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SBA Names Minnesota Phoenix Award Winner
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Duluth, Minn. – Mayor Don Ness, City of Duluth, has been honored with the Minnesota Phoenix Award for Outstanding Contributions to Disaster Recovery by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
The Phoenix Award for Outstanding Contributions to Disaster Recovery is presented to a private-citizen volunteer and a public official who have each made an outstanding contribution to a community's recovery following a natural disaster which occurred during the previous fiscal year. Elaine Hansen, Director of the Northeast Minnesota Small Business Development Center nominated Mayor Ness for this award.
Mayor Ness's lifelong compassion for his community and his experience in public service provided the background to provide great leadership during the "500 year storm" during June 17-20, 2012, that caused record flooding and well over $100 million in damage throughout the City. Mayor Ness understood his role and represented the City of Duluth, and the surrounding communities, particularly well during a time of need.
Because of the topography, the 8- to 12-inch rainfall not only caused flooding, but swollen and overflowing lakes and ponds with normally trickling streams and creeks becoming raging rivers removing anything in the way. Roads and bridges were washed away leaving victims stranded in vehicles and their homes. Barnyard animals in the zoo drowned and the polar bear and seal were picked up and washed out of the exhibits – the seal to a roadway and the polar bear to another part of the zoo property. Along the St. Louis River, homes were flooded, destroyed, and washed away. Considerable damage was done to the streets, parks, sidewalks and other segments of the City's infrastructure.
Mayor Ness showed his leadership and took immediate charge of the situation declaring a state of emergency and encouraging people to stay in safe places off the uncertain roadways. Within days his leadership brought the community together to help those in need through fundraisers, public speeches, and presenting Duluth before lawmakers for financial assistance. Mayor Ness has raised millions of dollars to help rebuild Duluth and surrounding communities with confidence in addition to the FEMA and SBA assistance. Duluth, as it has in the past, will rebuild and succeed.
As the Mayor, Don Ness was expected to be a central figure in an emergency. However, in this situation, Mayor Ness became a prominent leader, organizer and collaborator not only for the community, but neighboring communities as well. He provided direction, comfort, and straightforward, clear communication to flood victims, the public and other political leaders which resulted in the City responding quickly and positively to the disaster clean-up efforts and the long-term repairs and replacements that will need to be made. His efforts resulted in organizations collaborating on flood relief efforts which has offered ongoing, coordinated assistance to those in need. Resources and volunteers from other areas of the county provided support. Mayor Ness brought the plight of the City to state and federal agencies to make sure that a clear picture of the destruction was presented and the damage assessments were documented so that all of the applicable resources could be provided and utilized.
Two days in June 2012 changed the landscape of the City, but with the leadership of Mayor Ness, the City responded quickly and the repairs were immediately started. This coming year, 2013, will bring an opportunity for long-term repairs and replacements to take place – such as the replacement of damaged and destroyed road-beds, infrastructure and bridges.
As the New Year begins, Mayor Ness has said, "If 2012 was the year of the flood, 2013 will be the year of flood recovery," which will remain his focus. There are still families hurting from the flood damage and plenty of infrastructure still suffering. Through the continued leadership of Mayor Ness, the City of Duluth and the surrounding communities will make a full recovery and become stronger.
Mayor Ness will be honored at the Minnesota Small Business Week Awards program on May 6, 2013, at the Depot Minneapolis.
Mayor Don Ness
dness@duluthmn.gov


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TBILISI, DFWatch–Public Defender Ucha Nanuashvili has called on the municipal council in a valley in Georgia's southwestern Adjara region to stop making sexist statements.
After a meeting of the Keda Council on August 26, a member of the National Movement told council head Amiran Tsinsadze that he had some questions and only men could stay in the hall. As a result, the women left the hall.
The men never specified what they were discussing behind closed doors. Tsintsadze said it was a 'personal meeting' and they had to discuss it without women being present.
Nargiz Diasamidze, an independent representative and one of the two women council members, said she doesn't think what happened had anything to do with the problem of women on gender equality.
But Nika Dumbadze, who represents Georgia's Young Lawyers Association (GYLA) in Batumi, thinks that what happened has to be considered discrimination as the council member made the controversial statement on duty, even though the meeting was over.
The city council is a political forum for political debates and every council member has a right to participate equally, the public defender's statement reads.
"It is unacceptable that a male representative perceived a political forum as a personal space where they would be able to force women to leave the political debates. No reason can justify forcing women out of the hall," it reads.
In his report to parliament in 2015, the ombudsman wrote that protecting the rights of women and achieving gender equality remains a challenge in Georgia. Women do not equally participate in decision-making at every level. Men mostly hold the top positions at the ministries, even though majority of employees there are women.
Even though there are more women in parliament today, compared to 1991, they still make up only 11 percent of the assembly. There are 18 female members of parliament today. Among 15 parliamentary committees, only one has a female head. Two of the 19 cabinet ministers are women.


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3 Takeaways From The Third Night Of The Republican National Convention
The third night of the Republican National Convention, like every night of the convention, has featured Black Americans — notably Black men — praising Trump's leadership.
Speakers repeated the same, albeit misleading, statistic: that unemployment among Black Americans fell under the Trump administration (They did not mention that Black unemployment has risen the fastest since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and has recovered the slowest, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics). They've highlighted the Republican tax bill's "opportunity zones" and said Democrats take Black voters for granted.
Burgess Owens, a Black former football player and Republican nominee for Utah's 4th Congressional District, highlighted a recent gaffe of Joe Biden's: "We have a Democrat candidate for president who says that I'm "not Black" if I don't vote for him," Owens said. "Now, more than ever, we need leaders who stand by their principles and won't compromise their values for political opportunities."
Jack Brewer, another former football player, identified himself as a lifelong Democrat who supports Trump, saying that "all lives need to matter" and telling Black voters to look past Donald Trump's "tone."
"Because you have an issue with President Trump's tone, you are going to allow Biden and Harris to deny our underserved Black and brown children school choice," Brewer said. "Are we so offended by President Trump's campaign slogan 'Make America Great Again' that we are going to ignore that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have collectively been responsible for locking up countless Black men for nonviolent crimes?"
And Clarence Henderson, a conservative activist who participated in the 1960 Greensboro sit-ins, said: "Donald Trump truly cares about Black lives. His policies show his heart. He has done more for Black Americans in four years than Joe Biden has done in 50."
But in between these testimonials from Black men was a much louder message from Trump's closest allies, one that marginalized Black Americans and those who are allied in their protests against police brutality and white supremacy.
Andrew Harnik/ASSOCIATED PRESS President Donald Trump takes the stage after Vice President Mike Pence spoke Wednesday on the third night of the Republican National Convention at Fort McHenry National Monument in Baltimore.
On Wednesday morning, a Trump-supporting teenager was accused of fatally shooting two demonstrators and injuring another during a protest against racial injustice in Kenosha, Wisconsin, just days after a Black man was shot by police in front of his children. That something had happened in Kenosha was referenced by name only once, by Vice President Mike Pence — who said only the location.
Speeches repeatedly called Black Lives Matter protesters as "radical mobs" bringing danger and lawlessness to American communities. It decried Black activists' calls about police reform as extremist Marxist ideology. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) unquestionably praised the police presence in cities, saying law enforcement would never be "canceled." Lara Trump emphasized her father-in-law as the "law and order" president who would "restore our American way of life."
The RNC is deliberately showcasing Black voices to defend Trump's record. But this is the same RNC that featured the McCloskey couple, who had waved guns at St. Louis protesters in June, with a warning for suburbanites. "What you saw happen to us could just as easily happen to any of you who are watching from quiet neighborhoods around our country," the couple said Monday.
This RNC Isn't About Party Building
Conventions are often a venue to give political candidates up and down the ballot a national platform. In a year when Republicans are on the defensive, not only in the White House but also in the Senate, where Democrats are hoping to win a majority, the Republican convention doesn't seem to be focused on party building. The focus has been on Trump and Trump alone so far.
Only two senators spoke on the third night of the convention: Blackburn, who won a six-year term in 2018, and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), who, more notably, is up for reelection in November in a race Democrats think they have a shot at.
Ernst, in a pre-recorded video from an Iowa farm, spent her time on the national stage focusing on Iowa-specific issues, from recent storms to changes in ethanol regulations. She also did a lot of praising of Trump.
"The Democratic Party of Joe Biden is pushing this so-called Green New Deal. If given power, they would essentially ban animal agriculture and eliminate gas-powered cars," Ernst said. "Folks, this election is a choice between two very different paths: freedom, prosperity and economic growth under a Trump-Pence administration; or the Biden-Harris path, paved by liberal coastal elites and radical environmentalists, an America where farmers are punished, jobs are destroyed and taxes crush the middle class."
The third night did feature Madison Cawthorne, a 25-year-old Republican nominee for White House chief of staff Mark Meadows' former congressional district in western North Carolina. His presence may go a long way to show a young rising politician in the party. But another North Carolina Republican was notably absent: Sen. Thom Tillis, who is underwater in the polls and a prime target for Democrats.
It's Clear Trump Takes No Responsibility For The Economic Crisis
There are two economies, as far as the RNC is concerned: the one before the pandemic that was stable and saw unemployment fall, which Republicans — specifically Trump – take full credit for, and then the current economy, with tens of millions of newly unemployed Americans, because of a raging coronavirus pandemic. That economy has rarely been mentioned at the RNC, and if it is, it is blamed on "communist China."
Lara Trump emphasized that "4.3 million new jobs have been created for women — in 2019 alone, women took over 70% of those new jobs. Female small-business ownership remains at an all-time high. And 600,000 women have been lifted out of poverty, all since President Trump took office."
Henderson highlighted "the record number of jobs he created for the Black community ― and the investment he drove" into Black neighborhoods.
Of course, there's not a lot about these statistics that hold true today. Black Americans have been disproportionately ravaged by the pandemic, facing higher mortality rates along with greater unemployment. Economic recovery has been slower than the Trump administration promised. And economists predict more people will fall into poverty because of it.
As Kevin Robillard wrote for HuffPost, it's as if the RNC is taking place in a different time, when COVID-19 and its economic fallout either didn't happen or has become a thing of the past.
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Lansing launched it's new website and smartphone app on Wednesday.
Mayor Virg Bernero says Lansingmi.gov is part of his Lansing 3.0 plan to use technology to improve the quality of life.
The Lansing Connect app allows user to report things like potholes and neighborhood nuisances.


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Garbage collection in Syria is crucial to fighting ISIS
(Flickr photo by Freedom House)
Just a few years ago, I was a diplomat working on the Turkish-Syrian border. My job was managing the U.S. government team responsible for delivering aid to Syrian towns and cities loyal to the Syrian opposition.
These were towns that had turned against President Bashar al-Assad when the Arab Spring swept across the Middle East and Assad ordered his army to shoot peaceful civilians protesting against him.
Now I'm retired from the Foreign Service and teaching international relations at the University of Washington in Seattle, where my students struggle to understand why the U.S. never seems to learn from past mistakes in the conduct of our foreign affairs.
University of Washington in Seattle.
Given recent decisions and announcements by President Trump about withdrawing much of our aid and our troops from northern Syria while the civil war continues and the Islamic State Group, or "IS," still threatens, it's a timely question.
Stability and local services
To understand what's at stake in Syria, it's helpful to look at Iraq.
More than 15 years after the U.S. invaded Iraq and eight years after the U.S. said it was leaving the country, Iraq is unstable. Five thousand U.S. soldiers remain in Iraq today, tasked with shoring up the still struggling Iraqi armed forces.
One of the reasons for the instability is the U.S. decision in 2003 to dismiss nearly all leaders of the Iraqi civil service when it toppled dictator Saddam Hussein because they were members of Hussein's Baath Party.
With much of the civil service gone, local services like water and electricity fell apart and essential public employees fled. That left a perfect vacuum for extremist groups like IS to exploit by taking control of essentially ungoverned territory. The U.S. continues to pay the price for this avoidable decision today.
If the U.S. cuts off support for communities inside Syria that oppose Bashar al-Assad and fly the Syrian Opposition flag, and withdraws American troops from the fight against IS – as President Trump has announced – we will be making the same mistake again. We'll be creating a vacuum our enemies can exploit.
Keeping local officials on the job
The U.S. has supported these communities since 2012. I directed the distribution of hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. government aid from 2012 until 2016, as head of the team known as the Syria Transition Assistance Response Team.
Syrian refugees will never go back home if their towns can't offer the basic services they enjoyed before the war.
Our simple strategy was that when peace returns to Syria, key local officials would still be on the job, ready to reconnect their communities to the national systems that provided services before the war.
Thus would begin the long, difficult process of reuniting Syria.
The money and supplies my team and I delivered helped keep important local officials on the job so they wouldn't give up and flee their country to seek refuge in Turkey, Lebanon or Jordan, like millions of others before them. These were experienced civilians who could keep the water and power on, manage the sewers and clean the streets.
We helped them with small stipends – a portion of their former salary – because the Syrian government had stopped paying them. And we provided equipment they needed to do their jobs: garbage trucks, generators, water tanks and fire trucks. We helped teachers, doctors and local police with small stipends, supplies and equipment, too.
Nothing was more satisfying for me than seeing videos of a new garbage truck that we sent from Turkey removing piles of garbage from the streets of Saraqib or one of the new ambulances we provided tending to innocent civilians injured in the latest barrel bombing in Aleppo.
International aid paid for the rehabilitation of an unreliable electricity grid in a town near Aleppo, Syria in 2015.
(Syria Recovery Trust Fund, Author provided)
It's in everyone's interest to keep civil service workers on the job, paid something and equipped. That will help put Syria back together again someday and deny ungoverned space for IS and other extremist groups. The last thing the U.S. and countries in the region need is for Syria to disintegrate into warring regions, like Iraq and Libya today.
Other countries joined the effort to rebuild Syria, notably the U.K., the Netherlands and Denmark. Still more countries are contributing to an international fund based in Jordan that helps the same communities; my team cooperated closely with this effort.
Stopping this funding means jeopardizing Syria's future at the worst possible time, just as the conflict appears to be coming to an end. I believe that reuniting the country should be the priority now.
Syria's neighbors, especially Turkey, long supported the U.S. approach because it kept Syrians in Syria, diminishing the flood of refugees to Turkey.
Of course, the Syrian government and its supporters, Russia and Iran, opposed our aid. The assistance we gave sustained communities that the government and its allies continue to bomb into submission and surrender, particularly in Idlib province.
But the aid President Trump cut, sometimes called stabilization assistance, goes to local civilian officials, working to help the sick and wounded and keep children in school.
Larry Bartlett, senior adviser for the Syria Transition Assistance Response Team meets with members of the Civil Administration of Manbij, Syria, in August 2018.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Izabella Sullivan)
An opening for IS
Similarly, withdrawing U.S. troops sent to Syria to eliminate IS – when our own count suggests at least 1,000 IS fighters remain there – may serve short term political ends, but will likely come back to haunt the U.S. and Syria's neighbors.
President Trump may worry about the price tag for rebuilding Syria, once the war ends. He is right to be concerned. The cost will be enormous and arguably the U.S. should not spend a dime.
The old adage – you broke it, you fix it – applies to the Syria conflict. I believe we should let Syria, Russia and Iran pay the billions it will take to fix what they broke – the infrastructure of bombed-out cities and towns.
The modest U.S. investment in local communities that the White House cut off – $200 million, not billions – could have helped prevent the collapse of communities in the future.
So, what do I tell my students in Seattle?
I remind them that they are our future leaders. I tell them that if we are not to repeat the mistakes of my generation, they should study and learn from history, and avoid short-term fixes to disentangle the U.S. from future foreign interventions.
"Silver bullets" don't work – and usually force us to return later, at a greater cost.
This article originally appeared on The Conversation. Follow @ConversationUS on Twitter.
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Council Members and Chief Officers, Beetwell Street, Chesterfield, 1927
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St. Mary's and All Saints Church, Chesterfield
Derelict Buildings of Chesterfield Royal Hospital, 1991
Chesterfield Parish Church
Parish Church of Our Lady and All Saints (crooked spire)
Friends' Meeting House, Chesterfield
Markham House, Hipper Street, Chesterfield, 2009
Parade through Chesterfield
Foljambe Alabaster Monument - Detail, St. Mary's and All Saints Church, Chesterfield
Foljambe Alabaster Monument, St. Mary's and All Saints Church, Chesterfield
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The Colorado Department of Transportation announced this morning that the automobile road to the top of Mount Evans has opened for the season.
The road often is open by Memorial Day, but late, heavy snow delayed crews this year.


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Textile industry adapts to new development trends
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VTV.vn - The Hanoi Promotion Agency (HPA) organised a seminar on "Solutions to improve corporate governance in the textile and garment industry in the new context", on August 16.
Speaking at the opening of the seminar, Le Tu Luc, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Promotion Agency, said that Vietnam's textile and garment industry has always been one of Vietnam's main export industries for many years.
2022 is the time when textile enterprises gradually recover from the heavy impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the first six months of 2022, textile and garment export turnover was estimated at 22.3 billion USD, up 17.7% over the same period in 2021. The trade surplus was 8.86 billion USD, up 32% compared to the first six months of 2021. This can be seen as a great effort of the textile and garment enterprises in the context of the world's economic difficulties, emphasised by Le Tu Luc.
After the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, textile and garment enterprises are focusing on investing in research and development of raw materials and auxiliary materials for production, improving their initiative to reduce dependence on imported raw materials, and at the same time, seek to quickly adapt to new business conditions, such as diversifying product lines and markets, and the application of a new payment mechanism that is different from the traditional way of buying and selling before.
For the textile and garment industry to overcome challenges and make good use of the "golden" opportunities in development, the participants in the seminar proposed solutions to attract investment in the textile and garment industry, especially in the textile-dyeing projects, and production of new materials of natural origin, which are environmentally friendly.
At the same time, it is necessary to improve management capacity and develop human resources for textile and garment enterprises. Enterprises should continue to promote the development of brands and new products, diversify the supply of raw materials and accessories and export markets, and "green" the textile industry.
The goal of export turnover by 2030 is to reach 68 billion USD to 70 billion USD.
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We are simply over the moon about AuriKids, a brand new series dedicated to young creative minds. Here in this industry, we herald creative expression, we tout the amazing projects and works of art that we see, most of which are created by grown-ups;). That is certainly all well and good, but these new boxes… they are for the kids. They were curated by kids, are being used by kids, and will help to create countless projects by kids. Sewing and quilting are amazing skills to have. Representing creativity, craft, and utility, they are skills that are so important to this next generation. They teach patience, responsibility, follow-through… even math! But most of all, they show our kids that it's okay to try and fail, to make mistakes, to learn from those mistakes, and then to shine and succeed.
Let's meet our first class of AuriKids!
Gwen is the daughter of Aurifil Designer Wendy Sheppard of Ivory Spring. She started stitching with her mom 4 years ago and is already an incredibly skilled cross-stitcher. She stitched a magnificent sampler using threads from her AuriKids collection, a piece that we were honored to showcase in our booth last Fall at International Quilt Market. Gwen is just getting started on her creative journey and is turning her attention to quilting. We can't wait to see what she comes up with next!
Who taught you how to sew/quilt?
It's my Mom! But I think it's really cool to find out that my Mom's mother also sew. She used to make clothes for my Mom. Then, great-great-grandmother from China actually raised her son by weaving her own fabrics for sale after my great-great-grandfather passed away at a young age.
What did you love most about that experience?
Doing something new from what I normally do. My mother taught me to stitch when I was 5. So, I felt grown up working on something Mom also did. It was different from playing or learning to write and read.
Who is your favorite person to sew/quilt with?
It used to be stitched ornaments. But recently, Mom taught me to piece my first quilt on her machine. And I absolutely LOVE that experience. Mom told me my next quilt project will combine machine piecing, as well as hand embroidery. I can't wait.
If you could be a piece of fabric, what fabric would you be?
It would be a blue fabric with lavender flowers.
Why were you excited to have an AuriKids collection?
To let the world know kids can stitch and make beautiful things too!
What would you want to tell other kids out there who are just getting started on their creative journey?
I would tell them "welcome" to the wonderful world of needle and thread, and to always listen to the adults.
Gwen and her mom have created 6 FREE unique ornament patterns to share. In partner with Ivory Spring, we'll release one pattern per month for the next 6 months. The first will serve as a starter project, and Wendy and Gwen will offer tips and tricks for beginning stitching. Each successive pattern will focus on a new skill, walking young stitchers through the process of becoming confident enough to stitch on their own. They are also cooking up a free quilt pattern to share after the ornaments! Gwen's Spool-en-dids collection features 10 small spools of our Aurifloss in a delightful range of colors. It's the perfect starter kit for our beginner embroiderers and cross-stitchers!
Follow along with Wendy on Instagram for Gwen's updates!
Helena is the daughter of Aurifil Designer Mathew Boudreaux of Mister Domestic. She has been the recipient of a slew of his fabulous handmade frocks and helps to showcase many of his projects. Beyond that, however, she already has her very own little blue Janome and a dedicated little sewing spot in her dada's studio. She is budding sewist and quilter and we know that there is something simply magical about the creativity of a young mind.
My dada is teaching me to sew.
Having fun but also focusing. Trusting my dada but also learning responsibility.
Friendship bracelets. I love all the bags my dada makes for me.
Kitty cats, owls, and dada. It would be pink & purple.
Because I never had my very own threads before and I wanted to be just like dada.
Be super responsible and be careful of the sewing machine and have fun.
Helena and her dad will share a handful of guest posts that focus on ways to involve a 4/5 year old in sewing projects, what skills to focus on, and fun projects to create. They would love to help our youngest sewists to gain confidence working on a sewing machine! Helena's Tool Box features 10 small spools of our super versatile 50wt thread in a range of fabulously bold colors. Start them young, sewing with the best!
Follow along with Mathew on Instagram for Helena's Updates!
Remy is the daughter of Kristi McDonough of Schnitzel & Boo and The Cotton Farm. She has been sewing and making with her mom for a few years and we've loved seeing her projects. She's also a budding fashionista, as evidenced by her super fab outfit and mama-made handbag! Remy has so many ideas for new projects, from stuffies to bags to quilts. We're looking forward to following along with her creative journey!
Mommy and Daydee (Kristi's mom) taught me a month before my fourth birthday. That's when my Daydee gave me a sewing machine. I made a pillow for my first project.
Being with my mom and having fun with her. Plus, using my Daydee's longarm machine was really cool!
My mom because she doesn't get grumpy when teaching me and because she's really good at Sewing and making Quilts.
Stuffed animals! And Quilts for my dollies!
I'd be that amazing black and white fabric by Tula Pink! I love it so much it's my FAAAAAAAAVORITE fabric EVER!
Because Aurifil is the best thread company in the world and I think it's cool to have my name on a collection especially because I get to help the animals by donating some of my money from it to a rescue. I really want to be an animal rescuer and I'm happy that this helped me get started with that.
It's easy to sew, once you get the hang of it and it's really fun. Learn the basic stuff first, like a pillow or a simple quilt block, so you can do the harder stuff later without getting frustrated. That's what I did and now I've made five Quilts already and I am working on a sixth. If you need help, you can ask me or my mom. You can do it!
Remy and her mom will release a series of projects over the next year, starting with a stuffed animal, followed by a quilt & pillow for the stuffed animal, & a tote bag to carry it all. They'll also share tutorials for an appliquéd/embroidered pillow and a simple travel quilt. Remy's Puppy Love collection features 10 small spools of a variety of thread weights including our Cotton 40wt, 28wt, & Floss and our Wool 12wt… threads to use in a wide range of projects!
Follow along with Kristi on Instagram for Remy's updates!
Lilianna is the daughter of quilter and designer Nydia Kehnle, a super talented artist who has clearly passed along a heavy dose of creativity to her daughter. Lilianna has already made quite a mark in the world of modern quilting. She took first place in the youth division at QuiltCon 2017 with her quilt, "Gemstones". We're looking forward to seeing what comes next!
I mostly taught myself with the help of my mom. I used books and youtube videos to figure it out.
I love the repetition of sewing. I find it really relaxing. Then the best part is you have this really cool finished product that you get to say… HEY I made that!
My favorite person to sew with is my mom. We don't do it often, but it's great when we do!
I love to make clothes, especially skirts. They are very easy to make and fun to wear. I also like to occasionally make quilts.
OH Umm that is a hard question…. I guess I would say I am a piece of Liberty tana lawn. Super soft and classic.
I am really excited about Aurikids! Sewing is an important skill I think everyone should learn and I am excited to share some new projects that help inspire other kids to learn how to sew.
I would want kids to know that in the beginning, sewing can be hard and your results may not be what you expected. But if you keep practicing and learning new things eventually you will get the results you want!
Lilianna & Nydia's mixed media collaboration that became the cover image for Lilianna's collection.
Lilanna & Nydia in front of Lilianna's award-wing quilt, Gemstones.
Lilianna will focus on two primary projects that utilize both machine and hand stitching. Paper Bookmarks will give young stitchers the opportunity to experiments with fun embroidery stitches paired with straight stitches on the sewing machine. A Quilted Pillow will focus on basic patchwork, hand and machine stitched embellishments, and how to finish a panel into a pillow. Lilianna's collection feature 5 small spools each of 50wt and 12wt thread for hand and machine stitching.
Follow along with Nydia on Instagram for Lilianna's updates!
This is just the beginning… we can't wait to share more! Stay tuned for new patterns & tutorial, guest posts, giveaways and more!
Thanks Debbie!! We are super excited!
What a great idea and good projects too.
Thanks so much Leslee! We're excited and the first project just went up today!
This is such an exciting new and innovative series featuring inspirational artists. I have learned long ago that wisdom is not measured by age and humanity has much to learn if they take the time and LISTEN to our youth:) BRAVO to ALL of the children who are leading the way!
So incredibly well put, Lorraine!! 🙂 Thank you and yes, Bravo to these fabulous kiddos!!
This is such an exciting adventure for these young sewists!! I'm looking forward to seeing their creations. I'm also excited to learn from these talented young artists!! Enjoy every moment of the journey!! Lots of Hugs for each!
Thank you, Lori! They are so creative — we can't wait to see the projects they share!!
What a great idea. Very accomplished young ones already!
Thank you Carla! We think they are pretty amazing!
Wonderful, Hannah!! I hope that you both have fun:). I'll be working through some of the projects with my 4 year old too!


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Israel Is Your Name, No Longer Called Jacob!
His Kingdom Prophecy Posted on June 2, 2018 by Brian Hay March 31, 2021
In the Hebrew language, the word יַעֲקֹב (ya'ăqôb, yah-ak-obe') Jacob or Yachov as it is pronounced has several derivatives with slightly differing meanings, the one that relates to Jacob here means usurper or supplanter.
The original meaning however, with all its derivatives and variants in the Hebrew is exceptionally interesting and incredibly colourful.
It is deep and rich with meaning, so let me attempt to give some clarity and back ground to it.
I believe the first time the word is used, is when in Genesis 3:15, where Satan tempts and beguiles Eve causing her first, then Adam second to fall from Gods grace by their sin and disobedience.
"And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel," Genesis 3:15.
The greatest sin demonstrated here, is the issue that covers all sin great and small, which is the foundation of all sin "INDEPENDENCE" from God.
"You can be as God himself' so you don't actually need him at all," (Genesis 3:5)
In this setting in the garden, God comes down, and as a result places restrictions and penalties in four separate instances. He metes out judgement on man, on woman, on the earth and on Satan.
The judgement or decree issued against Satan is of particular interest here, so I will mainly relate to that one, although the other three are extremely interesting also.
God speaks against Lucifer and issues this judgement,
"Because of what you have done, you shall go on your belly as a snake and I will put enmity or hostility between you and the woman and subsequently, your seed and her seed, it shall bruise the heel of the seed that shall come forth from the woman, but he shall crush your head." Genesis 3:14-15.
There are a lot of things, I could teach here from these particular scriptures, but time and space will not allow it, so I will try and keep to the central theme of the story though it may jump around from scripture to scripture.
If you go to Genesis where Jacob and his brother Esau are first mentioned at their birth, you see where Esau came forth from the womb first and Jacob who came out second attempted to seize the heel of Esau and pull him back to take his position, as the first born.
So the initial main meaning of the word Yacov, literally means to seize one by the heel to trip him and take advantage of his fall to get or gain pre-eminence. To seize an advantage and take precedence.
It is an interesting fact that when God speaks of Satan in the garden, and says from here on, you will go on your belly like a snake; and you cant get any lower to the ground than a snake; then you realise the symbolism is portraying Satan as being only and ever worthy of being under our feet beneath our heel.
This analogy will mean more as you read on. Because the most expressive, all inclusive meaning of the word or name Yacov, means the heel, and you can see the association of it to the heel in the verses already mentioned.
Another analogy associated in scripture with the heel which conveys the idea of rejecting a person, a nation, or a thing, as having no authority or respect attached to it any longer is mentioned in the Psalms 60:8 and 108:9, where God says,
"I will cast off my shoe or sandal from off my heel over Edom."
It is an old Middle Eastern cultural sign of disdain, that one who has been dishonourable, no longer deserves respect and honour, so they would kick of their shoe and bare their heel as to say you are no longer welcome and esteemed here. "I trample your identity in the dust under my heel."
People do not understand this Middle Eastern custom and as such do not appreciate its purpose and therefore miss the impact.
If you understood the symbolism, you would recollect and understand the action that took place when George Bush Junior was president of USA, (see News Article).
This particular issue happened on December 14, 2008 in Iraq, where President George Bush,who was then US Commander in Chief, got highly offended and had an Iraqi reporter thrown in prison for assaulting him.
The reporter actually threw his shoe over Bushes head and did not intend hitting him at all, but Bush saw this as an assault and forced his imprisonment and incarceration.
The reporter tried to explain the custom, and it was published in the news around the world, but no one took any notice.
What he was in fact saying by way of casting off his shoe in protest "we no longer respect you and neither do we want to submit to you, you are no longer welcome here."
This is exactly what we Christians are supposed to be doing to Satan, our arch enemy, who has no authority over us.
There are so many scriptures and references in the Word concerning this incredibly colourful and yet profound subject, that time and space would never permit my further intense discussion on the issue, so I will just try and keep to the basics.
If you read in Genesis 49, where Jacob at the end of his life takes his twelve sons aside and prophetically speaks over them. You will see the same message comes out again, but to a different individual.
Here it is directed at one of Jacob's later sons whose name is Dan. Jacob starts by saying in his prophetic word, "Dan, you are a horned serpent, a viper that lies in wait at the side of the road," (we today, have a modern day saying that comes from this one it is "you are a snake in the grass").
The prophecy to Dan continues, "You seize the opportunity every time it presents itself, to strike at the heel of the horse so that its rider will fall backwards when the horse rears up in fright." Then Jacob adds, "You will judge your brethren."
Once again, people do not understand the words nor the culture, and because of this, they totally misinterpret what is being said and conveyed.
Most think Jacob is saying Dan will be a judge of his brethren. Nothing could be further from the truth!
If you check the history of Israel and the Bible you will find the only person of any significance who rose from the tribe of Dan was Samson, and even his leadership was anything but honourable and holy. No leader or good came out of the tribe of Dan.
In fact, they forsook God, refused His allotted inheritance in the promised land and never possessed it.
They could not conquer the giants in the hill country, so they rejected God's entitlement gifted to them and moved to the extreme North of Israel.
By lies, murder, wickedness and deceit they took a city called Laish, renamed it the city of Dan and settled there.
They set up their own golden images and departed from the LORD, and the book of Judges records all of this in its latter chapters.
It states they introduced the worship of Molech, the god of the Amalachites, to whom they sacrificed their children. It further states they departed from the living God and never returned to Him even unto the captivity.
It was the tribe of Dan that constantly brought the ire of God and ultimately took the gods of the surrounding heathen nations and intermingled their culture with Torah truth and created the Babylonian Talmud, the Cabala and all the Jewish mysticism.
So when it states in Jacob's prophecy, "you will judge your brothers," it means you will always seek to usurp or take advantage to rise up against and vindicate yourself at the expense of your brothers. You will bring your brothers down…..
If you look in the Book of Revelation, where the LORD tells John about the one hundred and forty four thousand (144000) from the twelve tribes of Israel, you will notice Dan has no mention whatsoever. He is not included. He has lost his inheritance.
The Antichrist, I believe, will come out of the tribe of Dan and seek preeminence over the rest of Israel.
It is also very significant that the whole rebellion that Freemasons refer to as their ancient original founder, is by a man called Hiram Abiff, a stone mason sent from Tyre to oversee the building of the temple of Solomon.
This man instituted within the building of the temple of God, the Babylonian occultic religion mentioned in Ezekiel 8 and 9.
If you look at Hiram Abiff's heritage in scripture, you will find he was the son of a man from Tyre, but who had married a woman from the daughters of the tribe of Dan.
Their whole history is a chequered one, always associated with the serpent (which by the way was the insignia on their flag and ensign) and their existence or calling, aligned with the heel of subversion and opportunism.
Without getting to much more involved in this study, I just want to say first, that In Jacob's prophecy, he states when giving the messages to his twelve sons,
"…..these words shall befall you in the latter days….," Genesis 49:1.
in other words, the greatest significance of these predictions will apply at the end of time, it is an end-time prophecy.
The final thing I want to make mention of is this, coming back to the original verse of the heel in Genesis 3:15, the message is,
Satan will attempt to take the heel of the offspring or seed of the woman, by means of foot tripping or ankle tapping, them (the saints) as they run thus attempting to cause them to stumble.
But in the process, Satan will have his head crushed, because his only accessibility in actual fact is to be at the feet of the seed of the woman.
He does not have the permission of God to reach any higher, as his position is under the heel of our derision. He ultimately will be crushed as his head is bruised or trodden under foot.
In conclusion, let me bring your attention to a final scripture that sums it all up, from Romans 16:20, where it seals Satan's fate and reemphasises the churches position over Satan's kingdom.
It states "The God of peace shall crush Satan under YOUR feet shortly."
Note it is the God of peace, not the God of war!
in other words, God is not phased at all by Satan. God is still in total control.
Satan is no problem to God and He will see to it, in order to crush Satan under your feet, not God's feet, the saint's feet, your feet……… SHORTLY!
Praise God!
~ Brian Hay
Pastor Brian Hay is a Director of Signpost Ministries International and of The Omega Times. As a prophet and teacher, Pastor Brian ministers to the nations of the world as The LORD leads him.
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Why I Can't Stand The Long Journey Home's Lunar Lander Tributes
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It had been out for less than a week before, on Friday 2nd June, The Long Journey Home (TLJH) received its first major patch. Daedalic promised a game filled with exciting exploration, the discovery of new races, and moral dilemmas, but at launch the experience boiled down to a feeling that you're taking part in increasingly-frustrating levels of Lunar Lander. The 1979 game was obviously a huge inspiration for the TLJH, but the devs learned the hard way that you can't rely on nostalgia over quality – it was a poorly-implemented version of a 'classic', and this was reflected in the early user reviews.
So what exactly was so wrong with TLJH that warranted an emergency response from Daedalic? The developers seemed to have forgotten that Lunar Lander is an infuriating experience, yet made it a core feature of their game. The fun and unique aspects of TLJH felt gated behind a poorly thought-out homage.
Imagine: you're enjoying flying around the galaxy, but to carry on exploring and interacting with your new alien friends you need to gather resources. So you visit a nearby planet. But now the game changes, now this is Lunar Lander. A minute twitch of the controls sends you veering off-mark dramatically, wasting time and resources, or worse – your lander itself is wrecked, losing you hours of progress. Lunar Lander was tough, but TLJH makes it harder still with the addition of hostile temperatures, and the potential of strong wind speeds, and high gravity.
This certainly isn't the first time developers have made a mistake like this. Modern gaming history is marred by tributes to older games that don't really do them justice, and it feels like every month there's a new take on one of yesterday's hits. I'm not saying that every title that nods to games-gone-by is bad, it's just that games have changed dramatically in the last decades. Unless there's some deeper thinking behind it, the basic pitch is increasingly unattractive: 'remember that game everyone loved? Well here it is again with a shiny coat of paint.'
Just look at the difference between the Wii's version of The Oregon Trail circa 2011, and Organ Trail which came out around about the same time. Both are inspired by the same source material and both try and update it for a modern audience, and yet Oregon was panned and Organ still receives consistently great Steam reviews to this day.
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Bad nostalgia isn't limited to smaller and indie games. AAA title Homefront: The Revolution received decidedly mixed reviews, with technical issues being a big factor in why the game didn't sell. Yet the devs still found time to stick in an easter egg that allows you to play through the first two levels of fan-favourite FPS, Timesplitters 2. By accounts it's the only decent reason to buy the game, which of course led to criticism as to why developers Dambuster Studios took the time to lead players down memory lane, and yet couldn't fix a few gamebreaking issues on launch, or shore up the lacklustre gunplay. Not to harp on about this, but it's a bit of a kick in the teeth when your easter egg from 2002 has better combat than your base game.
Contrast this with Uncharted 4 and Crash Bandicoot. The game was already pretty fantastic – adding in Crash was just that extra special treat for fans that made it soar. Naughty Dog knew what they were doing, and how much was enough.
Mobile games have shown that people are definitely not tired of playing varieties of retro and older titles, just search Space Invaders on the Appstore and see how much comes up. But there's a right and wrong way to go about it. The most important thing, if you're going to be inspired by an older game, is that it doesn't feel shoehorned-in like TLJH or Homefront. It is terrible to play something that's clearly intended as a loving nod, the effect of which is to detract from the experience.
Credit should be given to Daedalic for responding so quickly to feedback from players, even if the aggregate Steam score dropping from 'mostly positive' to 'mixed' on launch day means it's unsurprising they've acted so fast. Now the lander portions feature improved controls and there's even a new 'Story Mode' which, on top of several other changes, increases the strength of your lander, as well as fixes fuel consumption.
I still feel the Lunar Lander gameplay doesn't fit The Long Journey Home at all, and something like FTL-style text prompts would have been a better choice: but hey, what do I know. It's at least nice to see the developer acknowledging the mode's problems and trying to fix them. Nevertheless, it's a cautionary tale. Developers shouldn't assume that the glories of their youth have the same resonance for a modern audience, or that players will accept substandard gameplay because it's 'classic.' Gaming has a rich and wonderful heritage, but the future is surely even more exciting.
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Shapeways' digital manufacturing platform offers customers access to high quality manufacturing from start to finish through automation, innovation and digitization. The company's purpose-built software, wide selection of materials and technologies, and global supply chain lower manufacturing barriers and speed delivery of quality products. Shapeways' digital manufacturing services have empowered more than one million customers worldwide to produce more than 21 million parts using 11 different technologies and 90 different materials and finishes. Headquartered in New York City, Shapeways has ISO 9001-compliant manufacturing facilities in Long Island City, N.Y., and the Netherlands and a network of innovative partners around the globe. It was founded in 2008 and spun-out of the Lifestyle Incubator of Royal Philips Electronics in 2010. Investors include Lux Capital, Union Square Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, INKEF Capital, Index Ventures and Hewlett Packard Ventures.
This release contains, and certain oral statements made by representatives of Galileo and Shapeways and their respective affiliates, from time to time may contain, "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Galileo's and Shapeways' actual results may differ from their expectations, estimates and projections and consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as "expect," "estimate," "project," "budget," "forecast," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "may," "will," "could," "should," "believes," "predicts," "potential," "might" and "continues," and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, Galileo's and Shapeways' expectations with respect to future performance of Shapeways, anticipated financial impacts of the proposed transaction (the " Transaction "), the anticipated addressable market for Shapeways, the satisfaction of the closing conditions to the Transaction, the pre-money valuation of Shapeways (which is subject to certain inputs that may change prior to the closing of the Transaction and is subject to adjustment after the closing of the Transaction), and the timing of the closing of the Transaction. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results. Most of these factors are outside the control of Galileo and are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to: (1) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement; (2) a default by one or more of the investors in the PIPE on its commitment, and Galileo's failure to retain sufficient cash in its trust account or find replacement financing in order to meet the $100,000,000 minimum cash condition in the Merger Agreement; (3) the inability to consummate the Transaction, including due to failure to obtain approval of the shareholders of Galileo or other conditions to the closing in the Merger Agreement; (4) delays in obtaining or the inability to obtain any necessary regulatory approvals required to complete the Transaction; (5) the inability to obtain the listing of Galileo's securities on NYSE following the Transaction; (6) the risk that the Transaction disrupts current plans and operations as a result of the announcement and consummation of the Transaction; (7) the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Transaction, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of Shapeways to grow and manage growth economically and hire and retain key employees; (8) costs related to the Transaction; (9) changes in applicable laws or regulations; (10) the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on Galileo or Shapeways and their ability to consummate the Transaction; (11) the possibility that Galileo or Shapeways may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and (12) other risks and uncertainties to be identified in the registration/proxy statement (when available) relating to the Transaction, including those under "Risk Factors" therein, and in other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the " SEC ") made by Galileo or Shapeways. Galileo and Shapeways caution that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive, and caution readers not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. None of Galileo or Shapeways undertakes or accepts any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based, subject to applicable law.
Readers are referred to the most recent reports filed with the SEC by Galileo. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made, and Galileo undertakes no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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The information in the release does not purport to be all-inclusive. The information therein is derived from various internal and external sources, with all information relating to the business, past performance, results of operations and financial condition of Galileo derived entirely from Galileo and all information relating to the business, past performance, results of operations and financial condition of Shapeways derived entirely from Shapeways. No representation is made as to the reasonableness of the assumptions made with respect to the information therein, or to the accuracy or completeness of any projections or modeling or any other information contained therein. Any data on past performance or modeling contained therein is not an indication as to future performance.
No representations or warranties, express or implied, are given in respect of this release. To the fullest extent permitted by law in no circumstances will Galileo or Shapeways, or any of their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, shareholders, representatives, partners, directors, officers, employees, advisors or agents, be responsible or liable for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or loss of profit arising from the use of this release, its contents, any omissions, reliance on information contained within it, or on opinions communicated in relation thereto or otherwise arising in connection therewith, which information relating in any way to the operations of Shapeways has been derived, directly or indirectly, exclusively from Shapeways and has not been independently verified by Galileo.
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Galileo and Shapeways will file relevant materials with the SEC, including a Form S-4 registration statement to be filed by Galileo, which will include a prospectus with respect to Galileo's securities to be issued in connection with the proposed merger and a proxy statement of Galileo with respect to Galileo's shareholder meeting at which Galileo's shareholders will be asked to vote on the proposed merger and related matters. GALILEO'S SHAREHOLDERS AND OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO READ, WHEN AVAILABLE, THE S-4 AND THE AMENDMENTS THERETO AND OTHER INFORMATION FILED WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTION, AS THESE MATERIALS WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT GALILEO, SHAPEWAYS AND THE TRANSACTION. When available, the Proxy Statement contained in the S-4 and other relevant materials for the Transaction will be mailed to shareholders of Galileo as of a record date to be established for voting on the proposed merger and related matters. The preliminary S-4 and Proxy Statement, the final S-4 and definitive Proxy Statement and other relevant materials in connection with the Transaction (when they become available), and any other documents filed by Galileo with the SEC, may be obtained free of charge at the SEC's website ( www.sec.gov ) or by writing to Galileo at 1049 Park Ave. 14A New York, NY 10028. Information filed with the SEC is also available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov .
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Galileo and Shapeways and their respective directors, executive officers and employees and other persons may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the holders of Galileo ordinary shares in respect of the proposed business combination. Galileo shareholders and other interested persons may obtain more detailed information regarding the names and interests in the Transaction of Galileo's directors and officers in Galileo's and Shapeways' filings with the SEC, including when filed, the S-4 and the Proxy Statement. These documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above.
This communication shall not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the proposed business combination. This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities pursuant to the proposed transactions or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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She-Ra And The Princesses of Power Creator Noelle Stevenson Issues Apology After Being Accused of Bigotry
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power creator and Showrunner Noelle Stevenson has apologized to the show's fandom.
Stevenson apologized after fans took numerous statements made during a live-stream appearance out-of-context and accused her and the show's production staff of bigotry.
On August 27th, Stevenson, alongside various other members of the She-Ra and The Princesses of Power production team, made an appearance on a live-stream hosted by the She-Ra: Progressive of Power podcast.
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During the live-stream, the crew discussed various aspects of the series' production and answered fan-submitted questions.
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Following the conclusion of the live-stream, Twitter user @mitchezy, in a now-deleted tweet, published a "Summary of the She Ra Stream Tonight." In it, they accused Stevenson and the crew of "ableism, homophobia, [and] racism."
Mitchiezy claimed that a "male staff member said the D slur, staff made jokes about Bow's family and slavery, staff said Double Trouble is creepy with kids," and that "staff said Entrapta and Hordak are good disabled representation."
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However, as explained by Twitter user @ArchineerLock, @mitchezy's accusations appear to be a more inflammatory and intentionally misleading portrayal of the events that took place during the live-stream.
The "D slur" was said by She-Ra: Progressive of Power host Eric Garneau. Not as an insult, but simply "in reference to the podcast one of their moderators run" titled Desperate Housedykes:
Eric Garneau uses the d-slur in reference to the podcast one of their moderators run pic.twitter.com/59OeLO8C6h
— dddan (@ArchineerLock) August 27, 2020
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Fans believed that the use of the name "Sow" for one of Bow's ambiguously non-white brothers was a dehumanizing reference to slavery. Though in actuality, Stevenson had made a joke about Bow's family having a rhyming name scheme.
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Here is a clip of Bow's brother names and the joke about "Sow." Noelle primarily explains that all the brothers would have names rhyming with Bow. pic.twitter.com/GTrduo32H5
Furthermore, there has been a recent social push to focus on the tenuous association common words may have with racist connotations. Outlets such as Wikipedia, CNN, and ABC News, have been creating lists of terms they claim have racist connotations like "master bedroom," or The Masters Tournament, and "peanut gallery."
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Interestingly enough, the word "sow" is not listed on their respective running lists of phrases they claim have racist connotations.
Contrary to Mitchiezy's claim, no reference was made to the non-binary shapeshifter Double Trouble being "creepy with kids." In the stream, Stevenson was actually discussing her questioning of voice actor Jacob Tobias' ability to pull off the characters "really dark, sinister side."
The crew talk about double trouble at the 30 min mark https://t.co/o3Y9VEXh8F
Finally, Entrapta and Hordrak were referred to as "good disabled representation" not by the show's crew, but by a fan in a letter submitted to the show:
Here is the clip of a fan in an email calling Entrapta and Hordak some of the best representation they ever saw. You can find Noelle's comment on the fan's email at the 39 minute mark in the panel on Twitch. pic.twitter.com/Frvvx2c3Kx
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Despite her innocence, Stevenson still felt compelled to apologize to her fans through her personal Twitter account.
Saying, "I made a very careless statement in today's stream that hurt a lot of Black fans and fans of color," Stevenson said. "The implications did not occur to me and that lapse in judgment is fully, 100% on me."
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She would go on to admit that she had "failed" in "creating a safe and positive space for fans" and announced that she would "be rededicating myself to examining my language and behavior so this failure will never be repeated."
Stevenson concluded her attempt at penance by informing "white and nonblack fans" that she did "not need defending" and asked them to "not harass or add emotional labor to those hurt by this."
In a further explanation of her joke towards the humorous naming convention of Bow's family, Stevenson provided a sketch of his family that emphasized the light-hearted nature of the joke.
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Unsurprisingly, the truth behind Stevenson's statement and her apology were deemed unsatisfactory by the She-Ra and The Princesses of Power fandom. They went on and continued to condemn Stevenson for her perceived infractions.
The She-Ra staff didn't just make a mistake," asserted user @Inspector Nerd, "They let their mask slip."
Many fans, such as @kaisasimp, demanded that the show "get more poc and disabled people on your crew."
@AeroEmily outright dismissed Stevenson's apology. Stating that she "had to have thought about it before you said it," and deemed it "just unacceptable."
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Faced with counter-evidence to their accusations, @mitchiezy would delete their original accusation and admit that, "I posted was my interpretation of the events that occurred in the She Ra livestream, but i did not stop to think that i should have been more objective rather than subjective."
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Spencer is the Editor for Bounding Into Comics. A life-long anime fan, comic book reader, and video game player, Spencer believes in supporting every claim with evidence and that Ben Reilly is the best version of Spider-Man. He can be found on Twitter @kabutoridermav.
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Education for kids must be part of EU's emergency aid
Help for schooling children and youngsters should be integrated into the EU's emergency aid programmes, said Janina Ochojska MEP ahead of today's vote in the
European Parliament's Development Committee on the Report on the 'New orientations for the EU's humanitarian action'.
"Integrating training and school programmes into emergency programmes is important to prevent children from dropping out of school, especially in cases of long-running conflicts. We do not want more lost generations. Children stand to lose the most when they cannot develop their knowledge and skills", said Ochojska, who negotiated the parliamentary Report on behalf of the EPP Group.
The document answers the European Commission's plans for the EU's humanitarian action and sets Parliament's strategic priorities and policy recommendations for humanitarian aid ahead of the EU Humanitarian Forum, which will take place in January 2022.
Ochojska supports the European Commission's proposals to reduce the administrative burden for the EU's humanitarian partners. "Bureaucracy is a real problem, which wastes a lot of time and energy. Our suggestion is to enhance harmonisation and simplification of reporting requirements so that NGOs might focus more on helping rather than on paperwork", Ochojska continued.
She also insists on the need to better coordinate the EU's actions in the fields of development aid, humanitarian assistance and peace building.
"As we are discussing new approaches to humanitarian actions, we should focus on the humanitarian-development-peace nexus. Disasters caused by natural hazards and conflicts pose a major threat to sustainable development and peace. The impact of such disasters and the complexity of humanitarian crises are growing, as climate change results in more severe and frequent weather-related events. Crises are becoming increasingly recurring and protracted. Therefore, in many cases, we are unable to make a clear distinction between humanitarian and development needs", explained Ochojska. "In our view, humanitarian and development aid should be delivered in parallel and be supported by peace-building activities", she concluded. Photo by Alina Zienowicz Ala z, Wikimedia commons.


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Residents happy being cut off by 'moat'
Vehicles load on the Moggill Ferry from the Moggill side of the Brisbane River.
by Darren Cartwright
20th Nov 2018 4:54 PM
TIME appears to be against the residents of a 'rural' suburb who strongly oppose a bridge to replace the 140-year-old ferry crossing of the Brisbane River.
Moggill, some 25km southwest of the CBD, becomes a world of its own after dark when the cable ferry that links it with the Ipswich suburb of Riverview ceases running around 6pm.
Once access is cut, the Brisbane River acts as a moat on one side, preventing travellers from Ipswich passing through the countryside passage along tree-lined Moggill Road.
Vehicles queue for the Moggill ferry.
The lack of a permanent crossing has even been the subject of a recent change.org petition from frustrated residents in neighbouring Bellbowrie.
It's about a 20km journey to the nearest crossover at Walter Taylor Bridge at Indooroopilly, which just also happens to be where the nearest accessible railway station is located.
The other option to circumnavigate the river is along Mt Crosby Road, known as passing through "the camel humps", to get to Ipswich.
An aerial view shows part of Moggill along the Brisbane River.
Former Ipswich councillor Paul Tully said a river crossover was required but one would never be built if it depended being approved by Moggill residents.
"The people of Moggill are steadfast against any bridge across the river to their suburb," said Mr Tully.
He said one proposed route was a western ring-road that extended from the southeastern pocket of Moggill in the vicinity of the Wolston Park and Gailes golf courses.
"As a northerly extension of the Logan Motorway that would link Moggill with the Gold Coast and Logan and be part of a western ring road that linked with The Gap," Mr Tully said.
"It would place the people of Moggill within five minutes of the railway at Gailes and within 45 minutes to the Gold Coast."
Local Brisbane City Councillor Kate Richards said it was inevitable that Moggill would one day be permanently connected to the south side of the Brisbane River, but when, where and how was the question.
She said it may even be a tunnel and it was not just a matter of convenience.
A tunnel or bridge would provide emergency services with better access to the suburb tucked away in a horseshoe of the Brisbane River area, not only at night, but in the event of flooding.
"My understanding is there is no vision for change in that area," Cr Richards said.
"In my view, particularly with the flood that we had in 2011 which highlighted that area, it got very isolated … and secondary, the only way in (at night) is Mt Crosby Road and Moggill Road and that's very limiting," Cr Richards said.
Nothing but country atmosphere along Moggill Road.
"Infrastructure is needed. The reality is we do need a bridge, we need something … I respect and appreciate country lifestyle, but we whatever we do out here will be a bag of options because of the way the land sits."
Just over a decade ago, the former Department of Main Roads investigated the possibility of a bridge to replace the Moggill Ferry, according to a Transport and Main Roads spokesperson.
It was deemed not to be a viable option because of factors such as demand, flood immunity and significant construction costs.
"Transport and Main Roads' long-term plan for the western metropolitan area includes the Moggill Pocket Arterial Road, which would provide a new bridge over the Brisbane River to the north of the Moggill Ferry site, an alternate route to Colleges Crossing, and improved traffic flow through Moggill and western Brisbane," the spokesperson said.
"Any future funding of the Moggill Pocket Arterial Road is subject to competing statewide priorities.
Riverside Equestrian manager Harriet Ehlers says the dressager riding school typifies the area.
It may take some convincing to get the locals to embrace any type of permanent crossing, be it a bridge or a tunnel, according to LJH Hooker real estate agent David Riley who is also a resident of Moggill.
He said there had been a lot of pushback against a bridge to replace the ferry which costs $1.90 one-way per passenger car while pedestrians were free.
"There is always talk of a bridge, but opinions are divided on whether it would be good or bad for the area," Mr Riley said.
"Those for it say it gives you access across the river to places like Jindalee … and on the other side they say it's going to create more traffic and that is their major concern."
He said those, like himself, that chose Moggill knew it was isolated at night and that was what lured him to the area.
A new Council sports complex at Moggill.
"One of its attractions is that it does not have through traffic at night," Mr Riley said.
"It's got great proximity to schools and it's a quiet suburb and taking the ferry is a nice time-out."
Even though it has access issues, the tooth-shaped suburb certainly has a lot of appeal.
Moggill's resident's numbers have more than doubled over a decade, from 2145 in 2006 to 4641 in 2016, according to the ABS Census.
The population increase came on the back of several estates opening up and that lifted the number of dwellings from 756 to 1610 during the same period.
The growing population may have helped stabilise the student numbers at Moggill State School after its enrolment dipped when Year Seven students were taken in by high schools in 2015.
Picnic shelter and BBQ facilities at the new Moggill District Sports Park.
Cr Richards said the school had a "great reputation" and had about 650 students.
"It is a growing area because there are a lot more families coming into that area now," she said.
"When the Grade Sevens went to high school they lost 200 kids and they regained those in about 18 months."
The school is located on Moggill Road and about two kilometres north of the new Moggill District Sports Park which will be formally opened in early 2019.
The park contains tennis, basketball and netball courts, a playground, picnic shelters, barbecue facilities and two dedicated AFL grounds.
Moggill State School on Moggill Road has some 650 students.
Right next door to the sports grounds is the Riverside Equestrian Centre which covers 21 hectares and has been in operation for three decades.
The riding school and it surrounds typifies the country life Moggill has to offer, said manager Harriet Ehlers.
"It's a real community atmosphere and the suburb is the end of the road, I guess, and it's very quiet" she said.
She said the ferry crossing can be problematic for their customers who have to use it access the dressage riding school.
"For people that live on the other side, they would like a bridge," she said.
"Some of our customers who do live on that side come late because they have had to wait for the ferry.
Cr Richards if, and when, the access across the river is built, she hopes it never interferes with the lifestyle the area has become known for.
"Even though we are close to the city we have a great country lifestyle. Some people say they need a sea change, this is their country change," she said.
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Beloved Amma's Tour of Singapore & Malaysia
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Beloved Amma's Tour to Singapore & Malaysia
Sri Sakthi Amma is presently on tour of Singapore and Malaysia. Hundreds of devotees gathered to welcome Amma and to recieve Amma's blessings.
From April 15th to April 19th 2013, Amma will be in Singapore. From April 19th to April 26th 2013 Amma will be in Malaysia. On April 26th Amma will return to Singapore and leave for India on May 3rd, 2013.
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