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Academic Resources Overview

The Zimmerli Art Museum is a teaching museum and serves as a laboratory for learning that crosses disciplines and intellectual boundaries. Comprising nearly 60,000 works of art, the museum’s collection has strengths in American twentieth-century works on paper, French nineteenth-century prints, and Russian and Soviet nonconformist art. The website provides a useful overview of collection highlights. Images from the American, European, and Russian aspects of the museum's collection are featured on Google Art Project.

Each semester the museum organizes a special exhibition on a theme or topic of interest to the Rutgers community. The Zimmerli also offers lectures, gallery talks, symposia, collections and special exhibition tours, and receptions throughout the year. The calendar provides information about these programs.

Faculty members may make arrangements to use the Class of 1937 Study Gallery, research works of art, bring classes to the museum, or explore ways to integrate their teaching with programs, collections, and exhibitions at the museum. To do so contact Donna Gustafson, Andrew W. Mellon Liaison for Academic Programs and Curator.


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Zoe vs. the Kobayashi Maru

In pop culture, the Kobayashi Maru has come to mean a "no-win situation." To Star Trek fans, it's a test cadets in Starfleet Academy take to see how they deal with a no-win scenario. Basically it tests the cadet's character.
It begins when a civilian ship, the Kobayashi Maru, calls for aid from the neutral zone, which Federation ships are not allowed to enter due to a treaty with the Klingons. If you go to their aid, it turns out it's a trap and your ship will be destroyed by Klingon Birds of Prey.

O no.

You were supposed to lose, and everyone did. Everyone except for James Tiberius Kirk.
Famously, Kirk changed the parameters of the test---some say "cheated"---so he could win.
The Kobayashi Maru was first mentioned in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, and it was dramatized in one of the recent reboots with Chris Pine as Kirk.
James Kirk did not believe in the no-win scenario. Also, he really didn't like to lose.
The latter could also be said of Zoe. As for whether she believes in the no-win scenario, that's only for the unfortunates who play against her. Zoe aims to win.
When we play a game, and it looks like things aren't going her way, suddenly Zoe will change the rules. Just like Captain Kirk, but with more whining and carrying on and general emoting (a close call if we're talking Shatner).

The face of winning.

It goes for all games, from board games to footraces. If we're running and I start to catch up, first she'll veer in my path, trying to cut me off; but if I dodge and weave and start to pass her again, her ploy is to scream "No!" and grab on to my arm in sweaty despair.
When she challenged me to a footrace, I was not to win. Silly Mommy.
Board games, same thing. I'll say she can't change the rules, waving the actual written ones in her face. She affects illiteracy and pretends she doesn't understand. Which is unbeatable in its own way.
Most impressive is how she even cheats at games she makes up. More than actual time playing the game she'll expound upon the rules, and then violate them as soon as Daddy or I start to "win."
The other day she made up a game called "Cronin." It involves rolling a ball and either getting it through your opponent's legs or around their legs. Hard to say which because whichever way I do it I lose and whichever way she does it she's cronin. I guess I just don't understand the meaning of the word.
One more story because I know you hate it when I leave you:
This weekend at the park we played "Bad Guy." Alternate name: "Good Guy." Either version, I ended up trapped in her Fire Engine Spaceship (a jungle gym). The only way I knew which one of us was supposed to be the bad guy was if, when she said "Now you're trapped," she added "ha ha ha" to the end (classic bad guy). Otherwise it was the same scenario: she put me in her ship, then made a great show of wrapping chains around me so I wouldn't be able to move.
But then, just as she was about to walk away, she turned back, and, perhaps because of the safety lessons she'd absorbed from her sainted mother, she made another stretching motion across me and told me she was attaching my "seat belt." Which kind of felt like a little bit of a win for me.
So maybe she'll bend the rules a bit to remain on top, but she also cares about the well-being of all crew, even POWs.
Which makes her definite Starfleet material.

Zoe: 104; Universe: 0

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 No3 [Travel] Monsters and all that | ZOOM JAPAN

No3 [Travel] Monsters and all that

no3Sakaiminato is the birthplace of mangaka Mizuki Shigeru, a charming port city that pays tribute to his comic strip characters.

Since the end of March there has been a certain soap opera broadcast on Japan’s NHK at 8am that has achieved a passionate following. “Gegege no nyobo” is an adaptation of Mura Nunoe’s autobiography in which she tells of her life married for forty years to the famous mangaka Mizuki Shigeru.

Mura tells the story of her time spent together with this giant among comic strip creators, one of the few still left alive. The success of this television show has renewed public interest in Mizuki’s work as well as the many places he frequented throughout his life. French readers discovered Mizuki in 2007, when his manga “NonNonBâ to ore” (Drawn and Quarterly) received first prize at the Angoulême graphic novel festival and this international recognition even encouraged those who had never been interested in manga before to discover a unique universe of strange stories, full of the bizarre creatures, monsters and ghosts (yokai) which have evolved as part and parcel of Japanese folklore. Evidence of this tradition can be seen in artist Toriyama Sekien’s (1712-1788) famous Gazu hyakki yako [The Illustrated Night Parade of a Hundred Demons], a fantastic inventory of all of Japan’s mythical monsters published in 1776. Irish author Lafcadio Hearn introduced the Japanese love for monsters and ghosts to Europeans with the works “In Ghostly Japan” (1889) and “Kwaidan, Stories and Studies of Strange Things” (1903), which in turn influenced the Japanese ethnologist YANAGITAKunio in his undertaking to comprehensively research the monster stories found in local folklore.

In Nonnonba Mizuki recalls an elderly servant telling him many old stories and legends populated with strange and fantastical creatures and the strong impression that these left on him. As a consequence, all of these supernatural characters consistently haunt his work. Among his most popular and memorable works, Gegege no Kitaro, a tale about a little ghost who becomes disillusioned with human nature, ranks as a first class story. Kitaro is one of the first of Mizuki’s characters that the traveller encounters when visiting Sakaiminato, where the master of manga horror is worshipped as a hero. The train between the port and Yonago, the nearest big city, is decorated with Kitaro reproductions and this sets the tone for the visitor, immersing him in the strange universe of Mizuki Shigeru almost as soon as he gets off the train. Proud of this heritage, the authorities have re-named the main street leading from the station in his honour and the first statue a tourist encounters there portrays the author sitting at his desk. It is a warning to the tourist that he is about to enter a new world populated with over a hundred distorted and sometimes terrifying beings, whose sole aim is to entertain. Statues and reproductions of Mizuki Shigeru’s characters await the visitor all the way along Mizuki Shigeru Road. Many stop and admire these statues although one might expect they would run screaming from their grotesque appearance! Though they may well be scary, there is still something charming and attractive about these characters. In Mizuki’s work at least they are reminders that ghosts and monsters are there to reawaken man’s conscience, which has a tendency to fall dormant over time. The statues are also there to whet your appetite and the local shops overflow with sweets in the shape of the characters you will already have met in the streets.
Yôkai Manjû (Hideous Manjû) sell manjû (little cakes filled with red bean paste) in the shape of characters from Gegege no Kitaro. Situated right opposite the museum dedicated to the author and his monsters, this delightful shop is never empty. For many, boxes filled with tasty morsels and wrapped in special Kitaro paper, make an ideal souvenir of their trip down Mizuki Shigeru Road. If not, then they will surely return home with pictures of Kappa’s Fountain (kappa no izumi) where Kitaro can be seen imitating the Belgian little peeing boy for the amusement of visitors, or the Spook’s Warehouse (Yokai Soko) whose walls are covered with beautiful paintings of hideous looking monsters. Before leaving don’t forget to drop by the post office where the post is stamped with a special commemorative postmark. Some fear they will have an overdose on monsters in Sakaiminato but they may rest assured that the city also has many other assets justifying a visit lasting several days. After leaving Mizuki Shigeru Road and the eponymous museum, you need only turn left to find yourself walking along the Sakai Channel that leads to the sea. Sakaiminato is a port city and one of its greatest specialities is the snow crab. Sakaiminato provides 60 % of the Japanese production of this delicacy so it goes without saying that the local cuisine is definitely worth tasting. Every year, in mid-October, a seafood festival (Suisan matsuri) takes place in the fish market that presents a great opportunity to feel the pulse of the city. You can taste delicious crab soup early in the morning while watching several fascinating local customs. Other than crab, Sakaiminato also produces a lot of mackerel, with autumn and winter being the best times to eat this fish, when its flesh is most succulent. Saba misoni (simmered mackerel and miso) and other delightfully tasty fish specialities can be found in the many little restaurants dotted around the town. It would be a great pity to miss Sakaiminato in autumn but you could try visiting in spring instead, another good time to take advantage of the city’s treasures. The weather is good and in Daiba Park close to the Sakai Channel you can admire 350 cherry trees in bloom around a wooden lighthouse built at the beginning of the last century.

It is a pleasant walk that can be prolonged to take in another green area running alongside the sea, heading to another park called Yume Minato. Here we can find another of the City’s treasures, the Yume Minato tower with its observation platform from where you can enjoy the beautiful scenic landscape around the port. To end your visit, have a look at the hot water fountain by the entrance to the tower and you will then be ready to try one of the city’s many fine restaurants. Following a good night’s sleep, turn the television on at 8 am and watch an episode of Gegege no nyobo but don’t wait too long as the series is only scheduled to run until September 25th!

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 No65 [LANGUAGE] Let’s nihonGO! / Dono senshu ga suki desu ka? | ZOOM JAPAN

No65 [LANGUAGE] Let’s nihonGO! / Dono senshu ga suki desu ka?

Hello there! This column will include useful Japanese phrases that cover a variety of topics.

In this month’s column, I’d like to teach you some sports-related Japanese. In Japan, there is a certain phrase: “sports season autumn”. There are also the phrases: “appetite season autumn” and “reading season autumn”… but why autumn? There are a few reasons for this, but it is often said that the weather in autumn in Japan is good and makes it a season where people want to do something. As you probably know, summers in Japan are incredibly hot and winters are cold, so autumn is comparatively mild. The 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games actually took place in autumn!

By the way, do you know that in Japan too, there are sports bars and sports cafes where you can watch sports while you enjoy some food? Picture this: you’re in a Japanese sports bar having a drink, and you strike up a conversation with the Japanese person sitting next to you. You decide to have a conversation about what sports you like to watch:

A: Supootsu o yoku mimasuka?
スポーツを　よく　みますか。
(Do you like watching sport?)

B: Hai. Tenisu o tokidoki mimasu.
はい。　テニスを　ときどき　みます。
(Yes, I sometimes watch tennis.)

A: Watashi mo desu!
Dono senshu ga suki desu ka?
どの　せんしゅが　すきですか。
(I watch tennis too! Which player do you like?)

A: Osaka senshu no fan desu.
おおさかせんしゅの　ファンです。
(I’m a fan of Osaka)

Let’s break this conversation down to three main points. Firstly, let’s quickly learn the names of some sports in Japanese. Actually, quite a few Japanese words for sports come from English, so you can guess using the sounds. “Tenisu” in the conversation above is “tennis”, but what do you think “ragubii”,“bareebooru” and “basukettobooru” are in English?* Did you manage to guess? Other popular sports are “sakkaa” (“football”) and “yakyuu”(baseball). * Answers: rugby, volleyball and basketball.

My second point is about a grammatical construction used in the conversation. In the previous column, you learnt about “yoku” (“often”) and “itsumo” (“always”). To add to that, there is also“tokidoki” (“sometimes”) and “tamani” (“rarely”). So when you reply to a question with “iie”(“no”), you can add further details like: “iie, amari + negative verb” (“no, not often”) or “zenzen + negative verb” (“no, never). So for example, “iie, amari mimasen” means “no, I don’t watch often”. Finally, I’ll talk about an expression you can use when you talk about something you like. In previous columns we have talked about “NOUN ga suki desu” (“I like NOUN”). When you want to say that you really like something in English, you can say “a fan of NOUN”. In Japan there is the same expression, but the word order is always like this: “NOUN no fan”. If you replace the NOUN with someone’s name or a sports team, you can say something like “Beckham no fan” (“I’m a fan of Beckham”) or “Arsenal no fan” (“I’m a fan of Arsenal”).

In the conversation, we said “Osaka senshu”. “Senshu” is a noun that means “athlete” or “sports player”. If you are talking about an athlete, you can just call them by their name (for example, “Osaka”), but if you want to talk about them more respectfully or if you are talking about them in a formal setting, rather than using the more generic “san” honorific, we would address them using their job title: “Osaka-senshu” (literally: athlete Osaka). Next time, we’ll continue to learn about sports. I’ll teach you about “words of support” you can use when watching a match.

Sayoonara, Jaa mata!

(Goodbye, see you!)

▶ check out this information on talking about what you do on your days off in Japanese:

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Primed for Greater Heights: PRIMEX Celebrates 30th Anniversary

Pacific Rim Innovation and Management Exponents, Inc, (PRIMEX) celebrated its 30th anniversary on 7 August 2019 with cocktails at the Marquee Tent of the EDSA Shangri-la Hotel. In attendance were prominent Philippine consulting industry leaders, senior government officials from the Philippines and Cambodia, ADB staff led by Senior Special Adviser to the President, Mr. Xianbin Yao, OCG top executives led by President Eiji Yonezawa, as well as PRIMEX directors, officers, staff, consultants, and friends

PRIMEX was founded by Ms. Elvira C. Ablaza, President and CEO, with Mr. Jose P. Leviste, Jr. as Chairman and three other directors. “From our modest beginnings, PRIMEX has grown into a highly successful international consulting firm with completed and ongoing projects, mostly funded by ADB, in 36 countries in the Asia-Pacific region, perhaps the only 100% Filipino consulting company with such a wide geographic reach,” said Ms. Ablaza during her anniversary message. She also announced the strategic partnership between PRIMEX and Oriental Consultants Global (OCG), a leading Japanese consulting firm, which will enable the two companies to achieve much, much more than what each company could do individually.


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Yavapai County Search and Rescue ‘Backcountry Unit” receive a very generous donation

On Wednesday April 17, 2019, Findlay Subaru Prescott and Subaru of America presented Yavapai County Search and Rescue Team (YCSRT) ‘Backcountry Unit” (BCU) with a check in the amount of $19,858.00.  This is for the promotion on sold and leased vehicles between November 15, 2018, and January 2, 2019.

Dan Dravis, Back County Unit Manager, accepted the check on behalf of the team. BCU intends the money for training, jackets and upgrades in team based rescue gear.

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Recent Rescues Overview – Our dedicated Volunteers Always Answer the Call

Wickenburg area Rescue -- The Southern Unit of the Yavapai County Search and Rescue Team (YCSRT), responded to a call for help Tuesday, February 6, 2019, to locate and rescue a couple from Cottonwood who had become stranded with a broken Utility Vehicle (UTV) in the desert north of Wickenburg.

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Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office Volunteers Honored

On January 30, 2019, Sheriff Scott Mascher and his command staff honored volunteers throughout the agency during a special ceremony at the beautiful Elks Theatre in Prescott. The event, organized by Sheriff’s Office Volunteer Services Coordinator Dennyse Loll, included special recognitions and dinner following the program.

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Missing 18-year-old found after night in woods - Got lost while riding ATV near Crown King

An 18-year-old man from Phoenix was found by rescue crews Monday morning, Jan. 21, after spending a cold night in the wooded area near Crown King.

Family and friends reported Jhon Zuluaga Ossa missing at about 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20. The young man had last been seen riding off in a white Raptor ATV near South Senator Highway and Forest Service 362 at about 4 p.m.

The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) began assembling search crews immediately and was assisted Sunday night by a Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office helicopter crew, according to a YCSO news release.

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In Yavapai County - AZDPS Air Rescue Milestone Event – Expansion of Night Time Technical Rescue Capabilities

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On November 11, 2018, after 5 PM, a 54- year-old Sedona man called for help after he got stuck on the side of Capitol Butte (aka Thunder Mountain), Sedona, while hiking up the side of the mountain. He was off trail and situated on a small rock about 4’ x 8’ and completely surrounded by near vertical faces. He only had a cell phone with him and was dressed in light clothing as darkness was approaching.

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Recent Rescues Overview – Helicopters and Dedicated Volunteers Are Key

On October 3, 2018, just before 2PM, a 38-year-old woman from Rimrock called YCSO dispatchers to report being stranded while hiking on Bell Rock, Sedona. She had been hiking since 9:30 AM and decided to become ‘adventurous’ by going off trail and up the mountain eventually reaching a point where she could no longer continue. Not feeling safe to go back down the way she came as it was too steep, she smartly called for help. Fortunately, YCSO dispatchers were able to capture GPS coordinates as she was unable to adequately explain her whereabouts.

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YCSO volunteer search-and-rescue groups begin donation campaign

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Volunteers with the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Auxiliary Force are used to receiving recorded messages like this recent one:

“This is Yavapai County Sheriff’s Department. We have a 4-year-old girl missing in the Williams area. This is an all hands call out. Report to incident command. Please respond immediately if available.”

When they do, they gear up and get to work on finding the missing child, never expecting to receive compensation in return.

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Father/Son Rescued – Satellite tracker a key Lifeline

On July 9, 2018, around 10:30 PM, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a woman reporting her 44-year-old husband, 8-year-old son, and their dog were overdue from a hike in the Beaver Creek area. The pair left on July 8 and were expected to return the following day, July 9. She indicated receiving a message from the ‘Spot’ brand satellite tracking device on July 8 indicating her husband and son arrived for their designated hike and a message the following day stating they were back at their vehicle.

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Missing and endangered man - Alonso “Israel” Salazar - found

Update: June 5, 2018, 12:25 p.m.

Alonso "Israel" Salazar has been found. He was located just outside the Emmanuel Campground area at about noon. He is in good condition, according to the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office (YCSO).

"Thanks to everyone for their concern and prayers," said YCSO spokesperson Dwight D'Evelyn.

Update: June 5, 2018, 9:27 a.m.

The search for Alonso “Israel” Salazar, 24, remains active today with a full complement of rescue teams on scene including volunteers on horseback, ATV, jeeps, with search dogs and numerous ground teams.

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Missing Person located, Deceased – Closure for Family due to efforts of Search Volunteers

On April 8, 2018, a 64-year-old male transient was reported missing from the Mayer area by his family having last been seen on April 4, 2018. The missing man’s vehicle had been located earlier by family member in the Goodwin Burn area near Big Bug Wash off Grape Vine Road outside of Mayer. The vehicle remained parked at the location apparently untouched over the next several days and there was no sight of the missing family member. As a result, the family called YCSO to investigate and noted the missing family member had made suicidal comments in the past.

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5 Secrets to Be a Yogi

There are 5 secrets of Yoga – once you know these secrets, you can start your Yoga journey and become a Yogi or a Yogini. You will be able to unlock the infinite potential in you. You will get unseen treasures buried deep in yourself. These secrets and truths, if you do not know them, Yoga will become a cobweb of techniques. You will get stuck there with no progress. So, you must know these hidden truths.

Secret No. 1: No progress in Yoga can be made without purification of nerves

Many people claim – “Yoga is not effective. What Yoga says aren’t true and Yoga just gives a bit of flexibility – that’s it, and nothing more.” Actually, these people aren’t wrong, they’re right. You cannot reach the Himalayals if you start walking in opposite direction. And even if you reach, as earth is round, it’s going to take a lot of time. Similarly, no progress in Yoga can be made in right direction, if you do not purify your nerves using the method of Nadi Shodhana. Nadi Shodhana purifies the nerves in your subtle body or Sukshma Sharira. These nerves are pathways or channels of Prana, the basic unit of energy. You should understand this – performing Yoga generates a lot of energy, but if these nerve pathways are blocked, this energy cannot reach at the right spots and, therefore, no benefit can be reaped. So, in order to unblock these energy channels, this technique of Nadi Shodhana is not only important, but necessary too. If you practice Nadi Shodhana twice a day for about 15 minutes, your nerve pathways will be unblocked in 3-4 months and then, you will be able to reap the immense benefits that Yoga has to offer. Your senses will become sharper and you will be healthier, and harshness of your voice will be reduced. Once it happens, you can ascertain that nerves in your subtle body are opening up. This is an open secret and if you do not know this secret, you cannot become a Yogi. In case, you do not know how to perform Nadi Shodhana, please watch my video on the same topic: Nadi Shodhana Yoga - Boost Your Brain Power.

Secret No. 2: Yoga isn’t gymnastics

Yoga is not what most people think it is. It is NOT gymnastics. You can perhaps become a gymnast by getting into all sorts of weird poses, but you can never become a Yogi by doing all this. What some phony Gurus teach on the name of Yoga these days, that’s crap. Vinnyasa is absolute crap. But, I don’t mean that it’s of no use. It might be a good exercise, but it is NOT Yoga. Whether you like it or you do not, but the truth is – Vinnyasa has nothing to do with Yoga. Yoga has been developed by those who were enlightened and groups of several such people worked over thousands of years one after another to come up with single Yoga technique. This is how Yoga developed. But, these days so called Gurus create their brand of Yoga without understanding it. They even do not know basics of Yoga. Unfortunately, Vinnyasa is one such bluff. If you want to get a good workout, it’s fine. But if you think you’re doing anything related to Yoga, it isn’t. It doesn’t even come under the limb of Asana as per Yoga. So, on the path to be a Yogi or Yogini, it’s of no help. Do not get misled by all these so-called Yogas gurus. To tread the path of Yoga, you must practice “Yoga”.

Secret No. 3: Rhythmic breathing transforms you inside out

You have immense potential, but it is yet to be explored. You have not tapped even a minuscule amount of your inner resources. Rhythmic breathing is the key that can help you unleash your hidden powers and lead you toward health, creativity, everlasting youth and self-realization. Breath is the bridge that connects body with mind. If you can breathe properly, you can control your body and mind. Our breathing is very haphazard. Yoga says – you should breath in a measured way, in and out. Join some mantra like Soham or Om while you breathe in and out. It’ll make your breathing more harmonious. The more your practice, the calmer you become. You will become full of energy, you’ll become healthy with a still mind and a healthy body, you will be prepared for advance techniques of Yoga to be a Yogi. If you want to know more about it, you can check out my blog-post on rhythmic breathing.

Secret No. 4: Meditation is True Yoga

Why to meditate, hmm? Do you want good health? Do you want a vibrant, yet peaceful mind? Do you want to be stress-free? Do you want to explore the realms of your consciousness, the unseen treasures that you possess, but you know not – meditation is the key.

As per Yoga, meditation is complete attention without any flickering. Meditation, if practiced properly, prolongs attention span and transforms the quality of perception. It sharpens your intellect and balances your emotions. There are several different methods of meditation, but their core is same. Be a witness to any object, inner or outer, in your consciousness. This object can be anything – a Mantra or Chakra or stream of thoughts. Just observe it by paying your full attention and do not force your mind at all. Just be aware of wandering mind. By and by, the quality of your consciousness will be transformed. By and by, more and more of your subconscious mind will come under conscious control. By and by, you will realize that you are beyond body and mind. By and by, you will get transformed into something, for which Vedas say – neti, neti – it cannot be described using language, beyond limitations. Meditation is yoga, yoga is meditation.

Secret No. 5: Do it, do it, do it – this is the biggest secret

Last, but not the least – A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step – says Lao-tzu. Take that step and immerse in the ocean of Yoga to find peace, happiness, to find what can be found, to find you. It’s the first step, also the ultimate – Do it, do it, do it!!! – arise, awake and stop not, till the goal is reached. Om!!!

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Kelly creates new mural for First Street Napa

Napa artist Mikey Kelly works on a new mural at First Street Napa. The mural uses what Kelly called a “cipher based” design system. “I selected to use Napa as the keyword and the lines of the mural will be the visual representation of the words ‘We Love You’ in the shape of a big heart. I thought that with the shelter-at-home order and the environment that we are all living in now that a bit of caring and love is what we all need,” said Kelly.

Artist Mikey Kelley painting a mural

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Created to mark the release of Bond's 25th cinematic adventure, this is a high quality leather luggage tag featuring the No Time To Die title graphic.

Backstory. In No Time To Die, Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when old CIA friend Felix Leiter turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.

Details. The luggage tag is crafted from smooth black leather and has a silver metal buckle strap to attach to your case or bag. One side of the tag is debossed with the No Time To Die logo and the other has a clear window showing a inner card with your contact details.

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Oasis Academy was located in Orem, Utah. It was first mentioned around 1994. In 2006 it was reported that a senior staff member had committed suicide while being on the run on charges of child porn possession.

It could not have been fun to be forced to remain together with such a person far away from your parents as a teenager.

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The Powerball jackpot for tonight's drawing is worth well over 400 million dollars.  Nobody won last nights Mega Millions lottery either, and that is also worth over 400 million dollars.  So, that got me thinking about 10 things I would buy in North Dakota, if I won that kind of money.  On second thought, WHEN I win that kind of money.  Let's be positive.

First off, yes I would probably keep working.  I had to think about that for awhile, but to be honest, when you love your job it's not really working right?  However, I would certainly spend more time on vacation enjoying life.

Like most guys, I love my toys.  If I were to score 400 million dollars, I would certainly upgrade my current toys, but there's 10 really BIG things I would right here in North Dakota as soon as possible!

So a lot of real estate, (which is always a good investment right) and some things to make life a lot easier for my family and friends.  I'm actually a pretty simple guy.  Now, before I win tonight, I should probably go buy a ticket right?  Something I seldom remember to do.  Good luck everybody.


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A survey team from the National Weather Service’s Cherry Hill office confirmed that a tornado touched down in Cape May County during Tropical Storm Isaias on Tuesday morning.

The news came Friday as as two of the state's utilities said they met restoration goals.

The storm that flipped over a tractor trailer and blew sections of roofs off several houses took a 5-mile path through the Strathmere section of Upper Township. It was rated an EF1 with maximum winds of 100 mph.

"It was a scary moment as that storm cell crashed ashore. I can't say I've ever seen such a clear tornado signature with 100+ mph wind speeds in New Jersey before," Chief Meteorologist Dan Zarrow said.

The tornado started its path at Corson’s Inlet State Park near Strathmere then went across marshy areas and the Garden State Parkway. It tracked along Route 9 across the south side of Marmora. It went through the Pine Hill Mobile Home Court where one home was shifted off its foundation and downed trees crushed several cars. It continued north northwest and crossed Tuckahoe Road before dissipating in a marsh.

The storm tossed tossed containers at a Coca-Cola bottling plant and flipped a truck trailer flipped onto its side. A large shed at a nearby residence was upended and vehicles were moved from their parked locations. Several homes had portions of their roofs blown off with a couple of homes sustaining significant damage to a side wall or corner walls.

It was one of three tornadoes in New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania spawned by the storm.

As power restoration continued on Friday, PSE&G said it had restored power to more than 90% of its customers.

"Our crews have worked 16-hour shifts, 24/7, since Isaias hit New Jersey, restoring power," the utility said, calling the storm its fifth most severe in its history and second most severe since Sandy.

JCP&L said it has 6,000 personnel working on repairs and now expects to “restore 85% of affected customers by the end of the day Friday. The majority of remaining customers in both the Northern and Central regions are expected to be restored by Tuesday, August 11, at 11:30 p.m.”

Atlantic City Electric was the first utility to say it had completed repairs to most of its customers who lost power earlier in the week. The utility expects to bring power to customers in “damaged areas” with “complex” restoration by Saturday.

All three utilities urged customers who still don't have power to call and report the outage, especially if it appears that others in your neighborhood are back online but you do not.

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Fairy Tail Chapter 508 – The Innocence Of Experience

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What an unexpected surprise, looking forward to this battle

Well this chapter sure developed in an unexpected way. Why does Larcade even have the ability to unleash a wave of pleasure onto those who have experienced it before? Sure it made for one ‘interesting’ chapter but what an awkward turn of events. Larcade did return the favour (to an extent) to Fairy Law as several characters are now incapacitated due to the embrace of pleasure. With the pure mermaid, Kagura, now having entered the fray, Larcade may have met a being of more purity to challenge him.

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Fairy Tail Chapter 507 – Message

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Through Erza, Makarov leaves his final message for Natsu and Gray

Buried under the rage of negativity, feelings of camaraderie and respect blur into obscurity as the meaning of a guild loses itself under the weight of that animosity. Natsu and Gray have cast themselves into their primal rage and through that submerged state, they lost sight of the bonds they share. Carrying the teachings of Makarov and in essence, Fairy Tail, Erza pierces through their hostility reminding them of the bond they share. Through her pain and resonance with Makarov’s teachings, Natsu and Gray come to escape the destructive states they found themselves in.

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Fairy Tail Chapter 504 – Gray VS E.N.D.

Fairy Tail Chapter 504 - Gray VS Natsu

The inevitable battle begins

The unavoidable battle between Natsu and Gray has finally begun and the void now existing between the two has compelled each of them to bear their fist against the other. Friends, now turned into obstacles that the other needs to stop. Natsu driven by his demon nature to seek out Zeref and destroy him and Gray, resolved to dispose of Zeref’s demons as vengeance against what they had done to his parents and Ur. With each of them suffering from a severe case of tunnel vision, it looks like outside influence is needed in bringing them both back to their senses.

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Fairy Tail Chapter 476-500 – Ishgar VS Alvarez II

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The Spriggan Twelve gather to stand against the mages of the Ishgar

Resolved, connected, determined, tenacious, angered and above all unyielding; the mages of Ishgar stand tall against an overwhelming enemy laying their spirits and very lives on the line to secure the path to tomorrow in which they can continue adventuring in together. Moving forward one step at a time, they challenge the inevitable and express to the Alvarez Empire just how terrifying the mages of Ishgar can be.

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Doug Folsom, president, cybersecurity, and chief technology officer at TRIMEDX, outlines ways healthcare organizations can improve medical device cybersecurity to ensure patient safety:

As forecast over the past several years, the number of cybersecurity attacks in healthcare continues to increase at a faster pace than other industries. In fact, since the outbreak of COVID-19 earlier this year, criminal hackers have been more aggressive. In the first three months of 2020, many health systems have seen a 273% increase¹ in attempts compared to the same period in 2019. At TRIMEDX specifically, we have seen an average increase from 19 to 80 threats per month.

These recent events highlight the impact of what can happen when an attack occurs. According to well-publicized reports, the IT infrastructure of a major U.S. healthcare system was taken offline, requiring manual filing of patient information, surgery cancelations, and re-routing of ambulances to other facilities. In another recent occurrence, a patient’s death was attributed to a ransomware attack at a hospital in Germany.

Yes. The potential for financial loss and brand erosion are serious concerns, but understanding the impact medical device cybersecurity can have on patient safety is paramount for healthcare organizations.

As we consider this, here are three questions worth asking as we observe National Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October:

  1. Do you know what your medical device cybersecurity exposure looks like?
  2. Do you have the expertise to know what can be done to improve it?
  3. Can you prove, through objective measurement, that your medical device cybersecurity program is effective?

To address these questions, here are some tangible steps to consider:

  1. Collect an accurate, real-time inventory of all connected medical devices as well as non-medical devices providing medical care. Obtain a complete device record that provides a comprehensive security score for every device incorporating such things as: patient safety, vulnerabilities, alerts and recalls, and suspicious behavior.
  2. Leverage expertise to ensure the correct remediation actions are taken to reduce the risk exposure on every device.
  3. Perform the necessary remediation work based on risk prioritization, ensuring the devices at greatest risk are addressed first.
  4. Demonstrate, in quantifiable terms, that the remediation work being performed is yielding the desired results.

Of course, an effective medical device cybersecurity solution requires more than the ability to gather raw data. For example, having effective automated tools to detect vulnerabilities that may be exploited by threats in a timely manner is critical. In addition, qualified specialists must be available to proactively review the findings and remediate vulnerabilities to improve overall risk posture.

When key data elements are available and linked together in intuitive workflows and informational dashboards, the evidence of actual progress―an improved security posture―can be measured. When this happens, confidence that the right things are happening at the right time increases dramatically.

By combining deep medical device and cybersecurity expertise, TRIMEDX bridges the gap between medical device regulatory compliance and critical cybersecurity elements for a truly comprehensive management strategy.

For more information, visit TRIMEDX

Doug Folsom is president, cybersecurity, and chief technology officer at TRIMEDX.

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LoveLula Beauty Box November 2019

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This month seems to have flown by so quickly and now it’s time to share November’s LoveLula Beauty Box. This month’s box is worth £48 and features full-sized products from Nature’s Kitchen Organic Skincare, Ayumi, MÁDARA , OOH! Oils of Heaven and sample sachets from Joik Organic and Zojo Beauty Elixirs.

Monthly subscription costs £14.95. There’s also an exclusive beauty box offer of 25% off the brands featured in the box.

What’s inside:

Nature’s Kitchen Kiwi, Apple & Cucumber Skin Soothing Face Wash (100ml | £10.99)

Gently cleanse away impurities and toxins with our super soft Kiwi, Apple & Cucumber Skin Soothing Face Wash. Infused with super high end anti ageing ingredients including vitamins A, B3, C and E along with natures organic green fruits of apple, cucumber, guava, fennel, spinach and kale for smoother, softer and youthful looking skin. Make our Kiwi, Apple & Cucumber Skin Soothing Face Wash your daily must have essential. It sounds and feels like a super healthy green smoothie too. What a treat for your skin!

Aqua (water), olive oil (olea europaea), organic coconut oil (cocos nucifera), sodium cocoamphoacetate, lauryl glucoside, sodium cocoyl glutamate, sodium lauryl glucose carboxylate, coco-glucoside, glyceryl oleate, cetearyl alcohol, polysorbate 60, organic sunflower seed oil (helianthus annuus), organic avocado oil (persea gratissima), palm free vegetable glycerin, xanthan gum, vitamin C (ascorbic acid), oat milk (avena sativa), rice milk (oryza sativa), vitamin A (retinol palmitate), vitamin E (dl-alpha tocopheryl acetate), vitamin B3 (niacinamide), psuedo collagen, (olive) squalane, lupine (lupinus albus) extract, AHA fruit acids (lactic acid, glycolic acid, citric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid), organic kiwi (Actinidia chinensis) fruit extract, organic spinach (spinacia oleracea) extract, organic cucumber (cucumis sativus) extract, organic kale leaf (brassica cellular) extract, organic apple fruit (pyrus malus) extract, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, fennel seed essential oil, * Limonene. *Naturally occurring in essential oils.

I’ve used this face wash before and was really pleased it featured in this month’s box. The consistency is incredibly creamy and silky and the scent is fresh and fruity.

It is really gentle on the skin and feels refreshing to use. My skin feels calm, balanced and soft afterwards.

It can also double as a shaving cream for the guys as it is super creamy, glides on the skin making shaving easy and comfortable.

MÁDARA Hemp Hemp Lip Conditioning Balm (15ml | £10)

Hydrating and protecting lip balm. Complete comfort and softness from the very first application.  Formulated with richly nourishing olive oil, shea butter, and conditioning hemp oil that energizes skin’s protective barrier. Rich in essential fatty acids omega 3 and 6, the hemp oil also provides a significant supply of antioxidants that provide strong anti-ageing effects. Prevents skin dryness and provides extreme comfort all day long.

Ricinus Communis (Castor) Oil* – Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil* – Cera Alba (Beeswax)* – Sorbitan Olivate – Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter* – Tocopherol (Vitamin E) – Aroma/Fragrance – Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil* – Propolis Extract* – Cannabis Sativa (Hemp) Seed Oil* – Hippophae Rhamnoides (Sea buckthorn) Fruit Extract * – Chamomilla Recutita (Camomile) Flower Extract* – Calendula Officinalis (Calendula) Flower Extract* – Stevia Rebaudiana (Stevia) Extract – Limonene** – Linalool** – Geraniol** – Citral**

* Ingredients from organic farming ** Natural essential oils

As we’re heading into winter, the cold air and central heating dries out my lips. So I need to take more care of my lips and give it some TLC.

Say bye bye to dry, chapped lips! This formula is super hydrating with nourishing oils and shea butter to moisturise and soften lips. The consistency is super soft and it melts onto the lips leaving it soft, smooth and moisturised.

I love that it doesn’t feel greasy or sticky on the lips and it also smells good. It has a light citrus aroma with hints of nutty hemp.

Ooh! – Oils of Heaven Organic Apricot Revitalising Face Oil (30ml | £19)

Organic cold pressed Apricot Oil is pressed from oil-rich kernels of the Apricot fruit and resembles the natural sebum produced by our skin. It is extremely good for dry and sensitive skin, especially for maturing skin. It helps to revitalise and soften tired looking skin while smoothing fine lines due to its excellent ability to deeply penetrate the skin.

100% Prunus armeniaca kernel oil

I’m a huge fan of face oils and love OOH! oils of heaven. Their oils are high quality and very effective.

Apricot oil contains high levels of Oleic (Omega 9) and Linoleic (Omega 6) Essential Fatty Acids, Vitamins A & E and is particularly suitable for sensitive, dry, ageing and eczema-prone skin.

It has a nutty, aromatic scent and a light texture that closely resembles our skin’s natural sebum. One of my major skin concerns is dehydration, this oil penetrates deeply into the skin, absorbs quickly and helps to seal in moisture.

It leaves my skin deeply nourished, soft and smooth. I also like to use it on my hair and scalp. I blend a few drops with coconut oil, apply to my hair and scalp and gently massage. This is great if you suffer from a dry and flaky scalp. Afterwards I shampoo and condition. My hair feels soft, shiny and nourished afterwards.

Ayumi Organic Coconut Enriched Hair Oil (150ml | £7.99)

Organic Coconut oil is a wonderfully rich and moisturising oil and is traditionally used by women in India to nourish their scalp, roots and hair. Rich in Omega 6, this Coconut oil is enhanced with highly nourishing and strengthening extracts renowned for their hair benefits. Sesame oil is rich in protein and helps to strengeth hair, Henna helps give thick, healthy and silky hair, while Amla and Rosemary are traditionally used to stimulate scalp circulation and hair growth and are ideal massage.

Cocos Nucifera Oil (Organic Virgin Coconut Oil, Sesamum Indicum (Sesame) Oil Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Oil Citrus Medica Limonum (Lemon) Oil Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil Citrus Medica Limonum (Lemon )Extract Phyllanthus Emblica (Amla) Extract Lawsonia Inermis (Henna)Extract Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract Citral*, Geraniol*, Limonene*, Linalool*

*Natural within essential oils.

How to use:

Massage the oil into your scalp for 15-20 minutes, before smoothing oil into remaining hair. Leave for at least 45 minutes or alternatively leave overnight for an intensive treatment. Wash and rinse as usual afterwards.

I’ve previously reviewed this hair oil and was pleased to receive another bottle.  You can read my full review here

JOIK Organic Silky Facial Oil Serum Sample
30ml | £24

Luxurious silky facial oil serum nourishes, rejuvenates and smoothes fine lines and wrinkles.  Suitable for all skin types, especially dry and/or mature skin.

Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil*, Squalane, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Plukenetia Volubilis Seed Oil*, Isoamyl Laurate, Propanediol Dicaprylate, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil*, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil*, Opuntia Ficus-Indica Seed Oil*, Silica, Tocopherol, Dalbergia Sissoo Wood Oil , Linalool, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract*, Hypericum Perforatum Extract*, Rubus Chamaemorus Fruit Extract, Benzyl Benzoate, Limonene, Geraniol; * ingredient from organic farming 100 % natural origin of total. 61,75 % of the total ingredients are from Organic Farming.; COSMOS ORGANIC certified by Ecocert Greenlife according to COSMOS Standard.

This serum is packed with precious oils that all offer multiple skin benefits.

  • olive squalane – has a natural affinity with the skin, being one of the main components of the sebum and hydrolipidic film. It absorbs instantly and provides deep nourishment, promotes skin renewal, protects from moisture loss and restores skin suppleness and flexibility.
  • Exotic sacha inchi oil – is well known for its multiple unique skin benefits – as a strong skin renewal stimulator it helps to improve skin elasticity and to recover from environmental pollution induced stress and damage.
  • Organic prickly pear oil – promotes skin-tissue renewal, promotes skin’s natural ability to combat daily stress that is caused by air pollution, temperature changes or lack of sleep.
  • Ginger extract – has shown proven results as an anti-aging ingredient for visible reduction of fine lines and wrinkles.
  • St. John’s Wort extract – is known in traditional medicine as a remedy for many skin concerns – it helps to soothe skin irritations and promote skin healing.
  • Cloudberry extract – is rich in vitamin C, it helps to brighten and even skin tone and restore its youthful glow.
  • Rosewood essential oil – brightens dull complexion.

The consistency of this oil serum is definitely silky. A little goes a long way and I managed to get 3 uses out of the sample. It smells amazing, it has a sweet floral and fruity aroma with woody undertones.

It absorbs quickly into the skin without any greasy residue and leaves my skin supple, hydrated and silky soft.

ZOJO Beauty Elixirs The BIKINI BODY Formula Sample
Available in 35g | £19 and 150g | £42

Introduce Bikini Body to your daily diet and reveal the body with real pleasure. The ingredients of this formula will improve metabolism, support the body’s digestive functions, increase fat burning and collagen production, which improves the appearance of the skin. Regular use of the Bikini Body mix reduces lipid absorption, promotes digestion, reduces appetite and stabilizes blood sugar.

Organic Fruit of Rosehip Powder (Rosa canina), Organic Ground Flax Seeds (Linum usitatissimum), Organic Blueberry Powder, Organic Pouteria Lucuma Powder, Organic Tulsi (Asian Basil) Powder (Ocimum tenuiflorum), Organic Triphala Powder (Leaf tannin, almond (terminalia bellrica), almond tincture), Organic Ground Ginger (Zingiber officinale).

I love Zojo Beauty Elixirs and this is my first time trying out the Bikini Body Formula. It is easy to use, simply mix the powder with a glass of milk, juice, fruit or vegetable smoothie. It tastes ok, the ginger powder definitely comes through.

I enjoyed the sample and would have to try the full-size version to see long term results.

What do you think of this month’s beauty box?  Share your thoughts in the comments below.

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Day camp in Kagiso — a township surrounded by factories and mine dumps on Johannesburg’s far western edge — is much like day camp at the average American YMCA. But with a lot more singing and dancing.

Dance class at camp in Kagiso. (To learn more about Kagiso Township, read this article from the Mail & Guardian.)

Most American kids go to summer camp, whether it’s local day camp or sleep-away camp, at least once in their lives. I attended countless sports camps, drama camps, and everyday camps as a child, and my first summer job was as a camp counselor.

In South Africa, camp is a novel concept. Middle and upper class kids might go on camping ‘holidays’ with their families or with school groups. But organized camp programs, especially for underprivileged kids, didn’t really exist here until several years ago, when an American NGO called Global Camps Africa (GCA) and a South African NGO called HIVSA got together and started Camp Sizanani.

Time 2 Have Fun at Camp Sizanani. ‘Sizanani’ means ‘to help each other’ in Zulu.

Camp Sizanani gets at-risk kids out of their normal environments and into a safe place where they can express themselves, learn life skills, and (most importantly) have fun. HIV/AIDS education is a major focus of the program. The kids who attend Camp Sizanani often have difficult living situations and attend underfunded schools where they don’t get the individualized attention they need. They’ve never had the chance to play organized sports or do arts and crafts. They’ve never been spoken to honestly about sex and HIV.

Life skills class at Camp Sizanani. I was impressed with how directly the teacher spoke to the kids about sex and HIV. I was even more impressed with how respectful and eager to learn the kids were.

Kids celebrate victory in a game that involves picking up balls, chains, and other objects while blindfolded, as teammates shout instructions and encouragement from the sidelines.

I only spent one day at Camp Sizanani’s weeklong day camp, which took place at a Kagiso school during the kids’ spring holiday. (GCA and HIVSA also run residential camps and bi-weekly kids’ club meetings in Soweto and other locations around Joburg.) But one day was enough to blow me away.

None of these kids had ever been to camp before, and they were only three days into the week on the day I visited. It was obvious that all the kids were having the time of their lives, and educating themselves while they were at it.

Making masks in arts and crafts class.

At the end of each session — whether it be sports, drama, dance, or life skills — the counselors asked the kids what they’d learned. Typical responses included, ‘We learned to respect each other,’ ‘We learned not to shout at one another,’ and ‘We must use teamwork and work together.’

Campers wait patiently for their lunch.

It’s not only the kids who have a ball and learn a lot at camp. The counselors, who call themselves vochelis, get as much out of camp as the campers do. The vochelis come from the same underprivileged backgrounds as the campers, and most of them used to be campers themselves. The vochelis are role models to the kids and they take that role very seriously. Camp Sizanani gives the vochelis — many of whom are unable to find jobs and face other serious financial and social hardships — a sense of purpose.

“The best thing about my job is knowing that you get to make another person smile,” said Kabelo Malefane, a long-time vocheli and the director of this camp. “Even when you are hurting inside, you get to make another person smile. The gratitude that you get for that is worth more than anything.”

Vocheli directors Kabelo (left), Enos (middle), and Gotso (right) lead the campers in a song. Hmm, do you think they’re having fun?

During the last hour of the day, the campers have ‘cabin time’. They get together with the other members of their cabin — maybe 15 or 20 kids — and their cabin counselors, to discuss the events of the day and what they learned. The cabin I sat with had serious things to talk about. I missed much of what what said because the conversation flipped between English, Shangaan, and other languages. But there were several conflicts resolved and apologies made. The room was somber.

I stepped outside for a few moments. While I was outside, the cabin (which was actually a trailer, or what South Africans call a Park Home) erupted. The occupants were singing boisterously and the cabin shook from all the jumping up and down. I hurried in to investigate and was invited to join the party.

It’s not easy to dance and take pictures at the same time.

I hadn’t truly lived until I experienced spontaneous song and dance in Africa. I’ll never forget the first time it happened, at a health clinic opening in Tanzania nearly five years ago. The sound, the vibration, the emotion, and the pure joy all penetrate directly into my heart and fill my body from the inside out. It’s difficult to explain to those who haven’t experienced it. Video recordings don’t do justice to the real thing.

The singing and dancing at Kagiso was the most inspiring that I’ve ever experienced. Hopefully these photos can convey just a little bit of what it felt like.

The culmination of cabin time.

Dancing our way out of the cabin.

I took refuge inside the staff room to switch memory cards, and was about to go back outside when my favorite dancer sashayed past.

I stood and took pictures as the joy engulfed me.

Thanks for a great day, Camp Sizanani. I hope to be back soon.

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This is it. I made it. 365 posts.

I set out wanting to make space to write everyday, with no pressure on content or length. And I’ve achieved it. Here I am, 365 posts later. Some are short and mundane, others are longer and more vulnerable. There’s gotta be room for both, and I’m glad that there is.

Still, can’t quite believe it. I’m quite stoked with myself, having maintained this habit for a full year, across countries and continents, inebriated and sober, I was committed to this blog and I saw it through.

What started as a response to a lot of pain, has morphed into this thing that has followed me through a year’s worth of joy and disappointment, insights and confrontations.

Anyway, I’m tired (because I had a lot of sex last night and only got 4 hours of sleep) and I’m going to go to bed now.

Until next time. Thank you for reading.

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One day until this whole project is over. I don’t quite know how to feel. Maybe glad that it’s been a year since that first day? Maybe sad that this is the end of something I really enjoy doing each day. I don’t know, I’m a little drunk. I think I’ll be sad, but I’ll aslo be glad that this part is over now. It started because I was heartbroken. I’m not heartbroken anymore, and I’d like to not have any more of my life revolving around him anymore.

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I keep thinking about how I’m almost at 365 posts and how bittersweet that is. I’ve posted every single day for a whole year and that feels pretty amazing to me. At the same time, it takes me full circle, back to where this all began, back to me nursing a broken heart in the only way I knew how – through words and tears. I’m not that girl crying in a cafe anymore, but I remember all too well what that was like, those painful memories are still familiar and very much alive when I think of them.

362 days ago I couldn’t have imagined I would be here though – finding love in someone else, having the time of my life with my best friends. So much can change in a year and I didn’t know that, wouldn’t have believed it if someone told me this is how my year would have played out.

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Thinking about what freelancing would look like- would it just be a whole lot of schmoozing and copywriting? Cause I don’t want to do that. There’s something about selling things that makes me feel really gross. Gah but also, that stuff pays. And is an easy way to build up a portfolio. But does it sit right with me?

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Isn’t it so bizarre and beautiful how we can experience different emotions simultaneously? Last night it was my birthday BYO and also at the same time, O and I were not in a good place in our relationship. But somehow, even though I spent most of the afternoon crying, I was still able to go to the BYO AND have a really great time despite O also being there. Sad about our relationship, and really deeply happy about spending time with great friends.


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DAMON LOCKS – 2019 3Arts/Reva & David Logan Foundation Awardee (teaching artist/musician)
Frequency Festival 2020
As an invited composer at this year’s Frequency Festival, Damon created a new work for Chicago cellist Katinka Kleijn. The piece “initiates opportunities for Kleijn to respond to text and sounds created and curated by Locks.” This concert also features performances by vocal artist Julian Otis.
March 1, 8:30pm at Constellation, 3111 N. Western Avenue

FRANK WALN – 2015 3Arts/Reva & David Logan Foundation Awardee (vocalist)
Sacred Cypher Artist-in-Residence: Mitakuye-Oyasin – We Are All Related
As part of IMAN’s Sacred Cypher Creatives program, Frank will present a series of public programs during a five-day residency at the organization. Entitled Mitakuye Oyasin - We Are All Related, Frank’s residency will facilitate healing, liberation, and connection through the creative process, including Lakota songwriting techniques and practices.
March 2–8 (times vary) at IMAN, 2745 W. 63rd Street FREE

HAROLD MENDEZ – 2012 3Arts/Stan Lipkin & Evelyn Appell Lipkin Awardee (visual artist)
In Conversation: The years now
On the occasion of his solo exhibition, Harold will be in conversation with Neubauer Family Assistant Curator Edgar Garcia and curator/writer Candice Hopkins. In the exhibition (on view through March 8), Harold presents a suite of new sculptures and premieres a new sound installation.
March 4, 6:00pm at Logan Center Terrace Room Seminar Room, 915 E. 60th Street FREE

IVELISSE DIAZ – 2019 3Arts Community Awardee (dancer/musician/educator)
Plena Libre Workshop & Concert with the University Symphony Orchestra
Ivelisse collaborates with the Latin Grammy-nominated super group Plena Libre during their ensemble-in-residency at the University of Chicago. On March 5, Ivelisse leads a plena dance workshop at the Logan Center. On March 7, Ivelisse is a guest performer with the ensemble at a public concert joined by members of the University of Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
March 5 (6:30pm workshop at Logan Center) and March 7 (8pm concert at Mandel Hall) FREE

LAKSHA DANTRAN – 2019 3Arts/HMS Fund Awardee (Bharatanatyam artist)
Pranaya: Romances in Poetry
As a member of Mandala Arts, Laksha will perform in the group’s traditional music and dance concert. “Using geometric body positions and mudras, signature to classical dances of South Asia, Odissi and Bharatanatyam artists bring to life mythological romances through wordless storytelling.” This concert features a live orchestra of Carnatic and Odissi musicians.
March 8, 2:00pm at Logan Center for the Arts Penthouse, 915 E. 60th Street

DEE ALEXANDER – 2012 3Arts/Southwest Airlines Awardee (vocalist)
Alexander/McLean Project
Dee will perform with collaborator Jon McLean in this Hyde Park Jazz Society concert. Their set list will include new songs written for their 3AP-funded CD they plan to record later this year.
March 15, 7:00pm at The Promontory, 5311 S. Lake Park Avenue West

TIRTZA EVEN – 2017 3Arts/Reva & David Logan Foundation Awardee (experimental video maker)
Onion City Experimental Video & Film Festival | Land Mine
Tirtza will present her experimental documentary, Land Mine, at the 30th Annual Onion City Experimental Video and Film Festival. The film “takes on the dense and complicated history of Israeli-Palestinian border conflicts through the microcosmic perspective of filmmaker Tirtza Even’s childhood apartment building in Jerusalem, and the tenants currently living there.”
March 15, 5:00pm at Chicago Filmmakers, 5720 N. Ridge Avenue (enter from Hollywood side)

CHERYL LYNN BRUCE – 2010 3Arts Awardee (director/actor)
Pipeline: Free Tour
Cheryl is directing a neighborhood tour of Dominique Morisseau’s play Pipeline, which tells a story about the school-to-prison pipeline in urban communities. Presented by Victory Gardens, the production will tour with free performances at six locations on the South and West sides of Chicago.
March 16–21, times and locations vary, see schedule at Victory Gardens Theater

NORMAN LONG – 2011 3Arts Awardee (sound artist/musician)
Gather: Norman Long & Focus Group LLC
Norman performs on this double-bill series that brings together musicians from different practices, genres, and backgrounds for connection and artistic exchange.
March 21, 7:00pm at Comfort Station, 2579 N. Milwaukee Avenue FREE

MABEL KWAN – 2017 3Arts/RH, Restoration Hardware Awardee (pianist)
Ensemble Dal Niente with Roscoe Mitchell
As a member of Ensemble Dal Niente, Mabel performs in this concert focusing on works by contemporary AACM legends Roscoe Mitchell and George Lewis, among others. The centerpiece will be the world premiere of a piece written for Dal Niente and Ken Vandermark by Roscoe Mitchell.
March 24, 8:00pm at Thalia Hall, 1807 S. Allport Street

CHRISTINE PASCUAL – 2018 3Arts/Lakeside Bank Awardee (costume designer)
Dhaba on Devon Avenue
Christine designed the costumes for this world premiere production written by Madhuri Shekar and directed by Chay Yew. The play follows the story of Dhaba Canteen, an institution on Devon Avenue since the 60s “with their delicious Sindhi food transporting you back to the halcyon days of undivided India. Now it's on the verge of bankruptcy. And the family that has run it for generations is ready to go to war over its fate.”
March 27 – April 26 at Victory Gardens Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue

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A preauthorization, or authorization hold, is a temporary hold on a customer’s credit card until final settlement. In this B2B transaction scenario, such as for distributors and manufacturers, the customer buys an item online, for example via Woocommerce or Shopify; the customer does not save their card on file or use a saved card on file, in which case different rules apply. Compliance with credit card processing rules improves authorization approvals, mitigates risk and reduces merchant fees.

On the merchant side for ecommerce sale described: request for authorization goes out and the issuer responds with an approval code if all goes well. By also using 3-D Secure, the merchant shifts fraud liability to the issuer, reduces chargeback risk and can potentially qualify for reduced merchant fees. An additional authorization is not required if the final settlement amount is not more than 15% of the original authorization. Note, this is based upon scenario described! However, depending on the card type, the qualified interchange rate may downgrade to the worst rate possible due to authorization and settlement mismatch; The same applies if the final settlement on the original authorization is less.

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Delip Rao, CEO and co-founder of start-up R7 Speech Sciences has brought the issue back into the spotlight that voice recognition systems struggle more with female voices.

Not New

The issue has been known about for some time and has been brought into sharper focus with the popularity of voice-activated digital assistants like Apple’s Siri, or Amazon’s Alexa, or Google Home.

According to Linguistics experts, the key problem is that females have higher pitched voices than males, and they tend to be quieter and sound more “breathy” when they talk.

With speech for example, Mean Fundamental Frequency (Mean FO) can be expressed as a number around which vocal tones are spread. The FO for men is around 120Hz, but for women it is much higher at 200Hz.

Also, another problem for voice recognition systems comes when they try to process words and sounds into MFCCs (Mel-frequency cepstral coefficients). The voices of women are known to give a less robust acoustic signal, and this signal can be easily masked by noise. These two challenges also make things more difficult for speech recognition systems.

Lack of Diverse Training

Since speech recognition systems also rely on an AI element, they require training to become more used to recognising certain vocal characteristics. Linguistics experts, therefore, also believe that a lack of diverse training examples of the speech of women may also be a contributing factor to the problems encountered by current voice recognition systems.

Gender Biases As A Result

Some commentators are, therefore, predicting possible worsening gender biases problems with voice recognition systems if these issues are not tackled.

Experts have pointed out the importance of training systems using equal proportions of men and women to avoid the problem of them being very good at recognising male data and very bad at recognizing female data.

Ethnic Mix

The same experts have also highlighted potential biases based on ethnicity if voice recognition systems aren’t trained using a wide ethnic as well as gender mix.

What Does This Mean For Your Businesses?

With digital assistants now in the workplace in computer systems (e.g. Alexa for Business),and with AI bots being used e.g. to handle customer service systems (with a voice element), it’s important that women and / or certain ethnic groups are not at a disadvantage when using the systems.

The problem is known about now, and companies should, therefore, be taking action to make sure that voice recognition systems work well for all demographics, and deliver equality as part of their value.

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Last time I checked divorce didnt happen because one person is in crisis...two people who dont love each other, or care to.God does not condone divorce I know this, but he does promise happiness from hurt.

To explore this topic, I pulled aside two individuals who I knew were hunting for a long-term relationship using online dating websites, and asked them about their experiences with the services.I am dating a married the frst time I have said it, printed it or even admitted it.My story is long..please be patient, and please give me feedback. Nothing out of the ordinary at first, I am a dedicated worker and do my job well so that is where my focus was.It's just not's been almost 7 months and statstics show most "SEX affairs" fzzle out after about 4 months.He has been sick and in the hospital 4 times, he had a job change so was unemployed for a few weeks and I never left his side.I know he loves me..the way he looks at me, the way he helps even when I dont ask, he wears my favorite color, he prays with me, we have asked God for forgiveness of our weakness in this.

We know Jesus saves, we know sn is forgiven....we both struggle with our love being wrong when neither of us have ever wanted to be with someone so much.

She asked him to go to counseling, he did, he even went to the dr. He ended up being transfered to a location an hour away,,,,,then I realized how much I missed him. He called me one day and told me he moved out and t was finally done after 19 years.

He was ok, but worried how the kids were going to be during the process ahead of him.

Okay, it’s time to have an open and frank discussion about the battle of the sexes and the dating game.

It’s far too complex, scary and difficult for mere mortals – so let’s bridge the gap by asking both men and women what doesn’t work when it comes to online dating Dating has gone digital.

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Our Series 555 have a substantial look to it. From the larger angled wood legs to the thick solid wood trim that frames every piece. All the outside corners of the Series 555 cabinet box are carefully cut at a mitered angle that highlights the construction techniques we use. The handles help to provide a continuation of the overall substantial presence that this piece has.

Please note the materials in our photos on this website may look slightly different from the actual wood used in the final product.  Before finalizing your purchase, we suggest ordering some real wood samples using our sample ordering page.

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  • Solid wood used on the top, bottom, sides, legs and drawer front
  • Veneered wood used on the back panel of the furniture piece
  • No MDF used anywhere in this product
  • Water based lacquer coatings provide a protective finish
  • Anti-tip hardware is included with this product

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  • Dovetail drawers use solid ash on the sides with the bottom of the drawer composed of veneered plywood
  • Soft close drawer glides; each drawer is rated for up to 100 pounds
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  • Approximately 127 lbs. (Varies slightly due to the different wood species)

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  • All solid woods are domestically sourced
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Charles City’s Main Street set to grow in 2021

Charles City’s Main Street is set to grow exponentially in 2021.

In fact, by mid-year there could be possibly three new fixtures on the strip:

  1. The first domino already dropped in late-December as ‘McCoy Smoothies and More’ opened up inside of SNAP Fitness near Central Park
  2. The second 2021 addition could be the finishing touches on the ‘Union House’ or the former ‘McQuillen Place’. According to a report from First Security Bank President Kurt Herbrechtsmeyer back in November, the hope is to finish the project and have it occupied by spring or early-summer of this year
  3. And the final addition to Main Street in 2021 is a clothing store. ‘Mara’ in Charles City is expanding and opening a second store at 101 North Main Street in February. This second store is going to be called ‘Cardigan’ and carry women’s clothing of all sizes

Mara Owner Tiffany Rottinghaus says she often thinks about how to spice up Main Street and she is excited that her new business could potentially do that.

Rottinghaus says she thinks it is great how the community has rallied behind the local businesses in the area this last year.

After this expansion, she is interested to see where her ventures take her.

2020 also infused Main Street with a little life after both ‘Main Street Drug’ and ‘Hair Forum’ opened on it.

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A reputable and reliable waste disposal company should be a full-service organization that can handle a single item such as a sofa or refrigerator, or the transfer of an entire property or lot. Businesses can range from a guy with a truck to a hippopotamus franchise, and not all are created equal.

The following elements can help you make an informed decision about when to hire a house junk removal service.

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The waste disposal industry considers the time from customer contact to actual disposal as a good service provider option. This is a service business and usually, a pile of debris operates when a customer picks up the phone. Nice people can coordinate a reception with a 24 to 48-hour conversation.

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The disposal company must have the necessary tools, equipment, and vehicles for its operation. Elimination and disposal depend on those resources to actually get the job done. Can they handle any size from moving old sofas all over the house or multiple locations? They need to have contacted so they can prepare a container for larger jobs or be agile enough to get around the streets of small cities.

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There's nothing like a happy Christmas song to get you into the holiday spirit, but, let's be honest. Not every holiday song is a blue-ribbon winner.

At the risk of offending Santa's ever-listening ears and getting a spot on the naughty list, as much as I love Christmas music, even I, the Grand Valley's chief Christmas music elf, have to admit I don't enjoy every single holiday tune I hear. I love most of them, but not all of them.

What's interesting, though, is the fact that what sounds like heavenly, melodious music to one person is like fingernails on a chalkboard to somebody else. How can one person love something so much that another person absolutely hates it? Well, it's a reality that exists in our world today,  as I discovered recently when my wife and I were driving around Grand Junction looking at holiday lights and listening to Christmas music on the radio.

Without even realizing it, we were creating a list of Christmas songs we love - as well those we hate. Some we agree on, while on others we are as far apart as the North Pole is from Grand Junction, and I am still struggling with the idea that another human being could hate some of these Christmas classics.

As you view the list of the 10 Christmas songs my wife absolutely hates, I'm sure you will find yourself in the same boat. You may share the same feelings about some of them, while others may cause you the same pain I'm feeling in my own heart because you actually love them so much.

This is one of my favorite Christmas songs during the holidays. It's such a joyful, upbeat song - how could you not just feel so good when you hear it? Yet, my wife says she turns it off every time it comes on the radio. What?? She finally concedes it's not so much the song she despises as it is the artist. While I am a big Mariah Carey fan, she is not, which puts All I Want For Christmas Is You on the top 10 list of Christmas songs my wife hates.

Before there was the USA For Africa there was Band-Aid in 1984 - a super-group of mainly British and Irish artists like George Michael, Paul Young, Phil Collins, and Bono raising awareness and funds for famine relief in Ethiopia. My wife says "It just doesn't feel like a Christmas song - and it just makes you feel sad. It doesn't lift your spirits like most Christmas songs." I kind of have to agree with her on this one.

HEY, SANTA - Wendy and Carnie Wilson

This one blows my mind. How could anyone in their right mind not love Hey, Santa? Whenever this one comes on the radio, I immediately stop what I'm doing to listen. In fact, when I'm driving and I hear this song, I have to pull off the road and stop to listen until it's over. I love it! My wife, on the other hand, while she admits the first part is beautiful, once they get to the "Hey, Santas" - she's ready to smash the radio into thousands of pieces. She says "I hate that song!"

I can't say I love Santa Baby, but, personally, I'd much rather listen to Madonna's updated version than the 1953 version by Eartha Kitt, which is one of my personal fingernails- on-a-chalkboard Christmas songs. Madonna picks up the tempo a little bit and has some fun with the song and I kind of like it. My wife, though, not so much."Santa Baby?" she says. "Really? I hate that song. It just ruins the day when I hear it."

I love songs about Christmas romance, but, I've never been a huge fan of Last Christmas until recent years. Once I started to learn the lyrics so I could sing along, I decided the song wasn't all that bad, although it is pretty sad. My wife just nods her head -nearly speechless with disdain for this song. "It doesn't even make sense," she says. "It's just an ignorant song."

RUN, RUDOLPH, RUN - Chuck Berry

Here's a Christmas song I don't love - but I don't hate it either. It's been around since 1958 and has that distinct 50s rock and roll sound which makes it very fun and unique. Is it silly? Yes, but so is giving your true love eight maids-a-milking or nine ladies dancing for Christmas. But, all she can say is "I hate it. It's dumb."  Sorry, Chuck.

Since 1979, we have been playing Wonderful Christmastime on the radio - and I've never been a huge fan. But this year, I decided to learn the words - and it made a huge difference in my perception. I kind of like it. My wife, on the other hand, would rather scrub the inside of the oven with a toothbrush than have to listen to Wonderful Christmastime. I just hope she isn't using my toothbrush on the oven.

PRETTY PAPER - Roy Orbison

So here's one we can agree on. With all due respect to the late Roy Orbison, this is probably my number one "fingernails on a chalkboard" Christmas song. Willie Nelson does a nice version of this one, but, you rarely hear it. Honestly, it's not Roy's singing that grates on me, it's the background singers that make me want to throw my radio into the Colorado River. I have to say, my wife was right on the money when she identified this Christmas clunker.

THE CHIPMUNK SONG( CHRISTMAS DON'T BE LATE) - David Seville & the Chipmunks

Are you kidding me? Who doesn't absolutely love the Chipmunks? How is this classic Christmas song on the hate list? I grew up listening to the Chipmunks Christmas album and it helped make me what I am today. But, my wife says she's over it. "It was cute in the beginning, but now it's like wearing a worn-out pair of shoes that should have been thrown out 20 years ago. Make it go away." Well, dear, I don't think we can do that. The Chipmunks have been around for over 60 years and they are likely to be here for another 60.

There is a reason why you don't hear Christmas Wrapping on the radio. It's a horrible song and my wife and I can agree on this one. Check out these lyrics.  "Just because it is the season....the perfect gift for me would be completions and connections left from last year." Say what? You'd have to listen to it to fully appreciate how horrible Christmas Wrapping is. The best thing about having this song on the hate list is now I can actually name one Spice Girls song.

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Recently I did an article where I shared the scriptures in Ephesians 4:29-30 that talks about not letting any foul language come out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up according to their needs and not grieving the Holy Spirit. I shared this, not because I want to be like a spiritual police woman trying to control what everyone says, but because the Holy Spirit is very precious to me and when I hear people using really foul language or I see it posted on Facebook or somewhere else I feel kind of shocked and grieved inside. That’s because the Holy Spirit, who lives inside me is grieved.  I realize that not everyone has this same level of sensitivity to the Holy Spirit and I am not saying that makes me any better than anyone else, but I don’t wish to lose that sensitivity and conviction and I would love for everyone to have that same kind of relationship with God. The Bible says to “Guard your heart above all things, because out of it flow the issues of life.” (Proverbs 4:23). The word of God also tells us that if we go against our conscience long enough and continue to do things that we know are wrong, our hearts can become hard and calloused and we can lose the conviction we once had (see Romans Ch. 1 and Ephesians 4:17-19).

Let me just say again, God knows each of our hearts, He knows if we are trying to do what is right or not and I’m not trying to make anyone feel condemned.  The Bible also says that a righteous man may fall seven times, but every time He will rise again, so don’t beat yourself up if you’re still struggling, trying to overcome something and you just haven’t won the battle yet.  If you’re trying to overcome, you’re pleasing the Lord.  It shows you have a repentant attitude towards sin.

In the Old Testament, the temple had an outer court, an inner court and a holy of holies. Today, the Bible says that our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit. I believe the outer court represents our flesh and blood bodies, the inner court our souls (mind, will and emotions) and the holy of holies our spirit (conscience and intuition, where the Holy Spirit resides, once we are born again). Although the temple veil that separated the inner court from the holy of holies was ripped into when Christ died on the cross, showing that the way was open for all who would receive Him to be able to go into the holy of holies and enjoy intimate fellowship with the Lord, I think many choose to have an outer court experience or relationship with God, because they would rather live carnal lives, following their own desires rather than being obedient to God or because they don’t know any better. They don’t know what’s available to them.

I am sure that some of you have had to unfollow someone on Facebook or turn the TV or radio station to another channel because the language or content got too rough.  I don’t want the Holy Spirit to ever unfollow me because I make Him feel grieved (by continuing to choose willful disobedience, not because I slipped up and then afterwards repented). I started thinking of what the scriptures say about following. The Apostle Paul said “Follow me (my example) as I follow Christ. In Mark 16:17-18, Jesus said “These signs will follow them that believe:  In my name, they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues (or other languages)…they will lay hands on the sick and they will get well.” Verse 20 says:  “And then they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs.” (The New King James Version). I did a word study on what signs means and found that it referred to God’s signature of authenticity and it talked about how the Holy Spirit was like a constant companion that accompanied the disciples and was present to heal, perform miracles, etc., so that people would know the message they were preaching was from God.

A few months ago on a Sunday morning, my sister-in-law was having problems with her car, so my husband missed church and went over to see what was wrong with it.  As I was driving in to church by myself, I began praying and I sensed the Holy Spirit really flowing through me very strongly all the way to church.  When we came to the portion of the service where the Pastor calls for the Elders and intercessors to come forward and pray for those who have needs, I went up to pray. A lady and her daughter came up to request prayer for the Dad who was at home and had been sick for a couple of weeks and didn’t seem to be getting any better. As soon as I touched the Mom, I saw in my mind a mental picture of the sky over us with clouds, but there was a good-sized hole in the cloud that was directly over us. I knew the Lord was showing me that I had prayed through and as a result there was an opening for the Holy Spirit to flow freely (I believe the clouds represented the spiritual atmosphere or opposition of the enemy). I prayed for the Dad (who came to church the next week feeling better), next another lady came up for prayer for migraine headaches which she had been having frequently (like on a weekly basis) for many years and was having one at the time. I put my hands on her head and prayed for healing. Afterwards I said, I really sensed the Holy Spirit when I was praying for you and she said yes, it felt like electricity flowing into my head and she said she felt much better. I didn’t get a chance to talk to her again until about 2 or 3 weeks later, when I did I asked her if she had been having any more headaches since we prayed and she said no. Now I know that it was God who did that and not me, I give Him all the glory and praise.  I was merely the vessel or conduit that He used. My point in sharing this is that if I had not been following the leading of the Holy Spirit and allowing Him to flow through me that day, I don’t think that would have happened. If we want to be channels for the Holy Spirit to flow through, we need to be sensitive to His leading and direction and if we want to be able to sense those gentle nudges we feel inside that keep us on His path for us and help keep us under His protection and in line to receive His blessings, then we need to honor Him by trying to obey Him and making Him feel welcome and at home in our hearts. Be blessed everyone. Kelly Rowe