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Q: Facebook follow button is not showing up during local development I have gone through following similar issues of people having trouble with their Facebook social plugins: this, this and this. None of this helped to solve the problem + posts are a bit outdated. I have also posted on the Facebook for developers site - no response for now.
Here is my simple HTML page: https://jsfiddle.net/jhmyzwbk/3/
This MWE shows two different options of my tryings to integrate Facebook like button both of them do not work for some reason.
Just for the sake of it, I have tried the same procedure with Twitter follow button integration and everything works like a charm.
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Treaty Can Repair U.S.-Israel Relationship
By Ira Stoll | January 2, 2017, 15:47 EST
Printed from: https://newbostonpost.com/2017/01/02/treaty-can-repair-u-s-israel-relationship/
One of the great paradoxes of Zionism is that a movement for Jewish national self-determination has found itself so often at the mercy of Gentiles.
Precedent for this goes all the way back at least to Cyrus the Great, the Persian king who roughly 2,600 years ago allowed the Jews to return to the promised land and rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem.
In modern times, Lord Arthur Balfour, the British foreign secretary, issued the landmark Balfour Declaration on November 2, 1917: "His Majesty's Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people." In 1947, the United Nations voted at Lake Success in favor of Israel's creation. President Harry Truman formally recognized the modern state of Israel at its founding in 1948. In the 1950s, France supplied Israel with weapons and nuclear equipment. More recently, the United States has sent billions of dollars in military aid to Israel.
For Israel, the assistance of foreign powers, while crucial, has also proven disappointingly erratic. The same United Nations General Assembly that had approved Israel's creation later passed a resolution denouncing Zionism as a form of racism. The Persia of Cyrus has become the Islamic Republic of Iran, funding Israel's deadly terrorist enemies and denying the reality of the Holocaust. The same Britain that had issued the Balfour Declaration also, in 1939, issued the White Paper harshly restricting Jewish immigration to the promised land at a time when the Jews of Europe were desperately seeking a refuge from the Nazi onslaught. The French who were so helpful with their arms sales to Israel in the 1950s also later helped build the Osirak nuclear reactor for Saddam Hussein's Iraq, which aimed to destroy Israel. During the Vichy period of the 1940s, France collaborated in sending 77,000 Jews to die in Nazi camps.
If it seems excessive to mention of the Holocaust in response to the December 23 vote at the United Nations Security Council condemning the Jewish presence in Jerusalem and in its suburbs, forgive me. I invoke the authority of the late senator from New York, Daniel Patrick Moynihan. The U.N. Security Council vote sent me to my bookshelf and to the collected letters of Moynihan that were edited by Steven R. Weisman and brought out by publisher PublicAffairs in 2010. Moynihan had been President Gerald Ford's ambassador to the United Nations in 1975 when the notorious "Zionism is racism" resolution passed. In 1991, looking back on it, Moynihan wrote a letter to a friend describing that vote as "the last great horror of the Hitler-Stalin era."
As Moynihan put it in that letter: "I never came near to understanding the Holocaust until I encountered the Zionism resolution. … It was the secret behind the Holocaust. The charge was too hideous to believe. The mind goes blank; denial sets in; avoidance. I thought of the voyage of the St. Louis in 1939. Outward bound from Hamburg with 930 German Jews. Twenty-two allowed to land in Havana. Then back up the Atlantic coast of the United States. Lights ablaze at night. Refused entry. Back to Antwerp and the death camps. We had denied the possibility of death camps."
If Moynihan erred in that letter it was only, alas, in describing the 1975 vote as "the last great horror of the Hitler-Stalin era." At the end of last week, a new horror was added. The Security Council voted to condemn as illegal the Israeli presence in the Jewish quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, the Jewish presence at the Western Wall, the Jewish presence at the tombs of Abraham and Rachel, the Jewish presence in Jerusalem suburbs and in West Bank cities and towns whose positions secure the major population centers of the modern Jewish state from obliteration. Among the U.N. Security Council members who voted to condemn Israel were France, Britain, Spain, Malaysia, Russia, China, Venezuela, Japan, Ukraine, and Egypt.
The votes were reminders of Vichy France, of the Britain of the White Paper. They were a reminder of the Spain of the Inquisition, which not only expelled all its Jews but also, as Benzion Netanyahu recounts memorably in his masterpiece The Origins of the Inquisition in Fifteenth-Century Spain, put to death, by torture, even those Spaniards with Jewish ancestry who had genuinely converted to Christianity.
Malaysia's prime minister from 1981 to 2002, Mahathir Mohamad, banned the showing of Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List from movie theaters in that country; instead, the bookstores prominently feature Hitler's Mein Kampf. Russia, under Soviet rule, long forbade Jews from learning Hebrew or emigrating to Israel; dissenters, like Natan Sharansky, were banished to the gulag.
China's treatment of its Uighur Muslim and Tibetan minorities would be a fine subject for an actual U.N. Security Council resolution; they make the cruelest things Israel has done to Palestinian Arabs look like gentle acts of lovingkindness by comparison. Venezuela's strongman Hugo Chavez welcomed and embraced Iran's Holocaust-denying president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad; the two countries cooperate militarily. Japan was allied with the Nazis in World War II. One and a half million Jews in Ukraine were killed in the Holocaust, 33,771 of them in two days at Babi Yar. Egypt has been cruel to the Jews back to the time of Moses and Pharaoh.
As for America, its abstention at the U.N. Security Council was reminiscent of how it treated the passengers on the St. Louis.
The point here is not to dwell on Jewish victimhood. It is simply to observe, from the extensive historical record, that not a single one of these nations other than Israel itself could be dependably relied on for Jewish security or even survival.
If America does want to try to turn this one around, the U.S. Constitution provides a path forward for both the Congress and President-elect Donald Trump.
Article Two of the Constitution gives the president "Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur." Article Six adds the emphasis that, along with the Constitution, "all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land."
In the absence of such a treaty, the U.S.-Israel relationship will rest on tenuous legal ground no matter how deep it is in other ways. The United States and Israel do have a free trade agreement enacted in 1985. We have a memorandum of understanding on military aid reached earlier this year. And there have been countless other documents governing the relationship, some of which were undercut by Friday's vote.
There was the letter from President George W. Bush to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of April 14, 2004, which stated, "the United States reiterates its steadfast commitment to Israel's security, including secure, defensible borders … As part of a final peace settlement, Israel must have secure and recognized borders, which should emerge from negotiations between the parties in accordance with UNSC Resolutions 242 and 338. In light of new realities on the ground, including already existing major Israeli populations centers, it is unrealistic to expect that the outcome of final status negotiations will be a full and complete return to the armistice lines of 1949, and all previous efforts to negotiate a two-state solution have reached the same conclusion. It is realistic to expect that any final status agreement will only be achieved on the basis of mutually agreed changes that reflect these realities."
That letter was effectively torn to shreds by the December 23 U.N. Security Council resolution.
There was the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995, a law that stated as the "policy of the United States" that "Jerusalem should remain an undivided city in which the rights of every ethnic and religious group are protected" and "Jerusalem should be recognized as the capital of the State of Israel."
That law, too, was effectively shredded by Friday's U.N. Security Council resolution — as it has been, on an ongoing basis, by the State Department's refusal even to stamp the words "Jerusalem, Israel" on the passports of American Jewish children born in the Israeli capital.
What President-elect Trump and Congress could do with a treaty is to make it clear that neither America nor Israel recognize the validity of or will be bound in any way by the U.N. Security Council resolution passed on December 23. A treaty could make clear that the two nations are united in their dedication to pursuing peace and security in the face of the threat of extremist Islamist terrorism, which has emerged as the national security challenge of the 21st Century in the way that Nazism and Communism were the challenges of the 20th Century.
That doesn't mean that America needs to embrace every Israeli settlement or every act by every settler. Nor does it necessarily mean that America or Israel needs to give up on the land-for-peace approach and replace it with a peace-for-peace approach. Israelis have their own internal differences on West Bank settlement policy. If the choice were living side by side with a peaceful Palestinian Arab state, a large majority of Israelis would happily give up the arduous responsibility of policing the West Bank. But that's not the choice. Each time Israel has withdrawn from land — Gaza, Lebanon, Sinai — the land has been used as a staging ground for indiscriminate terrorist attacks on the civilians in the remaining Jewish-controlled territory.
A formal U.S. Senate treaty ratification vote, with the constitutionally required two-thirds margin, is something to which President Barack Obama was never willing to submit his precious Iran nuclear deal. Such a vote on a future U.S.-Israel treaty has the potential to demonstrate dramatically in Washington — the city where President Obama has chosen to live after he leaves office — how far outside the American mainstream is Mr. Obama's approach to Israel.
The depth of the bipartisan disgust with Mr. Obama's handling of the issue is clear not only from the many Republican denunciations, but also from the furious statements by Democratic senators and senators-elect. Senator Charles Schumer, the incoming Democratic leader, called the Obama administration's action "extremely frustrating, disappointing and confounding." Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, another Democrat, called the American abstention "unconscionable." Senator Joseph Donnelly, a Democrat of Indiana, said he was "profoundly disappointed by the lack of American leadership shown at the U.N." Senator Mark Warner, another Democrat, said he was "dismayed." Senator Ron Wyden, a Democrat of Oregon, said, "I am deeply disappointed that the administration set aside longstanding U.S. policy to allow such a one-sided resolution to pass." Senator Ben Cardin, a Democrat of Maryland, said he was "greatly disappointed" by the U.S. abstention. Senator-elect Maggie Hassan, a Democrat from New Hampshire, also opposed the U.N. resolution.
The signing ceremony for an Israel-America treaty could be held in a place with symbolic resonance. Perhaps at Brooklyn, or at Lake Success, or at St. Louis, or outside the United Nations at Turtle Bay, or on Ellis Island. Or at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Or perhaps in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, where Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Senator Moynihan gathered in 1995 for a commemoration of 3,000 years of Jerusalem and where Rabin said, "In Israel, we all agree on one issue: the wholeness of Jerusalem, the continuation of its existence as capital of the State of Israel. There are no two Jerusalems. There is only one Jerusalem. For us, Jerusalem is not subject to compromise, and there is no peace without Jerusalem. Jerusalem, which was destroyed eight times, where for years we had no access to the remnants of our Temple, was ours, is ours, and will be ours — forever."
Any of those spots would be fine for a treaty signing. The U.S.-Israel relationship is special and deep, and it would be useful for both countries to get that relationship back on the right track after the damage wrought by Security Council abstention by the United States. If the repair is successful, one measure of it would be to make sure that Moynihan's phrase "the secret of the Holocaust" is not ever again applicable to a resolution approved by a body where America has a veto.
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Q: Calculating changes from "yesterday's" value in R? I have data on bird individuals and their feeding locations. The feeding locations move, and so I want to create a variable that calculates the distance from yesterday's feeding location to "today's" feeding options.
Here is a reprex that exemplifies what I'm talking about. So, the 'bird' column represents the bird individual id's, feedLoc represents the the possible feeding locations for each day. Then there is the date of that observation. H (horizontal) and V (vertical) represent coordinate locations of the feeding locations on a grid. And finally, bp represents if that individual was identified at the feeding location or not.
reprex <- tibble(bird = c("A", "A", "A", "B", "B", "B", "C", "C"),
                 feedLoc = c("x","y", "x", "x", "y", "x", "y", "z"),
                 date = as.Date(c("2020-05-10", "2020-05-11", "2020-05-11",
                                  "2020-05-24", "2020-05-25", "2020-05-25",
                                  "2020-05-22", "2020-05-23")),
                 h = c(100, 123, 45, 75, 89, 64, 99, 101),
                 v = c(89, 23, 65, 92, 29, 90, 120, 34),
                 bp = c(1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0))

Which produces this:

# A tibble: 8 × 6
  bird  feedLoc date           h     v    bp
  <chr> <chr>   <date>     <dbl> <dbl> <dbl>
1 A     x       2020-05-10   100    89     1
2 A     y       2020-05-11   123    23     1
3 A     x       2020-05-11    45    65     0
4 B     x       2020-05-24    75    92     1
5 B     y       2020-05-25    89    29     0
6 B     x       2020-05-25    64    90     1
7 C     y       2020-05-22    99   120     1
8 C     z       2020-05-23   101    34     0

My question is, I want to make a new variable that calculates the distance from yesterday's feeding choice (so, the rows where bp == 1 AND date == date - 1), to the current feeding location options for each bird individual using the coordinate data. How would I do this? Thanks!
I initially tried to group by bird and feedLoc id's, arrange by date, and then lag the h and v variables so that I could then use the distance formula to calculate distance from yesterday's ant swarm choice. However, the issue with that is that in the data set, the row previous when arranged is not always exactly "yesterday".

A: Try something like this dplyr approach, which first restricts the manipulation to just bp == 1 then checks to see if the feeding location is different and the previous date is one day behind (date == date - 1) then calculates the difference for h and y. After all that it adds back in the bp == 0 data and rearranges (this approach saves a more convoluted case_when statement. If this isn't exactly what you need post an example of the desired output and I will edit. Good luck!
library(dplyr)
reprex %>%
  group_by(bird) %>%
  filter(bp == 1) %>%
  arrange(date) %>%
  mutate(h_change = case_when(
          feedLoc != lag(feedLoc) & lag(date) == date - 1 ~ h - lag(h)),
         v_change = case_when(
          feedLoc != lag(feedLoc) & lag(date) == date - 1 ~ v - lag(v)
    )) %>%
  right_join(reprex) %>% arrange(bird, date)

Output:
#   bird  feedLoc date           h     v    bp h_change v_change
#   <chr> <chr>   <date>     <dbl> <dbl> <dbl>    <dbl>    <dbl>
# 1 A     x       2020-05-10   100    89     1       NA       NA
# 2 A     y       2020-05-11   123    23     1       23      -66
# 3 A     x       2020-05-11    45    65     0       NA       NA
# 4 B     x       2020-05-24    75    92     1       NA       NA
# 5 B     x       2020-05-25    64    90     1       NA       NA
# 6 B     y       2020-05-25    89    29     0       NA       NA
# 7 C     y       2020-05-22    99   120     1       NA       NA
# 8 C     z       2020-05-23   101    34     0       NA       NA

A: Create a dataframe filtered to bp == 1, add 1 to the date to match rows to the next day, then left_join() to your original data to compute distances:
library(dplyr)

yesterday <- reprex %>%
  filter(bp == 1) %>%
  transmute(bird, date = date + 1, h.yest = h, v.yest = v)

reprex %>%
  left_join(yesterday) %>%
  mutate(
    dist = sqrt((h - h.yest)^2 + (v - v.yest)^2)
  ) %>%
  select(!h.yest:v.yest)

# A tibble: 8 × 7
  bird  feedLoc date           h     v    bp  dist
  <chr> <chr>   <date>     <dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl>
1 A     x       2020-05-10   100    89     1  NA
2 A     y       2020-05-11   123    23     1  69.9
3 A     x       2020-05-11    45    65     0  60.0
4 B     x       2020-05-24    75    92     1  NA
5 B     y       2020-05-25    89    29     0  64.5
6 B     x       2020-05-25    64    90     1  11.2
7 C     y       2020-05-22    99   120     1  NA
8 C     z       2020-05-23   101    34     0  86.0


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The College of Southern Nevada at Las Vegas offers an associate degree and a certificate in air condition technology. The associate degree offers coursework, such as heat pumps, commercial refrigeration and HVAC mechanical theory and application, that leads to EPA certification. The school had a net cost of $6,404, however, due to many short-term certificate programs, no retention rate is available.
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The University of Hawaii at Honolulu Community College offers a certificate of achievement or an associate degree in refrigeration and air conditioning technology. Students receive training in design, service, repair and installation, learning to work with commercial equipment such as liquid chillers and commercial ice machines. Instruction includes commercial refrigeration, air conditioning and on-the job cooperative education. The school offers very affordable tuition rates and small classes that result in a net cost of $3,964 and a retention rate of 56 percent.
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"I hear the voice of my God giving command: 'Your hearts shall not be weighed down in gluttony and drunkenness' [Luke 21:34]..." (bible citations inside square brackets in original).
The denial of good food and drink and other sensual pleasures to Lecter, due to his being imprisoned, is God's way of punishing him for disobeying the command given in Luke 21:34 (quoted by Augustine above); for Lecter, while free, was a connoisseur of fine food and wine, and also of human body parts and organs.
During Starling's first visit to Lecter, he says to her (regarding a test questionnaire she had given him), "A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans, and a nice Chianti."
a. St. Augustine. Confessions. Trans. with introduction and notes Henry Chadwick. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. pp. 204-207.


The alt country and blues singer-songwriter performs a diverse array of rhythm'nblues, old-time covers and originals with a contemporary twist.
From Johnson City Tennessee, Amythyst Kiah describes herself as a Southern Gothic, alt-country blues singer-songwriter whose influences span decades and diverse styles. Combining rhythm and blues, country and old-time covers alongside startling originals with an angular contemporary twist, she bestrides both musical spheres with complete authenticity and an authority matched only by her commanding stage presence. Channelled through her massively expressive voice, her richly layered repertoire confirms Amythyst's emergence as a hugely distinctive new artist who is currently making waves on both sides of the Atlantic.
She's set for another big year and has just released a fantastic new track called Black Myself as part of Our Native Daughters, a collaborative album with Rhiannon Giddens, Leyla McCalla and Alli Russell which explores the historical experience of black women in the US. It's written and sung by Amythyst and is a hugely powerful anthem-in-waiting.
Song and spoken word concert by songwriter Helen Yeomans.
addition to performing classical Indian music with some of India's finest tabla virtuosos (Swapan Chaudhuri, Zakir Hussain and Anindo Chatterjee), Ken has been at the vanguard of numerous cultural "crossover" projects. These include the Grammy nominated CD "Diaspora Sefardi" (Hesperion XXI), "India Meets Persia", with Tar virtuoso Hossein Alizadeh, "Modal Tapestry I & II", (Zuckerman's compositions for an ensemble of 14 musicians from diverse traditions), and "Meeting Two Worlds of Modal Music" with the medieval singer, Dominique Vellard. The second CD of this unique collaboration, "Indian Ragas & Medieval Song", was named a "Top of the World" CD by Songlines Magazine.
* A sarod bridge add-on which allows for micro adjustments of the bridge placement.
His recent invention, "Shanti", is the world's first device which automatically plays an acoustic tanpura, giving both musicians and audiences the pure acoustic sound of the tanpura in any practice and performance setting.
In addition to his extensive performance schedule, Ken Zuckerman has directed the Ali Akbar College of Music in Switzerland for 32 years and is also a professor at the Music Conservatory of Basel where he conducts courses in both North Indian classical music and the music of the Middle Ages.
Sanju Sahai (also known as Vishnu Sahai) , is currently one of the finest and most sought after Tabla players of his generation. Belonging to the Benares Gharana (lineage) and being the 6th generation of Tabla players in the lineage, he began playing at an early age. Being a child prodigy, he gave his first Tabla solo performance at a major festival in Benares at the tender age of 9. He gained his Bachelor of Music at the age of 13 and Master of Music at 18 years of age.
A phenomenal and outstanding Tabla player, he is well known for mesmerising and captivating his audience with his power, virtuosity and complete spontaneity.
His meteoric rise in popularity in the field of traditional Indian Classical music has led Sanju to regularly collaborate with different genres such as Jazz, Egyptian, Flamenco, Opera, Western Classical, hip hop, folk, blues music and the world of contemporary music and dance., This makes him an imaginative and sensitive musician, having an elegant and poignant style of his own. He has and continues to collaborate with various international artists from around the globe such as: Manuela Carrasco (Flamenco dance), Michael Nyman (British composer), Patricia Rozario (opera), BBC Philharmonic, Naresh Sohal (composer), Pete Lockett (multi percussionist), Yair Dalal (oud), Jason Carter (guitarist), Matthew Barley and Anup Biswas (cellists), Don Li (clarinet), Harp Quartet, Dominique Vellard (Gregorian chant), Gilles Petit (composer and instrumentalist) and the acclaimed dancer Akram Khan.
Sanju is an international artist and performs all over the UK, India, Europe, Middle East, USA, Australasia and the far East. He has accompanied many of India's legendary musicians and dancers such as: Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia (bansuri), Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma and Pandit Bhajan Sapori (santoor), Ustad Vilayat Khan Saheb, Ustaad Imrat Khan Saheb, Ustaad Shahid Parvez, Pandit Kartik Kumar and Pandit Manilal Nag (sitar), Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (mohan veena), Pandit Birju Maharaj, Natraj Gopi Krishna and Smt Sitara Devi (Kathak), Ustaad Aasheesh Khan and Ustaad Amjad Ali Khan (sarod), Pandit Jasraj, Smt Girija Devi, Pandits Rajan and Sajan Misra, Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty and Smt Veena Sahasrabuddhe (vocal) Ustaad Sultan Khan and Pandit Ramesh Misra (sarangi), Kala Ramnath (violin) and maestro Umyalpuram Shivraman (mridangam) to name but a few.
Shop for vintage pieces and high-end brands at this fundraising event for the charity Smart Works, which help women get into work.
Rich Mix, based in Shoreditch, has a three screen cinema and a range of performance spaces.
It is a charity and social enterprise which provides a large number of free event tickets and surpluses are used to support local education, arts and community activities.
Based in a 62,000 sq ft former leather factory, it occupies five floors and is home to over 20 creative organisation alongside the cinema and event spaces.


The news is out and I can finally share it with the world! I'm so happy to be joining Strictly. It is such a brilliant show and I've followed it for years. I'm both nervous and excited to learn from the professionals about a whole new way of dancing!
Keep up to date on all Strictly announcements via Twitter, Instagram and Facebook so you don't miss out! And of course make sure you're following all my socials for all sorts of behind the scenes action and some sneak peaks.


A huge thank you to everybody that came to Hope for the Young's End of Year Celebration last Sunday that the amazing Muna and her friends at Book and Kitchen hosted for us.
Over 30 people came to the beautiful space that is Book and Kitchen in Notting Hill (Our dream is to one day have a space like this for Hope for the Young, so keep your eyes peeled!) We all learnt about the amazing achievements that the young people have made since meeting their Mentors and it was truly inspiring to hear the young people talking about their successes – many were not able to speak any English when first matched and so just hearing how much they have improved was awesome!
We had a delicious array of food cooked by Muna that I can safely say we all demolished. We played active games and icebreakers, and the brilliant Kathryn led a vocal warm up/confidence building exercise that had us all shouting, making silly noises and giggling!
The young people had a chance to learn how to play chess against one another and I definitely saw some emerging talent! They also had a go at playing the piano, guitars and drums and finished the day by learning to sing a song with Telen, the wonderful musician.
Many of the photos that were taken on the day were taken by the young people themselves and we will put these on our social media pages and website as soon as we can!
The day also gave a chance for the young people to meet one another and make new friends. Numbers were exchanged and we learnt friendships had been created without us even knowing! One young person said to me they didn't realise other people had a Mentor too!
Book and Kitchen may be hosting other group events for Hope for the Young in the future with different themes and activities for those that are interested so we will keep you all posted about when these are. We want to say a huge thank you to Book and kitchen for making everybody at Hope for the Young feel so welcome. It is a space in which we all look forward to using from now on.


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Burma stepping up attacks on Christians, says rights group
Wed, 9th November 2011
Soldiers shot at worshippers at a church, tortured the pastor and forced dozens of congregants to work as porters for the army in military-ruled Burma, also known as Myanmar, an organisation that advocates for religious freedom said in a statement on November 8.
Soldiers from the Burma Army's 88th Light Infantry Division had attacked the Assemblies of God church in Muk Chyik, a village in Kachin, Burma's northernmost state bordering China, on November 6, according to Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), based in New Malden, Surrey, England.
The pastor, Yajawng Hkawng, was severely tortured and is now in hospital, CSW said. The house of a church member, Jumphpawk Hawng Lum, was burned down. Soldiers reportedly looted church donation boxes and took at least fifty church members to work as forced porters.
In October, CSW had reported that the Burmese authorities were imposing new restrictions on religious activities in Kachin. Local churches were told if they wanted to conduct Bible studies or Sunday school, they would have to seek permission at least 15 days in advance. Burmese churches already require permission for other events.
The Southeast Asian country, ruled by a succession of military governments since 1962, has been designated a "country of particular concern" by the U.S. State Department for "severe violations of religious freedom."
Though 89 per cent of the population of nearly 50 million are Buddhists and the state promotes a form of Buddhism, even Buddhist clergy have faced violent crackdowns. During pro-democracy demonstrations in September 2007, several monks received long prison sentences.
CSW said the attacks in Kachin "involving rape, forced labour, torture, the killings of civilians, and religious persecution" were grave violations of international law. "The international community must take immediate action to provide humanitarian assistance to (the) internally displaced in Kachin," it added.
By Sudeshna Sarkar, Ecumenical News International
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Don Sanchez's top movies of 2012
#10 is "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," a refreshing take on the pressures of high school. Wisdom from teenagers.
Two French films are next.
#9, "Amour" is painful, personal. A long time married couple facing the reality of age. It's emotional if you have a parent fading away.
Marion Cottiard is mesmerizing as a young woman who loses both legs and the boxer who fights for her in #8, "Rust and Bone."
#7 is "Moonrise Kingdom." It looks like a throwback to the old pages of the Saturday Evening Post. New England youth raising a voice to be heard.
#6 is "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel." A delight, best ensemble cast. A group of British seniors retiring to India. Something to consider.
#5 is "Argo," Ben Affleck's clever, smart pursuit about freeing hostages by creating a fake film company.
At #4 is "Zero Dark Thirty," Kathryn Bigelow"s gripping, intense film on the search for Osama bin Laden. It is graphic. Controversial and spellbinding.
Could the "King's Speech's" Tom Hooper make a hit out of theatre musical smash? Yes. At #3, "Les Miserables" is spectacular. Give Anne Hathaway a Critics Choice Award.
I was charmed, hypnotized by #2, "Silver Linings Playbook." Jennifer Lawrence is my best actress choice. It's funny, clever and then hits you with an emotional wallop.
For #1 I have to stay with Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln." The weapons are words with an intelligent script and stellar performances.


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Robert Sterk (* 13. März 1949 in Wien; † 12. März 2013) war ein österreichischer Journalist, Buchautor und Medienberater.

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Sterk stammte aus einer Journalistenfamilie, sein Vater war der stellvertretende AZ-Chefredakteur und Widerstandskämpfer Josef Sterk (1903–1981), die  Mutter Friederike Elisabeth Sterk (geb. Zak, 1909–1980), sein Bruder Harald Sterk (1938–1991), Kulturpublizist. Der Familie Sterk wurde die Sterkgasse, im 5. Wiener Gemeindebezirk gewidmet.

Robert Sterk war für  österreichische und deutsche Publikationen tätig. Seine  Anfänge machte er als Lokalreporter bei der Arbeiterzeitung.
1973 wurde er von Peter Michael Lingens zum profil geholt. Danach folgte eine Mitarbeit beim deutschen Wochenmagazin stern als Österreich-Redakteur von 1975 bis 1979.
Chefredakteur des sozialistischen Monatsmagazin Heute war er von 1979 bis 1982.
Hans Schmid holte ihn 1987 zum Wiener als Leiter des politischen Ressorts und war später auch stv. Chefredakteur unter Gerd Leitgeb.
Geschäftsführer & Chefredakteur des österreichischen Monatsmagazins Basta war er von 1992 bis 1993.
Mitte der 90er Jahre wechselte er auf Peter Rabls Angebot zum Kurier und wurde Ressortleiter der Chronikredaktion sowie Chefredakteur des Sonntagskuriers. Jahrelang galt sein Interesse dem Wohnbau und der Stadterneuerung und brachten ihn zur Entwicklung des Wohn-KURIER, gemeinsam mit dem damaligen Wohnbaustadtrat Werner Faymann.

Außerdem hat er für den ORF verschiedene Dokumentationen bearbeitet und gestaltete die Dokumentation über Rudolf Kirchschläger "Stationen eines Lebens". Für den Hörfunk des ORF produzierte er auch viele Beiträge.

Als  Anhänger und Unterstützer des Wiener Fußballklubs SK Rapid wurde er 1998 in das Kuratorium des Vereins gewählt.
Am 28. Januar 2008 bekam er das goldene Verdienstzeichen der Stadt Wien von Bürgermeister Michael Häupl verliehen: "Mit seiner Arbeit bei Zeitungen und Magazinen, unter anderem bei der Arbeiterzeitung, profil, Stern, Wiener, wo er stellvertretender Chefredakteur war, und als Chefredakteur bei Basta hat er die Österreichische und im Speziellen die Wiener Medienlandschaft wesentlich mitgestaltet. Als Kolumnist und Leiter des Chronik-Ressorts des Kurier stand ab Mitte der 90er Jahre Wien im Mittelpunkt seines journalistischen Blickwinkels. Darüber hinaus leitete er auch den Wohn-Kurier und befasste sich daher intensiv mit dem Thema geförderter Wohnbau und Stadterneuerung. Am Ende seiner beruflichen Laufbahn übernahm Robert Sterk die Chefredaktion des Sonntag-Kurier."

Zuletzt war Sterk als Medienberater tätig und engagierte sich in Publikationen des Echo-Verlages, welche dem Personenkreis 50-Plus gewidmet waren.
Er verstarb 2013 einen Tag vor seinem 64. Geburtstag und wurde am Hietzinger Friedhof bestattet.

Zu den  Personen, mit denen Robert Sterk  Interviews führte, zählten  Václav Havel, Franz Vranitzky, Hannes Androsch.
Er führte auch eines der letzten Interviews mit Bruno Kreisky in seinem Feriendomizil auf Mallorca, wo dieser seine letzten Jahre verbrachte.

Er war mit der ORF-Editorin Inge Wistawel verheiratet.

Auszeichnungen
 1998 Sonderpreis des Kuratoriums für Verkehrssicherheit
 2008 Goldene Verdienstzeichen des Landes Wien

Publikationen
 Mit Wolfgang Simonitsch: Österreich und die EG. Europa unterwegs von den "Römischen Verträgen" zum Binnenmarkt. Was bedeutet das für Österreich? hpt Verlag, Wien 1989, ISBN 3-85128-029-6.
 Mit Waltraud Langer: EU Konsumenten Tips. Vorteile Nutzen Bei: Mode, Zoll, Geld, Jobs, Bildung, Lebensmitteln, Autos, Elektronik, Zweitwohnsitzen, Versicherungen. ORF. Wirtschaftsverlag Ueberreuter, Wien 1995, ISBN 3-7064-0124-X.
 mit Ingrid Edelbacher und Susanne Bürgermeister Hrsg.: Das große Wellness-Buch Ein Wohlfühl-Guide durch Österreich. Ueberreuter Verlag, 2000, ISBN 3-7064-0655-1.
 Wiens sanfte Erneuerung; Vienna's gentle renewal. Wie Bewohner die Revitalisierung ihrer Stadt erleben. Brandstätter, 2004, ISBN 3-85498-381-6. (deutsch, englisch)
 Café Schicksal. In: Peter Allmayer-Beck, Thaddäus Podgorski, Herbert Völker (Hrsg.): Das Gutruf. Ein Hinterzimmer wird 100. Bibliophile Edition 2006, ISBN 3-9502052-6-8.
 Ein neues Leben. Vom Mut, noch einmal anzufangen: Begegnungen mit außergewöhnlichen Menschen. echomedia verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-901761-78-2.

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Chefredakteur
Zeitungsjournalist
Träger des Goldenen Verdienstzeichens des Landes Wien
Österreicher
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Gestorben 2013
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2022-08-01 August 2022
Between the Crosses, Row on Row: 100 Years of the Remembrance Poppy
November 2, 2021 - August 7, 2022
Beginning with Guelph-born Lt. Col. John McCrae's 1915 poem "In Flanders Fields", this exhibition tells the story of the poppy as it evolved to be an enduring symbol of remembrance in Canada and around the world.
Moving Histories, Neighbourhood Mysteries
March 12, 2022 - September 4, 2022
Moving Histories, Neighbourhood Mysteries marks the end of a multi-year collaboration in three of Guelph's vibrant neighbourhoods – Two Rivers, Onward Willow, and Brant Avenue – where we explored two driving questions: What makes a place home? How do communities change over time?
Witnessing War
The exhibition Witnessing War takes place in 2022, marking 150 years since the birth of Lt. Col. John McCrae (1872-1918). An esteemed doctor, soldier and poet, McCrae is remembered for his wartime poem "In Flanders Fields," which he wrote from the trenches near Ypres, Belgium, on 3 May 1915.
McCrae House Tea at Two
June 21, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - September 4, 2022 @ 2:00 pm
After touring McCrae House, visitors are invited to relax and reflect over tea and scones in the peaceful backyard gardens. The menu includes exclusively-blended McCrae House teas, scones with whipped cream, jam and berries.
Piping Evenings with Guelph Pipe Band
McCrae House is pleased to welcome back Pipe & Drum Evenings with the Guelph Pipe Band! Enjoy the sights and sounds of the Pipe Band practicing at McCrae House Memorial Gardens. In 2022, they are celebrating 100 years!
It Happened Here: The Train Arrives in Guelph
In this episode of It Happened Here, Ken Irvine dives into the history of the railway in Guelph.
History Bites: From the Vault – Getting Dressed in Guelph, Part 2
In this episode of History Bites: From the Vault, Visitor Experiences Assistant Anna takes a close look at a few dresses from the turn of the 20th century.


Some of us are expecting the outbreak to begin any day now. A virus infecting the whole world, killing the inner mind and heart, leaving only a shell of the undead body to roam the earth. Passed from ravenous creature to creature, soon we will be constantly reminded of death and destruction in the lifeless eyes of others. Hiding, running, screaming in terror to escape the jaws of hungry zombies, we will fight to survive with those who are left alive. It is only a matter of time until every single person is captured by this horrifying outcome.
But I'll tell you, my friends, this is not just a fictional story of the future for the science fiction enthusiast. The zombie apocalypse has already begun. It is no wonder that shows like "The Walking Dead" were popular because we recognized something all too familiar in the zombie reality portrayed there. But the horror stories in our popular entertainment get the story a little mixed up. Even though the zombie storyline is falling out of popularity as of late, our real-life version we live with should still give you chills.
I see the zombies every once in awhile, but they are disguised so maliciously in our everyday life. Instead of dried blood dripping from fatal wounds, these zombies have their hair and nails done up just right. Instead of limping aimlessly and stiffly through the fields, these zombies walk tall with purpose, power, and focus while thirsting for their next victim. Instead of infection from another zombie's poisonous bite, these zombies have been infected from birth, cursed to crave the flesh of another, doomed to destroy every good thing that remains on the earth.
Yes, the zombie apocalypse is now. It began with the deadly bite of a forbidden fruit, and the virus has been passed to every offspring from the first living-dead man and woman. The brilliant deception of the fallen race of zombies is that they are not dead. They have fooled themselves to believe that their death-craving existence is life. They have taught their disease infested children that there is nothing more than feeding, sucking the marrow, following the scent of blood, to satisfy their eternally unsatiated hunger. The zombies walk around dead and thirsty, right now.
But just yesterday, on the observance of All Saints Day, we all sang together about the reverse zombie apocalypse.
Thou wast their rock, their fortress and their might; Thou, distant Lord their captain in the well-fought fight; Thou, in the darkness drear, their one true light. Alleluia! Alleluia!
And when the fight is fierce, the warfare long, Steals on the earth the triumph song, And hearts are brave again, and arms are strong. Alleluia! Alleluia!
From the very beginning, where death consumed all of God's beautiful creatures, He gave a gift of reverse, of restoration. The zombies that have roamed the earth, hidden and dead, are slaughtered with a word of light. A captain broke into our un-dead darkness and breathed new life. But the apocalypse is a violent battle against the death that never should have been. The apocalypse is a gift of comfort for those who are bathed in His word of promise. The reverse zombie apocalypse is your reality right now.
Apocalypse is a transliteration of the Greek word (Αποκάλυψις) for "revelation". The last book in the Bible is appropriately named "Revelation", a vision from God himself about our unseen reality.
The incredible hope of the Christian faith is the reverse zombie apocalypse. Life instead of death. Breath instead of dust. All because of a great and mighty Savior who took away the sin of the world. When Jesus died on the cross, we saw just a glimpse of God's revelation, His restoration, His reverse of the sin and death epidemic we have been plagued with.
And so, in the Revelation of St. John we hear about the end of the zombie apocalypse. The dead are raised to eternal life. Not to violently eat flesh and walk aimlessly around the earth. Not to be ravenous and evil as our popular movies depict. No, that is already the shameful reality of all who wander the earth right now. Rather, in Christ the dead are raised to be what God intended. In Christ, the dead are raised to love and worship the One who created them.
You are washed in the blood of the Lamb. You are alive, even though the world treats you as if you were dead. You are a saint fighting the seductive call of the zombies. Remember who you really are. Listen to the Word that clothed you in white robes. Hear the voice who breathed new life into your dead ears. You, toady, are a triumphant saint who will be risen from the dust of the ancient zombie apocalypse.
"Zombie" imagery is gruesome and popular thanks to the perverse imaginations of Hollywood writers, but it hardly defines the nature of the unsaved and unregenerate. Our nature as sinners reveals some beastly characteristics and propensities, but most unsaved are not zombie like. They are often thoughtful people, some being quite kind, and inoffensive. They live out their lives like many of their saved friends, however, being unaffected by the fact that they have no Savior, they go to their deaths in unbelief. That is the tragic end of too many of our species. There is no Zombie connection. It is simply that all of humanity has one of two eventualities. One is saved (by grace) or lost forever.


Adopted by consensus at the Generation in Jeopardy Conference (Stockholm, 18-20 June 2001) by representatives of parliaments and public institutions, non-governmental organisations, media, culture and academia as well as of children and young people from Central and Eastern Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Baltic States.
We gathered in Stockholm - 150 of us, from 27 countries and diverse walks of life — to address the crisis that is facing our children and endangering the better future that was promised over a decade ago with the fall of the Berlin Wall. We came together as committed individuals, but we represent important, often powerful, organisations, institutions, networks and sectors of society - constituencies that can and must do more to protect and promote the rights of our children and young people.
We have not deliberated in isolation. Our conference was part of an unprecedented sequence of regional consultations organised in preparation for the United Nations Special Session on Children that will take place in September and set a new global agenda for the world's children for the next decade. Following these important consultations by NGOs, young people and governments across the region over the past months, we have now sought to mobilise other crucially important sectors - particularly business leaders, parliamentarians, media professionals, academics and researchers, representatives of culture and the arts - to raise our voices and Say Yes for Children. Young people have been a vital part of our discussions; we have listened to them and highly value their contribution.
We who have been part of the sweeping transformation of our societies over the past decade now proudly join UNICEF and a wide range of other partners in building a Global Movement for Children.
150 million children live in the 27 countries in transition. It is a region stretching from Zagreb to Vladivostok, from the Baltic Sea to the Bering Straits and from the Arctic Circle to the Pamir Mountain Range.
Czechoslovakia, the children of the "singing revolution" in the Baltic countries, children who have witnessed war and violence, children suffering from economic free-fall.
In the 1990s, national strategies aimed at strengthening the market economy and consolidating democracy have inadvertently caused additional social hardship for millions of them. Today, nearly 60 million children in the region .are living in poverty. Growing poverty and inequality, cuts in social spending and rising unemployment have put huge pressures on families, compromising their ability to adequately care for children.
Even as economies begin to recover from the effects of transition, low public expenditure for social sectors continues to affect both access to and provision of basic services, quality of education, health care and social protection for children. Notable efforts by non-governmental organisations and a small but growing number of private corporations to address this crisis have alleviated suffering for many children, but are simply unable to compensate for reduced government capacity to support social development.
Millions of children have been affected by armed conflicts and ethnic discrimination and intolerance. Trafficking, sexual exploitation, violence, crime, suicide, accidents, alcohol and drug abuse are all on the rise. A growing number of children are being deprived of their right to grow up in a family environment. One and a half million children are languishing in institutions.
The closing down of tens of thousands of pre-school and day-care services has sharply reduced opportunities for early childhood care and development. Over 18 million children and youth are out of school and/or without jobs.
HIV/AIDS is spreading rapidly in the region, with some of the sharpest rates of increase in the world. Most of the region's 700,000 people with HIV/AIDS are youth. Around half of all those who contract HIV become infected before the age of 25. Drug abuse beginning in adolescence is the main cause of the pandemic's spread in the region.
The picture is not entirely dark. Despite transitional difficulties and financial constraints, some progress has been achieved. The Convention on the Rights of the Child has been ratified by all countries in the region. Emerging civil society is recognised as an important social partner, and is providing crucial support to social mobilisation for children's rights. Over the decade, child mortality rates continued to decline. School enrolment remains high.
But, still...this is not the better future promised in 1990 by the World Summit for Children. It adds up to a crisis of major dimensions that threatens the many opportunities and freedoms opened by the transition from communist to democratic societies.
After a decade of transition it is clear that the each State alone cannot ensure the rights of all children. The crisis must be faced squarely by governments, families, civil society, including non-governmental organisations, the private sector, culture, academia and the media - all working together to change the region for, and with, children and youth across the frontiers.
Over two and a half days, we have listened to experts from different disciplines. We have examined the results of the most up-to-date research, official data and surveys. We have taken to heart the outcomes of other regional consultations. We have shared experiences and best practice. We have reached consensus on the priority actions that need to be implemented - starting now and over the coming decade - to improve children's lives and safeguard their rights.
Social policy reforms must be family centred and firmly rooted in the principles of children's rights. Efficient national strategies should be developed with participation of all partners concerned, including children and young people. State institutions and local governments should give priority to the development of relevant administrative, institutional, monitoring and financial mechanisms with emphasis on the eradication of poverty, social exclusion and income inequality.
Central governments and local authorities should recognise non-governmental organisations as partners, and delegate more responsibility and authority to them for planning and implementation of social development projects.
The private sector in the region has to be mobilised in support of children, especially the most disadvantaged. Corporate social responsibility and "social business" need to be supported and promoted. An enabling legal and regulatory for this must be established. Sustainable partnerships, capacity-building, ethical codes of conduct, social indices to measure performance - are all necessary elements. Our message: it is good business to do good for children.
The child's essential right is to grow up in a family. Effective information campaigns, legislative change base on this right must be promoted. Improvement of legal guardian statues, fostering and in-country adoption systems should be further enhanced. Increased use of family-based care alternatives should be developed to prevent and decrease institutionalisation of children. Existing institutions should be family-like and step by step be transformed into care opportunities based on child's rights.
Child and family centred community and school based services, organised free time activities and safe spaces for children at risk or marginalised are urgently needed.
Equal opportunities for children with disabilities must be established, including access to day-care facilities and support services and integration of those with disabilities or who are affected by HIV/AIDS into mainstream •education should be ensured. The psychosocial needs of children and young people living in conflict situations and/or exposed to abuse should be respected.
Active participation of children and young people in social life, in decision-making process that affect their lives should be encouraged by all means, including through support of youth organisations.
"Youth-friendly" health, counselling and harm reduction services should be provided with participation of young people where appropriate. Young people should be trained and empowered to support and educate their peers. All schools and institutions should be "child-friendly" with healthy, safe and participatory environments, free from corporal punishment, violence and discriminatory practices.
Teachers need far more support to do their job. In many countries, curriculum reforms as well as modern teaching methods that promote participation and individual development of children and their learning outcomes must e implemented. A conducive environment for the full development of children's capacities should be promoted together with respect for diversity in children and young people, life skills education, health, sexual and hygiene education, education for peace and tolerance.
Priority attention should be given to effective national and international information, risk-awareness and behaviour change programmes to fight against HIV/AIDS.
The "digital divide" that threatens to lock out millions of children from the Information Revolution must be combated through inclusive policies and programmes. Media should establish high ethical standards and be fully aware of possible negative influence on children and young people. The mass media must educate and inform, not just entertain. Youth media networks should be developed.
Children should have unimpeded access to high quality early childhood care and development opportunities and basic education, including free and compulsory education. Equal access to education for children of minorities, refugee and displaced children should be ensured.
Measures should be introduced on a priority basis to reduce dropout from school before acquisition of basic education, including through effective community support systems and increased parental involvement in education.
A gender perspective should be mainstreamed into all strategies and programmes for children, including through the promotion of equality between girls and boys.
It is simply not acceptable that children and youth in many countries of our region have worse conditions now than before 1989, the year when Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted. Everyone should take responsibility. We need to benefit from our different experiences and create synergy thorough our combined efforts and networks.
We will strongly advocate for the improvement of legislation to ensure the rights of children and young people, including the establishment of juvenile justice system in line with international human rights treaties. Increased budgetary allocations for the benefit of the health, education and social protection for children and families are needed. Mechanisms to co-ordinate and monitor efforts for children - such as children's ombudspersons - are called for.
We are important social actors, we have much to contribute. We must work hard to bridge the gaps that divide us, and in spite of our different experiences and perspectives, learn from each other and co-operate efficiently in establishing a culture of mutual trust. Together, we can make a difference.
We will actively participate in the Say Yes for Children campaign and build the Global Movement for Children. We pledge our time and energy to assure that all children can live in health, peace and dignity. We will encourage closer cooperation between governments, parliaments, non-governmental organisations, the private sector, media, culture and academia, and regional and international organisations to create a region fit for children in a world fit for children.
We will secure a continued dialogue started in Stockholm, and welcome new partners to join in actions for children and young people.


I love the way blue and white always looks so lovely together. Navy blue and white, stunning! This blue and white tile thrift store tray makeover is an easy winner!
It's Trash to Treasure Transformation Tuesday and my friends and I are sharing our thrifty treasures with you today.
If you are new around here, we get together on the second Tuesday of every month to share old "trash" that we've turned into treasures.
I think I might have shared this photo of a few of my finds over on my Facebook page awhile back….
Some from the thrift store, garage sales and a few from my thrift shopping adventure with my girl, Christy.
We'll have a video of that (and our makeovers of what we found) coming soon, so stay tuned!
You might also remember that coffee table pictured above.
I have no idea what this was. Obviously some sort of tray but I wonder what happened to the bottom?
Plus, it had big holes all over the back where something was attached at some point. I would assume that was the bottom of the tray but wow it must've been heavy or something with all the holes.
Also, the inside top is like a frame and it seems as if something was inset into that as well.
Maybe a pretty print and then a back to hold it secure?
Who knows, but anyway, this is how I found it…empty.
With this pretty blue and white tile I found at Lowe's.
I have made several tiled trays in the past.
and even these old frames tiled for 2 end table tops….
I started out by having my guy cut me a board to fit inside the "frame" on the back.
I screwed it in on the back four corners to secure it.
When I consider tiling a tray or frame, I always hope and pray that the tiles will fit nicely without having to be cut.
So yea, bummer, not quite right.
…just cut them into strips and space them a bit further apart to make up the extra space you see at the end of the other photo.
You should see the crazy I'm working in over here! lol I'm at the end of the island working and this is what's behind me at the moment.
So again, just space them out so they fit.
I like to leave them in place as I attach them. That way you don't get halfway through and realize your spacing is off.
Just lift a row, add glue (or whatever you are using to attach them) and lay them back down in place.
Then move to the next row.
This way they will end up perfectly spaced.
Next, I removed the handles….
…and cleaned them up with a bit of ketchup.
They are brass and I knew I didn't want to paint them.
Then I painted the frame with this white spray paint. Simple!
I usually use E6000 glue to attach the tiles in my trays but couldn't find my tube of it so I just used wood glue instead.
Once that was dry, I used the same grout that I used in our back splash tile makeover recently.
Attached the handles back and done!
Isn't that blue and white tile just stunning? I absolutely adore it!
And I didn't have to cut a thing! Love that.
And I have to tell you, I've had those pink flowers for probably 20 years now!
And look at those handles just shine.
I sort of love the slight aged imperfections in the finish.
And these are the new blue and white pillows I found in the OBX recently.
I mentioned them in this post >>> here.
The funny thing about them is I found one the first evening and grabbed it up! I looked ALL OVER for a matching pillow but none was to be found.
I was so bummed but bought the one anyway because I loved it so.
What are the odds of that? Right, exactly, not so good.
But guess what? They had a big rolling cart full of pillows in the pillow isle and can you guess what was inside?
You got it! One more of these pillows!
I think they look perfect with my new blue and white tile tray, too.
The tray is a keeper, for sure. It's staying right here in this house with me.
And lastly, a little sneak peek of our new floor! Yippee!!
So very happy with it.
I'll be sharing the full details on it soon.
I painted the ceiling and trim and it's amazing what a little white paint will do.
Everything looks so bright and fresh.
Lots of reveals coming soon. Stay tuned.
Now let's see what beautiful treasures my friends are sharing today!
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Are you ready for fall? I'm not but I figure it's coming anyway so I may as well start getting some inspiration going, right?
Oh, how I love that serving tray. Giving me inspiration on using tile on my vintage tea cart. It sat around for the longest time not knowing what to do with it but after seeing your tile tray; that little light bulb came on :} Thank You, Thank You. Now, I just have to decide type / color of tile I would use on my tea cart.
eep!! Blue and white…my favorite. You totally gave that old tray a fabulous new life. I love it! And…your home is looking amaaazing!
So, did you spray paint before or after you added the board inside? GORGEOUS!!!!
I LOVE the tray. Those blue & white tiles are so pretty. Blue & white is my favorite. Your room is looking amazing. Great job so far!
I love your tile projects, Nancy. And I thought – How does she manage to get the perfect fit with her tiles? Now I know your secret! These are beautiful and not something you see everywhere. Thanks for reminding me about the ketchup trick, too, it really does make the hardware look so much better.
It;s so pretty! Love that blue and white.
I love the tiled tray and now bookmarked the page so I can come back and possibly do one of my own!
I was looking too and couldn't find. What is the name? Do you have a link? I LOVE the tiles, and that tray is sooo gorgeous!
Perfect, Nancy… love how you styled it, too! Those pillows perfectly accentuated the tray!
Your tiled tray turned out gorgeous, Nancy!! Those blue and white tiles are fab!
Your tray is gorgeous! I have an empty frame and a couple of cabinet handles in my stash, so may have to try this, i'm a sucker for pretty tiles!


Do these little plums not look like candy? Or maybe candies were modeled after these plums — small, round and bright-colored, they just make you want to reach out and grab a handful. But look out — they're tart as can be.
The many stone fruits coming into season include these sour plums, also known as aras or arasiyeh in Arabic. You're most likely to find them in markets catering to a significant Arab or Persian-Jewish population — they're quite common in Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda and the Muslim Quarter in Jerusalem's Old City (in photo, below), where you can find both the standard little plums — the multicolored ones that I bought — or the baladi version, which are slightly more expensive. In comparison, I saw only one or two vendors selling them in the Carmel Market and Tel Aviv's Hatikva Market.
Many people who buy these plums intend to eat them raw in all their cheek-puckering glory, or add them into savory stews (or dry them to use later in the year in said savory stews). But there's another option — treat them like any other sour fruit, and use them in sweet desserts. Doesn't a sour plum pie sound lovely?
I originally intended to turn mine into a jam to be enjoyed all year, but they never quite got there, once I discovered the instant gratification that is this lovely sour plum punch. Modeled after an apple "sangria" we had at a restaurant (Piazza Cafe next to Dizengoff Square — pleasant place, good Italian food, not kosher), this is a super-easy way to prepare these plums, particularly since each little plum has a little pit.
If you don't actually have access to sour plums, you could try making this with any other kind of sour fruit (or stone fruit, or apples, or pears …). You can make this alcoholic or non-alcoholic, depending whether you boil the wine once you add it. This recipe can be easily doubled or tripled.
Prep time: 25 minutes. Cook time: 5 minutes.
Put the plums, water, sugar, cinnamon and peppercorns into a pot, cover, and bring to a boil. No need to pit the plums first.
Let simmer on a low flame for 10-15 minutes, until the plums are soft. Then, mash them with a potato masher or some other utensil in order to break their skins. Let simmer another 10 minutes or so.
Pour the liquid through a metal mesh strainer in order to remove the pits. The strainer will catch the skins and pulp as well, and you can press/squeeze the pulp as much as you like in order to add it to the punch, too.
Add the wine to the punch. If you want this to not be alcoholic, then put the punch back into the pot and bring to a low boil for a few minutes.
Put the punch into the fridge to cool. Serve with several ice cubes in each glass, and top with a few fresh plums as a garnish.
5 Responses to "Sour plum punch"
There are plenty of those plums in Persian and other Middle Eastern markets in Los Angeles and they are quite expensive. Every time I ask someone what he or she does with them, the answer is the same: Eat them as a snack. (Same for the green almonds).
Good for you for coming up with such an interesting way to use them. The punch sounds delicious. What kind of wine did you use?
Beth and I saw a ton of them when we went to Nazareth a few weeks ago! I was so tempted to get them after you told me about your punch, but they're so tart on their own and I have so many kitchen projects in the queue…this really does look delightful though!
It's interesting how some fruits and vegetables are generally eaten only as snacks, instead of being cooked, no? I should have said — I used the cheapest white wine my liquor store had. It got cooked, after all.
That's true, Liz. Sometimes we try so hard to turn them into "recipes" and others wonder why.
This is a good idea for the unripe plums or peaches from my tree. We have to pick them unripe, or else the squirrels eat them first.
Thanks for explaining about the wine. I wasn't sure if you use red or white, dry or sweet.


In two drafts as the Sabres GM, Jason Botterill has yet to draft a player from the Canadian junior hockey leagues. He claims it's strategic, based on being able to hold the rights to college and European players longer. But sports humorist Jeff Wozer has uncovered some other reasons why Botterill may be staying away from north of the border skaters.
• Miffed that because of the Canadian national anthem, team forced to pay singer Doug Allen double.
• Resents Canada for giving us Justin Bieber.
• Jealous of Canada's Niagara Falls side being prettier than the U.S. side.
• Still miffed at Canada for burning the White House during the War of 1812.
• Finds Canadian players to be boorish bacon snobs.
• As a child his mother used to discipline him with a maple branch.
• Fewer Canadian players improves his chances of winning the team's in-house fantasy curling league.
• Canadian players known for dividing locker rooms with their toxic Aunt Jemima versus Mrs. Butterworth debates.
• The more Swedish players on the team, the better his chances of meeting the Swedish Bikini Team.
• Resents Canadian-born Jeopardy host Alex Trebek always coming across like a snooty know-it-all.
Jeff also has some thoughts on what Botterill likes about being the Sabres GM, and what was overheard at the team's draft table last week.


TWO WHEELED HOT RODThe five-time AMA ProStar Hot Rod Cruiser class drag racing champion returns. The Warrior is a bike built for riders who can't quite commit to cruiser or sportbike, it's performance and stunning, muscular lines are very impressive even before you add your custom touches.
Specially designed, class-exclusive, aluminum double-cradle frame and swingarm increases rigidity by 41 percent (over standard Road Star frame), for tremendous strength and durability.
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Lightweight, Supersport-inspired five-spoke wheels wear low-profile, competition-spec 120/70-ZR18 front and a massive 200/50-ZR17 rear radial for awesome traction and cornering grip.
High-performance two-into-one exhaust system features stainless steel headers and a massive muffler that boosts horsepower while putting out a throaty V-twin growl.
Electric starting system features solenoid-activated auto-decompression for easy starting.
The five-time AMA ProStar Hot Rod Cruiser class drag racing champion returns.
200/50-ZR17 rear radial tire looks right and puts all that torque efficiently to pavement.


This is a book about human movement. EveryBody Is A Body is a book intended for everyone, whether you are an athlete, a person who tries to avoid moving, or someone who generally gives their movement little thought. Movement is a fundamental fact of our existence, so much so that we lose awareness of its pervasive nature.
This book is not a "how to" book. We are not advocating a specific movement technique or practice. Rather, it is about re-discovering that you are (whether you believe it or not), in fact, a mover. We are always feeling, sensing, creating, connecting and transforming through movement. This book is free of exercise regimens, health recipes or rules for movement. It is about bringing to your conscious attention that which is largely unconscious. It is about recognizing and experiencing yourself through movement.
We are used to thinking of movement only in particular domains, such as sports, fitness and child development. Books on movement reflect our thinking in this way. There are countless books dedicated to particular sports. There are books on the science of movement: kinesiology, motor development and anatomy/physiology. There are books on the art of movement: theater and dance. There are books on specialized movement practices such as yoga, Pilates and martial art forms. There are even books on "body language", recognizing the power and potential of nonverbal communication.
There are relatively few books, however, that address the ubiquitous nature of movement that connects us all – from Olympic athletes to couch potatoes, from operatic singers to singers in the shower, from the physical laborers of Main Street to the CEOs of Wall Street. For everybody, movement is the basis of functional and expressive life.
Having been engaged in the process of writing this book for several years, we now have a profound appreciation for the reasons why so few books on the big picture of human movement exist. We discovered that trying to verbalize something that is non-verbal is hugely challenging. More importantly, trying to address the omnipresent nature of movement is like asking a fish to describe the water in which he is swimming! When we started this process, we also fell into a niche of writing about a movement specialization. As teachers in a specialized program for analyzing human movement, we began by writing what we felt was a much-needed textbook. Our initial efforts were to create an overall text of the theory and practice of Laban Movement Analysis and Bartenieff Fundamentals™ (LMA/BF).
In our efforts to write that text, over and over again, we found ourselves asking, why is the LMA/BF system for the study of movement known to so few? In attempting to answer that question, we bumped up against another – why is it so difficult to describe the field of movement study to those who have never heard of it? As we considered these questions, we began to realize that the answer could be found in the fact that movement is the foundation of life.
Because movement is so basic, pervasive and ephemeral, we lose conscious awareness of it. Moreover, contemporary culture reinforces this loss of movement awareness. As technology expands, so too does disembodiment. Advanced technology is designed to remove us from body experience as we rely upon machines to do more and more physical work, and as we increasingly connect in the virtual environments of the Internet and wireless technology. While the upside of this is obvious, there is an alarming downside. As areas of human endeavor become increasingly specialized, human movement becomes more diminished and compartmentalized. The result of this is a disconnection from one's body, and by extension, disconnection from one's physical existence. This in turn leads to discomfort, a sense of not feeling comfortable in one's own skin, and can progress to actual chronic pain syndromes and "dis-ease".
We hope this book brings awareness of the greater Body of Knowledge that is human movement and provides individuals with increased awareness of the power and potential of their own movement. We want all our fellow movers to experience the pleasure and ease of the moving body. This is a book for every body. We all move. All of the time. This has meaning. It is vitally important not to lose touch with our moving selves.
Books on specific movement applications tell just a piece of the story. Texts on kinesiology and fitness focus on the functional aspects of movement. Books on movement for actors and body language focus on expressive aspects. In recent years, many books have appeared that address aspects of somatic practices. Somatic practice is based on the philosophy that Body/Mind/Spirit are interconnected, and encourages the process of self-exploration through body awareness. However, books on somatics are generally written for a population that already has some investment and experience in the field. The readers these books tend to attract include movement therapists, movement educators, "hands on" healers or students who are already steeped in knowledge of movement. However, such books can be off-putting for much of the general population, who may find the material out of their comfort zone. We hope to make consciousness of movement accessible to everyone while avoiding the pitfall of writing too simplistically.
Words alone are inadequate to express fully the experience that is movement. Poets and philosophers have bravely tried to grapple with this – but very few others! While it is difficult to describe movement through language, paradoxically our language reveals the pervasiveness of movement. The primary way in which language does this is through metaphor based on the experience of the body. To illustrate just how commonplace body metaphors are, throughout the text we have highlighted them in red (as we did above with the metaphor Body of Knowledge.) In addition to connecting language and movement, and because this is a book about movement, throughout the book we encourage the reader to experience simple movements that illustrate the concepts we discuss. These experiences are highlighted in blue and are labeled "Try This". Don't worry! These "Try This" directions are easily accomplished, even while reading the book.
As professionals in the field of movement, the authors not only teach in the Laban/Bartenieff training programs, we work with students and clients in a variety of contexts to enhance and optimize their individual movement potential. Our work ranges from alleviating stress and chronic pain, to facilitating public speaking, to improving the technique of dancers and athletes. In all these contexts, we seek to assist the individual in becoming aware of habitual movement patterns and preferences. We draw from our backgrounds as dancers, educators, movement analysts and somatics practitioners. We believe the moving self reflects the Whole self. Although humans share the same design and basic anatomy, each body is also individually unique. EveryBody expresses who they are functionally, intellectually and emotionally through movement. Our moving selves reflect the culture in which we were raised, our values, our upbringing, and the tools we choose to navigate through the world. Even people with physical limitations move. A person with severe arthritis still uses movement both functionally and expressively. Choosing when, how, and even if to move reveals something about the nature of that individual.
The authors have named their approach to movement re-education WholeMovement. This approach takes into account the nature of common anatomical design while honoring the uniqueness of every individual. The WholeMovement approach, which is based primarily on Laban Movement Analysis and Bartenieff Fundamentals,* supports the experience of the Wholeness of self through movement. Throughout this book we emphasize the importance of integration and Wholeness by capitalizing the word Whole wherever it appears.
The benefits of becoming conscious of the Wholeness of your moving self can be transformative. You can gain greater insight about who you are from how you move. Our movement results from our genetic predispositions, our cultural heritage, individual family dynamics, daily activities, the choices we make and much more. All of these factors contribute to one's unique movement signature. Knowing something about who you are as a mover leads to greater knowledge about who you are as a person.
Over the course of one's lifetime, movement awareness contributes to health and well-being, helping to avoid stress and situations that may lead to chronic pain and disease. Self-awareness also supports our interactions with others. Personal insights from awareness of your movement patterns allow you to control and modify your behaviors and empathize with the patterns of others. Movement is not just a body activity. It is the expression of our Whole selves in connection with the world.


Missouri newborn photographer, April Stites, specializes in the portraiture of newborns. A love for photography and babies has given her an amazing opportunity to do something she is truly passionate about. She believes that it's not just about a picture that hangs on your wall; but about an image that moves you and leaves a lasting impression. A photo session with April is an experience you will never forget, leaving you with memories to last a lifetime and images that will become family heirlooms. During your newborn photography session you will be amazed at April's patience, impressive attention to detail, and specific techniques used to capture the true essence of your newborn baby.
April uses lots of texture and wooden antique props in her newborn and baby photography sessions and maintains a very unique and sought-after style in infant photography throughout Maryland. Her approach to infant photography with an organic, simplicity feel is what keeps your baby the center piece in each and every image.
April has a wide based clientele and has captured memories for many growing families in Maryland and surrounding areas, including players of the Baltimore Orioles, DC Politicians and local business owners.
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Paris Jackson has hit back at reports she's been rushed to hospital, after it was claimed she made a suicide attempt.
A TMZ report claimed police responded to a call at Paris's LA home at 7.30am on Saturday, and had attempted suicide in 'direct response' to allegations in the Leaving Neverland documentary.
Paris has since denied the reports on Twitter, branding the publication 'liars'.
A source to Metro.co.uk has stated Paris is 'resting at home' after having an accident which needed medical treatment.
'Paris had an accident this morning that required medical treatment. She is currently resting at home and doing fine,' the source said.
In the HBO and Channel 4 documentary, Michael is accused of sexually abusing Wade Robson and James Safechuck when they were children.
The Michael Jackson estate and his family have denied the claims, although it's believed Paris hasn't seen the documentary.
Paris was hospitalised in 2013 over an alleged suicide attempt, following Michael Jackson's death in 2009.