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Award-winning SEO copywriter and SEO consultant, Kate Toon, with almost two decades of experience in all things advertising, digital and writing. Originally from the UK but now based just outside Sydney.

She has worked with big brands such as eHarmony, Curash and Kmart. And she’s helped countless small businesses produce great content and improve their copywriting and SEO.

Kate is also the founder of The Clever Copywriting School and The Recipe for SEO Success eCourse, as well as co-host on the Hot Copy Podcast.

She presents the Write for Business show for the Dale Beaumont’s Brin.ai app and recently launched The Copywriting Conference – Australia’s first dedicated Copywriting Conference.

Last but not least, Kate uses her accumulated knowledge as a lecturer at the University of Newcastle teaching courses on SEO and Writing for the Web.

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‘Misogynist SCUMBAG’ Matt Taibbi’s poll on Trump’s ‘sh*thole’ comment being all-time ugliest BACKFIRES

Posted at 9:50 am on January 12, 2018 by Sam J.

Remember Matt Taibbi? He’s the journalist who admitted to sexually assaulting women in Russia … some would say he even bragged about it. Here, let us refresh your memories:

Yeah, he’s a real charmer.

Classy stuff, right?

Well, this classy charmer took it upon himself to put out a poll as a means to shame Donald Trump for calling countries ‘sh*tholes.’ We doubt he’s bright enough to see the irony in this:

All-time leading Ugly American moment? A COMMENT? Oh, the amount of stupid from the Left seriously burns.

You can guess how the poll is going.

But people, Trump said SH*THOLE.

Psh, an assassination of a president is not nearly as ugly as what Trump said.

We’re sensing a pattern here.

Sadly several people are voting that this is the all-time leading Ugly American moment … which tells us Trump Derangement Syndrome is even more out of control than we first imagined.

And the fact a schmuck like Matt is not being called out for his own hypocrisy is just the crappy icing on the crappy cake.

He probably should have sat this one out.

‘Twatwaffle?’ Greg Gutfeld has the BEST idea for Trump and ‘shocking words’ (CNN hardest hit)

‘HOLY HELL’! Journos Matt Taibbi, Mark Ames BRAGGED about sexually assaulting women

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Sunday, June 21, 2015

2nd Man and I have both lost our fathers.  While I never got to meet his Dad, he did get to meet mine and my Dad loved 2nd Man like another son, which was pretty awesome.

I'm always sad that our parents didn't get to see the life we've made and my Dad especially, being a woodworker/craftsman, would have LOVED the farm and built/done whatever we needed, ha.

So today, as we remember our Dads, we want to wish all of you who are fathers, a wonderful and happy Father's Day!

We give you a hug too!

  1. I'm sure they'd both be proud of you and all you're doing. x

  2. you guys are bee fathers now! happy father's day!

  3. We met up with younger daughter and her husband of 6 months at a state park. They treated my husband and I to canoeing on the lake there and then a picnic lunch of grilled turkey burgers in honor of Fathers Day. Spoke to older daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter later when they called to wish a Happy Fathers Day. Both of us have lost our fathers too. Remembered them both today fondly.

  4. They may not be here in body but will always be with you in spirit (hugs)

  5. Your Dads are proudly smiling down upon both of y’all.
    Always loved … Never forgotten … Forever in our hearts

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Bronx Boy 'Thrown Off Five-Storey Building'

Bronx Boy 'Thrown Off Five-Storey Building'

A nine-year-old New York City boy is fighting for his life after he was allegedly thrown off the roof of a five-storey building by his teenage neighbour.

Police say Casmine Aska, 17, dragged the young boy out of his Bronx apartment and up the stairs before hurling him off the top of the building.

Neighbours who discovered the victim lying on the pavement identified him as Freddy Martin, the New York Daily News reported.

He is said to be in critical condition at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital.

Neighbours told the Daily News that Freddy was heard screaming for his mother as he lay helpless on the concrete sidewalk after falling approximately 60 feet (18 metres).

Law enforcement sources told the newspaper that before losing consciousness Freddy informed police and medical workers that Aska had pushed him from the roof.

Aska was later arrested as he tried to walk out of the building with his mother and brother. Police have charged him with attempted murder.

Sources told the Daily News that the teenager gave "several versions" of what happened while being questioned by investigators, including the claim that "Freddy tried to grab him and in doing so fell from the roof".

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Avalanche Events Winter Fan Dance

My review of the Winter Fan Dance is coming, just trying to get everything down in words, edit my footage as well as getting over a cold.

In the interim here is a couple of clips from the GoPro footage I captured on the day

12 Hours to go

Quick post, kit is now sorted, drop bags are packed. A good meal tonight and as much sleep as I can muster. 6 am tomorrow I hopefully run further and longer than I ever have before, the weather looks ok so that’s one less thing to worry about.

If you are interested in following my progress I will be tweeting as and when I can, the hashtag NDW100 will be used by, also Centurion Running have live timings up on this link

My bib number is 61, Anthony Clark

Double Blowout: Damage Update

It seems that my hope of it just being the inner tubes was a bit too optimistic. On closer examination my rear wheel now has a buckle and the front tyre has what looks like a chunk taken out of it.

You can see the buckle in the rim, causes all sorts of problems with breaking
You can see the buckle in the rim, causes all sorts of problems with breaking
The buckle from the side
The buckle from the side
A small chunk missing from my front tyre
A small chunk missing from my front tyre
Another angle on the chunk from my tyre
Another angle on the chunk from my tyre

I am reporting the pothole to the council (although its possible this has been resolved) in order to follow the process for making a claim, as I don’t wish to be down on the cost of a new rim (or potentially wheel) and tyre. I will also take the bike into the shop to have a proper assessement in case there is any more damage that I am missing.

Double Blowout on the bike

I thought I would post a link to this video on my blog, not running related but something that happened me today, warning I do swear in this video (a s**t and f**k, out of shock and annoyance):

Double Blowout – YouTube

From the video description

Cycling home I hit a couple of large potholes at speed (around 20-25mph) and had a double blowout. Lucky for me I didn’t come off the bike, damage wise I haven’t been able to do a full assessment yet but I am hoping its just the tubes that need replacing.

I was not that far over to the left, but probably more than I would have liked and I have cycled this section of road many times and not had an issue (although not in the last few weeks).

As I say in my video, this (among other safety reasons) is a perfect example of why we have to keep to the right at times.

I have a running update which I will be posting in the near future

Running stats for 2012

With the end of 2012 in sight (and no apocalypse to speak of) it seemed a good time tolook at my statistics for the year and the challenges that await in 2013

Using Good Run Guide I have been able to grab some statistics for all my runs using a GPS watch (any that have been done on a treadmill or using my Runkeeper App are not included)

Logged Runs 2012 by Month
This table details my runs on a monthly basis showing info like total distance anc calories burnt
This table details my runs on a monthly basis showing info like total distance and calories burnt

Looking back over the year, its interesting that my distance for a month peaked in May with the NDW50 being in August. I was loosely following a training plan however lost my way a bit with this and June and July where as the mileage should have been increasing further I actually dropped back. Also looking at Jan to Feb it is worrying the leap in distance from 34 miles up to 126, definitely not following the 10% rule there.

Pace over Time
Details my average pace on month by month
Details my average pace on month by month

This graph is more indicative of the training plan for the NDW50. As it was my first Ultra my absolute focus was on managing my energy levels and running efficiency, so runs were always planned with pacing in mind. Obviously August was where the pace was slowest but you can see that following this I started to speed up again.

Races by Month
List of event details are below
List of event details are below

Races from Jan are:

  • January – Asics Wildman 10km
  •  March – Asics Trailman 13km
  • April – Offa’s Orror 20km
  • May – Denbies 10mile
  • June – Trail Marathon Wales
  • July – Pen Y Fan Race
  • August – North Downs Way 50 mile
  • October – Snowdonia Marathon
  • December – Grim Original 2012
Whats happening in 2013

Well, first and foremost it’s getting over my Achilles injury (more on how this is going in a separate post) but in terms of races I am already booked up for the North Downs Way 50 in May, Trail Marathon Wales in June and the North Downs Way 100 in August. I will probably look to do the Pen Y Fan race again as I really do like this one and the Grim Original may also be on the list.

I list these as races but the focus is the NDW100 so everything before that will be considered training, of which I need to make sure that I get the miles in my legs. Suffice to say I will be spending a lot of time on the North Downs Way.


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7 Steps To Writing Your Original Worship Song

So, you feel the need for a new worship song.

You’ve already browsed Youtube, checked out the CCLI Top 100 Songs for United Methodists, and even tried to change some words in that Taylor Swift song to make it more about Jesus.  But nothing is speaking to the particular needs of your youth, young adults or worshiping community.

What do you do now?

The following steps will guide you and your creative team through a process for creating original, contextual, and theologically rich worship music for your young people.  We hope you’ll dive deep into each step, and maybe even share with us the music that comes out on the other end!

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STEP 1 - Do your homework

Worship music in the Methodist tradition teaches discipleship while it praises God.  So the first step in creating new music should be your regular exploration of the Bible and our Christian story.  Bible studies that lead to deep discussions are a great place to start.  In those conversations you’ll start to see what your community might need to delve into more deeply.

As a part of this exploration, ask youth and young adults to reflect on the existing songs that help them understand the topic.  Maybe We Are One In The Spirit has helped explain our common membership in Christ’s church and our shared responsibility to show compassion to the world together.  Or maybe Joy of the Lord by Rend Collective has encouraged your youth to have hope in God through tough times in their lives.

But what questions remain?  And what issues of theology and discipleship haven’t the church’s songs helped us address yet?  This can be a great launching point for developing new songs that fill those holes.

STEP 2 - Double Check

Even when you think you’ve identified a topic worthy of new music, it never hurts just to check twice on what songs you may have missed that could be helpful.

Be sure to check out independent artists like Richard Kentopp who makes his entire worship songbook available online for you to use.

Or, try out some public domain hymn texts from our own Charles Wesley.   We’ve found that even three-hundred-year-old hymns sometimes find new life when we reclaim them for worship today.

Or follow collectives of artists like the one curated at Cardiphonia to stay on top of emerging music from all over the United States and beyond.

In general it is good to remember that your need for a particular kind of worship song may be a shared need across many faith communities.  So make yourself aware of what is out there.  Don’t let Christian Top 40 radio trick you into thinking that’s all there is!

STEP 3 - Retreat & Collaborate

Now that you’ve double checked and realize that there is some need for the song you are seeking, then remember what Rev. Cameron Trimble at the Convergence Music Project says,  “Every movement needs new songs to sing.”  So plan to honor that call by taking the right kind of time to create this new worship song.

We encourage staff, worship leaders and the youth and young adults they work with to take time away to work on their song.  An artists retreat, at a facility other than your youth room for instance, can help focus attention on the project.  Be sure to bring any and all of the people on your team who could lend a hand at the creation of this music: the writers, the musicians, the Bible scholars, etc.  This should be a moment when you draw upon each other’s gifts to make the best piece you can.

And remember, you are writing for others.  When we set out to create a song for communities to sing in worship, artists need to imagine the words and the melodies being sung by their intended audience.  Be sure the elements of the song are a good balance of innovation, insight, uniqueness and accessibility.

STEP 4 - Rewrite, Rewrite, then Rewrite

Hymn writer Ruth Duck notes that “a hymn is not a theological treatise, but a poem.”  So, we shouldn’t expect a worship song to be a list of facts about God or a set of how-tos about being a good Christian.  Once your team has put together a draft of your song, be sure to leave time to re-imagine, revise or rewrite the piece so that is as beautiful a poem for Jesus as it can be.

Don’t rely on your first draft to be the perfect version.  Each time you prayerfully re-examine your song, look for the blurry edges that can be improved with more concrete imagery or a more unique melody line.  Find an honest reviewer to help you identify the awkward or confusing spots in your song that you don’t see.

Psalm 96 reminds us that new songs to the Lord should be marvelous, great, blessings that honor God and inspire God’s children.  So keep working until your song feels like it!

STEP 5 - Record

By this time you should have a song which is moving on toward perfection and is just itching to be recorded.  So, get it down on some format that works for you.  Something as simple as a voice memo app on a smart phone can allow you to experience your song as a listener for the first time.  Share this demo with friends and invite their feedback.  If there are any further changes to be made in the song, now is a great time to address those since it is still developing.

You may have the capacity to do more in-depth recording of the song with studio equipment, fancy microphones and that sound guy who usually works the board at your contemporary worship service.   But don’t get so involved in the technical details of that process that you lose sight of this song and it’s intended recipients: your worshiping community.

STEP 6 - Reveal

One of the best experiences with a new worship song is the first time it is sung by others.  This is where your song will come to life.  You should be ready for comments/suggestions.  Everyone will have some opinion about the song, so try to be intentional about seeking out both positive comments and constructive criticisms.

People’s reactions will probably have a lot to do with how your new song compares to their usual set of hymns or choruses.  Be sure that you have a plan for choosing music that complements typical music with newly developed pieces so listeners can appreciate your creative work and not just get distracted by their unfamiliarity with it.

STEP 7 - Share

Once you’ve helped a new song emerge from scriptural explorations in your community,  tested it amongst existing collections of music, written and perfected it, and revealed it to your community, it is time to share it more broadly.

Now might be the best time to record a more polished version of the song.  A live recording during worship can capture a kind of energy but studio versions can also show the intricacies of the work.  Either way, we encourage you to make a shareable version of your song for the world to see/hear.  Make use of platforms like Bandcamp to share or sell your song to support the work of your church.  Consider allowing remixes of your music to see what other communities could do with your song.  In general, find a way for the hard work of your community to bless the worship life of other singing faith communities.

So that’s it!  These are seven (not so quick) steps to making beautiful music for your youth group, college ministry, or worship gathering.  We hope you’ll send us a link to your music so we can share it with others.  Check out our Conspiritor Collective project which features this kind of work.

And like the Psalmist said, “Sing to the Lord, bless [God’s] name; tell of [God’s] salvation from day to day.”

Written by Carl Gladstone
Young People’s Ministries
Discipleship Ministries


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YALC 2015! Saturday’s Exploits.

You’re probably thinking ‘Why the YALC post now? It’s been OVER A WEEK’. Well, life has been pretty manic since YALC and I’ve spent so long flailing like Kermit at all my nearest and dearest (and other persons besides!) that I haven’t actually managed to get my YALC feelings down into one cohesive blog post. I want to do some longer blog posts about one or two of my favourite panels (watch this space!) but for now, here’s my take on my first ever YALC.

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‘Westworld’ And Other Shows Have Been Forced To Shut Down Production Due To The Latest California Wildfires

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The latest wildfires to rage in California have grown out of control, reportedly scorching an area twice the size of Manhattan in the process. While firefighters are doing their best to get the blazes under control, the potential for disaster is forcing many to take precautions. This includes the entertainment industry, leading to the shutdown of several high-profile television productions according to CNN. This includes work on the second season of HBO’s futuristic sci-fi hit Westworld:

The Thomas Fire, which is burning in Ventura County, has claimed 50,000 acres, according to CAL FIRE and is zero percent contained as of late Tuesday.
In Los Angeles County, The Creek Fire has grown to 11,000 acres, and the Rye Fire is burning about 1,000 acres, according to latest updates from fire officials.

“Due to nearby wildfires, ‘Westworld’ stopped production earlier today and will resume filming as soon as it’s safe to do so,”

CBS’ reboot of SWAT also shut down production, with the show sending a statement on Twitter announcing the decision, citing “unsafe air quality” in the area

CNN reports that neither studio has set a date to restart production and there is no indication of when the area will be safe. Some of the fires were reported to spread at “an acre a second” in our earlier story.

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drupa ante portas: Focus Packaging — Selling is everything!

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Note: This market trend analysis by Andreas Weber appeared in modified form in the drupa run-up special by VDI-nachrichten dated May 13, 2016. VDI-nachrichten addresses a premium reader target group of more than 310,000 technical and innovation experts in German industry.

More than half of all packaging volume worldwide is attributed to printed packaging – and the trend is rising. Packaging printing is thus becoming the most important market of the future for the printing press. This is reflected at the upcoming world’s leading trade fair of the industry, drupa (Dusseldorf, May 31-June 10, 2016). The packaging industry has been booming for years. In 2012, proceeds worldwide were around €600 billion, in 2018 it should be a rich €758 billion. At least, that is what the British market research company Smithers Pira predicts.

The reasons for this are first, the increasing need for packaging in the developing and emerging countries due to rising prosperity and growing populations. China is at the top. Secondly, the packaging sector in the western industrial countries is benefiting from increasing variety and more competition in trade. And thirdly, the volume itself of packaging is growing, as noted here in Germany by the consumer consultancy of North Rhine-Westphalia. For 40% of the packaging contained air.

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Boom-market packaging unleashes new printing techniques

That makes it clear why the printing and paper branches are heavily banking on innovation owing to the eye-catching differentiation of packaging. To date, these have been mostly unusual finishing options such as varnish or metallic colours and non-standard configurations of machines and media specially designed for packaging printing.

Up to now, packaging has primarily been printed and finished using flexo, offset, gravure and screen printing processes. These are able to accommodate the high volume as well as quality and cost demands. Together, flexo and offset printing currently cover around two-thirds of the world market for packaging printing. According to Smithers Pira, it had a volume of $415 billion in 2015.

At less than 10%, the proportion of digital printing is still relatively small and thus presents room for growth. This should change though in the midterm with progress being made in digital print technology, because even in packaging the numbers are sinking. And then there is the trend to customisation.

Printed and varnished cardboard and metal sheets should remain the domain of sheet-fed offset printing for the time being. Yet, digital printing is gradually feeling its way into this market. For flexible packaging, flexo printing is dominant in Europe and America; in Asia, it is gravure. The latter is losing ground, however, due to its expense.

For corrugated board and labels, flexo printing is likewise the process most used, although in labels, digital printing is gaining strength. Screen printing was previously used mostly for signs, displays and hollow articles. There, too, digital inkjet printing is gaining importance. Experts assume that the corrugated board wrapping commonly used in e-commerce today will become increasingly more colourful.

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German printing press manufacturers are searching for cooperation partners in digital printing

In particular, the German printing press manufacturers Koenig & Bauer (KBA) and Heidelberger Druckmaschinen have been focussing on packaging printing for years. Now it is industrial digital printing that should benefit from global collaborations: KBA cooperated with HP Inc. to harness inkjet printing for itself through HP’s own PageWide printing technology.

Heidelberg and Japanese Fujifilm with its expertise in inkjet printing technology jointly developed a new technology platform within 15 months. The first machine based on this, called Primefire, targets premium quality packaging printing with the inkjet printing of sheets in large format (70cm x 100cm).

Event tip: During drupa 2016, a trade day devoted to packaging and printed electronics will take place on June 2 in the drupa cube in Hall 5. Register at

Many new players who have developed additional processes are entering the game owing to the trend to packaging printing, particularly from Israel. These include new digital printing technologies such as the one from Landa Nanography. Scodix has developed digital finishing machines and Highcon relies on laser-based high-speed presses for folding carton. Pure digital printing technology experts such as Canon and Xerox also want to leverage the potential of print applications in packaging including label printing. In printed electronics this includes the integration of Near Field Communication (NFC) that can be processed in inkjet printing.

KBA boss Claus Bolza-Schünemann, in his position as president of the world’s leading trade fair drupa, strikes a blow for packaging printing. For its content, printed packaging serves a protective, preservative, promotional and increasingly also a communicative function. Here the topic of consumer protection comes to mind with respective notices on packaging. What’s more, packaging cannot be replaced by flat screens or smartphones. Unlike with printed newspapers or catalogues, it is not affected by changing media behaviour, but rather benefits from it. More single households with a preference for convenience foods and the booming online mail-order trade are likewise growth drivers.

What can be easily overlooked in the classic printing sector is the interplay of multichannel solutions in marketing, “augmented reality” and personalised advertising. This combination can make any type of packaging become the starting point of new contact and dialogue opportunities with the buyer through “augmented reality” and therefore represents enormous potential for brand-name companies.

To realise this, digital printing is vital. Only with it can the printed image be varied ad hoc. New multichannel software solutions such as those from Xerox subsidiary XMPie enable packaging to be personalised and thus become a part of a measurable marketing campaign.

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Multi-coloured muesli containers are the market of the future

But there are also some obstacles: Fogra, the Munich-based graphic technology research association has found out that the print image quality of inkjet printing can easily result in a very “ragged” print image. This cannot be seen with the naked eye, but causes problems particularly with barcodes. The highly sensitive barcode readers then generate error messages. Any printer that has produced high print-runs with poorly printed barcodes that then cause reader errors has a huge problem.

One of the most exciting packaging printing projects was realised by Heidelberg in tandem with online start-up at the beginning of the year. is a mail-order company for customised muesli. After initial success, the online company opened shops and online print expert Bernd Zipper came up with the idea that people buying muesli on-site could print their own muesli packaging – and not just a label – using an iPad.

That was made possible thanks to a printing technology from Heidelberg called 4D in which the object to be printed is fixed inside the cabin of the printing press and is then printed by movable inkjet print heads. The online editing and process management stems from Longo, Augsburg. The result is a muesli container with personalised text, self-designed and produced in real-time. The customers love it and it is now to go into production.

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drupa president Bolza-Schünemann listed the following reasons for the strong, sustained growth of packaging:

  1. Printed packaging serves a protective, preservative, and advertising function for its contents and, increasingly, a communication function, too. Just think of consumer protection with appropriate references on the packaging.
  2. Packaging cannot be replaced by flatscreens or smartphones. Unlike printed newspapers or catalogs, it remains unaffected by the changed media behavior and actually tends to benefit from this.
  3. The global population is rising and international prosperity is increasing. The middle class with disposable income is growing in emerging markets such as China, India, and Brazil. Growing prosperity goes hand in hand with higher consumption and that in turn means more packaging and printing, all the more since shopping malls are springing up everywhere in emerging markets, too.
  4. Packaging is becoming increasingly classy and sophisticated – the only way to attract the necessary attention at the point of sale. This trend results in greater added value for the printing industry and machines with more elaborate configurations for the supply industry.
  5. More single-person households with a preference for ready meals and the booming online mail-order business are also driving growth.
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This is the demo workout I was asked to craft for Merritt Athletic Clubs.  You will see the scenario and my approach:

Merritt Athletic Clubs — Towson

Personal Fitness Trainer Demo

               Client: Female

               Prefers group exercise classes that focus on cardio

               She is 6 months post-partum, overweight, and has high blood pressure. She also has shoulder and neck issues.

Professional Extrapolations based on the given information:

               1. The client will have muscular imbalances due to her pregnancy. Performing cardio routines without any resistance training may have also induced more problems.

               2. The client should also be advised to seek nutritional counseling, considering that she has high blood pressure and is overweight.

               3. The client may have a fear of lifting weights due to media-based misconceptions, and so she will have to be slowly introduced to resistance training. She will also have to be advised on the health and fitness advantages of combining both cardio and strength training, along with an appropriate diet.

Fitness Prescription:

               The client will need to begin with functional training — stability and muscular endurance. Based on her fitness goals (which a probably to lose weight and increase lean body mass), she would then move on to increasing muscular strength.
               I will be utilizing a circuit training approach (low weight, high repetitions, shorter rest periods).  Metabolically, circuit training will help the client burn more calories, since staying active minimizes recuperation, and so the body uses more energy to keep her going. This should be no problem, because she should have decent cardiorespiratory endurance.

               Warm up will include the bodyweight variations of the resistance exercises to teach proper movement patterns before beginning the actual training session. There will also be a period of self-officiated myofascial release (foam rolling).

               The client will be instructed to continue using group exercise classes for cardio; however, I will ask that she decreases the frequency. She will also be told about the benefits of yoga and pilates for stability, flexibility, and muscular endurance. While I will be integrating a little of both into her training sessions, I would like for the client to take a weekly class in either or both.

               Upper and lower body strengthening will be split.

Frequency = Overall 5-6 days a week;

               — 4-5 days a week for cardio

               — 4-5 days a week for muscular endurance/strength;

               — 2-4 days a week for core;

               — 2 days a week for muscular power (enacted later in the program);

               — 2-3 days a week for stability and flexibility;

               — 1-2 days a week for active recovery or complete rest

Intensity =

               Cardio — 60-80% of MHR

               STR — Due to shoulder and neck complications, upper body will be 50-60% of 1RM Max and involve a lot of bodyweight exercises at the beginning of her training. During lower body days, some isometric upper body holds will be implemented (ex. sumo squat while holding dumbbells).

                              Lower body will generally be within the 60-75% range of 1RM Max; depending on the day (endurance or strength focus), sets and repetitions will either be 2-3 sets 12-15 repetitions or 2-3 sets of 8-12 repetitions.

Duration/Time =

               Warm up             — 5-10 minutes

               Cardio                  — 30-70 minutes (depending on class or training style)

               ME/MS                 — 30-60 minutes

                                             * includes core strengthening

               Stability/Flexibility — 20-60 minutes (depending on session integration or class)

               Cool down          — 5-10 minutes

Type =

               Cardio — Zumba, walking, jogging, biking, Step, PiYo, Insanity, swimming, dancing

               ME/MS — Free weights will be the main method of training the client’s lower body. Upper body will be worked through isometric holds, bodyweight exercises, and weight machines (due to their movement mechanics).

               Stability/Flexibility — During the warm up, the client will have time for self-myofascial release. Throughout her workouts, she will be asked to switch from traditional exercises to the variation requiring balance (ex. regular push-up to BOSU push-up).

               Her core will be worked throughout her workouts, due to the utilization of proper form. 2-4 days week she will also have an Ab Circuit of 3-4 exercises that switch between regular and stabilization styles (supine crunch to Swiss ball crunch).

Day 1 of Training LOWER BODY EXAMPLE

                              1. Gastrocnemius/Soleus (Calves)

                              2. Tensor Fascia Latae (TFL)/Iliotibial (IT) Band

                              3. Latissimus Dorsi

               Static Trapezius/Scalene Stretch

               Supine Medicine/Swiss Ball Overhead Raise

               Active Kneeling Hip Flexor Stretch

               Active Stranding Adductor Stretch

               *depending on the day’s prescribed workout, what follows will be the bodyweight versions of the resistance exercises.

                              Example: Prisoner Squat; Alternating Lunges, forward and back; Arm Circles; Wall Sits; Wall Push Ups; Two-Leg Floor Bridge.

               Squats and Leg Abduction with a Theraband may also be utilized.

* By NASM technique, I would recommend doing the stretches before any dynamic movement, because the client does possess musculoskeletal imbalances. SMR and stretching will help decrease movement compensations while performing later exercises.

               Resistance Circuit [Vertical Load]

                              2-3 sets, 12-15 repetitions each

                              1. Dumbbell Squat —> Bodyweight Squat, One Legged

                              2. Forward and Rear Lunge with DB in Bicep Curl position —> BW Walking Lunge

                              3. Leg Curl Machine —> Supine Swiss Ball Leg Curl

                              4. Sumo Squat, holding DB —> BW Sumo Squat with Calf Raise

                              5. Cable Leg Extension —> Balance Standing Leg Extension

                              2-3 sets, 10-12 repetitions each

                              1. Floor Bridge

                              2. Dead Bug Crunches

                              3. Floor Prone Cobra

                              4. Quadraplex/Tiger Stretch

               Cardio [Treadmill, Stationary Bike] 5-10 minutes (optional)

               Static Stretching

Day 2 of Training UPPER BODY EXAMPLE

               WARM UP

                                             1. Latissimus Dorsi

                                             2. Gastrocnemius/Soleus

                                             3. Hip Adductor

                              Static Trapezius/Scalene Stretch

                              Static Child’s Pose

                              Active Prone Cobra

                              Supine Overhead Raise with Medicine Ball

                              Active Hp Adductor Stretch

                              * bodyweight variations of prescribed STR exercises

               Resistance Training Circuit [Vertical and Horizontal Load]

                              1. Chest Press Machine

                              2. Bicep Curl Machine

                              3. Triceps Pull Down Machine

                              4. Dumbbell Lateral Raises

                              5. Bodyweight Incline Push-up (Wall or against bench)

                              6. Triceps Kickback (Cable or Resistance Band)

                              1. Standing Medicine Ball Chop

                              2. Isometric Plank

                              3. Swiss Ball Crunch

                              4. Swiss Ball Sitting Leg Lift

               COOL DOWN

                              Light aerobics on a machine (treadmill or stationary bike)

                              SMR and static stretching


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Addicted to Morocco

I’m just back from yet another trip to Morocco with a fun bunch of ladies with my group Venus Adventures – Global Trips for Women. Someone on the trip asked me how many times I have been to Morocco now. I really don’t know. Maybe 20? And I have to say, even though I have seen all the places 20x before, it’s a place I never get tired of. There’s just something magical, mystical and mysterious about Morocco that always draws you back – it’s like that feeling of having to keep looking around the next corner. This exotic mysteriousness draws me to return, stepping back in time in the ancient cities of Fez and Marrakech, with their twisted alleyways full of secrets – of black magic and superstitions, of days gone by, of strange occurences. As a tourist, if you embrace Morocco, and let yourself be open to the experiences, you will also get a whiff of it. But remain closed to it, and you will only see the surface. Don’t forget to stop and observe the goings-on.

The People

Moroccans will get under your skin and touch your heart. When they greet you they shake your hand and they do touch their heart: even this is a beautiful gesture. Small children will kiss your hand. Moroccan kindness, generosity and willingness to help is second to none. They like to talk to you. And they will go out of their way to help you. Ask a shopkeeper for some help, and most likely he will close his store and take you to the place you are looking for. Be open to meeting people and every day will be some kind of new adventure. I love it when my ladies have a free day in Marrakech and come back with all sorts of stories of people they have met and the acts of kindness they experienced. Morocco is also a fantastic mix of Arabia meets Africa – this fusion of cultures is evident in the catchy beats of a Berber drumming session, the black magic, and in the faces of many people you will see traces of African and Arab features.

The Places

Morocco has it all: deserts, ancient cities, mountains and coast, and you will always find what you are looking for, be it a beach break, an active holiday hiking in the mountains or a quiet desert retreat riding camels into the sea of sand dunes to get some downtime for your soul. That’s one of the things that makes Morocco so magical: the variety. On my all-ladies trip we not only explore the maze of ancient streets in the old medinas (cities), but we also hike into the Atlas mountains and stay the night with a Berber family. This is a very authentic and special night as there are no other tourists in the village, and we get to see how the locals really live. Berber lives are still very traditional as their day is dictated from sunrise to sunset with milking the cow, herding goats, tilling the fields, cooking, looking after the children, milling flour etc. But the biggest is highlight is riding a camel into the Sahara as the African sun sets in the distance and sleeping under a blanket of stars. The serenity and the simplicity is, well, magic!

The food

They say you are what you eat. One thing I really love about Morocco is the food. It is always prepared with the freshest ingredients, and lots of herbs and spices (not hot, like Indian food, just tasty) which are great for your digestion. Just a few years back, if you travelled around Morocco as a tourist it seemed that every restaurant only served the familiar and traditional tajine or cous cous dishes. It was normal to get “tajined-out” after a couple of weeks and to be craving a pizza or just something different! These days there are many funky new cafes and restaurants opening up – especially in Marrakech – serving a wider variety of traditional dishes, as well as foreign-inspired dishes. Two of my favourites in Marrakech are Zwin Zwin and Nomad, not just for the fabulous food, but also for the amazing terrace-top views of palm trees, snow-capped mountains and breath-taking sunsets.

The beauty

In Morocco you are always surrounded by beauty, and I don’t just mean the stunning landscapes. I mean in every way, from the decorated tea glass you sip your mint tea out of, to the tiled walls of your riad, to the elegantly twisted bars in the windows of a simple house. A handmade touch of beauty is added to almost everything. Moroccans take pride in what they do, and on a trip to Morocco the shopping is irresistible, from the handcrafted, camel bone-inlaid mirrors, the beaten-metal lamps, and the painstakingly crafted mosaic fountains and table tops.

And then there are the beautiful hygiene rituals of the hammam, where a steam bath and a “gommage” (scrubbing from head to toe with a rough glove) ensures all your dead skin is scraped off, leaving you pink and shiney like a new born baby! Natural “black soap” is used (the residual of the olive oil-making process), and afterwards a soothing argan oil massage is not to be missed! Moroccans love their natural beauty products, and a trip to Morocco will make you rethink all those expensive, chemical-filled Western beauty products!

The Magic

Imagine sleeping under African skies with an Arabian atmosphere – talk about the best of both worlds! And YES, it is as exotic as it sounds. Nothing beats a night in the Sahara – saunter out to a desert camp for an hour or two on camel back, as the sun sets in the distance and enjoy the serenity of the Sahara. Sit on a dune by yourself, alone with your thoughts and feel the calmness of this barren place descend upon your soul.

Take a stroll into the spice market in Marrakech and peak down the side alley where bottles and bags of strange things (mostly animal parts) are sold for black magic potions that the local women use to attract a lover or punish a husband.

Spend an evening on the Djma El Fnaa (otherwise known as the Big Square) and watch the age-old art of storytelling: old storytellers recount moral-filled tales to a beguiled audience using strange props, like a Barbie doll, a hedgehog and a set of denchers!

Leave your Islamophobic  world behind (because Morocco is safe!), open your heart, your ears and eyes and discover a magical, beautiful place!

Why not join Venus Adventures on an unforgettable and exotic women-only trip to Morocco!

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"I gave my life to Christ in a drunken state at age 22" - Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo

Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo Founder of Kingsway International Christian Centre had an interview with UK's  KTF a while back, he explained how and when he gave his life to Christ, he also shared his childhood story, and a lot more...
Pastor Ashimolowo recently celebrated his 40years in the ministry in London.

Not many people know about Matthew Ashimolowo, the person. Where and when were you born, how many siblings do you have, and what was your childhood like?

ASHIMOLOWO: I was born in Kaduna, which is in the northern part of Nigeria. I was born to Muslim parents, and I am the middle child. I have an older brother and a younger sister. As the son of a military officer, my father was constantly transferred on official duties, and this meant our family was always on the move. My father died in the Biafran War, and this led me to be looked after by guardians. It was not an easy childhood, but I believe all of my experiences have shaped my life, and have caused me to challenge all the people I meet or have the opportunity to minister to, to live a life of success, triumphing over adversity. I believe strongly that, through prayer and living a life of purity, and where there is a will to follow and apply the Word of God to your life, you will win against all the odds. I did, and I challenge others to do likewise. I have not looked back since I gave my life to Christ in a drunken state at the age of 22.

What role did religion and faith play in your upbringing, and what inspired you to become a Christian?

ASHIMOLOWO: I gave my life to Christ in a drunken state at the age of 22, so I can’t say I was inspired! I was at home, saw a tract on the floor and read it. The impact of the tract was such that I said the Sinner’s Prayer alone in that room. I thank God for an aunt, who subsequently took me to church, and for my one and only pastor, who noticed and nurtured the grace of God on my life. From the age of 22, I have been sold out to Christ and to the advancement of His Kingdom, and I have enjoyed every minute of it!

When did you get the call to ministry, and how did you go about pursuing that call?

ASHIMOLOWO: Shortly after I gave my life to Christ, I started to attend Christ Apostolic Church. I was introduced to this church by my Aunt. In the early months of being at the church, the Pastor began to nurture the call of God on my life. He began to use me in various ministry capacities, to help develop my ministry. At around the same time of this happening, an evangelist visited the ministry, and advised that I went to Bible School. Since leaving Bible School, I continued to pursue knowledge and development. I believe it has been one of the things that has helped me to personally grow with the ministry God has entrusted to me.

What made you decide to immigrate to England, and what was your view of the spiritual landscape upon arriving here?

ASHIMOLOWO: England was not my choice. I originally wanted to study in Canada. However, that was my plan; God’s was different. In 1984, the Foursquare denomination that I was with, sent me to England as a missionary. Sincerely speaking, I found the land cold and the people cold. Having left a growing congregation of over 2,000 to become a Pastor of 11 adults was initially discouraging. The few young people who eventually joined would often disappear to other ministries once I finished service, and the older ones at first did not seem to be receptive to the Word of God like what I had been used to. After the first year, I told my wife to read all she wanted, because I wanted to leave as soon as she finished! Now, of course, I am glad I broke through the discouragement, the coldness of the climate, and what appeared to be the lack of reception of the people. Once I changed my view, the people started to come to the ministry.

Which churches and Christians provided you with inspiration when you arrived here?

ASHIMOLOWO: Victory Church and the New Testament Church (Mile End).

Looking back on your years serving the church, what are the key lessons you’ve learnt about God, life and leading a high profile ministry?

ASHIMOLOWO: It is important to have a clear vision for people to follow.
It is important to constantly refer to the vision on a regular basis, so people can maintain and run with it.
Training and discipleship – Build and strengthen your leaders and stewards.
Prayer changes everything. Everything KICC owns and has achieved, has been through being on our knees.
Not to be afraid to stand on your own when it is God’s principles you are standing for.
To be bold and courageous in declaring God’s Word, even when it is not socially acceptable.
The media works when used to promote the Kingdom.
Leadership can be isolating and a lonely walk.
Passion and being purpose driven can lead to others misunderstanding your motives and what you stand for.
Pioneers lead the way for others to follow.
God is faithful; whatever He has promised, He always provides.
Lead by example.
Sow your way to victory, and watch God honour your sacrifice.
The power of positive confession.
For the first 18 years, I sacrificed my personal ministry for growing KICC. By the time I started to venture out on personal ministry assignments, KICC was at a level of growth that could stand my absences.

One of the most difficult times in your ministry must have been when the Charity Commission investigated KICC. Looking back, what are your feelings about that period, and how has your church moved forward since then?

ASHIMOLOWO: We have risen to greater heights. The challenges were great, but God saw us through. We had grown so quickly that we had little time to adjust some of our processes. The Charity Commission went through our processes with a fine-toothed comb, and we adopted new governance procedures which reflected our ministry size. We are pleased to say, they required little change to our operational procedures. What has brought solace is the fact they have also began to use some of the processes we had developed as a standard for other churches to follow. We have now moved on from this, and we are now in a new season.

When you’re not preaching or travelling, what kind of things do you like to do?
ASHIMOLOWO: Spending time with my family, and playing golf.


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SANTA CRUZ — Santa Cruz Mayor David Terrazas awarded $29,740 to local nonprofit Hope Services on behalf of the City of Santa Cruz and the Downtown Association’s Parking for Hope Program at today’s City Council meeting. The check was accepted by Hope Services workers and staff including Program Coordinator David Guarente.

The funds were collected from Dec. 18 through 25 in the fourth annual Parking for Hope downtown holiday parking program. The usual parking rates applied, however, the proceeds from street meters during these eight days were designated for donation to Hope Services, a Santa Cruz organization that provides training and support services to adults with developmental disabilities and has helped to keep downtown streets clean for over 20 years.

Parking for Hope began as a pilot program in 2014 and has been well received by the public. Over $113,000 in total has been donated to Hope Services over four years. The funds increase opportunities for workers who help to keep downtown streets cleaner and welcoming.

“We are grateful for the continued support from the City and all of our downtown community,” said Hope Services Program Coordinator David Guarente. “This past year the funds supported seven workers. Without this, none of these folks would have had a work opportunity of much meaning, not to mention being on the Pacific Garden Mall every day interacting with business owners and the general public as a viable part of the community.”

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Trade and militarism: The political limits to globalisation

Daron Acemoğlu, Pierre Yared 07 March 2010

We live in an unprecedented age of globalisation, where technology, ideas, factors of production, and goods are increasingly mobile across national boundaries. But globalisation is neither inevitable nor irreversible – it is a policy choice. The last era of globalisation was brought to an end by the combined disorder of international conflicts and the Great Depression (James 2001, Findlay and O’Rourke 2007, 2008).

In recent research (Acemoglu and Yared 2010), we examine the political limits to globalisation in the modern era. We explore the claim that changes in domestic political factors might restrict international economic integration by examining the relationship between militarism and international trade flows. The evidence suggests that increased nationalist and militarist sentiments, measured by military spending and size, are negatively associated with trade. A country is less likely to open up to neighbours if the country is also becoming more militarised, and trade between two countries grows less rapidly when both countries become more militarised.

Militarism and trade, 1985–2005

Despite the increasing reach of globalisation, anecdotal evidence suggests that nationalism and militarism remain resilient. Figure 1 shows the evolution of world trade and total military spending since the closing of the Cold War. After declining for a number of years, military spending began climbing from the mid-1990s onwards, suggesting that nationalist sentiments and militarism may indeed be strengthening.

Figure 1. World trade and militarisation, 1988–2007

Notes: Trade share of GDP is average across countries for each year. Military spending is the sum across countries, in 1996 dollars. See Acemoglu and Yared (2010) for details and sources.

Does this trend in military spending suggest a potential threat to international trade? The evidence suggests some reasons for concern. First, between 1985 and 2005, countries that expanded their militaries faster experienced a relative decline in their volume of trade. Second, over the same period, trade between two countries grew less rapidly the more those countries invested in their military.

The first piece of evidence comes from the relationship between the change in a country’s trade share of GDP and its change in militarisation – proxied by log military spending. Regressions, also controlling for log GDP per capita and log population, indicate that a 10% increase in military spending over the two decades is associated with a reduction in the trade share of GDP of approximately 1.8%. Figure 2 demonstrates this strong negative relationship in a residual plot of the change in trade share against the change in military spending.

Figure 2. Change in trade and militarisation, 1988–2005

Source: Plot corresponds to the regression in column 1 of panel A of Table 1 in Acemoglu and Yared (2010).

These results are robust to measuring military size by personnel instead of spending, excluding Asian countries, and allowing for a differential trend between OECD and non-OECD countries. Moreover, the estimated effect is stronger once we exclude countries that were engaged in civil or international wars, which suggests that our results are capturing the relationship between trade and militarism, not the relationship between trade and disruptions due to war. Overall, the cross-country evidence shows a relatively robust association between changes in militarisation and changes in international trade between 1985 and 2005.

The relationship between militarism and bilateral trade is also consistent with these patterns. A regression of the change in a country’s trade with its partner as a share of its own GDP on the change in the interaction of the two countries’ military expansion shows a negative relationship. This approach of exploiting bilateral trade flows is attractive because it allows the inclusion of a rich set of controls for various differential trends, in particular by including a full set of country and partner fixed effects and other interactions.

International trade and international relations are deeply intertwined. Previous studies have examined the relationship between trade flows and armed conflicts, demonstrating how war disrupts trade and increased integration lessens the probability of conflict arising (Martin, Mayer, and Thoenig 2007, 2008). This column presents evidence that increased nationalism and militarism may constitute political limits to globalisation and trade even in the absence of outright conflict.

Of course, it is unclear to what extent these empirical patterns reflect causality, since trade may also affect militarisation, and the two may be related to an underlying third factor. In addition, the causes of the apparent rise in nationalism and militarisation during the last two decades are unclear and require further research. Nevertheless, these trends suggest that there are always dangers for some dimensions of globalisation to run into political limits.

Acemoglu, Daron and Pierre Yared (2010), “Political Limits to Globalization”, NBER Working Paper 15694, January.

Findlay, Ronald and Kevin O’Rourke (2007), Power and Plenty: Trade, War, and the World Economy in the Second Millennium, Princeton: Princeton University Press.

Findlay, Ronald and Kevin O’Rourke (2008), “Lessons of 1000 years of trade history”,, 10 March.

James, Harold (2001), The End of Globalization: Lessons from the Great Depression, Cambridge: Harvard University Press.

Martin, Philippe Thierry Mayer and Mathias Thoenig (2007), “Trade and/or War?”, 4 July.

Martin, Philippe Thierry Mayer and Mathias Thoenig (2008), “Make Trade Not War?” Review of Economic Studies, 75(3): 865-9

Topics:  International trade

Tags:  globalisation, nationalism, militarism

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Pantsgoblin, a member of the Encyclopedia staff at Anime News Network, has posted the following at the AnimeSuki Forums (a place dreaded by most of the executive staff at ANN):

(…) In a sense though, you can consider us not even staff. Frankly, the encyclopedia staff is treated like crap, we don’t get payed, and we do a shit load of work. We do it just out of our free time. I can see the encyclopedia falling apart without us staff (particularly, dormcat does way more than he should). With the encyclopedia falling apart, I can also see the whole site falling apart. In fact, some of our staff have just left because of how poorly we are treated. Why am I still doing it? I actually love the encyclopedia and genuinely enjoy submitting information. Still, I’m rather annoyed by how little appreciation we are given.

Zac doesn’t seem to give a shit about the encyclopedia either. He’s submitted a total of 40 pieces of information to the encyclopedia (9 of which have proven to be false information). And he’s only posted once in the encyclopedia forum (and that was just to lock a thread). He mostly only cares about his column and reviews.

Original post here.

For the record, my official stance regarding ANN.

In all seriousness, I can’t believe the only reason why I still visit ANN is treated like shit by the official staff. I already knew Zac was a prick, but to hear it from a very close and active member at the ANN community is something really surprising. I’d love to see the Encyclopedia getting forked out of ANN and getting set up in a website of its own, but I suppose that’s just a far-fetched dream.

I hereby wish Pantsgoblin and the rest of the Encyclopedia staff the best, and a hopeful reminder that their work is acknowledged by tons of people around the net like myself.

Many thanks to Toua from the AnimeSuki Forums for pointing out this short movie by Paul Grignon:

As for my commentary on the movie, it was like one of those ideas that you know deep inside, but that for whatever reason you can never finish to give shape to until someone finally gives you the final push. It’s one of those things you have a vague idea of, one of those things that no one taught you and that you were, little by little, figuring out. Of course, I could have never imagine the magnitude of what this movie is pointing out.

Anyways, the movie does have its “conspiracy-theory” side, but ignoring that part, it is a very worthwile watch. At least, it gave me the assurance that I wasn’t the only one worried about the constant exponential growth capitalism these days is an advocate of, and it also presented my ever-lasting idea that a perfect society is a society that stays in balance, a society that does not require progress in order to sustain itself. Of course, this is like grinding chalk for the ears of the anachronistic laissez faire advocates and those who believe that “it already works”, who can’t even bear to open their minds to another way of understanding the functioning of a society and the possibility of changing how things work–which also shows a poor understanding of history.

There are rough times ahead. The downfalling peak of the money-as-debt vicious circle is beginning to show itself once more, and it promises to be even more damaging than the crash of ’29–nowadays, things are much more interconnected, and countries are even more interdependent than ever. Even more, the planet itself is beginning to show signs of exhaustion. Will the spiraling loop of madness finally close itself in a sane manner, or will it loudly crash against the roof? Only time will tell.

I have a lot of qualities that define me as what people call a ‘geek’: I love anime, I love talking and pondering over stuff most people would consider strange at best and outright bizarre at worst, I showcase a general disdain for that which is “popular”, I take an active interest in computers, I do seemingly worthless things like trying to learn the Dvorak keyboard layout… But the most notable characteristic that makes me a ‘geek’ in the minds of the general public is the fact that I’ve made a choice:

I chose Free Software.

Now, in the common person’s mind, this means I’ve made the choice of running GNU/Linux as the operating system for my computers. Which is something simple enough to understand, and that many people have no problem to do; but the problem is that my choice entails much more than simply running a different operating system. The fact that I went through the whole deal of finding out about it, of reading about it and finally installing it on my PC means a lot more than just using another operating system. People often mistake that Linux is merely a passtime of sorts and that the only ‘cool’ characteristic about it is the fact that it’s free of charge–but that, of course, being it free of charge, it’s a piece of crap that requires you to do severe adjustments in order to get it working. And this was partially true during the first years of GNU/Linux: Software for it was scarce and fragmented, drivers weren’t plentiful, things had to be compiled manually most of times and such comforts as today’s extremely efficient package management system were nothing but a distant dream during the early nineties.

But here’s a funny tidbit: Even if the general public had asserted that the only cool characteristic about Linux during that time was the fact that it was free of charge, they still would’ve been wrong. Even in the nineties, Linux represented much more that that. It was, and still is probably the single most amazing display of uninterested collaborative effort of our time. And here is where the public fails and those who make the choice (in either way) prevail: they, at least, are aware of what such choices truly entail–they made a conscious effort to learn about it.

Free Software does not mean free of charge (that’s called freeware), it also means that the source code should be open and freely reproduceable. In this openness is where the strength of the Open Source model as a production environment triumphs: Everyone can collaborate if they wish to do so, and most do it free of charge, either for their own amusement or because they feel like it. You don’t have such a benefit with proprietary software: If the original developer isn’t up to the task, then the improvement will never happen unless said developer decides to share the source code with someone else (which, by the way, never happens). In some form, it’s akin to scientific development. International laboratories love to keep their recipes a secret, but science improves not based on secrecy, but on freedom of information. Did you ever stop to think about what would have happened if Einstein kept the inner workings of his theory a secret and merely presented the end results to the whole world? Apart from it being implausible in the scientific world (I mean, would you trust a mathematical result without knowing its development first?), it’s clear that no true progress would’ve been made.

That’s why I chose Free Software. The sheer amount of freedom that the software gives me, even if I can’t code shit, ends up benefiting me in the end. Cool stuff, functionality and performance aside, Free Software gives me the assurance that anyone who has a good idea and wishes to improve on the software is able to do so.

And that’s what they should be teaching in comp class at school. They’ve taught me how to make an MS Word document and an MS Excel spreadsheet, ignoring the fact that maybe I won’t be using those programs in the future and that computers are much more complex and entail much more deeper decisions than that. I took an interest in computers since I was a kid, and that’s why I actually didn’t have much problems with Linux, but to people who don’t take an active interest in computers, Linux is a foreign word. Heck, they don’t even know what an operating system is for the most part. They just buy “the computer” at the retail shop and that’s it. And that’s not wrong per se–people have the freedom to be interested in whatever they like. The problem comes when a company like Microsoft comes in and makes a huge profit out of such ignorance and lack of interest.

So, in the end, I will keep repeating this: I don’t hate Microsoft because their operating system sucks and still sells (though it certainly does, but that’s another story), I hate Microsoft because they make a profit out of the general public not choosing. Until that changes and retail OEMs begin shipping both Linux and Windows machines in equal standing, I will keep on hating them. I won’t hate you for analyzing your choices and coming to the decision that you wish to run a proprietary OS instead of a free one–though I do hate the fact that a lot of people don’t do that at all (and happen to throw in a few lies about Linux users at the same time).

If you’re reading this and have never considered Linux as a viable operating system, by all means do so. Learn about it, read, inform yourself. Information is still free, at least for now, and we have to take advantage of it while we can. And, if you have the time, you can always download an Ubuntu CD and give it a try–hey, it’s free.

What!? An update? Does this mean the world is ending? Am I quitting anime? Am I converting back to Windows?

Meh, I don’t know, I just felt like it. Hold on and wait for a writeup piece on why I chose Free Software soon enough.


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This project brings together a group of UK and US scholars to push forward a cutting-edge research agenda in the interdisciplinary modelling of complex epidemiological trajectories of well-being and place. It is based on the realization that a major methodological challenge in epidemiology and community health today is modelling the complex inter-dynamics of time, place and well-being.

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From managing the spread of disease to reducing the burden of chronic disease to improving sluggish or resistant to change health networks, one of the most important and timely methodological challenges in epidemiology and community health today is modelling the inter-dynamics of time, place and well-being. Of particular concern is how to:

  • bring together mathematical, epidemiological and sociological approaches to model trajectories;

  • connect these models to social data, context and human agency; and

  • do so in an applied setting to inform health policy and planning.

In response to these points, the current project seeks to develop two interconnected, innovative, interdisciplinary approaches, already in development by team members. In terms of modelling temporal/spatial trajectories mathematically, two main approaches tend to be used: a stochastic (probabilistic) or deterministic (differential equation) approach. Research in network science and health, for example, has focused on stochastic models, although recent work by Liu, Slotine and Barabasi has explored a deterministic, control theory approach. Research by team-member House (Warwick Mathematics Institute) has explored the utility of a stochastic, epidemiological, network science approach for modelling epidemics and disease outbreaks. Research by team-members Rajaram and Castellani (Kent State University, USA) has explored the utility of a deterministic, control theory, density-based approach for modelling the temporal and spatial dynamics of aggregate (place-based) health trajectories. To develop these approaches and their connections, we ground them in the idea that nodes, agents, networks and aggregate (place-based) densities are types of complex, case-based systems—which is where the case-based, mixed-methods research of Uprichard, Byrne and Griffiths comes into our project. The sociological and practice-based health expertise of Byrne, Castellani, Griffiths and Williams will ensure that the project remains focused on the global health research agenda.

If successful, the methodological innovations of this project will advance existing research in two ways: Firstly, we will advance three key areas in the complexities of health and place literature:

  • modelling community health and epidemiological trajectories as complex networks of cases;

  • conceptualizing places (i.e., networks, communities, etc.) as complex systems; and

  • modelling complex temporal-spatial trajectories to inform health policy and planning.

By bringing these areas together, we aim not only to extend each area, but also to develop an innovative and cutting-edge agenda which is resolutely interdisciplinary. From a complex case-based perspective, places (neighbourhoods, social networks, cities, etc.) are nested complex systems comprised of a set of clinical (i.e., diseases), compositional (i.e., household income) and contextual (i.e., job growth) factors and cases. In turn, the health trajectories of a place’s cases (even if a network) are a function of their different health profiles—measurements on a place’s clinical, compositional and contextual factors. Understanding the complexities of place as a set of cases is clinically appealing because, at the end of the day, medicine is ultimately about the case. Therefore, cases constituted a complex web of clinical, psychological, social and environmental characteristics can be modelled to present emergent problems, which, when assembled as a clinical profile, explain health differences and similarities. This is why we aim to conceptualise place, communities, networks and health all together as complex cases in which each element/entity emerges within and out of the interactions with each other.

Secondly, most approaches to modelling complex social trajectories tend to prioritise either time or space. There is good reason for this, as the feedback loops involved in modelling complex health systems (in networks or other places, for example) is problematic, methodologically. However, our view is that there is much value in tackling the methodological challenge of modelling complex dynamics over both time and space head-on, as the complex epidemiological trajectories of well-being and place are, by definition, temporally and spatially intertwined. In sum, then, the collaborative work that we are doing is: methodologically ambitious; theoretically synthetic; and empirically innovative. In short, this is high-risk/high-payoff science that has the potential to be ground breaking.


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Last weekend we had the pleasure of providing the entertainment for the wedding of Kristian & Kathlynne at one of Ayrshire’s best wedding venues, The Carlton Hotel.

Kristian & Kathlynne married in New York before the day and the theme was …. New York!

They were married in a private ceremony in New York City on the 6th April 2017 then spent a week there, then onto Nashville, LA and San Francisco. It sounds like an amazing trip!

Robert was the DJ and had such a great time with all the invited guests with the first dance being Frankie Valli & the Four Season’s “Can’t take my eyes off of you”.
We were working alongside Scotland’s best photo booth “The Fotobox”…check them out! Also the photographer was Iain Forrest from Iain Forrest Photography.

Congratulations to the new Mr & Mrs Breingan

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The Paleo Approach Book Review

Paleo Approach

I recently received a review copy of “The Paleo Approach” by Sarah Ballantyne. Sarah runs the blog The Paleo Mom, where she chronicles her own health struggles, her research (as a PhD), and her protocols for reversing autoimmune disease.

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Her book came at a providential time, as I just found out I have Hashimotos thyroid disease (autoimmune disease-strong family history in our family) and I’m working to reverse it naturally. The things I was already doing to help with this fit perfectly with what Sarah talks about in The Paleo Approach: determining food sensitivities, healing the gut, and addressing lifestyle factors.

Of all the books I’ve read in the last two years (and I’ve read over 100), The Paleo Approach is definitely one of the most thorough and well-researched. Throughout the book, Sarah covers in detail:

  • What are autoimmune diseases and how do you know if you have one?
  • The causes of autoimmune disease
  • Leaky Gut and gut dysbiosis related to autoimmune disease
  • Foods that can cause inflammation, especially in those with autoimmune disease
  • Diet and lifestyle factors to help reverse autoimmune disease

Many people may think that this book isn’t applicable to them since they don’t have an autoimmune disease, but as Sarah points out, many of these symptoms can be associated with the early stages of autoimmune disease (and the best time to catch it):

  • allergies
  • mood issues like anxiety and depression
  • low blood pressure
  • digestive problems
  • fatigue
  • gallbladder problems
  • blood sugar issues
  • headaches and memory problems
  • joint or muscle pain
  • PMS
  • skin rashes
  • sleep troubles
  • thyroid problems
  • weight gain
  • recurrent yeast infections

Sarah recommends a very anti-inflammatory diet for the short term and suggests avoiding: grains, dairy, eggs, soy, legumes, processed foods, sugars, sweeteners, sugar, spices derived from seeds, alcohol and caffeine. After a month or so of this diet, she recommends re-introducing these foods slowly to gauge a reaction.

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Unless you’ve eaten a clean, real-food, low-inflammatory diet your entire life, trying the protocols in this book for a month may have a tremendously positive effect on your health. If you have the early stages of an auto-immune disease, you can catch it early. If not, you haven’t lost anything!

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Thursday, February 1, 2018

Hi Families of 1P,

Today a few notes have went home. First is regarding the Read-a-thon, if you have any questions regarding it, let me know. I will be sending home a recording sheet tomorrow but today the students all read for 20 minutes. The second is regarding our building project. The sheet will be due back on Thursday, February 8.

I have had some questions about the Raz Kids log in. The teacher name is lmosherc. Keep on reading and practicing those sight words.

Tomorrow is Hot Dog Day!

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“Bonehead’s Bank Holiday”, Oasis

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I’d never heard this song until I got the deluxe remastered (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?  It was originally released only on the vinyl version of the original 1995 album (read my most popular blog about it right here), but it’s so much fun that it would have been awesome to have it to listen to for the past two decades.

Noel said that “Bonehead’s Bank Holiday” was intended to be guitarist Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs’ Ringo moment.

You know how The Beatles used to get Ringo to sing the odd tune here and there?

Well, he’s our Ringo, isn’t he?  And he’s ugly as sin, completely untalented

and the unluckiest man in rock so we thought we’d write him a song, you

know what I mean?

But Bonehead was allegedly so nervous about singing that he and Liam went to the pub and got shit-faced before recording, so the lead vocals are performed by Noel instead.

It’s a whimsical little tune with lots of Beach Boys-style chatter and singing after the song.  I love the lyrics because they just float around.  They don’t have to mean anything beyond describing a quick holiday in Spain that makes the narrator wish he’d stayed in England with his polluted beach.

You know I need a little break
To get away for a holiday
So I can see the sun
Cos in the sun they say it’s fun
If you can get some
Well I could take a train or a boat or an aeroplane
Or I could steal a car
Cos in a car you can go far
Just depends on what kind of car you are

You can feel this, right?  You just want to get the fuck outta Dodge for a bit, clear your head, do whatever.  I think there’s a lovely word picture being painted here.  And it’s great fun to sing the la la la la la la la la la la la la part.

Listen to this song and let your thoughts drift away to wherever you would rather be.

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Wahoooooooooo!  I did it!  I took a picture a day for an entire year!  Thanks for following along on this journey!  It has been fun capturing little pieces of our lives; sharing what we are up to with those who don’t do the day-to-day with us anymore; hearing how you’ve enjoyed our little piece of the inter-web; and reading comments from those we love.  I am not sure what 2013 hold for us, as far as this blog is concerned, but stay tuned.  I promise to figure it out soon!

Here are the last of the pics for 2012.  Hope you enjoy!

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23 Dec

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17 Dec

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3 Dec

We had a fun week, saying goodbye to the last of our Thanksgiving visitors, and picking up a few more to spend the weekend with.  We are so thankful to have the means to house friends and family who make the trek out to see us!  We LOVE filling our home with those we love… when are you coming to stay?

Here are the pics from our week:

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25 Nov

We had a great Thanksgiving full of great food, awesome family, fun friends, and cute kids all making memories together.  Thank you to everyone who traveled to stay with us, who helped prepare our tasty meals, who did loads and loads and loads of dishes, and who loved on us and our pups! This week is always the highlight of our year… we LOVE having you here and hope you had a great time too!

Anyway, here are pictures from our week:

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