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Choosing works better than anything
You don't have to make all the difficult decisions you think you have to make.
You can choose instead.
Choosing is bolder and cleaner.
You can do it in a nanosecond.
Decisions are messy and filled with second-guessing and self-doubt.
So many of my coaching clients come to me inside the agony of Trying to Decide something. They don't know how to decide. Would I please decide for them?
Live for them? Love for them? Breathe for them?
My life changed completely when I learned to live at the level of choice. It became fun.
Let me tell you where I first saw this most clearly.
I was giving a seminar and I had brought in my good friend, Lindsay Brady. People knew Lindsay because of his great book on hypnotherapy.
Not only is Lindsay is a hypnotherapist but he is also a very profound philosopher who understands the interplay between the brain and the mind better than just about anyone in the world.
As he was talking to my group, one of the younger people in the group raised his hand. Lindsay had just done a really great presentation on how the mind works and he had done a demonstration and this young man raised his hand and said, "I am so confused; I don't know what to do with my future. I have a feeling that you could really help me. I really have a sense that you know how I can make my decision. I don't know what to do. I don't know how to decide. I've got this opportunity and that…"
...and he explained a few options he had and a few places he could go career-wise and things he could do, but he didn't know how to make the right decision! He didn't know what to do.
At least that's what he was telling Lindsay at the time.
Remember there's a real red flag here--I don't know how to decide, I don't know what to do, I don't know who to call. Listen for those. Listen for them in yourself. When you tell yourself "I don't know how to, I don't know what to, I don't know who to, notice that you're not telling yourself the truth and you are keeping yourself stuck.
So, this person tried to tell Lindsay that he didn't know how to decide, he didn't know what to do.
"What should I do?" he said.
Lindsay stared at him for a second and then he said, one word.
He said "choose."
Now that was very profound because the room grew silent, and the person who was asking Lindsay just stared at him like a deer in the headlights and then he got a big smile on his face because he could really see it-- That's it! That's what I haven't done!
What I've seen in my own life and in the lives of my clients, is that people aren't choosing and so they are stuck. They are wavering between not knowing what to do and not knowing who to call and not knowing how to do something.
And it's simply not choosing.
I was working with a very brilliant woman who had a tremendous business and wonderful employees and a great service she was presenting to the world. But the business itself was losing a little money every month and she didn't know how or why and she hired me to coach her and she said, "I know how to do what I do, but I don't know how to run a business."
Fortunately I had received this distinction called choosing by that time, so I was able to say, "No that's not really true. It's not that you don't know how to run a business. You have not chosen to run your business. That's all there is and by the way that's good news."
See it's not a way to shame someone--this is not a way to shame someone into thinking, "Oh look what I do, I trap myself, I keep myself stuck by lying to myself and pretending I'm impotent and powerless."
That's not what this is about.
This is about freedom. This is about finding the freedom in choosing. Because it's action instead of agony.
Even if you make the "wrong" choice, you are better off because there's so much to learn from that.
Then she said, "I have not chosen to acquire and use the knowledge necessary to run my own business well. I've chosen not to. I've chosen out. I've opted out." And when she saw that, she said "Oh, yeah. You are right. I've never wanted to do that. I've always hoped someone else could do that for me."
Well, that's a possibility… if you've found the right person, but what she could now see was there wasn't this lack of knowledge she thought she had, because that's where people go wrong. They walk around and they say to themselves, "I don't know how to do this, I don't know how to do that" and it's infantile.
Nathaniel Branden, the great psychologist, once said, "Suffering is the easiest thing human beings do." It's the easiest place to go. Suffering. I am suffering from my lack of knowledge. I'm really suffering. I don't know what to do.
I get e-mails all the time saying, "I need you to coach me. I don't know what to do. I need you to coach me, I don't know how to get clients, I need you to coach me, I don't know how to succeed, I don't know how to be happy, don't know how to do this, I don't know how to make my business work," and that, by the way, is never, ever true.
This person is simply not choosing something.
And if I do end up working with them, we move out of the I don't know how, we move out of this false knowledge problem and we move into the freedom and the power of choosing.
When he was young and lost in career indecision Lindsay Brady found his career by going through an entire Yellow Pages book and circling the professions and services that struck a chord with him.
When he got to the H's he saw "Hypnotherapy" and being curious, he circled it. After looking into it he learned self-hypnosis to cure himself of various fears and weak habits. He was so successful at that he went to school and took up the profession and never looked back.
Notice that there was no decision necessary, he just CHOSE!
He had also circled beekeeper and airplane pilot, and after securing his profession as a hypnotherapist, he mastered those other two hobbies as well. By choosing to.
I can coach you in this choosing stuff too. How much would it cost you for that? For at least 20 hours of work with me? Ninety-nine dollars if you do it this way:
CHOICES for a More Powerful YOU includes the following downloadable mp3 audio programs by Steve Chandler:
Are You a DOER or a FEELER?
We all have a choice to be a "Doer" or a "Feeler." Steve shows how the mind, body and spirit are intertwined and how we can move beyond feelings-inspired resistance and build more DOING into our lives.
"I don't know what to do" and "I don't know how to do it" are common complaint-themes in people's lives. Transform the "I don't know" lie by choosing. Yes, it really is that simple. Learn how to use the power of choosing to move out of stagnation and into action.
Expectation vs. Agreement
Creating agreements works wonders. Up-vibe your personal and professional relationships by learning to create agreements instead of expecting others to do things (and then being disappointed when they don't).
Information vs. Transformation
Break free from "information addiction" by applying, testing and experimenting with what you've learned. Step out of your comfort zone and into transformation. Steve shares his own experiences of transformation-based learning.
Is It a Dream or a Project?
Steve shows how we can get what we want by cultivating a mindset of choosing. Move beyond wishing and dreaming and have your life's adventure be one of choosing and converting dreams into projects.
Purpose vs. Personality
Everything looks frightening when you're living from your personality rather than from purpose. Make friends with purpose and take it with you throughout the day. To live from purpose, wake up to what you're up to and practice it.
SERVING vs. PLEASING People
People often confuse serving people with pleasing people. Steve shows how the Owner mindset is serving and the Victim mindset is pleasing. This program gives clarity on what serving is and does and how you can benefit from making it a life practice.
TESTING vs. TRUSTING
TESTING vs. TRUSTING is a distinction which can truly strengthen your day! The active path of testing and testing and testing throughout your day can become your path to mastery of any activity you wish to master.
The How To vs. The Want To
Coming from a place of "Want To" means the "How To" is never a problem, because the best "How To" is to have more "Want To" than you've ever had before.
The Owner / Victim Choice
Based on the bestselling book, Reinventing Yourself. Owners have an awareness of their own freedom of choice and they love to make and keep agreements. They own their own spirit and energy and have a sense of personal responsibility and self-control. Victims are victims of circumstance who navigate their days based on their shifting feelings.
Who You Know vs. What You Do
It's who you know – that's how you succeed in life. Wrong! It's really all about what you do and how you serve. Put your creative energy into your work first and foremost, rather than into networking and collecting "friends."
Why Should I Reinvent Myself?
Reinventing yourself can be a fun thing to do and people who get really good at it can see that it serves them every time they do it. Embrace reinventing yourself as a way of being and experience the fun and the joy that it can bring you.
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WHO ARE YOU TO WRITE A BOOK ABOUT WOMEN?
The woman sounded angry when she asked me that. Or maybe I should say seemed angry, since it was in an email, in response to a blog I wrote that mentioned I was working on a book called Why Women Rule: The Rise of the Female Warrior.
I had to think about that question. Who was I to write a book about women? My first answer I typed to her, would not be the right answer because it contained an accidental obscenity, so I didn't send it. I used the backspace button to delete it. Besides, everybody says that obscene stuff these days in response to the slightest provocation, and I don't want to be like everybody else just to look trendy.
Who am I to write about women? Well! I had a mother. Is that good enough? Well, maybe not. Everyone has had a mother. So I'm not exactly an outlier there.
I have two sisters. I have three daughters. I have a wife. I have women clients. My favorite philosopher/spiritual advisor is Byron Katie, a woman. And I cheer for Jennifer Lawrence every time she picks up her bow and arrow in The Hunger Games.
Besides, I have always rejected the excessively tribal claims that only women can write about women, only blacks can write about blacks, only dwarves can write about dwarves, and on and on. If we have too much more of that tribal isolation no one will be bonding with anyone else ever again. It will just be islands of isolation and tribal rage.
Oh, I forgot one of my best qualifications: my grandmother was a woman. She was a hero of mine, and a role model. She never hated anyone. When she didn't like someone she would always say they were "insignificant." Sometimes she would say, "He's the most insignificant man I know of!"
My grandmother was not tribal, either. If the boys (her sons and grandson) were in her living room watching a football game, she would poke her head out from the kitchen and ask, "Who's the underdog?" We would shout back who the underdog was in the game, and she would say, "That's who I want to win."
She was always for the underdog. But it made no sense to her tribal boys.
"Who's the underdog?" she would say, as we watched our Arizona Wildcats play New Mexico.
"New Mexico!" we would shout.
"Then I hope New Mexico wins," she would say.
"Why?" We couldn't understand it. "They're playing Arizona!"
"They're the underdog, that's why."
"But Grandma! You live in Arizona, your children and grandchildren went to the University of Arizona."
"That doesn't matter. I hope New Mexico wins."
Her loyalty was always to the underdog. Ours was to our own exclusive tribe. Her heart was bigger. Her ego was smaller. Her anger (the ultimate result of tribal loyalty) was almost non-existent.
She was my hero. But who am I to write about women?
My real answer? I don't care who I am. I am insignificant.
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I did something that I've never done before, and that is last night I waited in line for the newest of two Pokemon games, Pokemon Omega Ruby (and the alternative version that a friend is getting, Alpha Sapphire). This was a bizarre experience because I had nobody to stand with me while I waited, so I was essentially there as a people watcher and hopeful friend maker.
I've been a fan of Pokemon from the beginning. The animated cartoon ran on television when I was in middle school all the way up through high school, airing conveniently at 6:00am, right before I had to get ready to catch the bus. I was thrilled by the adventures of Ash, Misty, and Brock and have seen most of the show – including many of the movies.
As for the games, I've played a majority of them. The first one I played was Pokemon Red on an old Gameboy black and white – one of those boxy things that brings nostalgia to people who remember them in their backpacks. The interesting part about playing the older games was that there was only one save slot (as there always is) and, being in a large family, I had to take turns playing the game with my siblings. So, my sister would get the game and progress to a certain point, and then I would take over and continue. It was truly a lot of fun, and I count those moments as some of my favorite memories of growing up around Pokemon.
Fast forward to today. I resisted getting the latest Gameboy, the 3DS. It felt very gimmicky to me, and I always seemed to be on the back end of the newer technology. Just when I thought it was safe to buy a DSi, the more affordable version of the DS, the 3DS was released and the games for the system I just bought became obsolete. So, I stubbornly decided that I would not play the newest Pokemon versions last year when they came out. I could skip those and continue playing the older classics that I have.
However, the bug was biting me, and soon I did some research. I have a friend who is a diehard Pokemon fan, and she introduced me to the new Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire trailers. They looked so different from the games I played as a child. I was really intrigued. Could they still be fun like they used to be?
I broke down and tried out a 3DS XL, the larger format of the 3DS. I was shocked to find that the graphics were gorgeous on all the next-gen games I demoed. If Legend of Zelda was this beautiful, how amazing would my old Pokemon friends be with this new technology?
So, I took a chance on them. I stood in line (a thankfully short line) and chatted with people about the games. When did you first play them? How were you introduced? One woman in front of me joked about last year's launch where people were in a frenzy to get the X and Y editions. She said, "Nobody let Team Rocket in," and I chuckled. This felt like my kind of people.
At last, the doors opened at midnight and I walked in to get my game. In ten seconds I was out the door and on my way home, eager to play. My fingers trembled as I put the cartridge into my game system and turned it on. Then, from that point on for the next hour and a half, I was completely transported back to the world of Pokemon.
If you're one of the Pokemon freaks like me who picked up a copy of the game, I say have tons of fun! Maybe I'll run into you sometime and we can battle!


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Hosting A Virtual Halloween Watch Party!
The horror movie marathon has been a Halloween staple for all non-partiers everywhere, and with a socially distanced Halloween Comicfest approaching, a Halloween themed watch party could be just the event your store is looking for! There are a ton of options to host a fab-boo-lous watch party to fit needs for groups of all shapes and sizes!
Did you know that there are built in watch parties on some of the streaming services of your choice?
Yes! You saw that right! Some popular streaming services already offer a way for multiple people to watch together including: Hulu and Amazon Prime Video, and others you can host a party with browser extensions like Netflix and Disney Plus!
These streaming services offer a huge amount of content including original series that can't be found anywhere else! If you have a web browser, this may be the easiest way to host your event.
The features on the services do vary. With a Hulu watch party, only 8 people are supported to watch at the same time, while the Prime service offers a room size of 100, so not all services will be suited for all needs. But whether you're hosting 75 people for a Friday night premiere or hosting a small group weekly to watch classic TV episodes, you can make it work with little to no setup required.
Each participant will need a valid log-in for the streaming service for this method and must be watching in a browser.
If the streaming services aren't your bag of tricks, fortunately there are several other options to explore! These methods all require that the host has access to a computer and web browser.
Kast is a watch party system that's easy to set up and use with additional features to control your audience and who shows on screen. You will need an account to set up a party, but people tuning in can just watch the stream in a browser without one, or they can download the iOS app and watch right on their phones.
Kast includes a handy feature that allows up to 20 people to video chat with microphones at once, but 100 additional viewers can tune in, making it perfect for having an event with guest hosts or cosplayers!
Plus, as a host you can assign moderation power to trusted participants to keep any questionable content at bay! Just download the app and create a free account, set up your party, and start sharing your scr
Fans of online gaming may have already heard of Discord, used primarily for streaming and voice chatting while playing games, it is also a great platform for watch parties and has a bonus community element which is perfect if you have a tight knit group already, or if you just want to foster a sense of connection!
You can create a whole server for your community which has tons of features from: multiple rooms and text chats, to custom emotes, to setting up permissions, moderation teams, and bots to kelp keep your community clean.
While probably not for the technically clueless, Discord offers screen sharing, and a new streaming feature in voice channels so it's easy to broadcast out a movie playing on your desktop or in your browser window.
Be aware that some streaming apps will block their content from being streamed over Discord, so choose your movies wisely! Plus, if you want to set up other streaming events including games with your audience, there's no need to send out links for each event via email or social media, they're already all there on your server!
Then of course there's always Zoom! You can screenshare what you're watching with Zoom, which has the advantage of being the conferencing app of choice for many, so the interface is probably already familiar to most.
With Zoom it's just a matter of setting up your room, queueing up for movie, sending out your invite links and hitting play! With this method, up to 100 people can join, but if you're using the free version of Zoom, your streams can only last for 40 minutes…which may be an issue if scary movies are what you want, but could be workable for shorter videos!
Zoom also has the option to create a co-host to help you keep track of the chat and has the advantage of allowing tons of people on camera with mics, so you can really see who you're watching with!
And for those of you looking for the perfect unique scary movies to stream, check out Horrortheque! A collection of Horror movies currently in the public domain, all of these movies are either available to stream on sites like YouTube, or are available to download to play in a media player on your device.
Organized in both alphabetical order and by era, you can threat your community to some Horror movie history! From silent films that changed movie history, to the classic pulp of the 60s that changed the way we think about horror, these movies are in the public domain, meaning you can use them freely for any purpose, and the site features flags, synopses, and links to sources so you can easily screen the movies for mature or objectionable content.
With all these tools available, carving out some time for Halloween Comicfest fun with your community should be spook-tackularly simple!

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Confirmation that the biggest NASA vicsim hoax was also the most in-your-face (literally).
Down below I compared the facial features of Christa McAuliffe and Syracuse law professors Sharon McAuliffe and concluded that they are the same person, and therefore that the Challenger disaster was a hoax.
This entry was posted in NASA hoaxes on July 11, 2016 by ab.
If you follow any subject long enough, the same old memes and themes cycle back. This, I suppose, is life.
Initially, Markus started this debate, which I thought was worthwhile. I came down on the donation model, like hoaxbusterscall.com…. I think it's the best, so those that won't or can't pay still receive the benefits of this most important topic. I don't think any bonus tier is necessary for donors, but I do think acknowledgement in some form is appropriate. (I will acknowledge donors here if they wish – please let me know if you want your name listed).
Recently, Mark Sargent changed to a pay format. John Le Bon has added a patreon function. Both put a full time job's worth of time into their sites, so I agree money is needed to keep going in this money system.
Once more, I ask, are you willing to pay for truth? Let's start a discussion – again.
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You spot a large group of gnomes milling around a collection of intricate machinery, and decide to investigate. Tapping one gnome on the shoul-- I mean, the side of the head, you ask him what's going on.
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It takes several minutes of wandering around the displays of shiny whirling metal before you get injured. Rather longer than you expected, actually. "Dagng, man, I told you to be careful," says the gnome as he wraps some bandages around you. "You're not gonna be doing any heavy lifting for a while -- that Gyro-Cutlass gnearly went clear through your torso."
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"...Torso?" you ask. "You mean this long section of my body between my head and my waist?"
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Home Alone? Maybe Not In This Old House!
There have been many responses to the blogs on Ecclesiastes 12 and concepts of home. The responses are not on the blog itself but usually text messages, or emails which I still find interesting. People so "at home" with face book and twitter will not respond to the blog in the blog itself. They don't "feel at home" on this platform. That has been on my mind lately as I see the changes that have to take place as we grow older and our concepts of "home" change and the "homes" we have change as well. Soon that attachment to "home" itself is transformed into something like Paul's desire to "be at home with Lord".
But back to the Ecclesiastes 12 discussion. Because many people see it as a physical and psychological exposition of the human house and "tent that we live in" the physical aspect overtakes the general feeling of Ecclesiastes that "everything is vanity" which can mean meaningless, and if you are the really cranky type "absurd". All is absurdity. So if we go with the physical realm there are myriads of absurdities – the young man who is addicted to running and has a body fat ratio ridiculously low who dies of a heart attack at mile five of a ten mile run; the deaf Aunt who saves her money to afford five thousand dollars worth of hearing aids and who dies two days later of a stroke; the child whose mother had to be on bed rest for months to bring it into the world and dies 3 hours after being born; the middle aged man who survives a complicated stomach surgery to choke to death on a hospital lunch; all this is absurdity. We may be alone in this house because each house is different. Your ailments are different than mine and one of the interesting things that we encounter is the need to find people that share our infirmities to steel ourselves that we are not alone.
But my sense that the haunted house of Ecclesiastes represents the end of all things shows the same absurdity. All the production and prodigious energy of humanity to achieve or to destroy; to love or to hate; all comes to an end at the end, and this too is an absurdity. This is the basis of nihilism and fatalism and determinism and all the other "isms" that dog or life together. We are not alone in this haunted house. All humanity shares it.
There is also a religious dimension to the haunted house that comes to light in Jesus preaching. In this hosue we may be alone but it is inhabited by many, in fact they may be legion. This house is at the height of absurdity and yet we see it all around us. The tale is told in Matthew 24. We'll get to it as the week progresses.
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'Wonder Woman' has biggest opening ever for a female director
Posted 9:53 AM, June 4, 2017, by CNN Wire, Updated at 07:43AM, June 5, 2017
NEW YORK — "Wonder Woman" made history.
The latest film in Warner Bros.' DC Extended Universe exceeded expectations at the box office, bringing in an estimated $100.5 million during its opening in North America this weekend.
That makes the superhero film starring Gal Gadot and directed by Patty Jenkins the biggest opening ever for a female director. The previous record holder, "Fifty Shades of Grey," brought in $85.2 million in 2015.
"Wonder Woman" is the first major superhero film to be led by a woman, and it was women who helped the film to the top of the box office this weekend.
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More than half, 52%, of the film's audience this weekend were female — a significant number for a genre that has been dominated by men.
The box office haul for the female superhero icon is smaller than the box office numbers of some of her caped male counterparts. But the opening weekend for "Wonder Woman" is an achievement for female filmmakers and for the industry, says Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at comScore.
"Any ridiculous notion that a woman may not be suited to direct a big budget superhero movie is hopefully once and for all shattered," he said
Dergarabedian said several factors contributed to the strong weekend performance, including a great release date, perfect casting and widespread acclaim.
The film, which had a production budget of $150 million, garnered an "A" CinemaScore from audiences and a 93% score on review site Rotten Tomatoes, which makes it one of the best-reviewed superhero movies of all time.
"Wonder Woman" also acted as a shot in the arm to Warner Bros.' critically beleaguered DC superhero brand — which includes three panned blockbusters, 2013's "Man of Steel," 2016's "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" and 2016's "Suicide Squad" — as well as a sluggish summer movie season that was down nearly 9% from last year going into the weekend.
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• David Lighty finished 9-10 from the field, 7-7 from 3-point range to score a game-high 25 points and he became a graduate all in same day to help Ohio State advance to the NCAA Sweet 16 with a win over George Mason March 20. Two days earlier, Lighty scored eight points while dishing out five assists in the Buckeyes' second round win over UTSA. He accomplished all of this while playing his last game in Ohio and in his hometown of Cleveland.
• Sarah Miller was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year March 19 after earning six Big Ten Freshman of the Week awards this season. Miller had an outstanding first year, holding the highest score on vault (9.900), beam (9.950) and floor (9.925) for the Buckeyes, marking the third Big Ten Freshman of the Year in Ohio State history after Taylor Jones earned the honor in 2009 and Susan Eckman won it in 1996.
• With 14 teams volunteering their time, Ohio State student-athletes notched 461 service hours in February. Contributing to organizations and events such as BuckeyeThon and the Ronald McDonald House, Buckeyes volunteered with 22 different organizations. Clocking 107 hours, the women's gymnastics team recorded the most hours during the month, with the spirit squad in second with 67.
• Thirty-six current and former Ohio State student-athletes received their degrees at winter commencement ceremonies March 20 in the Schottenstein Center.
• Ohio State dropped a doubleheader at No. 15 California, 4-0 and 11-1, March 20 at Evans Diamond.
• William Buford scored 18 points, freshman Jared Sullinger added 11 before getting some extended rest, and Ohio State looked every inch the part of a No. 1 overall seed in rolling to a 75-46 win over Texas-San Antonio in the second round of the NCAA tournament March 18.
• David Lighty made all seven of his 3-pointers and scored 25 points, Sullinger added 18 and top-seeded Ohio State made 16 3s to advance in the NCAA tournament with a jaw-dropping 98-66 win over George Mason March 20.
• Jantel Lavender was named a WBCA All-Region 6 selection for the 2011 NCAA Division I State Farm Coaches' All-America Team.
• Lavender didn't disappoint in the first round of the NCAA tournament March 19, scoring 30 points and grabbing 11 rebounds for her 75th career double-double to lead the fourth-seeded Buckeyes past pesky Central Florida 80-69.
• In the regular season finale, seventh-ranked Ohio State fell to sixth-ranked Michigan, 353.350-336.900,March 19 at the Cliff Keen Arena on the campus of University of Michigan. The dual was televised by the Big Ten Network on tape-delayed basis and will air at noon March 26.
• Sarah Miller earned her sixth Big Ten Freshman of the Week award, the conference office announced March 14. The award marks the eighth for a Buckeye this season. Miller set a career-high 9.950 on beam to take first on the event as No. 14 Ohio State tied a team season-high 196.100 March 12 to win a tri-meet with Missouri and Pittsburgh. She also tied for first with a 9.900 on floor exercise.
• Ohio State gymnasts Colleen Dean, Miller, Melanie Shaffer and Nicole Krauter each garnered Big Ten postseason awards, the conference office announced March 18. Dean and Miller were named first team All-Big Ten while Shaffer earned second team accolades and Krauter was the Buckeyes' sportsmanship award honoree.
• No. 15 Ohio State placed fifth with a 194.900 at the Big Ten Championships March 19 at the Sports Pavilion on the campus of the University of Minnesota. After the meet, Miller was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year after earning six Big Ten Freshman of the Week awards this season. Miller had an outstanding first year, holding the highest score on vault (9.900), beam (9.950) and floor (9.925) for the Buckeyes, marking the third Big Ten Freshman of the Year in Ohio State history after Jones earned the honor in 2009 and Susan Eckman won it in 1996. In addition, head coach Carey Fagan earned the Big Ten Coach of the Year award for the second time in her career after picking up her first in 2007. Fagan has been at the helm of Ohio State gymnastics since the 2005 season. Since then, Fagan has produced two All-Americans, led the Buckeyes to five-consecutive appearances at the NCAA regional championships and was named Central Region Coach of the Year in 2009.
• Dominique Alexander, a sophomore midfielder, has been named the ECAC Offensive Player of the Week, the league announced March 14. Alexander had seven points, with four goals and three assists, in two games combined last week.
• No. 20 Ohio State, despite five goals from sophomore Logan Schuss, lost at No. 2-ranked Virginia, 14-11, March 19 at Klöckner Stadium in Charlottesville, Va. The Buckeyes are now 5-3 on the year, while the Cavaliers improve to 7-1.
• Brittney Zerhusen, a senior attacker, was named the American Lacrosse Conference's Offensive Player of the Week after helping the Buckeyes to a pair of back-to-back wins over Canisius and then-No. 11 Notre Dame last week. This is the first POW honor for Ohio State this season.
• Jayme Beard scored a career-high tying four goals as Ohio State cruised to its third-consecutive win by defeating California, 16-4, March 20 at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.
• Ohio State finished first in open free pistol event with a score of 2,022 at the NRA Intercollegiate Pistol Championships at Ft. Benning, Ga. The Buckeyes finished 10 points ahead of the United States Military Academy (2,012) with The Citadel taking third with 1,996.
• Ohio State finished second in the open standard pistol event March 18 at the NRA Collegiate Pistol Championships at Ft. Benning, Ga. The Buckeyes shot a 2,117 in the event to winner, the United States Military Academy with a 2,121. OSU's Joe Totts shot a 549 to finish second in the event. Other Buckeye scores included Kim Hullings (530), Bryan Basenback (528) and Blake Reburn (512).
• Ohio State finished second in the open aggregate events at the NRA Collegiate Pistol Championships March 19 at Ft. Benning, Ga. The Buckeyes finished second in open air pistol with a 2,191 score behind the United States Military Academy's 2,224. That margin gave Army the open aggregate championship with a 6,357 score. OSU finished second with a 6,330 and The Citadel was third at 6,267. This is Ohio State's highest finish since being second in 2008.
• Ohio State claimed two victories at the San Diego Classic II Tournament after defeating Harvard, 4-1, and San Diego, 4-2, March 18 at the USD Softball Complex. With the win over Harvard, Linda Kalafatis claimed her 500th career victory as head coach for the Buckeyes.
• Ohio State dropped two games March 19 at the San Diego Classic II Tournament at SDSU Softball Stadium. The Buckeyes lost, 6-1, to Cal State Northridge in game one and suffered a heartbreaking 4-2 loss against San Diego State in game two to fall to 2-2 overall in the tournament.
• Ohio State fell, 9-1, against Louisville in five innings March 20 at SDSU Softball Stadium to conclude play at the San Diego Classic II Tournament.
• Ohio State capped its finest season in nearly 20 years March 19 with a 17th-place finish at the 2011 NCAA championships. The Buckeyes totaled 64 points at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center on the campus of the University of Texas and in the process had its highest team finish in 16 years, or since the 1994-95 team placed 16th overall. Further adding to the outstanding effort at this championships for swimming coach Bill Dorenkott and assistant Stefanie Williams, and diving coach Vince Panzano, was the fact that six different Buckeyes earned All-America honors, a total that is third-most in school history behind the 15 honorees in 1982 and the seven in 1983. Saturday, the 400 freestyle relay team of Samantha Cheverton, Megan Detro, Anita Beck and Alex Norris earned honorable mention All-America honors for the second time during this championships by finishing 14th in 3:17.50. The four were also honorable mention All-Americans as part of the 800 free relay that finished 10th Friday. Senior diver Katie Bell closed out her career with an honorable mention All-American effort on the 10-meter platform, finishing 10th with327.70 points. Bell is the second diver to be so honored this year as junior Bianca Alvarez was All-American on both the 1- and 3-meter springboard events.
• With gold-medal winning performances in the solo and trio routines, the Ohio State synchronized swimming team won its 27th U.S. Collegiate championship March 19 at the Town of Tonawanda Aquatic and Fitness Center in Buffalo, N.Y. Ohio State edged Stanford by three points, 93-90, to claim its third-consecutive collegiate crown. Incarnate Word finished third with 75 points.
• With a 3-1 win over fourth-seed Josh Asper of Maryland March 18, senior Colt Sponseller advanced to the 165-pound semifinals at the 2011 NCAA Championships at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pa. Additionally, Sponseller became an All-American with the win.
• Sponseller concluded his Buckeye career March 19 with a fourth-place finish at the 2011 NCAA Championships at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pa. Sponseller (165), who guaranteed his place on the podium Friday afternoon with a 3-1 quarterfinal win vs. No. 4 Josh Asper of Maryland, finishes the season with a 25-7 record. In four seasons as a Buckeye, Sponseller amassed a 105-24 mark.
Men's Tennis vs. Pepperdine, 4 p.m.
Men's Volleyball vs. Grand Canyon, 6 p.m.
Women's Basketball vs. Georgia Tech – NCAA Tournament, 7 p.m.
Softball vs. Loyola Marymount, 4 p.m.
Baseball at Fresno State, 9:05 p.m.
Women's Tennis vs. Tennessee, 4 p.m.
Baseball at Cal State Bakersfield, 5 p.m.
Men's Volleyball vs. UC San Diego, 7 p.m.
Men's Tennis vs. Iowa, 3 p.m.
Baseball at. Cal State Bakersfield, 4 p.m.
Women's Tennis vs. Iowa, 5 p.m.
Rowing vs. Michigan, 12 p.m.
Women's Lacrosse vs. Florida, 12 p.m.
Baseball at Cal State Bakersfield, 4 p.m.
Men's Volleyball vs. UC Irvine, 6 p.m.
Women's Tennis vs. Illinois, 11 a.m.
Men's Tennis vs. Illinois, 1 p.m.
Baseball vs. Xavier, 6:35 p.m.
Women's Tennis vs. Northwestern, 2:30 p.m.
Baseball vs. Northwestern, 6:35 p.m.
Men's Volleyball at Loyola-Chicago, 7 p.m.
Men's Tennis at Northwestern, 1 p.m.
Men's Lacrosse vs. Loyola, 1 p.m.
Softball at Minnesota, 2 p.m.
Baseball vs. Northwestern, 3:05 p.m.
Men's Volleyball at Lewis, 7 p.m.
Softball at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Women's Lacrosse at Louisville, 1 p.m.
Baseball vs. Northwestern, 2:05 p.m.


This article highlights the best violin music for players that have outgrown their beginning songs, but aren't yet in advanced music. That is a big range. You will need a lot of music to keep your progressing student interested, motivated, and happy. Below are some of our favorites that we are adding to all the time. Please contact me below with some of your music favorites and I will add them to our 'Best Violin Music' list, after I take them for a test drive of course.
Introducing the Positions for Violin: Volume 1 - Third and Fifth Position is the perfect book for teaching the intermediate violinist how to shift and play the higher positions. This is the book that I use to teach intermediate level students. When using "Introducing the Positions", the student will learn the new notes of higher positions in a logical order using a variety of methods; scales, repetition, etudes, and classical songs. While this book might not be a blast to play from, like some of the other songs I highlight, it's not bad for a technique book and it's excellent for teaching the theory of shifting, and playing positions.
Franz Wohlfahrt - 60 Studies, Op. 45 Complete: Books 1 and 2 for Violin (Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics) - A great introduction for intermediate students into the world of Etudes, Arpeggios, and Scales. The exercises in this book will increase your student's finger agility, speed, and accuracy. Using Wolfhart and Introducing the Positions together is a powerful combination!
Songs from Frozen, Tangled and Enchanted: Violin (Hal Leonard Instrumental Play-Along) - We had to get this music last Christmas when my girls were singing "Let it Go" in the shower, on the bus, emptying the dishwasher, and even in their sleep! I love that it also includes songs from other movies too, so that they get a variety of music to play. My daughter is probably late beginner, early intermediate and this is a stretch for her to play (good thing the motivation is there). It has been good for her to learn new notes, new hand positions due to accidentals, new key signatures, tricky synocpated rhythm and time changes. Playing out of this book can be frustrating at times for her because it is a little on the hard side for her current playing level. The other thing that can be tough is that the included mp3 download accompaniant doesn't mess around on tempo. With that said, the accompaniant is really fun to hear and try to play along with, and she enjoys the music. I would definitely recommend this for students that mid to high intermediate.
Tango Time! - is a must buy for students that love flare and playing along with C.D.'s. I have found that intermediate students that are a 12 - 20 years old especially love the way they sound with the C.D. Make sure if you are searching for this piece online that you don't buy the "Tango Time for Accordion".
Solos for Young Violinists Violin Part and Piano Acc., Volume 2 - In my beginning music article I discuss book I of this series. Book II also deserves a shout out. It contains pretty much every must play for intermediate students looking to springboard up to advanced. The songs in this book have some shifting position work, but for the most part it is pretty straightforward. These songs are great show pieces, and wow the audience everytime. One of the best violin pieces of all time, Millionaire's Hoedown, is included in this book.
In the fast paced world we live in, who wouldn't love to be able to get the violin music you need right from home or from the office before you rush to pick your kids up from school?
There are many online sheet music stores to choose from. Some of them are free, and some of them cost money (usually at a discounted price). Here are two of my favorite for finding intermediate level music.
8notes.com is an excellent resource for FREE violin sheet music! They have over 90 intermediate level pieces. Almost all of the intermediate pieces you'll find on this site are strictly classical pieces from popular composers like Bach, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, and Schubert. You will rarely find a sheet music site that has more then just the classics for free because the composers are still alive and want to collect revenue from their compositions. This site is very easy to navigate, find music, and then print it.
Looking for more than just classical? Virtual Sheet Music offers a wide variety of music in the intermediate level. The music is cheaper then buying or ordering a hard copy, and you can print it off right now! Plus they offer a great deal for a year membership. You pay once for the whole year and enjoy all of the Free music you could ever want.
Some of my favorite intermediate songs from Virtual Sheet Music® are;Moto Perpetuo Second Pupil's Concerto by Seitz, and The Entertainer.
They also have Free Sheet Music that they switch up every two weeks. You could build an awesome musical library just by downloading these freebies. Check them out by clicking on the link above.


"Jackie & Andy, I just wanted to drop you a line to say how fantastic you were on Saturday night for Dad's surprise 60th birthday party. We had looked online at hundreds of different acts and it's always a difficult decision and an act of faith to book someone without a personal recommendation. However, you were absolutely fantastic. You provided a great atmosphere during dinner, got everyone dancing and simply made the evening very special.
As we are in the hospitality industry and see lots of performers, acts etc we can confidently say you were exceptionally good. We would have no hesitation whatsoever in recommending you to friends, family or our customers.
Charlotte (Phil's daughter) booked Andy just a few weeks prior to the party. They had arranged a sit-down meal at their own restaurant, Terrazzo in Kendal.
Everyone had some reception drink and canapes while they caught up and Phil recovered from the shock!!! Then they sat down to a 2-course meal. We played background music while everyone had their meal. Once pudding was served Andy performed his Rat Pack show which was yet another surprise for Phil. Once they finished their desserts everyone came down to the dance floor area and started dancing nearly straight away so we knew we were going to have a great night. Andy sent Phil over to cut his cake and everyone sang Happy Birthday. After a quick costume change, Andy was back with his Robbie Wiliams show. Again, the guests were on their feet, Phil even had a little sing with Andy, the guests loved it!!!
It really was a great night and boy do this family know how to look after their guests I have never seen so much food in my life!
Hope to see you all again soon, it was a great night and a great family.


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Thank God We're Like That
Sermon by John Russell Stanger at the MLP National Conference at St. Mark's Presbyterian Church in Tucson, AZ on Friday, September 27, 2013.
Leviticus 19:33-34 & Acts 10:9-16
Little John Russell grew up on a cattle ranch situated miles outside of two tiny Texas towns. Unlike most kids in the county, growing up on Stanger Ranch meant feeding cows on cold Christmas mornings, riding horses through rain and woods, repairing barbed wire fences, and knowing the monotony of mowing pastures all summer.
But like everyone else who grew up in Brazoria County, I breathed air so thick with religion, there was no doubt the Second Coming was just a few church potlucks away. Sure, I loved being at Bethel Presbyterian Church, asking every question about that ancient book I could think of, but when you're fourteen, little 'ole Bethel couldn't hold a candle to the cultural center that was FIRST BAPTIST!
Because all my friends were Baptist and their church had goateed youth leaders with big budgets, I constantly asking my parents to drop me off in front of that colossal red brick building at the center of town.
Wednesday nights I was writing down my sins and nailing them to an old rugged cross. Summers we got to meet up with youth groups of approved theology. Once I had the pleasure of knocking on doors, dripping in sweat from nerves and the Texas heat, and invited people to church, our youth leaders in their khaki shorts and Jesus sandals looked on with pride as we stumbled over our lines.
But Spring was my favorite. The approach of Easter meant the annual Passion Play. Now, Patrick Evans, I may meet every one of your Broadway references with a blank stare, but I've seen how fancy lighting, well-produced dance numbers, a booming chorus, and a shirtless man can save souls. I acted in that Passion Play for years, and once they even gave the Presbyterian a single line.
I went back week after week, prayin' and singin', raising my hands occasionally to make it count. But I never felt at home there. I was out of place, a stranger. That queer kind of strangeness, where you're a stranger in the midst of the people that are supposed to be your people.
When the lights were dimmed for prayer and we were invited forward to turn ourselves over to Christ, I'd look around wondering if the others were as uncomfortable as me. When they asked me, "Are you saved, John?", all I heard was, "Are you gay?"
It would have to be one or the other. "Because God is holy, only the holy can be with Him in heaven." And there is only one other option. That's what I thought I knew. That was the vision in my head as I tried to sleep every night.
I'm guessing Peter knew what it felt like to be the stranger. From his time with Jesus to the planting of his 1,001 Worshiping Communities, he'd probably become numb to showing up in town after town where he knew a few people at most.
It's exhausting being the outsider, and I'm guessing Peter and his company of new church developers are run ragged when we meet them in tonight's text. It's no surprise that it takes stopping to pray to realize how hungry he is. And judging by the trance he enters, he may have skipped more than one meal.
Peter's vision is simple and clear. A sheet holding animals of all kinds–clean and unclean–lowers from heaven. And despite his light-headed hunger, when God tells him to eat from this Noah's Ark 2.0, Peter actually says, "By no means." Though the voice of God says otherwise, Peter is certain of what it means to be Christian, to be holy.
My visions and certainty as a young gay boy were just as strong as Peter's. I'm guessing many of you survived them as well.
But we are here because we've learned what Peter learned on that roof, that we must not call profane what God has made clean.
We are here, surrounded by these majestic mountains, because we are committed to building a church that reflects God's heart, that sees the Sacred in every child of God.
We are here, to be refreshed and rejuvenated in the work, because we will not rest until every trans, lesbian, bisexual, gay, and queer youth grows up knowing without a doubt they are good and beloved by God, the Church, and the World.
Our calling is far from complete. Queer, and particularly trans, youth still face extreme rates of homelessness, assault, and suicide. It is no wonder there are so many communities working toward making sure that no LGBTQ youth lies awake at night with visions of flames.
You may have heard about an online media project that launched earlier this month. It's called "Not All Like That Christians" and it's a website that hosts videos of numerous people–mostly white straight allies–delivering a simple message in their own words: not all Christians believe that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people are unworthy of God's love.
LGBTQ youth need to hear that God loves them as much as possible through every avenue possible. And the Church has the responsibility of speaking up and healing the hurt that has been done in its name, by calling and treating queer people as sacred. The Not All Like That—or NALT—project has joined its voice with ours in making sure that we no longer live in a world where the good news hidden.
But I'm afraid the NALT project reveals something hidden about our own movement for inclusion.
At the beginning of the summer, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, a setting 14-year-old ranchers' son John Russell could have never dreamt he'd reference in a sermon, I had lunch with Mieke Vandersall, my boss and warrior queen for all us queer future pastors, and Carmen Fowler LaBerge, Executive Editor of the Layman, a publication that serves the interests of far right Presbyterians. (You may have heard of it.)
Y'all, this lunch felt about as bizarre as it sounds. And, then… Not.
I sat at the table with Carmen and Mieke, and listened to two women leaders—something that wouldn't have happened just decades ago—connect over their shared experiences as heads of organizations in their respective movements.
Over that shared meal we each clarified what was really important to our ministries, what excited us, frustrated us, saddened us. It was one of those moments where genuine conversation and dialogue rise about abstract politics and theologies. It was the kind of experience that reminds me the Spirit is alive and well… And very mysterious.
In all our sharing, one thing pierced through my cynical generalizing about the far right in the church. Carmen told us that many conservative Presbyterians now relate more to other conservative Christians, than they do to most Presbyterians. They have of feeling of being deeply out of place, strangers, in their own denomination.
This makes me incredibly sad.
I've known what it feels like to exist as a stranger in the midst of the people that are supposed to be my people. And I know I'm not alone in this. We have each lived through the experiences of feeling like a stranger to ourselves, our families, our churches, and even the love of God.
We have also felt what it means to belong to the Presbyterian family. That almost indescribable sense of community when you meet with Presbyterians from anywhere in the world. That sense of Eucharist as we gather together.
As someone who loves that connection, that feeling of home that many of us have in the church, to know that so many have lost that, brings me no joy.
Now let me be clear, I am not here to gloss over conservatives' contribution to the world's sin of oppressing and abusing queer people because they see us as less human, less sacred, less worthy.
My story and many of your's are of the survival of this very oppression. My calling and your callings are to create a world that reflects Christ's love of the stranger.
Sometimes separation is necessary, even best, especially when there has been too much pain. I've said myself, "Just let them go." But the pain of divorce, estrangement cuts deep. And we must still grieve, because the pain of others does nothing to heal our own.
So what Carmen shared with me grants me no joy nor reconciliation.
It was that lunch, my work with LGBTQ youth, and my own childhood, that flooded my mind when I witnessed the launch of the Not All Like That project.
While well intentioned, these videos by queer-loving Christians don't actually move beyond our Peter-like need to categorize people as sacred and profane, they simply relocates the categories: "dirty Christians" are those who are responsible for all that has been done and said against LGBTQ people and "clean Christians" are those of us picking up the pieces. If only it were truly that simple.
Maria is a 17-year-old leader in her youth group. Maria's multicultural bilingual Brooklyn church has not taken formal steps to become a Pres Welcome, Covenant Network, or More Light church… And probably won't for a while, if ever. In NALT's book, they are those other Christians.
But Maria came to me recently, tasked as the preacher for youth Sunday. She told me she knew of people afraid to come to her church because they are gay and asked for help addressing this in her sermon. We worked on it together and celebrated afterward when her congregation, for the most part, received the gospel and Maria with open arms.
Maria's church isn't putting a rainbow flag on their sign tomorrow, isn't even ready to say that being LGBTQ is good, but they aren't "like that" either, they are listening and growing.
NALT puts in place a paradigm where others are either with us or against us. This kind of framework attempts to recreate Carmen, Maria, and many others as strangers.
My friend Alison Amyx, queer advocate and Senior Editor at Believe Out Loud, said it best: "It distances us from people I love—people like some of my extended family members, compassionate and loving Christians, who still believe my gayness is not 'God's best' for me. I am not comfortable putting these Christians in the same category as extremists like Pat Robertson."
Like Alison, I'm uncomfortable with NALT because I believe it is reductionistic, but also for one very pragmatic reason. What we have gained, what we have won since our more inclusive ordination standards is not an entire denomination. What we have lost are too many conservative faith communities into which queer children are being adopted, born, and raised without hearing that they are beloved.
Turning our back on conservative Christian communities is a non-option.
But finally, I'm uncomfortable with saying we are Not All Like That because it is a lie.
Our confession-loving Reformed tradition reminds us that we are, all of us, always, broken. We never get it completely right. We never escape participation in systems of injustice.
How many pastor nomination committees of welcoming churches, when presented with a sheet from heaven full of incredible, gifted queer pastors, have called a straight one.
Many of our congregations haven't begun to think through hospitality to transgender people.
And the inclusive movement in the PC(USA)—currently staffed entirely by white people—has ignored the particular concerns and struggles of queer people of color far too much.
We are racist. We are sexist. We are transphobic.
Yet, in Christ we have been redeemed. We are, all of us, beloved and called sacred by God. We are holy because Christ is holy. We remain human, beloved children of God, no matter what.
So, if being like that is being like Carmen, being vulnerable with strangers whom she believes should not be leading the church…
If being like that is being like Maria, unsure what sin has to do with all of this, but confident that queer people should be welcome in her church…
If being like that is being like Peter, constantly discovering that in Christ there are no longer categories of sacred and profane…
If being like that means never getting it entirely right but being held in Divine Love all the way through it, then thank God we're like that!
John Russell Stanger is the Organizer of Mission and Advocacy at Presbyterian Welcome in NYC. He was raised on a cattle ranch in Texas but went all the way to India as a Young Adult Volunteer to discover that studying theology was the only way he could understand the brokenness of the world. While coming out as gay during seminary he realized his place was not in the hallowed halls of the academy, but in communities helping youth find their voices to advocate for themselves and work for a more just world. Since completing his Master of Divinity at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, John has served with Presbyterian Welcome, where he preaches, teaches, and facilitates discussions about faith, gender, and sexuality with youth and adults. You can read some of his writing at PluckyPresby.com.
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Q: If I have a non standard Foreign Key name do I need to manually setup both sides of a relationship? I am working on a Database First project and I am using a EntityTypeConfiguration class to set up Fluent definations of my models (Used the "Reverse Engineer Code First" tool to get the initial classes).
In one set of my classes I have a non standard key n that associates two objects in a one to many relationship. Here is a example set of classes.
class Foo
{
    public int FooId {get; set;}
    public string SomeData {get; set;}
    public virtual ICollection<Bar> Bars {get; set;}
}

class Bar
{
    public int BarId {get; set;}
    public int ThisIntPointsToFooId {get; set;}
    public virtual Foo Foo {get; set;}
}

When I create EntityTypeConfiguration<Foo> and EntityTypeConfiguration<Bar> do I need to define the relationship from both sides or can I do it from just one side and the other will pick it up?
class FooMap : EntityTypeConfiguration<Foo>
{
    //(Snip other members)

    this.HasMany(t => t.Bars).WithRequired(t => t.Foo).HasForeignKey(t => t.ThisIntPointsToFooId);
}

class BarMap : EntityTypeConfiguration<Bar>
{
    //(Snip other members)

    this.HasRequired(t => t.Foo).WithMany(t => t.Bars).HasForeignKey(t => t.ThisIntPointsToFooId);
}

A: One mapping is enough - and actually better in my opinion. If you want to change something - like making the FK nullable and the relationship optional (HasOptional/WithOptional) or adding WillCascadeOnDelete(false) to the relationship - you don't have to care about two mappings but only change one place.

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My name is Charlotte Dixon and I would like to adopt Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.
I'm 9 years old and in Year 5. I live in Shropshire with my mom and dad, dog Macy, bearded dragon Lizzie, two rabbits Rosie and Snowflake and the fish (we stopped naming them as they don't last long).
I would like to adopt Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (BMAG). It is in Birmingham, United Kingdom, and it is known for Renaissance I think. I like it because there is always something to do. I learned about stain glass windows there. It's free too!
We get to go there on our visits to Birmingham. We can stay hours or go in for a few minutes. It's always fun to see what they have new in the exhibitions.
It's perfect for everyone, even people who don't like art or museums. They let you take pictures and you don't have to sign in. You can always explore different sections (we found a new one in the back the last time!). They are always friendly and they have great trails for kids to follow.
Charlotte really likes the British Museum Thats wonderful for such a young girl.
Its my favourite Museum too.


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Military funeral honors are free of charge and mandated by law for eligible veterans. Eligibility will be verified by the veteran's DD-214, or discharge papers. Eligible members include:
Former military members who served on active duty and departed under honorable conditions.
At minimum, eligible veterans are entitled to the folding and presenting of the American flag to the next of kin and the playing of Taps by a bugler or recording. These honors are performed by an honor guard detail that consists of at least two members of the Armed Forces. One member must be a representative from the branch in which the veteran served, and this member will be the individual who presents the flag.
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On Flag Day, June 14, every year, we celebrate a Flag Retirement Ceremony in the Bandstand Park with the help of the B.P.O.E. Elks #110, the V.E.T.S. Honor Guard, and the Scouts of America. We do this to showcase to the community and to bring awareness to the meaning of our Nation's symbol, the American Flag, and how to properly retire them.
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Please visit the following links for detailed information about the options available for honoring service members and other aspects of military funerals:
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require "gatxan/commands/command"

module Gatxan
  module Jenkins
    module Commands

      class List < Command

        def initialize(config)
          @client = JenkinsCI::Client.new(config)
        end

        def self.run(pattern, config)
          cmd = self.new(config)
          cmd.each_job(pattern) do |job|
            puts job
          end
        end

        def each_job(pattern, &block)
          @client.list_jobs(pattern).each(&block)
        end

      end

    end
  end
end


The story of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth as you have never heard it before.
It is now two years since the events of that extraordinary night. Apsafar, the Bethlehem innkeeper, welcomes a group of travelers who have come to find out if the rumour that the long awaited Jewish Messiah was born nearby is true. Apsafar readily responds to their enquiries, revealing long held secrets and his real reason for turning the couple from Nazareth away from his door. The Christmas story for enquiring minds and spiritual seekers.


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Use of Fair Trade Premium For the 2016 crop year they have achieved an overall tonnage of 2,636,900 Kg. Meeting with producers, harvesting technicians and employees on 08/09/2016 to present the amount of the FFL premium: 1054600 ie 4.10 CFFA/kg net, transferred to the FFL account. Total expenditure: 1.550.000 FCFA. Total available: 20.355.568 FCFA. The Ministry of Construction is in the process of obtaining the building permit for the dispensary as soon as possible. A local dispensary for the health benefits is planned.


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Jeff's ongoing comedy trek has enabled him to work alongside many respected entertainers, including Ellen DeGeneres, Rodney Dangerfield, Joy Behar, and Bill Burr.
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Matt Falk: Un-Lit
Matt Falk was called "effortlessly funny" by the CBC. He's performed at Just For Laughs, The Hal!fax Comedy Festival and the Winnipeg Comedy Festival.


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The BRICS Antimonopoly Centre opens at the Higher School of Economics
The BRICS Antimonopoly Centre opens at the Higher School of EconomicsThis summer the HSE-Skolkovo Institute for Law and Development has opened a new division - the BRICS Antimonopoly Centre. The latter will engage in applied research and expert analysis aimed at improving competition policies and strengthening antitrust regulation in the BRICS economies. The Centre will also coordinate the activities of the BRICS member states' competition authorities and scientific communities.
Antitrust Regulation in the New Economy
Masterful Masterchain Month
In the first 11 days of the current month, the first All-Russian Summer School "Masterchain" was held in Moscow with the participation of the Institute's leading research fellow, Kirill Molodyko.
Legal Architecture of Finance
Institute Director at the Moscow Urban Forum
Participation at the session "Total Security or Total Control? Ethical Dilemmas of the Technological City"
Alexey Ivanov on RBC: "In the modern knowledge economy, pricing loses its signal function"
Institute Director gives an expert's opinion on the RBC report on the regulation of e-commerce and the adoption of the Fifth Antimonopoly Package.
Cryptocurrency: To Be Or Not To Be?
On May 23, leading researcher of the Institute Kirill Molodyko spoke in the legal panel of the Russian Blockchain Week forum, which was held under the aegis of the Skolkovo Innovation Center, on "Why authorities could bury crypto-currencies and how is this to be avoided?".
The Institute at the SPIEF
Director of the Institute Alexey Ivanov and leading researcher Ioannis Lianos spoke on May 24 at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
The Institute's Agenda at the Legal Forum
At the annual St. Petersburg International Legal Forum, held on May 15-19, the Institute's staff actively participated in the track "New Challenges: New Competition Policy", organised jointly with FAS Russia.
Eurasian Business Forum in the Kingdom of Bahrain
At the invitation of Her Highness Shaikha Dheya Bint Ebrahim Al Khalifa, the head of Bahrain's Riyadh Group, Leading Research Fellow of the Institute Kirilл Molodyko moderated the panel "Jurisdiction of the Future" and spoke during the Eurasian Business Forum, held May 11-13 in the capital of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Manama.
Expert Contribution at the Central Bank of Russia
FAS Russia and the HSE-Skolkovo Institute for Law & Development Present the co-authored book "Antitrust Regulation in the Digital Age"
The treatise was presented by the team of authors during a conference at the Higher School of Economics on April 23.
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All of the above features will be available to you after you are logged in using your Coach's password. In addition to this guide specific help is available on each page by clicking the help dots (?) near each data field. If you run into problems using the tools on this site feel free to contact one of our Web Support volunteers for assistance.
Good luck and have a great season.
The Team Roster is your list of players/parents and their contact information. Rosters are found under the Roster tab on your team page.
Select "Roster" from the menu pages at the left.
SPRING TRAVEL SEASON**Please note that the web site rosters are NOT your official CYSL game rosters for spring travel games. You must have two copies of your league approved CYSL PDF roster signed by the league and PYS registrar for each CYSL game. You will receive your CYSL rosters from your Division Coordinator or our Registrar.
Head Coaches may choose no more than 2 assistant coaches in accordance with league/division rules. All coaches and team volunteers must be CORI checked and registered with PYS, CYSL and MYSA for insurance and player selection purposes. To register your assistant coach(es) click here. You will find a form to complete and submit.
The Team Schedule is your list of games and events for your team during the current season. Your team schedule is found under the "Schedule" tab on your team page.
SPRING TRAVEL SEASON**Please note that your web site schedule is a transcription of official CYSL PDF schedules. You should review your Division CYSL PDF schedule on the CYSL web site to be sure your web schedule is accurate. You can access the PDF schedules by clicking the CYSL PDF Schedule tab under Teams.
The Team Bulletin/Broadcast E-Mail should be your primary way to communicate with your team's players/parents. By learning and using this feature, you will not need to maintain an e-mail or phone list on your own. The PYS League Athletics website will do all the work for you. You can post information to your team page and/or e-mail information directly to each team member using these features.
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Extreme Eichler makeover in San Rafael asks $1.8M
Midcentury abode redone from top to bottom
By Brock Keeling@BrockKeeling Apr 24, 2019, 8:14am PDT
Photos by Open Homes Photography, courtesy of Barry and Renee Adelmann / Marin Modern Real Estate
Head for the hills, midcentury purists! This major renovation in San Rafael goes above and beyond the usual remodel of an Eichler.
Featuring five bedrooms, three bathrooms, and 2,433 square feet, 1122 Idylberry has done away with most of its circa-1965 past. The floor-to-ceiling brick fireplace has been replaced by concrete paneling. Globe lighting eschewed in favor of more contemporary (see: recessed) illumination. And the signature atrium has been given a pristine modern look, which now sports with a fountain.
The kitchen and bathroom have been overhauled to align with today's preference of bare, streamlined chic. Tile accents have also been added to the bathrooms as well. And new landscaping has added a tiered succulent garden to the backyard.
But fear not as the bones of the home remain—exposed beams (painted), vaulted ceilings, and clerestory windows are still here.
Asking is $1,800,000 through Barry and Renee Adelmann / Marin Modern Real Estate.
Get your hands dirty at these SF ceramic studios From throwing to glazing, you'll learn everything you need to know at one of these studios.
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Dave & Amy met in 2002 in Los Angeles while working at The Walt Disney Animation Studios. Together, the two worked on the animated feature films Chicken Little, Meet the Robinsons, Bolt, The Princess & the Frog, and many others. After getting married in 2006, Dave & Amy relocated to Chicago and eventually the North Shore suburb of Wilmette. They have 2 young children and love enjoying all that the North Shore has to offer.
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Emmanuel Moses, né le  à Casablanca, est un poète, traducteur et romancier français.

Biographie

Son enfance s'est déroulée à Paris. Ensuite – il avait neuf ans – ses parents émigrent en Israël. Le futur écrivain y fait des études d'histoire. En 1986 il est de retour en France. Ses premières publications furent des poèmes, puis vinrent des romans. Il est également traducteur, notamment de l'hébreu moderne. Son père était le philosophe franco-israélien Stéphane Mosès. Sa mère est l'artiste . Il est l'arrière-petit-fils de l'écrivain allemand Heinrich Kurtzig (1865-1946).

Œuvres

  (folio n° 3451)
  (prix Max-Jacob)

  (prix Maïse Ploquin-Caunan)

  (prix Théophile-Gautier)
 Le voyageur amoureux, Al Manar, 2014
 Rien ne finit, Gallimard, 2015
 Ivresse, Al Manar, 2016
 Le compagnon des chacals, Galaade, 2016
 Polonaise, Flammarion, 2017
 Dieu est à l'arrêt du tram, Gallimard, 2017 (prix Méditerranée 2018)
 Les anges nous jugeront, Le Rocher, 2018
 Le paradis aux acacias, Al Manar, 2018
 Monsieur Néant, La Bibliothèque, 2019
Il était une demi-fois, Lanskine, 2019
La paix de Jérusalem, Tituli, 2019
Ils ne tournent pas rond suivi de Revue, coll. « Les 4 saisons », Z4 éditions, 2019
Un dernier verre à l'auberge, Lanskine, 2020
Quatuor, Le Bruit du temps, 2020
Dona, gravures de Frédéric Couraillon, Obsidiane, 2020
 Tout le monde est tout le temps en voyage, Al Manar, 2021

Choix de traductions
 11 poètes israéliens contemporains, Obsidiane, 1990, édition reprise chez Le Temps qu'il fait
 Peter Huchel, La tristesse est inhabitable, Orphée/La Différence, 1990
 Yehuda AmichaÏ, Anthologie personnelle, Actes Sud, 1992
 David Vogel, Un amas de nuit, choix de poèmes 1915-1941, Metropolis, 1997
 Anthologie de la poésie en hébreu moderne, Gallimard, 2001
 CK Williams, Anthologie personnelle, Actes Sud, 2001 (avec Claire Malroux et Michel Lederer)
 Anne Atik, Comment c'était, souvenirs sur Samuel Beckett, L'Olivier, 2003
 Yehuda AmichaÏ, Perdu dans la grâce, Gallimard, 2006
 Raymond Carver, La vitesse foudroyante du passé, L'Oliver, 2006
 S.J. Agnon, Au cœur des mers, Gallimard, 2008
 David Grossman, Tombé hors du temps, Le Seuil, 2012
 S.J. Agnon, Tehila, Gallimard, 2014

Œuvres traduites en anglais
 Yesterday's Mare, 17 prose poems, Vagabond Press, Stray Doc Editions, Sydney, 2003 (translated by Andrew Johnston)
 Last news of Mr. Nobody, Handsel Books, 2004 (translated by Alba Branca, Marilyn Hacker, Kevin Hart, Gabriel Levin and C.K. Williams)
 He and I, Oberlin College Press, 2009 (translated by Marilyn Hacker)
 Preludes and Fugues, Oberlin College Press, 2016 (translated by Marilyn Hacker)

Liens externes

 Emmanuel Moses, sur France Culture

Poète français du XXe siècle
Poète français du XXIe siècle
Écrivain français du XXe siècle
Écrivain français du XXIe siècle
Romancier français du XXe siècle
Romancier français du XXIe siècle
Traducteur français
Traducteur depuis l'hébreu vers le français
Lauréat du prix Max-Jacob
Naissance en octobre 1959
Naissance à Casablanca

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As worrying COVID numbers emerge around Calgary, Jason keeps on truckin
Political discourse in Alberta kicked off very tediously this week with the Premier trying to pick a fight about trucks. The question of whether Canada's city-dwellers really need all those F-150s popped up in Passage, a left-wing online publication, last week, and Fox News in the United States picked it up as something to holler about for a few days. And so the Premier ended up hollering about it too.
It's a safe bet that when Jason Kenney is pivoting to the culture war there's something real he'd prefer you not be paying attention to. This week, it's worrying COVID numbers in Alberta, especially out of Calgary. Late last Friday afternoon AHS reported that the R value (an estimate of how many other people each person with COVID infects, on average) was holding steady above 1 and the virus was making gains again. Monday and Tuesday's data is continuing the trend.
Robson Fletcher, a data journalist with CBC Calgary, provides daily visualizations like these of Alberta's COVID stats on his Twitter account
The good news is that with much of the population vaccinated, if there is a fourth wave, it at least won't get so large that our hospitals are driven to full capacity, like they were during the last one. But that's cold comfort to the people who do catch a virus that we really should have had under control by now, and I don't think it will be very satisfying for those of us who are just sick and tired of this pandemic and Alberta's failure to clean it up, either. As I'm writing this, only 54% of the population has been fully vaccinated. 46% of 4 million Albertans is an awful lot of people to be putting at risk.
For the Premier a fourth wave originating in Calgary would be extremely politically damaging. It was Jason Kenney, after all, who pushed for not just the Calgary Stampede but a relaxation of infection control protocols across the province. If COVID infections spike again this week, it's Jason Kenney who will have to wear it, and rightfully so.
In the context of rising violence against racialized people in Alberta—particularly a series of attacks against Muslim women—Justice Minister Kaycee Madu is proposing that the federal government relax the law so that everyone can arm themselves with pepper spray. Local police are warning that they do not think this is a very good idea. I do not think that arming people and telling them to handle things themselves is a very appropriate response to racist violence either, especially considering that the aggressors would have access to the same weapons. Dr. Muna Saleh and Haiqa Cheema will be guests on the Progress Report podcast tomorrow to discuss this proposal from the perspective of the people who are presently under threat.
The federal government is offering to go halfsies in establishing $10-a-day universal daycare in Alberta, but Jason Kenney isn't interested. The UCP are proposing a much more meagre plan that will offer $125 a month child care subsidies to certain families. The subsidy amounts to a mere fraction of what families would save under the $10-a-day plan.
Citing cost overruns, the owners of the Calgary Flames have squeezed another $12.5 million out of the city for their arena.
Will the Jeff Davison campaign eat a fine for violating election fundraising law? Probably not, but it really ought to. Davison's campaign manager was caught soliciting big corporate donations, a blatant violation of Alberta's election laws, and a complaint to Elections Alberta is in but Davison denies any wrongdoing. Davison and his key ally Steve Allan promoted the event, a big-ticket brunch and golf day to be held on Thursday, yet when contacted by Global News Davison claimed he had no knowledge of it.
Speaking of Steve Allan—the leaked draft of Allan's inquiry into "anti-Alberta" environmentalists is not going over well with, well, pretty much anyone. Up on the Progress Report site we are aggregating all of the responses from environmental groups targeted by the inquiry.