monsters Can Be Thought of As A Bonus Reward on TOP Of The Abstract Treasure Problem-Solving Bonus
In other words, you get a treasure reward that accounts for all the blood, sweat, tears, and problem-solving involved in getting that treasure, but if some of that problem-solving took the form of monster-killing, you get a bonus.
Why exactly you get this bonus is a matter of debate, but I think one of the most important reasons is: unlike traps and other problems you solve in D&D, monsters are entirely defined in the rules. That is, you don't get a set xp for solving riddles or defeating traps because Gary had no way of quantifying how hard your DMs traps or riddles were, but he knew how hard your monsters were because he statted them himself. So the monster bonus represents a degree of granularity and detail tacked on to an otherwise abstract system.
In 3e, they tried to break it down further by giving traps challenge ratings just like monsters, but that still left every other challenge a DM could think of unquantified, and stil left puzzle-traps unaccounted for. A published game can, obviously, never prescribe an appropriate general reward for puzzles because: 1-The difficulty of puzzles can't be abstractly generalized and 2-The moment you get more specific about a puzzle in the published rules, the players know the answer to the puzzle and it's not a puzzle.
(#4) X.P. is, Therefore, An Abstract Measure of The Amount of Problem-Solving A Given Player Has Done With A Given Character
It's not How Much Fighting Your Fighter Has Done or How Much Stealing Your Thief Has Done, or How Long Your Wizard Has Spent In Front Of Spellbooks, it's a reward for the player. And the reward essentially is: solve enough problems with this kind of character and eventually you earn the right to try to solve different kinds of problems with a slightly different (i.e. levelled-up) character.
Which leads to:
(#5) The Purpose of X.P. In The D&D Is To Create An Automatic Method By Which The Nature of the Problems Faced In The Game Will Change Over Time So The Game Won't Get Stale
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Felipe Budinich said...
Paraphrasing your words:
I show up, the players are already there. They are excited to finally get to play D&D.
They find or generate some action. They have fun, snacks, and drinks.
The PCs try to find more Action, or extricate themselves from the Events, or both. They have more fun, snacks, and drinks.
Experience points don't motivate my players either, in fact they don't even know that they get additional exp for gold.
I extrapolate my exp rewards from the system laid there on the rules, because of what you say on point 5. It provides a nicely paced change over time.
"Grognardia blog has become a sort of forum for everyone who wants to talk about what they do or don't like about D&D (guilty), no matter how tangentially related to the topic it might be"
Also guilty, but in my defense i can say that shit storms there are particularly educated and informative.
Your first rule about XP has not been true in my recent experience, but I agree with your conclusions about the point of XP. I no longer use any printed guidelines to determine how much XP to award the PCs, rather relying entirely on my subjective judgement on how much the players accomplished - how much problem-solving they have done, as you put it. I don't reveal my methods of computing this figure to the players because I truly don't have anything to reveal. Mostly, I didn't want to use a system that only grants XP for killing monsters or gaining treasure when many of my sessions involve neither. The only real rule I have is that everyone receives the same amount of XP.
Your observation that XP doesn't motivate players may be true for some groups, but many of the players in my group have more experience playing MMORPGs like Final Fantasy XI and WOW than they do with pen and paper RPGs. Before I handed out the first goodly chunk of XP for a non-combat session, they would kill things for no other reason than to gain the XP from them. They were thinking about it in the same terms that they thought about leveling up in Final Fantasy XI, where they just fought mob after mob after mob until they got enough XP.
I have mixed feelings about the XP for gp rule; if I were playing a fantasy game, I am sure it would be a satisfactory abstraction of the problem solving that the group has done. I am running Mutant Future, however, and IMC precious metals are incredibly scarce because alien invaders more or less raped the earth of all her resources in the distant past. Barter is the universal currency, and my group has shown little interest in picking up stuff to barter with because the sorts of things they are interested in acquiring are really only to be found in ancient ruins, not in the hands of some mutant trader. As far as awarding XP for finding ancient technological artifacts, that feels a little bit off for me as well, because in many ways those artifacts are reward enough. They certainly increase the players abilities to tackle more difficult situations much more dramatically than leveling up!
Sorry to ramble on in the comment section, I must have gotten this blog confused with Grognardia...
Felipe:
so, what your saying is your group is just like mine, only they don't consider beer a "snack".
Carl--
I would totally run a campaign--especially a post-apocalyptic sci-fi campaign--using the xp rules you describe. The idea of items being more "game changing" than levelling up in that environment is totally true to the genre.
I also totally agree with:
"The only real rule I have is that everyone receives the same amount of XP."
prevents bickering--even the smartest grownups can start looking at you askance if, for some reason, you judge one person's contribution as more "worthy" than everybody elses.
and no problem with the rambling comments. when I have 48 people all going on about how much they hate D&d and how immature it is and how D&D raped their mother, then i'll start complaining about comments, but for now, my soft, pink squishy newborn blog will take all the attention it can get.
"what your saying is your group is just like mine, only they don't consider beer a 'snack'."
What I'm saying is that my group is just like yours, but instead of beer we usually drink:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piscola
caffeine and alcohol on the same glass = party/gaming heaven
"even the smartest grownups can start looking at you askance if, for some reason, you judge one person's contribution as more 'worthy' than everybody elses."
When I GMed a Mage: The Ascension campaign i turned that idea upside down, because i asked players: "who roleplayed the best?", "who played the most important part in the conflict?", etc... and awarded bonuses based on those recommendations.
Everyone seemed happy with that approach (because I made the process transparent, and placed the burden on their hands).
" As far as awarding XP for finding ancient technological artifacts, that feels a little bit off for me as well, because in many ways those artifacts are reward enough."
In that setting, i think i would take a similar route, but to echo a comment i made on grognardia;
What if your players manage to get their hands on a Ship without spilling blood, just negotiating?
I think i would award them with "Xp = Value of the Ship/Characters, up to 50% of the exp needed for their next level" (I'm talking based on a D&D context), because it provides a pacing for advancement that has been tested for years, not just by my particular group, but by several people that seem to enjoy it.
You know, the internet was also pretty cool before dickheads and teenagers showed up and things became more interesting, somewhat like rpgs.
We get together to play, BS for a while, and sit down and tell a story together. I take hints from the Palladium game system for handing out experience points, which means that comabt/defeating monsters is just one facet of the gem og gaming, however, I don't hand out xp like candy, either, I keep it toned down it bit. But the gaming style is pretty gonzo and hopefully the anything can (and usually does) happen aspect of the world makes up for slower level progression.
In the end, we have a lot of fun and share a story and a world together.
ancientvaults--
I'm not sure whether you're trying to make a point or just saying how you play, but
I hope you're not assuming that my explaining the workings of one system is an attempt to say it is the best or only possible system.
Zak:
No, I wasn't trying to say that one system was better than another, I was just saying that I cobble together elements from other systems to make a game work for our group. We don't always have a lot of combat, sometimes the bad guy and his cronies are overthrown through guile instead of muscle, and instead of just using the standard D&D format for experience, I branch out to include other means of gaining experience and the Palladium system, while clunky in many ways, has a well done experience table.
I'll just be quiet now.
howandwhy99 said...
This method you outline is something I've been interpreting as more accurate from certain earlier versions of D&D. So stumbling upon it I thought, "I better add my ideas too."
#1 XP does not need to motivate players, but it may. Treasure need not motivate players. Additional powers need not either. Nor slaying monsters. Tracking equipment isn't exactly thrilling for of my players, but I design the game to reward it if they do. Those who are motivated by XP can find better ways to gain more, if that's what they want.
My difference is XP is strictly about Class and class abilities. It's tracked separately by class and gained for class activities.
That doesn't mean other stuff doesn't have a numerical benefit...
#2 is how everything is evaluated in my game, everything is proportionate to the amount of puzzle needed to be experienced before it can be gained. (This is the most insightful thing I've read in your blog so as of yet) So treasure does not gain XP, it brings abilities simply by having it.
Treasure totals and XP totals (and all the less substantial "treasures" too) are not kept commensurate per character like in 3.x or 4e. (In a way the balancing of everything is more likely than not to happen by itself, if only like stilling water.)
#3 I don't reward monster killing, but evaluate besting monsters with multiple outcomes for what that means, then tie them into every class's potentiality for XP earning. This simply means the classes we include in the game have some overlap, and all share in besting other creatures encountered (aka adventurers).
#4 is a great reminder of what XP represents and really spells out something that hasn't been said so clearly and openly before in years. (only I'd say it was a character measure, sometimes my guys share or swap PCs)
#5 while I think holds true, isn't necessarily the purpose of XP. XP doesn't need to be used at all to keep the game fresh (plenty of XP rewarded games haven't been), but needing to raise the bar every so often does push the DM to bring more to the table next time too.
Zak: Do you think your delay in award of XP is a factor in your players being less motivated by XP?
Imagine an extreme where XP is awarded at each action - attacking, casting, sneaking, negotiating - and another extreme where no XP are awarded and the DM just tells you when you leveled up between sessions. A player in the first extreme has a reward immediately, while a player in the second extreme effectively can't connect his level gain with anything that he did.
Video games tend to give you the former, because the bookkeeping is automated. D&D Online gives you tiny nibbles of XP during an adventure for completing side objectives, but 95% of the award comes at the end of a 5-30 minute dungeon crawl. Because bookkeeping is a manual thing at the table, bookkeeping will divert players' attention from the action in the game. But if you want to reinforce the importance of the XP reward, you could do something like poker chips of different colors for various actions and they get counted up at the end of the fight. Perhaps expended during the fight as a resource? Regardless, a tangible immediate XP reward that requires minimal mid-encounter bookkeeping.
But that would be a tactic to get players more motivated by XP. Maybe it's more enjoyable for the group if the players are motivated by the action as in your group. Perhaps XP as a motivator partly exists for players who otherwise have trouble self-motivating (here I'm ignoring XP's other uses like steady change in the game).
Yeah it seems like you've described several plausible, experimental, worse scenarios than the very pleasant one prevailing at my table.
Haha, yep! ;P
I like awarding XP at the end of the session. Because my players right now aren't so used to 1E XP awards I'll let them know about what proportion came from killing monsters vs. treasure - about 25% vs. 75%. But they don't seem incentivized by XP. They deal with monsters because they're interesting or dangerous, and they want treasure because it's shiny or powerful.
@1d30
I just now realized you left a half-conversation on this old blog entry:
http://dndwithpornstars.blogspot.com/2015/06/the-worlds-most-difficult-subject.html
this is against the rules.
You need to address the points made there in response to you or be banned,

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Riverside's about to go green – on Wednesday Jan. 17, math teacher Ms. Ronak Pahlevanlu recorded student interest for a school gardening club. If approved, the club would be responsible for tending to a garden of fruits and vegetables grown here at Riverside each year.
Ms. Ronak Pahlevanlu is a teacher at Riverside Secondary.
"My family and I have been growing much of our own food over the past four years and it has been a rewarding experience," said Pahlevanlu. "I want to pass that on to the students at Riverside." Studies have shown that at schools with gardening programs, students are overall happier, less stressed, and achieve better grades – especially if the program is tied in with science and biology courses. Although Riverside's new club isn't at that level yet, it's an important step in the right direction.
In recent years, there's been a push across Canada and the US for school and community gardening, backed up by new evidence that suggests large benefits for people involved with communal gardens. The current proposal at Riverside is to create shopping cart gardens – "We were gifted some shopping carts from Safeway and we are going to convert those into gardens," Pahlevanlu said. "Line them with material, fill it with dirt and use it as a garden bed on wheels." But if the gardening program is successful, there's plenty of space around the school to create a real garden from the earth.
"As a society, we are so far removed from where our food comes from and the work that went into growing it; even the work it takes to grow flowers or herbs," Pahlevanlu said. "I think it's important for student to be aware of that. I also believe students have much to learn from the patience, problem solving and trial and errors necessary in gardening. Plus, it's always nice to get your hands dirty!" she said.
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Here's an interesting article that argues that using C to write low-level fast code that operates close to the bare metal is no longer a straightforward task, and is becoming increasingly virtualized..
One of the key attributes of a low-level language is that programmers can easily understand how the language's abstract machine maps to the underlying physical machine. This was certainly true on the PDP-11, where each C expression mapped trivially to one or two instructions. Since then, implementations of C have had to become increasingly complex to maintain the illusion that C maps easily to the underlying hardware and gives fast code... In light of such issues, it is difficult to argue that a programmer can be expected to understand exactly how a C program will map to an underlying architecture.
...In light of such issues, it is difficult to argue that a programmer can be expected to understand exactly how a C program will map to an underlying architecture.
Yes, quite so. As a longtime pedant and onetime assembler programmer, I could never really see that it was correct to call C "a low-level language" and was skeptical of the terminology.
Similarly, I was extremely skeptical of what looked like orchestrated obfuscation and fake news narrative around the so-called "Meltdown" and "Spectre" "threats" ("The sky is falling down!"). They are not "threats" per se, but apparently built-in potential security weaknesses that were intelligently and knowingly hard-coded into the CPU firmware in the early days by Intel engineers, to optimise throughput rates. They were probably justifiable as a perfectly valid workaround at the time - i.e., a justifiable trade-off to maximise efficiency. However, following the Snowdengate revelations, it became apparent that any such potential security weaknesses were likely to be exploited at some point - that's what made them "threats" - e.g., including (say) back-doors deliberately coded into Cisco router firmware, maybe (?) as a provision for anticipating the need for remote maintenance/support, etc.
Post-Snowdengate, there's been a sort of FUD-induced insecurity and an almost total cessation of trust (and add to that the Bitcoin scams) - so we'll all be wanting encrypted/blockchained everything and Tandem Non-Stop hardware and operating systems (or similar) at this rate. Then all our social chats can be "secure" and even the most banal data - "Hey! Cool pix of your cat/dog/twerk!" will be "secured" (except to the NSA, of course). We'll probably get it too, but only at a cost. Some people are going to make a lot of $money out of all that FUD.
Hand-coded in 100% pure assembly language for highest precision and smallest size: 166 KBytes.
I'll let the people smarter than me decide what's what, but I enjoy the conversation.
In some architectures, assembler is not a low-level language.
Around 1980 I was working for Sperry Univac. Their model 1100/60 had recently been introduced, and I was tasked with doing the software installation for a new system at Williams College in northwest Massachusetts.
We couldn't get the system booted up. The code in the status lights on the CPU cabinet indicated an "Instruction set error"!?! It took a while to determine this was caused by a failure of the SSP (System Support Processor) to load the microcode that told the CPU how to perform the instruction that were represented by the value in the instruction register. The microcode was loaded by the SSP from an 8" floppy.
We'd heard about the microcode as a feature that allowed loading a sub-instruction set that was optimized for running COBOL programs. This episode rubbed my nose in the realization that the assembler code I wrote was not what the hardware was running -- it was running an emulation of 1100 Assembler.
Out-of-order execution is enabled by the execution of microcode that tells the assembler-level accumulators, registers and instruction pointer what to do. I'm not aware of any contemporary architectures that have a loadable microcode, though.
I'm not aware of any contemporary architectures that have a loadable microcode, though.


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RxURLNavigator provides RxSwift extension for [URLNavigator](https://github.com/devxoul/URLNavigator)

## Requirements

* iOS 8.0+
* Swift 5.0

## Getting Started
First create your  Navigator

```swift
let navigator = Navigator()
```

#### 1. Use Subscribe

```swift
navigator.rx.push(UserURL.login.path)
.subscribe {
    // your code
}
```

Or

```swift
navigator.rx.present(UserURL.login.path, wrap: UINavigationController.self)
.subscribe {
    // your code
}
```

#### 2. Also you can use Binder

If you want to use Binder,  you should map to  `URLNavigatorPushWrap` or `URLNavigatorPresentWrap `

```swift
tableView.rx.modelSelected(RouterType.self)
.wrapPush(navigator, UserURL.login.path)
.bind(to: navigator.rx.push)
```

Or

```swift
tableView.rx.modelSelected(RouterType.self)
.wrapPresent(navigator, UserURL.login.path, wrap: UINavigationController.self)
.bind(to: navigator.rx.present)
```

## Installation

RxURLNavigator officially supports CocoaPods only.

#### Podfile

```ruby
pod 'RxURLNavigator'
```

## Import
```swift
import RxURLNavigator
```

## Example

You can find an example app [here](https://github.com/InsectQY/RxURLNavigator/tree/master/Example)

## License
RxURLNavigator is available under the MIT license. See the LICENSE file for more info.

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This Is What It's Like To Fly Over The Super Bowl In An Air Force F-16
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There are few things as "USA, USA" as the in-formation military flyover at a sporting event.. As a fan, there's really nothing quite like the sensation of being in a packed stadium, hyped for the game to start, then hearing jets roar overhead right at the climax of the national anthem.
I wanted to find out how this works first hand, so we headed to Minneapolis and linked up with the Air Force team getting ready to do the flyover of Super Bowl LII.
There isn't a more high profile event in American sports, so getting the timing right is essential. Pilots in the air have to be in constant communication with the team on the ground to make sure they pass over the stadium at exactly the right moment. Every second counts when you're trying to get a flyover just right.
My pilot, Maj. John "Rain" Waters, explained how the process works. Basically, the jets take off early and circle a 12 mile radius around the stadium. The team knows how long it will take to fly to the stadium, and the team at the Super Bowl knows how long it will take P!nk to sing the national anthem. The trick is to start the approach so you're flying over just as the singer is belting out "home of the brave."
Lt. Col. Chris "Nike" McAlear was the Air Force lead at U.S. Bank Stadium, where the Super Bowl was held. His job was to keep the pilots aware of any schedule changes to make sure they can adjust in time.
But these flyovers have a real military training purpose. Close air support missions require perfect timing on the battlefield, otherwise you might bomb the wrong troops. Stadium flyovers offer the opportunity for pilots to train how to be at a given place at an exact time."What this does is forces our pilots to go up there and recalculate speeds and routes" to make sure they pass overhead at just the right time.
The Air Force wasn't able to tell me the exact cost of the flyover, but they did explain that flyovers are typically at no additional cost to the taxpayer (other outlets have estimated the cost of previous flyovers at $450,000) as the funds for the flights come from training budgets.
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Not too long ago, a person who decided to leave an inheritance behind for their pet might be considered eccentric, to say the least. Take, for example, the case of Leona Helmsley: when she died in 2007, she left her dog Trouble an inheritance worth $12 million. While there may have been other factors weighing in on her decision (such as sending a message to her grandchildren), Helmsley's wishes for making sure her pet was cared for after she was gone are echoed by pet owners across the country.
Salt Lake City pet trust attorneys want their clients to be clear on what happens when they leave money to their dog or cat (or turtle or bird) through the use of a pet trust, such as who handles the money, how much money should be put into the pet trust, and how detailed one can make a pet trust.
Who handles the money in a pet trust?
Just like any other trust, the pet owner, acting as grantor, would name a trustee to handle the money that is left for the care of the pet. This person is not always the primary caregiver of the pet – in fact, it is sometimes better to avoid that conflict of interest. By meeting with a Salt Lake City estate planning lawyer, pet owners can best determine what their options are for naming a trustee of the pet trust and choosing a person who will take care of the pet once they are gone.
How much money should be put into trust for a pet?
The amount of money to leave behind in a pet trust really depends on the pet's age and condition. Money should be set aside for day-to-day living costs, medical expenses, grooming, and any kind of special care. But be warned: many pet trusts have been challenged in court by family members who are unhappy that a pet got an inheritance and they didn't. Judges have been known to reduce amounts left to pets if they believe that amount is unreasonable.
How detailed can a pet trust get?
Salt Lake City pet trust attorneys typically see very detailed instructions that are placed within a pet trust that cover how money should be spent and how the pet should be cared for. This can include specific veterinarians the pets can see, when and what the pet should eat, what to do with if the caretaker is traveling and cannot take the pet with them, and what specific toys can be bought for the pet. Trustees and caregivers should go to great pains in following these instructions since they often receive stipends and fees for taking care of the pets – as long as the instructions are followed dutifully.
If you are interested in learning more about pet trusts, or would like to set up a trust for your pets, please contact us at (801) 463-2600 to schedule a consultation.


As a board-certified family practitioner, Lada Galilova, DO, specializes in caring for people of all ages. Instead of focusing on a single treatment, she focuses on everyday illnesses like colds, flu and other respiratory diseases. If necessary, she refers her patients to another specialist at the Century Medical and Dental Center.
Since 1987, Dr. Galilova has worked at several renowned national and international hospitals, including as a Medical Assistant at the Staten Island Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. She's also been a volunteer at Victory Memorial Hospital. Since 2013, she's been affiliated with the Century Medical and Dental Center in Brooklyn.
She has a lot of experience helping heart patients, so she performs electrocardiography whenever needed. The test records the electrical activity of the heart, which allows her to diagnose specific heart ailments. As a result, many heart patients come to her for this procedure.
Dr. Galilova completed her medical degree in Internal Medicine from the Azerbaijan State Medical University of Narimanoy. Then she earned her doctorate in Osteopathic Medicine from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine. After her internship and residency at the Peninsula Hospital Center in New York, she's been practicing ever since.
She's currently associated with the American Osteopathic Association and the New York State Osteopathic Medical Society. Fluent in English, German and Spanish, she treats whole families in Brooklyn. She's a popular family practitioner since she spends quality time with each of her patients. Discover why she's so trusted by making an appointment with Dr. Galilova.


So I decided to give up coffee in an zero effort attempt at letting my body freely peak and wane in it's energy. I want to be able to understand my body's natural cycle of motivation and drive.
Lets just say this is a stop start attempt. I'm now officially 3 days caffeine free (switched to my childhood favourite Rooibos tea – caffeine free) and its been BRUTAL!!! I'm not 100% sure that its just this, but I have a phenomenal headache that seems to have shaken the very foundations of my physiology. Went home sick yesterday cause my eyes were beginning to blur and then this morning my head was pounding even before I opened my eyes.
I haven't researched the whole caffeine thing, I just know that it's the next step for Phill and I.
Right now I am sitting enjoying a DECAF soy latte… Through the thumping of my brain inside my head!!!


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DENVER — Colorado senator Mark Udall has been giving speeches while wearing a giant box of condoms, a move his aides say emphasizes the Democrat's strong support for women's reproductive rights. The one-term incumbent is facing a tough challenge from Rep. Cory Gardner, a conservative Republican the Udall camp warns will limit access to contraceptives and remove condoms from supermarket shelves.
In a speech in Boulder on Friday, Udall said he feared Gardner and the GOP don't understand what contraceptives mean to the country.
In an interview with the Denver Post last week, Udall said if he's re-elected on Nov. 4, he will thank his supporters by having them over at his place for some contraceptive-themed snacks and a private viewing of a Gloria Steinem documentary.


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"Don Bosco Global Youth Film Festival": The Party has Begun! – KNOW THE FACTS
by SrDeniseSickinger | Nov 18, 2021 | a current event, Ad maiorem Dei gloriam and the salvation of souls!, Awards, Celebration!, Events / Calendar, Films, Hope, Salesian News, Salesian Youth Movement, Teens and Young Adults, Youth Ministry | 0 comments
(ANS – Rome) – As for the New Year's Eve, so too for the "Don Bosco Global Youth Film Festival", the party advances to the rhythm of the sun and covers the planet's various time zones to join young people from all over the world in a single voice of hope. In Oceania and in countries where the 18 November was the first to begin, screenings and events are already underway to celebrate and reward the creativity and commitment of the youth to this global Salesian film initiative.
Over 270 locations are registered in 50 different countries across all continents, where the "Don Bosco Global Youth Film Festival" will be celebrated. These are schools, oratories, parishes and educational centers of various kinds, where giant screens or digital links have been set up to finally allow viewers to watch and admire the festival's finalists.
The size of the events are different – depending on the contexts in which the Salesians work and the different anti-contagion health security measures adopted by the national authorities. The common element will be the ingredients that will accompany the celebration, which are also typical of Salesian youth gatherings: cheerfulness, dances, songs, moments of fraternity and spirituality.
As per the program, even those who do not participate directly in one of the hundreds of events can already view the first tranche of short film finalists by simply going online. Just connect to the official platform of the festival – www.dbgyff.com. Tomorrow, November 19, the DBGYFF's final day, the last batch of the 110 videos shall be made available for viewing.
And so even if the feast has already begun, we must be patient one more day for its climax! Tomorrow, Friday, November 19, from Valdocco the heart-beat of Salesianity, the 10th Successor of Don Bosco, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, will announce the winning videos and young filmmakers in the different and numerous categories in the race.
The Closing Ceremony of Turin will be streamed live from 18:00 to 19:30 (UTC+1) on the Facebook pages of ANS @agenziaans and the festival in Italian @DBGYFFIT.
The final events of the DBGYFF will also be broadcast in the same way in the various countries, using, in addition to the Facebook page of the ANS and the festival in Italian, the other language pages of the festival, in English @DBGYFFHOPE, and Spanish @DBGYFF.
After almost a year of preparation, the wait for the "Don Bosco Global Youth Film Festival" is over. Here are some facts to know about the world's first Salesian film festival.
A total of 1,686 shorts arrived at the "Don Bosco Global Youth Film Festival". After an appropriate initial selection, the following remained:
698 videos in the "Live action up to 10 minutes" category.
93 videos in the "Live action up to 1 minute" category.
163 videos in the "Animation shorts up to 10 minutes" category.
28 videos in the "Animation shorts up to 1 minute" category.
117 videos in the "Video Musicals up to 1 minute" category.
Videos from 116 countries around the world arrived at the festival. The top 10 are:
The 10 most used languages were:
English, with 340 videos
Spanish, 268 videos
Persian, 117 videos
Portuguese, 64 videos
Hindi, 56 videos
Italian, 56 videos
Bengali, 46 videos
Arabic, 45 videos
Tamil, 43 videos
French, 38 videos.
Also noteworthy are the 30 silent shorts.
RMG – "Don Bosco Global Youth Film Festival": The Party has Begun!
RMG – "Don Bosco Global Youth Film Festival", the wait is over: the Closing Ceremony on Friday
RMG – "DBGYFF" presented to the press: "Thank you for giving voice to the voice we want to express" -Rector Major
RMG – Press Conference for the Presentation of the "Don Bosco Global Youth Film Festival"
RMG – A thousand videos arrived at the Don Bosco Global Youth Film Festival. The festival is now entering its final stage
RMG – "Don Bosco Global Youth Film Festival": it's your festival!


The time is upon us once again for a new update to everyone's favorite soccer-car hybrid. It's minor overall, but fixes and improves some noteworthy problems brought about by the new Dropshot game mode. You can view the full 1.32 patch notes below. Noteworthy technical hiccup problems are prominently touched upon thanks to the introduction of the new map, mode, and loading screens.
Players who enter Training directly from the end game screen will no longer prevent their party leader from searching for another match.
Fixed an issue that allowed Party Leaders to search for a new match while already in a lobby if a new player joined the party.
The 1.32 update/patch should be live for everyone by 6pm EST on PlayStation 4, Steam, and Xbox One. Also, it shouldn't take more than a few minutes to download.
Have you played the new Dropshot mode yet? Notice any of the problems this patch addresses or take advantage of that double boost spawn? Let us know in the comments below!


The Topino di Comacchio or Ognissanti (All Saints' Mouse) is a very particular biscuit, shaped as a mouse, which is prepared in Comacchio on 1st and 2nd November only.
It is called in the local jargon "Pùnghèn Cmàscìaìs to Sean Pièr", and is linked to the legend of the mice plague at the new cemetery located in the Raibosola Valley, according to agreements made with the French in the Napoleonic era.
The mice suddenly disappeared after appeals and prayers to the Virgin Mary, the procuress of Comacchio since always.
During All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day tradition says to prepare a number of mouse-shaped cookies in a number equal to the members of the family, so that everyone can exorcise what happened in the past by eating the little mouse.
This treat has the classical donut dough and is mouse-shaped, decorated with tasty chocolate chips.


The San Jose Sharks have seen some of their prospects demonstrate solid development over the 2011-12 season while others have been seemingly stuck in neutral. Benn Ferriero and Justin Braun have graduated since the last Top 20 list while others such as Taylor Doherty, Harri Sateri, Nick Petrecki, and Brandon Mashinter have seen their stock decline over the season. The organization signed several quality free agents this spring including Travis Oleksuk, Matt Tennyson, and Sebastien Stalberg.
Hamilton has vastly improved on his overall two-way game this season with the OHL Niagara Ice Dogs and has been moved to the top of the team's list of prospects. The physical playmaking centerman showed more maturity, character and increasing his offensive skills while scoring 12 power play goals along with three shorthanded tallies. He has performed with the elite of his age at the 2012 WJC Tournament and was one of the important players for Team Canada. He played a shutdown, checking role against the opposition's best offensive lines and had good success while taking the important faceoffs for his team.
The 20-year-old has jumped to the top of the Sharks organizational depth chart more from his improvement on the defensive side to his game as a shutdown, offensive centerman and could quite easily be a top-six player for the Sharks. He will need to add more muscle over the summer in order to play his physical style of game at the professional level.
Nieto really improved on the offensive side with his explosive speed and showed that he can play as a top-six forward at Boston University. The sophomore winger has improved his overall game, is equally as fast with or without the puck, and has a quick release. He improved his offensive numbers by almost 20 points while scoring five power play goals along with three game winning goals of the Terriers. It was his defensive game that moved him up this Top 20 list, when he scored a shorthanded and finished the 2011-12 season with a plus-18 rating in 37 NCAA games.
Nieto will need to take on a bigger offensive role and add more muscle over the next two years at Boston University but it's possible the speedy talented winger could be ready ahead of schedule.
Wingels improved on his offensive numbers to start the AHL season and was given several call-ups to the NHL with the Sharks. He suffered an upper body injury in January which sidelined him for 15 games but after a brief conditioning stint in Worcester, he returned to the NHL. The versatile centerman show good poise with the puck, excellent skating speed and balance while using his vision to create scoring opportunities for his linemates on the Shark's fourth line.
Wingels showed that he can play at the NHL level this season and as he grows more comfortable in the NHL, the centerman can play a physical puck possession two-way game. His top potential is on the top-nine for the Sharks but he could be a very good third line character, shutdown player with some offensive upside.
The Sharks have signed a very good offensive centerman in Oleksuk who can play at both ends of the rink, has lots of speed but can control the pace of play as a deception to the opposition. The playmaking centerman managed 21 goals and 32 assists this season, second to 2012 Hobey Baker winner and teammate Jack Connolly in points.
Oleksuk will join the Sharks AHL affiliate for 2012-13 but should be expected to maybe see some bottom-six time in the NHL as well.
In his first season at the professional level, Doherty really struggled with the speed of the game, frequently getting caught out of position and providing very little in the way of offense from the blue line. The big defenseman has trouble with his skating, pivots both ways; balance and speed are lacking to be a top-two defenseman in the NHL for the sharks.
Doherty will have to work extra hard over the summer training to improve his overall game but the big man will still be a long term development project for the Sharks. His projection is more likely to be a big, physical shutdown defenseman with a little offense if he makes the NHL.
Tennyson was the top offensive defenseman at Western Michigan University for coach, Andy Murray who coached in the NHL before joining the university this season. The junior was fourth in scoring for the Broncos and controlled the team's power play while scoring 15 power play goals along with three game winning goals over the last two seasons.
Tennyson has excellent skating and puck moving skills but can be a little weak with defensive zone positioning and pinches offensively at the wrong times. This can be corrected at the AHL level because the big physical defenseman has the hockey IQ and all the capabilities to be a top-two defenseman but will need time to develop more his defensive game.
Abeltshauser can really skate for his size, has solid offensive skills, will jump up into the rush and has a hard, accurate shot from the point. The tall, lanky blueliner finished near the top of the QJMHL for defensemen in scoring and was his team's leader on the back end. He worked more this season on improving moving the puck up ice quicker and playing better positionally in the defensive zone.
Abeltshauser signed a three year NHL entry level contract on April 11, 2012 after an excellent season and QJMHL playoff run with the Mooseheads. The big mobile German-born defender could be in the AHL for the 2012-13 season and projects as a possible number four defenseman at the NHL level.
DeMelo improved on his offensive numbers of last season for a much weaker Mississauga team while playing on both specialty units and big shutdown minutes. The Shark were impressed enough to give the young defenseman an ATO to play for AHL Worcester for four games to end his year. He was a solid plus three rating with an assist in the four AHL games and the team signed him to a three-year NHL entry-level contract.
DeMelo has another year at the junior level to get bigger and continue improving his overall game. He will need to add more muscle, up his offensive play, bring more physicality and character to his game for Mississauga in the OHL next season.
Moffie was a solid overall defenseman for the Michigan Wolverines and play on the team's shutdown pairing later in the season with Jon Merrill (NJD). The puck moving defenseman was one point behind the team's offensive leaders in points and tops amongst the Wolverines' defensemen. He improved his offensive numbers by 15 points over his sophomore season by contributing at both end of the ice with two power play goals, a shorthanded tally and two important game winning goals in all 41 NCAA games.
Moffie will be expected to play a bigger role on the team's specialty units, provide character and leadership as a returning senior for the Wolverines. He needs to shoot the puck more often with his big point shot but play a much more physical game in his own end and in front of his net this season.
Stalock returned late in the season after missing almost a year after the tendon behind his left knee was severed by a skate and suffered nerve damage on February 4, 2011 in a game against Manchester. In January 2012, he finally started playing a string of six conditioning games in the ECHL for the Stockton Thunder then was re-assigned to the AHL. The athletic, mobile netminder started to show his All-star form again by the end of the season after playing two games for Worcester and three more while being loaned to the Peoria Riverman.
Stalock's comeback season ended out of the AHL playoffs so the butterfly goalie will have a long summer to bang off all the rust while working on his fundamentals and angles. With his new outlook on a second chance at playing hockey, the stellar netminder is still the Shark best goalie prospect but will need a new contract for next season.
Sateri struggled to start his rookie season in the AHL but still managed to start a little more than half of Worcester's games putting up solid numbers due a late season surge as the Finish-born netminder adjusted to the game. The smart butterfly goalie has trouble with his timing when going down too early and learning to read the play. He needs to continue to adjust to the angles of the smaller ice surface, has to increase his lateral speed and the quicker speed of play at the professional level.
Sateri has the calm demeanor, work ethic and character to be a solid back-up goalie with some upside but can't really carry a team like Stalock yet. He will have stiff competition in Worcester with the goaltenders trying to step-up their games for the starting job next season.
Ferriero was having an excellent sophomore year on the top line for Northeastern before he underwent surgery for a torn meniscus and missed the second half of the season. He had already doubled his offensive numbers from his freshman season in only half the NCAA games. The quick skating centerman is a pure scorer who is smart enough to let his linemates carry the puck up the ice and find the little soft spots in the defensive coverage where he can get off his quick, hard accurate release.
It will be important to see how the injury effects Ferriero's skating but it isn't as bad as a torn ACL or MCL. The junior should put up excellent number next season if he can stay healthy for the whole year at Northwestern.
Stalberg is not big or as physical as his brother, Victor Stalberg (CHI) but the speedy forward is a quick skater, a playmaker and has a good release. The talented centerman led the University of Vermont with 31 points in 34 games in his junior year this season while scoring six power play goals and a game winning goal.
He needs to add more muscle, make better decisions with or without the puck and show a better two-way game in order to get to the NHL. He will need to bring his usual consistent effort every shift and game while producing offensive numbers and playing smart in all three zones of the ice.
Petrecki has NHL size, can play mean and physical, skates and moves the puck well, but has not produced much in the way of offense, especially considering his booming shot from the point.
In a talent pool filled with big defensemen, Petrecki needs to bring more offense, make smarter plays with the puck and learn when to better pick his spots. Time is running out for the physical blueliner and he needs to show the Sharks organization that he is capable of playing defense at the NHL level.
Wrenn has fallen on this top 20 list more from not improving his offensive game as an overage at the WHL level. The big, calm, poised defenseman can play solidly on the defensive side of the ice but doesn't have much offensive upside. He is a character player, a team first mentality and a leader as Portland's captain this season.
Wrenn needs to play with more physicality in the defensive zone and improve his reverse pivoting so he can better control the space between opposing forwards. He can be a solid defensive defenseman with some offensive upside at the AHL level starting next season.
Mashinter wasn't able to get a chance to be called-up to the NHL this season and played 65 games putting up similar offensive numbers to the 2010-11 season. The hulking winger plays with physicality and grit and works well down low along the boards and around the net. The third year player started to pick up his offensive game late in the season when the team was fighting for an AHL playoff spot.
Mashinter needs improvement in his skating stride and defensive skills to develop into a power forward. He also needs to start getting into higher traffic areas and stop playing with a sniper mentality. He projects as a third or fourth line checking forward if he gets to the NHL.
Viedensky struggled in his first professional season, battling injuries and when healthy, having difficulty getting good ice time. He has a good work ethic, solid defensive play, and excels at killing penalties. However, he needs to improve in the offensive zone and drive harder to the net. He also needs to better utilize his big frame to score in the dirty areas of the ice.
Acolatse had a solid offensive rookie season in the AHL for Worcester and showed that he can handle himself when dropping the gloves. The physical defender struggled to start the season but grew more comfortable with the AHL level as the year progressed and finished strong with five power play goals.
Acolatse will need to improve his defensive zone positioning, his decision making with or without the puck and reduce the high risk pinching at the oppositions' blue line. If he can develop his defensive game then the offensively skill defenseman has a possible upside as a 3rd or fourth d-man at the NHL level.
Kuraly exploded for a 41 point improvement over last year in USHL for the Indiana Ice. The 2011, 5th round draft pick scored 32 goals along 38 assists in 54 games and showed he has a bigger offensive upside than first expected. The two-way centerman set a team record of six shorthanded goals this season and was fourth in scoring for the USHL.
Kuraly needs to continue developing his two-way game while bring that offensive flair and production to the NCAA level next year with the Miami (Ohio) University Redhawks (CCHA). The late rounder is still a long shot to get to the NHL but he will be fun to watch over his four year development in NCAA.
Sefton is a tough, physical defensive defenseman but he will need to show more offensive game to get an entry level contract from the Sharks. The organization has many big defensemen of his type so he has to bring more to the table in the OHL with Sudbury Wolves.
The big defenseman needs to improve his pivots, stride lengths, and better balance along with working on making quicker outlet passes. Others have improved more than him this season but he's still young enough with another year at the junior level to develop his overall game.


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Eighty years ago, Chamberlain thinks MPs deserve a long rest from their labours; Churchill doesn't
The Parliamentary session ended on an unusual and acrimonious note. The question of when Parliament should reassemble was, for once, a matter of serious contention. The opposition support by Winston Churchill proposed a much shorter recess than normal of only three weeks given the menacing international situation. Neville Chamberlain, the prime minister, not only wanted a recess of the customary two months but also made the vote on the question one of confidence in the government. Chamberlain at least partly believed the story that he had been fed by one of his unofficial contacts in Berlin that Hitler was in no hurry to settle the Danzig dispute. This fitted with his delusion that he had got the measure of Hitler, and that no exceptional measure were required. Lurking in the background was the fact that a number of the aggressions launched by Hitler and Mussolini had occurred when Parliament was not sitting; not that they would have been deterred. More brutally, Churchill simply did not trust Chamberlain not to sell the Poles out if a crisis blew up and wanted the House to be sitting as a brake on the government's willingness to appease Hitler further.
The debate was marked by an angry exchange between two Birmingham Conservative MPs. The young Ronald Cartland, brother of the novelist Barbara Cartland, spoke passionately for a short recess, claiming to represent the men who would actually have to fight a war, and the elderly Patrick Hannon vehemently supported Chamberlain and afterwards called for Cartland to be deselected. The huge government majority left the decision in favour of a long recess in no doubt. In the event the recess was curtailed and Hannon's desire to see Cartland removed as an MP was fulfilled by Cartland's death in action during the retreat to Dunkirk.
The Air Minister Kingsley Wood had a narrow escape when the RAF aircraft taking him to Belfast crash-landed in England because of bad weather. Other passengers, which included two Air Marshals, were injured. Chamberlain smugly observed that the incident should serve to curb Wood's enthusiasm for air travel. A man with a keen sense of publicity, Wood felt that it would be a poor advertisement for the service he controlled (and air transport generally; he was also responsible for civil aviation) if he did not travel by air.
The French government introduced a slew of measures, under the title of the Family Code, to promote an increase in the birth rate. These included direct subsidies for large families, tax breaks and more favourable inheritance laws. The severity of penalties for abortions was increased. The shrinkage of the French population after the slaughter of the First World War was felt to be a national weakness, not least in military terms. The measures remained in force under Marshal Pétain's regime but by then their military rationale had rather faded.
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The songs, the lights, the tinsel that sheds everywhere, the persistent cries for presents, the family catchups, the church events, the community carols. Christmas chaos is upon us as the aisles of Kmart are decked out with a sparkling display of decorations. Kmart has a cactus-shaped Christmas tree this year, and though every single year their idea of what Christmas is about (last year I believe it was flamingoes) is different, we know that the heart of the matter never changes. The heart of the matter is Christ coming into the world, incarnate among the muck of this world, so that he could live, and die, and rise again.
Deck the walls with the words of God. My apartment had on its walls last year the Names of Jesus Advent Calendar from Sweet Honeycomb. Each day you turn over a new card and it reveals another name used to describe Jesus. When we had guests over it was them who turned the card over, and it turned one of our walls into a reminder of what Christmas is all about. Each day comes with some suggested reading, so you can read along with your family too and explore more about the names that come up. Another great resource comes from Kids Read Truth, which are advent tree decorations of a similar kind that go along with a reading plan for adults and children tracing the promise of Jesus' coming all the way through to his arrival.
I'll lay my cards on the table here: baking is one of my favourite things to do anytime, but especially at Christmas time. If you're similarly inclined then invite people over and get cooking! We made something close to 300 sugar cookies and decorated them together, both kids and adults, and talked and sang, and it was complete and utter chaos in that kitchen. It was beautiful, utter chaos. Inviting people into your home doesn't just add to your Christmas but it can turn someone else's from lonely to lovely. Your invitation to someone who may otherwise feel alone matters so very much, even if the place ends up a bit of a mess by the end.
Jump on into what's happening at church! Kids ministry particularly has a lot happening around Christmas time. We've got a family service on Christmas Eve in which kids are part of the band, the prayers, the welcoming. They help lead the congregation, and it's beautiful! There's no need to feel that your children are an intrusion at such gatherings, or that they must perform to a certain standard. Rest. Rest in the goodness of God among his people and know that your crying toddler is not a burden to God's church.
Another thing happening for us is a family BBQ in conjunction with our final Mobile Community Pantry of the year. If there's some sort of casual event happening at your church, go along. Reach out to those around you and seek to serve, and teach your little ones to do the same. These moments of community are precious, and among God's people there is a fellowship in spite of all else happening. As someone who grew up outside the church, these times among my church family feel like true Christmas to me!
Whatever's on at church, try to be there. It's not the same without you.
Choose your noise well! Songs convey a strong message not just in our minds but in our hearts. It's why the words we sing in congregational music matter so much. My apartment is filled with the Citizens & Saints album Repeat the Sounding Joy throughout most of December, my friend's is filled with all of Colin's Christmas music, and others opt for more classic options. As we hear these songs and sing about Jesus we remind ourselves of what Christmas is truly about. Let's be honest, Christmas cannot ever truly be silent, but we can choose the noise we listen to.
Say no to the pressure that says that Christmas must be perfect, that it must be commercial, that it must be anything but what it truly is. It is a celebration of Christ come into the world! It is a celebration of grace and yet, somehow, we give ourselves such little grace this time of year. Say no to perfectionism and rest in his grace. Say no to breaking the budget because of family pressure and rest in his presence. Say no to anything that tears your eyes and the eyes of your family from Jesus, because it won't enhance this season. Only he can.
And you know what? He did. He did come, and he is all that he says he is. Let his 'yes' to coming into this world fuel us to say 'no' to getting caught up in worldly things this Christmas. Let his 'yes' to coming into this world help us fix our eyes on him this Christmas and beyond. It could just change our lives, our families, our churches and maybe even our communities.
Tamara is a God delighting, tea filled, colour loving woman who dwells in the beautiful suburb of Earlwood. She spends her time serving as children's minister at Earlwood Anglican, enjoying life with her husband, The James, and pursuing a newfound love of sewing clothing in an effort to slow fashion down. Her greatest joys in life are Jesus' ridiculous love for His people, adventures with The James, time spent among God's people, and a few hours alone with tea and a book.
How can we deal with all of these pressures and hang on to real peace and joy in the silly season?


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from Ben Franklin
Ben came to Philadelphia to be a printer, and he did that. As a printer, he accomplished a lot.
He made the first copperplate printing press in America. As owner and printer of the Pennsylvania Gazette, he printed news about people living in Pennsylvania—something uncommon at that time. When his Gazette became the most important newspaper in the colonies, he hired horseback riders to deliver the paper quickly.
Franklin turned out dozens of essays, articles, and pamphlets. He wrote thousands of letters (to more than 4,000 people!). He also wrote a four-part autobiography and Poor Richard's Almanack, which was published once a year. It was very popular, and people still treasure copies of it today.
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Mothner, Ira. "Printing and Publishing." Kids Discover Ben Franklin., 2015, https://online.kidsdiscover.com/unit/Ben-Franklin/topic/printing-and-publishing
Mothner, Ira. (2015). Printing and Publishing. Kids Discover Ben Franklin. https://online.kidsdiscover.com/unit/Ben Franklin/topic/printing-and-publishing
Author: Ira Mothner
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