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In this post we are going to edit a special video which is now going trending on Instagram and also other social media platforms and also so many peoples requested me to make tutorial on this so finally we make tutorial on this topic and weak have edit this video into a mobile phone.

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For editing this type of video into your mobile phone you need alight motion software into your mobile phone if you don’t have the software you can easily download the software by clicking on the below button and after downloading this you have to install it into your mobile phone.

After inter installing the software you have to install beat mark project and shaky fit project in this software for installing these two effects you have to click on green button which I have mention in below your to click on this button and after that it will directly redirect into your that motion software and from there you can easily install these effects by clicking on install option.

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After installing this effect you have to open beat mark project after opening project I have to add all the images and only affects which I have provided you in a zip file for adding these we have to click on plus option on the bottom of our software and from there you can add all the images properly.

After reading all the images you have to add some effects lyrical effects which I have made and provided you in a h e file. You have to add this this according to our audio and according to our lyrics in the video.

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After all of these you need to have some effects to our images for making your work easy I have provided you Shaikh if it project you have to just copy the effects in our shaky faith and paste it into our beat mark as your need or according to your choice.

After all of these I provided all this material in a zip file here to download the zip file and extract it into your mobile phone into your file manager and from there you can easily use our whole material which I have provided you.

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After all of these here to add your logo on the top side of for video and change it planting means it gives awesome look and here’s our whole video is ready to export you can easily exporter video by clicking on the export option on the top side of a letter motion software.

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Voice workshop & and concert with Eleni Valenti ( Pantelis Benetatos on the piano) on December 2, 2015 at 19:00 at PHILIPPOS NAKAS CONCERT HALL - 41 HIPPOCRATOUS STR., ATHENS - 210 3634000 -  entrance free

Along with Eleni Valenti, vocal faculty at the Philippos Nakas Conservatory and an important representative of the Greek jazz scene, we will discover the diaphragm and its physical functioning, we will learn about the geography of the body, we will discover the channels of voice and talk about the right attitude, the expansion of voice, the correct articulation, the vibrato and learn how to warm-up with exercises, scales and arpeggios. The goal is awareness and enlargement of the natural breathing, and coordination of our voice with the voices of others in a group.
Let's unite our voices in a creative 'cycle' and discover the joy of improvisation!

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Cheryl Strayed

Why Do We Write? (Or, My Real Take on Cheryl Strayed’s “The Love of My Life”)

In late fall 2019, I was nearing the end of my first semester in an MFA Creative Writing program, when students still met in classrooms. My literature class assignment that week, as it was most weeks, was to read two essays. One was “The Love of My Life” by Cheryl Strayed. The other, I don’t remember.

Week after week, we had been assigned readings about death, illness, divorce, disfigurement, violence, and more death. I remember seeing Strayed’s name on the syllabus and thinking, okay, lighter material ahead. I had devoured her memoir, Wild, and the movie that followed. Wild wasn’t exactly a comedic romp, but Strayed’s account of hiking the Pacific Northwest Trail after losing her mother to cancer was extraordinarily interesting to me and more my speed than the darker, heavier material we discussed in class so far.

Then I actually read “The Love of My Life.”

It punched me in the gut harder than any other piece we’d been assigned. As I read Strayed’s essay, about the years leading up to, and immediately following, her mother’s death, I felt a pain way too close to home.

I entered an MFA Creative Writing program to write about my personal life experiences with health and other issues. My health, or lack thereof, has radically changed my life in recent years. All around me, students wrote about race. Abuse. Sexuality. Immigration. Gender. Identity. Loss. And they read their stories aloud without so much as a crack in their voices. How? I wondered in my hard, uncomfortable chair in class. How can you remain so still when unearthing such deep topics?

I had never written about my mother, other than a dedication in a published book. I hadn’t planned on writing about her, either. To bring that to the surface, even in everyday conversation, was still too much to bear. Too private. Too soon.

As students went around the room, dissecting Strayed’s tortured essay about her acute grief, it took everything I had not to burst into tears as my own grief was brought to the surface. The discussion was too polite, I thought. Too detached. As several students offered their insights in the minutes that crawled forward, it became clear to me: No one in this room has ever lost the love of their life. No one gets this piece. No one.

Was I momentarily smug in my solidarity with the author? Or just not as good an actor as someone else living with grief, I thought.

As the polite conversation continued, I pressed my lips tighter and tighter and prayed that I’d make it to the 10-minute break without giving way to the tears that threatened the calm class discussion. At one point, the conversation steered toward the author’s intention. Why write this piece? What was Strayed’s intention on baring her soul in written word? One student offered that perhaps Strayed seized on using her life experience to make money, at which point my tears suddenly hardened to rage.

In my mind, I passionately pounded my fists on the table and cried out, “None of you…have EVER…lost…the love of your life!!!!”

But of course, I stayed silent.

I did feel a collective umbrage ripple throughout the room. “It’s okay,” the professor nodded calmly, perhaps anticipating some kind of revolt. I admired her composure and made a mental note to demonstrate a similar neutrality in future experiences as a writing teacher.

To my great relief, another student offered a stern, yet calm rebuttal, something along the lines of, “I highly doubt that Cheryl Strayed went through a tragic loss, ended her marriage, got pregnant, had an abortion, all so she could write a story about it and make money.” I felt grateful that someone was in my emotional ballpark. I had been close to clocking the other classmate, but held my silent self intact.

One of my other professors that semester said that writers sometimes need distance from a life-altering event before embarking on the brave task of writing about it. Strayed wrote her essay several years after her mother’s death. Perhaps that’s why I haven’t had the ability or the will to write about my mother, or the years leading up to, and immediately following, her passing. It is only with distance that I can now assemble the beginnings of words I wanted to say in that class on that night, words that, in my mind, betrayed emotions that only I could understand.

It took major, major courage for Strayed to write that piece. No one. Absolutely no one looks into the darkest, deepest recesses of themselves and offers up its reflection to the public without an enormous amount of bravery, humility, love, and faith. In baring one’s soul, writers risk being misunderstood. Criticized. Analyzed. Insulted. Denounced.

In reading “The Love of My Life,” I knew what Strayed meant when she wrote:

Occasionally I came across people who’d had the experience of losing someone whose death made them think, I cannot continue to live. I recognized these people: their postures, where they rested their eyes as they spoke, the expressions they let onto their faces and the ones they kept off. These people consoled me beyond measure. I felt profoundly connected to them, as if we were a tribe. It’s surprising how relatively few of them there were.

I also understood how someone in acute grief could break up her own marriage. Self-destruct. I didn’t—couldn’t—express my grief in class that night so many months ago for reasons, ironically, that Strayed so eloquently explained in the very essay we were discussing:

She died on a Monday during spring break of our senior year. After her funeral, I immediately went back to school because she had begged me to do so. It was the beginning of a new quarter. In most of my classes, we were asked to introduce ourselves and say what we had done over the break. “My name is Cheryl,” I said. “I went to Mexico.” I lied not to protect myself, but because it would have been rude not to. To express loss on that level is to cross a boundary, to violate personal space, to impose emotion in a nonemotional place.

I understood why Strayed chose her title. The love of your life can have multiple meanings. The person who knew your life story, the person who contributed greatly to your center of gravity, however flawed its existence, is no longer there. The clearinghouse, the warehouse of information, the holder of data, is gone. The person with whom you’ve shared the most complicated, most meaningful relationship of your life so far, has left. Who’s exquisitely documented and stored every memory of you, celebrated you, was there when you needed her most, held your heart, loved you the strongest, is no longer in your life.

You can’t possibly understand this, I wanted to say that night, if you haven’t lost the love of your life. You can’t possibly understand how difficult it could be to talk about it, write about it, expose yourself this way. I find it profoundly courageous. Profoundly human.

Why do we write?

I don’t know what Cheryl Strayed’s exact intentions were in writing “The Love of My Life.” But in reading it, I joined her circle of solemn faces, saw myself in her tribe. In reading her essay, I felt that Strayed knows grief the way I do. It messes with your insides and reorders your life, without ever asking your permission or whether you can handle it. Reading it made me feel less alone, however alone I felt in class that night.

And that, to me, is the reason I write. It’s to connect, to find, to locate similar beings with similar experiences. To let others know they are not alone in their sorrow, their grief, even their joys, in their seemingly isolated experiences.

I plan to contact Cheryl someday, to let her know that she is not alone in her grief, that I can relate to her suffering, though I know thousands, maybe more, have already let this incredible writer know just that. Maybe someday, when I have more distance. When those words, expressed in an email, or said out loud, or even typed out here, won’t make my loss more real.

Strayed, Cheryl. “The Love of My Life.” The Sun. September 2002.


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Wednesday, February 07, 2007

yet again.. more reasons why i love my work

i will miss sarah terribly (friday is her last day here) *insert tears of NOT happiness here* UNcheers biotch!! this was the last official "circle" lunch. you're either in the circle, or you're out.

we jump. but trish and i jump best!
jumping girls

we fondle
firetruck butt grabbin

we dance with hoses?!!?
jennster loves the hose

we play dress up with the firemen's clothes!
fire girls

we bite!
i bit her cause i could

we play on firetrucks!

we hold you when the world gets too rough.. .
we make sarah stay

and we look completely adorable pretend driving the firetruck.
sarah could not be any cuter

i heart you sarah. super tons. this is my most favorite picture of you EVER! i'm going to print it out and put it on my wall at work. word to your mom... and sarah.

Tuesday Girl said...

adorable pictures!

Becky at lifeoutoffocus said...

awww those are great pics! that sucks she's leaving!

Kim said...

When you show pictures of your outings with work buddies it makes me want to go get a job, ha ha, just kidding. I'm glad you enjoy it. I love that girls style on the right in the first picture. She is always dressed so cute!

Evil Witch said...

I want pics of the naked firemen who's clothes you stole, somewhere beautiful firemen are shivering.
allthough you biting your friends ass almost makes up for the lack of nakedness.

Anonymous said...

You are all so friggin' cute.

Pollyanna said...

Sweet. Very cute. I wanna work where you work.

Theresa said...

Whenever you post pics of you and your friends it makes me want to hang out with always look like you're having a blast! and fondling someone!

Anonymous said...

Yeah, where are the hot firemen whose clothes you stole? :)

Chicky Chicky Baby said...

I can't comment because the nasty green jealousy monster is sitting on me.

(great pictures!)

yorksdevil said...

Women dressed as firefighters look hot. Who knew?

Meg said...

I've said it before and I'll say it again: I want to work with you! Whatever it is you do, it looks like a blast!

Southern (in)Sanity said...

Sorry to hear your friend is leaving the "circle" - but those are great pictures!

Mike said...

May the force be with her........

Anonymous said...

Way too cute and pretty ladies. And this close to valentines day? DANG YOU JENNSTER! DANGGG YOUUUU!

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Aww, that looks too fun!


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It’s 2012 and, although I don’t usually make New Year’s resolutions, I’ve decided to list the things I shall accomplish in the first three months of this year (thinking about all 12 months is just too much for me.

1. Finish my book. I’m so close, I’m actually thinking three more weeks and I can send it to my agent.

2. Finish the short story that picks up where THE BOOK OF LUKE ended. So many people have emailed that they’re waiting for this, so that is second on my list.

3. Colntinue writing the book I’ve started working on with a collaborator. We have three chapters so far, so it’s time to pick up the pace!

4. Do a better job of blogging.

5. Attend an event for writers. I’m very bad at this, as I’m usually very busy and don’t have much free time, but this is something I hope to achieve before the end of March.

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fire in the lowveld

observing the fire

Around 4:00 Friday afternoon, I could smell fire. That’s not all too common this time of year in the Lowveld here in S. Africa. The ground is so dry that fires pop up everywhere. However, this one must have been uncontrolled and the slight wind made it spread. Fast. By 4:30 I was closing up our windows and doors because ash was falling on my freshly cleaned floors.

smoke in the driveway

  sun and fire

I walked to the front of the property and the fire was close and spreading fast. Someone had called the fire brigade, but they couldn’t get here fast enough. People were hauling buckets of water and the guys were stomping out the little flames with tree branches full of leaves.

the firemen

putting the fire out

As we watched it get closer to the main house, someone made a second call to come quick. We could hear the hiss and the sounds of trees falling on the driveway, but the worst was seeing the flames surround the water tanks. Every day we pump water to four big tanks. These supply water to the whole property. Three of them, along with all the pipes, were melted.

engulfing the tanks

  the fire brigade

The fire brigade did show up before it got any homes and for that we are thankful. I did think it odd that they left before the fire was out. You could see flames well into the night, burning brush and trees at the back of the property, but by morning, the flames were gone. The smell of fire and signs of smoke, however, were evident.

fire at night

water tanks melted

Thank you to those of you who prayed for us as I tweeted about it. At one point Emma G asked if her and I could sit down and pray. Jesus heard those prayers! My prayer now is that we’ll be able to replace those melted tanks soon!

Linking up with Communal Global for Sneak Peeks Around The World.

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    Jenni C's
    September 4, 2012 at 11:26 am

    oh this is sad, i remember watching fires in KZN, sweep through the forest areas, and helicopters trying to stop fires….I am glad that your property was not completely destroyed but pray that the tanks will soon be replaced…

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    September 4, 2012 at 11:32 am

    Glad everyone is ok and no structures were damaged! That is a little too close for comfort.

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    Elisa | blissfulE
    September 4, 2012 at 1:17 pm

    Very dramatic! Glad you all were safe and hope you're able to get new tanks soon.

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    September 4, 2012 at 2:13 pm

    Oh my what a close call! I'm glad that you, your family and your home are safe!

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    Tamar SB
    September 4, 2012 at 3:21 pm

    Oh my goodness! I am so glad to hear you are ok!

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    September 4, 2012 at 3:54 pm

    Oh that is so frightening. Glad you and your home are ok. Joining you from communal global

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    September 4, 2012 at 4:43 pm

    How scary! We had wildfires this summer in Colorado, but they never came that close to us. Glad everyone is okay. Stopping by from Communal Global.

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    September 4, 2012 at 4:47 pm

    Oh, I am thankful it was stopped, Jen. Will be praying for new tanks. blessings ~ tanna

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    Jennifer {Studio JRU}
    September 5, 2012 at 3:52 am

    I am so glad that you were all ok, Jen! That had to be so scary. Just amazing photos. Praying those tanks can be replaced soon!

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    September 5, 2012 at 12:12 pm

    I'm so glad y'all are all OK! I completely missed the tweets, or else I would've been praying! I bet that was scary! I pray that the tanks can be replaced soon. Are they terribly expensive?

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    September 5, 2012 at 7:38 pm

    I'm glad the fire brigade finally got there! And hope you get your water tanks replaced soon!

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    Jade @ Tasting Grace
    September 6, 2012 at 7:32 am

    Oh scary!! I'm glad everyone is okay. We went through fires like that where I used to live (3 major ones in 2 years) – it sure is nerve-wracking. But it's also heartening to see neighbors come to each other's aid in times like these. Where in S. Africa are you? My family is from the Eshowe & Durban areas.

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    September 10, 2012 at 2:36 pm

    oh, wow. Such dramatic pictures! Glad everyone was safe. That is scary. In Nebraska we have had bad drought this summer, lots of areas have had trouble with wildfires!

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Some Songs Never Go Away

Remembering Old Songs

Isn’t amazing the way songs get planted in your brain and can come back when you least expect them?

I have a friend who is a walking compendium of rock music from the ‘60’s-‘70’s.  Mention a musician or a song and he will recite the words back to you with amazing perfection.

Songs – the kind that are really worth singing – are like that.  Once they get imbedded in your brain, you never know when you might suddenly remember them.

Watching the sun rise over the lake the other morning, the words (at least most of them) of a hymn I had memorized as a requirement for a class on worship in seminary came rolling back into my mind.  It was written by Thomas Ken (1637 – 1711) to help the boys in his British boarding school get started on the day. I can’t imagine that they were all that enthusiastic about it!

 Awake, my soul, and with the sun

Thy daily stage of duty run;

Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise,

To pay thy morning sacrifice.

Lord, I my vows to Thee renew;

Disperse my sins as morning dew.

Guard my first springs of thought and will,

And with Thyself my spirit fill.

Direct, control, suggest, this day,

All I design, or do, or say,

That all my powers, with all their might,

 In Thy sole glory may unite.

When I Googled it to be sure my memory was correct, I discovered that Ken’s 18th Century words have been set to new music by more than one contemporary Christian musician.  It just proves that a good song never really goes away.

I hadn’t thought of those words for years, but I remembered that memorizing them turned out to be more than just a class requirement.  They actually became a morning prayer for me as I walked from our apartment to the campus.

That last verse is just about as all-inclusive as you can get:  direct…control…suggest…all I design…or do…or say.   A prayer like that never goes out of date and could make a real difference in anyone’s life.

Life Interrupted

Our new life on the lake was interrupted last week with an overnight visit to Tampa General Hospital to deal with a nasty kidney stone.  It was an interesting role reversal for me to be the patient instead of the pastor, riding down the halls in a wheel chair rather than walking down them, being cared for instead of being the one doing the caring, instead of feeling like “someone” with a clergy badge to feel like “anyone” who shows up needing help.

The good news is that I could not have received better care and am doing fine.  I hit the road this week leading a clergy retreat in Baton Rouge and some workshops for church business administrators in Orlando before Marsha and I head to Charleston for some Gamma/Gampa time with Mattie.  I think that’s why we retired!

Wherever your travels take you this summer, I also remember Roy Rodgers and Dale Evans singing, “Happy Trails to You.”  Some old songs never really go away.

Grace and peace,

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  1. How refreshing! What a way to begin my days along with Psa. 143:8, my steadfast morning scripture. Thanks. Now, I well recall “Happy Trails To You”;maybe a new morning tune! Miss you both so much, but I’m wishing you Happy Grandparenting Trails as well as good health.

    . Love, Judie

  2. Thank you for the good report, Jim. We’re glad you are feeling good again.

    If you like Mediterranean cuisine and have the opportunity, we recommend Kay’s and Bill’s favorite Mediterranean restaurant in Baton Rouge, Serop’s, on Corporate Blvd. We also loved our meal at Gino’s (Italian, of course).

    Love, grace and peace to you and Marsha.

    Tom and Andrea

    1. Tom:
      Thanks for the recommendation. Unfortunately, I’m landing in BR and driving on to a retreat center about an hour away. Enjoying the cuisine will have to await another time!

  3. I thought for sure you were going to pull out Otis Redding – “sitting on the dock of the bay” “sitting in the morning sun” “sittin here resting my bones” of course, the rest of the song probably wouldn’t have worked very well. -Brad.

  4. Hi Jim, It has been 16 months since David and I left Tampa to return to Sydney. I have continued to follow HPUMC and your journey towards retirement and look forward to keeping in touch through your posts. David and I have been through the ups and downs of settling back into life in Sydney after a wonderful 3 years in Tampa. Our time there will always hold very special memories. Since returning we have enjoyed some amazing travel journeys…..Mont Blanc (trekking), Nepal for 7 weeks trekking and volunteering and we are now in the Australian outback on a 4 x 4 safari with 3 other couples. I love being out ‘in the wild’….it connects me. The peace, tranquility and beauty restore my spirit and I see God all around. I have a request……I have a friend whose 22 year old son was killed in the Malaysia Airlines flight shot down over the Ukraine. It is a tragedy I cannot comprehend. I remember you shared a post, ( my memory is a bit sketchy of the details) probably in 2012, of a pastor whose teenage son was killed in a car accident when it was driven into a river in a storm. I remember the pastors beautiful writing and his words describing the devastating death and the hope he had in Christ. I am hoping you could send me a link to or an attachment so I could read it again and see if it might be some comfort to my friend. I hope you and Marsha are well and continue to enjoy this very special time. Love Jane Radcliff

    Sent from my iPad

    1. Jane:
      Thanks for the update. It was a joy to have you at Hyde Park. I’m so sorry to hear about your friend. What a terrible, incomprehensible tragedy! The sermon I referred to was by William Sloane Coffin follow the death of his son. It’s a powerful witness. You can find it at In situations like this, I also recommend “Letters to Marc About Jesus” by Henri Nouwen. He has a beautiful chapter about how Christ shares our suffering.

      Please know that you will be in my thoughts and prayers.

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WORDS FOR WRITERS – In Conversation with Kisa Whipkey Part I

WORDS FOR WRITERS – In Conversation with Kisa Whipkey Part I

J.M. Frey, author of THE ACCIDENTAL TURN SERIES, in conversation with series editor Kisa Whipkey. Join them as they follow the series from idea, to how it was pitched and sold, through the editing stages and concept challenges, to final product.

Warning – contains spoilers! Watch out for Jazz Hands!

About the books:

This book follows Pip, who is pulled against her will into the epic fantasy novel series she’s loved since she was a teenager. However, the world is darker, and far more dangerous than she could have ever predicted, especially when it turns out the hero is a much bigger misogynistic ass than she knew. Pip knows how to circumnavigate the Hero’s Journey and the pitfalls and loopholes of this particular world – but what will happen to her beloved characters outside of the comfort of the fantasy they were written for? And what happens when it’s not the male-power-fantasy hero, but the hero’s overlooked and bullied little brother who proves to be her biggest champion?

About Kisa Whipkey:

Kisa Whipkey is a dark fantasy author, a martial arts demo team expert, and a complete sucker for Cadbury Mini-eggs. She’s also the Acquisitions & Editorial Director for YA/NA publisher, REUTS Publications. She developed a passion for storytelling at a young age and has pursued that love through animation, writing, video game design, and demo teams until finally finding her home in editing. She believes in good storytelling, regardless of medium, and applauds anything featuring a snarky lead character, a complicated narrative structure, and brilliant/uncommon analogies. Currently, she lives in the soggy Pacific Northwest with her husband and plethora of electronics.

About J.M.Frey:

J.M. is an author, screenwriter, and professional smartypants. With an MA in Communications and Culture, she’s appeared in podcasts, documentaries, and on radio and television to discuss all things geeky through the lens of academia. She also has an addiction to scarves, Doctor Who, and tea, which may or may not all be related. Her life’s ambition is to have stepped foot on every continent (only 3 left!)

Music: “Creative Minds” by Bensound (Royalty Free)

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Yet Another COVID-19 Blog Post

Yet Another COVID-19 Blog Post

I promise you, I’m not here to talk about “living in interesting times” or “steps we’re taking to ensure the health of our customers and employees” or even to remind you to stay home and wash your hands.

(But no, really – stay home and wash your hands.)

I just wanted to remind you that if you’re looking for stories to fill your Social Isolating Time (and up your GoodReads Goal count), you can find my free stuff by clicking the links below.

Stay safe out there, friends and fellow bookworms.

– J.M. Frey

Download FOUR different novels in either .epub, .mobi, or .pdf format.

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Offer expired May 1st. Sorry! But you can still find all of my novels here.

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Read THE MADDENING SCIENCE in it’s entirety on my website. This is a tale about identity, trust, and the strange alchemy that is attraction.

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This 2019 WATTY AWARD Winning novel is completely free on Wattpad for the moment. Grab your chance to read it, and comment on your favourite parts, while it’s still available.

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Using the social-isolation time to work on your own writing? Here’s a collection of advice blogs and Q&As that may help you make the best book you can.

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Guest Post on Katie Hamstead’s Blog

Guest Post on Katie Hamstead’s Blog

I wrote a post over on Katie Hamstead’s blog about finishing a novel series!

Click here to head on over and give it a read.

It takes a lot out of a gal to write a trilogy. What a lot of people don’t realize is that writers aren’t only just writing while they’ve got the pen in their hands, or their fingers on their keys. They are thinking about their stories constantly, playing mental Jenga with scenes as they do the dishes, and composing the perfect opening line in a boring office meeting, and brainstorming how on Earth they’re going to get themselves out of that corner they wrote a character into while doing the bedtime routine with the kiddos. They are making notes everywhere – scrap paper, receipts, notebooks in purses, on whiteboards and chalk walls, and sticky notes bristling from the edge of their computer screens like a lion’s mane. And the moment when you hand that final manuscript in, that moment when it stops being your burden is… wonderful. And Scary.

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“ARRIVALS” is out!

Today’s the day!

ARRIVALS, the second Accidental Turn Series novella, is now out!

You can pick it up on AMAZON or SMASHWORDS.

About the novella:

After seventeen years of adventuring, Bevel Dom and Kintyre Turn are finally returning home.

Forsyth Turn—brother to Bevel’s long-time questing partner and newly Paired lover—has left both Hain and a hell of a lot of responsibility behind. He’s bequeathed the Shadow’s Mask and position of the king’s spymaster to Bevel, and the seat of Lysse Chipping to Kintyre. It’s a lot to take on, and it will mean an end to questing forever if they do.

But it might also mean a chance for Bevel and Kintyre to find a Happily Ever After of their own.

Unfortunately, Turn Hall seems to be infested with eligible young maidens out to snatch away the freshly returned Lord of Lysse, determined to destroy the fragile happiness that Bevel has built. Faced with more decisions than he was prepared for, Bevel battles with foes unfamiliar, making him wonder if life on the road really wasn’t all that bad.

But if there’s one thing Bevel Dom isn’t afraid to do, it’s fight for the man he loves.

An Accidental Turn novella set between The Untold Tale and The Forgotten Tale, Arrivals follows Kintyre Turn and Bevel Dom as they step into Forsyth’s vacated life and face the surprising responsibilities he’s left in his wake.

Not sure you’re all caught up on the series? Check out the suggested reading order here, and don’t forget you can still grab your FREE copy of the first book in the series, THE UNTOLD TALE, by signing up for my newsletter.

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Georgia, United States
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Aug 18, 2022

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Full Time

Position Summary

The Department of Management Information Systems in the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia invites applications for one or more full-time tenure-track or tenured positions at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. The position will begin in the fall semester of 2023, with an anticipated employment start date of August 1, 2023.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Applications received by October 15, 2022 will receive full consideration. Required application materials include a cover letter, a full vitae, a research statement, a teaching statement, and contact information for three references (including email addresses). The department will reach out to your references at the appropriate time in the process. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. No additional materials will be considered. Applications submitted in other ways will not be considered. Initial interviews will be conducted via Skype or Zoom.

Questions about the position can be directed to the search committee chair, Hani Safadi ( ) with the subject line “MIS Faculty Position”.

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Terry-Mgmt Information Systems

About the University of Georgia

Since our founding in 1785, the University of Georgia has operated as Georgia’s oldest, most comprehensive, and most diversified institution of higher education ( ). The proof is in our more than 235 years of academic and professional achievements and our continual commitment to higher education. UGA is currently ranked among the top 20 public universities in U.S. News & World Report. The University’s main campus is located in Athens, approximately 65 miles northeast of Atlanta, with extended campuses in Atlanta, Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton. UGA employs approximately 1,800 full-time instructional faculty and more than 7,700 full-time staff. The University’s enrollment exceeds 40,000 students including over 30,000 undergraduates and over 10,000 graduate and professional students. Academic programs reside in 18 schools and colleges, as well as a medical partnership with Augusta University housed on the UGA Health Sciences Campus in Athens.

About the College/Unit/Department

The Management Information Systems Department is consistently ranked very highly nationally and internationally for both its programs and its scholarly productivity. Faculty hold editorial positions at the premier information systems journals, and current and emeritus faculty include multiple AIS Fellows, LEO Award winners and INFORMS ISS Distinguished Fellow. The department is quite diverse in terms of gender, race, ethnicity, research traditions, topics of interest, and research approach, and includes 14 full-time tenure-track faculty and eight full-time lecturers and senior lecturers.

The Management Information Systems Department offers the following degrees: Ph.D., an online Master of Business & Technology, a BBA in MIS that includes areas of emphasis in data analytics and information security management, and a FinTech certificate. In addition, the Terry College of Business offers an on-campus MBA degree, an on-campus Master of Science in Business Analytics ( MSBA ) degree, and off-campus Executive/Professional MBA degrees (in Atlanta). More information regarding the Terry College of Business and the Management Information Systems Department is available at .

The University of Georgia is the first public-chartered university in the nation and the Terry College is the state’s flagship business school, with undergraduate, full-time MBA, professional MBA, and executive MBA programs consistently ranked among the top-20 public universities. The Terry College moved into brand new, state-of-the-art buildings (the Terry Business Learning Community or BLC ) in the summer of 2017. To learn more about the University, College, Department, and specific programs, please visit

Athens, Georgia is generally regarded as one of the best college towns in the United States. It is nicknamed “The Classic City” because of its architecture and vibrant music, art, and food scene. Athens is located about 65 miles northeast of Atlanta, with affordable real estate prices and a low cost of living.

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Athens Area

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The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, genetic information, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or protected veteran status. Persons needing accommodations or assistance with the accessibility of materials related to this search are encouraged to contact Central HR (

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Open Rank

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Academic (9 mo.)

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Minimum Qualifications

A Ph.D. in information systems or a closely related discipline from
an AACSB accredited institution or international equivalent.

Additional Requirements

For information regarding the requirements for each faculty rank, please see the University of Georgia Guidelines for Appointment, Promotion & Tenure at .
Additional information about Promotion & Tenure guidelines for the Terry College of Business can be found at resources/documents/Business 2015.pdf .

To be eligible for tenure on appointment, candidates must be appointed as an associate professor, have been tenured at a prior institution, and bring a demonstrably national reputation to the institution. Candidates must be approved for tenure upon appointment before hire.

Relevant/Preferred Education, Experience, Licensure, and/or Certification

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and/or Competencies

For appointment at the assistant professor rank, candidates should demonstrate the promise of moving toward excellence in publication as evidenced by copies of published articles or submitted manuscripts to Information Systems journals, and working papers targeted for publication in top-tier Information Systems journals, and excellence in teaching technical MIS classes with a preference for those able to teach business and web programming in Java. For appointment at the associate professor rank, candidates should demonstrate a research record commensurate with rank and excellence in teaching technical MIS classes with a preference for those able to teach business and web programming in Java.

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Be advised a credit check will be required for all positions with financial responsibilities. For additional information about the credit check criteria, visit the UGA Credit Background Check website.

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CGI Syllabus 2022 – Download CGI Syllabus, Exam Pattern @

Candidates preparing for CGI placement tests shall have to know this CGI Syllabus 2022. Knowing what subjects to prepare for and what to discard are one of the key points when preparing for any kind of examination or test. Many freshly graduated students will be trying very hard to crack the recruitment stages in these IT Companies. CGI Syllabus 2022 along with the CGI Exam Pattern gives the students some clarity about how to prepare and what are the different marks for different topics in the different stages in the recruitment process of the company. To help such candidates, we have provided here all the necessary information like what are the topics that have most of the marks weightage from a recruiters perspective, what areas one needs to improve their practice to better manage their time. Therefore, we recommend they read this article carefully and thoroughly to understand and grasp fully the important concepts in it.

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CGI Syllabus 2022 – Overview

Name Of The Company CGI
Name of the Roles Systems Engineer, Operations Executive, Senior Associate Consultant, Associate Software Engineer, Trainee Engineer, and other posts.
Category IT Companies syllabus
Selection Process Computer Based Test, Technical Round, and HR Round
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CGI Exam Pattern 2022

Students must get to know the right CGI Syllabus 2022 and CGI Exam Pattern to better prepare for the recruitment tests employed by the company to filter out the students they seem fit. The company will not provide any syllabus or reading material for the students. The candidate has to search the internet looking for previous questions and gather all the study material they can find and prepare for all of that topics. Luckily for you, we have done it already and you can find the CGI Syllabus 2022 PDF at the end of this article. CGI Exam Pattern 2022 and the detailed description of the syllabus pattern are laid out in the following sections. Candidates can read the following table to know more about the exam pattern in a detailed manner.

Sections Number of Questions
Quantitative Aptitude 16
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension 22
Business Analytics 8
Computer Science 26
Coding 2

CGI Syllabus – Topic Wise

Logical Reasoning

  1. Number Series
  2. Clock Puzzles
  3. Verbal Classification
  4. Data Sufficiency
  5. Missing Letters
  6. Water Images
  7. Logical Games
  8. Analogies
  9. Matching Definitions
  10. Non-Verb reasoning Series
  11. Calendars
  12. Data Interpretation
  13. Analytical Reasoning
  14. Out The Embedded Figure
  15. Classification
  16. Verbal Reasoning
  17. Mirror Images
  18. Completion of Incomplete Pattern
  19. Logical Problems

Verbal Ability

  1. Para Jumbles
  2. Synonyms & Antonyms
  3. Theme Detection
  4. Phrase Replacement
  5. Analogy
  6. Direct & Indirect Speech
  7. Fill in the Blanks
  8. Reading Comprehension
  9. One Word Substitution
  10. Error Spotting
  11. Sentence Jumbles
  12. Spellings
  13. Active & Passive Voice

Quantitative Aptitude

  1. Logarithms
  2. Averages
  3. Time Speed & Distance
  4. Number System
  5. Algebra
  6. Time & Work
  7. Progressions
  8. Ratio & Proportion
  9. Simplification
  10. Probability
  11. Profit & Loss
  12. Number Series
  13. Mixtures & Allegations
  14. Simple & Compound Interest
  15. Permutations & Combinations
  16. Geometry & Mensuration
  17. Percentage
  18. Heights and Distances
  19. Data Sufficiency

Computer Science

  1. Abstraction
  2. Encapsulation
  3. Complexity Theory
  4. Searching and Sorting
  5. Complexity Theory
  6. Data Types
  7. Procedure, functions, and scope
  8. Arrays, Linked Lists, Trees, Graphs
  9. Stacks, Queues
  10. Hash Tables
  11. Iteration, Recursion, Decision
  12. Heaps
  13. Searching and Sorting
  14. Polymorphism

Code Optimization and Pattern Making

Business Analytics

  1. Behavioural analytics
  2. Cohort analysis
  3. Competitor analysis
  4. Cyber analytics
  5. Enterprise optimization
  6. Fraud analytics
  7. Health care analytics
  8. Marketing analytics
  9. Pricing analytics
  10. Retail sales analytics
  11. Risk & Credit analytics
  12. Supply chain analytics
  13. Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s)
  14. Financial services analytics
  15. Talent analytics
  16. Telecommunications
  17. Transportation analytics
  18. Customer Journey Analytics
  19. Market Basket Analysis
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Song Yonghua

Last Updated on November 15, 2022 by admin

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Song Yonghua was born on 1964 in China. Discover Song Yonghua’s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 56 years old?

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In January 2018, he was appointed Rector (President) of the University of Macau, succeeding Wei Zhao.

In 2009, he was an assistant president and professor of electrical engineering at Tsinghua University. He was also appointed as the Director of Chinese National Recruitment Program of Global Experts (1000 Talents Program) Office until December 2012. In November 2012, he joined Zhejiang University as executive vice president and the founding dean of the International Campus.

He became the pro-vice chancellor at the University of Liverpool in 2007, holding concurrently the post of executive president at Xi’an Jiaotong – Liverpool University in Suzhou, China. He was also a Changjiang Scholar and chair professor of Xian Jiaotong University in 2001.

From 1997 to 2010, he was a Professor of Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Brunel University, UK. He held the Royal Academy of Engineering/Nuclear Electric/Siemens Chair of Power Systems at Brunel from Jan 1997 to Dec 2001. In 2004, he was appointed the pro-vice-chancellor for graduate studies at Brunel.

From 1991 to 1992, Song was the Royal Society Visiting Fellow at the School of Mathematics, University of Bristol, UK and from 1992 to 1993, he was the research officer at School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering and lecturer from 1993 to 1994 at the University of Bath, UK.

Song was educated at Chengdu University of Science and Technology and received his M.S. and Ph. D degrees from the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) of China in 1987 and 1989.

Song Yonghua FREng (Chinese: 宋永华 ; born 1964) is a Chinese electrical engineer. He has been rector of the University of Macau since January 2018, and previously served as Executive Vice President at Zhejiang University.


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Tito Rodrigues

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Tito Rodrigues was born on 4 January, 1923 in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a Puerto Rican singer and bandleader. Discover Tito Rodrigues’s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 50 years old?

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Age50 years old
Zodiac SignCapricorn
Born4 January 1923
Birthday4 January
BirthplaceSanturce, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Date of deathFebruary 28, 1973,
Died PlaceNew York
NationalityPuerto Rico

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His wife is Takeko Kunimatsu (m. 1948–1973)

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He net worth has been growing significantly in 2018-19. So, how much is Tito Rodrigues worth at the age of 50 years old? Tito Rodrigues’s income source is mostly from being a successful Singer. He is from Puerto Rico. We have estimated Tito Rodrigues’s net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2020$1 Million – $5 Million
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In August 2010, reggae band Cultura Profética released the song “Me faltabas tú” on the album “La Dulzura”, where the band plays Tito’s song in a modern bolero style.

In April 1999, Tito Rodríguez was represented by his son, Tito Rodríguez Jr., in the induction ceremonies of the International Latin Music Hall of Fame.

Rodríguez’s last public appearance was with Machito and his band on February 2, 1973 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Tito Rodríguez died of leukemia on February 28, 1973.

Rodríguez returned to Puerto Rico in 1966 and built a Japanese-style house in Santurce, where he lived with his family. Rodríguez produced his own television show called “El Show de Tito Rodríguez” which was transmitted through San Juan’s television Channel 7 (whose call letters were WRIK-TV at the time). Among the guest stars that appeared on his show were Sammy Davis, Jr., Tony Bennett, Shirley Bassey, Roberto Clemente and Orlando Cepeda. Rodríguez also founded his own recording studio/label called TR Records.

In the beginning of the 1960s, the popularity gained by rock music brought changes. Latin bands began to switch their styles and started playing more salsa and boogaloo, which was more attractive to Latin youth of the day. Rodríguez then tried his luck with boleros and recorded various albums for the United Artists label, spawning various hit songs such as “Inolvidable”, composed by Julio Gutiérrez, and “En la soledad”, composed by Puchi Balseiro. “Inolvidable” sold over a million and a half copies world-wide in 1963. He also produced records for other groups, such as Los Hispanos and Los Montemar.

In 1953, Rodríguez heard a percussionist by the name of Cheo Feliciano. He was so impressed with Feliciano that he offered him a job in his band as a band boy. Rodríguez discovered that Feliciano also knew how to sing and gave him an opportunity to sing at the popular Palladium Ballroom. Eventually, Feliciano went to work for another band, but the friendship between the two lasted for the rest of their lives. Among the other orchestras that played at the Palladium were the Machito, Tito Puente and Charlie Palmieri orchestras. The popular Latin music craze at the time was the chachachá and the mambo.

At the peak of his popularity during the 1950s, Rodríguez was only rivalled by Tito Puente in New York’s Latin music circuit. Although described by historians and musicians alike (including both Titos) as “a friendly rivalry”, their purported feud became a sort of urban legend in the salsa world. For example, Rodríguez’s version of “Avísale a mi contrario” has been often cited as an example of such “feud”, despite the fact that the song was written by Ignacio Piñeiro in 1906.

In 1947, Rodríguez made his “solo” debut and finally organized his own band, which he named “Los Diablos del Mambo” (“the mambo devils”). He renamed his band “Los Lobos del Mambo” (“the mambo wolves”) and later dropped the name altogether, deciding to go with “The Tito Rodríguez Orchestra”. The first song that he recorded under the band’s new name which became a “hit” was “Bésame La Bembita” (Kiss My Big Lips). In 1952, he was honored for having developed his own unique singing style (early in his career he had been heavily influenced, as had so many other singers, such as the Cuban vocalist Miguelito Valdés) by the “Century Conservatory of Music of New York”. His orchestra won the “Gran Trofeo Award” for two consecutive years.

In New York, Rodríguez was hired as a singer and bongó player for the orchestra of Eric Madriguera. In 1941, he recorded “Amor Guajiro”, “Acércate Más” (Come Closer) and “Se Fue la Comparsa”. In 1942, Rodríguez joined the band of Xavier Cugat, and recorded “Bim, bam, bum” and “Ensalada de congas” (Conga Salad).

Rodríguez was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico. His father was from the Dominican Republic and his mother from Cuba. His older brother, Johnny Rodríguez was a popular singer and composer, who inspired the younger Rodríguez to become a musician. In 1936, 13-year-old Rodríguez joined the group of Ladislao (El Maestro Ladí) Martínez, Conjunto de Industrias Nativas, as a singer. When he was 16 years old, he participated in a recording with the renowned Cuarteto Mayarí. In 1940, Rodríguez moved to New York City shortly after his parents, José and Severina, died. He went to live with his brother Johnny, who had been living there since 1935.

Pablo Rodríguez Lozada (January 4, 1923 – February 28, 1973), better known as Tito Rodríguez, was a Puerto Rican singer and bandleader. He started his career singing under the tutelage of his brother, Johnny Rodríguez. In the 1940s, both moved to New York, where Tito worked as a percussionist in several popular rhumba ensembles, before directing his own group to great success during the 1950s. His most prolific years coincided with the peak of the mambo and cha-cha-cha dance craze. He also recorded boleros, sones, guarachas and pachangas.


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Next Door as It Is in Heaven: Living Out God’s Kingdom in Your Neighborhood

  • Print Length: 205 pages
  • Publisher: NavPress
  • Publication Date: August 1, 2016

There was a time when neighbors knew each other’s names, when small children and the old and infirm alike had more than their families looking out for them. There was a time when our neighborhoods were our closest communities.

No more. Neighborhoods have become the place where nobody knows your name. Into this neighborhood crisis the words of Jesus still ring true: Second only to the command to love God is the command to “love your neighbor as yourself.”

In Next Door as It Is in Heaven, Lance Ford and Brad Brisco offer first principles and best practices to make our neighborhoods into places where compassion and care are once again part of the culture, where good news is once again more than words, and where the love of God can be once again rooted and established.

I was excited to see this book come out and could not wait to read it. The book was definitely a worthwhile read and one that I really enjoyed. I thoroughly believe that God created us as social, relational beings. We are made to be in relationship both with our Creator and with other people . We have been formed with an innate need to know and be known. Yet the current way of life in our culture is greatly reducing the quantity and quality of our relationships. We live in a society that is increasingly lonely where most of our connections come from digital space and are more superficial than meaningful. Our neighborhoods are not usually a place of genuine community but a place for us to retreat from those around us. Our relationships rarely overlap between the various spaces of relationships we form between church, work, shops and other places we frequent.

This is a book that is both convicting and compelling. It will move the reader to envision a life that is more integrated with their community and neighbors and challenge presumptions we all make as well as barriers from allowing this type of connection to occur. At the same time it is not just a book you read and forget about but one that is geared toward action and motivating the reader to live out and put into practice much of what is contained in it. Each chapter ends with reflective questions to help the reader wrestle through the content of each chapter prompting steps toward action.

There are many challenges that come with living in a manner Brisco and Ford espouses. We have an increasing need to feel safe and distrust those around us. We also have less relational margin and capacity in our lives on an ongoing basis. To live out some of the practices and principles in this book for many will take an intentional shift. Along with it will require a new way of viewing others and practicing hospitality. All of these are topics the authors tackle head-on to help the reader understand more clearly how to integrate these habits into their lives. With tons of practical stories to illustrate what this can look like in your own life; it is easy to begin to envision ways of adopting these habits into your own life and neighborhood.

I encourage you to grab a copy and allow yourself and be challenged in the ways you “love your neighbor as yourself”. All with the understanding that we have not come to save our neighborhoods. And we don’t bring the Savior to our neighborhoods. We come alongside the Savior who is already at work in our neighborhoods.

Next Door as It Is in Heaven: Living Out God’s Kingdom in Your Neighborhood

Take the Name Your Neighbor Quiz and see how you do!

Here are a few of my favorite quotes from this book:

If we don’t interact regularly with people face-to-face, the odds are we won’t live as long, remember information as well, or be as happy as we could have been. (Kindle Location 228)

Two of the most important initiating principles for neighboring are to (1) take notice and (2) invite others to join you. (Kindle Location 434)

With little to no naturally developed social capital to draw on (and most Christians giving little to no thought to their role in bringing the good news of the kingdom of heaven to bear tangibly in their neighborhoods) even the most devoted church member’s greatest hope for their non-believing acquaintances is to somehow persuade them to visit their church, there to be wooed or wowed by the worship team, sermon, or children’s ministry, that fills up their church container. (Kindle Location 671)
Many of our community relationships are limited because we box people into an identity defined by their vocational role. We characterize people with what we see them do: the mailman, the FedEx guy, the dry cleaning lady, and so on. To only relate to a person in the sphere of what they do will not build an actual relationship. It will fail to see them as they really are— a whole person made in the image of God. (Kindle Location 869)
Many of us will need to begin our mission of neighborliness with the simple step of getting to know the names of our neighbors. Only then can we begin to know something about their actual lives. (Kindle Location 971)
We wrongly assume that one of the greatest needs in our lives is safety. But what we need most is connection and acceptance from other human beings.
When we fear the other, our own world gets smaller and smaller. It is only when we open our homes and our lives to the stranger that we can see our world begin to enlarge. (Kindle Location 1172)
Without margin, we are unable to even think about planning time to spend with others. Margin creates buffers. It gives us room to breathe, freedom to act , and time to adapt.
When Jesus says, “Follow me,” he isn’t inviting us into a race. Instead he is welcoming us into a life-giving relationship with him that should affect all of our relationships. (Kindle Location 1218)
We have not come to save our neighborhoods. And we don’t bring the Savior to our neighborhoods. We come alongside the Savior.
Praying over our neighbors by name and in light of any current crisis, concern, or just normal life situation we are aware of keeps our neighbors’ faces and lives on our hearts and constantly at the throne of God. Just imagine the power of prayer throughout a city, when God’s people pray for their neighbors on a consistent basis.
NOTE: I received a copy of this book free from the publisher in exchange for a fair and unbiased review. The views expressed here are my own!


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Bye-bye Hair Damage with Newest Japanese Rice Oil Essence Trend

Pantene with Japanese Rice Oil Essence

Hello Sweeties,

If it’s worth any consolation, 2020 has been such an inventive year for the beauty community. The beauty world has been constantly introducing big ingredient innovations we’ve never seen possible before. Just take a look at the micellar and collagen trends that were only thought to be beneficial for the skin but are now being sought after for hair.

Who knows what’s next? And yet here we are again.

Who would have thought that the food we eat 3x a day would be the newest trend that’s about to take over the beauty shelves, especially the hair care section? Enter, rice oil — the underrated hair beauty secret of ancient Japanese women, and now Filipinos are bound to experience its powerful benefits.

Here Comes Rice Oil Essence, The Solution to Luscious Damage-free Hair The age-old secret to beautifully long hair comes from the 2000-year old Japanese tradition of using rice water to wash hair.

For thousands of years, East Asians have taken advantage of this superfood’s high concentration of vitamin E and have been using it since to maintain their luscious long hair. The gold colored concentrate comes from the outer brown husk of grain.

The abundance of vitamin E in rice oil can help reduce inflammation and reverse damage to the hair follicles. It can also act as a natural UV protectant, shielding strands from the harmful effects of too much sun exposure. It’s the perfect ingredient to maintain strong, long and shiny hair.

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Dragon Review: Happy Skin Beauty Perfect Clean Ultrasonic Silicone Cleansing Device Review

Happy Skin Perfect Clean Ultra-Sonic Silicon Cleaning Device Price: 1,100php

** My disclaimer : This is NOT a paid review. I was not asked or sponsored by Happy Skin or any PR firm to write this and I paid for the device.**

Hello Sweeties,

It has been a while since I did a gadget review,  My daughter has been very adamant about skincare lately I decided to look into some of the newest skincare tools in the market and I came across, Foreo brand.  They had a line of different silicone facial cleansing devices that I thought were cool but I stopped short because it was so pricy.

I then spotted the Happy Skin Prefect Ultrasonic Silicone Cleansing Device at a store that was within my budget so I decided to test  it to see if it would have any positive effect on my skincare.

This come in this hard plastic container that also serves as its carrying case.

According to the packaging the Happy Skin Beauty Perfect Clean Ultrasonic Silicone Cleansing Device features specially engineered silicone bristles that provide sonic vibrations for a 2-in-1 deep clean and massage. It pulses 6000 micro-vibrations per minute to effectively unclog pores and break up dirt, oil, and makeup from the skin for the deepest clean.

The manual is very specific and helpful, although when I asked about a warranty the sales person could not give me a straight answer and no warranty card came with the device

This device features three textured surfaces: the cleansing bristles for a deep cleanse, precision bristles at the tip for the T-zone, and a massage surface for blood circulation & tightening, which also targets oily skin. The various sized “touch points” provide optimal cleansing. The 15 levels of ultrasonic vibrations give a customized experience, while the smooth & soft silicone is non-abrasive and is suited for all skin types, even sensitive skin.

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Thursday, September 21, 2017

Duet Redux

Another duet of headlines with an interesting lesson, both from the Wall Street Journal:

Solar power death wish
Suniva Inc., a bankrupt solar-panel maker, and German-owned SolarWorld Americas have petitioned the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to impose tariffs on foreign-made crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells.
Solar cells in the U.S. sell for around 27 cents a watt. The petitioners want to add a new duty of 40 cents a watt. They also want a floor price for imported panels of 78 cents a watt versus the market price of 37 cents.
they’re resorting to Section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974 because they don’t need to show they are victims of dumping or foreign government subsidies. They only need to show that imports have harmed them
California Democrats Target Tesla
The United Automobile Workers are struggling for a presence in Tesla’s Fremont plant, and organized labor has called in a political favor.
Since 2010 California has offered a $2,500 rebate to encourage consumers to buy electric vehicles. But last week, at unions’ behest, Democrats introduced an amendment to cap-and-trade spending legislation that would require participating manufacturers to get a sign-off from the state labor secretary verifying that they are “fair and responsible in their treatment of workers.”
The legislation, which passed Friday, is a direct shot at Tesla. The Clean Vehicle Rebate Project has amounted to a $82.5 million subsidy for the company
Both moves ought to pose a liberal conundrum. If you want carbon reduction, you want cheap solar cells, so that more people will buy them. The planet does not care where the solar cells are produced. If you want electric cars, you want cheap electric cars so that more people will buy them.

But those who falsely sold green energy as a job producer, a boon to the economy; not a costly alternative to fossil fuels, a cost that must be borne to save the planet, now face this conundrum.

The deeper lesson here is the corrosive nature of subsidies and protection. Once the government starts subsidizing solar cells and electric cars, there is a quite natural force demanding access to the subsidies. Why should the owners of the Tesla company get largesse from the taxpayers, and not their workers too?

Solar cells are just the latest embodiment of the infant industry fallacy -- that protection from competition will allow an industry to grow and become competitive.  Instead, they become infantile industries, expert and getting protections and subsidies not producing cheap solar cells.

The infrastructure paradox is similar. We need infrastructure. Yet federal contracting requirements, requirements for union workers and union wages, and everything else attracted to federal money being handed out, drive costs up to astronomical levels.

For energy, this is an abject lesson in the wisdom of a simple carbon (and methane) tax in place of all the subsidies and winner-and-loser-picking our government does. (Let's not fight about whether to do it. The point is if we want to restrict fossil fuels and subsidize a move to non-carbon energy, this is how to do it.) Subsidies and protection invite demands for subsidies and protection, not clean energy.

  1. I think this is the best thing I have read on the cost trend of solar power:

    It seems to me that as exchange rates adjust one consequence of China exporting more of a subsidized product like solar panels (or aluminum or steel) is that they will export less of other things. Similarly, as the United States subsidizes agricultural exports it will negatively impact manufacturing production in the United States through trade effects.

    As to the United Auto Workers: you would have thought they would have been content with (and learned from) the damage they have done to Detroit.

  2. I agree if one has already decided to subsidize alternative fuels. The alternative is to let the markets decide. The previous administration demonstrated that once you open the door to subsidies you have all kinds of favoritism and patronage (I like to call this "corruption") which the carbon tax avoids.

    I believe the additional comment "and methane" is not necessary since it IS carbon based and contributes to CO2 emissions according to its chemical stoichiometry. From EIA, pounds of CO2 emissions per million British thermal units (Btu) of energy:

    Coal (anthracite) 228.6
    Coal (bituminous) 205.7
    Diesel fuel & heating oil 161.3
    Gasoline (without ethanol) 157.2
    Propane 139.0
    Natural gas (primarily methane w/ small amounts of ethane etc.) 117.0

    Danley Wolfe, XP54 ('85)

    1. Two reasons why mentioning methane is appropriate.
      1. In the first several years methane has 20 times the climate effect that CO2 has.
      2. Escaped methane does end up as CO2 but does nothing useful on the way.

  3. This is just one of many liberal conundrums. At a gathering in SF, I met two software engineers from Canada and France extolling the virtues of their generous welfare states. I then asked what made them come here. They both scoffed...Do I realize how hard it is to get a job there and how little it pays?

    1. Getting a particular kind of job (and pay) in Europe, for instance, is not simply a matter of welfare state or not. Tech business has thrived on the ability of people to move so that the whole world's supply of, e.g. disk-drive engineers, is attracted to and concentrated in a few (or one) localities. It would be just as reasonable for you to assert that they took their jobs in California in spite of, rather than because of, the lack of a national health service.

  4. "Both moves ought to pose a liberal conundrum."

    What makes this a `liberal` problem? I suppose 'conservatives' have no conundrum because they want neither lower carbon or cheaper solar cells?

    1. Because from my observation, liberals tend to take the moral and simplistic high ground with all their arguments.

      Think welfare is a mess... what, you think poor people should starve to death???

      Think healthcare and education are bloated beauracratic messes.... What, you clearly don't care if the uneducated poor die in the gutter.

      Disagree about the right climate change are clearly a shill for the Koch brothers.

      Etc etc

    2. It seems to be a math problem, or perhaps a simple incentives problem, it is not a problem for any kind of liberal values though. You can subsidize green energy and want unions to be fairly represented at the same time. Further, characterizing green energy lobbying as part of a liberal dilemma seems wrong. Alert the presses, industry advocates for market imbalance in its favor; that's not a liberal thing any more than it's a conservative thing.

    3. CO2 is good for the planet. It increases the productivity of the vegetation system, and makes the world warmer, healthier, and happier. Why wouldn't I want to see more of it?

      Solar cells are useless trinkets. It is not possible to power an industrial society with solar cells, because the sun sets every #$%&@#ing day. Why should I want them to be cheaper. Cheap useless junk is just as useless as expensive useless junk.

    4. Do not paint conservatives with a broad brush. It is possible to be a conservative and desire lower carbon and cheaper solar cells. The solutions are where left and right part ways. The majority of Americans are centerists and want solutions that make sense; not solutions that pander to political positions.

    5. I wish to avoid "unknown"'s admonition. Therefore I say that "liberal" is a strawman invented by those who *claim* to be conservative.
      Also I say that Fat Man's every sentence is plain wrong. CO2 is *part* of the planet. Vegetation is adapted to absorbing it from a small percentage of the atmosphere. Productivity is zero when CO2 is absent but not increased by supplying more than normal. And most fossil-burning CO2 ends up in the ocean much quicker than the ocean can recycle it by forming limestone. The consequences in the ocean are still to come. Look up acidification. It kills off limestone forming organisms.
      Several methods of electricity storage exist. More are on the way. China will have no difficulty building those to match PV supply/demand mismatches.

  5. Lots to take issue with in this post, starting with (1) the source. The Wall Street Journal editorial page is up there with Fox (dunno an analogue on the left) for inaccurate factual reporting. It's likely that a web search would reveal that the facts given are not exactly correct.

    (2) You argue that protectionism doesn't help beginning industries. On the other hand, Stiglitz (Globalization and ... ) argues, with lots of empirical support, that protectionism helps developing countries. Are developing industries different?

    (3) The WSJ, or your excerpt from it, ignored the argument given for tariffs -- that China subsidizes it's solar cell makers for the purpose of destroying the competition. If this is true (dunno), there is an argument that real competition drives technology better and ultimately makes the product cheaper.

    (4) ...

  6. No conundrum in letting the Chinese pay for the learning curve in solar and accepting subsidized panels in the meantime. If there is money to be made in solar panels in 20 years there will be an American manufacturer.

    Better from the American point of view that the Chinese pour money into subsidizing the production of solar panels (or into building white elephant infrastructure in Pakistan) than that they pour more money into designing jet engines and aircraft.

  7. Any industry that is dominated by China manufacturing is way beyond infancy.
    Asking for US government protection is simply whining by infantile businessmen.

  8. John,

    "For energy, this is an abject lesson in the wisdom of a simple carbon (and methane) tax in place of all the subsidies and winner-and-loser-picking our government does."

    Dumb analysis. So the federal government levies a tax on carbon (and now methane)? And they spend the money on what?

    You act as if employees in the federal government aren't like everyone else - putting gasoline in their cars, riding around in airplanes, fueling their residences, etc.

    The only thing a carbon tax does is create a privileged group of consumers. Who taxes the federal government for it's carbon footprint?

    Oh wait a minute, the federal government makes better spending decisions than you or I do - no?

    "Subsidies and protection invite demands for subsidies and protection, not clean energy."

    And taxes invite the demand for more taxes not clean energy.

    I mean seriously. From your paragraph above:

    "Suniva Inc., a bankrupt solar-panel maker, and German-owned SolarWorld Americas have petitioned the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to impose tariffs on foreign-made crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells."

    So if the U. S. imposes a tariff (tax) on foreign-made crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, this is a subsidy frowned upon in the econo-world, but if the U. S. imposes a tax (tariff) on oil (or natural gas or coal) this is no longer a subsidy and happy smiles radiate from econo-world?

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Delta Esparza, Poway Mayor Candidate

October 17, 2022
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Poway Mayoral Candidate, Delta Esparza, joined me for a thoughtful and wide-ranging conversation in the JRP podcast studio. Delta is one of four challengers attempting to unseat Poway Mayor Steve Vaus. Our 1.5-hour discussion offers great insight into Delta’s background, values, character, and vision for Poway. Highlights include:

Delta’s family background growing up in South LA to immigrant parents. Delta was the first person in her family to achieve a college degree. She later went on to a master’s degree and a career in computer science in the defense industry.

Delta Esparza shared her experiences visiting Poway’s trails, open spaces, restaurants, and the Poway Bowling Alley for years as a resident near Camino Del Norte and Paseo Lucido. She valued Poway so much, she purchased a home here in 2019 and began establishing her roots in our community. But as she began witnessing the changes in Poway, she realized that something was awry. She looked around for viable candidates that represented her values but could find none. So, she took the brave step to enter the race herself.

We discussed her thoughts on Poway’s General Plan and the overall vision the mayor has for the city. She shared her positive experiences in nearby cities like Carlsbad and Escondido that had strong, community-driven City Plans that were being implemented consistent with that vision. Why is Poway falling so short?

Delta Esparza strongly values getting the residents of Poway involved. She wants to open the dialog and encourage input in less formal settings like town hall meetings and small gatherings. She does not think the Poway City Council properly listens to the people of Poway.

We covered her thoughts on development all over Poway including along Poway Road, Twin Peaks Road, on the side of Twin Peaks, The Farm in Poway, The Outpost, and much more.

Delta shared so much more including her vision on the Poway Center for the Performing Arts, Poway’s lack of a Climate Action Plan, city infrastructure, traffic calming measures, parks, recreation, and the overall community vibe she wants to encourage in Poway.

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Mammary Cancer in Cats: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment

What Are the Symptoms of Breast Cancer in Cats?

Feline mammary tumors are a type of cancer that presents itself in the mammary glands of cats. One of the essential tools in detecting feline mammary tumors is understanding what to look for. A bump under the skin is the most apparent sign of mammary cancer, but what if you don’t notice a mass is developing in your cat’s abdominal area? Are there other symptoms that you need to know?

Yes! There are many other symptoms of this cancer in our feline friends, including:

  • Masses near the abdominal region
  • Enlarged lymph nodes
  • Nipple discharge
  • Unexplained weight loss
  • Little to no appetite
  • Asthmatic symptoms
  • Breathing difficulties
  • Difficulty healing wounds
  • Wounds out of nowhere

Right behind cancerous masses themselves, problems with the lymph nodes are a telltale sign of cancer. When lymph nodes become enlarged, it’s an indication that the disease is beginning to metastasize, which means it’s spreading to other parts of the body.

It’s easier to contain and treat cancer that stays local, so cancer that spreads poses an even more dangerous threat to your cat’s well being. If you notice swelling of the lymph nodes, the situation is dire, and, if you haven’t done so already, you should consult professionals immediately.

Can All Cats Get Breast Cancer?

There is a common misconception that only female cats can get breast cancer. If you think about the reasoning behind this assumption, it starts to make a lot of sense. Carcinomas demarcate breast cancer in the breasts. Since females grow breasts, people apply that logic to cats and assume that only female cats can get malignant mammary tumors.

However, to answer the question, “can all cats get breast cancer?” we must look more closely at breast cancer across the board, not just cats. To do this, let’s talk about how malignant mammary tumors grow.

The takeaway here is that male cats can get breast cancer, too. Female cats are not the only ones with mammary glands. The main difference between male and female cats is that female cats have mature glands, and they eventually lactate, whereas male glands do not mature to the point of lactation. But they still have these glands despite not using them in the same way female cats do.

The Risk Factors of Breast Cancer in Cats

Even though all cats are fair game, and it’s possible for any cat to receive a breast cancer diagnosis, not every cat gets breast gland cancer. What sets cats with cancer apart from cats that never contract a tumor in their entire lives? Most times, it all comes down to risk factors.

There are a few risk factors that predispose particular cats to feline mammary tumors in cats, including:

  • Age of diagnosis
  • Hormone levels
  • Type of breed

Age of Diagnosis

Age plays a part in the onset of cancerous carcinoma in the mammary glands. It’s very rare to see malignant mammary carcinoma in cats that are young. Most cats are at least eleven years old, on average.

Cats with breast gland lumps range between ten and twelve years old, but there are certainly outliers, so this is not to say only ten-, eleven-, and twelve-year-old cats get malignant mammary tumors. The main exception is when a cat has not yet been spayed, which ties into the second risk factor we’re talking about today.

Hormone Levels

Hormones can play a key role in the development of cancer in breast glands. This has a lot to do with whether cats have been spayed, which affects their estrogen and progesterone levels.

It’s best to spay a cat at a very young age. In fact, most foster parents and people who work at cat shelters will make sure the cats are spayed before they go home with the people ready to adopt them.

While older adult cats can still undergo surgery to remove their reproductive parts, it is best to take these measures when cats are still kittens. When cats are fixed at young ages before the age of two, they have a lower risk of developing mammary gland tumors than other cats of the same age who have not undergone surgery.

Type of Breed

Due to genotypes alone, some cats are born with a higher chance of someday developing lumps in their mammary glands, and there’s not much that can be done when a predisposition is genetic. Based on genetics alone, Siamese cats are at the highest risk of developing mammary tumors.

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What goes out, must come in

If you’re a dog owner, and it’s 2:30 in the morning, and you simply have to let your dog out, let me give you some advice:

Open the door to let them out. Stand at the door while they’re taking care of their business, and let them back in immediately after they’re finished.

For some reason, many of the dog owners who live near my house let their dog out and then forget for up to an hour that they own a dog.

It’s like they have an arrangement with the dog: “I’m not letting you in unless you really mean it. If you can bark for at least 20 minutes, that’ll show me you’re really interested in coming inside.”

For example, my neighbor who lives behind me lets their dogs out, while they’re home, and then lets them bark at the back door for up to 30 minutes before letting them back in. I can see them from my porch, and sometimes I just watch as the dogs stand at the door barking.

My annoyance with this behavior makes many think I hate dogs. But it’s really lack of consideration that does me head in (to borrow some British phrasing). If you cared about the happiness of your neighbors, and you know you haven’t trained your dogs to not bark, you would stand at the door to let them back in, leave the door open, or at least be listening for the barking to let them in right away.

But it’s not just my neighbors behind me. There are at least four other dog owners in my neighborhood who also like to do this. However, they prefer to do it between the hours of 1am and 5am in the morning.

When I go running at 5am in the morning, I frequently pass a house who’s dogs are out and barking at me as I go by. Sometimes, I stand there letting them bark at me wondering if the owners will let the dogs in. But they just sit and watch TV as their dogs wake the neighborhood.

You have to either be really tone deaf or simply oblivious to the happiness of your neighbors to let your dog bark that early in the morning. But there we are.

And that’s why I’ve gifted the world with Friesch’s torment to describe the situation.

(I’m working on a name for why none of their immediate neighbors wake up, ring their doorbell or call the police when this happens.)

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Walker’s Haute Route – Stages 10 & 11 Cabane de Moiry to Cabae Bella Tola

The quietest day walking the Haute Route, other than a truely memorable start. I woke at dawn in the Cabane de Moiry to find that six inches of snow had fallen overnight. Given that the cabane is 2,825m above sea level this isn’t totally unexpected, but the only way out was down a steep 400m track that had nearly finished me off the previous evening.

Seemingly everyone else in the busy cabane was planning on staying there a long time, even a second night, rather than try to get down. I thought it through though and reasoned that fresh snow first thing would be easier to walk on than slush later in the day, or ice the following day. The skies had started to clear so the visibility was good, and there were no sheer drop offs to worry about, though plenty of steep slopes.

I geared up and just before leaving was joined by the couple I’d helped out the day before with directions. I would have walked anyway but it was good to have company in case anything had happened.

The first few minutes were the most anxious, testing the grip and situation. The Swiss are amazing at things like this though and had painted the track markers in seemingly the only spots that weren’t cover by snow.

It was also far easier than expected to see the line of the track, and it became a hugely enjoyable and scenic descent down the hillside.

Part way down an ominous black cloud started to come up the valley, reinforcing how glad I was to have set out early.

After just over an hour and a half we reached the Parking du Glacier, five minutes before the infrequent bus to Zinal arrived, perfect timing!

Having only used my feet for the previous seven days to travel ~130km it was a bit of a novelty to be on a bus. The section I skipped would have involved over 1,200m of descent and had few views so I was fine to miss it. Particularly as I still had 15km and 900m uphill remaining to walk that day.

It wasn’t a particularly memorable section of the Haute Route, with a steep ascent through woods before a more gradual climb along the hillside, wandering past a few buildings at Lirec, Barneuza Alpage, Alpe Nava and Bella Lé. It was mostly cloudy but thankfully dry as I was above the worst of the cloud.

Hotel Weisshorn was the most striking sight along the way, dating from 1882.

It was a rather dull walk from there, other than a couple of planets laid out I assume in proportion to their distance from each other.

I reached Cabane Bella Tola by mid afternoon, a novelty after the last two epic days arriving at the cabane just before dinner. It was a pleasantly unbusy and scenic spot to recover a little before another long day beckoned tomorrow.

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Economist Robert Shiller explains why despite “bubbly” cities like San Francisco, we are not approaching another housing bubble. Houses are needy, long-term investments for people with stable jobs; many people are still simply unable to purchase and make that long-term commitment.

Shiller also says those who are not ready to buy do not need to feel as if they are missing out on an investment opportunity. People who move around a lot or jump from job to job are perfectly suited to renting, and do not need to be concerned with buying a home until they find more stability.

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