A failing solar energy company. Millions of dollars of taxpayer dollars loaned out to promote "green jobs". Campaign contributions to the warchest of the politician in charge of said tax dollars. Huge payments made to the executives of said company while workers are being laid off.
We're talking about Barack Obama and Solyndra, right?
Wrong. We're talking about Former Governor Ted Strickland and Ohio's own version of Solyndra, WK Solar near Toledo.
Media Trackers Ohio details the findings of a Toledo Blade investigation of possible misuse of millions of dollars loaned to WK Solar by the Strickland administration. Among the most alarming of the revelations that MTO's Jesse Hathaway finds is that the Strickland administration knew as early as 2009 that WK Solar was in financial trouble even after receiving $5 million in state loans. Yet, Strickland continued to give the company another $10 million in state funds.
If it weren't so outrageous, the parallels to Solyndra would be comical. Worse yet, upon being fired in 2009, a former WK executive claims that the company had used some of the state loan money to pay large bonuses to the executives, and that he informed the Strickland administration about his allegations.
After losing hundreds of thousands of jobs on his watch, Strickland apparently believed the Obama fairy tail that large amounts of government spending to create "green jobs" was the ticket to success and overnight recovery. So he kept pumping millions of Ohio taxpayers money into the failing company like an addicted gambler at the slot machine. "I know it's about to hit! Just need to keep pouring a few more coins in..."
At the end of 2011, they had a workforce of about 80. And in January, they laid most of them off. On his way out of office, Strickland appointed his Chief of Staff John Haseley to the Ohio Air Quality Development Authority, the agency that loaned WK $5 million dollars. Rumor has it that Haseley, in a desperate effort to save face for Ted Strickland, is still pushing the AQDA to restructure WK's loans.
This is Ted Strickland's legacy, folks. Failed green energy gambles with our tax dollars and an administration where jobs go to die.
Amazingly disappointing. Strickland should be ashamed.


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I ditched the filter, and a good friend gave me some advice about natural lighting. I think the content is a lot more structured and easier to follow in this video, so I think that will help people get more specific/concrete advice out of it.
I stopped smacking my tongue when I was thinking on how to phrase something. But I noticed now that it's replaced with verbal fillers like "ehm" or "so". So that problem is still there, but it has just moved, haha.
You can tell I don't feel at ease from my breathing / movement. I still feel it's weird that I'm actually talking to the air around me and not to a person.
My speaking style is still not engaging enough (too stiff and too soft-spoken) as well, so next time I'll experiment with standing upright and getting my heart rate up before the video.
I still have trouble looking into the lens of this thing (it's really small), and by the end you can tell I'm a little distracted by my laptop, so I shouldn't keep that one around either.


Liverpool F.C. is the most successful English football club in history. We have the best fans that travel across the globe to watch the team compete in a variety of different competitions. The fans were the first fans to chant at matches, and in February 2005 eclipsed the Denver Broncos' fans as being the loudest fans in the world. Simply put, we're the best team to cheer for and our fans put a legendary twelfth player on the pitch.
In July 2004, Ian Edgar and Jared Gorai travelled to Toronto to see the Reds play in a friendly match vs FC Porto. There they met up with the Toronto Supporters Club and wondered whether they could do the same in Calgary. It wasn't until January 2005 that along with Ian Kirby the three fans decided to launch the Calgary Branch of the Liverpool F.C. Supporters Club. They started recruiting new members, contacted the club itself and even launched lfccalgary.com just as the "Legends of Soccer" arrived at the Pengrowth Saddledome to compete in the Masters Tournament.
Having the Liverpool Legends in town lead to Anfield legend Phil Neal joining us to watch the 2nd leg of the Carling Cup Semi-final vs Watford. From there, the club has blossomed as we cheered them on to a Carling Cup defeat but to bigger and better things as we saw them progress to Istanbul and lift their fifth European Cup.
Peanuts Pub helped us get started as our first official venue but for a number of reasons we switched to On the Rocks in 2008. Sometime in 2010 we briefly had a satellite location at The Fiddler's Courtyard but in the AGM of 2011 we chose to have only one location and moved to The Winkin' Owl. Unfortunately The Winkin' Owl didn't want to continue opening early for us and thus in July of 2014 the members chose to relocate to The Cat 'n Fiddle on 16th Avenue.
Although our branch started in 2005, we weren't officially recognized by the club until 2006 and now have access to home match tickets and have allowed a number of members to go over to Liverpool to watch some great matches. We've travelled across North America to see them during the 2012 tour and some of us can be seen in the stands in the video Being Liverpool.


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A good visualization of what Americans are buying more of (groceries) and less of (travel).
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Q1 earnings are going to be bad - the question is how bad? (wsj.com)
Investment grade bond yields are still below where they were at the beginning of 2019. (mrzepczynski.blogspot.com)
The tech companies that are powering us through this difficult time. (blog.yardeni.com)
Everyone wants to know what Warren Buffett is waiting for? (barrons.com)
The big are getting bigger in the retail space. (axios.com)
The coronavirus has touched every part of Disney's ($DIS) business. (barrons.com)
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WeWork may be the least of Softbank's problems. (barrons.com)
Private equity is doing everything it can to make sure it comes out on the other side of the pandemic. (vanityfair.com)
Apple ($AAPL) and Google ($GOOGL) are setting up a system to allow for contact tracing. (tidbits.com)
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How anonymous, contact tracing would work in practice. (ncase.me)
Why contact tracing will be challenging in the real world. (theverge.com)
These states are moving ahead with test-and-trace programs. (bloomberg.com)
The PBGC was fully funded prior to the coronavirus outbreak. Now it's anyone's guess. (pionline.com)
Underfunded public pension funds are between a rock and hard place. (pionline.com)
Why the administration's response to Covid-19 was slow and disjointed. (nytimes.com)
Widespread unfilled roles at key agencies have hampered the federal government's response to Covid-19. (politico.com)
How the Federal government essentially opted out of trying to fix the PPE mess. (newyorker.com)
Political lies are common, but in the midst of a pandemic they can be deadly. (wired.com)
The state of California is increasingly at odds with Washington DC. (bloomberg.com)
"The exact number of people who returned from leisure trips to Florida with the coronavirus may never be known. " (nytimes.com)
Mayors are sharing best practices in the age of coronavirus. (politico.com)
Iceland has tested a larger portion of its populace. What has it learned? (marketwatch.com)
Sweden has a relatively high case fatality rate. (time.com)
Many restrictions in China still have not been lifted. (nymag.com)
Wuhan's populace has been traumatized by the coronavirus. (ft.com)
The Netherlands plowed under hundreds of millions of tulips. (nytimes.com)
Tim Duy, "No matter how much you want this to be a story about bad debt or excessive lending or stock buybacks or whatever, it just isn't about that. It's about the virus." (blogs.uoregon.edu)
Two reasons why the Fed is so polarizing including the fact that the vast majority of people don't know what it does. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
The Fed has more power than ever. Does that endanger its independence? (wsj.com)
Answering some of your Fed-related questions. (pragcap.com)
The growth in the Fed's balance sheet visualized. (safalniveshak.com)
The US needs to meet two milestones before lifting restrictions on the economy. (calculatedriskblog.com)
This crisis will exacerbate income and wealth inequality. (collaborativefund.com)
A succinct summary of the week's economic events. (ritholtz.com)
The economic schedule for the coming week. (calculatedriskblog.com)
Top clicks this week on the site. (abnormalreturns.com)
What you missed in our Saturday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
Longform links: changed minds. (abnormalreturns.com)
The coronavirus is both an opportunity and a risk to the major streaming services. (wsj.com)
CNBC Digital had a record 1 billion page views in March. (mediapost.com)
It's hard to watch the unraveling of the once-great Sports Illustrated. (theringer.com)
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Report: TikTok bad at culling US election misinformation ads
The TikTok logo is seen on a cell phone on Oct. 14, 2022, in Boston. TikTok's algorithms are very good at finding videos to keep people glued to their phone screens for hours on end. What they are not so good at, a new report found, is detecting blatant election misinformation in ads. Credit: AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File
TikTok's algorithms are very good at finding videos to keep people glued to their phone screens for hours on end. What they are not so good at, a new report has found, is detecting ads that contain blatant misinformation about U.S. elections.
That's despite TikTok having banned all political advertisements from its platform in 2019.
The report raises fresh concerns about the wildly popular video-sharing app's ability to catch election falsehoods at a time when a growing number of young people use it not just for entertainment, but also for finding information. The nonprofit Global Witness and the Cybersecurity for Democracy team at New York University published the report Friday.
Global Witness and NYU tested whether some of the most popular social platforms—Facebook, YouTube and TikTok—can detect and take down false political ads targeted at U.S. voters ahead of next month's midterm elections. The watchdog group has done similar tests in Myanmar, Ethiopia, Kenya and Brazil with ads containing hate speech and disinformation, but this is the first time it has done so in the United States.
The U.S. ads included misinformation about the voting process, such as when or how people can vote, as well as about how election results are counted. They were also designed to sow distrust about the democratic process by spreading baseless claims about the vote being "rigged" or decided before Election Day. All were submitted for approval to the social media platforms, but none were actually published.
TikTok, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance, performed the worst, letting through 90% of the ads the group submitted. Facebook fared better, catching seven out of 20 false ads—in both English and Spanish.
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Jon Lloyd, senior advisor at Global Witness, said TikTok's results, in particular were "a huge surprise to us" given that the platform has an outright ban political advertising.
In a statement, TikTok said it bans and prohibits election misinformation and paid political ads from its platform.
"We value feedback from NGOs, academics, and other experts which helps us continually strengthen our processes and policies," the company said.
Facebook's systems detected and took down the majority of the ads Global Witness submitted for approval.
"These reports were based on a very small sample of ads, and are not representative given the number of political ads we review daily across the world," Facebook said. "Our ads review process has several layers of analysis and detection, both before and after an ad goes live." It added that it invests "significant resources" to protect elections.
YouTube, meanwhile, detected and took down all of the problematic ads, and even suspended the test account Global Witness set up to post the fake ads in question. At the same time, however, the Alphabet-owned video platform did not detect any of the false or misleading election ads the group submitted for approval in Brazil.
"So that goes to show that there's a real global discrepancy in their ability to enforce their own policies," Lloyd said.
Representatives for YouTube did not immediately respond to a message for comment.
"The consequences of inaction could be disastrous for our democracies and our planet and our society in general," Lloyd said. "Increasing polarization and all of that. I don't know what it's going to take for them to take it seriously."
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The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) has rescinded its 2013 decision to designate Prudential Financial, Inc., the largest life insurance company in the country, as a systemically-important financial institution (SIFI) under Section 113 of the Dodd-Frank Act.
The lifting of Prudential's SIFI designation leaves FSOC absent any nonbank entities to treat as systemically important.
Find out what factors the council took into consideration in making the decision.
After months of advocacy, financial trade associations were pleased by the Senate's 67-31 vote in favor of S. 2155, also known as the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act.
The Senate also passed amendments to the bill which, among other things, would apply to international banks with more than $250 billion in total assets.
Find out what provisions various trade associations support as the bill heads to the House and what Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) hopes can be done with it before it is passed on to the president.
The Senate did not vote on several of President Donald Trump's nominees for roles in his administration during their last session of 2017. Per Senate statutes regarding returning presidential nominations, Trump recently renewed many of his previous nominations, but not all.
Among those receiving a second cabinet nod from Trump are candidates for roles at the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Financial Stability and Oversight Council.
Find out which previously nominated individual has not been nominated again.
The House's recent passage of H.R. 3312, the Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act, has drawn support from some in the financial industry who long have championed rethinking the process for designating institutions as systemically-important.
The legislation, which passed with bipartisan support, goes a step further than the Senate's regulatory relief plan, which also proposes to amend the process.
Learn more about what the legislation proposes to do and what the industry and members of Congress have to say.
The Financial Stability Oversight Council has published its 2017 annual report, noting among other things the council's position that regulations must be recalibrated to help promote economic growth.
The report details significant financial market and regulatory developments, how an influx of private capital could benefit the secondary mortgage market, potential emerging threats to the nation's financial stability, recommendations for promoting financial stability and the council's activities.
Find out more details about what recommendations the report contains.
The Office of Financial Research will need a new leader as of the first of the year as OFR Director Richard Berner has decided to step down.
Berner, who was confirmed by the Senate on Jan. 1, 2013, cited family as a motivating factor in his decision to resign.
Read on to find out what Berner and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin had to say about the decision for the office's only director to leave.
The opening day of the American Bankers Association (ABA) annual convention in Chicago featured a number of high-profile speakers.
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Die Kirche St. Paul in der Eisteichsiedlung bzw. Pfarrkirche Graz-Waltendorf ist eine römisch-katholische Kirche im 9. Grazer Stadtbezirk Waltendorf. Die Kirche ist dem Apostel Paulus gewidmet und trägt das Patrozinium Pauli Bekehrung (25. Jänner). Sie ist die Pfarrkirche der Pfarre Graz-Waltendorf, Dekanat Graz-Süd der Stadtkirche Graz.

Geschichte und Gestaltung
Nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg entwickelte sich aus der Eisteichsiedlung eine Satellitenstadt. Nach den Plänen des Architekten Ferdinand Schuster wurde wegen des Bevölkerungswachstums in den späten 1960er Jahren ein Seelsorgezentrum mit dazugehöriger Kirche errichtet.

Der nicht zu ausschließlich liturgischen Zwecken verwendbare Raum mit quadratischem Grundriss besitzt bühnenartige Elemente, die mit Hilfe von Vorhangen vom zentralen Raum getrennt werden können. Erst im Nachhinein wurden den Räumlichkeiten sakrale Elemente hinzugefügt: ein Altartisch mit Reliefplatten, ein Ambo und Portale mit Darstellungen aus Jesu Christi Leben. Ein freistehender Glockenturm aus Stahlträgern mit einem Kreuz wurde später als christliches Zeichen angebaut. Die sakralen Elemente wurden vom bekannten Grazer Künstler Erwin Huber geschaffen.

Die Kirche Hl. Paulus steht mitsamt Pfarrzentrum St. Paul/Eisteich .

Literatur
 Alois Kölbl, Wiltraud Resch: Wege zu Gott. Die Kirchen und die Synagoge von Graz. 2., erweiterte und ergänzte Auflage. Styria, Graz 2004, ISBN 3-222-13105-8, S. 185.

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England will go head to head with Australia in the final of the rugby sevens plate competition.
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England played well making the most of all their opportunities to win their semi-final round with a comfortable win over Canada of 29 – 0.
Australia battled hard to scrape a win against a strong Welsh side taking the lead with a narrow margin of 7 – 5.
Reflecting on the tournament Shane Thompson of Canada said: "We had a pretty good tournament but it's a disappointing end. We finish in the top eight, which is a pretty good goal for Canada, considering we're an amateur country. We do this in our spare time so we're competing pretty well with teams that are professional. We'll go back to work having had a great experience here."
In the bowl competition semi finals Scotland beat the Cook Islands 26 –7 and Tonga beat Kenya 41 – 10, leaving Scotland and Tonga to face each other in the final.
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Erdogan: Turkey not seeking alternatives to ties with West
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey's decision to purchase Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems doesn't mean that it is seeking "alternatives" in its relations with the West.
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg shake hands before a meeting, in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, May 6, 2019. Stoltenberg is in Ankara for a working visit to Turkey in the framework of the 25th anniversary of the Mediterranean Dialogue. (Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, points toward the city center as he speaks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during a meeting of NATO's Mediterranean Dialogue, in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, May 6, 2019. Erdogan says Turkey's decision to purchase Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems does not mean that it is seeking "alternatives" in its relations with the West.(Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)
Erdogan spoke Monday during a NATO meeting in Ankara attended by alliance Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. The comments came amid a deepening rift with the United States, which says the Russian missiles pose a threat to the U.S. F-35 fighter jet program of which Turkey is also a partner.
Erdogan said Turkey developing ties with "various countries and regions are not an alternative to each other," adding his objection to "such controversies being fired up over the S-400s." Stoltenberg told state-run Anadolu Agency before his arrival that it was important that NATO allies purchase equipment that is compatible with each other.
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I tried Bircher Muesli the other day for the first time (bit behind.. I know) and okay okay, I get what all the fuss is about. Its basically like a dessert for breakfast!
I decided to make it at home, it was easy to make and completly customaizable. It required basically NO effort and I pre made it the night before; you could make a batch for the week and it would be no hassle, cheap and delicious.
Ingredients: 2 cups muesli, 1/2 cup apple juice, 1 cup yoghurt – I used greek, a pinch of cinnamon, teaspoon of vanilla essence, fruit for the toppings. I used shaved coconut, blueberries, strawberries and goji berries.
You can add anything – grated apple? go for it, passion fruit? YES! Whatever floats your muesli boat.
It looks so nice with some micro herb mint on top also, but I forgot to buy some (secretly devastated). It made my early morning this morning a bit easier knowing I had this in my fridge ready to go. That will get my morning routine going too.
I will be maing this regulary, and adding everything I can get my hands on. Whats some secret goodies you can add to make this healthier? Or yummier?
Wow this looks delicious! Come make me breakfast? 🙂 Thanks for sharing!!!


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Lodging and Meals: This tour includes accommodations for 12 nights (2 nights in Quito, 4 nights on the Galapagos Legend, 2 nights in Lima, 3 nights in Cusco, and 1 night in Machu Picchu), and 22 meals (12 breakfasts, 6 lunches, and 4 dinners).
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In the morning, you will have a city tour of Quito. You will explore the bustling streets and squares of the largest historical centre in the Americas, and visit some of its most important churches such as the majestic La Compania and iconic San Francisco, guardians of a stunning multi-ethnic artistic and cultural heritage. You will drive through the traditional neighborhood of San Juan and finish the morning at the Panecillo hillside, with its breathtaking views of the old and modern parts of the city.
Following the city tour, you will be driven to the "Middle of the World City" complex, which is located 11 miles north of Quito. Here, you will see the monument of the equatorial line, a 98 ft high stone trapezoidal monument with a brass globe on top. The monument forms the focal point of a park and leisure area with gift shops and restaurants. Overnight in Quito. (B)
Day 3 (Thu): Quito-San Cristobal Airport-Interpretation Center-Tijeretas Hill (San Cristobal).
Morning transfer to the airport in Quito for the flight to Galapagos. Passengers are picked up at the San Cristobal Airport by our guides and taken on a ten minute bus ride to the pier to board the M/V Galapagos Legend.
Interpretation Center. Dry landing in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, the capital of the Galapagos Islands. You will visit the Interpretation Center, an excellent place to learn about islands' history in the Museum of Natural History which displays information about the volcanic origins of the islands, their remoteness from the continent, ocean currents, climate, the arrival of the different species and their colonization, among other points of interest. The human history is also showcased, chronicling the most significant events related to the discovery and the island's colonization. (Duration: one hour visit/one hour walk)
Tijeretas Hill involves a high-intensity walk amidst beautiful landscapes and a magnificent view at the foot of a frigate bird nesting colony. (Duration: one hour visit). Overnight aboard the ship. (B,L,D)
Day 4 (Fri): Gardner Bay-Gardner & Osborn Islets-Suarez Point (Espanola).
Gardner Bay, Gardner & Osborn islets. Wet landing on a beautiful white coral sandy beach guarded by a colony of sea lions. There are no trails, so you stay along the shore where you can spot Galapagos hawks, American Oystercatchers, Galapagos Ground Doves, Hood mockingbirds, Yellow Warblers, lava lizards, marine iguanas, and three species of Darwin's finches: a subspecies of the Large Cactus Finch, which is similar to the large ground finch, the Small Ground Finch (Geospiza fuliginosa) and the Warbler Finch (Certhidea Olivacea), another endemic subspecies. Swimming and snorkeling offer the opportunity to see a great variety of the Galapagos' marine wildlife: king angelfish, Creole fish, damsel fish, parrotfish, manta rays, and white-tipped reef sharks. (Duration: one hour walk/one hour snorkeling).
Suarez Point (dry landing). An island of geological interest, you will explore volcanic formations and a riveting wildlife: large sea lion colonies and seabirds including the Española mockingbird, Nazca Boobies, and the spectacular Red-billed Tropicbird. You will also encounter marine iguanas, lava lizards, and the colorful Sally Lightfoot Crabs.
A somewhat lengthy hike will bring you among Nazca and Blue-footed Boobies, right up to nesting grounds that sometimes overlap the trail. Other birding favorites include Galapagos Dove, Galapagos Hawk, Swallow-tailed Gulls and the world's largest colony of Waved Albatross, an unequivocal highlight during mating season (May-December). Admire the island's dramatic backdrop, featuring the famous "Soplador", a seaward blowhole that shoots up water up to 23 m (75 ft.) in the air. (Duration: 2.5 hour walk). Overnight aboard the ship. (B,L,D)
Day 5 (Sat): Post Office Bay-Cormorant Point-Devil's Crown-Champion (Floreana).
Post Office Bay (wet landing). Located on the north side of Floreana, the bay was named because in 1793 Captain James Colnett installed a wooden barrel which served as an informal post office for sailors passing through, who would take letters with them back to their destinations. Today, visitors continue the tradition by placing unstamped postcards inside the barrel, hoping that some other traveler, going to the letter's destination, will take it back for free. The chances are that the letter posted can take a long time to arrive at its destination. However, there have been cases where it has arrived before the sender.
You may also encounter Darwin's finches, Yellow Warbler and Lava Lizards. There are great snorkeling opportunities with Green Pacific Sea Turtles. As well, the island is best known for its endemic vegetation: Scalesia villosa, Lecocarpus Pinnatifidus, and the Galapagos Milkwort. Snorkelers can practice on the main beach among playful sea lions. (Duration: 30 minute walk/one hour snorkeling).
Cormorant Point, Devil's Crown, and Champion. Wet landing on an olivine green, sanded beach. You will hike from the black mangrove beds to a brackish lagoon, which usually holds one of the largest flamingo populations in the Galapagos. This island features some endemic plants such as Scalesia villosa, white and black mangrove, and holy stick. The trail continues to a beautiful white sandy beach, one of the most important nesting sites of Green Pacific Sea Turtles. It is important to avoid walking in the water due to the Sting Rays that may be hiding in the sand, which can be dangerous if accidentally stepped on. From the beach, one can spot sea turtles, blue-footed boobies plunging into the water, and small reef sharks floating along the shoreline in the search for food.
This coral-sand beach marks the end of our trail, and we head back to the olivine beach we landed on, to swim or snorkel among sea turtles, reef fish, sea lions and, on a good day, white-tipped reef sharks. A small colony of penguins resides on Floreana and can sometimes be observed as well. (Duration: one hour walk/one hour snorkeling). Overnight aboard the ship. (B,L,D)
Day 6 (Sun): Charles Darwin Research Station-Fausto Llerena Breeding Center-Highlands Tortoise Reserve (Santa Cruz).
Charles Darwin Research Station & Fausto Llerena Breeding Center (dry landing). You will visit the Station where the Galapagos giant tortoise breeding program takes place as part of the efforts to preserve the fragile Galapagos environment and where the famous Lonesome George (the last surviving specimen of his species) lived for decades. Admire a prickly-pear cactus forest and variety Darwin's finches and other land birds. The Darwin Station also works providing environmental education to the communities, schools, and tourists visiting the Galapagos Islands. You will also have some free time to visit the town of Puerto Ayora and shop for souvenirs. (Duration: 1.5 hour visit)
Highlands Tortoise Reserve (dry landing). In the mountains of Galapagos you can observe different kinds of birds, including tree and ground finches, vermillion flycatchers, paint-billed crakes, yellow warblers, and cattle egrets (usually standing on the tortoises' shell). The journey to the reserve also offers a great opportunity to see contrasting ecosystems. The road goes from the coast through the agricultural zone and straight up to the dense humid forests. Often, Galapagos Giant Tortoises are seen on the way, wandering through pastures in the paddocks. This spot is a bird watchers' haven since almost every land bird present on the island lives or migrates here. (Duration: 45 minute drive/1.5 hour walk). Overnight aboard the ship. (B,L,D)
Day 7 (Mon): Carrion Point (Santa Cruz)-Baltra Airport-Guayaquil-Lima.
Carrion Point. This rocky cliff offers a great opportunity to further explore the marine biodiversity of the islands. You can snorkel among a variety of colorful fish, stingrays, and if lucky, the magnificent White tipped shark. (Duration: 2 hours snorkeling).
Afterwards you will go straight to the airport in Baltra for the flight to Guayaquil, and then Lima, Peru. After passing through immigration and customs, proceed to the reception area, where our inbound services representative will be holding a sign with your name on it. You will be greeted and then transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Lima. (B)
Day 8 (Tue): Lima-City Tour.
In the afternoon, you will have a city tour of Lima. You will visit downtown Lima and see several examples of the Spanish architecture of the colonial period including the Plaza de Armas, the Presidential Palace, the Cathedral, and the Church of San Francisco and Catacombs. After that, you will see Huaca Huallamarca, a restored adobe pyramid dating from the pre-Inca period located in San Isidro. You will tour the upscale residential and commercial district of Miraflores and see the Parque del Amor, a seaside park with a huge statue of a kissing couple, before returning to your hotel. Overnight in Lima. (B)
Day 9 (Wed): Lima-Cusco-City Tour.
Early morning transfer to the airport for the flight to Cusco. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to your hotel. Because of the high altitude (10,912 feet above sea level), we recommend that you rest for a short period. In the afternoon, you will have a city tour that includes a walk-through of the Cathedral, the Koricancha ('site of gold'), typical streets, and the four ruins that surround the city: the Sacsayhuaman Fortress, Kenko, Puca Pucara, and Tampumachay. Overnight in Cusco. (B)
Day 10 (Thu): Cusco-Sacred Valley-Awanakancha-Pisac Market-Ollantaytambo.
Today you will have a full-day excursion to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. The tour begins at Awanakancha, a living museum of the Peruvian Andes, where you can observe traditional textile dyeing and weaving techniques and the four types of camelids that are native to the region. You will also visit the Indian artisan market in Pisac and have lunch at a local restaurant (included). The last stop is the impressive Inca ruins of Ollantaytambo that served as both a fortress and ceremonial center, and is the site of a short-lived victory by the Incas over the Spanish. Overnight in Cusco. (B,L)
Note: The Indian market is open on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays from October to March, and daily from April to September. On the days of the week that the market is not open, you will be taken to the Inca ruins above the village.
Day 11 (Fri): Cusco-Machu Picchu.
Early morning transfer to the train station for the ride to Machu Picchu, 'the Lost City of the Incas' (7,900 feet). This mountaintop citadel, which served as both a center of worship and an astronomic observatory, is located in the middle of the cloud forest overlooking the Urubamba River. There are both agricultural and urban areas constructed with the precision stonework that the Incas are known for. The agricultural area consists of terraces and food storehouses, and the urban area contains temples, squares, and royal tombs. Guided tour followed by lunch at the Sanctuary Lodge. In the afternoon, you will be transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Aguas Calientes. (B,L)
Day 12 (Sat): Machu Picchu-Cusco.
This is a free day to explore Machu Picchu on your own. You may want to hike Huayna Picchu or enjoy another activity. Mid-afternoon, you will depart from Machu Picchu by train to Poroy Station in the Sacred Valley, and then be taken to your hotel in Cusco. Overnight in Cusco. (B)
Day 13 (Sun): Cusco-Lima.
Transfer to the airport for your flight back to Lima and your final destination. Depending upon the time of your departure flight from Lima, you can choose to leave Cusco on a mid-afternoon flight to Lima and stay at the airport until your flight departs, or leave Cusco on a morning flight to Lima, pay for a day use hotel and transfers to and from the airport to rest before your flight and enjoy your last day in Lima. (B)
B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner
A Note About Your Free Day in Machu Picchu
On your free day, you will be on your own. If you choose to revisit Machu Picchu, you will need to purchase a second entrance ticket, which currently costs $74 per person. If you are staying in Aguas Calientes, you will also need to purchase a round-trip bus ticket ($28 per person) for transportation to the site. The first bus departs at 5:30 AM. As an alternative to visiting Machu Picchu again, you can hike Huayna Picchu (a +/- 60 minute hike), or partake in another activity. The cost for hiking Huayna Picchu is $13 (in addition to the second entrance ticket). At the end of the day (mid-late afternoon), you will walk to the train station for the return ride to Poroy train station, where our local representative will be waiting for you to take you to your hotel in Cusco.
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Evening briefings and lectures.
Excursion to Machu Picchu including overnight stay and transportation via Vistadome train.
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We will be happy to quote the cost of airfare and travel insurance, and to make these arrangements for you.
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4 Star – Sol de Oro Hotel & Suites
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Group Private: All services included in Quito and Galapagos are operated on a group basis. In Peru, all transfers are private, and the city tours of Lima and Cusco, the Sacred Valley of the Incas excursion, and Machu Picchu guided tour are group tours for single passengers and 3 Star accommodations, and private for 4 Star, 5 Star, and Deluxe accommodations.
Elevations: Quito is 9,350 feet above sea level, Cusco is 10,912 feet, the Sacred Valley of the Incas is 8,944 feet, and Machu Picchu is 7,900 feet.
IGTOA'S Galapagos Traveler Conservation Fund: South American Vacations is an active member of IGTOA (International Galapagos Tour Operators Association). In support of IGTOA's Galapagos Traveler Conservation Fund, we contribute $20 for each passenger that we send to the Galapagos Islands. You'll travel knowing that you support the lasting protection of Galapagos Islands.
Sixty percent of the funding of this program goes directly to the Charles Darwin Foundation for science, conservation, and education. Their work, carried out through the Charles Darwin Research Station and Galapagos National Park, is vital to the preservation of the islands. You can visit their web site to learn more www.darwinfoundation.org. The remainder goes toward IGTOA's mission of creating a model of responsible and sustainable tourism.
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namespace xi {
inline namespace util {

  /// explicitly SPSC ring buffer.
  /// this class is not designed to support multiple readers or writers.
  /// with multiple writers there will be a problem of parallel writes to
  /// the same region of the ring before commiting position.
  /// it's possible to work around this by commiting position first in a CAS
  /// loop
  /// and then doing the write, but it brings forth another problem - namely
  /// suspended writers,
  /// when the reading thread arrives at the committed region before the writer
  /// has finished writing.
  /// multiple readers are potentially less damaging and should only cause
  /// re-reads of the same objects.
  /// TODO: the next optimization will be to allow to read batches of items and
  ///       then pop the entire batch in one go.
  template < class T >
  class polymorphic_sp_sc_ring_buffer {
    // make sure indices are never on the same cache line
    alignas(64) atomic< size_t > _write_idx{0};
    alignas(64) atomic< size_t > _read_idx{0};
    // make sure data is independent of indices in cache
    alignas(64) const size_t _SIZE;
    const size_t _RESERVED_SIZE;
    vector< char > _data;

  public:
    polymorphic_sp_sc_ring_buffer(size_t size, size_t reserved = 0)
        : _SIZE(size), _RESERVED_SIZE(reserved), _data(size) {
    }

  protected:
    static size_t write_available(size_t writer_idx,
                                  size_t reader_idx,
                                  size_t size) {
      size_t ret = reader_idx - writer_idx - 1;
      if (XI_UNLIKELY(writer_idx >= reader_idx)) {
        ret += size;
      }
      return ret;
    }

    void *next_readable_block() {
      auto reader_idx = _read_idx.load(memory_order_relaxed); // only modified
                                                              // by reader
                                                              // thread
      auto writer_idx = _write_idx.load(memory_order_acquire);
      do {
        if (reader_idx == writer_idx) {
          return nullptr;
        }
        auto size = *reinterpret_cast< size_t * >(&_data[reader_idx]);
        if (XI_UNLIKELY(0xDEADBEEFFACEC0DE == size ||
                        _SIZE - reader_idx <= sizeof(size_t))) {
          // wrap around
          reader_idx = 0;
          _read_idx.store(reader_idx, memory_order_release);
          continue;
        }
      } while (false);
      return &_data[reader_idx];
    }

    template < class U >
    bool do_push(U &&obj, bool force) {
      using UType = decay_t< U >;
      static_assert(is_base_of< T, UType >::value || is_same< T, UType >::value,
                    "U must be a subclass of T");

      struct pod {
        size_t data;
        UType obj;
      };

      auto size                 = align_up(sizeof(pod), alignof(void*));
      size_t current_writer_idx = _write_idx.load(memory_order_relaxed);
      size_t reader_idx         = _read_idx.load(memory_order_acquire);
      size_t adjusted_write_idx = current_writer_idx;
      auto available = write_available(current_writer_idx, reader_idx, _SIZE);
      // std::cout << available << ":"<< size << std::endl;
      // std::cout << typeid(U).name() << std::endl;
      if (XI_UNLIKELY(available < size)) {
        // std::cout << __FILE__ << ":"<< __LINE__<< std::endl;
        // std::cout << available << ":"<< size << std::endl;
        return false;
      }
      if (adjusted_write_idx + size >= _SIZE) {
        // we need to wrap around
        adjusted_write_idx = 0;
        available = write_available(adjusted_write_idx, reader_idx, _SIZE);
        if (XI_UNLIKELY(available < size)) {
          // std::cout << __FILE__ << ":"<< __LINE__<< std::endl;
          // std::cout << available << ":"<< size << std::endl;
          // not enough space available after wrap-around
          return false;
        }
      }
      if (XI_UNLIKELY(!force && available - size < _RESERVED_SIZE)) {
        std::cout << __FILE__ << ":"<< __LINE__<< std::endl;
        return false;
      }
      if (adjusted_write_idx < current_writer_idx) {
        // we wrapped around
        if (XI_LIKELY(_SIZE - current_writer_idx > sizeof(size_t))) {
          // we have room to mark
          new (&_data[current_writer_idx]) size_t{0xDEADBEEFFACEC0DE};
        }
      }
      auto *next_block = &_data[adjusted_write_idx];
      // this may throw, but we're okay with it.
      // by this time nothing has been changed irreversibly yet
      new (next_block) pod{size, UType{forward< U >(obj)}};
      _write_idx.store(adjusted_write_idx + size, memory_order_release);
      return true;
    }

  public:
    template < class U >
    bool push(U &&obj) {
      return do_push(forward< U >(obj), false);
    }

    template < class U >
    bool push_forced(U &&obj) {
      return do_push(forward< U >(obj), true);
    }

    T *next() {
      struct pod {
        size_t size;
        char ptr[0];
      };
      auto *p = reinterpret_cast< pod * >(next_readable_block());
      if (XI_UNLIKELY(!p)) {
        return nullptr;
      }
      return reinterpret_cast< T * >(p->ptr);
    }

    void pop() {
      auto reader_idx = _read_idx.load(memory_order_relaxed); // only modified
                                                              // by reader
                                                              // thread
      auto writer_idx = _write_idx.load(memory_order_acquire);
      do {
        if (reader_idx == writer_idx) {
          return;
        }
        auto size = *reinterpret_cast< size_t * >(&_data[reader_idx]);
        if (XI_UNLIKELY(0xDEADBEEFFACEC0DE == size)) {
          reader_idx = 0;
          _read_idx.store(reader_idx, memory_order_release);
          continue;
        } else {
          reinterpret_cast< T * >(&_data[reader_idx + sizeof(size_t)])->~T();
          _read_idx.store(reader_idx +
                              *reinterpret_cast< size_t * >(&_data[reader_idx]),
                          memory_order_release);
        }
      } while (false);
    }
  };
}
}

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We're terribly sorry, but due to unforeseen circumstances we will not be running Family Sangha this Saturday as we had planned.
We are still very much looking forward to the retreat at the end of November, which is now booked up, and look forward to further Family Sangha dates in December.
Sending lots of love to you all, and we apologise for any inconvenience to your plans this weekend – it would have been lovely to spend time with you all.
We're still here on email if you'd like to talk or have any questions, and hope to see you next time.
We are organising our first mindfulness retreat just outside London at the Cudham Activity Centre. During the weekend 24-26th November, allow yourself a moment of peace and recollection as we lead up to the busiest time of the year, a chance to bring about the true meaning of Christmas, love and goodwill to each other.
Our aim is to create a loving, dedicated community which will support parents with children to develop and maintain their practice, individuals to deepen a connection across age groups and children to just be part of it.
Lead by Dharma teacher Teri West, we will practice mindful walking, eating, yoga, crafts and other activities to share as a family.
For further information or to book a place, please enter your name and email and click submit.


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The comic book drama from Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and Sam Catlin will expand to 13 episodes in 2017.
AMC is staying loyal to Preacher.
The cable network has renewed the Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and Sam Catlin drama based on the Garth Ennis and Steve Dillion comic for a second season.
Season two of the series will grow from 10 episodes to 13 when it returns in 2017.
Starring Dominic Cooper as a badass Texas preacher, Preacher has had a long road to the screen. First put in development in 2008 as a feature film, the project landed at AMC in 2014 and was picked up to pilot in December 2014. Producers then embarked on an extensive casting process that saw them pluck breakout Ruth Negga and Joseph Gilgun from abroad. Rogen and Goldberg, both diehard fans of the comic, directed the pilot. Ennis and Dillion are on board as co-executive producers.
Co-produced by Sony Pictures Television and ABC Studios, the graphic drama ranks as the No. 2 new series on cable this year among the advertiser-coveted adults 18-49 demographic and adults 25-54. It is averaging 3.3 million viewers per episode when factoring in three days of delayed viewing.
The news comes as AMC will look to lure new viewers to the series with a marathon of the first five episodes starting Thursday at 9 p.m. with the sixth episode set to air Sunday at 9 p.m., where the drama has faced stiff competition from HBO's Game of Thrones in the same slot.
For AMC, Preacher is part of a scripted roster that also includes the final season of Hell on Wheels, The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead, Halt & Catch Fire, Turn, Better Call Saul, Badlands, Humans and Feed the Beast, with a decision on the latter yet to be determined.


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Cherie R. Kagan (b. 1969, Manhasset, New York) is the Stephen J. Angello Professor of Electrical and Systems Engineering, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, and Professor of Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania. Kagan is an Associate Editor of ACS Nano and serves on the editorial boards of Nano Letters and NanoToday.

Research
Kagan and her group's research interests are in the chemical and physical properties of nanostructured and organic materials and in integrating these materials in electronic, optoelectronic, optical, thermoelectric and bioelectronic devices. The group explores the structure and function of these materials and devices using spatially- and temporally-resolved optical spectroscopies, AC and DC electrical techniques, electrochemistry, scanning probe and electron microscopies and analytical measurements.

Education and academic career
Kagan graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1991 with a BSE in Materials Science and Engineering and a BA Mathematics. She earned her PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1996 working with Moungi Bawendi. In 1996, she went to Bell Labs as a postdoctoral fellow. In 1998, Kagan joined IBM's T. J. Watson Research Center, where she most recently managed the "Molecular Assemblies and Devices Group." In 2007, she joined the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania.

Kagan is co-director of The Penn Center for Energy Innovation and serves on the World Economic Forum, Global Agenda Council on Nanotechnology; on the U.S. Department of Energy, Basic Energy Sciences Materials Council; and on the advisory board of the US Summer Schools in Condensed Matter and Materials Physics. She served on the Materials Research Society's Board of Directors from 2007-2009 and the editorial board of the ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces from 2008-2011.

Awards and honors

 Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (2021)
 S. Reid Warren, Jr Award (2015)
 Fellow of the American Physical Society (2013)
 Stanford University's Distinguished Women in Science Colloquium (2009)
 IBM Outstanding Technical Achievement Award (2005)
 ACS Top 12 Young Women at the Forefront of Chemistry (2002)
 MIT Technology Review TR10 (2000)

References

External links

American nanotechnologists
1969 births
People from Manhasset, New York
University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science alumni
University of Pennsylvania staff
Living people
MIT School of Engineering alumni
Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors


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'80s flashback: Mixtape Tour brings NKOTB, Debbie Gibson, Salt-N-Pepa and more to Houston
Police seek help finding missing 15-year-old East Bay teen
Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle
May 15, 2019 Updated: May 16, 2019 5:08 a.m.
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Happiness is watching gaggles of women (and a few men) sing and scream their hearts out at a New Kids on the Block concert.
The '80s boy band, whose members are now in their 40s and 50s, commands a crowd like superstars half their ages. That's because NKOTB is more than teen pop nostalgia. It has become a culture for its longtime fanbase. It's a high school reunion, a girls night out, an after-work happy hour and a Chippendales revue. There's even an annual New Kids cruise -- yes, a ship on the water -- that regularly sells out and puts fans on waiting lists.
Wednesday night's crowd at Toyota Center showed up with neon scrunchies and crimped hair and lace gloves. (In truth, it was more early than late '80s.) There were groups of women in homemade shirts that read "Moms night out," "I still love NKOTB" and "#80sbaby."
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This year's Mixtape Tour came packaged with a parade of contemporaries: Salt N Pepa, Debbie Gibson, Tiffany and Naughty by Nature. Every tune was a singalong and a trip down memory lane. NKOTB had the most time onstage, but the two-and-a-half hour show didn't follow the traditional openers then headliner format. Instead, it was cleverly structured as a revue of sorts, with New Kids performing between multiple appearances by the supporting acts.
Gibson, more vibrant and gorgeous than ever, fueled one of the night's best moments when she was joined by NKOTB's Joey McIntyre for a swoon-inducing duet on "Lost in Your Eyes." They played up a pleading, kitschy chemistry that could make for an adorable TV movie. Or at least a new recording of Gibson's No. 1 single from 1989.
Vin Rock of Naughty by Nature hyped up the crowd before the lights went down and was joined by DJ Slugga, a mascot in a giant bear head. NBN's own later set included "O.P.P." and Hip Hop Hooray" and thousands of hands waving back and forth.
Rock said Bushwick Bill was in attendance and wished him "all the best of health." Bill revealed this month he has stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
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NKOTB got the newer stuff out of the way first, zipping through "The Way," "Dirty Dancing" and "Remix (I Like It)," a song that could be a huge hit for Bruno Mars. They melted hearts with a ballads medley that included "Valentine Girl" and a standout "Please Don't Go Girl." And Jordan Knight can still hit that dreamy falsetto on "I'll be Loving You (Forever).
They regularly ventured into the crowd, stopping for photos, hugs and high-fives. Donnie Wahlberg and McIntyre are the most charismatic Kids. They approach everything with welcome doses of camp and fun,
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The Houston Texans cheerleaders joined the group for several songs, including a singalong of '80s anthems by other acts and a quick run through "Deep in the Heart of Texas."
Tiffany's "I Think We're Alone Now" was a blast of euphoria, and she sounded fantastic on ballads "All This Time" and "Could've Been." Her voice has a rich, raspy texture that echoed through the entire venue.
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Gibson emanated sugary sweetness on a medley that included "Out Of The Blue, "Shake Your Love" and "Electric Youth," eventually kicking off her blue heels. She returned later for snippets of "Foolish Beat," "Only In My Dreams" and the magical McIntyre duet.
Salt-N-Pepa served up hip-hop nostalgia and had the crowd dancing to "None of Your Business," "Expression" and "Let's Talk About Sex." They were joined by several male dancers.
And, look, "Shoop" is still an absolute bop. And "Push It" is one of the greatest songs ever, period. Fight me.
The entire cast, led by NKOTB, took the stage for closer "'80s Baby," a newish song with a throwback vibe. The screams continued. The moms danced. And, like they song says, they've still all got the right stuff. Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh ...
Joey Guerra is the music critic for the Houston Chronicle and also covers everything from "Drag Race" to "Idol." Follow him on Twitter. Send him news tips at joey.guerra@chron.com.
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In one season or another, every one of us has needed to either build or rebuild trust: the new pastor coming into the church; the husband or wife whose marriage is enduring the heartbreak of hurtful decisions; the political leader balancing what is just with what is popular; the parent speaking timely wisdom to his or her teenager; the friend who needs to lovingly confront someone close.
The issue of trust is a human issue. Building it is crucial to every budding relationship. Rebuilding it is crucial to every damaged one.
Deception is the devil's game. The very first words recorded of him in the Bible are, "Did God really say?…" He used his first words and his illusive charisma to provoke distrust between God and mankind. This distrust would lead to broken relationships not only between God and man, but between man and man as well. It is no wonder Jesus calls him "a liar and the father of lies," (John 8:44). The devil is his name. Deception is his game. Deception leads to distrust. Distrust leads to broken relationships.
TRUST = (Truth + Transparency) Time.
They didn't teach us math in seminary, but this simple equation seems pretty straight forward to me. Over the years I have used it in crisis marriage counseling, premarital counseling, deacon training, transitional pastor training, conflict mediation, and more. It has proven to be accurate and helpful, so I thought I would share it with the world. This is not a magic formula, but a good framework. No matter your specific relational circumstance, I invite you to begin working this formula out today, and watch how trust will come with time.
Trust is not something anyone can demand. It must be earned, and at the same time, it must be given. Admittedly, trust is not something a magic formula can produce. But it is something you can intentionally and consistently build a foundation for. You cannot force trust, but you can work to be the kind of person who can be trusted.
On the results end of this equation, it must be acknowledged that real trust is not ever a product of positional influence. Rather, even those who hold positional influence must come to grips with the fact that trust requires relational influence. Everything on the business end of this equation is something the one who desires trust must do. Trust, on the results end of the equation, is something one can only work toward earning. "I have trusted in your unfailing love," (Psalm 13:5). Trusting the Lord is the psalmist's choice. Trust is his to invest wherever he deems appropriate. God has earned his trust, so he gladly chooses to give it. Work to be the kind of person who can be trusted.
Truth is about what you communicate, and trust will never come without truth. If you are longing to be trusted while being untruthful, you are only delaying the inevitable. What's worse, if you build trust on the foundation of a lie—or an important undisclosed truth—when trust comes crashing down, it will be exponentially harder to rebuild.
Pull every skeleton out of the closet now. Find out a true "ground zero" and start there. In Jeremiah 7:8, God rebukes his people because they have been "trusting in deceitful words that cannot help." When you build your relationship on a lie of any kind, you are only deceiving yourself and the ones you love. This is the devil's game.
In contrast, the Lord instructs John, in Revelation 21:5, to "Write these words because they are faithful and true." Words that are faithful and true are paving stones toward meaningful, healthy relationships. They can be counted on and trusted in. I cannot stress this strongly enough. If you are hiding or denying the truth, what you build may look like trust, but it is only a façade. It will eventually come crashing down, and the pieces will be so much more difficult to put back together. Tell the truth now. Find a true ground zero. Then build on it.
Truth is about what you communicate. Transparency is about who you are. It refers to your character. Your integrity. Your motives. Nothing can be hidden where trust is being built or rebuilt. Speaking truth is often not popular; truth sometimes cuts the hearer to the core, producing either conviction or resistance.
In those moments, it is imperative that the deliverer of this truth possesses the good rapport necessary to be a foundation for the truth he or she speaks. The same truth can be either received or rejected, depending on the mouth from which it is delivered. People receive difficult truth from those they believe live with integrity, whose motives are evidently pure.
Transparency of both character and motive is the key. In Romans 15:13, God is described as the "God of hope," who gives the believer the ability to "overflow with hope" when he or she "trusts in him." Hope is needed where assurance is faint. The believer trusts in the hope that God gives, because God's character is one of proven hope.
If you expect to deliver difficult truth in a package of sincerity, you must work ahead of time to become a person of transparency and of good character. Own guilt when it is yours and apologize wherever possible. Exercise gracious honesty in the small things. Live with integrity. Be transparent in your motives. Transparency in relationships means that nothing can be hidden where trust is being built or rebuilt.
Time is something you cannot rush. However, trust is increased multiplicatively when truth and transparency are evident over time. The longer you are truthful and transparent, the more trust will become a reality in your relationship(s).
The new pastor who makes major changes immediately may have truth and transparency, but he has no time. Likewise, for the offending spouse in a broken marriage where both parties are newly committed to reconciliation, he or she must begin with truth and transparency, understanding that trust will be given incrementally over time. To have earned the right to speak into your wayward teenager's life, loving truth and transparency must have been evident in your relationship over time. Time is the great multiplier of trust, wherever truth and transparency are in the equation.
In Psalm 9:10, the Lord God is said to be trusted by "those who know his name," because He has not abandoned them. God's past faithfulness is the foundation for trust in his present and future faithfulness. The longer one walks with God, the more he or she trusts Him. To multiply trust, you must walk with someone, in truth and transparency, over time.
That's it… the formula for building or rebuilding trust in your relationships. There are no quick fixes, no substitutes, and no shortcuts. At the same time, this is not a magic formula. Trust should be earned, but it also must be given. It is possible to do your part of this equation and never receive the trust you desire. But in as much as it depends on you, be the kind of person who can be trusted. Begin today to be completely, humbly, and genuinely truthful and transparent. The longer you do this, the more trust will become a possibility in your relationship(s).


It's funny because we're moving soon and I had always meant to document the work we'd done on the house & I am just now doing it.
Let me know if you have made some change to a room or rooms that you'd like to share & we'll post it here.
Love the storage bench in the entry... so stylish, and FUNCTIONAL! I'm all about that!
It's totally from Target like 4 yrs ago! I was drooling over the Pottery Barn ones and then spotted that piece. It was love. Affordable love.