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Customizing the Sektion wall cabinet from IKEA with Norse

The Sektion frame (item 902.654.68) measures 30x14 3/4x40 " as a single frame and 60x 14 3/4x40 " when two frames are connected. You can get top panels for both sizes from Norse. Our doors come in multiple painted finishes, cane, as well as walnut and white oak. Please note that you need to buy hinges from IKEA called Utrusta (item 404.017.84) to attach our doors.

Mounting the Sektion sideboard on the wall

The frame is originally designed to hang on the wall, and the package from IKEA includes wall attaching plates. To mount it, you need a suspension rail from IKEA (item 602.615.27), which you cut down to the length needed.

Locate and mark where you plan to mount the cabinets. The rail runs along the cabinet's top edge, making the marks where you want to place the top of the cabinets. Attach the suspension rail and mounting bolts to hang the frame, preferably before adding our doors and panels.

Cane doors and panels in Earthy Sand on Sektion sideboard IKEATwo connected Sektion frames with our cane doors and panels in Earthy Sand, hanging on the wall.

Keep the Sektion sideboard on the floor or add legs

Eleanor doors and panels in Perfect Gray Sektion sideboard IKEATwo connected Sektion frames with our Eleanor doors and panels in Perfect Gray and matte black Cornelia pulls, standing on the floor.

If you'd like to keep your sideboard on the ground, we provide felt risers to put on the four bottom corners of the frame to elevate the doors a bit off the ground. This adds the necessary height for easy opening of the doors. You can also add legs to the Sektion frames, in which case you don't need to add the felt risers, but please attach them to the wall for maximum safety. If you want to use our legs, we recommend 4x Sara or Ilse legs for the single frame and 4x Sara and 2x Ilse legs (or 6x Ilse legs) for the double frame. Remember to add the panels before the legs.

White oak doors and panels on Sektion sideboard IKEAA single Sektion frame dressed in our white oak doors and panels, with Sara legs and Agnes pulls.

Tip: If you don't plan to hang the frames, you don't need to add the plates in the back of the Sektion.

Why add top and side panels?

Add top and side panels if you wish to create a second skin for the Sektion frame. Our panels match the doors in material and finish but are thinner than the doors (3/8" vs. 3/4"). They are attached with a super-strong adhesive tape, which gains maximum strength after 72 hours, which allows you to adjust them during installation.

Since it's a wall cabinet, we also offer the option only to add a top panel to cover the cam locks on top of the frame.

Close-up of cam locks on Sektion wall cabinet IKEAClose-up of cam locks on top of a Sektion wall cabinet frame with Astrid doors in white lace.

The Sektion frame with all three options 1) doors 2) doors and top, 3) doors with top and side panels.

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We recommend adding knobs or pulls to finish the look of this sideboard. Our Agnes and Cornelia pulls are a perfect match with our legs, but there are plenty of options available. If you don't want to add hardware, we recommend buying a push-opener from IKEA.

Do you have questions about this product or need design advice? Please don't hesitate to email our design advisors at

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Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Pacific NorthWest LNG receives 45 day extension to Environmental Assessment Review Period

The timeline for one of the North Coast's major LNG projects has shifted a bit, as the Province's Environmental Assessment Office has announced an extension of  the review stage for the environmental review process for the Pacific NorthWest LNG project.

A notice posted to the Province's Environmental Assessment Office website on September 11th, outlines that a request from Pacific Northwest LNG for the extension of 45 days to the original 180 day time limit had been granted.

Forty five days after the original deadline of September 21st, would make November 5th the new end to the current environmental review period.

The environmental Assessment review stage process was launched by the provincial office on March 25th of this year.

No explanation as to why Pacific Northwest LNG had requested the deadline extension has been released through the company website.

However, one might consider some of the discussion of late over environmental impact in the Lelu Island area as a potential reason for the added time of review.

Those issues were recounted in a recent article that appeared in the Financial Post and on an investor bulletin websites (see our review of those articles here)

Some of the items of note raised in that review of the LNG landscape in the region, could be at the heart of the requested extension.

In addition to providing for more time for review of the Environmental assessment, the 45 day extension will also most likely shift the time table for any prospective Final Investment Decision from Petronas and its growing list of partners in the proposed development.

You can review the notice of approval from the EAO website here.

The EAO website also provides a full listing of current documents regarding the Pacific Northwest LNG proposal which you can review here.

For more items of interest on the Pacific Northwest LNG project see our archive page

Update: Background on the request for the 45 day extension can be found in the correspondences section of the Project information section. Among some of the changes to be made to the Environmental Assessment portion of the project related to items such as dredging, the jetty-trestle construction and marine terminal design, as well as to worker camp accomodation provisions for the project.

You can access the full letter here.

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URGENT – March Meetings Cancelled/Postponed

To All NZSA Northland BranchMembers

After much deliberation and based on the weather forecast and the fact that many members have to travel some distance, the committee has decided to cancel tomorrow’s (Saturday 15 March) Branch Meeting and postpone the AGM. The AGM will now be held immediately before the April Branch Meeting on Saturday 12 April. We expect this will be in Whangarei but will keep you informed. Yes, I know – Murphy’s Law will prevail and tomorrow will be brilliantly fine! Regardless the meeting is off!

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Parent Guidelines

It happens in all sports leagues. Every season a parent embarrasses themselves and their child by getting excited and acting out inappropriately in the heat of the moment. Our Coaches and volunteers in Football and Cheerleading put in many hours to make the program successful. Do us all a favor to avoid any misunderstandings; review the guidelines below which you agreed to during registration, and know what is expected of you. Treat our volunteers with dignity and respect whether you agree with them or not, and handle any issues that arise with class, and tact. There will be no tolerance for misconduct.

  • Purpose of these guidelines

o   Help parents understand league policies and expectations.

o   Help parents understand the coaching philosophy.

o   Establish clear lines of communication.

6/7 Year Old Division

  • This is the “Freshman” division of the league. Nearly all of our players return year after year for what we believe is the most exciting and enjoyable sport out there. We realize this is Youth Football, but even for this division, following these guidelines and expectations will ensure that every child has an enjoyable season. The first year is the most significant opportunity to clearly set expectations for players and parents so that everyone has a rewarding experience as they move up through the age divisions. Being clear now about expectations, policies, playing time, positions, and other important topics will avoid unnecessary problems in the future.

  • Our helmets are on the cutting edge of innovation.
  • NCYF is a proponent of “Heads Up Football”. Coaches are trained for this and it is instructed on the field. USA Football’s “Heads Up Tackling” is a step-by-step protocol to teach the core principles of the skill and sets a new standard in player safety. The program utilizes five fundamentals through a series of drills to reinforce proper tackling mechanics and teach players how to properly tackle with a focus on reducing helmet contact.
  • In Youth Football, there is “an absence of catastrophic head and neck injuries and disruptive joint injuries found at higher levels.”
  • The injury rate in Youth Football is: less than one-third the injury rate in high school football, less than one-fifth the injury rate in college football, less than one-ninth the injury rate in professional football.
  • Age-weight schematic protects younger, lighter players, who do not have higher injury rates.
  • Organized football among 5 – 15 year-olds has 12 percent fewer injuries per capita than organized soccer in the same age range.
  • Organized football among 5 – 15 year-olds has 50 percent fewer injuries per capita than bicycle riding in the same age range.
  • Organized football among 5 – 15 year-olds has 74 percent fewer injuries per capita than skateboarding in the same age group.
  • Injuries in youth football are normally mild, and older players have a higher injury rate than younger players.
  • The Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma in New York completed a Pop Warner injury survey in 71 towns covering over 5,000 players in 1998. The injury experience of 5,128 boys (8 to 15 years of age, weight 22.5 to 67.5 kg [50 to 150 lbs.]) participating in youth football revealed an overall rate of significant injury of 5%, with 61% classified as moderate and 38.9% as major injuries.  That’s about 1.33 per team per year.  No catastrophic injuries occurred, and it was rare for a permanent disability to result from an injury.

Parent and Player Conduct & Sportsmanship

  • Academics and Family supersede football.Players are expected to excel in the classroom to the best of their ability and embody good character at home and in school. If your child needs reminding of this please speak with a coach and we’ll turn this negative into a positive opportunity to remind, inspire, and encourage them.
  • The goal is to teach and model good sportsmanship; show respect to coaches, officials, opponents and each other.
  • Do not question a coach in public.(parents)
  • Ask questions before or after a game or practice, never during.(parents)
  • Do not question or gossip about game plan, play calls, or playing time. (parents)
  • Loud, excessive cheering on the sideline is encouraged.
  • It is not okay to taunt the opposing team or question a call, the officials, or any coach.
  • Do not question a referee or call.
  • When a player puts on his jersey at any time, he or she represents the entire organization and town we reside in. Likewise in regard to parent’s conduct on the sidelines. You will be on your best behavior.
  • Don’t forget that it’s just a game.

Season Info

  •      Football starts officially in mid-July. Please make it a point to start with the rest of us, not in August or later in the summer when you get around to it.
    ·      If you are involved in another fall sport, football is the priority. It’s a short season and it’s unfair to your teammates if you are missing or late to practice, scrimmages, or games. Coaches will adjust playing time accordingly.
    ·       How often and when/where does the team train?

o   Depending on your Head Coach, practice lasts roughly an hour and a half to two hours.

o   Practice goes on rain, snow, or shine unless there is lightning. You should assume there is practice/game unless you get an email cancellation from your coach.

o   Summer practice is usually 3x/week at East Northport Middle School. Practices will be held on weeknights and Saturday mornings. Your Head Coach will give you this information when teams are formed.

o   When players go back to school and games start, the weeknight practice location will change to VETS field under the lights. Saturday practices will remain at ENPT Middle School.

o   Games are on Sundays

  • How long is the season?

o   The season kickoff Jamboree is in mid-July. That’s when official practices and scrimmages start.
o   Opening weekend typically begins around September 6. That’s when games begin. The season is approximately 8 games and typically ends at the beginning of November.

  • How many games will there be?

o   Approximately 8 plus playoffs for Division I teams.

  • How do you decide who plays and who doesn’t?

o   Everyone gets a minimum of 8 plays, the rest is based on merits. See coaching for further details.

  • How do parents communicate with the coaches?

o   Please direct questions and concerns to the head coach of the team before or after practice or a game, never during.

  • Who decides when a player is ready to play after an injury?

o   A player’s physician, and secondarily the coaches.

  • What can parents do at home to help the player improve their skills?

o   Reinforcement makes a huge difference. Have them repeat fundamentals taught in practice, drill down on weekly area of focus from the head coach, and learn the X’s and O’s.

We require that coaches become USA Football and AED certified. Please remember that our coaches are unpaid volunteers with full-time jobs and families, who have put themselves up to the scrutiny that comes with all youth sports. They are on the field with the sole desire to help teach your child the game of football and help shape their character within the confines of the sport. Most coaches will devote an average of 15 hrs. per week for 12 weeks to help your kids. Some will go as far as spending 25 hrs a week. They deserve your respect and support.

  • Depending on your head coach, communication regarding games and practices will be done via email. It is important to check your email regularly for scheduling changes and other information.
  • You can expect that your head coach will have a pre-planned, time segmented practice plan for each practice, and will not be putting the practice together when he arrives.
  • Sticking a player in a position they’re not prepared for results in a frustrated player.
  • Coaches will play kids in positions (and with the frequency) they feel is appropriate to ensure safety & development, avoid frustrated players, and be competitive.
  • Making sure every player remains safe and has fun is at the top of the priority list.
  • Players should strive to listen closely, practice well, perform drills efficiently, be confident, know the fundamentals of each position, be able to draw a starting formation, and backs should be able to understand plays and draw them.
  • At the younger age divisions, much time can be wasted trying to keep the players from wrestling and goofing off. It’s tough to keep their attention. As a parent, one of the best ways you can help the coaching staff is encourage your child to pay attention, and refrain from horsing around.
  • Missing practice may mean missing important fundamentals. It is our experience that players that miss too many practices, regardless of their skill levels are more easily confused in a game situation. This confusion sometimes distracts from their enjoyment of the game and jeopardizes their safety. At no time will a coach play an individual who he/she thinks is not appropriately prepared to participate.

Complaint/Suggestion Policy

  • If you have a problem, complaint, or suggestion, bring it to the attention of your Head Coach. You may not get the answer you’re looking for, but coaches always have your child’s and the team’s best interests at heart. Normally any issues can be resolved if you do this privately before or after practice, and in an appropriate manner.

  • Players shall demonstrate the best of their abilities in conduct and athleticism.
  • Parents are reminded of the code of conduct.
  • Players will remain on the sideline with their coaches and team until the game is over.
  • Players are customarily due to report to the field a half hour before game time, dressed and ready to play. Coaches need this time to make sure the players are properly stretched and warmed up to avoid injuries as well as making sure players are mentally ready to play. If you have a transportation problem, please notify your coach.

  • Please send your child to every practice and game with a filled water bottle.
  • Each player wears over $200 worth of team equipment every time they take the field.  Helmet, shoulder pads, and game jersey are provided by the league. Each player must provide a mouthpiece, pants, a cup, and cleats.
  • Players should purchase a black pair of integrated football pants(with the pads sewn in) for practice. Black is suggested as it will retain a better appearance than white throughout the season.
  • Proper care of your equipment is important for both safety and to ensure that your equipment is ready every time you play.  It is your responsibility to periodically inspect all of your equipment before you put it on and tell your coach if it is not in perfect working order.  Please inspect your helmet for missing or loose pieces and screws, and your shoulder pads for loose straps and clips.
  • Players must wear a jersey over their shoulder pads during practice (not your game jersey).
  • Players are encouraged to take part in the long held Tiger tradition of wearing their game jersey to school on Fridays.

Rules, etc

  • Parents are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the rules and basic football terms which are posted on our website. Unlike other sports, certain aspects of football can seem complicated. A little reinforcement at home can make a big difference. Your coaches will give you regular updates on what to review with the kids at home.
  • Ages 9 and up play high school football rules except as noted in the league rules.
  • 8 Year olds play modified 11-on-11 rules.
  • 6/7 Year Old Pee Wees play modified 8-on-8 rules.

See our Frequently Asked Questions for additional information.


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Fire Department Consolidation Considered in Mid-Valley
Metro encroaches from the North

At the McMinnville City Council meeting on January 26, Emergency Service Consulting International staff Sheldon presented the plan to combine nine local Fire Districts into an eventual single district named the Willamette Fire District in a four-phase process of public involvement.

The process calls for meetings, defining the plan, laying out the challenges to the idea and refining the plan and overcome objections. It would expand existing intergovernmental cooperation agreements to include McMinnville rural, Amity, Dayton, Dundee, Carlton and Lafayette in the north. Southwestern Polk County, Sheridan and West Valley Fire Districts would make up the south. It was noted that Metro has a toe hold in Yamhill County currently with service to Newberg.

Councilors participated in a visioning exercise to determine why this would better serve the citizens. They were asked to name strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Positive perceptions included economies of scale, unified training, improved recruiting and renewed vigor in he ranks. Concerns were limits on prioritizing funding, fiscally isolating law enforcement, loss of intimacy with constituents, loss of local identity with firefighters and support staff, loss of local control, possible loss of charter and harm to community support for tax rates.

Dayton’s Fire Chief Brett Putman was interviewed. He was asked is the current service to the area working or broken? It’s working well. Is the current service structurally adequate to meet the future needs of the area? So far, yes. Will the new plan improve service? Possibly, but at what cost? Will it better control fire insurance costs? Possibly. Will the new plan save tax dollars? No, but a small increase may be worth it.

Is this a defensive strategy to keep high overhead Metro from further incursions into non-Metro Yamhill and Polk Counties? Local fire chiefs don’t see Metro as a threat. The current tax for Dayton Fire is $1.23 per $1,000 assessed value of property. Dayton works from an annual budget near $550k with only two full time employees. The rest of the 27 firefighters are all volunteers. They responded to 628 emergency calls in 2020, about 30% of them were fires. Rules for the safety of firefighters require from 3 to 6 minimum at the conflagration before engaging in fire suppression. Mutual aid calls are frequent as the smaller districts work together on fire alarms.

If the new combined district means tax rates go from $1.23 to $1.50 or $2.00, local chiefs will support consolidation only if the benefits to locals can justify that increase. Currently each of the small districts has elected directors. Eighteen of the forty-four directors are up for election in May of 2021. Most are volunteer firefighters in addition to being directors. Their elected positions will go away eventually if consolidation occurs.

--Tom Hammer

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No doubt, it’s been a great year for food. One thing that I’ll remember 2011 for is that it marked a time when fusing “Asian” food with Western finally became became okay. I mean that it became more widely accepted, and for the most part, was done with more thoughtfulness and sophistication than in the past. It was a year when restaurants of other cuisines began using Asian ingredients with more dexterity; mixing distinct Asian cuisines amongst one another was … Read More


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Transforming Fear, a Guest Post by Sharie, Spirit Teacher

Dearest Pam,

A Course In Miracles teaches that there are only two ways of seeing in this world.  Through the eyestransformation of fear of Love which is God or through the eyes of the ego which is fear. What you call dark forces, I would call ego misperception. Since God is only Love and God is all there is, anything that is not of God cannot really exist. Yes, it looks and feels real and can be very distracting when we are experiencing it, but if we remember that it isn’t God and therefore is only a harmless illusion we can take our power back and choose to see this through God’s eyes.  When we look at everything with God and lift up all fear and darkness to Him, He then can shine His light into the darkness and show us it is nothing.

Remember no matter how it looks, no matter how it feels, no matter how it manifests itself, in your body or in your life, IT IS NOT GOD.  If it were God you would be peaceful and filled with love.  God is only Love and God is all there is. And so when you call it names like a dark force, or when you see dark faces coming at you, you must believe that whatever this is, it cannot harm you and it cannot interfere with God’s Love that lights you from within. If you can, smile gently at the faces and ask silently, “How can I help you?”  Then lift them up to God so He can make the correction from fear into Love.  Since you are clearly a visually sensitive person, visualize light around the faces and then visualize them fade into the light and disappear.  And then visualize something beautiful like a garden or a rainbow or whatever you find beautiful in this world, a snowy mountain top, a green park with children playing on the playground.  You are a writer with a wonderful eye for beauty so choose your place or space and see that instead of the darkness.

The ego is simply a mistaken thought system that we made up to separate ourselves from God. It didn’t work, of course, because we do not have the power or the ability to separate ourselves from our Source, but we can certainly believe that we have.  What you are experiencing right now is either your own ego energy trying to distract you or the ego energy of others or a combination of both. I always believe that the fear is mine and in that way I know I made it up and so I can let it go. It often gets so strong that I am tempted to think it is separate from me and outside of me, but I remind myself that there is nothing outside of my mind because I am God’s Creation and there is nothing outside of the Mind of God. Either way, you have the power to choose God in this and free yourself of this experience. GOD’s LOVE IS ALWAYS MORE POWERFUL THAN FEAR.

A Course In Miracles teaches that the only way to weaken ego’s hold on us is to look at it and calmly say, “Oh, there it is again. Fear is back. So what’s new?” and then surrender it.  What I do after I remind myself that it isn’t real is to ask God to help me see this through His eyes.  Then I can smile gently and let it go.  Sometimes it hangs on for a while after I have surrendered it, but then it fades and disappears into love. Of course it will come back and I will have to repeat the process.  We must understand that we have accumulated a lot of fear in this lifetime and in past lifetimes.  We aren’t going to eliminate it without some work.  But at least now we can recognize it as harmless and an illusion and choose God each time that fear arises.

When we are on a spiritual path, ego gets a bit more persistent.  It understands that we are releasing our attachment to fear and that makes it more fearful. Without fear the ego cannot exist. It will try to keep our attention and the more we turn to God, the more it wants us to see it instead. But now we can see the ego’s persistence as a good thing, because every time fear arises we are given another opportunity to see what pushes our buttons and where our weaknesses lie. It is only when we are willing to look directly at the fear, understand it is nothing and then surrender it that we can ever be free of it.

Remember, there are only calls for love and extensions of love.  A call for love is any brother or sister who is experiencing fear in any form.  And if a brother or sister calls for love, it is our function to extend love and as we extend love to another so do we offer it to ourselves.  As I offer these words to you, so am I choosing to see my fears another way as well.  And thank you for reminding me of what God is teaching us every moment, we are here to be happy and peaceful and joyous and loving.  We have no other purpose because that is how God created us.  Together let us extend love to the faces and the fear you experience.  We are the light of the world and twisted faces and dark forces cannot interfere with that.  The laws of God transcend the laws of the world and the laws of dark forces. Now our Love has washed away all fear. God’s Light has shined away all dark forces.

Now, envision yourself as healthy and strong in mind and body. Feel what perfect health would be like and allow yourself to experience the joy of perfect health.  Do this any time you think of it and be sure to do this at night before you fall asleep and again in the morning when you awaken.

REMEMBER: FEAR IS NOT REAL!  ONLY GOD IS REAL!  I CHOOSE GOD NOW AND IN ALL THINGS.  And then simply be grateful. Let gratitude flow over you like syrup over pancakes, like sunshine over shadow, like crystal spring water over rocks, like Love from a healed heart.

Love always,

We Are the Wayseers, A Guest Post By Michael Hopkins

EyeNote from Michael Hopkins: This was written yesterday, 27 September 2014, at my kitchen table, a place I am often nourished by creativity, and published for the first time on my blog ( today. At first, four lines came to me and as the day progressed, I added more until the final product you see here today. If you wish to read more of my poems, please click on Poem Hunters.

We are the Wayseers
We come from all generations
All lands
All races
For, we are the Wayseers

We appear to the world as sheep
Yet, we have the eyes of the eagle
The heart of the lion
We are resilient
We are strong
We are patient
We follow not the dictates of politicians, priests or money changers
We only hold dear the words of the Prophets
The Saints of all ages
Those who serve the Good
For, they were the Wayseers before our arrival upon this Earth
As we will be the Wayseers for those yet to come

For, you see us not
Yet, we see you clearly and compassionately
With a vision that is crystal clear
For, we are the Wayseers

Sometimes we see the road so far ahead
That we miss seeing events so near at hand
For, we are the Wayseers
By those of dim vision who see and hear so little
Lost in false images of non-reality
For, we are the Wayseers

Undetoured by those of weakness and dim vision
We fight not with weapons
Nor fists
Not even with words
For, we listen quietly to That Which Is the Essence of All
That forms worlds yet to come
For, we are the Wayseers

We stay the course
We sacrifice
We endure
We show the way toward sanity
A brighter future
For, we are the Wayseers

We travel lightly and  joyfully
Sharing with all the gifts we have been given
For, we are the Wayseers

Though rarely seen
We always see the road ahead
Always knowing the way
So that others may follow safely
For, we are the Wayseers

Come join us
And Then, many more can and very willingly
“We are the Wayseers.”

© 2014 M.N. Hopkins

Man with a Plan

He was a teacher of Life, with a capital L—the important stuff. Oh, he loved his family, even had a profession and friends, but only a few wanted to hang with him. He was from another world and sometimes things got spooky, like when he knew what they were thinking. It took courage to stay with him, and a desire to see beyond what they could see with their physical eyes.

Life was hard, but he didn’t seem to care. He wouldn’t listen to their rants and he kept talking about love and forgiveness, beauty and joy. “Let me show you,” he’d say, and they’d sit together in a circle around a fire and listen to his stories. He seemed to be asking them to ignore the problems they had, to live and think in a whole new way, to express thanks to God for everything, even their suffering. Someone always stomped off when he talked of giving thanks for their suffering. “I will not!” they’d shout. “If God loved us, these things wouldn’t happen!”

“This world,” he would say with a sweep of his arm, “is not the real world. This is only a play, created by all of your thoughts. Only those who believe in this world are born here, for we are what we think, what we believe. How could you be born elsewhere when this is what you believe?”

“Close your eyes for a moment,” he’d say. He told them stories, which unfolded in their minds’ eyes. “Love and peace are gifts of your Father. Once you open your minds and hearts to what I am showing you, you will go and show others and they will go and show others. My work is your work. This is how the world will be healed of war.”

“The world will be healed of war?” one man asked, astonished. “How is that possible?”

“Love is irresistible and magical. It spreads in waves and when the wave hits, hearts and minds are made anew. Does this answer your question?” he’d ask.

“It is an answer, but I’m not sure I believe it.”

“Stay with me,” the beautiful, glowing man said, smiling. “And you will see it.”

We humans are “indispensable to the wholeness of being,” quoted from Richard Leviton

Ever wonder if you matter? Of if you, specifically, make a difference for our world?

Richard LevitonPlease enjoy this quote from THE IMAGINATION OF PENTECOST: Rudolf Steiner & Contemporary Spirituality by Richard Leviton:

“In [Rudolf] Steiner’s theory of knowledge, the human, in the act of knowing, of attaining knowledge, actually participates in the creation of the world, contributing something indispensable to the wholeness of being. Cognition [of supersensible worlds] is world generative and through the pure moral impulses it produces, it is equally world restorative.”

Paraphrased from THE COURSE OF MY LIFE by Rudolf Steiner, pages 239-241

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Jiddu Krishnamurti, His Life and Work, An Overview, A Guest Post By Michael Brine

By Michael Brine

In today’s world, would this be a voice crying in the wilderness?

Young Krishnamurti, image courtesy of Google images

Young Krishnamurti, image courtesy of Google images

Krishnamurti was born in Madanapalle, a small town in South India, on May 11, 1895. He and his brother were adopted in their youth by Dr. Annie Besant, then president of the Theosophical Society. Dr. Besant and others proclaimed that Krishnamurti was to be a world teacher whose coming the Theosophical Society had predicted. To prepare the world for this coming, a worldwide organization called the Order of the Star in the East was formed and the young Krishnamurti was made its head.

In 1929, however, Krishnamurti renounced the role that he was expected to play, dissolved the Order with its huge following, and returned the money and property that had been donated for this work. From then on, for nearly sixty years until his death on 17th February 1986, he travelled throughout the world talking to individuals and large audiences about the need for a radical change in mankind.

Krishnamurti is regarded globally as one of the greatest thinkers and spiritual teachers of all time. He did not expound any philosophy or religion, but rather talked of the things that concern all of us in our everyday lives, of the problems of living in modern society with its violence and corruption, of the individual’s search for security and happiness, and the need for mankind to free itself from inner burdens of fear, anger, hurt and sorrow. He explained with great precision the subtle workings of the human mind, and pointed out the need for bringing to our daily life a deeply meditative and spiritual quality.

Krishnamurti belonged to no religious organization, sect or country, nor did he subscribe to any school of political or ideological thought. On the contrary, he maintained that these are the very factors that divide human beings and bring about conflict and war. He reminded his listeners again and again that we are all human beings first, not Hindus, Muslims or Christians, and that we each are like the rest of humanity—not different from one another. He asked that we tread lightly on this earth without destroying ourselves or the environment. He communicated to his listeners a deep sense of respect for nature. His teachings transcend manmade belief systems, nationalistic sentiment and sectarianism. At the same time, they gave new meaning and direction to mankind’s search for truth. His teaching, besides being relevant to the modern age, is timeless and universal.

Krishnamurti, Image courtesy of Google images

Krishnamurti, Image courtesy of Google images

Krishnamurti spoke not as a guru but as a friend, and his talks and discussions are based not on tradition-based knowledge but on his own insights into the human mind and his vision of the sacred, so he always communicates a sense of freshness and directness although the essence of his message remained unchanged over the years. When he addressed large audiences, people felt that Krishnamurti was talking to each of them personally, addressing his or her particular problem. In his private interviews, he was a compassionate teacher, listening attentively to the man or women who came to him in sorrow, and encouraging them to heal themselves through their own understanding. Religious schools found that his words threw new light on traditional concepts. Krishnamurti took on the challenge of modern scientists and psychologists and went with them step-by-step to discuss their theories and sometimes enabled them to discern the limitations of those theories. If ever there was a message that needs to be heard in today’s world, it is his.

I lived and worked in Malaysia for several years in the late 1950s, during my banking career. Along with several others, we founded a Lodge of the Theosophical Society in that country, and I can say without reservation that we held Krishnamurti in the highest regard.

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Servers of the Divine Plan, A Guest Post from Michael Brine

From Michael Brine

I am attaching two quotes today, the first from the Servers of the Divine Plan, called “The Aquarian Passion Play,” 2nd Edition, which was published in 1999. This group was located in the western regions of Australia in the 1990’s but they have disappeared, or perhaps more correctly, departed. Who they really were I’ll leave to you, but their wisdom says it all – at least to me.

Second is a quote from the wise man, Kahlil Gibran. It is not from his book, THE PROPHET, but another of his books which, at the moment, I cannot remember. Almost 79! Enjoy. 🙂

Aquarius“Many Servers who have incarnated primarily to aid in humanity’s transition at this time are just now, today, becoming aware of the close attendance of a vast array of Cosmic Intelligences who are hidden to most, the exalted ranks to which they inherently belong. As vague yet familiar senses begin to form within their minds in accord with a predetermined and revolutionary process of remembrance that is presently being accelerated throughout the world, these Servers are beginning to consciously feel a sense of enormous purpose and urgency in their lives. Their necessarily imposed veil of forgetfulness is being lifted today by unseen hands, and their memories and higher spiritual faculties are returning to them. The Servers are reawakening in preparation for the execution of a grand and noble work, the ramifications of which bear universal significance. They are beginning to recall the purpose of their duty to humanity and to planet Earth, and are remembering that they are an essential part of a vast collective effort, and a tremendously important task, the scope of which stretches back across millions of years and a myriad of past incarnations upon Earth and elsewhere, all geared toward the now imminent and conclusive glory. In their partial remembrance thus far, the Servers are perceiving with great felicity that they are about to realize the grand consummation of a vital phase of the Divine Plan for Earth, the solar system and beyond, the result of which shall cast life-enhancing reverberations throughout the universe –  Past and Future.”

~The Aquarian Passion Play

Kahlil Gibran“I tell you that the children of yesteryear are walking in the funeral of the era which they created for themselves. They are putting a rotting rope that may break soon and cause them to drop into a forgotten abyss. I say that they are living in homes with weak foundations. As the storm blows – and it is about to blow – their homes will fall upon their heads and thus become their tombs. I say that all their thoughts, their sayings, their quarrels, their compositions, their books and all their works are nothing but chains dragging them because they are too weak to pull the load – but the children of tomorrow are the ones called by life, and they follow it with steady steps and heads high. They are the dawn of the new frontiers; no smoke will veil their eyes and no jingle of chains will drown out their voices. They are few in number but the difference is as a grain of wheat and a stack of hay. No one knows them but they know each other. They are like the summits, which can see and hear each other – not the caves, which cannot hear or see. They are the seed dropped by the hand of God in the field, breaking through its pod and waving its sapling leaves before the face of the sun. It shall grow into a mighty tree, its roots in the heart of the Earth and its branches high in the sky.”

~Kahlil Gibran

The Laws of Spirit, a Guest Post from Dan Millman

The Laws of SpiritBy Dan Millman

From The Laws of Spirit:

The Law of Balance – Finding the Middle Way

If gravity is the glue that holds the universe together, balance is the key that unlocks its secrets. Balance applies to our body, mind and emotions, to all levels of our being. It reminds us that anything we do, we can overdo or under do. If the pendulum of our lives or habits swings too far to one side, it will inevitably swing to the other. You apply the Law of Balance by noticing your imbalances. The Law of Balance assures us that those who give freely, in the spirit of love and generosity, receive in abundance.

The Law of Choices – Reclaiming Our Power

We are both burdened and blessed by the great responsibility of free will – the power of choice. Our future destiny is determined, in large part, by the choices we make now. We cannot always control our circumstances, but we can and do choose our responses to whatever arises. Reclaiming the power of choice, we find the courage to live fully in the world. You can make choices through your heart and intuitive wisdom, or through fears, reactions and habits.

The Law of Process – Taking Life Step-by-Step

Process transforms any journey into a series of small steps, taken one by one, to reach any goal. Process transcends time, teaches patience, rests on a solid foundation of careful preparation, and embodies trust in our unfolding potential. The road to happiness is always full of changes along the way of life. Reach one goal, and you only create another, the journey never ends. When discipline and patience join forces, they become a persistence to carry intentions to completion.

The Law of Presence – Living in the Moment

Time is a paradox, stretching between a “past and future” that have no reality except in our own minds. The idea of time is a convention of thought and language, a social agreement. Here is the deeper truth, “We have only this Moment.” You can think and visualize the past and future, but you only can live in the present moment.

The Law of Compassion – Awakening Our Humanity

The Universe does not judge us, it only provides consequences, lessons and opportunities to balance and learn through the Law of Cause and Effect. Compassion is the recognition that we are each doing the best we can within the limits of our current beliefs and capacities. The more loving-kindness and forgiveness you give to yourself, the more you can give to others.

The Law of Faith – Trusting in Spirit

Faith is our direct link to Universal Wisdom, reminding us that we know more than we have heard or read or studied, that we have only to look, listen, and trust the love and wisdom of the Universal Spirit working through us all. Faith does not require a belief in a religion; it’s about trusting the love and intelligence, and Spirit working through you and all creation. As you live in the Light of this Law, it will transform your perception and experience. You will find lessons and opportunities in every challenge.

The Law of Expectation – Expanding Our Reality

Energy follows thought. We move toward, but beyond, what we can imagine. What we assume, expect, or believe creates and colors our experience. By expanding our deepest beliefs about what is possible, we change our experience of life. Any expectation will attract the evidence of your assumption. Replace self-defeating doubts with new beliefs based on clear intention and conscious awareness. Focus on positive outcomes and on our powerful human potential. What we focus on expands and gives energy.

The Law of Integrity – Living Our Truth

Integrity means living and acting in alignment with spiritual law and with our highest vision, despite impulses to the contrary. From the heart of integrity, we recognize, accept and express our authentic interior reality, inspiring others not with words, but by our example. Give conscious awareness to your heart’s highest wisdom, our internal reality, rather than indulge in random impulses or desires. Integrity means being integrated, knowing and being ourselves, so that our actions are consistent with our highest intentions. It is acknowledging our weaknesses and drawing on our inner strengths.

The Law of Action – Moving Into Life

No matter what we feel or know, no matter what out potential gifts or talents, only action brings them to life. Many of us understand concepts such as commitment, courage and love, but we truly know only when we can act on them. Doing leads to understanding, and action turns knowledge to wisdom. The Law of Action teaches us to overcome both inertia and impatience by acting out of courage, clear intention, and commitment. Every law contains the seeds of its opposite; there is a time of action and the action of inaction.

The Law of Cycles – Dancing to Nature’s Song

The world of nature moves in rhythms, patterns and cycles, the passing of the seasons, the movement of the stars, the ebb and flow if the tides. The seasons do not push one another, neither do clouds race the wind across the sky. All things happen in their own time, rising and falling and rising like ocean waves, in the circles of time. The natural world dances to the music of change. Like seeds and cycles, so go our lives. You have to end one cycle in order to begin another. Nature teaches everything works together at the right time, without resistance.

The Law of Surrender – Embracing a Higher Will

Surrender means accepting this moment, this body, and this life with open arms. Surrender involves getting out of our own way and living in accord with a higher will, expressed as the wisdom of the heart. Far more than passive acceptance, surrender uses every challenge as a means of spiritual growth and expanded awareness. Learn to surrender by shifting your perspective, shifting your energy and attention from the desire of a smaller will to the wisdom of a Higher Will. Be like water, flowing and flexible, to blend with life’s forces, rather than struggling against them. The more you let go of attachments, the more you expand into greater freedom and peace.

The Law of Unity, Remembering Our Connection

We appear on Earth as separate beings with diverse destinies. As each separate raindrop is a part of the sea, so are we each a part of the ocean of Awareness, the Body of God. Find love and inner peace deep within the highest truth that we are all one Family. Leave behind the baggage of fear, envy and resentment. Fly aloft on wings of understanding, to enter the boundless Land of Compassion and Love.

The law of unity calls forth the Great Realization that we are One Being, One Consciousness, manifesting in different bodies, like leaves are part of the tree. Our world is on the cusp of a shift from competitive self-interest to open hearted cooperation in the interest of the Whole Body of Humanity. As Global Consciousness awakens, we find ourselves in the midst of a transition, and it will not be without difficulties. Unity is the completion of all the Laws of Spirit.

These Laws are wisdom deep within us, the alchemist’s keys to Love, Freedom, Joy and Fulfillment. Live the Universal Laws of Spirit and they will transform your life, a path into the Light, Unity with the Creator and all creation.

A soothing video: Song of the Sage, The Laws of Spirit

The Power of Prayer, a Guest Post from Oscar, the 11:11 Progress Group

Prayer art “Today there are a lot of people in this world who are working for the establishment of the Kingdom of Heaven. Few among them enjoy the fame and glory of being considered among ‘the great men and women of history’. However, those who work tirelessly, and their motivation does not lie in their being accepted by the masses, achieve great spiritual progress for themselves. Those who live the Will of the Father are contributing to the creation of the realities that His will desires to create.

“Some of you believe that you need to be in a position of greater influence in order to be able to guide others towards better goals. Let me tell you that the best way to appeal to the human soul is through the presence of the Thought Adjuster. Focus your intent directly on the hearts of those you wish to influence. Let your Thought Adjuster be the one that establishes contact with the divine presence in others, expressing your wishes with the highest measure of truth, beauty, and goodness. Every effort you make in this fashion will never be wasted.

Remember the power of prayer, because through the circuit of the Father you can reach any creature in the universe, even if this connection may not be direct, or even conscious, for any of the parties involved. God is present inside you – in each and every one of you – and through His presence in you, you can reach any other personal being in existence.

“How do you think our Father works in this world? Does He show up at United Nations meetings to tell you what you need to do? The Father speaks directly to the hearts and the minds of His creatures. Then, it is up to them to decide what path they will take. In this world, you can likewise work in this fashion, with your love for your peers, and your desire to create a better world through prayer.

“All of you who work in your respective communities, and circles of influence, know that you are not impotent when the time comes to promote the changes you want to see in this world. Live the very change you wish to see, and project your love and your positive energy to those who lead you – the ones you have elected to express your collective decisions. Work with your hands, but remember that your prayers and your love can reach all the way to Paradise itself, and know that you have the support and the power of the Creator Father of all beings and things.”

© The 11:11 Progress Group.
We are each other at our spiritual Root Source – ABC-22, January 1972. • 11:11 Store

Who Built the Pyramids and Why, Based on the Hopi Creation Story, a New YouTube Video from Tom Mills

Tom Mills Pic for YouTube videoTom Mills has recently released a video on YouTube called, Who Built the Pyramids and Why, Based on the Hopi Creation Story. The Hopi Creation Story tells us who built the pyramids and why, how the pyramids and many of the unexplained sites around the world relate to global warming, our melting polar ice caps and what their purpose was in the past.
Tom says the Hopi Creation Story is reinforced on murals painted around the world, many located on ancient pyramids and large stone monuments. He has written two interesting books, THE BOOK OF TRUTH and STONEHENGE IF THIS WAS EAST, linking the Hopi story with Egypt and other locations. They are available at:
The Hopi Creation Story tells of the Creator and family members navigating the universe, coming across Earth, which was wobbling too much to be habitable. Huge stones (pyramids and stone monuments) were placed on Earth in different areas of the world, at different times, to balance it so that life could be created or maintained. The Hopis tell of the Creator’s willingness to return to Earth six times, to repopulate the world, after great endings caused by fire, ice and flood. We are living in the fourth world now, which Tom says is nearing its end, when the Orion star cluster comes into contact with the constellation of the Bull.
One of the most interesting ideas on the video is that the imbalance of our wobbling world was measured by the Creator as the weight of a feather. Tom suggests that if we understood the Hopi story, we would be busy building huge stone monuments, for balance, again. Says Tom, “The Earth is in a delicate balance and in our human hands.”
Tom mentions THE BOOK OF THE HOPI in the video. This image and description are COURTESY OF:
Book of the Hopi
In this strange and wonderful book, thirty elders of the ancient Hopi tribe of Northern Arizona — a people who regard themselves as the first inhabitants of America — freely reveal the Hopi worldview for the first time in written form. The Hopi kept this view a secret for countless centuries, and anthropologists have long struggled to understand it. Now they record their myths and legends, and the meaning of their religious rituals and ceremonies, as a gift to future generations. Here is a reassertion of a rhythm of life we have disastrously tried to ignore and instincts we have tragically repressed; and a reminder that we must attune ourselves to the need for inner change if we are to avert a cataclysmic rupture  between our minds and hearts.


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Photo Friday: How Much Has Jesse Grown?

So for Photo Friday today, we thought that we might share some photos we have recently taken, showing the comparison between Jesse from just after birth, until just recently.

Our little Jesse is growing so quickly. Well, that’s how it seems to us. Being only around 2.6kg when he was first born, to now being 5.5kg, means that we can definitely see the difference.

He is growing and filling out more and more every day and lately, we haven’t been able to control ourselves when it comes to playing with his chubby little arms, legs and cheeks.

So how much has he grown, well have a look below and see for yourself. We think he is just getting cuter and cuter every… single… day!

Jesse at 14 days old:14 days

Jesse at 9 weeks old:9 weeks

Jesse at 10 days old:10 days

Jesse at 10 weeks old:10 weeks

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Now that we’re ushering in spring, we are all probably spending more time in the great outdoors. Sunny weather beckons us to hike, cycle, and play outdoor sports … and soon, we’ll be in the pool. Unfortunately, this blissful time of year comes with its fair share of skin care challenges that can significantly impact the health of your skin. Here are some beauty tips from Nourish Skin Care to make sure your fun in the sun doesn’t translate to sunburns and permanent skin damage.

1. Always Wear Sunscreen

The importance of sunscreen isn’t new, but it isa routinely overlooked element of a thorough skincare routine. Luckily, finding the right sun protection doesn’t have to be difficult. We suggest using an organic, chemical-free sunscreen with micronized zinc oxide to avoid the chemicals that can interfere with your hormones and increase your risk for cancer.

Today’s superior zinc oxide sunscreens are clear and non-greasy, unlike the heavy white masks of the past. Don’t forget to apply it to frequently forgotten areas like the ears and all around the neck. Wear your sunscreen any time you leave the house. Consider using it indoors, too! Windows allow enough sun into your home to affect the health of your skin.

Skincare Protection for Spring

2. Don’t Skip Eye Cream

Sunscreen alone is important, but sometimes we need a bit more protection from the sun’s rays, especially when it comes to sensitive skin under our eyes. All-natural eye creams (like our Essential Eye Crème) are a great way to ensure you have plenty of protection from sun spots and wrinkles. Look for those with anti-aging properties to provide double the benefits!

3. Invest in a Quality Lip Balm

More time outside can result in chapped and painful lips from both the sun and wind. Most people either ignore lip balm or spend as little as possible on them, but a quality product can help protect you from the elements. For smooth lips that can stand up to a brisk breeze, invest in a lip balm that contains skin-pleasing organic ingredients like aloe vera, vitamin E, and beeswax.

For a full line of organic products formulated to protect your skin, check out the Nourish Skin Care Products shop.

Texas-based Nourish Skin Care Products provides a variety of organic products to protect and care for your skin. Visit www.nourishskincareproducts.com to learn more about the natural ingredients that make our products unique, or shop now. Reach us at info@nourishskincareproducts.com or online.


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5 Tips for Surviving The Aussie Outback

5 TIPS FOR SURVIVING THE AUSSIE OUTBACK:  There are a few places in the world as beautiful, as vast and as unforgiving as the Australian outback. With its climate, sweeping landscapes, unpredictable wildlife and immense size, the Australian outback still manages to draw in visitors from all around the globe, as well as among Aussies.

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15 Ultralight Backpacking Tips To Shave Off Pack Weight

15 ULTRALIGHT BACKPACKING TIPS TO SHAVE OFF PACK WEIGHT: Packing light for the trail is a skill that many people have developed with time, experience and lots of back pain. If you love backpacking, but don’t like the way your whole body aches after lugging around a heavy pack on the trail, then you may consider ultralight backpacking. Ultralight backpacking means that your pack should have a base weight (everything in your pack that is not consumable or the clothing and footwear you’re wearing; i.e food, water and fuel) of around 4-5 kilos.

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The 5 Best Camping Sites in South Australia

THE 5 BEST CAMPING SITES IN SOUTH AUSTRLIA: South Australia is a haven for natural outdoor beauty that you can immerse yourself in. The views, the quiet, the sense of being at one with nature; all these elements are offered in abundance at South Australia’s many camping sites. Whether you’re setting up camp in a forest, a rocky mountain or the white sandy beaches, you’ll always find something to do in the beautiful outdoors. Light a campfire, gaze at the starry night sky and let the serenity wash over you as you take in nature. That is the beauty of camping.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Ultralight Backpacking

A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO ULTRALIGHT BACKPACKING: Most ultralight backpackers have learned through years of trial and error on how to only bring the essentials, and get rid of the non-essential weight on the trail. Today, we’re looking at some of the best ultralight hiking tips to get you on the right track and perfect the art of lightening your load and becoming an expert ultralight backpacker. In fact, all it takes is to have a different mindset, and a little research and planning before you trip, and you’ll be well on your way to ultralight hiking.

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The 6 Best Camping Spots in Western Australia

THE 6 BEST CAMPING SPOTS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Western Australia has some of the most beautiful places to explore if you’re ever planning on going on a camping trip. Seriously, we would recommend you put it into your bucket list immediately if you haven’t already done so. With the natural landscape and wildlife that surrounds Western Australia, the best way to see it all is through camping in the big outdoors.

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The 5 Best Camping Sites in Tasmania

THE 5 BEST CAMPING SITES IN TASMANIA: You have to be prepared, as much of the camping in Tasmania is more towards the rough side due to its natural environment. You may need to bring your own food and supplies like camping gear and water. It’s always better to be safe than sorry. Here’s our pick of some fantastic campsites for you to explore in Tassie.

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Best Poster Award in the FEZA2021

Barbara Kalebić (ESR 7) presented a poster at the FEZA2021: Nanoporous Materials, from Fundamental Science to Advanced Applications Virtual Conference, July 5-9, 2021, and won the award for best poster.

Poster authors and title: Barbara Kalebić, Jelena Pavlović, Jelena Dikić, Aleksander Rečnik, Sašo Gyergyek, Nevenka Rajić: A novel zeolite-based adsorbent for ciprofloxacin removal from water media.

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EUROPOL 🇪🇺 : coordinated action cuts off access to VPN service used by ransomware groups

Takedown of DoubleVPN makes it harder for criminal hackers to cover their tracks

This week, law enforcement and judicial authorities in Europe, the US and Canada have seized the web domains and server infrastructure of DoubleVPN. This is a virtual private network (VPN) service which provided a safe haven for cybercriminals to attack their victims.

This coordinated takedown, led by the Dutch National Police (Politie), under jurisdiction of the National Public Prosecutor’s Office (Landelijk Parket), with international activity coordinated by Europol and Eurojust, has now ended the availability of this service.

Servers were seized across the world where DoubleVPN had hosted content, and the web domains were replaced with a law enforcement splash page. This coordinated takedown was carried out in the framework of the European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats (EMPACT).

DoubleVPN was heavily advertised on both Russian and English-speaking underground cybercrime forums as a means to mask the location and identities of ransomware operators and phishing fraudsters. The service claimed to provide a high level of anonymity by offering single, double, triple and even quadruple VPN-connections to its clients.

DoubleVPN was being used to compromise networks all around the world. Its cheapest VPN-connection cost as little as €22 ($25).

International coordination

International cooperation was central to the success of this investigation as the critical infrastructure was scattered across the world.

  • Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) supported the investigation from the onset, bringing together all the involved countries to establish a joint strategy. Its cybercrime specialists organised over 30 coordination meetings and four workshops to prepare for the final phase of the takedown, alongside providing analytical and crypto-tracing support. A virtual command post was set up by Europol on the action day to ensure seamless coordination between all the authorities involved in the takedown.
  • Eurojust facilitated the judicial cross-border cooperation and coordination, to ensure an adequate response in order to take down the network. For this purpose, and since October last year, six dedicated coordination meetings took place, organised by Eurojust, and set up a coordination centre during the action day, during which the operation was rolled on the ground by the various national authorities involved.

The leading Dutch Public Prosecutor Ms Wieteke Koorn stated:

This criminal investigation concerns perpetrators who think they can remain anonymous, while facilitating large-scale cybercrime operations. By taking legal action, including the special investigatory power for digital intrusion, we want to make it very clear there cannot be any safe havens for these kind of criminals. Their criminal acts damage the digitalised society and erode the trust of citizens and companies in digital technologies, therefore their behaviour has to be stopped.

The Head of Europol’s EC3, Edvardas Šileris, commented:

Law enforcement is most effective when working together and today’s announcement sends a strong message to the criminals using such services: the golden age of criminal VPNs is over. Together with our international partners, we are committed to getting this message across loud and clear.

Participating authorities and agencies:

  • The Netherlands: National Police (Politie), National Public Prosecutor’s Office (Landelijk Parket)
  • Germany: Federal Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt), Prosecutor General’s Office Frankfurt am Main – Cyber Crime Center
  • United Kingdom: National Crime Agency (NCA)
  • Canada: Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
  • United States: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), US Secret Service (USSS), US Department of Justice (DOJ)
  • Sweden: Swedish Police Authority (Polisen), Swedish Prosecution Authority (Åklagarmyndigheten)
  • Italy: State Police (Polizia di Stato, Servizio Polizia Postale e delle Comunicazioni Roma, Compartimento Polizia Postale e delle Comunicazioni Lombardia), Public Prosecutor’s Office of Milan (Procura della Repubblica di Milano)
  • Bulgaria: General Directorate for the Fight against Organised Crime of the Bulgarian Ministry of Internal Affairs (Главна дирекция « Борба с организираната престъпност » при Министерството на вътрешните работи на Република България)
  • Switzerland: Cantonal Police Ticino (Polizia Cantonale del Cantone Ticino), Public Prosecutor’s Office Ticino (Ministero Pubblico del Cantone Ticino)
  • Europol: European Cybercrime Centre (EC3)
  • Eurojust

In 2010 the European Union set up a four-year Policy Cycle to ensure greater continuity in the fight against serious international and organised crime. In 2017 the Council of the EU decided to continue the EU Policy Cycle for the 2018 – 2021 period. It aims to tackle the most significant threats posed by organised and serious international crime to the EU. This is achieved by improving and strengthening cooperation between the relevant services of EU Member States, institutions and agencies, as well as non-EU countries and organisations, including the private sector where relevant. Cybercrime is one of the priorities of the Policy Cycle.

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Pikes Peak Acura Opening Used Car Business Dealership Daily

Northbrook trustees have reduce a tax break deal they are saying will deliver a luxurious used car seller to the village. This type of business could have some pretty healthy begin-up value or buy-out price associated with it. The tools needed and the staff to run the business are going to be substantial cash drain as well as the building, the utilities and other enterprise bills.

The excess, if any, of the full quantity of depreciation that may have been allowable in the course of the years before the commerce if 100 percent of using the car had been enterprise and investment use, over the full amounts really allowable as depreciation throughout those years.

Northbrook Village President Sandy Frum stated that without the deal, the constructing would have been eligible for a distinct form of tax break – however one that might most likely not bring any gross sales taxes at all, and temporarily scale back its property tax era.

Now, many money making lovers who’ve a love for automobiles are wanting a chunk of this profitable enterprise alternative… and due to the internet, it is now doable to get pleasure from lots of the financial rewards the enterprise provides without all of the headache and bills as as soon as required.

Since this business has a excessive dollar value to get into, most buyers will need to have substantial funds out there or strong financing so as to purchase an existing business or begin one up. The cash sources for this enterprise might be the current owner, an Internet enterprise lender, your bank, your kinfolk, loans on property you own or household-money.


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October 24, 2019

It’s rare for artists to have the ability to infuse dreamy pop/alt-rock records with layers of lyrical and emotional depth. Sam Louis is one of those artists while still getting you on your feet and onto the dance floor. I would know from seeing him live at Rivoli a few weeks back and his CMW set at the Paddock to know his doesn’t disappoint live.

I like that Sam is starting to infuse the synthy bass glides into his current sound to bring a more cinematic wave into it. His undeniable vocal presence is already enough to carry a song alone but it looks like the production choices are headed to a next level.

Sam has been surrounded by music his whole life, performing with various bands, and production companies developing a wide array of musical knowledge and awareness. Music is his passion and he strives to share it with the world. He is a vocal graduate of the Humber College Contemporary Music degree program, and has been training in the music fields of jazz, classical, and contemporary for over 8 years. Through his time at Humber, Sam has studied with various musicians, such as Greg Wells (Adele), Rik Emmett (Triumph), Ian Terry (Celine Dion) and Denzel Sinclaire (Diana Krall), learning the ways of songwriting, performance, production, music marketing, and music business. Sam has also had the opportunity to work with London based producer/songwriter/programmer James Sanger (Madonna, U2, Phil Collins) and has rehearsed and worked with Toronto based Musician/Producer/Songwriter Alan Shiner (Pizza Pizza, Coca Cola, Mariah Carey and Drake). He was most recently approached by audio engineer Kevin O’Leary (Tragically Hip, Billy Talent, Shawn Mendes, The Glorious Sons, Walk Off The Earth). Sam Louis will be working with Kevin, recording and mixing his new EP “Hallelujah Nights” at Noble Street Studios in the new year.

Louis is constantly building his accolades. His original song “One” has just received an international licensing agreement through Indaba Music and he was awarded SingerUniverse’ best song/vocalist of the Month for his performance of his track, “Echo”. Sam has also co-wrote with some fellow friends and producers, having 3 original tracks on Indigenous DJ/ producer Classic Roots’ nominated album. These three tracks went on to win a 2015 Indigenous Music Award for Best Pop album of the year. He also had the honour of being nominated this year for a 2017 Toronto Independent Music Award in the BEST POP ARTIST category. Louis has been traveling back and forth from Toronto and Los Angeles filming music videos and playing at iconic venues on Sunset strip. His new EP is set to release this fall accompanied by two new music videos for songs titled “Chasing the Rush” and “Glory. Stay tuned for this exciting next wave of Sam Louis!

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It’s Labour Day: CFNU joins the CLC’s call for stronger public pensions and safer workplaces

On Labour Day, Canada’s nurses join the Canadian Labour Congress and call for stronger public pensions, safer workplaces and public spaces, and better jobs for all.

Labour Day is an important opportunity to celebrate and recognize Canada’s nurses and all workers across the country. Today we reflect back on a successful year of challenges and labour victories we won to make life better for everyone.

Though we have accomplished a lot over the last calendar year, there is still more to do to improve working life for all Canadians.

Later this year, the federal government will put legislation before Parliament to implement the first increase in retirement income benefits in half a century.

While today’s seniors still need help to avoid falling into poverty, it is young workers who will benefit most from this change. Already faced with hostile jobs market and record levels of debt, today’s young workers need a new way to save for retirement. After a lifetime of work, no one should have to struggle just to make ends meet. Improving the CPP so it covers more than just 25% of the working income will make a big difference when the time comes to retire.

We must also continue working hard to tackle precarious work and protect all workers – in our health care settings it is important to pay particular attention to home care workers, personal care workers, nurse practitioners, who are too often in part-time and casual positions. As Canada’s nurses, we must continue to push for appropriate staffing levels to address working conditions for all and ensure quality, safe patient care.

Canada’s unions are working to encourage federal and provincial governments to restore the conditions required to grow and sustain the good jobs that people need.

Today 11 million Canadians don’t have access to a workplace pension plan, and saving for retirement is harder than it was in the past. Expanding the CPP will help today’s seniors who find themselves struggling to afford home care and to even make ends meet. It will also mean a better future for today’s young workers, so that they can look forward to a better public pension when they retire.

Working for a living shouldn’t mean living in poverty. Working for a living shouldn’t mean not having enough time to care for your family. Working for a living certainly doesn’t mean having to choose between feeding your family and filling your prescription.

This Labour Day, Canada’s nurses are proud to support the Canadian Labour Congress’ Labour of Love campaign. The CFNU stand in solidarity with unions across our country for safety and fairness for all Canadians.

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The Rev. Dr. Matthew L. Camlin, Pastor

The Rev. Dr. Matthew Camlin became the pastor and head of staff at New Wilmington Presbyterian Church in December 2015. He previously pastored churches in West Virginia and New Jersey. He also served two years on the staff of the Washington City Mission, a rescue mission and homeless shelter in Washington, PA, that offers Christ-centered recovery programs for substance abusers and addicts.

Dr. Camlin was raised in the Church of the Covenant Presbyterian Church in Washington, Pennsylvania. He is a 1998 graduate of the College of Wooster in Ohio, where he received a Bachelor of Music Education degree; a 2001 graduate of the Princeton Theological Seminary, where he earned his Master of Divinity degree; and a 2013 graduate of the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, where he received the Doctor of Ministry degree in Reformed Christian Spirituality.

In addition to his service at NWPC, Dr. Camlin currently serves as Stated Clerk of the Presbytery of Shenango and as a commissioner to the Synod of the Trinity.

Dr. Camlin and his wife, Diane, live in New Wilmington with their three children: a daughter, Afton; and two sons, William (Liam) and Alasdair.

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Director of Christian Education
Doug Phillips,
Youth Leader
Mollie Fulkman,
Preschool Director
Jill Mohr,
Preschool Teacher
Jan McClelland,
Linda McGrath,
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Dan Smith,
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Anne Bruening,
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Kathy Montgomery,
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Alison Thompson,
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Our congregation elects 15 Ruling Elders (in three rotating classes) to form a partnership with our Teaching Elder (Pastor). Together they form the Session, which provides the people of God with vision, direction, and provision for their ministry within and beyond the gathered congregation.  The session meets monthly for stated meetings of worship and work, while individual elders exercise ongoing leadership in their respective committee and workgroup assignments.

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  • Mark Arblaster

  • Joan Dawson

  • Diane George

  • Janet Smith

  • Judy Veon

  • Class of 2022

  • Bob Craig

  • Diana Reed

  • Kim Romig

  • Bev Shelenberger

  • Patty Vogeley

  • Class of 2023

  • Randy Brown

  • Kristen Phillips

  • Jamey Shaffer

  • Karen Wallace

  • Andrew Withington

    Our congregation elects 15 Deacons (in three rotating classes) to share in a ministry of compassion and assistance to persons in need both within and beyond the congregation.  Deacons exercise this ministry individually, in groups, and in partnership with the Pastors.

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  • Betsy Boyd

  • Warren Hickman

  • Sandy Johnston

  • Sharon Meyer

  • Chris Parish

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  • Don Shelenberger

  • Cathy Smith

  • Jill M. Wilson

  • Frasier Zahniser

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  • Sara Arblaster

  • Marcia Curry

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    Our congregation elects 12 Trustees (in three rotating classes) to serve as stewards of the congregation’s facility and resources, ensuring that a church building intended for worship, education, and fellowship works for the congregation and not against it.  Trustees coordinate with staff members in overseeing all levels of maintenance.  They also provide leadership to the congregation in the form of long-range facility, capital campaign, and resource management planning.  While not ordained like Elders and Deacons, the role of the Trustees is vital to the congregation’s ministry and mission.

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Top Tips For Perfecting Your Boho Wedding Dress Look

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Top Tips For Perfecting Your Boho Wedding Dress Look

Just like a jigsaw puzzle, your wedding is only complete when all the pieces come together. How you look is obviously a crucial aspect, which means your wedding dress plays an enormous role in the success of your big day. If you’re drawn to the boho aesthetic, this means finding the perfect wedding dress to compliment your boho-themed wedding. This post will help you get started.

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Many brides consider a boho wedding dress because they want to break away from the traditional wedding gown. If you have the same desire, but need more info to make a good style decision, let’s take a closer look at what “boho” really means. We’ll start with the crucial question: What defines a boho wedding dress?

What makes a dress a Boho dress?

Boho dresses are often very rustic and rural looking, and they lack the simplicity of most modern minimalist wedding dresses. Unlike the tight modern dresses, boho wedding dresses are very loose fitting and free-flowing. You won’t need a corset or a bodice with a boho wedding dress. Boho dresses often use more refined materials such as silk, crotchet designs, laces and silk crepe, and have very intricate designs.

Unlike some modern wedding dress trends where brides experiment with color, Boho wedding dresses are almost strictly white, nude or beige. Most boho wedding dresses have longer sleeves, and you’ll hardly ever find a sleeveless boho dress. In stark contrast to the relatively conservative sleeves, most bohemian-styled wedding dresses have sensual open backs. Read more at Boho Fashion

Boring and boho should never be said in the same sentence. The boho aesthetic gives you plenty of freedom to create a unique wedding theme and look, so go for it!

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If you’re going to rock a boho dress, you need to compliment it with a befitting wedding ceremony and reception. The following post has some cool planning ideas to make it happen.

If you plan to fully embrace the Bohemian aesthetic for your wedding, there’s nothing like a natural outdoor setting to celebrate that choice. In a beautiful forest or similar woodland location, your bohemian look is right at home.

Opting for a dress with delicate floral embroidery and asymmetric finishes. This will subtly imitate your surroundings and give a cohesive finish to the entire day. Additionally, bohemian wedding dresses are ideal for a garden ceremony, beach wedding, or even a converted barn venue.

For those with a bohemian soul and unending wanderlust, this style of dress is ideal. Good examples include a destination wedding in the mountains, or lakeside nuptials. A favorite among boho brides is an outdoor wedding with a focus on florals, a quintessential flower crown, or jewelry headpiece to complete the look! Read more at Love and Lavender

You’re sure to create a beautiful and memorable wedding by going outdoors. The breeze and natural environment will make your guests relish every moment of your day.

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The only way to float down the aisle in the perfect boho dress is wearing the ideal shoes. Which kind are appropriate for a boho look? Let’s talk about it:

Wear Shoes With White or Ivory Lace

This tip comes from the idea that your boho wedding dress is likely lacey to some degree (although it’s true that they don’t ALL have lace), and so a shoe with lace will go nicely with your dress. The type of lace and style of shoe that’s best will of course depend on your specific dress style, but I really think you can’t go wrong.

NOTE: Make sure that if your dress is off-white, champagne, or ivory in color, that you don’t choose lace white shoes that are whiter than your dress. If you do, you’ll see that they make your dress look dirty in comparison. Strange but true! Read more at Wayfaring Weddings

Go ahead and be as creative as you want on your wedding day. After all, it’s your once-in-a-lifetime event so make the most of every element. As they say, what’s worth doing is definitely worth doing well.

Looking for a bridal salon in Columbia where you can find an unmatched selection of designer boho wedding dresses? New York Bride And Groom of Columbia has the largest collection in the Midlands. We feature dresses from top boho labels Wilderly Bride, Lillian West, and All Who Wander. Visit us today, no appointment needed, to shop for your perfect boho wedding gown.


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WASHINGTON – When it comes to taking freebie trips, Rep. Greg Meeks is king among New York lawmakers, The Post has found.

Meeks (D-Queens) and his wife, Simone-Marie, went to Taiwan, Dallas, Charleston, S.C., Houston and Puerto Rico last year – courtesy of corporations or groups with an interest in lobbying the congressman.

On his own, Meeks also went to Miami, London and Puerto Rico two other times.

After nine junkets last year, Meeks and his wife are off to a quick start in 2002.

They recently returned from an all-expenses-paid trip to New Orleans and a $13,556 weeklong tour of London and Malaysia.

The Post compiled travel records by reviewing the most recent disclosure statements filed by New York lawmakers.

Rep. Eliot Engel (D-Bronx) last year brought his wife, Patricia, to Wyoming and West Virginia, and went on his own to Las Vegas, Chicago, Boston and Ukraine.

Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Queens) hit the Grand Cayman islands, Israel, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, while Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens) visited Israel, Cyprus, Prague, Czech Republic and Fort Lauderdale.

But many accepted no free trips, including Reps. Vito Fossella (R-S.I.), Carolyn Maloney (D-Manhattan), Ed Towns (D-Brooklyn), Jose Serrano (D-Bronx) and Nydia Velazquez (D-Brooklyn).

Meeks’ spokesman Mike McKay said most of the trips were aimed at helping people in the district, minority businesses or overall economic development.

McKay said Meeks’ visits to Puerto Rico, two of which were paid for by the Vieques Legal Defense Fund, were to show support for the anti-bombing campaign on Vieques, while his hop to Miami was aimed at diversifying the travel industry.

The No. 1 frequent flier is Rep. Greg Meeks (left), who almost always travels with his wife, Simone-Marie.

Trip No. Month Trips in 2001 Cost of trip

1. Jan. N.Y. to China (w/wife) $13,790

2. April D.C. to Dallas (w/wife) $1,779

3. May N.Y. to Puerto Rico $1,270

4. June D.C. to Charleston, S.C. (w/wife) N/A

5. July N.Y. to Houston (w/wife) $5,731

6. July N.Y. to San Juan (w/wife) $3,016

7. July N.Y. to San Juan $1,082

8. Sept. N.Y. to Miami $722

9. Nov. N.Y. to London $8,436

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A-Rod’s amazing milestone could have meant so much more

In a different time, under different circumstances, this wouldn’t just be a milestone for Alex Rodriguez, but a celebration, a commemoration, a coronation. There would have been extra reporters tailing him the past few days as he neared the magic number. There would have been extreme dollops of pomp and circumstance prepared well in advance.

This isn’t just about shameless commercialization, either. The Yankees have become proficient at squeezing every last nickel out of every last resource, out of every last paragraph of their own history books, with the help of wing men such as Brandon Steiner, who somehow figured out a way to make dirt profitable when old Yankee Stadium came tumbling down.

No, the Yankees made their own messy beds when they tied Rodriguez’s significant home run numbers to raw dollars and cents, to “marketing” and public relations and whatever else they were able to talk themselves into back in 2007, when they thought it would be a good idea to turn what seemed like a fun-filled journey to the all-time home run record into a parody of “Let’s Make a Deal.”

That was manufactured. The numbers for which Rodriguez was to be paid $6 million — 660, 714, 755, 762 and 763 — are meaningful to baseball fans who are also, by nature, numerologists, but to anyone else they are random, like the Monday-through-Friday drawings of the New York Lottery’s three-digit number.

And so, truthfully, it was difficult to pick a side when Rodriguez reached No. 660 with a blast off Boston’s Junichi Tazawa on May 1 at Fenway Park and the Yankees decided they weren’t going pay up.

Do you agree with the Yankees, who believe A-Rod’s name — and thus his equaling Willie Mays’ career total — has been forever sullied by his steroid ties, rendering impotent any effort to market — and monetize — the achievement?

Do you agree with Rodriguez, who surely believes a deal is a deal and should be treated as a deal — though is it even possible to feel any kind of regret for someone who already has made in excess of $378 million (give or take a comma or two) and has admitted to playing at least a portion of his career fueled by PEDs?

This, though … this is different.

Three-thousand hits is one of the sacred benchmarks in the game, alongside 300 victories for pitchers and 500 home runs for sluggers. Before steroids, these were the equivalent of winning automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament — guaranteed entry to the Hall of Fame. Even when we became more cynical and more guarded in analyzing numbers — the word “compiler” essentially was invented to pejoratively refer to such players as Don Sutton and Craig Biggio — those guys always got in.

But that was Before.

We live in the After phase of the steroid era now, and it is something we are still learning to deal with, always on the fly, always altering the rules. Every January, we resume the debate about how much influence steroid use — even if it’s only purported — should affect Cooperstown candidates.

But this is something else. This is just a number that happens to be sacrosanct, that is simply not reached by ordinary players, or even by most exceptionally good ones.

The roster of the previous 28 names is deep in baseball history. You get to 3,000, you don’t back in. That’s a lot of hits. That’s averaging 200 hits for 15 years, and that’s emblematic of rare talent, rare skill, rare grace.

It is precisely the kind of accomplishment for which Alex Rodriguez should have been afforded an over-the-top avalanche of accolades, because you don’t think of A-Rod the hitter at first glance, you think of A-Rod the slugger. Babe Ruth didn’t get 3,000 hits. Barry Bonds didn’t make it to 3,000.

Of the eight men who have hit 600 homers, only three — A-Rod, Mays, Hank Aaron — also have reached 3,000 hits. Think of this: There have been in excess of 18,500 people who have played major league baseball going back to 1869. Three have achieved that daily double. Three. Appropriately, given the numbers that define the sport, the percentage of players who have reached that plateau is this: 0.000162162162.

Yes. This should have been an historic day, not just an interesting one. This should have been a feat celebrated as few things before ever have been celebrated. In a different time, under different circumstances, Rodriguez becoming the third member of The 600/3,000 Club should have merited recognition that would have dwarfed that which was bestowed on Derek Jeter the day he connected off David Price for the home run — just as A-Rod did Friday off Justin Verlander — that delivered hit No. 3,000.

It wasn’t treated that way, of course, and perhaps you can say Rodriguez has only himself to blame for that, and maybe that’s so. Doesn’t mean you can’t express remorse over what he was denied. And if you care about baseball, which means you care about its numbers and its records and its milestones — which means maybe you think A-Rod only gets what’s coming to him — you can’t help but feel you were denied a little something, too.

This was a terrific moment. It should have been something else. In a different time, under different circumstances, this would have been quite a bit something else.

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