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Camerota: "Man, this show starts early." Is Fox & Friends Weekend co-host Alisyn Camerota ready to move on from her early weekend FNC morning show? Despite her special phoned-in assurances to the contrary to her viewers last Saturday that she will eventually return to F&FW, Aly appears none too ready to do so any time soon. After being called back for a second term three years ago to save the the listing ship and so doing, Aly may now feel that it is time to move on.
Yesterday, before guest co-anchoring F&F (weekday), Aly Tweeted, "On the set of @foxandfriends for a one-day stint. Don't miss it. Man, this show starts early." When the show itself started, she jested, "It's possible I'm a little rusty and don't remember camera angles: then, repeating her earlier grouse verbatim, she exclaimed, "Man, this show starts early!"
Laughing, co-host Brian Kilmeade turned to Aly and framed her face with his hands: He jested, "Because you're on the one o'clock show [America Live] where it's all about you all week: it's that shot." In response, Aly looked into the camera, tilted her head coyly, and playfully pouted, "Well, and, what's wrong with that?"
Nothing. Aly earned her stripes with Kiran Chetry and Julian Phillips in her first F&FW stint. Furthermore, she has superbly performed her duty a second time when FNC Executive VP of Programming Bill Shine called her back to lead Clayton Morris and Dave Briggs as they found their sea legs. Maybe, Shine now feels that her boys can now stand on their own now and that it is time to give Aly her due–and her own show.
But, Aly's devoted Fox & Friends Weekend fans may not brook being abandoned–again.
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October 24, 2019 by Erik Faye-Lund | Blog
I recently went to XDC 2019, where I gave yet another talk about Zink. I kinda forgot to write a blog-post about it, so here's me trying to make up for it… or something like that. I'll also go into some more recent developments as well.
October 09, 2019 by Dafna Hirschfeld | Blog
Prior to joining Collabora, I took part in Round 17 of the Outreachy internships, to work on the virtual drivers in the media subsystem of the Linux kernel, or more specifically, on the vicodec driver.
October 03, 2019 by Pekka Paalanen | Blog
What HDCP is, and why supporting HDCP in Weston is justified in both an economical and technical context.
September 30, 2019 by Mark Filion | News & Events
Collabora is proud to be hosting in Montreal the 2019 edition of the X.Org Developer's Conference (XDC), the leading event for developers working on all things Open graphics, including the Linux kernel, Mesa, DRM, Wayland and X11.
September 20, 2019 by Mark Filion | News & Events
Next week, Collaborans including Julian Bouzas and Enric Balletbò i Serra will be in Paris to participate in the 3rd edition of Embedded Recipes and 8th edition of Kernel Recipes
September 19, 2019 by Boris Brezillon | News & Events
Linux 5.3 was released over the weekend, which means it's time for our usual "where does Collabora stand in this picture?" tour. As has been the case for several years now, Collabora continues being an active contributor to the Linux kernel.
September 12, 2019 by Mark Filion | News & Events
Showcasing two brand new Open Source software demonstrations featuring the Xilinx high-performance Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC, and the Magic Leap One augmented reality headset.
September 06, 2019 by Joey Ferwerda | News & Events
With the recent release of the OpenXR 1.0 specification, the presence of numerous Open Source platforms for Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality, and a growing community of developers, the need for a collaborative Open Source XR Conference became clear.
August 28, 2019 by Gert Wollny | Blog
With the release of virglrenderer 0.8.0, getting accelerated OpenGL within a virtual machine (VM) made a big leap forward. Since virglrenderer-0.7.0, the code base has seen ~600 commits, and Collabora provided more than 80% of these contributions.
August 20, 2019 by Mark Filion | News & Events
Starting tomorrow, Collabora will be exhibiting & speaking at Embedded Linux Conference North America (ELCNA), the premier vendor-neutral technical conference for companies and developers using embedded Linux.
August 06, 2019 by Rohan Garg | Blog
Ongoing work on the reverse-engineered Panfrost OpenGL ES driver for Arm Mali GPUs has turned the RK3399 SoC into a very attractive platform to try out Wayland on ARM devices.
August 02, 2019 by Ryan Pavlik | Blog
As part of its unwavering commitment to open source and open standards, Collabora is proud to be part of bringing the recently-released OpenXR 1.0 to life, and to be pioneering the Monado open source runtime for OpenXR.
July 24, 2017 by Robert Foss | Blog
More progress is being made in the area of i.MX6, etnaviv and Android. Since the last post a lot work has gone into upstreaming and stabilizing the etnaviv on Android ecosystem. This has involved Android, kernel and Mesa changes, many of which are available…
July 18, 2017 by Alexandros Frantzis | Blog
Ever since Vulkan was announced a few years ago, the idea of creating a Vulkan benchmarking tool in the spirit of glmark2 had been floating in my mind. Recently, thanks to my employer, Collabora, this idea has materialized! The result is the vkmark Vulkan…
June 29, 2017 by Robert Foss | Blog
Debugging graphics performance in a simple and high-level manner is possible for all Gallium based Mesa drivers using GALLIUM_HUD, a feature that adds performance graphs to applications.
June 20, 2017 by Sjoerd Simons | Blog
At Collabora one of the many things we do is build Debian derivatives/overlays for customers on a variety of architectures including 32 bit and 64 bit ARM systems. And just as Debian does, our OBS system builds on native systems rather than emulators.
June 13, 2017 by Helen Koike | Blog
The feature to improve NVMe performance over emulated environments has now been officially released in the NVMe Specification Revision 1.3 under the name "Doorbell Buffer Config command", along with an implementation in the mainline Linux kernel!
June 05, 2017 by Robert Foss | Blog
GPUs like Intel and Vivante support storing contents of graphical buffers in different formats. Support for describing these formats using modifiers has now been added to Android and Mesa, enabling tiling artifact free running of Android on the iMX6 platform.
May 04, 2017 by Olivier Crête | Blog
Along with the usual load of memory leaks, crashes and other bugs, Collabora's multimedia team once again contributed a number of improvements across a wide number of areas.
April 27, 2017 by Robert Foss | Blog
Getting Android up and running on the iMX6 platform using an open source graphics stack has been impossible up until recently, but now you can. Here's a guide through the steps.
April 25, 2017 by Olivier Crête | Blog
With GStreamer you can easily receive a AES67 stream, the standard which allows inter-operability between different IP based audio networking systems and transfers of live audio between profesionnal grade systems.
April 21, 2017 by Robert Foss | Blog
If you're looking to change the Android boot animation to something other than the stock one, here's a hands-on guide to help you to do it.
April 19, 2017 by Olivier Crête | Blog
With GStreamer 1.12's first release candidate out for testing and the final release expected soon, here's a brief preview of some of the (many) new features, bugfixes and improvements that will be arriving with this release.
April 10, 2017 by Gabriel Krisman Bertazi | Blog
Like the bug that no one can solve, many issues occur on the interface between the user application and the operating system. But even in the good Open Source world, understanding what is happening at these interfaces is not always easy.
April 18, 2017 by Mark Filion | News and Events
Collaborans are once again hitting the road and will be attending three separate events over the next new two weeks, in London, Las Vegas and Amsterdam
April 03, 2017 by Mark Filion | News and Events
Today, Olivier Crête, libnice maintainer and Collabora Multimedia Lead, announced the availability of libnice 0.1.14, the latest release of the NAT traversal library implementing the RFC for Interactive Connectivity Establishment (ICE).
March 22, 2017 by Mark Filion | News and Events
Check out the April issue (#222) of Linux Format magazine for our new monthly column on all things Open Source, including graphics, multimedia and more!
March 07, 2017 by Mark Filion | News and Events
Over the next two weeks, Collaborans will be present at four different events across the globe. If you plan on attending at any of these conferences, please reach out and say hello!
February 21, 2017 by Mark Filion | News and Events
Starting today, and for the next few days, Collaborans will be taking part in this year's Embedded Linux Conference North America, the "premier vendor-neutral technical conference for companies and developers using Linux in embedded products".
February 20, 2017 by Gustavo Padovan | News and Events
Linux Kernel 4.10 is out, and this time Collabora contributed a total of 39 patches by 10 different developers.
February 08, 2017 by Mark Filion | News and Events
On February 8 & 9, Collabora will be attending Integrated Systems Europe 2017, the world's largest tradeshow dedicated to professional AV and electronic systems integration, taking place at the Amsterdam RAI.
January 31, 2017 by Mark Filion | News and Events
We're headed to Brussels, Belgium for FOSDEM 2017, the two-day event organized by volunteers to promote the widespread use of free and open source software.
November 29, 2016 by Mark Filion | News and Events
Some exciting news today as GStreamer launches its redesigned documentation site, complete with dynamic navigation, search function and new tutorials. This new iteration is powered by HotDoc, a tool created by Collabora's Mathieu Duponchelle!
October 26, 2016 by Mark Filion | News and Events
Collabora is proud to be once again sponsoring the annual Linux Plumbers Conference, the developer conference that brings together the top developers working on the "plumbing" of Linux: kernel subsystems, core libraries, windowing systems, etc.
October 07, 2016 by Mark Filion | News and Events
Collabora is proud to be a Platinum Sponsor of this year's GStreamer Conference, taking place at the Betahaus in Berlin, Germany on 10-11 October 2016. Come say hello, or catch one of the four presentations given by Collaborans during the conference!
September 19, 2016 by Mark Filion | News and Events
This fall, we're thrilled to be sponsoring not one, but five great conferences!
Here are the events we'll be attending in the coming weeks – come say hello!
October 1-7, Barcelona, Spain
October 4-6, Minneapolis, MN, USA
October 11-13, London, UK
August 8-11, Phoenix, AZ, USA

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The Most Common Kitchen Remodeling Mistakes To Avoid
The kitchen is one of the most important rooms in any home or office. A wonderfully-designed kitchen sets the right mood for cooking delicious meals and maintaining high levels of sanitation. However, sometimes it is necessary to make some changes to the appearance of your kitchen in order to create more space, make it easier to clean, add extra


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Sensitive Skin vs. Skin that Breaks Out- Everything you need to know:
I often find when clients are explaining their skin to me they say "my skin is sensitive". The first question I then ask is; what do you mean by "sensitive". "Do you mean sensitive in the way that products sting and burn or sensitive in the form of breakouts". Many of us think our skin is sensitive because it breaks out so in this post I want to clarify the difference between breakouts and sensitivity.
Breakouts are a condition typically caused by incorrect product use, hormonal fluctuations, comedogenic ingredients, or dirt, oil, and trapped debris.
Sensitive skin you inherit- the tendency toward allergic rashes or redness potentially linked to rosacea and inflammation.
Here is where I find the confusion often lies: Sensitized skin, including breakouts are caused by lifestyle choices or too many aggressive treatments. The key words being aggressive treatments. There is an increase in skin inflammation or sensitive skin issues due to usage of too many products and more highly active products. Case in point, my mother and grandmother never had upwards of 10 skincare products in their beauty routines! The overuse of active products can impair the skin's barrier function (which helps keep bacteria out and moisture in) therefore leaving the skin overexposed. An impaired barrier function is what manifests as flakiness and redness. Overuse of active and drying acne products is often the reason why you break out and define your skin as sensitive.
Here is a guide to help calm your skin:
Skip Acids- if your skin stings and burns, avoid AHA'S (glycolic acid), BHA'S (salicylic acid), Retinol and for some Vitamin C (ascorbic acid). Exfoliation is still important so try Lactic Acid and fruit enzymes as they are gentler forms.
See your Dermatologist- if you have chronic redness or flushing as you may have rosacea. You will also want to use caution with chemical exfoliants (AHA'S, BHA'S, and retinols) and physical exfoliants (scrubs and facial brushes).
Avoid Perfume- products containing fragrance, including essential oils as they can cause an allergic reaction.
Wear SPF- Avobenzone often causes the most stinging so look for physical blocks with Zinc Oxide.
Avoid Heat- Heat and excessive humidity can exacerbate sensitive skin. Keep the blowdryer away from your face, don't run hot water over your face in the shower, and make sure to not let the heater or a/c in your car blow directly on your skin.
Avoid Sulfates- sulfates (SLS) are harsh detergents in some facial cleansers that strip the skin of its natural protective barrier worsening potential for breakouts and flushing.
Eat anti-inflammatory foods (such as, green leafy vegetables, walnuts, chia seeds, bone broth, blueberries) and cut back on alcohol and processed sugar- we now have studies showing sugar causes inflammation within the body which can show up in the skin through redness and puffiness. Inflammation is also a precursor to accelerated skin aging. Avoid spicy foods, hot liquids, and caffeine as they can exacerbate redness.
Manage stress- yoga and meditation help me stay calm but for others spending time in nature or hanging with their pet lowers stress just as effectively.
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Welcome back, Sixers! Thank you for returning for the snippets of my WIP The Goblin King. I really appreciate your comments and enjoy sharing the story with you. I hope you'll stop by the other blogs of authors who participate in Six Sentence Sunday. Three folks to definitely check out: Cara Michaels, Sterling Priest, and Tom Keller.
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Dan Blanchard has done his homework. He's been an inner-city school teacher and athletic coach for 20 years and has a passion for teaching, inspiring, and working with teens.
"It's tough for a lot of kids today. They don't always have someone they can talk to. I started writing the Granddaddy books for kids who have questions, or really want some guidance, but don't have anyone around them they feel comfortable approaching. I speak because it isn't fair to expect kids to know how to become leaders and citizens without help. It's up to us to help them."
As an award winning author, speaker, educator, and life coach, Dan shares real-life lessons and inspiring stories with audiences of teens, adults, educators, and sometimes a mixture of all three. His goal is to positively influence the way we think about what is possible, regardless of how old we are.
Dan is also an award-winning Advanced Toastmaster Gold Speaker, has seven educational degrees, has been a featured guest on radio and television, and is one of the 10 people January Jones wrote about in her newest book Priceless Personalities, and Bill Corbet wrote about in his book, The Expert Guide to Teenagers. He is a former Junior Olympian wrestler and Junior Olympian wrestling coach, and a double veteran of our U.S. Military, for both the army and the air force.
Watch Dan's Speech at the Hartford-Springfield Speakers Network: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNT8ZJDQS10
Topics Dan speaks about:
We Are You Here for A Reason, Not A Season! (Teens and Adults)
Becoming More Successful with Difficult Students! (Educators)
Parenting In Today's Hectic Times! (Parents)
Powerful Healings Through Powerful Emotional Feelings! (Medical Community and Educators)
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Centers and Institutes
Materials science and engineering is a naturally multidisciplinary field. Our researchers are involved in a breadth of innovation through these centers and institutes.
Michigan Materials Research Institute (MMRI)
MMRI is the catalyst to build a community amongst the materials researchers across the university, to create a portal for government and companies to identify key capabilities, to enable the sharing of research equipment and to prioritize critical gaps, and to enable the awarding of large materials research grants. MMRI has the vision to be the foundation that catalyzes the formation of multiple multi-million-dollar research centers, major instrumentation and infrastructure sponsored by federal agencies and industry, leading to Michigan's reputation as the best university in the U.S. for engineered materials research.
Predictive Integrated Structural Materials Science Center (PRISMS)
Combining the efforts of computational and experimental researchers, the goal of this center is development of an integrated suite of validated computational tools that are designed to accelerate the development of new structural metals.
Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow (LIFT)
LIFT is a multi-university, industry/government sponsored Institute developing advanced manufacturing processes for lightweight metallic components for transportation applications. The Institute is a non-profit company headquartered in Michigan with the University of Michigan as one of its founding members.
(MC)2 = Materials Characterization & State-of-the-art Microscopy
The Michigan Center for Materials Characterization, or (MC)2, is the new College of Engineering's (CoE's) shared microscopy and characterization facility. (MC)2 houses state-of-the-art equipment, including aberration corrected transmission electron microscopes, dual beam focused ion beam / scanning electron microscopes, an x-ray photo-electron spectrometer, a tribo-indenter, an atomic force microscope, and an atom probe tomography instrument.
Center for Photonic and Multiscale Nanomaterials
The Center for Photonic and Multiscale Nanomaterials (C-PHOM) is a National Science Foundation Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, established in 2011. The center's research activity is focused on two Interdisciplinary Research Groups (IRG's): wide-bandgap nanostructured materials for quantum light emitters and advanced electromagnetic metamaterials and near-field tools. The center is housed primarily at the University of Michigan; the Metamaterials IRG is a partnership between the University of Michigan and Purdue University. Other participating institutions include the University of Texas at Austin, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Wayne State University, and City College of CUNY.
Biointerfaces Institute
The future of biomedical research requires not only innovative science and technology, but a reinventing of the research process itself. This vision of a new academic research blueprint emphasizing interdisciplinary efforts at the interface between life sciences, physical sciences and engineering is the compelling reason that the University of Michigan created the Biointerfaces Institute in 2012.
Michigan Energy Institute
The Michigan Energy Institute is committed to diversifying the global energy portfolio and improving the way existing resources are used. The challenges of sustainable travel, lighting, heating, cooling, manufacturing and construction demand interdisciplinary innovation and collaboration. With over 130 faculty affiliates conducting over $50 million in research each year, the University of Michigan Energy Institute initiatives span 19 disciplines, several countries and a range of industries.
Engineering research thrusts include carbon-free energy sources, energy storage and
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Bell Let's Talk supports community mental health in Atlantic Canada
Oct 06, 2016, 11:30 ET
2016 Community Fund grants for 9 more local mental health organizations
HALIFAX, Oct. 6, 2016 /CNW/ - In celebration of Mental Illness Awareness Week, the Bell Let's Talk Community Fund today announced a total of $135,000 in grants to help community mental health organizations in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and PEI support people living with mental illness.
"All of us at Bell Aliant are extremely proud to support the grassroots efforts of these inspiring organizations with grants from the annual Bell Let's Talk Community Fund," said Dan McKeen, Bell Senior Vice President and Vice Chair, Atlantic. "These 9 groups are true mental health change agents, providing localized services that directly address the needs of people in our communities who are affected by mental illness."
With a focus on local projects and grassroots organizations, the $1-million annual Bell Let's Talk Community Fund provides grants for community-based mental health initiatives improving access to care. Since 2011, the Bell Let's Talk Community Fund has supported almost 350 community groups in every region of Canada, including the 72 receiving grants this year.
The organizations in Atlantic Canada receiving grants this year are Eating Disorders Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Fire Services, Partners for Care, Partners for Youth, PEI Family Violence Prevention Services, Seniors Resource Centre of Newfoundland and Labrador, Student-Athlete Mental Health Initiative, The Pottle Centre and Village des Sources l'Étoile Filante.
"On behalf of all of this year's Atlantic Canada community fund recipients, Partners for Youth thanks Bell Let's Talk for supporting the mental health programs we offer in our respective communities," said John Sharpe, CEO of Partners for Youth Inc. "These grants will help to extend our programming and increase access to care for many Atlantic Canadians across all 4 provinces."
To learn more about the Bell Let's Talk Community Fund, please visit Bell.ca/LetsTalk.
To learn more about Mental Illness Awareness Week, please visit camimh.ca.
About Bell Let's Talk
Bell Let's Talk promotes mental health based on 4 action pillars: anti-stigma, care and access, new research, and workplace best practices. Bell Let's Talk was launched in 2010 as a 5-year program with a $50 million donation from Bell, and a commitment to grow funding based on the engagement of Canadians in the cause on Bell Let's Talk Day each year.
In September 2015, the fifth anniversary of the initiative, Bell announced it would extend Bell Let's Talk a further 5 years and commit to at least $100 million in total funding for Canadian mental health.
Bell's total donation commitment to mental health has now grown to $79,919,178.55. Since 2010, Bell Let's Talk has supported more than 600 organizations from the largest healthcare and research institutions to the smallest grassroots mental health organizations in every province and territory.
About Bell
Canada's largest communications company, Bell provides consumer, business and government customers with a comprehensive and innovative suite of broadband wireless, TV, Internet and business communication services from Bell Canada and Bell Aliant. Bell Media is Canada's premier multimedia company with leading television, radio, out of home and digital media properties. Founded in Montréal in 1880, Bell is wholly owned by BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE). To learn more, please visit BCE.ca or Bell.ca.
The Bell Let's Talk Community Fund is supporting 9 organizations in Atlantic Canada
Eating Disorders Nova Scotia – Dartmouth, NS
To battle the ongoing scourge of eating disorders, Eating Disorders Nova Scotia will use the Bell Let's Talk Community Fund grant to deliver training to peer support groups in three additional communities in the province: Bridgewater, Antigonish and Kentville. The organization's peer support groups reduce isolation, build healthy coping skills and encourage people to seek help in a safe, supportive environment.
Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Fire Services – Gander, NL
The Association will use the Bell Let's Talk Community Fund grant to train first responders to provide Critical Incident Stress Management training. The focus will be on members working on the west coast of Newfoundland from Pasadena to Port Aux Basque and up the Northern Peninsula. In this region, first responders often work in isolation from services that can help them overcome post-traumatic stress disorder and other related effects of their work.
Partners for Care – Halifax/Dartmouth, NS
The Bell Let's Talk Community Fund grant will support a new project co-ordinator to better integrate the work of the Back to Our Roots Urban Farm into the therapeutic program at the Nova Scotia Hospital. The farm uses gardening to promote physical, mental and environmental health in hospital patients as well as providing flowers and vegetables to other parts of the hospital.
Partners for Youth – Fredericton, NB
In an effort to increase awareness and reduce stigma, this organization will invest the Bell Let's Talk Community Fund grant in its Youth Leadership in Action for Mental Health program. This involves student-led teams in numerous schools who work with a program co-ordinator to design and implement an awareness campaign related to youth mental health. As well as raising awareness broadly, this initiative also provides participants with social action knowledge and leadership skills that are transferable to many other activities throughout their lives.
PEI Family Violence Prevention Services – Charlottetown, PEI
As well as enabling the updating of support materials, the Bell Let's Talk Community Fund grant will allow the creation of 2 additional support groups in outreach regions across the province as part of the organization's services which include emergency shelters, a crisis hotline and public education. The new groups will augment a roster of support for women, providing much-needed peer support and content from experts who address topics such as healthy relationships, self esteem, boundaries, communication and the law.
Seniors Resource Centre of Newfoundland and Labrador – St. John's, NL
As part of its mandate to promote the independence and well-being of older persons throughout the province, the Centre will use the Bell Let's Talk Community Fund grant to develop a 2-day workshop and follow-up webinar series for peer support volunteers. These sessions will eliminate misconceptions and stereotypes by providing accurate information on mental health issues and available support services and resources designed specifically for older people.
Student-Athlete Mental Health Initiative
The Bell Let's Talk Community Fund grant will enable this organization – which protects and promotes the mental health of post-secondary student athletes across Canada – to train almost 450 coaches and athletes in universities across Atlantic Canada in a variety of suicide prevention therapies. This is an extension of the organization's work to not only eliminate stigma through educational programming, but also to provide communities with tangible life-saving skills now.
The Pottle Centre – St. John's, NL
A drop-in social and recreational centre for adults who need mental health services, the Pottle Centre will use its Bell Let's Talk Community Fund grant to fill a critical gap in staff training, especially in areas such as addictions and concurrent disorders, violence, grief and trauma. Currently, all of the Centre's funds go to serving its clientele with a variety of free services, ranging from fitness classes and cultural and sports activities to organized games and outings such as movie trips.
Village des Sources l'Étoile Filante – Cap-Egmont, PEI
The Bell Let's Talk Community Fund grant will support half the cost for 75 adult youth workers and French-language teachers of grades 5–12 students to take an intensive 14-hour Mental Health First Aid course enabling them to better deal with young people suffering from a variety of issues, ranging from substance abuse, eating disorders, mood disorders, anxiety, depression and self harm. The Centre is a non-profit organization that offers social and personal development camps during the school year to students attending French schools across the province.
SOURCE Bell Canada
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Nulagi will work well with planted aquariums as it provides more nutrients required for the growth of plants. While about 90% of the nutrients in Nualgi are being used up for diatom bloom, 10% would still be available for the plants in the aquarium. As nutrients in Nualgi are in bio available form, they are quickly absorbed by the macrophytes leading to healthier plants. Trace nutrients provided by Nualgi can be particularly deficient in the aquarium if soft water is being used for planted aquariums. As aquarists gain experience with Nualgi, they will be able to vary the dosage of other nutrients being added to the tank to maintain an ideal nutrient level.
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Founded in 2018, PKART is a small studio team with Artists and Architects who like to encourage and inspires artistic growth . We believe that in every moment the situations , events happening around us inspire us , impact us and teach us something . We believe that these events , situations are nothing but outcome of people's expressions . We want to have a completely different look to these situations and find a artistic voice to it .
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We strive to instill creativity and innovation in our art to make it fresh, Live , funny, relaxing, and a well rounded artistic experience .We are dedicated to producing our own art for the community . We are also devoted to bring about a impact in the society from our thought provoking art works . We are offering a contract model for individual , media houses , to produce theme based Art work in response on the events happening around .
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May 31, 2017
In this week's Electric Libertyland, Brian McWilliams brings in Tomasz Kaye, aka BitButter on YouTube, and creator of the popular libertarian animations "George Ought to Help," "How Government Caused the Healthcare Crisis" and many others. Additionally, Tomasz has created the...
May 29, 2017
In today's episode, host Marc Clair is joined by deputy editor at The Daily Caller Scott Greer to discuss his book "No Campus for White Men."
In the show you'll hear Marc and Scott discuss:
May 26, 2017
On today's episode of Felony Friday host John Odermatt is joined by the "God Father" of the Lions of Liberty Howie Snowdon. This is Howie's third appearance on the show. John and Howie don't waste anytime and start the show off on a controversial note by discussing the Seth Rich...
May 24, 2017
In this week's Electric Libertyland, Brian McWilliams fights a brutal cold and his utter distain for President Trump's trip to Saudi Arabia, looking at The Donald's touching of the "orb," his award from the Saudi King, US arms sales and then finishes up by touching on Rand Paul's efforts to fight mandatory...
May 22, 2017
In today's episode, host Marc Clair is joined by Ryan McMaken, editor of The Mises Wire and The Austrian over at The Mises Institute, and author of the book "Commie Cowboys: The Bourgeoisue and the Nation-State in the Western Genre."
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Adventure awaits you and the younglings in your life in Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures, a new series of animated shorts that will introduce the classic themes, pivotal moments and iconic characters from the Star Wars saga to the next generation.Making their debut on November 30th on the newly created Star Wars Kids Website (www.StarWarsKids.com) and Star Wars Kids YouTube channel, the first 6 exciting shorts will be accompanied by fun mixed media educational pieces designed to help older fans, parents and other mentors welcome the kids in their lives to explore a galaxy far, far away. Additional shorts featuring fan-favorite characters will debut in December and then on a weekly basis starting in 2019.
The adventure continues across a variety of product and platform categories including a new line of Hasbro toys available on December 1st exclusively at Walmart and then nationwide in January 2019.
Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures begins a year-long celebration which will culminate with the final chapter in the Skywalker saga -- Star Wars: Episode IX -- in theatres December 2019.
Stay tuned to www.StarWarsKids.com for updates.
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Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Due to the social distancing order the Bonny Eagle District Arts Night for May 20th at the Bonny Eagle Middle School has been cancelled.
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The Bengali film industry has been the leading light of Indian film industry since the beginning. As the golden age of stars Promothesh Barua and Kanan Devi was drawing to a close, Bengali cinema found its most glamorous duo in Suchitra Sen and Uttam Kumar. Sen was born in 1931 and her first film ... read more
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Are you looking forward to the highly anticipated GTA V DLC release date? The developer may be busy trying to get GTA V Heists out to everyone, but after that attention will surely turn to the first major story expansion for the game.
If you have played through story mode, you'll know that there are a lot of unanswered questions – especially if you picked the GTA V ending C without giving too much away.
For those that don't know, Rockstar has already said that the DLC expansions for the game will be a continuation of the story mode, which makes things very interesting indeed if you chose the other ending options.
Obviously, we don't know what Rockstars plans are to make everything 'work', but we imagine that the developer is carefully planning out all of the scenarios so that the first DLC will continue as normal and pick up from events after you made your decision on what ending you wanted.
We had two major expansions for GTA IV, so it is safe to assume that the same will follow with GTA V at the very least. Earlier this week we told you about the demand for Red Dead Redemption 2, but it is common sense to assume that Take-Two and Rockstar will want to squeeze every bit of life out of GTA V first before even thinking about moving on to RDR2.
Without spoiling it for others, what GTA V ending did you choose? Are you interested to see how this will follow on with GTA V DLC, or do you regret making your decision since you can't overturn it without replaying the mission?
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Evil Kachina sends this along with the suggestion: "Some of these probably apply."
These are the unavoidable laws of the natural universe…
1. Law of Mechanical Repair: After your hands become coated with grease your nose will begin to itch or you'll have to pee.
2. Law of the Workshop: Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least
accessible corner.
3. Law of probability: The probability of being watched is directly
proportional to the stupidity of your act.
4. Law of the Telephone: When you dial a wrong number, you never get a
busy signal.
5. Law of the Alibi: If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the very next morning you will have a flat tire.
6. Variation Law: If you change lines (or traffic lanes), the one you
were in will start to move faster than the one you are in now. (works every time).
7. Bath Theorem: When the body is fully immersed in water, the telephone rings.
8. Law of Close Encounters: The probability of meeting someone you know increases when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with.
9. Law of the Result: When you try to prove to someone that a machine
won't work, it will.
10. Law of Biomechanics: The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.
11. Theater Rule: At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from the aisle arrive last.
12. Law of Coffee: As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.
13. Murphy's Law of Lockers: If there are only two people in a locker room, they will have adjacent lockers.
14. Law of Dirty Rugs/Carpets: The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich landing face down on a floor covering are directly correlated to the newness, color and cost of the carpet/rug.
15. Law of Location: No matter where you go, there you are.
16. Law of Logical Argument: Anything is possible if you don't know what you are talking about.
17. Brown's Law: If the shoe fits, it's ugly.
18. Oliver's Law: A closed mouth gathers no feet.
19. Wilson's Law: As soon as you find a product that you really like,
they will stop making it.
(comps) Law #16
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A Beginner's Guide to Calcium
Calcium is the most common mineral in the human body, primarily in our bones, but it is also used by our body for blood clotting, muscle contractions, and overall cellular function. And I'm talking body cells, not phones here.
Your body uses calcium on a daily basis to keep those cellular functions working properly, and your body is so keyed to maintaining the proper level that if your intake doesn't meet the bodies needs it will start to take it from it's master reserves, your bones. Unfortunately this means it is very difficult to detect calcium deficiencies from your diet, because if you do fall short, your body just takes from your bones what it needs. So unlike other vitamins and minerals, a deficiency doesn't just show up in your normal blood work. While there are ways to get an idea if you are low by checking Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) and Vitamin D3 levels, calcium deficiency is all to easy to overlook until you are already pretty far in to osteoporosis (which translates to porous bones).
Simply put, unless you know for sure you are getting sufficient calcium from your dietary intake, nearly everyone can benefit from at least some supplemental calcium.
Types of Calcium
While there are a few different types of calcium supplements out there, the one you'll find the most is calcium carbonate. Calcium carbonate is the most readily found type of calcium in nature, it's found in all sorts of rocks and things like sea shells. This makes it easy to get, and inexpensive to produce for market. However, calcium carbonate needs a fairly acidic environment in order for your body to make use of it. So for those taking medications for things like ulcers or acid reflux, or those with other medical conditions that lead to reduced stomach acid (such as gastric bypass or some other weight loss surgeries), you should not be taking calcium carbonate as a supplemental source of calcium. Also, because of the need for acid to break it down, calcium carbonate supplements should be taken with meals, when the body is more actively producing stomach acids.
Calcium citrate is the salt side of citric acid, and does not require an acidic environment for the body to make use of it the way calcium carbonate does, so it is the preferred form of calcium for those in such a situation. Additionally, since it does not rely on stomach acid production to be absorbed, calcium citrate can be taken on an empty stomach. Calcium citrate is not as common as calcium carbonate, so will tend to be slightly more expensive.
Daily Intake
For most adults, 1000mg of calcium is recommended daily. This can come from your normal diet as well as from additional supplements. An additional 2-500mg is recommended for teens, adults over 50, pregnant and menopausal women.
Since the nutritional labels on food items are based on 1000mg per day, you can add a 0 to the percent of daily intake listed on a label to see how many mg you are getting from a food item. For example, a typical glass of milk will say it has 30% of the recommended daily requirement of calcium, so this 30% equals 300mg.
It's also important to note, that in order for your body to properly make use of calcium, you need Vitamin D, D3 to be more specific. That's why for most supplements you buy will contain Vitamin D. If you are buying a supplement, be sure to check the label.
Additionally, calcium blocks the absorption of iron so you should not take iron (or multivitamins containing iron) for a period of two hours before to two hours after taking calcium. And the body can only absorb about 500-600mg of calcium at any one time. Most supplements will be 500mg per 2-pill dose, so if you are taking supplements, be sure to space the doses out about 4-6 hours apart.
And if you didn't already need a reason to cut back on your cola drinking, it's being found that drinking cola on a regular basis can lead to reduced calcium absorption. It's being linked to a possible combination of the caffeine and phosphoric acid found in colas versus other caffeinated beverages.
The recommended daily maximum for calcium is about two and a half times the daily recommended dose, or about 2500mg for a normal, healthy adult.
Additional Sources
Is Calcium Citrate Better Than Calcium Carbonate? [healthcastle.com]
Suggested Daily Calcium Intake [bayerhearts.com]
Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet [nih.gov]
Soda and Osteoporosis: Is There a Connection? [web.md]
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Once again… It is that part of the year when exam pressure builds within me. And this time, exam is indeed going to be frustrating and infuriating. Yes. All my exams are in morning; that too from nine 'o' clock to 12noon. Isn't that too early?
To begin with, I hate to write exams in the mornings. I feel sleep deprived and underprepared. Nothing can be irritating that this. Uncertainty is the last thing I wish to carry to my exam hall L
Anyways… I am desperately trying to focus on the light that will be at the end of the tunnel than focusing on the tunnel per se. A welcome distraction it is. A nice way to be motivated too… I believe… J
Well… I feel that the exam fever is taking a toll on me. Am I not blabbering? So let's change the subject.
Being June… I am waiting for the downpour enthusiastically. Days of rains… umbrellas… rain coats… thick blankets is fast approaching. Well, I am someone who feels happy to be wet because of rain than sweat. Rain has a magical charm attached to it. After all, it is capable of evoking the childish side in you.
So here I am stepping into a new month… Praying that I could study extensively… Waiting to be kissed by rain… And hoping to add umpteen memories to the album called life!


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Wikborg Rein was founded in 1923 by 28-year-old Erling Wikborg. Wikborg started as a one-man operation and worked primarily with maritime law and marine insurance. This remained the firm's most important areas of work far into the 1960s and 1970s.
Towards the end of World War II, Erling Wikborg met resistance fighter Alex Rein on a trip to Stockholm. Rein was staying illegally in Sweden at this time. The two men agreed that Rein would join Wikborg at the firm after he had finished the war trials. Rein started at the firm in 1945, and Erling Wikborg and Alex Rein entered into a partnership in 1947.
International expansion - First We Take Manhattan
In 1956, Frode Ringdal travelled to New York with his family, and thus Wikborg Rein's first overseas office was established. Wikborg Rein was the first European law firm to set up operations in New York, and was therefore earlier on the scene than all the major British companies operating there today.
The purpose of this establishment was to provide assistance in local investigations and claims handlings for the marine insurance company Gard, as well as mutual insurance groups in primarily North and South America. The majority of the work was shipboard investigations of personal injury cases and cargo damage cases in the New York area, emanating from Norwegian liner traffic. The largest industrial client was Norcom, which operated a cement terminal in Brooklyn.
Until the late 1960s, the office was a pure maritime law practice. Through the 1970s, however, Norwegian liner departures to America decreased, hence ceasing much of the office's bread and butter work. At the same time, international communication capabilities by way of telephone, fax machine and aircraft dramatically improved, meaning the distance between Norway and New York for all intents and purposes decreased. When this office closed in 1986 it was the oldest international law office in New York.
Following several major casualty events in the Far East, it was decided an office would be established in Japan. In 1965, Erling C. Hjort was handed $10,000 and instructions to set up an office with Aal & Co in the port city of Kobe. This office has always been oriented towards shipping, even if the work to an increasing extent also included construction contracts, purchase and sale of particularly second-hand cargo, as well as more general assistance to Norwegian and Japanese companies. The last Japanese representative was the fourteenth in the line and there has always been only one person at the office. The last one who headed the office was Torgeir Willumsen. The office closed on 31 December 2016.
As Rotterdam was considered an important port city, Wikborg Rein established an office there in 1971 in collaboration with Nordic colleagues under the name Scandinavian Law Office. The purpose of this operation was to assist the existing Norwegian clients in Rotterdam. After 16 years of business it was decided the Rotterdam operations would move to London, from then on as a pure Wikborg Rein office.
The office in Bergen opened in 1978. The office is the largest law firm in Bergen. It has a solid foothold in banking and finance, particularly within the maritime cluster on the West Coast. The office is headed by partner Jan Erik Clausen.
The London office was established in 1987. The London office focuses on shipping and offshore-related projects, including financing and transactions. The office, headed by Chris Grieveson, is responsible for the firm's commitment to English law and oversees our presence in Brazil.
Wikborg Rein's roots in Singapore stem back to 1996, before a dedicated office was established there in 2000. Operations in Singapore were traditionally related to international shipping and offshore operations, but were eventually expanded to include general legal advice to Norwegian-related businesses in the area. The office is headed by partner Ina Lutchmiah.
Wikborg Rein is today well represented in Asia by offices in Singapore and as of 2002, also in Shanghai. In addition to having a Norwegian lawyer, the Shanghai office employs local Chinese lawyers with knowledge and experience in Chinese law. Yafeng Sun was Wikborg Rein's first foreign lawyer employed at one of our overseas offices. The office is led by partner Ronin Zong.
The largest law firm in Norway
From 1999 to 2002, Wikborg Rein expanded by 50 percent. Although our roots are in shipping, today the firm also has expertise in many other areas. This has led to a specialisation in five different industries: in addition to shipping, these are offshore, banking finance, energy and natural resources, trade industry and corporate. Our attorneys are each associated with their own practice, and maintain forefront positions in academic matters. The combination of expertise, industry experience and commercial awareness enables Wikborg Rein's attorneys to overcome challenges and develop new business opportunities for clients.
Wikborg Rein has about 200 lawyers, of which about 65 are partners. The first female partner was Susanne Munch Thore, whose appointment took place in 1993. As of 2011, Munch Thore was the first female managing partner in one of the large Norwegian law firms.
English law
In 2002, Wikborg Rein was the first Norwegian law firm to have English legal expertise at the senior level. The focus on English law was strengthened in 2010 through the appointment of three British partners: two in London and one in Singapore.
Brazil has emerged as one of the most exciting growth areas in the world economy, focusing on oil and offshore activities. As of May 2011, Wikborg Rein was in the first Norwegian law firm with representation in Brazil through an agreement with Vieira Rezende.
Maritime Law Firm of the Year - in Asia
2011 was the year when Wikborg Rein's investments in Asia started to really bear fruit. After considerable growth over many years both in Shanghai and Singapore, the company was first ranked as one of the fastest growing law firms in Asia it was then voted maritime law firm of the year by renowned journal Lloyd's List, competing with some of the world's leading law firms.


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EUROPEAN LEGENDS – NATIONAL LITERARY HEROES REPORT ON THE 4th TRANSNATIONAL MEETING
6th – 16th APRIL 2021
KA2 – Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices
The fourth transnational meeting of the Erasmus + KA2 project "European Legends- National Literary Heroes" was held between 6-16 April, 2021. at Liceul Teoretic "Orbán Balázs", Cristuru-Secuiesc, Romania. Due to the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the mobility had to be carried out online. After consulting the National Agencies we had several discussions with the partners using Google Meet to work out the framework of the online exchange and establish the ways in which the objectives of the project can be achieved in an online setting.
Trying to accommodate everyone's needs, we chose the dates for the online events, discussed the number of participating students and teachers and decided on using the tools provided by Google Workspace for Education to carry out the activities. Thence a Google Classroom was created by the host school, which was joined by all the participants in the exchange. Besides allowing for sharing information and tasks with teachers and students, this also made it possible for everybody to join the online sessions using Google Meet.
Day 1 – 6th of April, 2021
The first day of our online mobility kicked off with a welcoming session streamed on Google Meet to all the participants. The participating students and teachers from Liceul Teoretic "Orbán Balázs" got together in the school library, where all the necessary equipment – including a smart board, several laptop computers, cameras and microphones – had been set up to fulfil the technical requirements of the online event.
The meeting started with performances by the students of the host school: Kamilla Simó singing a hymn of Saint Ladislaus followed by traditional folk dances performed by our students wearing their national costumes.
Following greetings by the host school and from the partners, the participants' expectations were surveyed using menti.com.
Next we presented a few short videos about our school, the town of Cristuru-Secuiesc and the historic region of Transylvania to give the participants a glimpse of the places connected to our project and the legend of Saint Ladislaus.
The participants were then invited to take part in a Kahoot quiz to test their knowledge of Transylvania, which gave the audience a chance to sample the multicultural diversity of this land.
The afternoon activities were dedicated to the presentation of the creative works centred upon the legend of Saint Ladislaus: "Prince Ladislaus rescues the kidnapped Hungarian maiden". The students took turns describing the way they had been working for months in order to create beautiful drawings, digital photos, songs, poems, short films and an online escape room inspired by the legend. Seeing a story from the distant past resonate with so many young people living in separate environments gives us hope for the future and vouches for the relevance of the kind of work we carry out in this project.
The final session of the day was meant to foster student interaction, allowing the students to get to know each other while discovering major sights in the town of Cristuru-Secuiesc with the help of Google Earth. Six international groups were created, each group led by one of the host students, who were encouraged to work together at times mutually agreed on Tuesday through Thursday, in order to solve the tasks associated with each sight marked on the map. They had to plan their journey to Cristuru-Secuiesc and issue themselves train tickets for the virtual trip they were about to make, they had to take a 'group selfie' on top of the highest point in town, dress up as an Orbán Balázs lookalike, write the name of their hometowns using the traditional Székely script, personify the statue of the 'Girl with a sieve', recite poems by and about Sándor Petőfi in different languages, create a coat of arms to represent their team, invent an identity for a knight depicted on a clay stove-tile and indicate the distance to and the direction of their hometowns by placing signs in the Memorial Park of Cristuru-Secuiesc.
Day 2 – 9th of April, 2021
The 2nd day of our online project meeting started with a lecture by researcher Ede-Zsolt Balla, who enlarged upon the way the figure of Saint Ladislus was perceived and depicted in several murals found in Transylvanian churches, explaining the rich symbolism hiding in the details. By his presentation he successfully conveyed the message that there is more to a painting than meets the eye, and gave the students a lesson in how one's approach to art can elicit meanings hitherto undisclosed. The lecture was followed by an exchange of ideas and comments by the participants which led to the discovery of several features our art and culture have in common.
The second module of the day consisted of presentations about Ferenc Zsidó, the contemporary Transylvanian writer, author of several fiction and non-fiction books, editor-in-chief of the Székelyföld magazine, who we invited to collaborate with us during the project. Being a teacher of Hungarian literature himself, he had conducted a workshop with our students dwelling on using the technique of changing perspective to help identify new meanings in a literary text. He also provided the students with a rewritten version of the legend of Saint Ladislaus from the kidnapper's point of view. Being able to relate to different characters in a story, even empathising with them, is an ability that can be turned into a life-skill which can help us solve conflicts and develop better relationships. The presentations consisted of a short overview of his works through a PPT presentation by Andrea Baksa, class XIA, a reading of Ferenc Zsidó's version of the legend by Attila Csomor (XIA) and a video based on the workshop he held for our students.
The rest of the day was spent on doing the creative assignment entitled "So what's your story?" Each of the six groups of students was given elements of the five legends within the scope of the project which they had to combine in a new story invented by them. The mandatory characters, the settings and the events were selected by using the website wheeldecide.com to add the task an element of suspense and fun.
Day 3 – 13th of April, 2021
For more insight into the culture of Transylvania we started off with a live broadcast from the medieval old town of Sighisoara, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The trip was like a time-travel experience, taking us back into the age when the events in our legend happened. Besides providing our audience with a virtual tour of different sights of historical importance, we also showed them around the building the famous ruler Vlad Tepes was born in, in connection with the most well-known legend when it comes to Transylvania: that of Dracula. The tour ended in the open-air gallery of the museum located in the clock tower, allowing the audience to enjoy spectacular views of the town and its natural surroundings.
Returning to Cristuru-Secuiesc we went on to present our visit to Székelyderzs, another UNESCO World Heritage site, famous for a fresco depicting scenes from the legend of Saint Ladislaus dating from the 15th century. Unitarian minister Sándor-Lóránd Demeter showed us around the fortified church speaking about long-time traditions and major historical events in the region. The video the students made during our visit was presented with English subtitles and focused on the importance of preserving our cultural heritage amidst ever-changing times.
In line with this idea, we presented a relatively new initiative to our audience, which gave them an example of how our legacy can be preserved and promoted on an international scale. The Székely Legendárium project started in 2008 in Odorheiu-Secuiesc and aims to collect and publish the legends of the Carpathian basin. They first created an illustrated map of the region decorated with scenes from the legends, then published a series of paper-based, audio and coloring books. In 2012 they founded an animation studio where they now produce a cartoon series based on the legends. They also organize lots of cultural events to celebrate our vast legendry. In the weeks preceding our project week we had visited their studio and had interviewed Szabolcs Fazakas, the founder and coordinator of the project. The recording of the interview with footage illustrating their work was presented to the participants in the project together with short films and an animated story by courtesy of the Székely Legendárium team.
In order to put the idea of promoting our legends into practice, the students were then asked to design an advertisement for one of the five legends using digital tools.
Day 4 – 16th of April
The final day of our virtual mobility started at the Mayor's Office in Cristuru-Secuiesc, where mayor Hunor-János Koncz greeted the participants and invited them for a real visit in the future. We then went on to provide a live tour of our town centre, the local museum and the most famous sight in Cristuru-Secuiesc: Sándor Petőfi's pear tree, the site where his last poem was written.
Back in our school library each group of students presented the work they had done during the week. It was a rewarding experience to see how well they had managed to work together and how many beautiful things they had created.
The closing ceremony took place in the school library and was attended by headmistress Dr. Ilona Szatmári and chief school inspector Levente Demeter, who both addressed the audience. Participating students and teachers commented on their experience and in place of the traditional farewell dinner we presented our students' video of a traditional Transylvanian meal.
Having neither previous experience nor specific guidelines as to how a mobility should be carried out online, we have done our best to provide our virtual guests with a useful and enjoyable learning and cultural experience, hoping that the quality of the time we spent together was good enough to make us want to meet each other in person sometime in the future.


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Moreland City Council, Moreland Energy Foundation, Melbourne Eco Dharma Group and Psychology for a Safe Climate present
Caring for Moreland residents active in social causes
A free practical workshop for local community groups to prevent burnout and promote self-care for residents engaged in local community groups.
Venue: Siteworks – 33 Saxon Street, Brunswick
When: Saturday May 27 2-5pm
Cost: Free for Moreland residents (bookings essential)
Book at: www.preventingburnoutmoreland.eventbrite.com.au
Contact: email@example.com
Moreland City Council values the contribution that engaged citizens make to our community. From those driving action on climate change to those supporting Moreland's vulnerable residents their work is a vital ingredient in what binds our community together.
This is the first in a series of two workshops to support Moreland residents engaged in social causes.
These workshops will focus on identifying burnout issues and self-care needs and provide information and personal skills for improving physical and mental resilience when involved with social causes.
By attending the workshop you will:
• Learn ways to boost your physical and mental resilience
• Safely express your feelings and identify self-care needs related to community activities
• Understand the causes and prevention of burnout in community organisations
• Help determine future self-care support needed to prevent burnout.


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More than just a puzzle, you'll need some real tactics to play these games. Are you the next Napoleon?
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So far in 2009, battery companies have received over $600 million in venture capital funding, compared with $478 million garnered for 2008, according to research analyst Lux Research.
The investment isn't without reason. In a report released Tuesday, Lux predicted that the energy storage market will grow to become a $60 billion industry by 2013.
But for now, it's hard for even the experts to predict who will emerge as the victorious innovators. Instead of a few key players, there's a plethora of both established and start-up companies developing a wide range of approaches to power storage for things like cars, utilities, and gadgets, according to Lux.
A123Systems, of which GE is an investor, and NGK Insulators are seen as leaders in power grid energy storage.
And Lux sees Johnson Controls-Saft and Compact Power as leaders in developing lithium ion batteries for electric hybrid cars.
But when it comes to batteries for products like power tools, electric bikes, and portables, the space is wide open. That space is open not only to emerging companies, but also as to which type of battery technology will succeed, according to Lux.
"Nickel-metal hydride (NiMH), nickel-zinc (NiZn) and even lithium-sulfur (Li-S) and lithium-air (Li-air) batteries are all pitching themselves as lower-cost alternatives," according to the report.
At least one company is already poised to make money off the uncertainty. Lux is offering a service to manufacturers and investors interested in the market. It's dubbed the Lux Innovation Grid, a chart that plots the variables for evaluating companies' battery tech and business models.


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Women's Health and Herbal Medicine
Weeds at Our Feet: What Do They Mean?
Our ancestors used what they could reach or what grew right outside their back door. So do/did the granny and grandpa healers who are still alive today. Who had time, resources, or the ability to buy from afar or transport goods along great distances? Exotic Amazonian (as in the jungle, not the retail mogul) antioxidant-rich superfoods were accessible only to those who lived in the Amazon. The name of the game out of necessity was "hyperlocal", and not because it was a buzzword, but because it was life.
The substances we use as medicine shift from region to region and may even change among microclimates within one community. A homestead up in a shady holler might use broad-leaf plantain to pack a wound, while those near the sunny meadow down the way might use the lance-leaved variety of the same plant. There is a magic simplicity in knowing the weeds or wild plants which grow closest to your home and touch your bare feet. Gathering abundant medicinal species and making them into tinctures, oils, dried herbs, vinegars, and salves for your own personal apothecary or herbal first aid kit can be done even with scarce monetary resources, as long as the intention, solid identification skills, and willing desire is present.
Harvesting according to the lunar cycle and clipping the aerial parts of plants during the full moon while saving underground roots for the dark of the moon/the new moon is another ritual practice that dates back many centuries. Both our ancestors and modern herbalists understand that they must get to know a plant intimately in order to come into relationship with it and to properly harvest plants at different seasons, therefore gleaning varying nutrients that manifest differently from seed to root and summer to winter. The cycles of the plant-body, human-body, and earth-body align and the synergy of this collision makes for the best medicine.
Another traditional southern folk medicine way to ingest poke is to swallow the ripe berries, which stain magenta in the wildest way and are often used as a natural dye. There is an immunity-optimizing spring cleanse protocol which involves swallowing one whole (fresh or frozen) poke berry on day one, two on day two, and so on, up until the tipping point where someone experiences symptoms associated with a strong cathartic dose of the herb (dizziness, nausea), and then stopping.
The Role of Invasive Herbal Remedies: Kudzu, Mimosa, Wild Rose...Plantain? Dandelion?
Within our materia medica of common 'weedy' medicinal plants native to the Appalachian mountains where we are based, you will also find a sprinkling of so-called invasive plants which are not native to this area and at times are seen as resource hogs, taking water, sunlight, and nutrients from our native plants and sometimes depleting their populations or even choking them out. One individual, a professional whose work is to control the populations of non-native plants in our woodlands, recently posed a question to us about the harvesting and use of invasive species such as autumn olive, multiflora rose, and mimosa and how this affects their presence amidst our native plants. It's such a fascinating inquiry and important topic that we wanted to address it here. After all, we eat, sleep, and breathe plants: their future is our future and their health is our health.
Does the Use of Abundant Herbal Remedies Include Invasive Species?
Increasingly, we are finding the plants in our yards are 'foreigners', invasive species which are sometimes stigmatized and snubbed by native plant lovers. What does the presence of these exotic botanicals mean and how do we deal with their infiltration of populations of other plants that we want to see thrive?
Mimosa tree flowers (Alibizia julibrissin)
Certain invasive herbs have become quite popular in modern herbal medicine: Japanese knotweed is commonly included in protocols for chronic lyme and immune support, kudzu leaves are edible, spinach-like, and certainly abundant, the plant provides an incredibly tough fiber for basket-weaving, and its nutritive, starchy root is an invaluable remedy for a number of physical issues, and mimosa flower goes into many mood-boosting formulas for its reputation as the serotonin-boosting 'happiness tree'.
Beyond the Idea of Good Natives vs. Bad Invasives
The framing of the invasive plant issue can be as varied as "All non-natives are bad," (see this National Geographic article on the subject) to "...The blame for damage done by so-called invasive species lies with us, when we have created an imbalance that opens opportunities for new species to move in," (Toby Hemenway on Timothy Scott's fascinating book Invasive Plant Medicine, which I recommend).
Autumn/Russian Olive berries (Eleagnus spp.)
The discussion on invasives vs. natives in the realm of modern herbal medicine gets complicated and nuanced quickly, with issues of sustainable wildcrafting and plant population control coming to the forefront. The average herbalist wouldn't dare refer to beloved plantain (which was known as 'English-man's foot' to indigenous Americans) or dandelion as invasive or consider eliminating them from the apothecary because they had origins somewhere other than North America.
To the contrary, the two weeds are present in some form in almost every materia medica and in the majority of apothecaries, mirroring their prevalence throughout the planet. The complexities of invasives vs. natives in the ecosystem are immense and this doesn't even touch on the philosophical lessons that invasive plants might hold for humanity: resilience, adaptability, and thriving under difficult circumstances, to name a few. Invasive plants are scrappy and tenacious to the core - qualities that will become more and more prized as we deal with a changing planet. One thing is becoming clear, though: the hard line between the invasives and the native plans is becoming blurred.
Conventional wisdom tells us that invasive species are unwanted and insidious. But the landscape is changing; in a warming world, it is becoming increasingly challenging to define what is native and what is not. There is even an area of study within integration biology which looks at the relationship invasive and native plants have with each other. Opportunistic plants offer us the chance to respect them for what they are, appreciate the role they play, receive what they offer, and reimagine how to do this while also preserving and sustaining our native plants. This is their own unique medicine, whether you make it into an herbal tincture (as in Japanese knotweed or kudzu) or not (check out this NY Times article 'Invasives Aren't Always Unwanted' for more).
Why Harvesting and Using Invasive Plants as Herbal Remedies Helps Balance the Ecosystem
We promote the harvesting and use of medicinally and nutritionally valuable plants and herbs, regardless of where they originate from. Often, the appropriate use of invasives such as multiflora rose blossoms or hips or autumn olive berries can help to control, deter, and diminish their populations by preventing them from seeding or spreading further (since these hips/berries are their reproductive organs). When we harvest wild multiflora rosehips for tea, preserves, or for our award-winning Carolina Bitters digestive formula, or pick autumn olive berries as an antioxidant-rich wild snack or pie filling, we effectively reduce their chances of reseeding themselves with those particular fruits, which may give native botanicals in the area a better chance to hold their own and resist the invasive takeover.
Despite their poor reputation amongst gardeners, invasives do have value when considered part of the larger ecological web. The Albizia julibrissin tree was originally introduced to the US as an ornamental from Asia and adapts well to most soils. When we harvest the stunningly gorgeous mimosa flower and bark to make our grief-supportive and mood-optimizing Mimosa Elixir, we will often drop a branch - which may help reign in the growth of the tree - or gather blooms from a specimen that is about to be cut down or trimmed anyway. Sustainably wildcrafting the blossoms - while, of course, leaving some for pollinators and other people to enjoy - means that we are reducing the self-seeding ability of the tree and therefore future populations of mimosa, while increasing the ability of native trees to thrive.
What can be done to control the widespread growth of exotic invasives while also helping our precious native (often woodland growing) herbal remedies such as lobelia, yellowroot, Solomon's seal, and black cohosh to thrive? Eating the weeds is a good start. We never promote the cultivation or spreading of invasive plants because their vigor and growth speed has the potential to destroy the native species that make our region of western North Carolina so special and among the most botanically diverse bioregions in the world. But we are long-time purveyors of the Frank Cook (Plants and Healers International) mantra, "Eat something wild everyday," and many of the most sought-after greens in our foraged salads are wild mustard, dandelion, plantain, and garlic mustard. Top that with some blackberries and you have yourself a fully invasive salad.
Another practice we can all do is essentially 'find and replace'. If on your outdoor adventures you see young multiflora rose, Japanese honeysuckle, oriental bittersweet, privet, Japanese barberry, or Russian olive species which are going to choke out the native botanicals at the woods' edge or in the deep forest, pull out a few of these invasives and plant a seedling of goldenseal, ginseng, bloodroot, or black cohosh in their place. Jeannie loves to do this while giving her goats the opportunity to walk with her and munch down some of these exotic invasives as they will eat whatever she pulls for them.
Weaving traditional kudzu baskets at Red Moon Herbs with the incredible teacher Nancy Basket
True Sustainability Through Education, Plant Saves, and Seed Spreading
Perhaps the deepest thread that runs through our 26-year history as a small herb company is that of protecting and spreading seeds of native plant populations. We do plant rescues and saves in which we transplant native medicinals from areas where they would otherwise be eradicated by development. We promote the awareness and use of ginseng leaf which is undervalued yet as or more potent than ginseng root. We share traditional wild-tending strategies such as re-planting pieces ginseng and Solomon's seal roots and planting the berries/seeds before harvesting. We pride ourselves on being leaders in the seed-spreading revolution.
Intrigued with the subject and looking for more? For further reading, check out the thoroughly researched book Invasive Plant Medicine: The Ecological Benefits and Healing Abilities of Invasives. Look into Ann Armbrecht's work on the Sustainable Herbs Project. Support your hyper-local or as-local-as-possible organic and biodynamic farmers, wildcrafters, and herbalists and know your herb sources and #whomakesyourmedicine. And as always, join us in supporting the work of United Plant Savers to conserve and protect our precious native medicinal plants.
DIY Herbal Eyewashes and Herbal Remedies for Eye Health and Optimal Vision
How to Make an Herbal Eyewash
I purchased this little vintage ceramic eyecup a few months ago for doing eyewashes and just recently got the chance to use it. I love making up little batches of herbal eyewash for those mornings when you wake up with eyes that are red and crusty, inflamed, dry, or sore. There are a couple of different methods I use when making an herbal eyewash:
Method 1. Make a strong base of an herbal tea or infusion and add herbal tinctures into it to make your eyewash. A cooled tea of yarrow, horsetail, calendula, green tea, or chamomile makes a fantastic base for an eye formula. Our Vita-Min tea blend works well, too.
Method 2. Make a saline solution and add your herbal tinctures into that. I make fresh homemade saline with one cup of boiled, filtered water to 1/2 teaspoon salt, stirred together so that the salt dissolves. Let that cool and then add in your herbal extracts.
Method 3. Use a premade saline solution or sterilized eye solution as your base and add your drops of herbal tinctures into that. You can also just use water if you don't have salt on hand (though it may irritate the eye more than saltwater will).
With any of these methods, it's best to use distilled, filtered, or sterilized and boiled water to eliminate any opportunity for bacteria to get into the eye area.
There are a few herbs with affinities for and a long-standing tradition of treating the eye area. Some of my favorite herbal extracts for eyewashes that we have in the apothecary are:
- Chickweed (pictured below) for moistening and clearing
- Calendula for overall health and as an anti-inflammatory (extract available by special request - order Lymph Love and in the notes at checkout state 'please bottle calendula only')
- Plantain as a drawing, anti-inflammatory, and clarifying agent
- Goldenrod for drying and relieving itch and redness
- Ground ivy as a very traditional remedy for a range of eye issues, including soreness and weakness
- Yarrow as a catch-all for all of the reasons listed above
- I've used a drop or so of echinacea, too. It's a little tingly but a very effective anti-infective.
I simply add a few drops of these herbal tinctures (I was taught no more than 10-20 drops of total tinctures per oz) to one oz or two of boiled, distilled water, or saltwater, or straight saline solution (and let it cool if you did the boiled water, obviously). I have never had any issues with the very small amount of alcohol in the extracts irritating sensitive eyes. With any of these remedies, you want to be sure your herbal extracts or teas are well-strained of particulate matter which could further irritate the eye.
Running low on kitchen/apothecary supplies? No problem. Kitchen cupboard medicine to the rescue. In a pinch, I've also used a green tea bag (chamomile also works well) as a warm herbal eye compress. Simply make a cup of tea as you normally would, but when you take the tea bag out don't wring it out all the way: leave it a little soggy and apply it to your closed eye for a few minutes, allowing the tea to soak into your eye area as best you can. Got a cucumber? It's a cliche, but not one without its basis in truth. Even slices of cooling cucumber will do something to help draw inflammation out of the eye area - and you get a bonus spa moment.
Making a fresh herb poultice to reduce inflammation and support the eye area is a great option if you have any of these herbs growing around you: chickweed, plantain, calendula, or violet (all leaves or leaf/flower). Simply chop up or crush the fresh plant until it's moist and juicy enough to be clumped into a ball or paste and apply this to the eye area, covering it with a moist cloth if desired.
Back to the herbal eyewashes made via the three main methods described above, if you're using a clean, sanitized dropper then simply drop the solution into the affected eye, blinking to help it fully absorb and reach everywhere. If using an eye cup like the one pictured, pour enough into your eye cup to fill it up halfway, hold it up to your eye (head down) to create a seal, then tip your head up and let the solution permeate your eye area, blinking and opening your eye, for 30 seconds to a minute. Use the mixture applied to the eyes 2-6 times daily until the desired outcome is achieved.
This does *wonders* for tender eyes and I have never had soreness or redness last for more than a day after using an herbal eyewash made with the herbs above.
Herbs for Eye Health and Optimal Vision
We get a lot of inquiries about herbs for overall eye health and optimal vision, and I'll summarize our typical recommendations below. This is not an all-encompassing deep dive whatsoever as eye health is a complex and nuanced issue. Lifestyle and diet (a deficiency in vitamin A leads to night-blindness, for example, and is relatively common) is all-important here, including everything from getting enough sleep to reducing your exposure to blue light and increasing your exposure to natural light to getting plenty of antioxidants in your food (especially blueberries).
Our favorite herbs to use internally to support an overall lifestyle and nutritional effort toward eye health are:
- Ginkgo biloba
- Gotu kola
- Vitex berry
- Hawthorn berry
- Plantain
- Goldenrod
- Ground ivy
- Nourishing herbal infusions, particularly of oatstraw, nettles, and red clover (or extract of red clover - available by special request only)
These are all herbs known to support healthy vision through their effects on the cardiovascular system and circulation, the blood, and the pineal gland, or because of their nutrient density. A well-rounded eye health formula might include any or all of the above depending on your constitution, your diet and lifestyle approaches, and the big picture of your overall health.
And don't forget what's perhaps the most important aspect of modern eye health: regulating your screen time and making sure to use your long-range vision so that it doesn't atrophy. Go outside and fix your eyes on a tree on the horizon or a natural element as far away as possible to strengthen your ocular muscles in this way.
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Pine Needle Cough Syrup
Making pine needle cough syrup is super easy and essentially no more work than making a very strong pine tea and then 'holding' it with good quality, preferably raw, local honey. Pine is an expectorant for thinning and moving mucous in the lungs. It's warming, somewhat drying, and has a sweet and sour flavor blend that can only be described as piney.


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Afirmação originária e sabedoria prática na reflexão ética de Paul Ricœur
This paper´s aim is to outline the foundation of Paul Ricœur´s ethics, which we believe to be a hermeneutical experience of recognition of existence´s original claim, a thesis that he takes from his master Jean Nabert. Although the question of recognition appears only in the last work of Ricœur, we hold that it is already present since the earliest works, particularly in The Symbolism of Evil, insofar as, through symbolic language, the contrasting experience of evil leads to the whole hermeneutical process of recognition and interpretation of an original affirmation, despite evil. The very theme of man´s capability, including the issue of self-esteem, shall be understood on the basis of this original affirmation, which reveals his plural condition in the plan of responsibility in the context of applied ethics.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5195/errs.2011.99
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When You Don't Feel Like Lederhosen
German designers want male drinkers at Oktoberfest in Munich to wear skirts this year. They claim their Oktoberfest Frock is more comfortable than traditional lederhosen.
"With all that beer flowing at the fest you need to make sure your belly is free to take it in," said Andreas Landinger.
Doreen Anders and Landinger, from Munich, said they were influenced by the Scottish kilt in creating the drinking-dress which comes in 'short' or 'calf' length. There are no tartan designs but the kilt comes in colors that complement the blue-and-white Bavarian flag and other symbols of the Oktoberfest beer festival.
Landinger, who started designing skirts for men a year ago, said: "I think they're going to go down well," Landinger said. "We've already had a few dozen orders and once one everyone realizes how comfortable they are, I think they'll really catch on."


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What Lib Dem members think about immigration (Part II)
by Stephen Tall on May 3, 2011
Lib Dem Voice has polled our members-only forum to discover what Lib Dem members think of various political issues, the Coalition, and the performance of key party figures. Over 530 party members have responded, and we're currently publishing the full results.
(Part I of 'What Lib Dem members think about immigration' is available to read here.)
LDV asked: Generally speaking, do you think that the issue of immigration has been discussed in Britain too much, too little or about the right amount over the last few years?
36% – It has been discussed too much
29% – It has been discussed about the right amount
29% – It has been discussed too little
5% – Don't know / No opinion
A spread of opinion on this question, though (as so often with poll questions) the answers overlap more than is obvious from the headline figures: for example, a number of the 36% of respondents who answered that immigration has been discussed too much felt that was because the racist Daily Express agenda has hijacked the debate; while a number of the 29% who answered that immigration has been discussed too little felt more informed debate was needed to counteract the racist Daily Express agenda.
Here is a selection of your comments:
It has been discussed too little, but more importantly the focus has been entirely wrong. We have ceded too much ground to the closet xenophobes and little Englanders and not made a loud and strong liberal case for high levels of immigration and emigration.
It has been discussed too much — and in the wrong way! Public discourse is not about what immigrants can bring to enrich the UK – culturally and economically – but rather that the white working class are getting stuffed. What is needed is balance based on facts, not hysteria based on racism.
It has generally been discussed with the wrong tone and intentions
It is discussed ad nauseum. If I had a pound for every time someone in the right wing press screams that it is the issue we never talk about I'd be a very wealthy person.
It's been discussed a lot, but in the wrong context. Politicians don't seem to be able to discuss it objectively rather than from the assumption that it must be bad to begin with.
We need to be out discussing the benefits of immigration. The topic has been hijacked by far-right parties and we need to reclaim the agenda
It's not about the amount of debate it is about the quality, which has been almost non-existent so far.
LDV then asked: Vince Cable has attacked David Cameron for making what he called "very unwise" remarks (that the Prime Minister wants to see "good immigration, not mass immigration"). Vince warned his comments "risked inflaming extremism". Which of these statements is closest to your own view?
70% – Vince was right to challenge David Cameron's comments in public
13% – Though Vince was right he should have made his criticisms in private to Mr Cameron
9% – David Cameron is right and Vince was wrong to say his comments will "inflame extremism"
5% – Don't know / No opinion
3% – Other (please specify)
Well, that's fairly definitive: 7-in-10 Lib Dems believe Vince Cable was right to launch his broadside against the Prime Minister's immigration speech.
Here is a selection of your comments:
We have to be grown up and learn to discuss contentious issues openly. Speaking behind closed doors makes the public think thare is something to hide
Cameron was indulging in electioneering – why else did he make his remarks a few weeks before May 5th?
The Lib Dems even in coalition need to be able to stand out and be distinctive. We need to be seen to be offering an alternative perspective
Vince is in the position he is to first and foremost represent the Lib Dem viewpoint and I imagine most LibDems would agree with his point. Cameron's timing was calculated and politically motivated with elections coming up.
Vince ringing [the BBC's] Laura Kuenssberg was a brilliant idea. The more of this sort of this sort of thing the better. Off the record comments when it comes to this government are ineffective.
Neither is right. "Good immigration" means despoiling poorer countries of their best talent, thereby pushing out own people out of jobs, thereby ncreasing demands on social security. Also higher demand for development aid to compensate countries despoiled as above. It's a lose-lose!
As I understand it Vince's viewpoint is to do with the impact of reduced immigration on the UK economy. That is an indictment of our education system i.e. we don't seem to be able to provide the right people from within the existing population.
I don't think that Cameron's views did risk 'enflaming extremism', but it's obvious that his comments on the number of people coming into the country ('tens of thousands…') were not agreed Coalition government policy, and Vince was trying to make that clear. So I agree with Vince.
Too much of the debate on immigration is presented in these terms. The real issues are how we ensure that public services in particular areas are not overwhelmed by particularly high influxes – an issue that theoretically applies to domestic movements too.
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Fasting Movement
We begin each year by fasting for 21 days. Fasting in January is much like praying in the morning to establish the will of God for the entire day. When we put God first in our lives, in our families, in our finances – in everything – I believe that He will bless and multiply those areas. If we will pray and seek God and give Him our first and best at the beginning of the year, He will honor that sacrifice and bless our ENTIRE year!
If you are one of those people who sense that God has more for your life, take the first step and believe for more of Him.
Start the year off right and discover the rewards of putting God first! I look forward to hearing about what God will do in our lives and in our land as we seek Him together.
Make fasting a "lifestyle!"
Fasting is not just for the beginning of the year. Commit to fasting, prayer and giving throughout the year and watch as God releases His hand of blessing over your entire year. Make fasting a regular part of your life and see how He supernaturally opens doors for you.
Join me, and thousands from around the world, in the Fasting Movement.
When you do, we want you to have our NEW free digital devotional "Fasting the Footsteps of Jesus" . . . teachings taken from Jentezen Franklin's trip to Israel. Just fill out the form below to let us know you will be fasting with us.
There is Life … and there is living … are you ready to start really living out God's plan for your life?
There's more to life…more to faith…more to you! God gives you the formula for success which boils down to two words: God first! That's where God began. Look at your Bible. What are the very first words written?
"In the beginning…" Genesis 1:13.
"God first" is His priority that should rule every decision of our lives. In Matthew 6:33, Jesus tells us to hear His plan, receive His direction and His blessings. If you want success in your life, in your marriage, in your work, in your witness—putting God first is key.
God hears the cry of the oppressed and the unsaved. When God is our first priority, He can use us to help others. The words of Isaiah 58:6-14 give us insight into how significantly God views the power of fasting in fulfilling His kingdom purpose.
Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
Matthew 6:33


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Christian Film Festival moving from Atlanta to Hilton Head
Associated Press
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - A Christian film festival that has been staged in Atlanta for the past six years is moving to Hilton Head Island.
The Island Packet of Hilton Head reports (http://bit.ly/1yU5BJCon ) that the four-day Kingdomwood Christian Film Festival will be held in October on the resort island.
Audrey Thomas started the festival in 2008 after getting tired of cursing, violence and sex in movies.
Thomas says she expects this year's festival to be the biggest yet because of a renewed interest in religious films in Hollywood. In recent months, films like "Son of God," ''Noah," and "God's Not Dead." have been released.
Thomas said this year's keynote speaker is Kevin Sorbo, the star of "God's Not Dead."