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Celebrities Who Love to Bake: Taylor Swift, Khloe Kardashian and More
By Samantha Leffler
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Baking up a storm! Creating the perfect cake, pie or batch of cupcakes requires a great deal of skill and patience. While heading into the kitchen to bake a delicious treat certainly isn't for everyone, there are some celebrities who are seriously skilled when it comes to whipping up mouth-watering confections.
Take Taylor Swift, for example. The "You Need to Calm Down" singer is an avid baker who loves to use her picture-perfect creations as a way to show her fondness for others. Case in point: When her good friend Selena Gomez turned 26 in July 2018, Swift threw together a homemade pink cake for her pal that featured "Gomez or go home" written on it in white icing. The thoughtful dessert was also adorned with a white icing heart that had "26" written in the center.
What's even more impressive is that the Grammy winner, who was on the East Coast at the time, baked the cake despite being thousands of miles from the birthday girl, who was in California. As the Miss Americana star explained via her Instagram Stories at the time, "Will I let distance stop me from celebrating my best friend's bday? I mean I could but why would I want 2?"
Swift famously put her pro baking skills to good use once more when she whipped up a fresh batch of chocolate chip cookies for former nemesis Katy Perry in June 2019 after the pair put an end to their longstanding feud. The plate the dessert was placed on was decorated with red frosting that spelled out "Peace at last," and it was accompanied by peace signs decorated with rainbow sprinkles.
"Feels good," the American Idol judge captioned a snapshot via Instagram at the time. Perry also tagged Swift in the photo and added "Let's Be Friends" in the location.
The "Roar" songstress later revealed during an interview with SiriusXM's Hits 1 in Hollywood that Swift's cookies were "incredible."
Perry added: "They were soft. I couldn't believe they weren't store-bought."
Another star who is skilled in the kitchen is Khloé Kardashian. The Revenge Body host showed off her expertise when she began baking bread regularly in September 2019. She has since expanded her baking repertoire to include custom birthday cakes, madeleines and more.
"My baby bread baker!!!," she wrote in 2019 alongside photos of her and daughter True's creations. "We bake bread together a few times a week. I pray we continue this weekly tradition forever."
Scroll down to see more stars who are amazing bakers!
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Baking up a storm! Creating the perfect cake, pie or batch of cupcakes requires a great deal of skill and patience. While heading into the kitchen to bake a delicious treat certainly isn't for everyone, there are some celebrities who are seriously skilled when it comes to whipping up mouth-watering confections. Take Taylor Swift, for example. The "You Need to Calm Down" singer is an avid baker who loves to use her picture-perfect creations as a way to show her fondness for others. Case in point: When her good friend Selena Gomez turned 26 in July 2018, Swift threw together a homemade pink cake for her pal that featured "Gomez or go home" written on it in white icing. The thoughtful dessert was also adorned with a white icing heart that had "26" written in the center. What's even more impressive is that the Grammy winner, who was on the East Coast at the time, baked the cake despite being thousands of miles from the birthday girl, who was in California. As the Miss Americana star explained via her Instagram Stories at the time, "Will I let distance stop me from celebrating my best friend's bday? I mean I could but why would I want 2?" Swift famously put her pro baking skills to good use once more when she whipped up a fresh batch of chocolate chip cookies for former nemesis Katy Perry in June 2019 after the pair put an end to their longstanding feud. The plate the dessert was placed on was decorated with red frosting that spelled out "Peace at last," and it was accompanied by peace signs decorated with rainbow sprinkles. "Feels good," the American Idol judge captioned a snapshot via Instagram at the time. Perry also tagged Swift in the photo and added "Let's Be Friends" in the location. The "Roar" songstress later revealed during an interview with SiriusXM's Hits 1 in Hollywood that Swift's cookies were "incredible." Perry added: "They were soft. I couldn't believe they weren't store-bought." Another star who is skilled in the kitchen is Khloé Kardashian. The Revenge Body host showed off her expertise when she began baking bread regularly in September 2019. She has since expanded her baking repertoire to include custom birthday cakes, madeleines and more. "My baby bread baker!!!," she wrote in 2019 alongside photos of her and daughter True's creations. "We bake bread together a few times a week. I pray we continue this weekly tradition forever." Scroll down to see more stars who are amazing bakers!
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The Veep alum spoke about her love of baking during a March 2020 interview with Jimmy Kimmel while in quarantine because of the coronavirus pandemic. "I'm a baker, I love to bake," she said after learning that the talk show host had made his own bread. "Remember I made you a pie once? I'm making that again this weekend because it's my husband's birthday, but I've been forbidden from baking because everyone is trying to eat healthy while we're all quarantined up."
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The How I Met Your Mother alum admitted to Us Weekly in January 2020 that her husband, Alexis Denisof, is a better cook than she is, but explained that she's got him beat when it comes to baking and decorating treats. "I love decorating so I will just do the cake out of the box," she explained at the time. "I will do the cake mix just to get into the decorating because that's my passion. I love the decorating because it's basically crafting but with food and I'm an avid crafter."
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The Peppermint star frequently shows off her baking skills via her "Pretend Cooking Show," in which she creates various edible creations in her California kitchen. In May 2019 the Alias alum made her own bagels and in January 2018 she whipped up a batch of scrumptious huckleberry English muffins. Garner has also been known to share her various baked goods with her coworkers. In May 2018 she made a blueberry buckle cake for the Camping cast and the sweet treat earned an impressive seven out of seven stars from her costar Lena Dunham.
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When she's not working, the Pitch Perfect star can often be found perfecting her baking skills. In fact, in December 2016 she went on a bit of a baking spree and created dozens of festive treats including edible stars, stockings and gingerbread people. "I am your creator. I am your God!!!" she captioned an Instagram snapshot of the latter bunch.
The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star began baking her own bread in September 2019 and has since whipped up pretzels, muffins and more. The Good American designer has even included her daughter, True Thompson, in her culinary hobby and baked with the toddler, whom she dubbed "my baby bread baker," in November 2019.
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If Khloé is the queen of bread, then the Kylie Cosmetics founder has cupcakes on lock. The makeup mogul frequently bakes cupcakes on special occasions, such as Valentine's Day and Halloween. She even threw together a batch during her cover shoot for Architectural Digest in March 2019. As the reality star's interior designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard explained at the time, "She's an avid baker and I designed the kitchen so she could enjoy cooking to the max. Double islands, one for cooking and one for eating (and chatting, chilling and drinking!)."
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The Gossip Girl alum has a bit of an obsession with baked goods, according to her husband, Ryan Reynolds. "Blake loves [to bake]," the Deadpool star told Entertainment Weekly in May 2018. "As a little girl, she and her mom, they grew up in a very modest household, and their aspiration was Martha Stewart's magazines." Reynolds also joked that he often gains weight during his time off because his wife is a "really good" baker.
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The Cravings author is known for many of her savory dishes, but she proved she's a baker as well thanks to her fan-favorite chocolate chip banana bread recipe. However, the Bring the Funny judge admitted on Twitter in March 2019 that her baking skills could be better. But, as she put it, "I don't bake and publicly suck at it."
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The "Blank Space" songstress is an avid baker who frequently uses her skills in the kitchen to show her appreciation for her pals. The Grammy winner baked friend Selena Gomez a birthday cake in July 2018 when the "Lose You to Love Me" singer turned 26, and in June 2019 she sent former rival Katy Perry a platter of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies after the pair reached a truce. She has also used Ina Garten's recipe to create an American flag cake for the 4th of July and shared her own recipe for chai sugar cookies on Tumblr.
The Buffy the Vampire Slayer alum took her love of baking to a new level in July 2014 when she cofounded a company called Foodstirs. The brand produces baking kits and mixes that consumers can create at home. "We bake all day. There's no typical day," Gellar told CNBC in February 2017 when describing the culture at her business. "We get up at five in the morning and don't go to sleep until well into the next day!"
The "Just Give Me a Reason" singer showed off her baking skills via Instagram in December 2019 when she made a batch of festive "melted snow people." The songstress was at it again in January 2020 when she whipped up a tangerine cake with citrus glaze. "Martha's was prettier," she quipped via Instagram at the time, referencing domestic goddess Martha Stewart.


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Pastry Chefs have long appreciated good quality cream as a vital ingredient in their exquisite creations. There is a delicate science involved in producing cream in its finest form, which gives it the power to enhance recipes. It is bound by strict guidelines, determined by climatic conditions and certainly entails intricate know-how. Recently, a professional workshop was held at the Starhill Culinary Studio to demonstrate the superior quality of European cream. Chef Jean Michel Fraisse conducted a brief theoretical introduction on the cream.
Cream is essentially a concentration of fat globules in whole milk that is derived by skimming milk, followed by a homogenisation stage to stabilise the skimmed milk fat. However, the term "cream" is governed by certain laws namely the law of 29th June 1934 and a decree from April 1980, which informs its production method and composition. To be deemed a cream, no additives are allowed save for very small quantities of sucrose (15%), lactic ferments or stabilisers (0.5%). As for its composition (fat content and consistency), only that which has at least 30g of milk fat per 100g from the skimming of whole milk is defined as cream. Anything between 30g and 12g of milk fat per 100g is considered light cream. The term "cream" is not allowed for any other levels than stated.
The climate characteristics of Europe play a vital role in the quality and consistency of its cream. It gives the cream from this region a distinct texture and highly developed aromas. European cream is characterised by its roundness, smoothness, and a bright and fresh taste that at times provides subtle hints of cooked milk, sweet biscuits, fruitiness and freshness.
Whether used in cooking or in pastries, European cream responds perfectly to the creative demands of chefs. It is the choice cream in the finest kitchens in the world for its exceptional standards of aerating, holding, texture, consistency and stability that has no equal in the world. An essential ingredient in the culinary world for its important role in improving taste, texture, binding and even presentation, European cream is also appreciated for enhancing aromas and revealing flavours without dominating dishes.
Not only is luxurious European cream known for its superior traits, it has practical and dietary qualities. Rich in water, cream is the least greasy fat. In fact, it is soft luxurious and light. Over the years, European cream has managed to adapt to the needs and current trends in the culinary world: progress in the diversification of creams has allowed for greater control when cooking and the packaging has allowed it to be sold on store shelves (instead of refrigerators), providing greater freedom of use and storage. Based on all these factors, cream will always be an essential ingredient in the culinary world.


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package com.sun.xml.internal.ws.policy.privateutil;

import com.sun.xml.internal.ws.policy.PolicyException;
import java.io.Closeable;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.net.URL;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Queue;
import javax.xml.namespace.QName;
import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamException;
import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamReader;

/**
 * This is a wrapper class for various utilities that may be reused within Policy API implementation.
 * The class is not part of public Policy API. Do not use it from your client code!
 *
 * @author Marek Potociar
 */
public final class PolicyUtils {
    private PolicyUtils() { }

    public static class Commons {
        /**
         * Method returns the name of the method that is on the {@code methodIndexInStack}
         * position in the call stack of the current {@link Thread}.
         *
         * @param methodIndexInStack index to the call stack to get the method name for.
         * @return the name of the method that is on the {@code methodIndexInStack}
         *         position in the call stack of the current {@link Thread}.
         */
        public static String getStackMethodName(final int methodIndexInStack) {
            final String methodName;

            final StackTraceElement[] stack = Thread.currentThread().getStackTrace();
            if (stack.length > methodIndexInStack + 1) {
                methodName = stack[methodIndexInStack].getMethodName();
            } else {
                methodName = "UNKNOWN METHOD";
            }

            return methodName;
        }

        /**
         * Function returns the name of the caller method for the method executing this
         * function.
         *
         * @return caller method name from the call stack of the current {@link Thread}.
         */
        public static String getCallerMethodName() {
            String result = getStackMethodName(5);
            if (result.equals("invoke0")) {
                // We are likely running on Mac OS X, which returns a shorter stack trace
                result = getStackMethodName(4);
            }
            return result;
        }
    }

    public static class IO {
        private static final PolicyLogger LOGGER = PolicyLogger.getLogger(PolicyUtils.IO.class);

        /**
         * If the {@code resource} is not {@code null}, this method will try to close the
         * {@code resource} instance and log warning about any unexpected
         * {@link IOException} that may occur.
         *
         * @param resource resource to be closed
         */
        public static void closeResource(Closeable resource) {
            if (resource != null) {
                try {
                    resource.close();
                } catch (IOException e) {
                    LOGGER.warning(LocalizationMessages.WSP_0023_UNEXPECTED_ERROR_WHILE_CLOSING_RESOURCE(resource.toString()), e);
                }
            }
        }

        /**
         * If the {@code reader} is not {@code null}, this method will try to close the
         * {@code reader} instance and log warning about any unexpected
         * {@link IOException} that may occur.
         *
         * @param reader resource to be closed
         */
        public static void closeResource(XMLStreamReader reader) {
            if (reader != null) {
                try {
                    reader.close();
                } catch (XMLStreamException e) {
                    LOGGER.warning(LocalizationMessages.WSP_0023_UNEXPECTED_ERROR_WHILE_CLOSING_RESOURCE(reader.toString()), e);
                }
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Text utilities wrapper.
     */
    public static class Text {
        /**
         * System-specific line separator character retrieved from the Java system property
         * line.separator
         */
        public final static String NEW_LINE = System.getProperty("line.separator");

        /**
         * Method creates indent string consisting of as many {@code TAB} characters as specified by {@code indentLevel} parameter
         *
         * @param indentLevel indentation level
         * @return indentation string as specified by indentation level
         *
         */
        public static String createIndent(final int indentLevel) {
            final char[] charData = new char[indentLevel * 4];
            Arrays.fill(charData, ' ');
            return String.valueOf(charData);
        }
    }

    public static class Comparison {
        /**
         * The comparator comapres QName objects according to their publicly accessible attributes, in the following
         * order of attributes:
         *
         * 1. namespace (not null String)
         * 2. local name (not null String)
         */
        public static final Comparator<QName> QNAME_COMPARATOR = new Comparator<QName>() {
            public int compare(final QName qn1, final QName qn2) {
                if (qn1 == qn2 || qn1.equals(qn2)) {
                    return 0;
                }

                int result;

                result = qn1.getNamespaceURI().compareTo(qn2.getNamespaceURI());
                if (result != 0) {
                    return result;
                }

                return qn1.getLocalPart().compareTo(qn2.getLocalPart());
            }
        };

        /**
         * Compares two boolean values in the following way: {@code false < true}
         *
         * @return {@code -1} if {@code b1 < b2}, {@code 0} if {@code b1 == b2}, {@code 1} if {@code b1 > b2}
         */
        public static int compareBoolean(final boolean b1, final boolean b2) {
            final int i1 = (b1) ? 1 : 0;
            final int i2 = (b2) ? 1 : 0;

            return i1 - i2;
        }

        /**
         * Compares two String values, that may possibly be null in the following way: {@code null < "string value"}
         *
         * @return {@code -1} if {@code s1 < s2}, {@code 0} if {@code s1 == s2}, {@code 1} if {@code s1 > s2}
         */
        public static int compareNullableStrings(final String s1, final String s2) {
            return ((s1 == null) ? ((s2 == null) ? 0 : -1) : ((s2 == null) ? 1 : s1.compareTo(s2)));
        }
    }

    public static class Collections {
        /**
         * TODO javadocs
         *
         * @param initialBase the combination base that will be present in each combination. May be {@code null} or empty.
         * @param options options that should be combined. May be {@code null} or empty.
         * @param ignoreEmptyOption flag identifies whether empty options should be ignored or whether the method should halt
         *        processing and return {@code null} when an empty option is encountered
         * @return TODO
         */
        public static <E, T extends Collection<? extends E>, U extends Collection<? extends E>> Collection<Collection<E>> combine(final U initialBase, final Collection<T> options, final boolean ignoreEmptyOption) {
            List<Collection<E>> combinations = null;
            if (options == null || options.isEmpty()) {
                // no combination creation needed
                if (initialBase != null) {
                    combinations = new ArrayList<Collection<E>>(1);
                    combinations.add(new ArrayList<E>(initialBase));
                }
                return combinations;
            }

            // creating defensive and modifiable copy of the base
            final Collection<E> base = new LinkedList<E>();
            if (initialBase != null && !initialBase.isEmpty()) {
                base.addAll(initialBase);
            }
            /**
             * now we iterate over all options and build up an option processing queue:
             *   1. if ignoreEmptyOption flag is not set and we found an empty option, we are going to stop processing and return null. Otherwise we
             *      ignore the empty option.
             *   2. if the option has one child only, we add the child directly to the base.
             *   3. if there are more children in examined node, we add it to the queue for further processing and precoumpute the final size of
             *      resulting collection of combinations.
             */
            int finalCombinationsSize = 1;
            final Queue<T> optionProcessingQueue = new LinkedList<T>();
            for (T option : options) {
                final int optionSize =  option.size();

                if (optionSize == 0) {
                    if (!ignoreEmptyOption) {
                        return null;
                    }
                } else if (optionSize == 1) {
                    base.addAll(option);
                } else {
                    optionProcessingQueue.offer(option);
                    finalCombinationsSize *= optionSize;
                }
            }

            // creating final combinations
            combinations = new ArrayList<Collection<E>>(finalCombinationsSize);
            combinations.add(base);
            if (finalCombinationsSize > 1) {
                T processedOption;
                while ((processedOption = optionProcessingQueue.poll()) != null) {
                    final int actualSemiCombinationCollectionSize = combinations.size();
                    final int newSemiCombinationCollectionSize = actualSemiCombinationCollectionSize * processedOption.size();

                    int semiCombinationIndex = 0;
                    for (E optionElement : processedOption) {
                        for (int i = 0; i < actualSemiCombinationCollectionSize; i++) {
                            final Collection<E> semiCombination = combinations.get(semiCombinationIndex); // unfinished combination

                            if (semiCombinationIndex + actualSemiCombinationCollectionSize < newSemiCombinationCollectionSize) {
                                // this is not the last optionElement => we create a new combination copy for the next child
                                combinations.add(new LinkedList<E>(semiCombination));
                            }

                            semiCombination.add(optionElement);
                            semiCombinationIndex++;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            return combinations;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Reflection utilities wrapper
     */
    static class Reflection {
        private static final PolicyLogger LOGGER = PolicyLogger.getLogger(PolicyUtils.Reflection.class);

        /**
         * Reflectively invokes specified method on the specified target
         */
        static <T> T invoke(final Object target, final String methodName,
                final Class<T> resultClass, final Object... parameters) throws RuntimePolicyUtilsException {
            Class[] parameterTypes;
            if (parameters != null && parameters.length > 0) {
                parameterTypes = new Class[parameters.length];
                int i = 0;
                for (Object parameter : parameters) {
                    parameterTypes[i++] = parameter.getClass();
                }
            } else {
                parameterTypes = null;
            }

            return invoke(target, methodName, resultClass, parameters, parameterTypes);
        }

        /**
         * Reflectively invokes specified method on the specified target
         */
        public static <T> T invoke(final Object target, final String methodName, final Class<T> resultClass,
                final Object[] parameters, final Class[] parameterTypes) throws RuntimePolicyUtilsException {
            try {
                final Method method = target.getClass().getMethod(methodName, parameterTypes);
                final Object result = MethodUtil.invoke(target, method,parameters);

                return resultClass.cast(result);
            } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
                throw LOGGER.logSevereException(new RuntimePolicyUtilsException(createExceptionMessage(target, parameters, methodName), e));
            } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
                throw LOGGER.logSevereException(new RuntimePolicyUtilsException(createExceptionMessage(target, parameters, methodName), e));
            } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
                throw LOGGER.logSevereException(new RuntimePolicyUtilsException(createExceptionMessage(target, parameters, methodName), e.getCause()));
            } catch (SecurityException e) {
                throw LOGGER.logSevereException(new RuntimePolicyUtilsException(createExceptionMessage(target, parameters, methodName), e));
            } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
                throw LOGGER.logSevereException(new RuntimePolicyUtilsException(createExceptionMessage(target, parameters, methodName), e));
            }
        }

        private static String createExceptionMessage(final Object target, final Object[] parameters, final String methodName) {
            return LocalizationMessages.WSP_0061_METHOD_INVOCATION_FAILED(target.getClass().getName(), methodName,
                    parameters == null ? null : Arrays.asList(parameters).toString());
        }
    }

    public static class ConfigFile {
        /**
         * Generates a config file resource name from provided config file identifier.
         * The generated file name can be transformed into a URL instance using
         * {@link #loadFromContext(String, Object)} or {@link #loadFromClasspath(String)}
         * method.
         *
         * @param configFileIdentifier the string used to generate the config file URL that will be parsed. Each WSIT config
         *        file is in form of wsit-{configFileIdentifier}.xml. Must not be {@code null}.
         * @return generated config file resource name
         * @throw PolicyException If configFileIdentifier is null.
         */
        public static String generateFullName(final String configFileIdentifier) throws PolicyException {
            if (configFileIdentifier != null) {
                final StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer("wsit-");
                buffer.append(configFileIdentifier).append(".xml");
                return buffer.toString();
            } else {
                throw new PolicyException(LocalizationMessages.WSP_0080_IMPLEMENTATION_EXPECTED_NOT_NULL());
            }
        }

        /**
         * Returns a URL pointing to the given config file. The file name is
         * looked up as a resource from a ServletContext.
         *
         * May return null if the file can not be found.
         *
         * @param configFileName The name of the file resource
         * @param context A ServletContext object. May not be null.
         */
        public static URL loadFromContext(final String configFileName, final Object context) {
            return Reflection.invoke(context, "getResource", URL.class, configFileName);
        }

        /**
         * Returns a URL pointing to the given config file. The file is looked up as
         * a resource on the classpath.
         *
         * May return null if the file can not be found.
         *
         * @param configFileName the name of the file resource. May not be {@code null}.
         */
        public static URL loadFromClasspath(final String configFileName) {
            final ClassLoader cl = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
            if (cl == null) {
                return ClassLoader.getSystemResource(configFileName);
            } else {
                return cl.getResource(configFileName);
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Wrapper for ServiceFinder class which is not part of the Java SE yet.
     */
    public static class ServiceProvider {
        /**
         * Locates and incrementally instantiates the available providers of a
         * given service using the given class loader.
         *

         *
 This method transforms the name of the given service class into a
         * provider-configuration filename as described above and then uses the
         * <tt>getResources</tt> method of the given class loader to find all
         * available files with that name.  These files are then read and parsed to
         * produce a list of provider-class names. Eventually each provider class is
         * instantiated and array of those instances is returned.
         *

         *
 Because it is possible for extensions to be installed into a running
         * Java virtual machine, this method may return different results each time
         * it is invoked.

         *
         * @param serviceClass The service's abstract service class. Must not be {@code null}.
         * @param loader  The class loader to be used to load provider-configuration files
         *                and instantiate provider classes, or <tt>null</tt> if the system
         *                class loader (or, failing that the bootstrap class loader) is to
         *                be used
         * @throws NullPointerException in case {@code service} input parameter is {@code null}.
         * @throws ServiceConfigurationError If a provider-configuration file violates the specified format
         *                                   or names a provider class that cannot be found and instantiated
         * @see #load(Class)
         */
        public static <T> T[] load(final Class<T> serviceClass, final ClassLoader loader) {
            return ServiceFinder.find(serviceClass, loader).toArray();
        }

        /**
         * Locates and incrementally instantiates the available providers of a
         * given service using the context class loader.  This convenience method
         * is equivalent to
         *

         *

         *   ClassLoader cl = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
         *   return PolicyUtils.ServiceProvider.load(service, cl);
         *

         *
         * @param serviceClass The service's abstract service class. Must not be {@code null}.
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         * @throws NullPointerException in case {@code service} input parameter is {@code null}.
         * @throws ServiceConfigurationError If a provider-configuration file violates the specified format
         *                                   or names a provider class that cannot be found and instantiated
         * @see #load(Class, ClassLoader)
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            return ServiceFinder.find(serviceClass).toArray();
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    public static class Rfc2396 {

        private static final PolicyLogger LOGGER = PolicyLogger.getLogger(PolicyUtils.Reflection.class);

        // converts "hello%20world" into "hello world"
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            if (null == quoted) {
                return null;
            }
            final byte[] unquoted = new byte[quoted.length()]; // result cannot be longer than original string
            int newLength = 0;
            char c;
            int hi, lo;
            for (int i=0; i < quoted.length(); i++) {    // iterarate over all chars in the input
                c = quoted.charAt(i);
                if ('%' == c) {                         // next escape sequence found
                    if ((i + 2) >= quoted.length()) {
                        throw LOGGER.logSevereException(new RuntimePolicyUtilsException(LocalizationMessages.WSP_0079_ERROR_WHILE_RFC_2396_UNESCAPING(quoted)), false);
                    }
                    hi = Character.digit(quoted.charAt(++i), 16);
                    lo = Character.digit(quoted.charAt(++i), 16);
                    if ((0 > hi) || (0 > lo)) {
                        throw LOGGER.logSevereException(new RuntimePolicyUtilsException(LocalizationMessages.WSP_0079_ERROR_WHILE_RFC_2396_UNESCAPING(quoted)), false);
                    }
                    unquoted[newLength++] = (byte) (hi * 16 + lo);
                } else { // regular character found
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                }
            }
            try {
                return new String(unquoted, 0, newLength, "utf-8");
            } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException uee) {
                throw LOGGER.logSevereException(new RuntimePolicyUtilsException(LocalizationMessages.WSP_0079_ERROR_WHILE_RFC_2396_UNESCAPING(quoted), uee));
            }
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}

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This Woman's Viral Post About Being a "Bad Mom" Is So Relatable
And what Constance Hall learned from a therapist is something every mom should keep in mind.
By Emma Baty
Australian parenting blogger Constance Hall took to Facebook this weekend to make a confession that anyone who's had kids has probably thought at one point or another. After a child therapist told the 32-year-old writer and mother of four that she was a good parent, Hall said self-doubt crept in and she disagreed.
"Feeling like a total fraud I blurted, 'I don't feel like a good mum. The kids are driving me so crazy, I'm losing my temper and falling asleep at night wondering where I'm going got get the patients [sic] for another day.'"
Hall recapped the incident in a Facebook post, and included the therapist's response, which Hall hasn't been able to forget.
She said, "Babies cry, it's how they communicate. Toddlers scream, children whinge and teenagers complain. Then mums say the words 'For f**k sake' under their breath before every responding. It's how we communicate. But guess what Con? It's better then silence."
Hall wrote that the therapist explained that all the chaos Hall deals with is a sign of a positive and happy home. "A house full of screaming kids and fighting teenagers and a parent who's being thrown every question and request is a healthy one to me. It's the silent children, the scared toddlers, the teenagers that don't come home and the parents who aren't in communication with their children that I worry about."
And, Hall write, the therapist finished by saying, "And kids don't drive you crazy, you were crazy already. That's why you had them."
Just like that, Hall wrote, she felt like a good parent again. Apparently, she wasn't the only one who needed the reminder — the photo has earned 308,000 likes and 145,000 shares on Facebook. Reassured herself, Hall ended her post with praise for other parents: "Deep breaths, you're doing a good job."
Emma Baty Emma Baty is the Associate Entertainment Editor at Cosmopolitan who focuses on movies and TV.
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Second Inaugural Address, 1865
By Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln (1809–65), who presided over the successful prosecution of the Civil War, also gave deep thought to the war's cause, meaning, and purpose, and also to what would be required to heal the nation after the war was over. In the Gettysburg Address (November 19, 1863), Lincoln had summoned Americans to rededicate themselves to the cause of freedom and equality. Here, in his Second Inaugural Address (March 4, 1865), invoking theological speculation and quoting Scripture, Lincoln offers an interpretation of the meaning of the war and summons all Americans to a new and more difficult public purpose.
How does Lincoln invite us to understand the Civil War? Why does he regard both North and South as guilty of the offense of American slavery? Why does Lincoln move beyond the discussion of slavery, which he calls the cause of the war, to theological reflections? What is meaning of, and what is the point of citing, the passage from the Gospel of Matthew ("Woe unto the world because of offenses! . . .")? How do Lincoln's theological reflections lead him to the thoughts and mood of the stirring final paragraph? In the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln had claimed that the Civil War is a test of whether our nation, or any nation conceived in liberty and dedicated to equality, can long endure. Here, with the end of the war in sight, but with wounds still wide open, he suggests that the test of our nation will henceforth be measured by its capacity for charity. What does Lincoln mean by charity? Is its capacity for charity a reasonable basis for judging this nation, or any nation?
After you have read the Second Inaugural, and pondered these questions, you may want to read the remarkable analysis of the speech ("A Very Peculiar God") by Caitrin Nicol Keiper (b. 1985).
Fellow Countrymen:
At this second appearing to take the oath of the presidential office, there is less occasion for an extended address than there was at the first. Then a statement, somewhat in detail, of a course to be pursued, seemed fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of four years, during which public declarations have been constantly called forth on every point and phase of the great contest which still absorbs the attention, and engrosses the energies of the nation, little that is new could be presented. The progress of our arms, upon which all else chiefly depends, is as well known to the public as to myself; and it is, I trust, reasonably satisfactory and encouraging to all. With high hope for the future, no prediction in regard to it is ventured.
On the occasion corresponding to this four years ago, all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil-war. All dreaded it—all sought to avert it. While the inaugural address was being delivered from this place, devoted altogether to saving the Union without war, insurgent agents were in the city seeking to destroy it without war—seeking to dissolve the Union, and divide effects, by negotiation. Both parties deprecated war; but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive; and the other would accept war rather than let it perish. And the war came.
One eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the Southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was, somehow, the cause of the war. To strengthen, perpetuate, and extend this interest was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union, even by war; while the government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlargement of it. Neither party expected for the war, the magnitude, or the duration, which it has already attained. Neither anticipated that the cause of the conflict might cease with, or even before, the conflict itself should cease. Each looked for an easier triumph, and a result less fundamental and astounding. Both read the same Bible, and pray to the same God; and each invokes His aid against the other. It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men's faces; but let us judge not that we be not judged. The prayers of both could not be answered; that of neither has been answered fully. The Almighty has His own purposes. "Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!" If we shall suppose that American Slavery is one of those offences which, in the providence of God, must needs come, but which, having continued through His appointed time, He now wills to remove, and that He gives to both North and South, this terrible war, as the woe due to those by whom the offence came, shall we discern therein any departure from those divine attributes which the believers in a Living God always ascribe to Him? Fondly do we hope—fervently do we pray—that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue, until all the wealth piled by the bond-man's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash, shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said "the judgments of the Lord, are true and righteous altogether."
With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan—to do all which may achieve and cherish a just, and a lasting peace, among ourselves, and with all nations.
Return to The Meaning of Abraham Lincoln's Birthday.
Return to The Meaning of Memorial Day.
Read Lincoln's First Inaugural Address
Caitrin Nicol, "A Very Peculiar God: Reading Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address"
EDSITEment lesson plan on the Second Inaugural
Diana Schaub on Lincoln's Second Inaugural


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Judi Swogger and Joe Pinchot
Welcome to News on the Green, a regularly updated online news source and free monthly print publication about Brookfield, Masury and Yankee Lake created by long-time township residents Judi Swogger and Joe Pinchot.
News on the Green, a publication of PS Pinchot-Swogger Publishing, LLC, seeks to tell the stories of Brookfield, Masury and Yankee Lake residents and explain the issues that are before them.
Yes, our population has been declining, and, yes, many of the industrial forces that built this community have taken a hit, but Brookfield Township and Yankee Lake Village remain a tight-knit community of people who look out for each other, care for each other and support each other. With News on the Green, Joe and Judi hope to do their part.
Judi is a Brookfield native and 1979 graduate of Brookfield High School. She earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Kent State University.
Joe grew up in western Pennsylvania and graduated from West Allegheny High School, Imperial, Pa., in 1983. He received an associate's degree in management and then went on to earn a bachelor's degree in journalism and communications from Point Park University, Pittsburgh.
Joe and Judi began work at the same daily newspaper just months apart, and, seven years later, proved that reporters and editors could get along, as they were married in 1995. They have four children — Natalie, Siri, Uriah and Malachi — and live in Masury.
Judi has experience as a writer and as a copy and design editor in the newspaper industry. She also has experience in proofreading and book manuscript editing.
Joe spent 29 years as a reporter for an area newspaper, covering local governments and courts, writing feature stories about people and events, and specializing in arts and entertainment writing. Early in that career, he was responsible for covering Brookfield during one of the township's more politically turbulent times.
So, that's our story – the short version. We hope you'll come along with us as we work to present to you the stories of the people of this community, as well as new of its governments and schools, and examination of the issues we face – all with the goal of giving Brookfield, Masury and Yankee Lake a voice.


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Supporting Jewish Communities
Faith in the Commonwealth
Inter-Religious Commonwealth Youth Alliance (IRCYA)
Commonwealth Jewish Women's Network (CJWN)
Communities across the Commonwealth
Values & objectives
Small Islands Big Challenges
CJC is putting the challenges posed by climate change and the championing of small islands and developing states at the core of the global Jewish agenda. Our manifesto "In Pursuit of Climate Justice" urges climate action now.
The small island developing states (or 'SIDS') comprise 51 nations and territories across the Caribbean, Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans, representing some of the most beautiful and most fragile places on earth. Many of these small island developing states are members of the Commonwealth, from Antigua and Barbuda, to Vanuatu.
We have recruited environmental champions from across our communities to lead the discussion and work to hold our governments accountable, turn their commitments into action, and mobilise activity at local community level. We are working to make our voices heard by decision-makers, with COP26 presenting a huge opportunity to pressure the world's governments and big corporations to agree a robust strategy to stem global warming. We are also working to make small but significant steps throughout our communal networks and institutions, for example through tree planting, reusing and recycling, switching to renewable energy, and avoiding plastics.
The Jewish response
Jewish tradition is unashamed about the right of humanity to manipulate the world for its advantage. We believe confidently in the use of human ingenuity to fix the world and its problems. That is why this need – to address the current issues facing the whole human population of the planet, let alone all the other flora and fauna who share it with us – urgently demands our attention and best efforts. If we're in charge, we'd better take responsibility.
What you can ask Governments and Businesses to do
We must do more to hold the world's governments accountable for their commitments and make the instruments of international aid more responsive to the realities of climate change. We need to make our voices heard by decision-makers: governments, corporations, major institutions, and international bodies.
We must demand that the world's governments deliver on their promises as part of the Paris Agreement to keep global temperatures below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, and to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5 degrees Celsius. That means action plans at the heart of government, with buy-in from the top of government, and clear national targets.
We must insist that as the global economy recovers from recession, it is not at the expense of the environment. That means, post-pandemic, we need a renewed effort to switch to low-carbon public transport, energy supplies and manufacturing processes.
Governments and major bodies must do more to protect green spaces, forests, jungles, and marine environments, to end deforestation and protect endangered species. We can start with our local authorities, businesses, schools, colleges, synagogues, and employers.
The developed world must honour its commitments to the developing world, in terms of international aid and investment as well as more responsive financial arrangements and instruments to address the inordinate costs to many small island nations as they strive to respond to ever increasing and repeated damage to their environments. This is especially true of flood defences, flood-resistant building programmes, and other measures in the small island states and other coastal areas which face the greatest immediate threat. This includes better insurance against flood damage.
We need to rethink our patterns of consumption, trade and travel so that we balance the need for trade and tourism with the needs of the planet, so we promote ethical, fair trade as a means of equity not exploitation, and we reduce the impact of air travel, which is one of the major contributors to greenhouse gasses.
What you can do to stem climate change
We can make small but significant steps towards saving the world.
Rethinking our travel habits, for work or leisure, to reduce our carbon footprint. If we drive cars less and use public transport more (especially when powered by renewables) we help reduce global warming. If we all try to walk and cycle more, we improve public health, personal fitness, and mental wellbeing, not only becoming more resilient to pandemics, but also reducing congestion, pollution, and carbon emissions. Avoiding air travel where possible makes a major contribution to the world's 'net zero' target.
Rethinking our eating habits. If we try to eat more locally-grown and produced food, we reduce 'food miles' and cut carbon. We can choose local fruit and veg in season, support local markets, cut food waste, avoid food, and drink in plastic packaging, and even grow more of our own produce if possible. This must be done in ways which do not damage developing countries' export trade.
Rethinking our shopping habits. We can make choices as consumers which drive demand for environmentally-friendly products and services, using market forces to change the ways goods are manufactured and services provided. We can choose to bring our own shopping bag, avoid goods in packaging, reject single-use plastic, back ethical suppliers, and support local outlets.
We can support local community environmental schemes, through our own communal networks and institutions like schools and synagogues, such as planting bio-diverse bee-friendly gardens, switching to renewable energy suppliers, reusing, and recycling, and avoiding plastics.
We can use our voices and platforms, to encourage our friends and families, our leaders, and governments. We can use our positions on boards and committees, as elected representatives, and community leaders, as activists and neighbours, to raise awareness and take action.
CJC at COP26
What are our religious leaders doing to rise to the climate challenge? Watch here CJC panel event at COP26
Statement by the President of the Commonwealth Jewish Council, Lord Mendelsohn
Climate Challenge and the Jewish World
Five things Jewish communities can do to get involved in COP26
The CJC has issued suggestions as to five things that Jews can do immediately to shift the current damaging and deteriorating trajectory of the world in a more constructive direction.'
Are Religious Leaders Rising to the Climate Challenge? Join CJC at COP26
CJC to attend COP26 in November 2021
The Commonwealth Jewish Council is taking a leading role on environmental issues and will be participating in COP26, the global United Nations climate change summit in Glasgow.
CJC celebrates World Environment Day
This Shabbat is #worldenvironmentday and here at the CJC we've spent the week looking at our role in the environmental challenges we all face. It's been a busy week, these are just a few of the things we've been up to: Started our climate network with representatives from both small and large communities; including Canada, […]
Jews worldwide cooperate to tackle climate change
We are delighted to share with you the recent Jerusalem Report, featuring an article focusing on our work and our campaign efforts on 'Small Islands Big Challenges'.
Sukkot 2019
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There are hundreds of thousands of self-help books out there – how can you possibly tell which one is the best to read? There are so many good theories and techniques; it doesn't seem possible to read everything!
If you've ever wanted a thorough review of some of the best strategies for living a happy life, then this course is for you. Using a variety of information sources, Strategies for How to be Happy will teach you methods for eradicating self-doubt, increasing self-worth, finding your passion, tapping into your creativity, and maximizing your emotional energy. The course will also provide you with tips for maintaining a healthy lifestyle, as well as strategies for practicing good "self-talk" and eliminating toxic individuals and relationships from your life. You'll learn tools for increasing positive influence, such as basic body language cues, effective speaking, and utilizing vocal inflections and word choices to maximize your influence. These tools can also be used to identify and avoid toxic or "dramatic" people who wish to invade your life and sap your energy – even if the "drama queen" is you!
Also discussed are strategies for pushing past fear, getting out of your comfort zone, and celebrating your accomplishments. The importance of supportive human connections is explored as well, as is the concept of living with an attitude of gratitude and finding meaning in serving others.
This comprehensive course provides solid suggestions and references for true life improvement. Not just a list of empty mantras, this course is a wonderful resource for useable life concepts anyone can learn.
At some point in life, most people will have issues with self-esteem. For some, low self-esteem is chronic; for others, it is a temporary condition.
According to many researchers, there are actually several types of self-esteem, such as intrinsic, extrinsic, stable, and fragile.
Past psychological research has focused on self-esteem as being the most essential key to loving oneself, but some researchers disagree, saying too much self-esteem can lead to either self-conceit and narcissism, or self-criticism and low self-esteem. Narcissists don't care about others and typically put their own interests above those of anyone else, including friends and family. Someone who behaves this way to the extreme may be diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder. Individuals experiencing self-conceit are similar to narcissists, although not quite as extreme. A self-conceited individual may exaggerate their accomplishments or abilities, but still have concern for those closest to him or her.
Too much focus on self-esteem can also lead to the opposite effect – excessive self-criticism and lower self-esteem. According to Charles Cooley, self-respect is preferable to self-esteem, since self-esteem relies on comparing oneself with external criteria, such as the success of others. Self-respect, on the other hand, is more an internal, or intrinsic belief, less subject to external circumstances.
Self-worth is a term often included as part of the definition of self-esteem, but according to a 1997 paper by Leo Bogee, Jr., self-worth is actually a separate concept and should be treated as such. As opposed to relying on external sources of validation, self-worth is an internal belief that you "matter."
The important thing to remember is, do not allow excessive self-comparison or unfair criticisms from others undermine your self-image. One way to do this is to practice self-love.
Many self-help and positive psychology materials advise you to "love yourself." Sounds easy, right? Well -- perhaps not. Practicing self-love is one of the most difficult things for humans to do, yet it is a true cornerstone for a positive self-image. The fact most of us aren't sure how to even begin such a task only adds to its difficulty. So how does one accomplish this seemingly insurmountable feat?
The answer is self-forgiveness. Here again is something that sounds simple, yet is difficult to grasp. How do you forgive yourself when you've done things you regret?
To begin with, acknowledge you are human, and all humans make mistakes. Come to grips with your mistakes and what you've done, honestly and forthrightly. Without making excuses, examine your action(s) and accept they occurred. Do not hide from personal responsibility, but don't take on extra culpability, either. Once you've achieved acceptance, you can honestly forgive yourself.
For example, imagine you haven't spoken to your sibling in many years, due to a fight the two of you had long ago. Chances are, both of you were partially to blame. Examine the situation honestly. For example, what was the argument about? Who began the confrontation? How did the other party (perhaps you) exacerbate the situation? Is the issue one of actual wrongdoing, or a case of misplaced pride? What portion(s) of the argument and estrangement are your doing?
Once you've determined your actual part in the argument and ensuing estrangement, accept what occurred as well as any feelings you have about the situation. (This includes your mistakes and the mistakes of your sibling as well.) Accepting your feelings and actions with honesty and without judgment will allow you to forgive yourself as well as make peace with the situation.
This brings us to the other party in the situation, in this case, your sibling. What if your sibling refuses to let go of the animosity? What if he/she blames you, or, worse yet, discounts your feelings and/or the situation as unimportant or irrelevant? This creates a difficult situation regarding personal closure, which we will discuss in this course.
Loving yourself is not a matter of false pride or overinflated ego, but a true appreciation of oneself and one's talents and value as a human being.
According to California psychologist Dr. Melody London, the two most worthless human emotions are jealousy and regret. Neither can be resolved, and neither has any positive effect on human beings.
Jealousy is sometimes confused with envy, but there are important differences between the two. Jealousy carries components of bitterness, anger, and resentment, along with a desire to possess what another has. While feelings of mild envy can be motivating (for example, the desire for a nice car like your friend's might motivate you to save money or work harder in order to obtain a similar vehicle), jealousy only breeds animosity and actually lowers self-esteem.
One thing no one can really live without is some kind of purpose. Whether big, such as saving an endangered species, or small, such as helping friends or family with tasks, everyone needs some "reason for living."
The psychological definition of purpose is, "The reason something exists or some act is undertaken; a person's actions or intent" (Psychology Dictionary).
Most people think of "purpose" in gigantic terms – fighting publicly for a cause and sacrificing personal freedom, like Nelson Mandela; leading a charitable organization; being the CEO of a successful international business. But in reality, everything has a purpose (think about a broom, for example; its purpose is to sweep dirt off the floor). So how does one acquire a purpose that matters more than "sweeping the floor?"
First, realize a purpose does not need to be enormous or life-encompassing to matter. Any purpose at all, such as ensuring that a necessary and important chore, is done each day, can give meaning to life.
Typically, depressed individuals shy away from "going out in the world," but doing so is precisely what is needed to ease depression, and service to others is an excellent way to do this. Joining a charitable organization, such as a meal delivery service for homebound seniors, is an excellent way to give one's life purpose. Those who shy away from joining groups can find purpose in providing needed service to friends, family members, neighbors, or your fellow church members. Tasks, such as running short errands, or helping with housework, may seem inconsequential, but it can make a world of difference to both giver and receiver.
Purpose is not a static thing, nor should it be. Purposes can be large or small, personal or with wider effect. All are important, and purpose changes with time.
Mental fortitude is mental strength, which allows one to face adversity with courage. Fortitude strengthens with accomplishment and overcoming grief and pain. Difficulties in one area of life, such as physical ability, can lead to success in another. The late Christopher Reeve is an excellent example of this. After suffering a near-fatal fall from a horse during competition and becoming paralyzed from the neck down, Reeve admitted he considered suicide, but chose instead to live and champion the cause of stem-cell research, which he did until his death in 2004 at age 52 from an infection related to his paralysis.
Not all examples of mental fortitude are this enormous, of course, but overcoming any adversity helps strengthen fortitude and raise self-image.
Self-care is, quite literally, the care of oneself – taking care of one's daily needs for food, shelter, health, etc. It also means avoiding danger and ensuring one's physical, emotional, and mental "selves" are healthy.
A key component to self-care is developing the ability to say "no." The first thing which comes to mind when you think of saying "no" is probably either, "I say 'no' all the time," or "I can't say 'no'! I'm the only one who can [fill in the blank]!" Both of these thoughts are very likely wrong.
First, many people who routinely say "no" to certain requests do not say "no" to the important things. A parent may prevent their young child from misbehaving in public, but tolerate whining or temper tantrums at home. Parents of a teenager may say "no" to a request to stay out a half hour after curfew, but allow their teenager to smoke or drink alcohol at home. It is important to "choose your battles" – in other words, if the request made causes no danger or difficulty, it's easier to say "yes" and save the "no" argument for more dangerous requests.
Second, despite personal beliefs, one individual is not responsible for "everything." Whether it's working long hours as a community volunteer, being overburdened at work, or doing too much for your family at home, it seems hardest to say "no" to things and people we care about most and/or do not wish to disappoint. The problem is, spreading oneself over a multitude of activities not only raises the likelihood of disappointing someone, it leaves no time for "self."
The need for "self" is essential. We'll explore this concept further in future lessons, but for now, just keep in mind if you don't have energy for yourself and your own needs, eventually you will not have energy for anyone at all.
One way of practicing good self-care is to honestly assess what you're spending your time on, and rank the importance of each thing. Pay particular attention to those things you find most stressful. Are they vital to your life and well-being, or that of those you love? Can someone else ease the burden somehow? Is obtaining help merely a matter of training someone else on how to do what you do, such as teaching your older children how to do their own laundry? Is it just an unnecessary activity or obligation you're shouldering to avoid hurting someone's feelings or upsetting them?
If it is not vital to you or your loved ones, consider dropping the activity. If someone else can take over for you, allow them to, and train them, if necessary. While others may balk at first (some may even oppose you or try to "guilt" you into relenting), it is ultimately not their decision how you spend your time and energy. As you practice saying "no," it will become easier and your powers of discernment regarding requests will sharpen, allowing you to say "no" before becoming involved.
One final word: Do not discount the power of "gut intuition." If a request makes you feel uncomfortable or anxious, say no immediately. By trusting your instincts, you can avoid energy-sapping situations.
There is no denying social media is an integral part of our lives. Even those who abstain from sites such as Facebook or Twitter, cannot help being exposed to the effects of these sites –viral videos, for example. Not to mention the plethora of news items regarding celebrities and "reality stars" who take to social media to express their opinions (sometimes idiotic or unpopular opinions at that). Often, social media seems more like a platform for immature behavior and sniping than a communication tool!
The news is full of stories of young people who've committed suicide after being bullied on social media, and many adults suffer loss of self-esteem and depression due to unkind things "said" to them on social media.
It is very easy to say all kinds of nasty things to others without understanding (or caring about) the impact words can have. After all, you're just "talking" to a screen, right?
In order to minimize the negative impact social media can have, it is important to remember a few things. First, the media screen creates a sense of "impersonalization," so most people feel complete freedom to say whatever they wish on the Internet without impact or consequences to themselves. For the most part, this is true, but this is changing, with some Internet bullies being held legally, if not criminally, responsible for self-harm and suicides committed by their victims as a direct result of taunts on social media.
No matter what occurs, always remember the online bullies are "talking" to a flat screen, not a person. It is not necessary for you to "own" their opinions, nor need you contradict their posts or defend yourself to them. Words online from anonymous persons can only harm you if you allow them to.
If the problem is indeed much larger than a simple online spar with a faceless individual (such as a bullying situation), seek help from friends, family, or professionals.
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In a paper recently published in Rapid Prototyping Journal, scientists detail a new slicing approach for multiple 3D printers working on the same object. In place of the typical layer-by-layer approach, this team proposes the "Chunker" that breaks CAD models down into chunks that are designated to different mobile additive manufacturing systems.
Both of these cobots are simultaneously 3D printing the same object. However, as the researchers state, "the traditional lay[er]-based slicing scheme does not work" for this operation. It does not adequately simulate the path required for both cobots.
In McPherson and Zhou's proposal the layer slices of a 3D model are also divided into chunks (colored red and blue in the diagrams below) to better demonstrate how cobots work together to 3D print a structure.
The automated vizulation ensures both the "feasible printing," "good bonding between" each chunk and that cobots don't collide when in operation.
Further development of the Chunker method seeks to prove the viability of this method for a large number of cobots, to "realize" McPherson and Zhou's "autonomous digital factory equipped with a swarm of mobile 3D printers." One potential application discussed in the conclusions of the paper is the fabrication of electromechanical devices. With the future addition of the ability to pick and place pre-fabricated components, the research also seems to have great potential in 3D printed architecture. At present, pre-fabricated features of buildings, i.e. pipes, electrics, windows etc. have to be manually put in place.
"The results show great promise to a new direction of 3D printing that may provide a path to make 3D printing a mainstream manufacturing technology with autonomous printing robots.
"A chunk-based slicer for cooperative 3D printing" is published online in Rapid Prototyping Journal. It is co-authored by Jace McPherson and Wenchao Zhou of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Arkansas.
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Interview with Shahdad Rohani, composer and orchestra conductor, about theme music:
Composing Melodies Is an Art
by Somayyeh Qazizadeh
Although Shahdad Rohani is Iranian, he became famous after cooperation with a non-Iranian musician. His career in music had started many years before he conducted an orchestra for the Greek Musician, Yani, at Acropolis, but release of the concert's videos in Iran made him famous overnight. Afterwards, he was also known for conducting other orchestral performances in Iran, including Tehran Symphonic Orchestra. He visited Iran recently to conduct Tehran Symphonic Orchestra once more, but with a slight difference: this year, he considered a special repertoire for the orchestra and apart from the fact that all musical pieces were new he incorporated pieces of film music. He had included theme music from Ben-Hur (Milkos Rozsa), Jaws (John Williams), and Psycho (Bernard Herrmann) in the repertoire to record a new move in live music performance in the world. He also meant to make Iranian musical players experience new musical pieces.
His personal interest in film music dates back to many years ago when he was admitted to UCLA as the first Iranian to study that course, and made the acquaintance of great composers like John Williams, Henri Mancini, and many others under whose supervision he completed musical courses. The following is text of an interview with him about theme music. After he heard about the subject of the interview, Rohani had difficulty hiding his excitement about the opportunity to talk about his field of interest.


There's almost quite nothing Miamians love more than a fun-filled Sunday brunch. And let's face it—between the waterfront views, endless champagne and decadent food specials, not many places can compare to the dynamic brunch scene that Miami offers. While it's tough to narrow down the very best, we've rounded up some of our favorite spots that offer something bigger and better than anywhere else in town.
Zuma is one of the original places in Miami doing brunch in a grand way. Between the all-you-can-eat buffet with robata, raw bar, sushi specials and more, as well as bottomless drinks and selections of some of their greatest offerings for an entree—like the Beef Tenderloin, Salmon or Lamb—and the unbeatable waterfront views of Biscayne Bay, it's hard to get much better. Zuma is not only one of the most delicious brunches in Miami, but also one of the hardest to snag a reservation, so be sure to plan early. Brunch starts at $95/person.
The iconic St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort recently launched a special Sunday Rosé Brunch, and as can be expected of the five-star hotel, the brunch is nothing less than extraordinary. With choices of unlimited rosé, champagne, bellinis, mimosas or Bloody Marys, the grand dining experiences also includes a selection of gourmet delicacies at the buffet station complete with caviar, oysters, mini burgers, tuna tartare, fresh burrata, an omelet station, meat station and so much more. And most noticeably, there is an extravagant and very Instagrammable dessert display—highlighted by a giant, edible Eiffel Tower statue created out of rainbow macarons. Set with the backdrop of the bright blue ocean and sounds of the live band in the background, it is the perfect oasis for a relaxing and luxurious Sunday. Brunch runs at $95/person.
The exclusive Soho Beach House Italian restaurant has become famous for its Saturday and Sunday brunches. Dress to impress and head over to the cozy restaurant courtyard to indulge in five-star, home-style Italian cuisine from a gourmet buffet. Highlights include Soho Beach House's signature frosé, a very cheesy Cacio e Pepe pasta bowl, cured meats and the spot's famed pizza. If you are a member, brunch is $55/person; for non-members, it's $65/person.
For a truly authentic Italian brunch, head to South of Fifth's quaint Forte Dei Marmi restaurant, helmed by Two Michelin starred-chef Antonio Mellino and his son Raffaele. Here, diners can enjoy a gourmet spread of the restaurant's famed delicacies like fresh-cured meats, flavorful tartares, pasta dishes, grilled vegetables and a can't-miss raw bar selection of oysters, langoustines, prawns and more. The brunch is priced at $55/person, which includes an all-you-can-eat buffet in addition to one of the spot's acclaimed entree dishes with an optional $35/person add-on for the Raw Fish Bar—which is an absolute must. With that, guests will receive a gorgeous platter of the freshest oysters, red prawns and scampi around decadently presenting the fish with caviar on top with light seasoning.
The hip, Argentinian-Japanese fusion restaurant's Sunday brunch is another can't-miss destination in Miami. Taking place on the gorgeous poolside patio of the restaurant complete with live music and Cuban cigar-rollers, the atmosphere exemplifies what living in Miami is all about—fun, sunshine and rich culture. And the food offerings are all one better than the next—outside, guests can choose from a delicious Argentinian meats selection, or inside, they can opt for the Japanese side of the menu with a sushi and sashimi buffet, as well as other delectable brunch specialties. Must-try entree plates include the spot's famed empanadas, pesto artichoke toast and chorizo. Brunch is $70/person, with an additional $15/person for unlimited Mimosas and Bloody Marys.
For another fun outdoor brunch spot, the Nautilus Hotel's "Rosé Sundays" is a fantastic option. The Mediterranean brunch concept boasts a vibrant menu paired deliciously with rosé, with dishes like Mussels Marocain, eggs benedict, a meat station, Greek Tzatziki, the Nauti Burger and sweet desserts for $55/person. Nautilus brunch is complete with the incorporation of live music and picturesque pool and oceanfront views.


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It is difficult to feel good about the overwhelming power and discipline that political parties exert over the democratic process in Canada. But it could be worse; they could, in the alternative, exert too little power and discipline.
Consider the cases of former Conservative MP Derek Sloan and Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene.
A few weeks ago, it was revealed that Sloan's campaign had received a donation from an infamous white nationalist during last year's Conservative leadership race. Conservative leader Erin O'Toole had voted against calling on Sloan to apologize for an earlier controversy, but this time he seemed to understand that Sloan's presence in the Conservative caucus threatened the future electoral hopes of the Conservative party.
O'Toole quickly moved to have Sloan removed from the Conservative caucus and, after a vote of Conservative MPs, Sloan was stripped of his party affiliation and left to sit as an independent MP. Unless he is readmitted to the party, Sloan will be unable to run as a Conservative in the next election. And unless Sloan does catch on with a major party, his chances of being re-elected are vanishingly slim.
While the Conservaitve party tries to move on from Sloan, the Republican Party in the United States is struggling to manage its own troublesome representative. Taylor Greene has espoused wild conspiracy theories and endorsed violent threats against Democratic politicians. Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell suggested that her views were a "cancer" within his party. But Republican leaders in the House of Representatives have been reluctant to sanction her, presumably because doing so might anger some crucial segment of their party's supporters.
That is a significant difference. In Canada, a major political party has to worry that being associated with a candidate who has extreme or objectionable views will cost them a significant number of votes. In the United States, at this moment, a major political party has to decide whether punishing a representative with extreme or objectionable views will actually hurt them more than it helps them.
Different facets of the Canadian political system might promote moderation, including an electoral map and system that seem to require parties to appeal across a broad swath of demographics and geography to win power.
Candidates get pulled to the extremes by primary voters and then attempt to mainstream those extremist views to make it easier for their party to win the general election. – Ian Shapiro
But it's also plausible that a candidate like Taylor Greene never would have been able to run for a major political party in Canada in the first place. In Canada, the process for selecting candidates in each riding is strictly overseen by the political parties and her inflammatory history likely would have been noticed during the vetting process that all major parties conduct before allowing anyone to run for a nomination.
In the United States, candidates are nominated through open primaries: Taylor Greene won a primary for the Republican nomination in Georgia's 14th congressional district last June. Leaders and senior figures in a party can still endorse a particular candidate or attempt to exert their influence in other ways, but ultimately it is up to people who vote in primaries.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., has espoused conspiracy theories including the notion that school shootings and 9/11 were staged. (Susan Walsh/The Associated Press)
Those intra-party races, it has been argued, tend to reward candidates who are politically extreme. "The basic problem with them today is they are usually marked by very low turnout and the people on the fringes of the parties vote disproportionately in them," Ian Shapiro, a Yale professor of political science explained in an interview last year. Successful candidates then push and pull the party and its supporters to match those extreme views.
"Candidates get pulled to the extremes by primary voters and then attempt to mainstream those extremist views to make it easier for their party to win the general election," Shapiro said.
Shapiro and Frances McCall Rosenbluth, co-authors of Responsible Parties: Saving Democracy from Itself, have argued that part of the problem in American democracy is that it's political parties are actually too weak; a party's establishment figures have less ability to control the direction of the party or weed out undesirable members. In How Democracies Die, Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt similarly argue that parties are supposed to act as "gatekeepers" that keep extremists out.
The weakness of American parties is not all bad: someone like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, now one of the most influential politicians in the United States, might not have come to the fore if the Democratic party's establishment had more control over the nomination process. But a strong and properly functioning Republican party probably would not have allowed Donald Trump to win its presidential nomination. And after allowing the extremists in, the Republican party now seems unwilling or unable to tell them to leave.
In the abstract, it might seem more democratic to call for total openness. But it might be understood that political parties can play an important role in keeping a country's political debate on the tracks by shunning the most extreme views and aiming to appeal to the broadest swath of voters.
In Canada, party leadership races might have a similar vulnerability. Though not quite as wide open as presidential primaries, leaders are still chosen by national votes of party supporters in a manner that can't be easily controlled by MPs or senior party figures. But at the riding level, the gates are strongly enforced. Parties scramble to revoke the nominations of candidates who cause controversy during election campaigns and troublesome MPs are regularly ejected from party caucuses in between elections.
Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, centre, has carved out a place for himself as an independent voice that sits within a major political party. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)
For the most part, that control is a source of frustration; and not without good reason. Overbearing party discipline can reduce MPs and candidates to robotic spokespeople and foot soldiers for their parties and leaders. For decades, Canada's political parties have been thought to be far too strong (last year, political scientist Alex Marland published a thorough exploration of that phenomenon, appropriately entitled Whipped).
Ideally, there might be a few more MPs like Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, a Liberal backbencher who has established himself as an independent voice while still supporting his party.
But the case of Derek Sloan is actually also a reminder of the last concerted attempt to reduce the control exerted by federal parties in Canada. His ejection was only possible after a formal vote of the Conservative caucus, a mechanism that was introduced by the Reform Act, a private member's bill that was put forward in 2013 by Conservative MP Michael Chong. Before Chong's bill, Sloan could have been ejected from caucus at O'Toole's sole discretion.
In its original form, the Reform Act would have gone much further. Most dramatically, it would have put the authority for selecting candidates at the riding level. Back then it was a lot easier to admire the American political system and its open primaries and independent legislators. But concerns were raised about the sort of candidates who might end up on the ballot if a party was unable to exert significant control and Chong abandoned the change.
Chong's basic concern, that Canadian parties and leaders exert too much power and control over individual MPs and candidates, remains relevant. And the choice is not simply between strong Canadian-style parties and weak American-style parties. (In the middle of those two would be something like the more loosely whipped British parties.)
But a democracy might be better off with too much party control rather than too little.
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It's the double plays and the strikeouts that kill rallies. And the Redbirds too often play into their opponents' hands.
Much is made of the fact that the Cardinals don't have a proven cleanup hitter. But I would rather have a bunch of guys who hit .300 and piled up doubles in bunches than a team of guys who hit .230 with 25 homers while striking out 150 times.
Those long balls don't add up to much when they're solo shots. But home runs earn ballplayers big paychecks. Sacrifice flies and bunts don't. So that's where we stand in Major League Baseball these days...
Still, the Cardinals stranded 22 runners in their season opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates. If they would have put the ball in play -- not even recorded hits, just put the ball in play -- instead of striking out 14 times they could have easily scored five or six times and they would have won the game.
Instead, all we've heard about during the absurd day off teams schedule after opening day, is that the St. Louis offense is toast. Flawed beyond repair.
I think the talent is there to get the job done. The Cardinals are simply emphasizing the wrong mission when batters go to the plate.
The team told Matt Carpenter -- the club's leadoff hitter of all things -- to try to hit for more power in 2015. He did just that, cracking 28 home runs, 17 more than his previous single-season high of 11. But at what cost?
Carpenter was a.318 hitter in 2013 when he hit a MLB-leading 55 doubles to go with seven triples and those 11 homers. He struck out 98 times and walked 72 times for a .392 on-base percentage and a .481 slugging percentage.
Last year, Carpenter hit .272 and struck out a whopping 151 times. He would have probably struck out a few more had he not missed several games with "extreme fatigue" from overdoing things in the training room.
The change seems to have made his swing less consistent and the third baseman, who previously sported a sweet stroke that seemed to always be on target, went into a couple of prolonged and deep slumps.
I'm not saying threre is never a time to take a healthy cut. But it's when the count is 2-0, not when it's 0-2.
Kolten Wong is another player who seems to be going against the grain by trying to be a power hitter when he's a little guy with the foot speed and bat speed necessary to be a high-average hitter.
Wong is a .250 hitter entering his third full season in the big leagues. He has the ability to be a .320 hitter who ought to be able to steal 30 bases in his sleep.
In spring training Wong showed an improved approach at the plate, smacking balls hard to all fields. It remains to be seen if he can stay the course or if he'll be lured by the Cardinals' home run starved offense to start trying to pull everything he sees again.
These examples are up and down the lineup. There is no one you can point to and say their bat is too slow or their eyes are too bad to be successful at the highest level. They just have to maximize that potential. And the first step is to get back to the basics of not trying to do to much, hitting the ball where it's pitched and being smart about the game situation.
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Learn why the Sabbath, "the Lord's Day" and the "Day of the Lord" were never referring to Sunday. Did Christians really worship on the "first day of the week"? Is the Sabbath really for Gentiles? When did the Sabbath get changed from Saturday to Sunday? Find out more regarding the importance and relevance of the Sabbath for the follower of Christ (Yeshua).


Taking our inspiration from 19th century dioramas and peepshows, we turned the Frostiana Shadow Box into a pop-up card. Printed in an icy blue, it looks delicately frosty if lit from above. The backplate has space to write a message and it folds down flat with no need to construct. It comes in an illustrated envelope.


Candidates should have passed 10th class with age limit of 18 - 27 years. the maximum age limit relaxation is applicable for OBC candidates - 3 years and SC/ST candidates - 5 years.
Candidates have to download the application form from website http://rashtrapatisachivalaya.gov.in. The filled-in application with self attested passport size photo along with self attested copies of certificates of caste, qualification and support for age in an envelop superscribed with the name of the post applied for on cover should be sent to the Deputy Secretary (Estt.), President's Secretariat, New Delhi.
The last date for receipt of filled-in applications is February 29th 2016, those belongs to few remote areas of India, the last date for receipt of applications is 7 days more from the above-mentioned last date.
The selection of candidates will be made through written test.


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Ten Songs in the Key of Betrayal is the fourth and final album by alternative rock group Alien Crime Syndicate released in 2004 through The Control Group and EMI.

Track listing

Personnel
Alien Crime Syndicate
Joe Reineke – vocals, guitar
Jeff Rouse – bass, vocals
Nabil Ayers – drums

Additional personnel
Mike Davis – additional guitars on "Rescue", "The American Way", "Forever is Rock N' Roll"

Production personnel
Joe Reineke – production, mixing
Gil Norton – production
Mike Easton – engineering
Steve Carter – mixing
Howie Weinberg – mastering

References

2004 albums
Alien Crime Syndicate albums

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NEW DELHI: The Indian subsidiary of European carmaker Volkswagen has announced its monthly sales performance for September 2017, selling a total of 4,603 units as compared to 3,929 units sold in the corresponding month of the previous year.
In the month of September 2017, Volkswagen announced the start of production for the New Passat at its Aurangabad facility in Maharashtra and the carline is scheduled for the launch in Q4, 2017. In India, the New Passat will be the first Volkswagen sedan to be based on the modern MQB platform and will mark the presence of the brand in the premium luxury sedan segment.


Just finished these for the Denton Community Market. I would like to encourage everyone to go out and either check out the market between now and October or sign up to become a vendor at the market.
The Market is an artist's and farmer's market located @ Carroll Blvd. and Mulberry St. near downtown Denton, Texas. We are a community gathering space alive with music, local food, locally produced handmade arts and crafts, on-site food, local business and more! We encourage you to come to any of our Market Days. Our 2011 Market Season begins on Saturday, May 7th and continues through December 2011. We are accepting Vendor Applications for the 2011 Market Season, and will continue to do so throughout the 2011 season.
I plan to be selling there several times this summer so come on out and see whats happening.


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An all-breed schooling horse show offers the horse-lover a chance to not only see something special, but be a part of it
It will be a horse lovers paradise on Saturday, Sept. 9, at the Para Hevea Equine Facility as the Arabian Horse Breeders Association of Oregon puts on its annual Fall All Breed Schooling Show just outside Canby.
The eighth annual event will feature 64 classes and bring riders of all ages to the facility, located at 9936 S. Schneider Road, to show a wide array of horses.
And horse lovers of all ages, even if they aren't showing, are more than welcome to come and enjoy, said Julie Hedden, president of the AHBAO.
"There's so much going on and if you like horses you will really enjoy seeing the different breeds and types of horses that will be at the show," she said. "We encourage people of all ages to stop by and see what it's all about. If you're into horses, you'll have a great time."
Among the many classes that will compete are the Champion Showmanship Class, which will have all of its entry fees donated to Arabian Horse Rescue and Education Inc., whose purpose is to rescue and re-home Arabian horses at risk of shipping to slaughter, mentor youth, and educate the public on the sensitivity and versatility of the Arabian breed.
"We rehabilitate our horses with the hopes that they will become adoptable companion horses. We mentor youth so that they can see the intricate demeanor and beauty of these horses. Each horse that we rescue receives individualized treatment, care, and training, so that its' full potential can be realized," says the website.
"This is an important cause for our association and we want to support the wonderful work they are doing with the Arabian horse breed," said Hedden. "We're excited to be part of what they are doing with our show."
Another interesting addition to the show is a "handicappable" class focused on those who may need assistance in the ring.
"Horses are a proven source of positive interaction with folks who have special needs and we want them to have a chance to ride and show within our show," said Hedden. "The love of horses isn't confined to any one group and we want to reflect that love and inclusiveness in our show. We hope people will take advantage of this opportunity and show in this class."
This year's show features classes under halter, English, and western, including saddle pleasure, novice rider walk-trot, solid color pleasure, costume class, equitation and plenty more.
"We have a little something for everyone and it's important to remind people that this is an 'all breed' show, not just for Arabians," said Hedden. "I'm hoping we get a lot of different breeds and riders taking part. It's going to be a lot of fun for everyone."
The show office opens at 7 a.m. and competition begins at 8 a.m. and lasts into the evening. Hedden will serve as the judge for this year's event.
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This confectionery coating wafer is made without hydrogenated fats. It has a pleasant cocoa flavor and is ideal for baking applications. Made with vanilla.
Sugar, Palm Kernel and Palm Oil, Non-Fat Dry Milk, Cocoa (processed with alkali), Soy Lecithin (an emulsifier), and Vanilla.


Our team found that the perception of The Ritz-Carlton was apart of an older equation of luxury. Millennials believe that luxury is for the old, that outward status symbols are not meaningful, and that most are uncomfortable with luxury.
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