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A fashionable garden: Student grows clothing line inspired by Horticulture Center – News
Growing in Illinois State University's Horticulture Center's vegetable garden—a living canvas of leafy greens and vibrant heirloom tomatoes—a slender, fingerlike purple pepper caught Jalen Cunningham's artistic eye.
"What's that one?" Cunningham asked Horticulture Center Director Jessica Chambers '93.
Jalen Cunningham's vegetable garden design.
"It's a buena mulata pepper," Chambers said with a smile. She pulled one from the plant and handed it to Cunningham.
"I didn't know vegetables could look that cool," he said. "I really want to draw these."
A senior graphic design major, Cunningham spent the summer designing an original clothing line inspired by the Horticulture Center which he'll showcase at the center's Autumnal Festival, Saturday, September 10, and Sunday, September 11. Cunningham's "Horticulture Collection" includes several pieces of apparel—from T-shirts to jackets—featuring three of the center's gardens: the Vegetable Garden, the Herb Garden, and the Moon Garden.
Chambers and Cunningham connected during a graphic design internship fair last spring. Chambers was impressed when Cunningham pulled a colorful jacket he had designed out of his bookbag. "That's amazing. What if you did a piece of clothing that represented the garden?" Chambers proposed.
Cunningham loved the idea, and in June, he began traveling to the Horticulture Center every few weeks from his home in Steger, 35 miles south of Chicago.
Jalen Cunningham's herb garden design.
"Jessica showed me around and had me observe everything—and I'm glad she did, because I think if I was just using images on Google, the final result would not have been as good," said Cunningham. He took photos of the gardens throughout the summer and even picked some vegetables to bring home. The purple peppers, which Cunningham incorporated into his vegetable garden design, were "super spicy," he said.
After creating a mood board for inspiration, Cunningham made more than 20 pencil sketches, and Chambers provided feedback. "Maybe you should add some more vegetables," she suggested. "Oh, you're right," replied Cunningham. He created final versions in Photoshop and uploaded his designs into online templates for various garments. Cunningham adjusted his design to account for sleeves and pant legs.
"It can be a very tedious process, but I think it ends up looking good toward the end," Cunningham said. "It's well worth it."
Cunningham's Horticulture Collection is available online through his recently launched design company, Sol Clothing. "I like to put my whole soul into the design," he explained. Cunningham relished the opportunity to wear vibrant clothes in college after attending a high school where uniforms were required.
During his junior year at Illinois State, Cunningham started designing his own bright, colorful wardrobe. He credits Vitoria Faccin-Herman, instructional assistant professor in the Wonsook Kim School of Art, for inspiring him to grow as a graphic designer.
Jalen Cunningham's Moon Garden design.
"She's been fantastic. I don't think I would've gotten to this point if she wasn't my teacher," said Cunningham. He aspires to earn a master's degree so he too can teach graphic design while designing apparel on the side.
"I wouldn't have thought a year ago that I would actually be able to get an internship doing this," Cunningham said. "I'm really appreciative of everything that's happened to me."
Chambers said she is amazed by Cunningham's Horticulture Center-inspired clothing line. "This was the coolest project," she said. "Him doing his thing, designing clothes, and being able to tie them to the gardens."
Cunningham said he hopes people who see or wear a piece from his Horticulture Collection gain a better appreciation for the different flowers, herbs, and vegetables at the center.
"I did a lot of observation, and the vegetables and plants can be really cool looking," Cunningham said.
"If you're wearing it, people are going to see it. And they'll see the Horticultural Center logo, so hopefully they'll think, 'Oh, that's the type of stuff they have over there. Maybe we can check it out one weekend.'"
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Cuomo rips de Blasio over NYCHA attack letter blunder
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A spokeswoman for Gov. Cuomo said Mayor de Blasio's reaction to the draft letter, which would have criticized the governor for his involvement with NYCHA, "echoes Nixon's denial in Watergate." (Andrew Savulich/New York Daily News)
Gov. Cuomo's spokeswoman tore into Mayor de Blasio Sunday over revelations that the mayor's aides circulated a draft letter from nonexistent faith leaders attacking Cuomo for his involvement with NYCHA.
"The mayor's tactics unveiled in (Sunday's) Daily News exclusive provides insight into his operation and his denial of involvement echoes Nixon's denial in Watergate," said Cuomo press secretary Dani Lever.
"The attempt to attack the governor politically and use a group of faith leaders as a pawn is as cheap a trick as we have seen. The fact that they sent it to the News by accident is comical, but also emblematic of their 'gang that couldn't shoot straight' operation."
City staffers appear to have drafted the missive to be signed by faith leaders to be named later, and it was unintentionally e-mailed to a Daily News reporter.
NYCHA is the latest front for fighting between the rival mayor and governor, with Cuomo issuing an executive order declaring an emergency at NYCHA that de Blasio says will cost the city money without helping tenants.
De Blasio had no involvement in drafting the letter, his spokesman said.
The mayor had no involvement in drafting the letter, which was meant to have been signed by faith leaders at a later date, according to his spokesman. (Anthony DelMundo/New York Daily News)
"If he is being truthful, what sanctions will he levy against staff for this cheap trick? Will he release all the emails on the issue? We won't hold our breath," Lever said.
She did not answer a question about whether Cuomo's staffers have similarly ghost-written letters or Op-Eds on behalf of others.
"The decades-long federal and state divestment from New York City public housing that put NYCHA residents in this position was presided over by HUD Secretary Cuomo, Attorney General Cuomo and Gov. Cuomo," said de Blasio spokeswoman Olivia Lapeyrolerie.
"We know the governor's obsession with the mayor has sparked his recent interest in NYCHA, and we hope he actually delivers on his promises to tenants."

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We need to cultivate a climate culture of acceleration, says Thinkhouse's Jane McDaid
Levels of awareness and ambition around the climate crisis have never been higher. A recent report by UNFCCC highlights that the number of commitments to reach net zero emissions from local governments and businesses has roughly doubled in less than a year, as many prioritize climate action in their recovery from Covid-19.
But are we really moving fast enough?
The short answer is no.
Just 10% of marketers claimed to be 'well advanced' in their sustainability journey according to the World Federation of Advertisers. As an industry that ironically prides itself on its progressive thinking and cultural prowess, we have a lot of catching up to do. Within our industry, there's major knowledge gaps and literacy challenges – just like there were 15 years ago with the adoption of Social & Digital. What's different today is that we can't afford to delay this shift.
Climate Culture is about much more than the rise in 'green trends' and a re-appreciation of nature. While important, it's not solely about displaying your brands' 'eco' credentials. The widely referenced IPCC 1.5 Degree report says that limiting global warming to 1.5°C would "require rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society."
We need to see growth that doesn't cost the earth – fast. Every day lost, makes the problem bigger. Whilst brands are committing to deliver on their carbon goals by 2030 (9 years away) it only takes 9 seconds for customers to switch to a 'better' brand alternative today…
The good news is climate deniers are becoming rarer. However, outright denial is being replaced with more subtle ways of downplaying the need for urgent and far-reaching action. Delay is the new denial.
'Discourses of Delay' (identified by researchers at Cambridge Sustainability Department) are stalling our response to addressing the climate crisis, obscuring essential conversation and progress. These include four key problem areas:
1. Redirect responsibility (did you know BP oil popularised the term 'carbon footprint'?)
2. Emphasise the downsides (policy perfectionism)
3. Surrender (it's too late to do anything now, why bother?)
4. Push non-transformative solutions (eg: Technological optimism: 'I'll just wait for technology to fix it')
You're probably familiar with some, if not all, of these behaviours that support delay. They are arguments in their own individual right, but often used in combination to avoid personal accountability. The Climate Delayer makes arguments that are obscuring the need for immediate and radical action, they misrepresent rather than clarify, raise adversity rather than consensus, or imply that 'taking action is an impossible challenge.' – and this is from people within an industry that coined taglines like 'Just Do It' and 'Impossible is Nothing.'
There are many ways to identify, understand and overcome these problems including embracing distributed leadership, using tools designed to address or speed up positive action, celebrating progress and transparency, making your existing job a green one (empower agents of change) and creating your own rulebook.
What we need is to cultivate a climate culture of acceleration.
This means addressing the climate crisis not just through the lens of "ambition" but through the lens of "acceleration".
This means treating the climate crisis as a communications crisis.
This means adopting new tools and methodologies – finding new ways to grow. Purpose Disruptors' Change The Brief and Ecoffectiveness (the missing measure) are a great source of inspiration.
This means understanding that our storytelling acts as an important influence on public opinion; knowing that we have the power to make the difference between making net zero lifestyles aspirational and normal or driving the culture of unsustainable consumption. As Naomi Klein puts it: "It's not enough to imagine another world is possible, we need to feel and taste it."
This means actively working toward the ambitious targets we are setting ourselves as agencies; brands; companies, nations and people, every single day.
We can't afford to delay. Delay is the new denial.
Jane McDaid is founder and head of creative innovation at Thinkhouse
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I Am The One Who Shouts: Victim No More! Committee Suit. Personal Shadow Card, Permission to Post, Shaun K.
Many SoulCollage® participants fill their decks with beautiful, happy images, which are true of them, but hesitate when it comes to making a Shadow card that fosters change, transformation, and offers healing.
During a recent workshop a client, J. M. takes me aside and asks if after class we can talk about a particular card he has in his SoulCollage® deck. I say that I can recommend a therapist in Roscommon, but he insists it isn't that kind of talk he needs. He needs a reading. Still I agree on the understanding that if it turns out to be one of those talks he'll make an appointment with her, and he nods.
J.M. shows me the card that puzzles him: A card composed several months ago but still won't reveal its meaning.
I ask him to place his 3 Transpersonal Cards on the table then the card in question in front of him as we proceed with the reading.
"This would make my deck twice as large," he states, grasping his fifty some-odd-deck.
"Every card has its Shadow," I answer.
"Even the Council Suit? I thought –?" J.M. doubts.
I give him space to digest what we shared, time to consider his questions and write them down. Before we begin the reading I tell him that I'll be his scribe, listening and writing the responses voiced from his cards.
Like this client, many workshop participants confuse or misunderstand what is meant by a Shadow Card as opposed to a negative one.
Seena B. Frost wanted us to consider and represent the Shadow images in our deck. She urged us to include the cards that initially frighten, disturb, catch us unawares, and throw us off kilter. She encouraged participants to add and place these perplexing parts of our personalities on view, instead of keeping them hidden.
Yes, Seena advises not to include negative images in our decks. Yet what she refers to are the images of relatives, friends, acquaintances and co-workers, who don't want the best for us, who wish us harm. People who, and/or places, even pets that create misery instead of joy in our lives. Their negative energy, these negative forces are not to be confused with the revelations voiced from our Shadow Cards.
If Aunt Betty mixes peanuts in your salad dressing knowing you're allergic, you don't want to make a card honoring the presence of this relative in your Community Suit. Understood?
What the images on our Shadow cards represent are the ways we sabotage the very things and people we love most. Actions we decide to make, to create, and then manifest that were meant, at one junction in our lives, to buffer the pain caused from the discomfort of that situation. Actions, which are truly reactions that may not be needed anymore, yet have become habitual. Ways of responding that have been learned and triggered by what the Orphan, the Destroyer, the Warrior, the Hermit, when pushed to extremes, do to survive.
If left undiscovered, unacknowledged, unrecognized, the Shadow sides that characterize our person constrict and limit our possibilities to heal.
Created to protect this body/mind, these Shadows and their traits, if they haven't changed for the better via the lessons we've learned from life experience, can endanger and hamper our well-being, placing our potential for physical, emotional, and spiritual growth at risk.
By making our SoulCollage® Shadow cards, we honor ourselves by honoring and bringing to light the Shadows we hold dear, and at the same time fear. Through the use of images we reflex on and connect with what agonizes us visually, without the words, without judgment. The thoughts that we fear to feel are reflected to us in a mirror image, which is meant to relay a curative message.
We gain compassion through the use of sight. We bless what we recognize to be part of this self, this One who yearns to be understood, known and appreciated: loved whole to feel holy.
As for my client, he didn't have to make that appointment in Roscommon. To his delight the Shadow Card caused him to smile.
I Am The One Who Tells You Not To Take Yourself Seriously. Cause After All Is Said And Done, You Die. Then Who'll Remember That You Mattered. Committee Suit. Personal Shadow Card, Permission to Post, Jamie M.


NEIGHBOURS of a man who died while under "enormous stress" caused by the government's clampdown on children of the Windrush generation have said that his treatment was "disgusting".
Dexter Bristol, 58, collapsed and died in the street outside his home in Holborn. Police told neighbours at the time that he had suffered a heart attack. His family's lawyers have said that his death is "attributable to the problems he had trying to prove he was a British citizen".
Mr Bristol died outside his home at Mullen Tower, Mount Pleasant, on March 29. Born in Grenada, he arrived in the UK in 1968, aged eight, to join his mother Sentina. A British subject, she was a nurse who moved to England to help out the NHS labour shortage.
His solicitors said his "life changed forever" in May last year when a job offer fell through after he discovered he could not prove his British citizenship.
His right to benefits was also challenged. He then faced a "10-month trek through an almighty bureaucracy", attempting to track down landing cards, birth certificates and other proof of his arrival in the country five decades ago. The saga was said to have put him under "enormous stress".
On the day he died, his lawyers had sent a letter with details of the progress they were making. Tragically, he died before reading it. The envelope was found, unopened, inside his front door.
Ms Navarro, whose grandmother moved from Saint Kitts to work as a nurse in the 1960s, shares a similar family history to her neighbour. She said that Mr Bristol's treatment by the Home Office was "disgusting".
Fear of being persecuted had driven his isolation, she believes.
His case follows that of Michael Braithwaite, a teaching assistant who lost his job at Gospel Oak Primary School in 2016 when his citizenship was challenged. After two years in limbo, the 66-year-old, who arrived from Barbados with his family in 1961, had his citizenship confirmed in April, two weeks after Mr Bristol's death, as pressure mounted on the government.
Amber Rudd was forced to resign as home secretary last month after she misled parliament, wrongly claiming the Home Office had no targets to remove illegal immigrants. Tighter measures, requiring employers to run immigration checks, were introduced in 2013 when Theresa May was home secretary.
Mr Bristol's local Labour councillors and MP Keir Starmer said that, according to their records, he had never made contact to request assistance.
Patrick Vernon, director of mental health organisation Black Thrive, launched a crowdfunding drive to help pay for Mr Bristol's funeral, which was held last week.
The Home Office said: "Our condolences are with Mr Bristol's family and friends at this clearly difficult time." He had made no applications to the Home Office and, at the time of his death, was "not the subject of any removal action", it added.


There are two main reasons regarding the church being apostolic: apostolic mission and apostolic teaching. There is also a theory regarding the apostle Peter and papal succession.
Firstly, the two New Testament words translated as 'Apostle' are apostolos and apostolē, both of which signify mission and being sent out. Mission is at the heart of the apostolic church in that it is sent into the world with a Gospel that is for all. Therefore the two assured reasons that the church is apostolic, is due to its being founded on the authority of Apostle-based teaching as found in the New Testament, and apostolic mission as in the Great commission (Matthew 28v18-20).
Secondly the church is apostolic because the Church, according to Paul, is founded upon the teachings of the Apostles (Ephesians 2v20). The Apostles as witnesses to the very life and teachings of Jesus, and their teachings, were the identification mark that was considered normative practice for the early church. The Apostles still play a role in church life today, in that the church's teaching, authority, life and preaching is based upon the apostolic teachings found in the New Testament.
Thirdly, there is a theory that the church was founded on the Apostle Peter, and that the church today has an apostolic link to him via papal succession. This is based on the thinking that the Apostle Peter was distinct from the other apostles in that Jesus always chose him first and that he spoke freely and independently from and for the other apostles. It is also based on the tradition of cathedra Petri that states that Peter alone had Episcopal authority, and that this is passed down through the Roman Catholic Church and its pope. This view is based on Peter's confession of Jesus being the Christ, and Jesus stating that the keys to paradise are for Peter alone (Matthew 16v18-19). However this interpretation is erroneous and there are a multitude of objections to this theory. The principle objection being that all of Scripture, warrants that the church is founded on all of the apostles and all of their teaching, and not just on Peter alone. This is the correct view and to read anything else into the pretext and context of Matthew 16v18-19 is erroneous.
The means by which this hallmark can be tested in any church can be monitored in the function of Bible interaction. If the church is a community engaging in bible teaching, then the church can be seen to truly be 'apostolic'.
Were they accepted as authentic and used by the Church?
Were they in agreement with the doctrine handed down from the apostles?
Self authenticating - Godly men and women could recognize God's Word.
What is the Bible? The Bible is the Word of God, and is the instrument of the Holy Spirit to bring people to faith (Ephesians 1v13) and ongoing sanctification (Ephesians 5v26). Paul writes that all of it is "God Breathed" (2 Timothy 3v16), in that it is inspired by God and has its origins in God. It is not just the ideas, but also the words that are inspired by God (1 Corinthians 2v13).
Why interact with the Bible? The Bible is capable of being understood by all God's people. God the Holy Spirit enlightens the minds of Christians Disciples, so that they can understand spiritual truths (1 Corinthians 2vv10-16). Through interacting with the Bible, the church teaches, rebukes, corrects and trains people for the purpose of righteousness (2 Timothy 3v16). By interacting with the Bible, Christians keep from sinning (Psalm 119v11), are comforted (Psalm 119v52), have their minds focused on God (Psalm 43v3) and are sustained in a daily spiritual life (Deuteronomy 8v3). The church also interacts with Bible, as the Bible is a link to the apostles (New Testament) and prophets (Old Testament), who are the foundation of the church (Ephesians 2v20).
There are five main ways in which Christian Disciples can interact with the Bible. Public reading of Scripture was regular in Israel and in the early church (Nehemiah 8v3). Presently due to high literacy particularly in the Western world, Scripture can easily be read in private as well as corporately. Memorization of the Bible was commended to "lay up His words in your heart" (Job 22v22). By reading and memorizing the Bible, meditating on it helps understand the implications of life's occurrences and God's blessings (Joshua 1v8). These three interactions lead to a fourth: that of obedience. By obeying the Bible the Christian Disciple learns to obey God, as it is His word (Deuteronomy 31v12).
Fifthly, preaching/teaching of the Bible receives the main emphasis in the New Testament, such as at the Church's birth and Peter's address to the crowd (Acts 2). After they were dispersed due to persecution, the Apostles continued preaching and teaching (Acts 8v4). Luke gives thirteen different words for preaching, and over thirty are used in the entire New Testament. Preaching is defined as God communicating Himself to man through other humans empowered by the Holy Spirit. For John Stott, preaching is the centrepiece of worship to God in the Spirit's power.
These four marks of the church can be summarized like this. The church is one because Jesus is one; the church is holy because Jesus is holy; the church is catholic because Jesus is saviour of all; the church is apostolic because , as the Father sent Jesus who taught the Apostles, Jesus sends us to teach the Apostles teachings. It is these four hallmarks and their functions that are the test of whether a church is a biblical church.
For more to think about please do read 2 Timothy 4v1-5. Ask yourself the following questions, writing them down if you can, and see how you respond or react to them. Then why not share your answers with your spouse or a close friend, so that you can pray over any issues together.
Q1. As a Christian Disciple, do I need to change how I interact with the Bible?
Q2. As a Christian Disciple, why and how can I be watchful and endure?
Q3. Do I as a Christian work at telling others about Jesus?
The word catholic derives from the Greek word katholios, and its first written appearance is in Ignatius' Epistle to the Smyrnaeans. Second century Christians used it to describe themselves signifying that God's salvific truth was to be communicated across the world, transcending all barriers of nationality, cultures and language. The word was also used to symbolize their distinction from the heretics and their false teachings. In the mandate of Matthew 28v19, Jesus commands that the Gospel is spread throughout the world, and the church was to be His witnesses empowered by the Holy Spirit. Whilst the other first century religions were exclusivist by race, intellect or other means, Christianity was unique in that it was open for all, regardless of gender, race, culture or class. Paul had this in mind when he wrote "Faith in Christ Jesus is what makes each of you equal with each other, whether you are a Jew or a Greek, a slave or a free person, a man or a woman." (Galatians 3v28) The Gospel message proclaimed was for all people everywhere, including those with immoral pasts, just as Jesus commanded in the Great Commission (Matthew 28vv18-20).
While 'catholic' may be defined as universal, it can also be understood as referring to the whole. This is because a 'catholic church' is a whole church, in so much as that the Gospel impacts every aspect of a human and the 'catholic' church addresses the heart, mind and will of all people everywhere. The church possesses in itself every kind of virtue, which can be named related to words, deeds or spiritual gifts of every kind.
It is also whole or universal in relationship to time and history; in so much as there has always been a people of God and will remain so after the end of time on earth. It is participation within the church of the past, the present church and church of the future, which reflects catholicity.
It is through the function of mission, that this hallmark can be tested in any church can be discerned in the church. If the community engages in gospel outreach, then the church can be seen to be 'catholic'.
What is evangelism? Evangelism is purely telling others of God's message of reconciliation to all people of all time. It is not forcing people to adopt Church standards (1 Corinthians 5v12) and nor is it simply a message of join the church as a symbol of good works (Ephesians 2vv8-10). This catholic gospel says that everybody has sinned against God (Isaiah 53v6; Romans 3vv10-11); nobody can earn their reconciliation with God (Ephesians 2v9); that God sent His Son Jesus to be born, crucified and resurrected so that salvation can be had for all people of all time (John 3v16; 1 Timothy 1v15); and that it is by acquiescing to God by faith in Jesus alone that people are saved (John 5v24; Acts 16v31).
Why evangelize? The prime motivation for evangelism is out of gratitude for what God has done for the church, in that the church loves because He loved first (1 John 4vv10-12, 14,19). It was this sentiment Paul refers to when he writes, "For Christ's love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died." (2 Corinthians 5v14). The New Testament church told of God's reconciling message out of an "overwhelming experience of God's love" which they had received. Also God is a missionary God. Jesus was sent to save the lost and redeem mankind! The Holy Spirit was sent from the Father and the Son!
For more to think about please do read 2 Corinthians 5v11-21. Ask yourself the following questions, writing them down if you can, and see how you respond or react to them. Then why not share your answers with your spouse or a close friend, so that you can pray over any issues together.
Q1. What is the message I proclaim as a Christian disciple, both in words and lifestyle?
Q2. How and why do I tell others this message, despite opposition?
Q3. What is my motivation for telling others the Christian message?
1. The Church is Holy!
From this verse of Scripture, we see that Jesus prayed to the Father that his body the church would be holy! How is the church made holy? Through Jesus' holy sacrifice on the cross and the Holy Spirit's sanctifying work within individual believers (1 Corinthians 6v11). The church is holy, in that it is God's separated people living in the community, in the power of the Holy Spirit, and through a perfecting faith in Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 7v1). The church is not to be an exclusive and holy society secluded from the world, but rather God's salvation bearing movement going out to the world. The church is also holy, in that every Christian is holy and declared righteous through a living relationship with Jesus (Romans 3v22). This means that the church has imputed holiness and is seen as the spotless and sinless bride. Despite being deemed holy, the New Testament church was also subject to doctrinal error (1 Timothy 6v3), immorality (Revelation 2v14) and division (1 Corinthians 11v18). Dare I say, that churches today, are the same!
Jesus Christ is the head of the church, and therefore a church's relationship with Him, is identified through biblical morality and faithfulness to His teaching. When in the book of Revelation, Jesus did not find holiness in the churches he was condemnatory of them (Revelation 2v20), but continued to call them His bride. Augustine cites Christ's holiness as the reason for the church being holy, and the church will be made perfect on the last day.
However, being holy does not just mean being sinless. Holiness also means to be separated out and set apart for God's special purpose and work. This work is that the Gospel may be spread to all parts of the earth, by his chosen people, the Church - people who are and were being sanctified by the Holy Spirit and rooted in Gospel truth (2 Thessalonians 2v13-14).
For Luther, the church is holy because "God's word cannot be without God's holy people and conversely, God's people cannot be without God's word." By this, he means that wherever the Bible is preached faithfully, the church consisting of God's holy people also resides.
The method by which this hallmark can be tested in any church can be observed in the function of worship. If the community is a worshipping community, then the church can be seen to be 'holy'.
Worship as a church function derives from the hallmark of the church being holy. Worship is an intimate, dynamic and holy encounter with God, because Jesus is in the midst (Matthew 18v20) and empowered by the Holy Spirit (Philippians 3v3).
Why worship? There are various reasons as to why the church worships God, although primarily because God commands it, as 1 Chronicles 16v29 reminds us "Give to the Lord the glory he deserves! Bring your offering and come into his presence. Worship the Lord in all his holy splendour". The Ten Commandments, also known as the Decalogue, also clearly commands people to worship God alone (Exodus 20v3-10). Not only is it a command, but God deserves worshipping by His church for He alone personifies goodness (Psalm 100vv4-5), mercy (Exodus 4v31), holiness (Psalm 99v5,9) and power (Revelation 4v11). Thirdly, God is to be worshipped by His church in obedience to Him as creator (Revelation 4v11) but also as its Saviour and Lord (Habakkuk 3v18). Worship also brings exuberant satisfaction (Romans 12v2; Colossians 3v24).
Perhaps the greatest manifestation of public Church worship is seen in the two ordinances (or sacraments) of the Eucharist and Baptism. Celebrating Holy Communion is in direct obedience of Jesus' command that all Christian Disciples are to celebrate the remembrance of Him (Matthew 26vv26-28; Luke 22v19). Partaking in Holy Communion not only symbolizes His death for our sin (Luke 22v19), but also symbolizes the Christian Disciple's acceptance of Christ's death for them and their dependence on Him for spiritual life.
Baptism, which is commanded for all Christian Disciples (Matthew 28:19; Acts 2:38), naturally follows after conversion (Acts 2:37). To be baptized means to be baptized into Christ (Romans 6:3), which symbolizes a total identification with Jesus as a result of being baptized into His body (1 Corinthians. 12v13) and into His death (Romans 6vv1-6). Through baptism, the Christian Disciples' sinful natures are seen as dead with Christ (Romans 6v6), and we are raised to live a new life with a new nature (Romans 6v4)!
For more to think about please do read 1 Chronicles 16v23-36. Ask yourself the following questions, writing them down if you can, and see how you respond or react to them. Then why not share your answers with your spouse or a close friend, so that you can pray over any issues together.
Q1. Why do I as a Christian Disciple, worship God in a church?
Q2. How does worshipping God, help me in my relationship with Him?
Q3. How is the inherent link between holiness and worship, help me grow in Holiness?
From this verse of Scripture, we see that Jesus prayed to the Father that his body the church would be involved in a united and dynamic relationship (John 17v11). By the way, when referring to church here, I am speaking of the one universal and invisible church, and not the local visible churches. There can only be one church, because there is only one body through which salvation can be found within. It is unique and it is Jesus Christ's Bride, Body and Temple. There is only one Christ, ergo there must only be one church. The unifying fellowship people have with each other is founded only upon Jesus in what Jürgen Moltmann calls the "assured and consistent fellowship of Christ." There was only one Cross, therefore there can only be one Kingdom and church. There is only one God, therefore there could only be one people and one church known by its unity (Ephesians 4v4-6). Jesus stipulated that there is one shepherd and one flock, when referring to Himself and his followers the church (John 10v16).
Unity however does not infer uniformity. On the proviso that core beliefs are maintained (1 Corinthians 15v3-4), there appears to be room for some digression regarding secondary beliefs (Romans 14v1–15v13). Individual churches have different local needs to be faced, and have therefore dissimilar requirements. For a group to claim that they alone have the ultimate truth and are the only true church is systematic behaviour of evil cults and sects.
Self evident of this approach are the differing worship styles of the New Testament church. Whilst most persevered with a Judaist worship model, others followed a different format (1 Corinthians 14v26-40). To further illustrate the problem faced by having one universal church yet a multitude of visible local churches.
There are four distinct approaches which help explain this tension: imperialist, platonic, eschatological and biological.
The Imperialist view is favoured by the Roman Catholic Church, which claims that it is the only one church that can be observed as having unity, thereby signifying its claim to be the one true church.
The Platonic viewpoint claims that there is a basic distinction between the historical church and the ideal church.
The Eschatological viewpoint follows Calvin's theory of the invisible church becoming visible and known only when revealed at the last day and all present disunity will be abolished.
The Biological approach takes the view that the historical church develops and evolves like tree branches.
However Ignatius' maxim, "ubi Christus, ibi ecclesia" dictates explicitly that the church's unity is found only in Christ. The united church is a spiritual entity, not to be judged by external signs and values but to be founded only upon God's unity within the Trinitarian Godhead.
As for the sacraments, the Eucharist is celebrated together, hence its name in some traditions as Holy Communion. Baptism is done with others as a means of fellowship, with others performing the baptism and acting as witnesses. The means by which this hallmark can be tested in any church is revealed in the function of fellowship. If fellowship exists and is functioning, then the church can be seen to be participating in this hallmark and be 'one'.
One particular aspect of the church being 'one' is that its members have fellowship, resulting from walking with one another (1 John 1v7). The church is a gathering of humans, engaging in human activities with human "customs, texts, orders, procedures and possessions" through the power of the Holy Spirit.
What is fellowship? This is rooted in the words koinōnia and koinōneō, which are defined as a mutual sharing together, and not merely a mutual association. It was both in having fellowship and giving fellowship that the New Testament church understood fellowship.
Why fellowship? When Christian disciples fellowship with each other, God is glorified as a result (Romans 15v7). It is as a collective body that the Church fellowship grows in grace and maturity together, overcoming by grace, the weaknesses of each individual member (Ephesians 4vv12-16). Another reason for fellowship is for mutual exhortation "toward love and good deeds" (Hebrews 10v25). By this the lives of individual church members can live a consistent godly life, particularly if sins are confessed to each other (James 5v16).
New Testament exhortations to live holy lives are said to groups (Romans 6vv1-23). Victory is also seen in the eyes of a fellowship, rather than singular individuality (1 Corinthians 15v57; 1 John 5v4). Whilst God deals with us as individuals, it is through fellowship that God strengthens the individual, for individuals are "complemented, supported, healed and compensated" by other Christians. These are all very good reasons why all Christian Disciples need to find a Church to attend!
For more to think about please do read Ephesians 4vv1-16. Ask yourself the following questions, writing them down if you can, and see how you respond or react to them. Then why not share your answers with your spouse or a close friend, so that you can pray over any issues together.
Q1. What effort can I make to show the world the unity of the Church?
Q2. What can I say if somebody thinks a Christian disciple doesn't have to be attached to a local church congregation?
Q3. What results from me doing the work God has for me in His church?


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↑ (Ingelesez) Zoonomen Birds of the World -- current valid scientific avian names. .
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↑ Kenneth E. Campbell, Jr. (1995) «A review of the cranes (Aves: Gruidae) of Rancho La Brea, with the description of a new species» Contributions in Science (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County) (452): 1–13 .
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package io.restassured.config;

import io.restassured.mapper.ObjectMapper;
import io.restassured.mapper.ObjectMapperType;
import io.restassured.mapper.factory.*;
import org.apache.commons.lang3.Validate;

/**
 * Allows you to specify configuration for the object mapping functionality.
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public class ObjectMapperConfig implements Config {

    private final ObjectMapper defaultObjectMapper;
    private final ObjectMapperType defaultObjectMapperType;
    private final GsonObjectMapperFactory gsonObjectMapperFactory;
    private final Jackson1ObjectMapperFactory jackson1ObjectMapperFactory;
    private final Jackson2ObjectMapperFactory jackson2ObjectMapperFactory;
    private final JAXBObjectMapperFactory jaxbObjectMapperFactory;
    private final boolean isUserConfigured;

    /**
     * Default object mapper configuration that uses no explicit object mapper. An object mapper
     * will be found automatically in classpath if available. For more details see documentation.
     *

     * Also default object mapper factories will be used.
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    public ObjectMapperConfig() {
        defaultObjectMapper = null;
        defaultObjectMapperType = null;
        gsonObjectMapperFactory = new DefaultGsonObjectMapperFactory();
        jackson1ObjectMapperFactory = new DefaultJackson1ObjectMapperFactory();
        jackson2ObjectMapperFactory = new DefaultJackson2ObjectMapperFactory();
        jaxbObjectMapperFactory = new DefaultJAXBObjectMapperFactory();
        isUserConfigured = false;
    }

    /**
     * Creates an object mapper configuration that uses the specified object mapper as default.
     *
     * @param defaultObjectMapperType The object mapper to use. If null then classpath scanning will be used.
     */
    public ObjectMapperConfig(ObjectMapperType defaultObjectMapperType) {
        this(null, defaultObjectMapperType, new DefaultGsonObjectMapperFactory(), new DefaultJackson1ObjectMapperFactory(),
                new DefaultJackson2ObjectMapperFactory(), new DefaultJAXBObjectMapperFactory(), true);
    }

    /**
     * Creates an object mapper configuration that uses the specified object mapper as default.
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     * @param defaultObjectMapper The object mapper to use. If null then classpath scanning will be used.
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    public ObjectMapperConfig(ObjectMapper defaultObjectMapper) {
        this(defaultObjectMapper, null, new DefaultGsonObjectMapperFactory(), new DefaultJackson1ObjectMapperFactory(),
                new DefaultJackson2ObjectMapperFactory(), new DefaultJAXBObjectMapperFactory(), true);
    }

    private ObjectMapperConfig(ObjectMapper defaultObjectMapper, ObjectMapperType defaultObjectMapperType,
                               GsonObjectMapperFactory gsonObjectMapperFactory, Jackson1ObjectMapperFactory jackson1ObjectMapperFactory,
                               Jackson2ObjectMapperFactory jackson2ObjectMapperFactory, JAXBObjectMapperFactory jaxbObjectMapperFactory,
                               boolean isUserConfigured) {
        Validate.notNull(gsonObjectMapperFactory, GsonObjectMapperFactory.class.getSimpleName() + " cannot be null");
        Validate.notNull(jackson1ObjectMapperFactory, Jackson1ObjectMapperFactory.class.getSimpleName() + " cannot be null");
        Validate.notNull(jackson2ObjectMapperFactory, Jackson2ObjectMapperFactory.class.getSimpleName() + " cannot be null");
        Validate.notNull(jaxbObjectMapperFactory, JAXBObjectMapperFactory.class.getSimpleName() + " cannot be null");
        this.defaultObjectMapperType = defaultObjectMapperType;
        this.defaultObjectMapper = defaultObjectMapper;
        this.gsonObjectMapperFactory = gsonObjectMapperFactory;
        this.jackson1ObjectMapperFactory = jackson1ObjectMapperFactory;
        this.jackson2ObjectMapperFactory = jackson2ObjectMapperFactory;
        this.jaxbObjectMapperFactory = jaxbObjectMapperFactory;
        this.isUserConfigured = isUserConfigured;
    }

    public ObjectMapperType defaultObjectMapperType() {
        return defaultObjectMapperType;
    }

    public boolean hasDefaultObjectMapperType() {
        return defaultObjectMapperType != null;
    }

    /**
     * Creates an object mapper configuration that uses the specified object mapper as default.
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    public ObjectMapperConfig defaultObjectMapperType(ObjectMapperType defaultObjectMapperType) {
        return new ObjectMapperConfig(defaultObjectMapper, defaultObjectMapperType, gsonObjectMapperFactory,
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    public ObjectMapper defaultObjectMapper() {
        return defaultObjectMapper;
    }

    public boolean hasDefaultObjectMapper() {
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    /**
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    public ObjectMapperConfig and() {
        return this;
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    public boolean isUserConfigured() {
        return isUserConfigured;
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}

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20 September 2022 19 September 2022 Peter Tatchell Foundation
Thousands of gay men arrested in West Midlands police witch-hunts
"West Midlands police should not be allowed to march in uniform or with police banners at next Saturday's Birmingham Pride parade, given that the Chief Constable has refused to apologise for the past persecution of the LGBT+ community. Until they apologise, the police are not welcome. No apology, no participation," said human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell.
"Individual officers can march in plainclothes but not the force as an institution," he added.
The Chief Constable has refused to apologise for his force's historic homophobic victimisation.
Peter Tatchell wrote to Sir David Thompson requesting him to apologise: It is "time that you apologised for the past persecution of LGBT+ people by West Midlands police. Your force was one of the most homophobic in Britain. While you are not responsible for past wrongs, you are head of the force that witch-hunted us. I hope you will draw a line under that persecution by making an apology, so we can move forward together."
The Chief Constable wrote back to Mr Tatchell declining to apologise: "It is difficult of (sic) me to apologise for officers enforcing the law even if those offences today seem quite repugnant."
The Chief Constable of West Midlands was previously confronted by Peter Tatchell and urged to apologise as he marched in the Birmingham Pride parade with his officers last year.
Photos of Peter Tatchell confronting the Chief Constable are available on request.
Mr Tatchell explained:
"An apology would not right the wrongs done to the men arrested but it would at least acknowledge that the law was wrong – not the men who were criminalised punished, stigmatised and vilified.
"Sir David apologised in 2020 to the black community for his force's history of racism. So why can't he apologise to the LGBT+ community?
"The Chief Constable of the Isle of Man has apologised, as have the UK government and police chiefs in Sydney, Berlin and New York. It is time the West Midlands followed suit.
"In the decades before the full decriminalisation of homosexuality in 2003, West Midlands officers arrested huge numbers of gay and bisexual men for consenting, victimless behaviour. They were one of the most zealously homophobic police forces in the country, with arrest figures above the national average.
"Upon conviction, gay men were often jailed and beaten up in prison. Others were hit with huge fines. Many lost their jobs, homes and marriages. Some were bashed by homophobic mobs, driven to mental breakdowns and even attempted suicide. With the stigma of a criminal conviction for a homosexual offence, a lot of the victims of police homophobia had great difficulty in getting jobs and housing. Their lives were ruined by the police," said Mr Tatchell.
Copies of Mr Tatchell's letter to the Chief Constable and his reply to Mr Tatchell are available on request.
Police, UK
Birmingham Pride, black community, Chief Constable, criminalisation, Isle of Man, LGBT community, Peter Tatchell Foundation, Sir David Thompson, West Midlands police.
Conversion therapy & practices exposed
Peter Tatchell seized by Qatar security services


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Ústav paměti národa (slovensky Ústav pamäti národa) je slovenská veřejnoprávní instituce, která shromažďuje a zpracovává všechny druhy informací, vztahujících se na dobu nesvobody v letech 1939–1989 a zpřístupňuje dokumenty po bývalých bezpečnostních složkách státu.

Ústav sídlící v Bratislavě byl založený a řídí se zákonem č. 553/2002 Z.z. o zpřístupnění dokumentů o činnosti bezpečnostních složek státu 1939–1989 a o založení Ústavu pamäti národa a o doplnění některých zákonů (Zákon o pamäti národa).

Předseda Správní rady Ústavu paměti národa
Zakladatelem a prvním předsedou správní rady ÚPN byl Ján Langoš. V letech 2007–2013 byl předsedou správní rady historik Ivan Petranský. V roce 2013 byl na následné šestileté funkční období zvolen Ondrej Krajňák. Do úřadu jej slovenští zákonodárci zvolili až na třetí pokus, a to 105 odevzdanými hlasy.

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Meet The Warlis #HandmadeInIndia
In today's episode of Handmade in India, we head to Maharashtra and Gujarat to meet The Warlis. Welcome aboard. The Warlis or Varlis are an indigenous tribe living in mountainous as well as coastal areas of Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Author Avinash Subramaniam Published January 6, 2016
In today's episode of Handmade in India, we head to Maharashtra and Gujarat to meet The Warlis. Welcome aboard.
The Warlis or Varlis are an indigenous tribe living in mountainous as well as coastal areas of Maharashtra and Gujarat. They speak an unwritten Varli language which belongs to the southern zone of the Indo-Aryan languages (just saying).
The Art of the Warlis
In the book The Painted World of the Warlis, Yashodhara Dalmia claimed that the Warlis carry on a tradition of artistic expression stretching back to 2500 or 3000 BCE. Those in the know will know that the mural paintings by the Warlis are quite similar to those done between 500 and 10,000 BCE in the Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka, in Madhya Pradesh.
Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka, in Madhya Pradesh (Left); Warli Painting (Right)
Literal Definition
The word Warli is derived from waral meaning piece of land or field. Waral was the name given to a piece of land that was extracted out of an abandoned area, and then used to undertake cultivation.
Production Cluster
The Warli tribe resides in parts of
Nashik and Dhule districts (Maharashtra)
Dahanu and Talasri in Thane district (Maharashtra)
Valsad district (Gujarat)
Daman & Diu.
Inside Warli Art
The wall paintings by the Warlis use a very basic graphic vocabulary: a circle, a triangle and a square. The circle and triangle come from their observation of nature – the circle representing the sun and the moon, the triangle derived from mountains and pointed trees. The central motive in each ritual painting is the square, known as the "chauk" or "chaukat", mostly of two types: Devchauk and Lagnacha Chauk.
Devchauk (God's Square): It is made with an outline of a square drawn on the inside of the house wall. They start filling up the squarish frame towards inside from these four lines with geometrical strips. In the corners, you find figures of the moon, the sun, a comb, a ladder, the tarpa (a wind musical instrument) and ghangli (a string instrument). In the center of the Devchauk, we find Palaghata, the mother goddess, symbolizing fertility. Other characters in the traditional painting are Pancha Sirya Dev, the five headed god and the headless warrior, who is drawn either in a standing position or riding a horse. Pancha Sirya Dev is the archaic symbol of the cosmic cycle of life and death.
Devchauk (Image courtesy: D'Source)
Lagnacha Chauk (Marriage Square): In this painting a decorative square is drawn and in its centre a suhasinis (married women) draw a horse on which the bride, groom and groom's sister is shown sitting. Around the horse are the dancers, musicians and dhavelris (women who perform the wedding).
A wedding scene… the bride and the groom riding a horse, being trailed by more revelers (Image courtesy: One Hot Stove)
The Tarpa Dance: One of the distinct characteristic of Warlis is their love for music, dance and liquor. They have been dancing to the tune of the tarpa (a wind musical instrument) for centuries. The tarpa is a long protruding, phallic shape instrument made by the Warlis themselves and its size varies from one to six feet. It is considered to be an instrument given to the Warlis by Narandeva itself.
Traditionally, the Tarpa dance is performed by youngsters while elderly people just watch it. The dancers form a circle around the tarpa player and move in an anticlockwise direction – never turning their back to the Tarpa. This is so because the Warlis believe that cosmic forces move anticlockwise.
On Diwali, the festival of lights, as the lamps are lit and firecrackers go off, the Tarpa, the Warli pipe is used to summon young couples of the village to dance in a ring. It is a merry-go-round of light and sound and festivity. The Tarpa dance is also one of the important themes of Warli paintings.
The Tarpa Dance
The central motive in all these ritual paintings is surrounded by scenes portraying hunting, fishing and farming, festivals and dances, trees and animals. Human and animal bodies are represented by two triangles joined at the tip; the upper triangle depicts the trunk and the lower triangle the pelvis. Their precarious equilibrium symbolizes the balance of the universe, and of the couple.
The pared down pictorial language is matched by an equally spare technique. The ritual paintings are usually done inside the huts. The walls are made of a mixture of branches, earth and cow dung, making a Red Ochre background for the wall paintings. The Warli use only white for their paintings; the white pigment is a mixture of rice paste and water with gum as a binding. The 'paintbrush' is a bamboo stick chewed at the end to make it as supple as a paintbrush.
The wall paintings are created mostly for special occasions such as weddings or harvests. This activity was a preserve of the womenfolk until the late 1970s, which is when Jivya Soma Mashe revolutionised the world of Warli Art.
Other Warli Paintings
Kanna: There is another squarish painting, known as kanna – the symbol of virginity. This painting is drawn only in the bride's house. A multiplication sign is prominent in the square. The figure is then coated with yellow turmeric powder, red kunku powder and orange shendur powder to make it colourful and attractive.
Muthi: Muthi, means fists. And muthi paintings are repetitive imprints of fists – each signifying a fistful of grains. The multiplicity of such fist prints is supposed to ensure an abundance of food in the home and abundant yield in the field. Muthi paintings are usually found on the front walls of the house, granaries, inner walls of the kitchen, ploughs, on baskets which are used for keeping bhakari (bread).
Jivya Soma who?
Jivya Soma Mashe (born in 1934) is one of the best known artists of Warli Art. He was born in Dhamangaon village in Talasari taluka of Thane district of Maharashtra. At the tender age of 11, he came to Kalambipada village in Dahanu taluka, which is where he presently lives.
In the 1970s, Warli Painting, a predominantly ritual art till that time, took a radical turn when Jivya Mashe started to paint not for any special ritual, but on an everyday basis.
His talent was soon noticed nationally and internationally. The first exhibition of Jivya was held at the Gallery Chemould, Jehangir Art Gallery in Mumbai in 1975 by the initiative of Bhaskar Kulkarni, who first introduced this master to the outside world. Since then he has held several exhibitions in France, Germany, Italy & United States. This brought unprecedented recognition to the world of Warli Art and prompted many other young men to follow suit. Since then, Warli Art has gained fame across India and the world.
Jivya Soma Mashe sums up the deep feeling which animates the Warli people, saying "There are human beings, birds, animals, insects, and so on. Everything moves, day and night. Life is movement"
In 1976, Jivya Soma Mashe received the National Award for the Tribal Art.
In 2002, he received the Shilp Guru award.
In 2009, he was the recipient of the Prince Claus Award for his Warli painting.
In 2011, he received the Padma Shri for his contribution towards Warli painting.
Jivya has two sons Sadashiv Soma Mashe (born 1960) and Balu Jivya Mashe (born 1968/1972) – and both are well known exponents of this art form. Jivya has transmitted his knowledge to his children, telling his sons the Warli tales and legends. Both use a pictorial style that's close of their father – maintaining the tradition of a master-student relationship.
Our Favourite Warli Art Master
Shantaram Chintya Tumbada (born in 1975)
Shantaram is a master in the art of the representation of movement and an imaginative storyteller. Apart from painting, he cultivates three acres of rice field with his wife Kamla in Thane.
Shantaram's works include a huge mural on a wall of the six-storeyed Tony Garnier museum in Lyon, France. The mural is a whirl of activity – babies in cradles, a market scene, bulls ploughing a field – capturing the various facets of life in his village.
Tony Garnier Urban Museum, Lyon, 1993
The wall painting had been created as part of the Tony Garnier urban museum in which five painted walls represented five continents.
Madhukar Vadu
You must also read the fascinating story of Madhukar Vadu, who had not studied beyond class ten, but ended up publishing several books on the tribal art of Warli paintings in German. Each book is a collection of Warli paintings created by Vadu with a narrative describing the stories depicted in the nuanced works of art. More than 100,000 copies of his books have sold in Germany alone. Here's his story »
Warli Around the Web
a. If the written and printed word is not quite your thing, there's always the gift of YouTube, the site that never stops giving. The world of Warli Art is beautifully documented here. Here you will find tutorials, videos, and conversations about the creators of this simple and expressive art form. A accessible place to begin your journey is here:
b. Now the style of Warli Art is so eye-catching, it lends itself beautifully to the art of Pinterest-ing (if one can call it such a thing). And the thing about Pinterest is it quickly gets very addictive (there's a scientific reason for this). But if you love the look of Warli Art already and have come with us so far, we're sure you'll enjoy this trip into Warli on Pinterest, too.
c. Shop for Warli: We all know art and shopping are both therapeutic, and so we've created a whole section of products inspired by Warli Art right here on Engrave. Get some therapy. Check it out.
Sarvaserve Hand-painted Warli Art Serving Trays (Set of 3)
Chaha Hand-painted Warli Art Coasters (Set of 6)
Coke & Warli Art
Did you know: Warli art featured in Coca-Cola's 'Come home on Diwali' ad campaign in 2010.
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Biodiversity of India: Warli tribe and their tribal art
Business Standard: Coca-Cola India celebrates ancient Warli folk art form
Handmade in India: A Geographic Encyclopedia of India Handicrafts by Aditi Ranjan & M.P. Ranjan
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Indian Art Collection
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One Hot Stove: Warli Paintings
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The Art of Warli painting from Maharashtra – A film by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya – Mumbai
The Better India: Art & Culture: The Warlis – The painting is on the wall
The Crafty Angels: A Complete Warli painting Tutorial Guide
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States of Repair – Japanese and French brands top international league table of car reliability - Car Reliability Search | Reliability Index | How reliable is your car?
Japanese and French brands produce Europe's most reliable cars, according to new research by Warranty Direct's Reliability Index.
As a major international football event comes to a close in South America, Warranty Direct has put together its own league table of which countries develop the most dependable vehicular exports. The vehicles analysed were an average of five years old with mileages of around 50,000.
Japanese brands dominated the top of the table with marques including Honda, Toyota, Mazda and Nissan producing some of the most reliable models on the market.
French carmakers – Citroën, Peugeot and Renault – come second in the reliability rankings with South Korea completing the top three – Hyundai and Kia amongst the country's more dependable exports.
Japanese brands are most susceptible to axle and suspension problems, responsible for an average 25% of faults. French and South Korean vehicles however are more likely to develop electrical faults, at 29% and 22% of cases respectively.
It's not all bad for the UK - despite its home brands scoring low for reliability, Japanese manufacturers Honda and Nissan both have successful models built in Britain. The Nissan Qashqai is produced in Sunderland, while the Honda Civic rolls out of Swindon. MINI also scored well for reliability and, despite being owned by the BMW Group, its cars are manufactured in Oxford.
Czech Republic (Skoda) and Spain (SEAT) were omitted from the rankings.


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Employees Provident Fund.. Generally known as PF ... a retirement benefit scheme available for the salaried class people in India. This year the Employees Provident Fund has introduced a e-pass book facility for their members through which each member can find their balance.
What is an EPF E-passbook? .. It is an on-line version and the member can easily track and check their balance.
(PAN, Aadhar(UID), NPR (National population Register), bank account number, voter ID card, driving license, passport ID card or ration card number) along with its unique number and your name as it is in the documents. On entering six digit unique text characters you will have to click "GET PIN" to get a four digit authorization pin on your mobile.
Your registration will be completed and you will get a confirmation message on your mobile . This means your registration is completed.
How to generate pass book?
· Choose the EPFO office.. If you do not know you can use the establishment search facility to get these details.
· Click "Get PIN" to receive PIN on your mobile and email. Do not close this page till you get the PIN on your mobile/email.
REMEMBER .. While using EPFO e-passbook facility.
1. Use only one mobile no. However you can edit the mobile number details subsequently.
2. One establishment one EPF account number only. If you wish to view details of all your EPF accounts under a single establishment then you will have to first transfer one EPF to another.
3. You can view a total of 10 EPF accounts under different establishments. You can view your accounts en number of times and transfer old EPF accounts to existing ones too.
5. If you have left your job before March 2012, then you will not be able to see the details online. However you can place a request for the same on the website and it will be uploaded in a few days.
7. You can use multiple ids to register by using different documents types.
The EPFO's e-passbook facility is a welcome move which will enable employees in managing their EPF account in a better manner. The success of this facility depends on the efficiency of the EPFO in managing the website and handling requests from the members.


East Dane is having a great season as the men's retailer picks up more labels to offer. In addition to Kenzo, East Dane has five more brands to watch. All recently picked up, AMI, Carhartt WIP, DDUGOFF, YMC and Helmut Lang are featured in a new style lookbook starring model John Hein. The outing comes hot on the heels of a trendy Marc by Marc Jacobs showcase.
John Hein boasts an urban appeal in Carhartt WIP.
John Hein warms up to modern basics from DDUGOFF.
John Hein plays it cool in YMC.
John Hein gets in tune with his dark sporty side in Helmut Lang.


A CBC COMMUNITY NEWS POLL asks, School libraries: How important are they to learning and critical thinking? Should school boards cut other programs before they close libraries and layoff librarians? Why or why not? How important are school libraries to learning and developing critical thinking?
Since posting the poll yesterday, respondents have shown a heavy (89%) leaning to "extremely important." Vote now.
I for one am quite certain that, when Sir Ken Robinson calls for the return of creativity to education, he would agree that now is the exactly right time for creative leadership. Teacher-librarians are grateful to those who can think "outside the box" created for us by the accountability agenda, administrators who see the possibilities for powerful partnerships amongst educators, including teacher-librarians as agents of change, as key to creating and empowering meaningful learning in schools. The capacity of teacher-librarians to empower reading and learning in schools is seriously impaired when those who make staffing decisions have narrow interpretations of what literacy is and a fixation on the tools, not the processes, of learning. They "box in" reading and learning and constrain the "big picture" re-thinking in ways that may, in fact, have the exact opposite effect of what they seek to achieve.
Information literacy is a term educators use to describe the skills students need to find and use good information in the digital age. But principals probed in the People for Education survey didn't see the term in the same way when asked about their school's information literacy strategy. Instead, they talked about their school's strategy to improve reading and writing test scores (Montreal Gazette).
Prompting this blogpost has been a flurry of articles from Eastern Canada and elsewhere about the news of cuts to school libraries, as well as the dreadful and unimaginable developments for teacher-librarians in California (see earlier post about weeping).
BE IT RESOLVED THAT BCCPAC insist that the Ministry of Education ensure that all public school libraries be adequately funded to provide equitable access to school library programs that meet the learning needs of all students. This should include time for the teacher and teacher-librarian to plan and teach units collaboratively, for students to access the library for research, as well as whole class instruction, under the guidance of a teacher-librarian, and for regular opportunities each week for all students to work with the teacher-librarian to use library resources and to choose books for personal reading.
would ensure that all students in BC have equitable physical and intellectual access to the resources and services of the school library program. Minimum staffing levels of 1 FTE for each elementary or middle school and 1 FTE for every 702 students at the secondary school level would ensure equitable access for all students. School libraries cannot be replaced with public libraries, nor can teacher-librarians be replaced with clerks or technicians. Teacher-librarians differ from clerks, technicians, and librarians in public libraries, in that their main focus is one of instruction for all students. Every child in this province should have the chance to read and learn supported by a range of technological tools, print and digital resources, and the services of a teacher-librarian.


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Sidney Dufresne (born 12 April 1986) is a French eventing rider. Representing France, he competed at the 2018 World Equestrian Games in Tryon, North Carolina, where he won a bronze medal with the French team and was placed 18th individually.

Dufresne also competed at the 2017 edition of the European Eventing Championships, where he was placed 42nd individually and 11th in the team event.

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[With Perseverance about Sustained Anticoagulant Therapy]
SAS Géza
Lege Artis Medicinae - 2009;19(02)
HUNGARIAN 2009;19(02)
[I planted a ginkgo biloba]
[Treatment of acute pancreatitis, with special regard to pharmaceutical therapy]
DÖBRÖNTE Zoltán
[Treatment of acute pancreatitis is mainly supportive, including the correction of any factors causing or sustaining the disease process, efforts to limit complications, as well as treatment of complications. Pharmaceutical efforts to influence the pathophysiological events with protease inhibitors or by influencing the release of the pro-inflammatory cytokine cascade did not prove to be effective, so there is no known effective and specific drug therapy for clinical use. Adequate pain control is an important component of pharmaceutical management, and - although yet controversial - early antibiotic prophylaxis and effective antimicrobial treatment of the inflammatory complications (infected necrosis or fluid collection, SIRS, sepsis) have probably a determining role in the outcome of severe necrotizing pancreatitis. Carbapenems proved to be the most potent antibiotics. For the prevention of the not infrequent fungal superinfection in acute pancreatitis, early administration of fluconasole can also decrease mortality. Surgery is indicated in the first stage of infected necrosis and infected pancreatic and peripancreatic fluid collections. In certain patients with a high operative risk, endoscopic or percutaneous drainage with lavage can also be worth trying. Optimal conditions for the treatment of severe necrotizing pancreatitis, as well as adequate management of multiple organ failure can only be warranted at an intensive care unit. In the chemoprevention of pancreatitis complicating endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs promise a new therapeutic option. There are insufficient data about the beneficial effects of the protease inhibitor ulinastatin, and results with nitroglycerin are contradictory.]
[Sudden cardiac death in athletes - cardiac electrophysiology point of view]
VARRÓ András
[Sudden cardiac death of athletes is very rare (1/50 000 to 1/100 000 annually) but it is still 2 to 4 times more frequent than that of the agematched normal population. In addition, it attracts peculiar media attention. Sudden cardiac death in athletes is supposed to not primarily have an ischemic origin but most likely relates to repolarization abnormalities. These may be caused by several independent and/or dependent factors such as benign cardiac hypertrophy developing normally in athletes (athlete's heart), hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, increased sympathetic activity, genetic defects, seemingly harmless drugs, doping agents, food, and dietary supplements. These factors together can increase inhomogeneities in myocardial repolarization ("substrate"). In this case, an otherwise harmless extrasystole ("trigger") occurring with unlucky timing may - although very seldomly - elicit fatal arrhythmias. Thus, effective prevention of sudden cardiac death may include new types of cost-effective cardiac electrophysiological screening methods (ECG or echocardiography) and, in case of a high level of suspicion, more costly genetic tests can be considered.]
[Labiolingual lesions - important symptoms of a rare endocrine syndrome]
SALLAI Ágnes, HOSSZÚ ÉVA, GERGICS Péter, RÁCZ Károly, FEKETE György
[Practical considerations in the state-of-the-art management of ankylosing spondylitis]
SZÁNTÓ Sándor, SZEKANECZ Zoltán
[Ankylosing spondylitis is an inflammatory rheumatic disease characterized by inflammation of the spinal and sacroiliacal joints, which causes chronic back pain and ultimately spinal stiffness, impaired motility, and deformity. Until the last decade, treatment mainly consisted of a combination of physical therapy and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, but recently tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitors revolutionized therapy and improved clinical outcomes. Tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitors effectively control inflammation of the sacroiliacal and spinal joints as shown by improved signs symptoms, and functions, magnetic resonance imaging findings, and reduction of acute phase reactants. Whether these drugs are capable of preventing radiographic progression and structural damage has, however, to be clarified in future studies. This review aims to highlight recent progress in the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis, and to provide recommendations for its management.]
The etiology and age-related properties of patients with delirium in coronary intensive care unit and its effects on inhospital and follow up prognosis
ALTAY Servet, GÜRDOGAN Muhammet, KAYA Caglar, KARDAS Fatih, ZEYBEY Utku, CAKIR Burcu, EBIK Mustafa, DEMIR Melik
Delirium is a syndrome frequently encountered in intensive care and associated with a poor prognosis. Intensive care delirium is mostly based on general and palliative intensive care data in the literature. In this study, we aimed to investigate the incidence of delirium in coronary intensive care unit (CICU), related factors, its relationship with inhospital and follow up prognosis, incidence of age-related delirium and its effect on outcomes. This study was conducted with patients hospitalized in CICU of a tertiary university hospital between 01 August 2017 and 01 August 2018. Files of all patients were examined in details, and demographic, clinic and laboratory parameters were recorded. Patients confirmed with psychiatry consultation were included in the groups of patients who developed delirium. Patients were divided into groups with and without delirium developed, and baseline features, inhospital and follow up prognoses were investigated. In addition, patients were divided into four groups as <65 years old, 65-75 yo, 75-84 yo and> 85 yo, and the incidence of delirium, related factors and prognoses were compared among these groups. A total of 1108 patients (mean age: 64.4 ± 13.9 years; 66% men) who were followed in the intensive care unit with variable indications were included in the study. Of all patients 11.1% developed delirium in the CICU. Patients who developed delirium were older, comorbidities were more frequent, and these patients showed increased inflammation findings, and significant increase in inhospital mortality compared to those who did not develop delirium (p<0.05). At median 9-month follow up period, rehospitalization, reinfarction, cognitive dysfunction, initiation of psychiatric therapy and mortality were significantly higher in the delirium group (p<0.05). When patients who developed delirium were divided into four groups by age and analyzed, incidence of delirium and mortality rate in delirium group were significantly increased by age (p<0.05). Development of delirium in coronary intensive care unit is associated with increased inhospital and follow up morbidity and mortality. Delirium is more commonly seen in geriatric patients and those with comorbidity, and is associated with a poorer prognosis. High-risk patients should be more carefully monitored for the risk of delirium.
A rare entity of acquired idiopathic generalised anhidrosis which has been successfully treated with pulse steroid therapy: Does the histopathology predict the treatment response?
ÖKTEM Özdemir Ece, ÇANKAYA Şeyda, UYKUR Burak Abdullah, ERDEN Simsek Nazan, YULUG Burak
Acquired idiopathic generalised anhidrosis is an uncommon sweating disorder characterized by loss of sweating in the absence of any neurologic, metabolic or sweat gland abnormalities. Although some possible immunological and structural mechanisms have been proposed for this rare entity, the definitive pathophysiology is still unclear. Despite some successfully treated cases with systemic corticosteroid application, the dose and route of steroid application are controversial. Here, we present a 41-year-old man with lack of generalised sweating who has been successfully treated with high dose pulse intravenous prednisolone. We have discussed his clinical and histopathological findings as well as the treatment options in view of the current literature.
Evaluation of the effectiveness of transforaminal epidural steroid injection in far lateral lumbar disc herniations
EVRAN Sevket, KATAR Salim
Far lateral lumbar disc herniations (FLDH) consist approximately 0.7-12% of all lumbar disc herniations. Compared to the more common central and paramedian lumbar disc herniations, they cause more severe and persistent radicular pain due to direct compression of the nerve root and dorsal root ganglion. In patients who do not respond to conservative treatments such as medical treatment and physical therapy, and have not developed neurological deficits, it is difficult to decide on surgical treatment because of the nerve root damage and spinal instability risk due to disruption of facet joint integrity. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of transforaminal epidural steroid injection (TFESI) on the improvement of both pain control and functional capacity in patients with FLDH. A total of 37 patients who had radicular pain caused by far lateral disc herniation which is visible in their lumbar magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan, had no neurological deficit and did not respond to conservative treatment, were included the study. TFESI was applied to patients by preganglionic approach. Pre-treatment Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) scores of the patients were compared with the 3rd week, 3rd month and 6th month scores after the procedure. The mean initial VAS score was 8.63 ± 0.55, while it was 3.84 ± 1.66, 5.09 ± 0.85, 4.56 ± 1.66 at the 3rd week, 3rd month and 6th month controls, respectively. This decrease in the VAS score was found statistically significant (p = 0.001). ODI score with baseline mean value of 52.38 ± 6.84 was found to be 18.56 ± 4.95 at the 3rd week, 37.41 ± 14.1 at the 3rd month and 34.88 ± 14.33 at the 6th month. This downtrend of patient's ODI scores was found statistically significant (p = 0.001). This study has demonstrated that TFESI is an effective method for gaining increased functional capacity and pain control in the treatment of patients who are not suitable for surgical treatment with radicular complaints due to far lateral lumbar disc hernia.
ENG 2021;74(1-2)
Effects of valproate, carbamazepine and levetiracetam on Tp-e interval, Tp-e/QT and Tp-e/QTc ratio
YASAR Altun, ERDOGAN Yasar
Aim - To evaluate P-wave dispersion before and after antiepileptic drug (AED) treatment as well as to investigate the risk of ventricular repolarization using the Tpeak-Tend (Tp-e) interval and Tp-e/QT ratio in patients with epileptic disorder. Methods - A total of 63 patients receiving AED therapy and 35 healthy adults were included. ECG recordings were obtained before and 3 months after anti-epileptic treatment among patients with epilepsy. For both groups, Tp-e and Tp-e/QT ratio were measured using a 12-lead ECG device. Results - Tp-e interval, Tpe/QT and Tp-e/QTc ratios were found to be higher in the patient group than in the control group (p<0.05, for all), while QTmax ratio was significantly lower in the patient group. After 3 months of AED therapy, significant increases in QT max, QTc max, QTcd, Tp-e, Tp-e/QT, and Tp-e/QTc were found among the patients (p<0.05). When the arrhythmic effects of the drugs before and after treatment were compared, especially in the valproic acid group, there were significant increases in Tp-e interval, Tp-e/QT and Tp-e/QTc values after three months of treatment (p<0.05). Carbamazepine and levetiracetam groups were not statistically significant in terms of pre- and post-treatment values. Conclusions - It was concluded that an arrhythmogenic environment may be associated with the disease, and patients who received AED monotherapy may need to be followed up more closely for arrhythmia.
[Zonisamide: one of the first-line antiepileptic drugs in focal epilepsy ]
JANSZKY József, HORVÁTH Réka, KOMOLY Sámuel
[Chronic administration of antiepileptic drugs without history of unprovoked epileptic seizures are not recommended for epilepsy prophylaxis. Conversely, if the patient suffered the first unprovoked seizure, then the presence of epileptiform discharges on the EEG, focal neurological signs, and the presence of epileptogenic lesion on the MRI are risk factors for a second seizure (such as for the development of epilepsy). Without these risk factors, the chance of a second seizure is about 25-30%, while the presence of these risk factors (for example signs of previous stroke, neurotrauma, or encephalitis on the MRI) can predict >70% seizure recurrence. Thus the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) re-defined the term 'epilepsy' which can be diagnosed even after the first seizure, if the risk of seizure recurrence is high. According to this definition, we can start antiepileptic drug therapy after a single unprovoked seizure. There are four antiepileptic drugs which has the highest evidence (level "A") as first-line initial monotherapy for treating newly diagnosed epilepsy. These are: carbamazepine, phenytoin, levetiracetam, and zonisamide (ZNS). The present review focuses on the ZNS. Beacuse ZNS can be administrated once a day, it is an optimal drug for maintaining patient's compliance and for those patients who have a high risk for developing a non-compliance (for example teenagers and young adults). Due to the low interaction potential, ZNS treatment is safe and effective in treating epilepsy of elderly people. ZNS is an ideal drug in epilepsy accompanied by obesity, because ZNS has a weight loss effect, especially in obese patients.]


As the CEO of Emagen Entertainment Group Inc., Anthony Saleh oversees the careers of singer Alina Baraz, superstar rapper Future and multi-platinum rap legend, Nas. He previously partnered with Troy Carter to be the Executive Vice President of Atom Factory where he helped represent Nicki Minaj, Robin Thicke, Mary J. Blige, Lady Gaga, and Priyanka Chopra.
Anthony is also a partner at WndrCo, where he has teamed up with Jeffrey Katzenberg and others to invest in the next wave of digital media and technology that is constantly evolving, and is an influential member and part-time resident of Silicon Valley, where he is an avid angel and seed investor and advisor to many of America's top technology start-up companies. His portfolio of 150+ companies includes Change.org, Fancy, Genius, Tradesy, Casper, DropBox, Lyft, Ring, Thrive Market, PillPack, and many more.
Anthony Saleh has also been named as Forbes 30 Under 30, Billboard's Top 30 Under 30 and won an Emmy for his work in the ESPN documentary Survival 1.
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Please let me grieve in peace
Corie Hertzog Opinion Columnist @Miss_Kitten1067
My brother is dead.
Both my maternal grandparents are dead.
My great aunt just died Oct. 15, on the six-year anniversary of my brother dying.
I didn't process the emotions or cry until I saw a sad video about something that has nothing to do with my grief.
People just don't understand that grief isn't quick. Let me grieve my own way and at my own pace.
According to John Hopkin's Medicine, there are two types of grief: anticipatory grief, where people know death is soon, and sudden lost, where the death is, well, sudden. Unexpected.
I have gone through both.
I watched my grandmother write her will and plan her funeral with her children. We had hospice workers and family coming and going at all times.
People think this type of grief is easier. It's not. The planning doesn't lessen the pain. It's just more time to swear at the world and lay on the railroad tracks and debate if being hit by a train would be less painful.
I fell to my knees and screamed at a Golden Corral when my dad called to say my brother had been in a fatal car crash. I had a similar reaction in my dorm hallway when Mom called to say Papa died in his sleep.
I was supposed to call Papa the night he died. I just forgave myself this month for not calling. He died back in March of 2017.
According to pretty much every therapist, grief is considered a process. We are supposed to go through the stages: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and, finally, acceptance. Fit each emotion in its box to be checked off and move along.
What a crock of s---.
Grieving isn't a checklist. Believe me, I wish it was. I would much rather take a week to go through each stage individually and be done.
It doesn't work like that.
People expect the bereaved to cry and move on.
They want them to check the boxes and go back to normal. There is no going back to normal after a death.
I tried. I smiled. I cracked jokes. I still crack jokes like "I'm finally taller than my brother by six feet," or "Papa said I could on that Minneapolis trip over his dead body. I didn't think he meant literally."
I did everything I could not to let the fragile glass of emotion shatter and spill over everything.
Grieving takes time. It takes months and years. Even when we reach the acceptance stage, it's not over. We don't just magically move on.
I am still grieving. I'm still grieving after six years, after three years, after two years.
People who are grieving after years aren't milking the tragedy. We are trying to process the part of us that died with our loved one.
Just let us grieve.