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Loretta Milan October 19, 2017
#ClivdenLitFest: Writing gives shape and purpose to life
Have you ever reflected on events in the world or in your own life and wondered how they could happen, why they happened, thought them meaningless, having no purpose? That's one of the reasons we need literature, according to award-winning and bestselling author Sebastian Faulks. In stories, the events lead up to something, giving experiences a shape and purpose they don't have in real life.
Speaking at the Cliveden Literary Festival, Faulks went so far as to say he couldn't believe people who don't read can fully understand how people think and feel. Writers are eloquent and give us rich insights into human nature we don't tend to get in general life. What readers take away from each story will vary, however. Readers' life experiences are different, colouring the way literature is interpreted, which is part of the magic.
Sebastian Faulks is famed for writing about love and war, both themes which were discussed with interest at Cliveden Literary Festival given the estate's history. Cliveden has hosted many relationships, including one infamous love affair, and hospitals were also built in its grounds during both world wars. Faulks' writing, however, covers themes much broader then love and war. He has a particular interest in psychiatry, psychology and human consciousness which began while he was at school and witnessed the impact of schizophrenia on several classmates. It inspired one of his most ambitious novels, Human Traces, for which the University of East London awarded him an honorary doctorate in recognition of his contribution to the understanding of psychiatry.
Writing is a daily process of discovery
Literature has a crucial role in our society because it teaches us much about life. Faulks said, if we don't understand the past, we can't understand the present and we'll repeat mistakes in the future. Literature can help us address this cycle. Both reading stories and writing them is a process of discovery, helping us better understand the world and ourselves.
Although not autobiographical, Faulks said the purpose of many of his earlier books was to make sense of the world. He'd become fascinated about how mad the human race could be, especially during wars.
Faulks has to write a certain number of words every day and always needs something to work on to give him purpose. To ensure he has the confidence to keep writing, he carries out research to get his facts right which then frees him to play around with his characters and discover his stories.
When writing Birdsong, which is about as close as a reader can get to experiencing the horrors of war, Faulks spent an enormous amount of time doing research at the Imperial War Museum, reading war documents donated by families. These were much richer than official documents as they recorded granular experiences of soldiers from when they had a bath to how often they wrote home. By concentrating on these small details, he brought the story alive in a graphic and moving way.
Write what you feel right
Faulks said he's lucky that he's only ever written exactly what he's wanted to write and people have bought it. He's never tried to adapt himself to a market. He's heard too many people's books have fallen apart that way.
Despite never aiming to be popular while writing his books, Faulks does think about pleasing readers as he sees writing as a way of having a conversation with them. He spends time trying to simplify, simplify and simplify while considering where every word is best placed in a sentence. It's this care that is satisfying to read and is likely why The Literary Review said "Faulks has the rare gift of being popular and literary at the same time."
Writing again after success
One of the challenges many published authors have is following a success. Maybe it's writing a second novel after a bestselling debut or finding another idea after winning an illustrious prize.
Faulks said he's had fallow periods in his career where he was unable to move anything forward but, eventually an idea would come and that would begin to turn into something that he could cultivate. It's this perseverance which enabled him to write his latest novel, set in Paris, but we'll have to wait all the way until next Autumn to read it.
If you'd like to read something by Sebastian Faulks in the meantime, you can check out all of Faulks' novels here. His most recently published novel was Where My Heart Used to Beat. Birdsong and Human Traces are Literary Lightbox's top picks.
Discover more about Cliveden Literary Festival here.
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You will probably feel nervous before a race. Don't waste your energy trying to understand, over analyze or kill your fears. Say hello to the fear, and accept that it exists. That's it. Then get on with the race that you have been training for. But because I'm me, here's some of my thoughts on fear, anxiety and courage in sport!
I get asked a lot about how to deal with pre race nerves and anxiousness. I feel that while nervousness and anxiousness sound the same, they are essentially a little bit different. Being nervous is a physical sensation caused by thinking about an event. The nervousness can actually be excitement and anticipation, and a sense of agitation that occurs as you get ready for a race – where you know you are going to be asking more from yourself. Performance anxiety feels more rooted in how you are thinking about the future event, and a sense that things may not go well, or as well as you hope. A sense of unease and apprehension best describes that feeling.
Nervousness feels like agitation, higher heart rate, a sense that you can't stay calm, jittery. I have always been nervous before big events – the bigger the event, the bigger the nerves, and I have learned to manage the nerves by breathing exercises, being positive about the nerves (this means I am excited and that I care about what I am about to do!), and by finding space to be by myself in order to calm down and maintain a good balance between being overly stimulated and being asleep.
Performance anxiety, on the other hand is more deeply rooted in fear based thinking of 'what can go wrong' and 'am I good enough?'. In these cases, people are using their wonderful brains, to actively imagine the worst things that can happen, instead of the best. There are many reasons that people do this, but one of these is simply habit and this is where the visualization exercises during training, comes into play. Give yourself permission to visualize the best possible outcome. You are not taking anything away from anyone by performing to your best, you are simply adding to the awesome energy of the event. It may take several tries to consciously start imagining all the positive things that can happen, and it may feel forced at first, but it works.
As an athlete I went on to have my own relationship with fear and courage during my high performance career. I had to conquer very real fears, like how to handle a bike while hurtling downhill at 80 km/hr, or through rain drenched corners, or when riding through the manic streets of Paris. My fear of swimming open water was almost paralyzing at times and brought up the most intense feeling of panic, and helplessness. I faced these fears out of a combination of desperation and determination and intense habit changing, because they were getting in the way of my goals. My determination to race as a pro meant that I had to figure out how to get past these fears and I put in countless hours of visualization and sheer practice building my skills. I followed the best cyclists downhills, I listened to every coach as they talked me through corners and bike handling skills, I trained in open water as much as I could, and talked myself through every single swim, and I did it over and over and over until my belief in my ability outweighed my fears.
So, how did I stay in sport so long if I had such negative voices to deal with, such fear running alongside me during every training run, taking the plane with me on every trip to Europe? I learned to work with my fear. I learned that it was going to be there no matter what and I could not make it go away. I took fear with me, but I did not let fear step in and ruin my party. I loved to run! Loved the thrill of racing, the excitement and the endorphins. I loved everything about training and racing, except for the fear. So I learned to embrace the joy, because while fear could get in the way of my dreams and my plans, and my goals for myself, fear stood NO chance against my joy. Joy made fear retreat to a corner and sit there silent. Fear never really went away, but as long as I felt joy in what I was doing, it stopped being so annoying. My whole website creativity around the running life and now, my clinics, are built around this premise: run for joy. Run for fear only when you are crossing the road and a truck is coming, or if something dangerous is in your path. The rest of the darn time, run for joy. It is intrinsic, it is not about what you achieve or what you win: it is who and what you believe in.
I felt that fear would either derail my personal pursuit of greatness, or it would have to live within me, unempowered.
I have trust in my integrity, my training and my ability; I have confidence and reliance.
Most people want to run faster. This year I am going to attempt to just run slower. At the peak of my career I used to shoot for a 3:15/km pace (33 minute 10K). This year, I am going to shoot for 4:59 (just under 50 minutes for 10K). Just like at my fastest, I am going to run with only my watch. No HR monitor, no GPS (I have to make it a little challenging!).
The way I see it, at 50 minutes, I get to run with a LOT of people, which is going to be fun and I get to run for another 20 minutes along the streets of Victoria on a Sunday morning.
I welcome people to run with me; I am an excellent pacer and if you run with me, I'll probably throw some encouragement your way, because that is what I love to do!
Why am I doing this? Because I want to do something to help Cancer research and care in BC. Every year I support the Cops for Cancer and watch them ride through my community, and I attend the KidsRun in May, which raises so much money for kids battling cancer, and their families.
In May of 2016 I flew to Nova Scotia and ran with my childhood best friend Laura, in the Bluenose 10k. We ran 50 minutes and it was huge feat for Laura, who was battling stage 4 lung cancer at the time. Laura passed away that October – I learned so much about life, from Laura, in those few short months she survived. She was a beautiful funny human being, our birthdays were only days apart at the end of April, and I will always miss her.
As the 6 time winner of this event, I have very strong emotional ties to the TC 10K – this race was a cornerstone of my spring season every year and the race supported me in my elite career as a distance runner, with prize money and validation for my striving for excellence, for which I will always be grateful. Now, at the age of 51 (I turn 52 the day before the race), I am hoping that my pacing will help a few folks through to their own excellence on race day, and support people who can't run due to the effects of cancer.
Thank you for taking the time to read this, thank you for your donations and see you on race day!
Run For Joy – Because You Can!
As a coach who often puts the emphasis on practice and process, I still get curious about our need to set big goals, and the sense of satisfaction that arises from the grit and hard work of accomplishment. Author, Stephen Handle writes, "One often overlooked need we share is a "need for achievement" – this is our desire for significant accomplishment, mastering of skills, or achievement of high expectations. We don't have to be good at everything to be happy, but we usually like to be good at something. We all crave a type of passion, skill, or talent that we can excel at and rise above the norm. It helps us define ourselves as individuals. A healthy need for achievement isn't about becoming better than others, it's about becoming better than your previous self. It's about identifying a goal you want to reach in life and being willing to put in the necessary steps to make it happen".
Any of you who are currently training for something, will identify with this.
Creating and experiencing a flow or a peak performance (an achievement) is one of the greatest joys of being an athlete and is one of the most satisfying aspects of my coaching. Observing someone succeed is pretty much a manifestation of what's awesome about sport.
While time management and training is primarily about carving out time, choosing to train, and setting a schedule, time management is also about seeing possibility and not getting railroaded by your own barriers to success and achievement.
An inability to get training done leads to low morale, and lack of momentum in training habits and an inability to get stronger. Some people have no trouble getting out the door, while others do. If you are the latter, the best is to keep your mind out of it ("Do I want to train right now" is not a good question for you), and just set up a schedule and stick to it. Schedules create habit and good habits create positive momentum.
1. Plan when the workout is going to happen---preferably on a weekly, not daily basis—plug them into calendars on Sunday.
3. Eat and sleep to support your training.
4. Decide how you are going to talk to yourself in training before you start. Decide to delete the negativity. You don't even have to be overly positive. Be OK with neutral.
5. Celebrate your recovery day because you have worked so hard and deserve it.
Watch for ways you may repeatedly talk yourself out of doing well. Also called negative self-talk, this is going to the negative as a default and an inability to appreciate the good things that can happen in training. Sometimes the negative happens - we make a mistake that's correctable, or something out of our control negatively affects and outcome in training. In this case, recognizing the negative is important, and accepting and using the experience to become better is a good thing. Moving on quickly is important. However, only looking for the negative, or talking and reflecting on training in absolutes and generalized statements may not be helpful.
If this is a consistent way of talking to yourself, it means that you may just have trouble being good to yourself and it's a habit to look for everything that went wrong, instead of what may have gone right and what you can improve on to expect success in the future. If you have this habit, you may want to talk in 'fact' not 'feeling'. You can ask yourself: what went well and what didn't go so well. No judgement, just acceptance and intention. While learning from experience is always a good thing, being able to take away and appreciate that good things happen every time you go out and train is a valuable exercise in self-esteem and intrinsic joy. I often ask people to find one thing to pat themselves on the back for in every race and training session. I don't mean getting carried away with big HIGH Fives and celebrations - keep it humble and appreciate your small efforts that worked out.
Nervousness and anxiety causes muscle tension which is not the optimal state for athlete performance. Being able to perform relaxed is the biggest challenge for most athletes. Being relaxed and calm emotionally can have a huge impact on how your body reacts to intensity. The self perpetuating spiral of (confidence + self-belief + being relaxed) = success is one of upward movement.
Worry can be debilitating, anxiety can stun us, so it's best to recognize worry early, not ignore. Worriers can be highly creative and imaginative people, and if asked about their worries, will often talk about things in the future that are either highly unlikely to happen or outside of their control. Or they allow other things to displace the worry and derail the race, such as not going to the race because the weather is bad.
Sport Performance worry can be tamed by recognition, relaxation, and visualization.
Name that thought: there is that worry feeling again. Notice and don't judge. Then ask yourself a question: can I take action to help me? If you are worried about having enough calories before your training night, this requires one action: make sure you have calories. If it's not something you can take action with (it might snow), you don't have to analyze it. Worried about performance? Start with the facts, not expectations: only you know how well prepared you are physically and what you are realistically capable of. Once you know what's reasonable to expect, use a visualization technique to see yourself performing this task well. Expectations that aren't realistic can breed worry and future disappointment. You can sidestep this stress by performing reality checks on your expectations.
Visualize: How do you see your happiest most prepared self? How do you want to feel. Use you imagination to your benefit: imagine the best case scenario.
We have all watched great athletic moments and achievements and seen the look of total concentration and flow on the face of the athlete. They look determined but also unflappable. They know that when something is not relevant to the outcome of the race, they will not give it energy. Through careful training, they have learned to ignore distractions. For example, for years, I have run at our well loved trail Elk and Beaver Lake in Victoria. This is a multi use trail and I expect to see other walkers, runners, dogs, bikes, and horses. I expect that some of these other users may cause me to veer, swerve, slow down, stop, or otherwise shift my momentum, however, I allow none of these distractions to shift my focus. Instead, I purposely practice keeping focus, while staying safe, and not allowing judging thoughts to arise, especially if I am performing some training with intensity.
Distraction control starts in training, by identifying when you are habitually getting distracted and then teaching yourself a new habit - techniques to re-focus. It starts with awareness, then quickly learning to identify the distraction without judgement, then, just as quickly, to re-focus on your process.
Say you get cut off by a dog and have to break stride. You have a split second to make a choice to either get mad, upset and emotional, or move on and refocus. Anger in that moment will not help, will cause tension and tension is detrimental to peak performance. Your choice.
Anger, fear, worry, boredom, frustration are not productive in the training and racing environment. The most consistently successful athletes have a refined and specific focussed emotional mindset that works over and over for them. They bring it to practice again and again and they race in this same mindset, leaving non-productive emotions for another time. I am not saying to minimize your feelings, however, in the athletic arena, you may want to focus on a specific mind set that works for you.
A final note on fear. I believe that the path to any achievement is necessarily going to include some fear. New territory is a bit scary. However, heading straight into what we find uncomfortable and finding it not so scary after all - but invigorating - is an amazing learning. The repetition of being brave, small acts of personal bravery and courage build resilience and self-esteem. Every time you show up to practice even though you are a little scared, this is what builds character. You recognize that working through personal fear and finding space for it, alongside building skills and confidence: this is the true beauty of sport. It all comes down to choosing the path with 'heart'. If your heart is in it, there is no failure, only experience.
As a coach, I love to support and learn from observing how other people have their own experience in sport, while giving them the foundational skills to find that experience and the opportunity to touch on their potential. It's the same kind of philosophy I have in parenting.
For instance, when my children wanted to climb trees, I sometimes helped them find trees that were within their ability and size (I would find trees that had lots of good branches and branches low enough for them to get up on their own.) I would ensure they had the right footwear to climb trees, then give them some skills – staying close to the trunk, making sure you can have 3 points touching at all times, test your footing – and then I would let them have their own experience climbing the tree. I tried very hard not to colour their experience with my own fears (of them falling), or how high they should go. Most children, when given the chance to take reasonable risks, have a good sense of their own limitations and the only way for them to learn is to learn free of judgement.
In running and most of sport, the moments of truth come when we ask ourselves to go faster, longer, acquire a new skill and move out of comfort. I can't make anyone do any of these things. I can provide the knowledge around skills and can choose the environment that supports them, and then I stand and watch the magic happen.
If you are ready to take on the challenge of going a little faster this season, here is a primer on executing a great training session.
Get excited! This means that you come to the session ready to give best effort and having made the decision to have a good day. You are not coming to 'wait and see what happens'. As a coach, I call this 'training like you mean it'. It means arriving early, prepared, with positive energy, standing tall and being in an engaged frame of mind.
Do 10-15 minutes of light warm up running or walking. After the warm up do some dynamic stretching such as leg swings and arm circles, and stretch out body areas that feel tight. Before the intervals, do a set of run drills and strides. Drills and strides activate the muscle fibres fully for training and create mental preparedness. Strides are 10 seconds of fast dynamic running or walking, at the pace you will hit in the intervals but not your all out speed. You should be able to be relaxed and hold perfect form for the stride. Walk or jog for 30 seconds between stride efforts.
Attempt to pace the whole workout evenly; that means maintaining the same speed throughout the intervals and being mindful of energy to be able to complete the whole set. Your effort will need to increase and you should have to focus with concentration as the set goes on: this is to be expected. Begin each interval with a burst of dynamic running or walking, pumping arms and legs to get up to pace, but not sprinting. After a few seconds relax into pace and check that you are breathing well and staying relaxed in the upper body. Allow your mind to focus only on moving well. Be aware of your goal effort and tune into this pace. You can keep this as a sense of internal or perceived effort, and/or use a device that will show heart rate, speed and distance covered. Over time you will learn more about your own effort and pace.
Once you have gained expertise in pacing and effort, commit to the pace and discomfort of the interval, not relenting at the first sign of fatigue. This sense of discipline to 'hold strong through discomfort' is best honed in practice and creates emotional fortitude for the stress of race day. The more you practice this, the better you get.
Be strong right through the finish of every interval, resisting the urge to give up even a second early. This is another example of small ways you can be constantly mentally tweaking your game. Keep moving. Shake out the arms, exhale deeply, walk or jog lightly for 10-15 seconds to facilitate lactic acid dispersal. Walk and jog between intervals. Keeping the legs moving helps your blood move through the body for the recovery and prepares you for the next interval. Resist the urge to rush impatiently into the next interval.
Mentally prepare for the next interval by letting go of the one you just did and only focussing on breathing, relaxing and the one coming up. Notice if you have thoughts or habits of negative self-talk (`That was not fast enough`), or a 'fail to succeed' (`I can't hold this pace for the set`) mentality very common in athletes.
During my career as a high performance athlete I must have repeated "C'mon Lucy, be tough!" about a million times to myself. It never got old.
As you approach the next interval, decide to do the next one well, at least as good as the one you just did, and even find a way to make it better. Find one goal for each interval.
Right before the start of the interval, shake out your legs and arms, take several deep breaths and focus your mind. Practice taking a quiet mind into each interval.
If you can achieve this, you will have fleeting moments of being in the 'zone', a space where direct judging thoughts cease and your concentration is like a light beam only on the act of moving.
At the end of a set of high effort work, jog and walk for another 5 minutes, take some water if needed, and then do a very gentle and easy jog for at least 10 minutes. Stretch now or make time to stretch later, as this may greatly reduce your chance of injury.
Using these guidelines, come up with your own smooth successful training routine. Soon your speedy sessions will translate into superior fitness, mental fortitude and great races.
Training with integrity: the opportunity to practice mindfulness, create better health for ourselves, be compassionate to others, and reach a little higher in our lives.


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I have new African inspired fashion for you. I am in love with the cape blazer by Nana Wax. This trend is still very much in. Maybe you have seen them on Instagram or Pinterest? They are gorgeous. The colours and the cut are giving me LIFE. I will definitely rock one of these cape blazers. Here are my favourites.
It's the perfect time to pamper yourself. By the way all items cost about 120,00 Euros.
Which cape by Nana Wax would you rock?


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KINDRED GROUP WINS PRESTIGIOUS YOUTUBE AWARD
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Last week, Kindred Group took home an award for the #LuckIsNoCoincidence campaign at the YouTube Works for Brands 2017 in London.
Kindred Group (previously Unibet Group) won an award for the use of the YouTube platform in the successful #LuckIsNoCoincidence campaign. YouTube played a major part in this campaign, which garnered 26 million views and 65 million minutes of watch time.
Last year, the campaign won six awards, including Best Marketing Campaign at the 2016 EGR Awards, the Grand Prix at the Direct Marketing Association awards and a Gold award for Best non-Retail Consumer at the Content Marketing Association awards.
YouTube Works for Brands is an initiative for brands and UK agencies to showcase their use of YouTube in delivering highly effective campaigns. The initiative is run by Google in partnership with leading industry body APG.
In its inaugural year, Kindred Group was one of eight brands to receive an award among 50 entries that included brands such as Adidas, BT Sports, Tesco, and more.
After receiving the award, Pantelis Kotopoulos, Head of Inbound Marketing said; "We are humbled and proud to have won this award. More so, since it is coming by no other than the platform that is synonymous to online video, YouTube. Our unique strategy of creating an online content series combining science, data, and sport, successfully challenged our industry and helped Unibet stand out from the competition as a true innovator. 'Luck is no coincidence' is a testament to the great work our marketing teams are doing, and we are happy that a stellar line-up of independent judges voted for its great creative and fantastic results."
"This award from YouTube proves the great work our teams have done in creating a strong content series to increase brand awareness and boost sales. The content series drove significant brand consideration during Euro 2016." says Alison Sams, Head of Brand and Creative Services.
YouTube has created a short video to celebrate the award and showcase the effective use of YouTube in the campaign run for Kindred Group's Unibet brand which can be seen here https://youtu.be/VxUyeIcS6Uk.
Alexander Westrell, Group Head of Communications
alexander.westrell@kindredgroup.com
Pantelis Kotopoulos, Head of Inbound Marketing
pantelis.kotopoulos@kindredgroup.com
About Kindred Group
Kindred Group is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm Large Cap, and is one of Europe's largest online gambling operators. Kindred Group is home to 13 brands, which serve over 16.9 million customers worldwide. Kindred Group is a member of the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) and founding member of ESSA (sports betting integrity). Kindred Group is audited and certified by eCOGRA for compliance with the 2014 EU Recommendation on Consumer Protection and Responsible Gambling (2014/478/EU). Read more on www.kindredgroup.com.
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An old women was caught shoplifting a can of peaches.
During her court appearance the judge asked the lady "Tell me why did you steal the peaches?" to which the old lady replied, "Your honor I was very hungry because my husband and I have no money to eat". The judge then asked the old lady "How many peaches were in the can?"
"Ok i'm going to give you one day in prison for each peach."
All of a sudden, the wife's husband stood up and objected the judge's ruling. "Your honor I have to admit, last week she stole a can of peas".


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Bible > Exodus > Chapter 7 > Verse 20
◄ Exodus 7:20 ►
Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded. He raised his staff in the presence of Pharaoh and his officials and struck the water of the Nile, and all the water was changed into blood.
So Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD commanded them. As Pharaoh and all of his officials watched, Aaron raised his staff and struck the water of the Nile. Suddenly, the whole river turned to blood!
Moses and Aaron did as the LORD commanded. In the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants he lifted up the staff and struck the water in the Nile, and all the water in the Nile turned into blood.
Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded; in the presence of Pharaoh and his officials, Aaron raised the staff and struck the water of the Nile, and all the water was turned to blood.
And Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.
And Moses and Aaron did so, just as the LORD commanded. So he lifted up the rod and struck the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants. And all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.
So Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded. And he lifted up the staff and struck the water that was in the Nile in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants; and all the water that was in the Nile was turned into blood.
So Moses and Aaron did even as the LORD had commanded. And he lifted up the staff and struck the water that was in the Nile, in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants, and all the water that was in the Nile was turned to blood.
So Moses and Aaron did as the LORD commanded; Aaron lifted up the staff and struck the waters in the Nile, in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants, and all the water that was in the Nile was turned into blood.
Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded; in the sight of Pharaoh and his officials, he raised the staff and struck the water in the Nile, and all the water in the Nile was turned to blood.
And Moses and Aaron did so, as Jehovah commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.
And in this way Moshe and Aaron did just as LORD JEHOVAH commanded them, and Aaron lifted his staff and struck the water that was in the river before the eyes of Pharaoh and before the eyes of his Servants, and all of the waters that were in the river were blood for them.
and Moses and Aaron did so, as the Lord commanded them; and Aaron having lifted up his hand with his rod, smote the water in the river before Pharao, and before his servants, and changed all the water in the river into blood.
Moses and Aaron obeyed the LORD. Aaron held out his stick, then struck the Nile, as the king and his officials watched. The river turned into blood,
And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord had commanded: and lifting up the rod he struck the water of the river before Pharao and his servants: and it was turned into blood.
Then Moses and Aaron did as the LORD commanded. In the presence of the king and his officers, Aaron raised his stick and struck the surface of the river, and all the water in it was turned into blood.
Moses and Aaron did as the LORD had commanded. In front of Pharaoh and his officials, Aaron raised his staff and struck the Nile. All the water in the river turned into blood.
Moses and Aaron did just what the LORD had commanded. Aaron raised his staff and struck the water in the Nile River in front of Pharaoh and his officials, and all the water in the Nile River turned to blood.
And Moses and Aaron do so, as YHWH has commanded, and he lifts up [his hand] with the rod, and strikes the waters which [are] in the River, before the eyes of Pharaoh and before the eyes of his servants, and all the waters which [are] in the River are turned to blood,
Moses and Aaron did so, just as the LORD had commanded. Moses raised the staff and struck the water that was in the Nile right before the eyes of Pharaoh and his servants, and all the water that was in the Nile was turned to blood.
Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and struck the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.
Moses and Aaron did so, as Yahweh commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and struck the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.
And Moses and Aaron do so, as Jehovah hath commanded, and he lifteth up his hand with the rod, and smiteth the waters which are in the River, before the eyes of Pharaoh, and before the eyes of his servants, and all the waters which are in the River are turned to blood,
The First Plague: Blood
…19And the LORD said to Moses, "Tell Aaron, 'Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt—over their rivers and canals and ponds and reservoirs—that they may become blood.' There will be blood throughout the land of Egypt, even in the vessels of wood and stone." 20Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded; in the presence of Pharaoh and his officials, Aaron raised the staff and struck the water of the Nile, and all the water was turned to blood. 21The fish in the Nile died, and the river smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not drink its water. And there was blood throughout the land of Egypt.…
Exodus 4:9
But if they do not believe even these two signs or listen to your voice, take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground. Then the water you take from the Nile will become blood on the ground."
This is what the LORD says: By this you will know that I am the LORD. Behold, with the staff in my hand I will strike the water of the Nile, and it will turn to blood.
The fish in the Nile died, and the river smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not drink its water. And there was blood throughout the land of Egypt.
And the LORD said to Moses, "Walk on ahead of the people and take some of the elders of Israel with you. Take along in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go.
So Elisha said to Gehazi, "Tie up your garment, take my staff in your hand, and go! If you meet anyone, do not greet him, and if anyone greets you, do not answer him. Then lay my staff on the boy's face."
He turned their rivers to blood, and from their streams they could not drink.
He turned their waters to blood and caused their fish to die.
he lifted
Exodus 17:5,6,9-12
And the LORD said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine hand, and go…
Numbers 20:8-12
Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink…
all the waters.
Genesis 7:17,18
And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth…
And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink.
He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.
(20) He lifted up the rod.--"He" is, undoubtedly, Aaron. (See Exodus 7:19.)
In the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants.--If the occasion was one of a Nile festival, Pharaoh would have "gone out to the water" (Exodus 7:15) accompanied by all the great officers of the Court, by a large body of the priests, and vast numbers of the people. If it was a mere occasion of bodily ablution, he would have had with him a pretty numerous train of attendants. In either case considerable publicity was given to the miracle, which was certainly not "done in a corner."
Verse 20. - He lifted up the rod. "He" must be understood to mean "Aaron" (see ver. 19); but the writer is too much engrossed with the general run of his narrative to be careful about minutia. All that he wants to impress upon us is, that the rod was used as an instrument for the working of the miracle. He is not thinking of who it was that used it. In the sight of Pharaoh. See the comment on ver. 15. And of his servants. Either "his courtiers generally," or, at any rate, a large troop of attendants.
מֹשֶׁ֨ה (mō·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver
and Aaron
וְאַהֲרֹ֜ן (wə·'a·hă·rōn)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 175: Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses
וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־ (way·ya·'ă·śū-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 6213: To do, make
just as
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר ׀ (ka·'ă·šer)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that
יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh)
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel
had commanded;
צִוָּ֣ה (ṣiw·wāh)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order
לְעֵינֵ֣י (lə·'ê·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - cdc
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain
of Pharaoh
פַרְעֹ֔ה (p̄ar·'ōh)
Strong's 6547: Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings
and his officials,
עֲבָדָ֑יו ('ă·ḇā·ḏāw)
Strong's 5650: Slave, servant
he raised
וַיָּ֤רֶם (way·yā·rem)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7311: To be high actively, to rise, raise
בַּמַּטֶּה֙ (bam·maṭ·ṭeh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4294: A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe
and struck
וַיַּ֤ךְ (way·yaḵ)
Strong's 5221: To strike
the water
הַמַּ֙יִם֙ (ham·ma·yim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen
of the Nile,
בַּיְאֹ֔ר (bay·'ōr)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 2975: Nile -- a channel, a fosse, canal, shaft, the Nile, the Tigris
and all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every
הַמַּ֥יִם (ham·ma·yim)
was turned
וַיֵּהָֽפְכ֛וּ (way·yê·hā·p̄ə·ḵū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 2015: To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervert
to blood.
לְדָֽם׃ (lə·ḏām)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed
Aaron Blood Bondmen Changed Commanded Lifted Moses Nile Officials Pharaoh Presence Raised River Rod Servants Sight Smote Staff Stretched Struck Turned Water Waters
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OT Law: Exodus 7:20 Moses and Aaron did so as Yahweh (Exo. Ex)


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So how do you set in place a proper succession plan, to ensure that you hang onto the most valuable members of staff?
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26 April 2016 / News
TaskEasy raises $12M Series B to expand services
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TaskEasy is a services automation company that allows customers to buy and receive exterior maintenance services like lawn mowing, snow removal and pool cleaning. They have performed over 400,000 tasks in more than 4,800 cities across all 50 states and just recently hit the $10 million in services milestone.
"Our plan is to have this funding take us to cash flow positive as a company," said Davis. "Our goals this year are big but so far we're on target."
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I was pleasantly surprised early one morning in November 2010 when I saw this night hunter perched on one of the trees in our village in urban Paranaque City. What followed were a few days of owl-watching in my front yard, and I was later joined by fellow birdshooters in the party.
The owl was already at its perching spot at daybreak and stayed there till sundown, when it set off to hunt for prey in the darkness.
Habitat – Forest, edge, open scrub and early second growth.
Shooting Info - Paranaque City, Philippines, November 5, 2010, Canon 1DMIV + EF 500 f4 IS + EF 1.4x TC II, 700 mm, f/5.6, ISO 800, 1/100 sec, 475B/3421 support, manual exposure in available light.
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Mix equal parts powdered sugar and baking soda in a cup. Make sure to use confectioners sugar as ants will separate regular sugar from the baking soda.
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David McKie is a British journalist and historian. He was deputy editor of The Guardian and continued to write a weekly column for that paper until 4 October 2007, with the byline "Elsewhere". Until September 10, 2005, he also wrote a second weekly column, under the pseudonym "Smallweed". His book Jabez: The Rise and Fall of a Victorian Scoundrel, a biography of the Victorian era politician and swindler Jabez Balfour, was shortlisted for the Saga Award for Wit, also known as the Silver Booker, as well as the Whitbread Book Award for biography. Great British Bus Journeys was shortlisted for a Dolman Best Travel Book Award in 2007.


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Plant a Tree for Ricky
Ricky P. Nelson
October 24, 1954 ~ January 7, 2021 (age 66)
Ricky P. Nelson Sr., 66, of Seth, WV went to be with the Lord on January 7, 2021. He was born on October 24, 1954 to J.P. Nelson and Helen (Stover) Nelson. He was a lifelong resident of Coal River. Ricky leaves behind to continue his memory his wife of 45 years, Patti (Protan) Nelson. His son Ricky Paul Nelson II and his daughter-in-law Alaina Nelson as well as his granddaughter Ruby, whom he loved dearly. He was also survived by his sister Judy Nelson (Gerald) and his sisters-in-law; Linda Anderson (Gerald), Brenda Viars (George), and Peggy Chapman (John). Many nieces, nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews. He had countless friends that he cherished. Ricky was a very talented man who was skilled in electrical, carpentry, and welding work. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, golfing, and fishing. He also loved bluegrass and enjoyed playing the banjo and singing. Ricky coached his son from tee- ball through senior league baseball and touched many lives. He was also a proud member of the UMWA for over 40 years. There will be a celebration of his life on Sunday, January 10, 2021. Visitation will begin at noon and service will follow at 2pm at Armstrong Funeral Home in Whitesville, WV with Rev. Ronnie Santonio and Rev. Ricky Peters officiating. Interment will follow in the Pineview Cemetery Orgas, WV. In lieu of flowers the family request donations be made to St. Jude or to Hospice.
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Currently I'm working on a OpsMgr Shell script to output the allowed Views for User Roles.
Current status: Working from User Role perspective to output views. Too bad, the folder hierarchy has to build from another perspective. There's a challenge!


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using DbUp.Builder;
using EventFlow.Logs;
using EventFlow.Sql.Migrations;

namespace EventFlow.MsSql
{
    public class MsSqlDatabaseMigrator : SqlDatabaseMigrator<IMsSqlConfiguration>, IMsSqlDatabaseMigrator
    {
        public MsSqlDatabaseMigrator(
            ILog log,
            IMsSqlConfiguration sqlConfiguration)
            : base(log, sqlConfiguration)
        {
        }

        protected override UpgradeEngineBuilder For(SupportedDatabases supportedDatabases, string connectionString)
        {
            return supportedDatabases.SqlDatabase(connectionString);
        }
    }
}


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William Barry Ashbee, född 28 juli 1939, död 12 maj 1977, var en kanadensisk professionell ishockeyback som tillbringade fem säsonger i den nordamerikanska ishockeyligan National Hockey League (NHL), där han spelade för ishockeyorganisationerna Boston Bruins och Philadelphia Flyers. Han producerade 85 poäng (15 mål och 70 assists) samt drog på sig 288 utvisningsminuter på 284 grundspelsmatcher. Ashbee spelade också på lägre nivå för Hershey Bears i American Hockey League (AHL).

Han vann två Stanley Cup-titlar med Flyers, en som spelare för säsongen 1973-1974 och en som assisterande tränare för säsongen 1974-1975.

Ashbee var tvungen att avsluta sin spelarkarriär i förtid efter ha ådragit sig allvarliga skador på ena ögat efter att ha blivit träffad av en puck under en slutspelsmatch för just säsongen 1973-1974. I april 1977 fick han beskedet om att han hade drabbats av leukemi och drygt en månad senare avled han av sjukdomen vid 37 års ålder.

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By John Schuster
Frank jazzes up Tucson radio on the weekends
Jazz music may be an American cultural institution, but American radio tends to treat it more like a forgotten museum artifact.
Classic jazz is niche at best, and got largely jettisoned in Tucson when NPR affiliate KUAZ FM dramatically slashed its airtime representation last decade. Even smooth jazz gets no love in the Old Pueblo, and there are some studies that suggest its decline as a viable format in larger markets might have to do with electronic glitches in the People Meter ratings collection system.
But with that aside, thanks to the launch of Downtown Radio, 99.1 FM, lovers of jazz can get a snippet of their radio fix Sunday afternoons from 3 to 6 p.m. That's when Tony Frank, perhaps the city's most visible purveyor of the format, gets an opportunity to again showcase his knowledge for local listeners. He can express a little passion as well.
"When I was at NPR, there were parameters about what I could do," Frank said. "I got called in the office and said don't be so enthusiastic about what I did. That's absurd. They have this flat line delivery about everything. They said don't say something is good because then it will mean you like it better than something else. That's not what people think. In this setting, I stick to my format, but I can do my thing, be excited about it and elaborate when I want to."
That seems to be the mantra for Downtown Radio, which since launching in mid-September has received its share of positive feedback from listeners searching for an alternative to the comfort food model of corporate radio. It's not quite as expansive in its format, nor does it have the resources, name recognition or market longevity as community radio station KXCI 91.3 FM, but it has garnered a strong collection of DJ volunteers who have a passion for their respective musical expertise and love the opportunity to express it over the air.
"I'm impressed with the whole grassroots thing," Frank said. "How did they get 99.1? It's in the middle of the FM dial. It's a great location. They're guaranteed listeners, and it's appealing. That station is playing some cool stuff. It's really neat. It's a pretty incredible thing."
Cyndi and Chris morning how launches on 92.9 FM
iHeartMedia just added a local morning show in Tucson, and did so by teaming a long-time station survivor with a relative newcomer.
My Mornings with Cyndi and Chris debuted Monday on KMIY 92.9 FM in place of Mojo's morning show, syndicated out of Detroit. It marks a move for Chris O'Gorman from nights on the otherwise voice-tracked and nationally syndicated familiar hits music format and Cyndi LaFrese, who also does middays on top-40 station KRQQ 93.7 FM.
O'Gorman is one of the cluster's ultimate survivors. A talented guy on the musical front in addition to his radio pursuits, he has managed to weather numerous internal upheavals, including a massive layoff swath that gutted staff and all but made the old Best Buy building on Fort Lowell and Oracle its own mini-ghost town. Most recently, he worked the nightshift at KMIY, and as such, has been the only local voice on that station for years.
LaFrese, meanwhile, may be the only person to have stepped foot in the KRQ studios in the last decade since the popular top-40 station focused its efforts on syndicated fare.
"We're excited to launch a new, local morning show that My 92.9 listeners have been wanting," said KMIY PD Rameen Madani in a press release. "Cyndi and Chris are extraordinary individuals that have amazing chemistry, are rooted in Tucson and are sure to make you laugh."
That processed quote might have also included something like, "maybe it's time to finally be rooted in Tucson because we've managed to botch everything else since the inception of this ill-conceived format."
Without question, 92.9 is the most disappointing, underperforming station in the market. Its signal booms well into Phoenix with excellent coverage throughout Tucson and Southern Arizona, yet its milquetoast familiar hits musical blend has failed to make headway and is little more than a vaguely complementary piece in iHeartMedia's effort to garner as much of the 18-34 demo as it can muster.
Beyond that, it has programmed in a shotgun style that has reeked of desperation, constantly transitioning syndicated fare it owned from other formats hoping something, anything, might stick. That included the Mojo in the Morning program. Mojo used to host KRQ's morning show, but has been out of the market for well over a decade and successfully entrenched in Detroit.
But iHeart's logic was since Mojo used to be here, maybe Tucson listeners won't know any better, even though most of the desired demo doesn't remember Mojo's Tucson stint, and even though Mojo and his staff reference Detroit all the time. As they should. Because they're in Detroit.
Maybe the insightful radio minds at iHeartMedia are finally coming around to a belief that Tucsonans might appreciate a show based out of Tucson, even if they're basically ripping off their talent, who should be getting good morning show salaries on a station with strong reach potential as opposed to being asked to do this as an add-on to the mid-day slot immediately afterward on KRQ.
Still, maybe there's a little light. KMIY played a role in the success of September's Oro Valley Music Festival, and now it's hoping the Cyndi and Chris addition will help to bolster its shoddy local presence and embarrassing ratings.
Or since the QT just opened on that corner, maybe iHeartMedia can save on its coffee expenses while giving KNST's Garrett Lewis, host of the only other local morning show in the organization's five-station cluster, some company in that otherwise abandoned building.
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Of House and Home
April 26, 2021 / trotters41 / 16 Comments
It takes nine months to birth a baby. Nine months, a lot of frustration and discomfort, too many emotional ups and downs, far more waiting than we'd prefer, and a lastly, a good birth attendant. This is not unlike our nine-month-long search for Home last year.
The two photos above were taken on Closing Day, the day we signed on the (many) dotted lines and became homeowners for the first time. We love this house. Love it. After four months, I still wake up most mornings and think to myself, "How did I end up with the coolest house?!" Many evenings I think some iteration of the same.
We knew this house was a good fit for our family when we moved in; we just didn't know how good of a fit it would be. There's something special for all six of us at this house. The kids have an in-ground trampoline and a basketball court. There's a campfire pit, a bunch of trees, and plenty of outdoor space to read and relax. And it's all enclosed in a privacy fence so that I never worry about the kids while they're playing outside.
There's enough room for all four kids to study quietly and privately. I have my own office – something I never thought I'd have. Jonathan set up his office in a detached building that has heating and cooling, which means he'll be able to meet with people in person while also preserving their privacy. We have a space for exercise. And I can't believe it's ours. Often as I'm making dinner, I think to myself, "This is my kitchen! I don't have to leave here and start cooking somewhere else."
I didn't expect to feel so settled after moving into a house of our own. After living as a global nomad for so long, I wrongly assumed that permanent dwelling places were superficial, unnecessary things. I didn't know a long-term home could make such a difference in how I feel. I know I promised earlier that I'd tell the story of how we got this incredible house, so here's the long version. . . .
Nine months passed from the time we landed in the U.S. to the time we moved into this house. And it was somewhat like a surprise pregnancy: when we first arrived, we didn't know we would be staying. We lived a few ignorant weeks between conception and that positive pregnancy test. Then the realization hit, and as I've explained before, I woke up miserable every morning. Perhaps it was repatriation's version of morning sickness.
But then we had to get to work figuring out what to do and where to go. We made many plans; most of them fell through. We thought we would live in one city but instead landed in another. We were grateful to be given temporary housing on a college campus. Shortly after moving in, we contacted a local realtor.
Jonathan told her how he dreamed of land. After living in a concrete jungle for eight years, he wanted his kids to experience some of what he had experienced growing up in rural Missouri. (His Kansas City suburb truly had a rural feel at that time.) I didn't care about land, but I did care about his happiness, so we started out by looking for land.
There weren't a lot of houses with land in our price range, but we found something we thought might work. The house was super cute and had some really great land. It was older and needed a few repairs, and honestly it was too small for us, but we were confident we could restore the house's former beauty and somehow adjust to its small size. Looking back, I see that it really was too small for our large family, but we were somewhat in denial because of our desire for open spaces.
Then we received the septic system inspection, which basically indicated a system in need of total replacement — an upgrade we could not afford. I'm thankful now that the first house didn't work out, but at the time it was pretty disappointing.
Next, we looked for smaller lots. There still wasn't much to be found, but we saw four or five houses on Zillow that might work. By the time our realtor called to arrange tours, all but one already had contracts on them. That's how fast the housing market was moving last fall, even in the small town of Joplin.
We walked into the one available house and fell in love. It had enough room for all of us to work and study, it was a split level just like I'd always dreamed of, and it had both a covered porch and an expansive deck for entertaining. It had a spacious yard with older trees. The color of paint on the walls even fit our family's style.
We made an offer based on our realtor's estimation of its value. The owners would not lower the price, but they were still willing to sell it to us for the original listing price. Seeing as how there weren't many houses on the market — and none at all that fit our large family — we decided to accept their terms. We'd read that throughout the country, home prices had soared during the pandemic, so we figured we had no choice. We needed a house by the end of December, we adored this one, and though it was priced higher than we preferred, it was still in our price range.
The inspection went well, and we were excited. Then the appraisal came in, and it wasn't good news. This house didn't appraise anywhere near its listing price. (Apparently our realtor knew what she was talking about – the house independently appraised right at her prediction.) This new information suddenly made the financing untenable. With the requirement of a greater down payment and/or PMI, this fantastic house wasn't in our price range anymore.
We tried to re-negotiate, but negotiations fell through. I was heartbroken. I had been in love with this house. (I had not been in love with the first house.) What were we going to tell our children?? They had been through so much loss already last year. And more importantly, how were we going to find a house in time? We only had a couple weeks to secure a contract if we were going to have a place to live when we had to move out of our temporary housing (which was a hard deadline).
Time was running out, and I was nervous. There were a few houses on the market that could fit our family; our realtor hastily set up a couple tours. Jonathan was out of town, so I had to go alone. It felt strange because we always do big things together — but time dictated otherwise. The first house didn't look like it would work for us, but the second house did. It had enough inside space to homeschool, the yard was big, and there was a separate building where Jonathan could work.
And two other potential buyers had looked at it that day.
I sent Jonathan photos and a description, and he replied, "Let's go for it." He hadn't even seen it in person, but we knew we had to move fast. Our realtor advocated for us, and these owners worked with us on both pricing and repairs. They were all a true delight to work with. We were excited but still nervous – would anything interrupt the buying process on our third attempt?
But nothing did. It proceeded smoothly, and in December we moved into a house we knew we would love. We've grown to love it even more now than we did then. And I now understand why my husband wanted land — having a large yard has been such a joy for all six of us.
I remember when I was giving birth to my babies, I had certain feelings for my birth attendants. I felt like they had truly made the birth experience special. I felt like they had tried to honor my birth plan to the best of their ability. It's not that birth isn't painful – it is. But a good birth attendant will make it as comfortable and safe as he or she possibly can. And when the birth is over, you feel a sense of indebtedness to them.
I don't know if birth attendants feel a special connection to you – they deliver so many babies after all. But I know a birthing parent feels a special connection to their attendant. And it's the same way with a realtor. Helping people buy and sell houses is their day job – they do it all the time. But a family doesn't buy a house just every day. It's a momentous occasion. You remember the person who helped you through it. Both giving birth and buying a house are things you do only a finite number of times in life. If your helpers were good, you remember them with fondness.
So nine months after accidentally leaving Cambodia forever, we settled into a house that seems like it was built just for us and our family's needs — and hopes and dreams. For we dream of this home becoming a launching pad for ministry. That's already true in the sense that Jonathan does his ministry from this place, but in the coming years we also hope to host lots of people in our home and in our yard.
Maybe even you.


Hadith no. 2698 (below) is a repeat. Read it here.
The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) performed 'Umra, setting out from Al-Jarana where he distributed the war booty of Hunain.
Once a slave of Ibn 'Umar (radiallaahu `anhu) fled and joined the Byzantine. Khalid bin Al-Walid (radiallaahu `anhu) got him back and returned him to 'Abdullah (bin 'Umar) (radiallaahu `anhu). Once a horse of Ibn 'Umar (radiallaahu `anhu) also ran away and followed the Byzantines, and he (i.e. Khalid) got it back and returned it to 'Abdullah (radiallaahu `anhu).
That he was riding a horse on the day, the Muslims fought (against the Byzantines), and the commander of the Muslim army was Khalid bin Al-Walid (radiallaahu `anhu) who had been appointed by Abu Bakr (radiallaahu `anhu). The enemy took the horse away, and when the enemy was defeated, Khalid (radiallaahu `anhu) returned the horse to him.
If a Muslim's property is captured by non-Muslims and is returned as war booty to the Muslims, does the original owner have more right on it or the fighters? Scholars have disputed in this matter, but it looks like Imam Bukhari takes evidence in these ahadith from the fact that Khalid bin Waleed (radiallaahu `anhu) returned Ibn `Umar's (radiallaahu `anhu) slave and horse to him without any hesitation. All the major sahaabah were present at that time, including Abu Bakr (radiallaahu `anhu). It's highly unlikely of them to not speak up against a wrongdoing when they see it.
P.S. isn't it funny how the slave that fled and the horse that was captured both belonged to Ibn `Umar (radiallaahu `anhu). Coincidence?
Read more on the ruling on war booty.
Ahadith 2686 – 2688 (below) are repeats. See linked text for related posts.
Look at Umar's (radiallaahu `anhu) instructions to his freed slave.. he's asking him to prefer the weak and poor over the rich and powerful. Everything he did in his caliphate speaks volumes about his wisdom and remarkable justice. He raised the bar to such heights for all future leaders of the ummah. Has anyone even come close yet?


It's been five years since the publication of Prophet's Daughter, and four years since my mother's death. Since then, I have completed my master's degree in public health at Boston University, moved to Houston, Texas, and begun a PhD program in religious studies.
In the book, I describe how working with a Jungian analyst helped me to deal constructively with the very mixed material of my childhood and upbringing. Since then, I've continued my exploration of Jungian thought, and find it helpful in contextualizing my experience.
I felt that it would be helpful to put the book into the context of Jung, something I have not been able to do thus far in the media. The book itself contains threads of Jungian work which are not followed up on, due to length restrictions. I was finally able to explore some of these themes in March 2014 at a talk I gave at the Jung Center in Houston.
The talk is finally formatted for the Web and I'm glad to be able to share it. Thanks to Jones Cinema Arts for the editing and production. Thanks to the Houston Jung Center for hosting the event. I look forward to dialoguing with interested parties as time in my busy PhD program permits.


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Small base metals miner Mercator Minerals Ltd said on Tuesday it had filed for protection from its creditors in Canada and the United States, and the Toronto Stock Exchange suspended trading of its shares and began a delisting review.The Vancouver-based company, which was hurt by a 2013 drop in copper and molybdenum prices and problems at its Mineral Park copper mine in Arizona, warned last week that it could be forced to file for creditor protection.On Tuesday, Mercator said it had filed a notice of intention to make a proposal under the Canadian Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the first stage of a restructuring process that could avert bankruptcy and possibly provide some compensation for creditors.Four subsidiaries have also filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy petitions in the United States.
Mercator Minerals, Ltd. is a Canada-based mining company. Shares of ML remained unchanged at $0.03. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $0.02 and as high as $0.14. On average, 1626110 shares of ML.TO exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1130042.


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A Ride Through the Greatest Cycling Stories (Around the World in 80 Days) (Hardcover)
By Giles Belbin, Daniel Seex (Illustrator)
Aurum Press, 9781781316566, 176pp.
Cycling's vast history is a fascinating mix of gripping sporting moments, inspired pursuits, and a whole host of heroes, hellions, and legend-makers.
A Ride Through the Greatest Cycling Stories brings together the most important, memorable, and intriguing moments of cycling's illustrious past.
From the death of the great Fausto Coppi through to the dominance of Sir Bradley Wiggins and the intrepid pursuits of iconic cyclists on the peaks of the Tour de France, cycling historian Giles Belbin brings together the most important, memorable, and intriguing moments of the sport's illustrious past.
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DANIEL SEEX is a professional illustrator and has worked for a number of high profile clients including Google, Channel 4, Johnnie Walker and Chivas Regal and for cycling publications the Ride Journal and Boneshaker. Daniel works primarily in pen and ink adding colour and texture digitally and often building a picture from multiple drawings. He lives in Vienna. www.thejoyofseex.co.uk


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Auckland, preferably, because then we can meet you !
My friends and I want to be in a Brigade but we don't really have the...capacity ?
But we do go on outings around town.
Once, we went out for Amanda's birthday, and we gave out flowers and balloons !
We'd love to share that with any new Brigaders.


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Kiwi band The Chicks on sharing name with The Dixie Chicks
26 Jun, 2020 12:42 AM 3 minutes to read
The Dixie Chicks got permission from a Kiwi sister act to change their name to The Chicks. Photo / AP
By: Lydia Burgham
Entertainment writer, New Zealand Herald
lydia.burgham@nzme.co.nz @LydiaBurgham
A New Zealand duo The Chicks gave their blessing for a Grammy-award winning band to change their name.
Suzanne Lynch and Judy Hindman rose to fame as The Chicks when the sisters formed a singing duo in the 1960s, and had a string of hits make the NZ charts.
They're known for their hits Miss You Baby and Stoney End, and Lynch went on to have a successful solo career.
The Dixie Chicks officially change their name to The Chicks - NZ Herald
Lynch tells the Herald about the moment she received the "strange" request. After all, they'd had the band name more than half a century. She was just 14 years old when she began touring with her sister who was 17 at the time.
"With everything that's going on in the US at the moment, they wanted to change to The Chicks, and they were nice enough to get in touch," she says.
However, despite being contacted from the band's lawyers and having "always" been a fan of The Dixie Chicks, Lynch admits it wasn't an easy decision.
The Chicks' album art. Photo / Supplied
"We considered it for a while to be honest because it was a strange request, but it was agreed to share the name of The Chicks with them."
She was a little taken aback by the request at first but eventually called it "an awesome, wonderful" decision.
Lynch was impressed with the band's lovely message, who thanked the band directly in their statement posted to social media.
"They sent us a really nice message saying: 'Our sincere and heartfelt thanks goes out to The Chicks of New Zealand for their gracious gesture and allowing us to share their name. We're honoured to co-exist in the world with these exceptionally talented sisters. Chicks rock!"
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When asked if sharing the name will mean the two music acts could tour together one day, Lynch laughed.
"Well that's an interesting question," she says. "It would be fun."
The Dixie Chicks decided to drop the word Dixie from their name because the word refers to the Southern US states and those that belong to the Confederacy, the Associated Press reports.
"We want to meet this moment," the band's website reads, referring to the current Black Lives Matter movement which has sparked protests across the United States and the world.
The three-piece band made a comeback earlier this year and will release their first album in 14 years next month.


My first impression of this bottle was that it smells and tastes exactly like every cheap Scotch I've ever had. Now that I've gone through half the bottle, my impression has changed somewhat.
There's actually quite a bit of malt on the nose. Mostly fruit (orange and grape), also vanilla, a bit of oak, and a touch of sulphur smoke. It's not exactly the cleanest nose in the world but it has a certain charm and surprising complexity when you really analyze it.
The whisky is smooth and supple in the mouth. Initially sweet, followed by some prickly young grains, but not too much. A salty note keeps things interesting. Very easy-drinking.
Not much of a finish to speak of. But there is nothing unpleasant in the aftertaste, so it has that going for it.
Overall, this whisky is better than I first gave it credit for. The nose and arrival in particular make it worth drinking. At full price it's not much of a bargain but at clearance price I was glad I bought it. I'd rate it a notch over the typical bottom-shelf blends.
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India waiting for dates from EU to negotiate Free Trade Agreement: Nirmala Sitharaman
She indicated that the delay in resuming talks could be because EU is now looking more at getting the investment treaty "quickly done".
By: PTI | New Delhi |
Nirmala Sitharaman. (File Photo)
India is waiting for dates from European Union to negotiate the long pending Free Trade Agreement as well as a fresh Bilateral Investment Treaty, Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday. "I am waiting for dates to talk about both (FTA and BIT)," she said at a function here organised by industry body Ficci. The proposed Broadbased Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA) or FTA has been pending for long. "We have repeatedly asked for dates for negotiations with the EU… This FTA has gone through several stages," the minister said. She indicated that the delay in resuming talks could be because EU is now looking more at getting the investment treaty "quickly done".
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The European Commission (EC) had raised concerns over negotiations for a fresh Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT). Sitharaman said the government has come out with the revised model text for BIT and all existing investment protection agreements will be null and void from March 31, "so we want countries to do that".
Launched in June 2007, BITA negotiations have seen many hurdles with both sides having major differences on crucial issues like intellectual property rights, duty cuts in automobile as well as spirits and a liberal visa regime. On other FTAs which India is negotiating, Sitharaman sought feedback from industry chambers on those and ways to increase share of India in the global trade to 3.5 per cent by 2020 from about 2 per cent currently.
She also expressed concerns about the increasing protectionism in the world. "There is very high degree of protectionism across the globe," she said adding India is opening up but in a calibrated manner.
Talking about quality and standards of products, she said Indian industry needs to increase standards and its compliance to boost its competitiveness in the world market. Sitharaman further said that the Commerce Ministry will soon call the meeting of Board of Trade to discuss issues related to exports.
Exports rose for the third straight month in November, recording a growth of 2.29 per cent, though the trade deficit shot up to about two-year high of USD 13 billion mainly due to increase in gold imports.
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