Sometimes the smallest step
in the right direction
ends up being the
biggest step of your life…
tiptoe if you must,
but take the step
EB on the streets of Cascais, Portugal
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A local station attendant, who was helping us buy train tickets from S.Pedro to Cascais today, asked us what we liked about Portugal the most.
“A gastronomia? O vinho? A música?”
All of that but mostly the people, we said.
He was pretty-much blown away and was high-fiving us all over the place (we nearly missed the train!).
But that’s the Portuguese.
Take the beach culture. There is nothing uptight about the Portuguese. And I’m not talking about flashing bits here.
In this region, the locals are just comfortable in their own skin. Well, if there are any body image issues, I’m not seeing it.
Yes, there’s Zumba on the boardwalk (and it’s a hoot!). Yes, there are women running (but not an ‘I believe’ tee-shirt or flashy tights among them). Yes there are fit blokes hanging about (but not a muscle-man to be seen).
And down on beach, women of all shapes, ages and sizes (and I mean ALL) are rocking their bikinis. Eat your heart out Botticelli.
Away from beaches and bikinis… more than one local Portuguese creative on our journey from Porto to Lisbon has told us they are good at what they do – but they suck at marketing themselves.
I agree. These people are (mostly) warm and wonderful and creative and talented (and, of course, they make exceptional port and wine).
No, I’m not talking about more tourist buses arriving at monuments (even though there are a lot and they are remarkable).
I’m talking about who they are and what they create. Time the world sat up and paid attention! Cheers to that!
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You’ve got to have a least one of those (travelling) days, don’t you? Well, today was ours.
After a few days in Porto (a story for another time), we picked up our hire car from Europcar … and that’s where it all began to unravel.
The portable GPS they gave us (at €8 a day) was clearly set up at around the time of the Ark.*
Seriously, it didn’t even register the oldest streets (or the casino) at our destination three hours away in Estoril, near Cascais in Portugal.
Oh, but we did have a dodgy map to show us the way (also an archeological find I’m sure).
Eventually, we muddle our way to our destination.
Our travel agent has booked us into ‘apartment’ for eight days… inside someone’s house. It’s kind-of cutesy, but does a toaster oven count as self-contained? Hmmm
Eternally optimistic, we head off to find the Tourist Information Centre to get a map of the area. Except it closed 12 months ago.
At least we located a nice red.
Ah, First World problems. When it comes to travelling, attitude is everything.
And tomorrow’s another day.
* Here’s a tip for travellers: if you’re using a GPS, go to settings and select the country you’re travelling in (in our case, Portugal). Thanks to a tech-savvy Europcar lad in Cascais, our GPS was re-set and now gives us Portuguese streets instead of streets like Barcelona and Seville (go figure), and still gives directions in English. And we’re off!
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This is an excellent time of year for pineapple grown in Costa Rica. The weather is ideal as this is the dry season in all of our growing areas. The quality is excellent and our yields are at a very high level and this will be a very good time to promote a beautiful tropical fruit during the Winter months. Sizing will be trending towards bigger fruit concentrated mainly in 5’s and 6’s and we are seeing the gold pineapple at our farms with a high exterior shell color and brix levels averaging 14 to 15. On the logistics side, vessel schedules and customs clearings are now back on track after the issues we’ve been experiencing over the past few months.
The import watermelon program has been facing limitations due to poor weather which has effected quality and yields. This is not a long term crop issue but the current conditions will extend through the month of February. As we move to new growing areas in March, we’re expecting more traditional yields and fruit quality should be drastically improved. We will be importing our Mexican production through our McAllen, Texas warehouse during March and April. Looking at our Spring domestic production, we are on track for starting in Florida in mid to late April and should be in full production by the beginning of May.
The imported Peruvian sweet onion program is beginning to wind down and we will be transitioning to our Mexican production that will be crossing into our warehouse in McAllen, Texas. The new crop looks very strong and we’re anticipating good volumes through March and into early April. Looking ahead to the start of our Vidalia Onion season, everything looks very good at the farm level and we’re planning on starting mid to late April with a strong crop.
The domestic sweet potato crop on the East Coast has been greatly affected by the adverse weather conditions over the past few months. Yields are expected to be much lower than normal and demand is exceeding the available supply from the main growing areas in North Carolina and Georgia. We are seeing good quality at our farms in Georgia but available sizing is only with Jumbo’s. Expect tight supplies through the balance of the program.

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The Family Advocacy Program
The Arc of New Jersey's Family Advocacy Program (FAP) supports family members of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) in becoming personally involved with public policy. Its mission is to provide family members with the knowledge they need to become effective advocates, as well as help family members create positive change in public policy and in the state's service delivery system.
Joining the Family Advocacy Program is an ideal way for family members with limited time to get involved. It only takes about 15 minutes a month to participate.
As a member of the Family Advocacy Program you will receive:
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If you have a little bit more time and want to become even more involved with public policy advocacy, the Family Ambassador Program is perfect for you. After completing a short application and training you will become one of The Arc of New Jersey's Ambassadors.
Ambassadors take a more active approach to advocacy and may be asked to testify at hearings, attend meetings or interact in other ways with the Legislature, Governor's Office and Executive Officials.
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Effective advocacy for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities takes the combined efforts of families, self-advocates and the community. The Friends Network works alongside the Family advocacy Program to create positive changes in public policy. Whether you are a friend, caregiver, professional in the field, or just a citizen who wants to help, the Friends Network is for you.
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It doesn't require alot of time to be part of the Friends Network - only about 15 minutes per month - but your help as a caring, concerned citizen can make a huge difference.
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The operator add Leicester City FC as a marketing partner, having secured Premier League betting partnerships with Sunderland AFC and Aston Villa FC.
Betfair sports betting and igaming services will be promoted throughout the Foxes’ King Power Stadium (capacity 32,000) on match days and on through the club’s digital and social channels.
Ian Flanagan, Leicester City’s Commercial Director, commented on the agreement:
“Betfair is a world leader in online betting and has an extremely strong presence in professional football, owing to their expertise in engaging football supporters and their innovative methods that have become industry standard.
“We’re very much looking forward to working with them in the coming 2015/16 season and to forging a relationship that will have great benefits for both parties.”
Betfair’s Head of Media & PR Stephen Mault commented on the partnership “Leicester is a forward thinking club that shares our passion for innovation and we look forward to growing a successful relationship over the course of the upcoming season.”
See how Betfair’s Sportsbook measures up on bettingexpert.
Betting partnerships are one of the many topics that will be discussed at next month’s Betting on Football Conference #bofcon held at The Emirates on Thursday 10 September. Pick up your half price tickets now.


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Researchers from the UK and the US have found that students experience increased pressure from their parents’ expectations, and that increased pressure can lead to perfectionism. It worries them.
Forskning.no have reviewed the study, which was published in the journal Psychological Bulletin.
Researchers Thomas Curran and Andrew P. Hill have compiled figures from more than 20,000 students in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. You can read full report here.
The findings show that pressure on getting pregnant from parents has increased 40 percent since 1989.
The two researchers had previously published a study showing that perfectionism is a growing phenomenon in the same country. Now they believe that there may be a connection between the two findings.
In a pers conference explains one of the researchers behind the study that increased parental care can be perceived as pressure to be perfect, and that it can be a risk factor for students’ mental health. They attribute perfectionism primarily to depression, anxiety, self-harm and eating disorders.
– Expectations from parents can be expensive if considered excessive. Young people embrace these expectations and associate them with their own self-esteem. When they fail to live up to expectations, which they will, they become self-critical. To compensate, they strive to be perfect, the researchers said.
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The responsibility for the increased pressure does not lie with the parents, the researchers believe. Instead, they point to the development of society in the West, and that the demands for education, pressure from social media and a society wanting more, shape the expectations of parents, writes forskning.no.
The self-reported increase in expectation pressure is surprising, the researchers believe.
– The pressure to adhere to perfect ideals has never been greater, and could be the basis for imminent public health problems, they wrote in a press release.
They emphasize that findings are not necessarily transferable to cultures other than those they have studied.
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“You don’t need a new day to start over, you only need a new mindset. ”-Hazel Ozbek
Have you ever heard someone say the phrase, “Mindset matters?” I’ve heard it plenty of times, through my fitness journey and it has proven to be true. Your mindset truly does matter. What you think and believe, you will achieve. So why not think and believe for great things to happen?
This year I made it my goal to dream big my life and expect for great things to happen this year. I have seen so many of the great things that I expected to see. From visiting four new states with one more to go in order to reach my travel goal to crushing my weight loss goal for the year. That didn’t start with me just writing it out, it started with me visualizing and believing that I could do what I put my mind to. I had to first prepare my mind to think and believe that I could achieve those things. Once I believed it, I made it a goal to work towards it everyday.
One thing I have been learning through my fitness journey is that your mindset will take you far. I had a workout this weekend that involved deadlifting heavy weight. When I first looked at the bar and how much weight was on it I started to doubt that I could lift it because it just looked so heavy. This made me realize that everything is not always what it seems. Just because something looks impossible doesn’t mean it impossible. I had to shift my mindset to believe that I could, and try. So I walked up to the the barbell, prepared my mind by telling myself, “I got this,” and to my surprise I did have it. I realized that I was a lot stronger than what I gave myself credit for. You never know what you could achieve until you try it and believe.
Life tends to be a lot like my weight lifting experience. You sometimes see situations that look impossible in the natural, but like Smith Wigglesworth said, “You can’t be moved by what you see, be moved by what you believe.” He was speaking in terms of having faith in God, which is so important in everyday life. But also having faith and believing in your ability to do and use what He has placed inside of you to accomplish the things you desire. Mindset really makes a difference. I have learned to challenge myself to think differently about situations that seem impossible by being optimistic and just trying.
These are some things I have learned about how to shift your mindset to believe you can achieve something:
1.) Focus on your “why”
Always remember the purpose behind what you are doing and reflect on it often. Use that as motivation to keep pushing forward.
2.) Keep the goal in front of you
Always remember the goal you want to achieve. For example, If someone brought a brand new car and told you that in order to get the new car you have to show up to work everyday for a year. You will make sure to do whatever is in your power to show up everyday so that you can receive that new car. That’s what keeping the goal in front of you does it shifts your mindset to get the job done.
3.) Focus on the facts and not your feelings
Feelings can often be misleading so it’s important to focus on that facts as you are moving towards your goals. For example, I have been weight lifting for almost a year now so the fact is I am a lot stronger than I use to be. I may look at some weights and feel like it’s too heavy, instead of focusing on how I feel I should just try anyway and remember that I have been preparing for it.
“Change your thinking change your life.” Don’t be afraid to shift your mindset. When you feel like something is impossible I want to challenge you to begin to think about the situation differently. Focus on what you can control and be optimistic and positive that you will see the results your desire. You can truly achieve what you put your mind to if you focus on your why, remember the goal and focus on the facts. Go after the things you want. It’s never too late to start again. Thank you so much for reading. If this encouraged you comment below, I would love to hear your thoughts.


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It's late at night here in Germany, I finally finished packing my stuff and I have to wake up in 4h to travel to the ISSGC08. I am looking forward to meet all kind of new people of the grid community and of course learn about grid.
Hopefully everything works out tomorrow during the journey. I will spend one night in Budapest (in a hotel with WLAN, so you will hear from me tomorrow - eh today).
I will give more info about myself later and try to grab some sleep now .

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The New Yorker, May 27, 1974 P. 38
PROFILE of Georg Solti, 61, who has been chief conductor of the Chicago Symphony since 1969. In 1970, Solti & the Chicagoans suddenly became known as the finest conductor & the greatest orchestra active in America. Tells about Solti's previous affiliation with other orchestras, particularly Covent Garden, & his success in the recording of Wagner's "Ring" & the Mahler symphonies. He was born in Budapest, but left there in 1939. Solti now spends 14 weeks a year in Chicago, & between times he is busy with assignments in Europe. He is married to the former Valerie Pitts, & they have 2 children. The force of his personality & the respect commanded by his musicianship help explain the extraordinary rapport between Solti & the Chicago Symphony. An absolute trust exists between him & the players.


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Once a year at bay to breakers, Sunday May 18th 2014: We run breakers to bay the wrong way dressed as 7 ft tall fish. We normally get treated like rock stars for a solid hour of Cheering and high fiving. This is for going the wrong way, being weird, creative and different by 50,000 other wackos. This year may take more guts than most. It will be a bit like the first year it was done before it was accepted. We start in alamo park hayes and Pierce. Directions for how to start your own costume party or join one of ours.... just call me Hallie at 408-xlounge.
Salmon Costume building party: I have a lot of extra suits but if you want to build some or start a costume party and want patters feel free to call. I may do another build party for this year.

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“Big Food is a Big Problem.” Spend time in Urban Remedy’s Richmond, CA, headquarters, and you are bound to hear this phrase. At Urban Remedy, “Big Food is a Big Problem” is more than a conversation; it is a call to action for our small organic food company. It is the belief that food should be healing to people and the planet, and it inspires everything we do.
I recently talked with our CEO, Paul Coletta, to get a deeper understanding of what “Big Food” is, the problems it is causing, and what one small food company, one family, or even an individual can do to make a difference.
Q: What do you mean when you say “Big Food is a Big Problem”?
“When I talk about Big Food, I’m not talking about any one food company in particular. I’m talking about our industrialized food system in America. Over many years, Big Food has negatively impacted both people and the planet by focusing on centralization, efficiency, and engineering food systems to increase
profits. Big Food is largely focused on lengthening shelf life, but when you increase shelf life, you often do it to the detriment of nutritional value and the environment. By the way, I am not saying that food companies shouldn’t get big if they grow responsibly.”
Q: You’ve said, “Urban Remedy seeks to reimagine our food system.” Explain what you mean by that.
“We believe the future of food is fresh. Today’s customer will demand a shift to more clean fresh food, and small companies like Urban Remedy are well-positioned to respond. We are working hard to innovate a unique fresh food business model that delivers ready-to-eat meals through a regionalized production hub and omni-channel points of distribution (company-owned small format retail stores, direct-to-consumer online, and partners like Whole Foods Markets). Operating our own food production hub allows us to deliver super fresh products from local farms without sacrificing quality, food safety or profit. Big Food systems are not optimized to meet the growing demand for fresh local food.
“We also produce very clean food. By clean I mean it is certified organic, certified non-GMO, gluten-free, low glycemic, and made without preservatives, artificial colors, fillers, unhealthy oils (like canola, soy, and cottonseed), and refined sugar and flours which are all inflammatory by nature. Inflammation is the precursor to most major diseases, so lowering inflammation in the body is an objective of all the products we innovate and produce. We believe ‘Food is Healing.’”
Q: How do you incorporate healing foods into your daily life?
“Mostly by feeding my family real food. I have a 14-year-old and a 21-year-old, and we raised them with the knowledge that real food is unprocessed food. While we are not vegan or vegetarian, we put plant food at the center of the plate. We selectively eat high-quality animal proteins: pasture raised eggs, grass fed meats, and wild or sustainably farmed fish. Not just because these are healthier sources, but also because they always taste better.
“We grow some of our own food when we can. Depending on the season, my family enjoys growing tomatoes, fruit trees, and herbs. We pasture a small clutch of chickens and manage a couple of beehives on our property that keep us stocked with fresh eggs and raw honey. After the first big rain every winter, I look forward to foraging for chanterelle and candy cap mushrooms in the East Bay hills surrounding my home. Along with my Urban Remedy family, I also enjoy our community vegetable garden in front of our Richmond offices. This year we planted a ton of sungold tomatoes that are at their peak right now; I grab a handful every day.”
(Read Edible East Bay’s recent article about Paul’s efforts as an urban farmer and vintner)
“We are willing, and thankfully able, to spend a little more for higher quality food. Big food is often cheap because the processed packaged food industry is enormously efficient and our government has a long history of subsidies that do not favor the fruit and vegetable industry. While quality food can be more expensive, I believe it is worth it. Let’s pay the farmer, not the pharmacist.
“I also love supporting our farmers markets and CSAs. Americans have little to no connection to the source of their food, and most often, Big Food comes trucked in from far-away factories with chemicals and food stabilizers being added to it. Urban Remedy’s local mindset is a deliberate part of our business model for obvious reasons.”
Q: Where did your values around food originate?
“My mom is a wonderful cook. She made everything taste great by cooking fresh, simple, real food. She grew vegetables in the backyard and we raised chickens too, in a very suburban area of Los Angeles. She was urban farming before the term was coined. My mother’s influences around food are probably a big reason why three of her four children went into the food industry professionally.
“Also, our grandfather was an Italian immigrant who built a successful restaurant business over 90 years ago, Coletta’s Italian Restaurants in Memphis. I spent many summers as a kid hanging around grandpa when he was cooking and I suppose that his passion for good food seeped into my DNA.”
Q: You mentioned that good, real food costs a little more. For many people, organic unprocessed food is out of reach. What can be done to make high-quality food more accessible?
“We need to do more for sure. Consumer demand has already pushed the industry to develop more affordable organic milk and produce. My hope is that over time, the success of Urban Remedy and other emerging food companies like us will contribute to a shift in demand that large companies will be forced to recognize and follow — which ultimately will make it more accessible and affordable.
“I also see food waste as a big opportunity that companies can leverage to create high-quality, low-cost nutrition. Globally, about one-third of all food that is grown goes to waste. At Urban Remedy, we will process over 2 million pounds of produce in 2016 in our Richmond facility; a byproduct of that is large quantities of high quality, fiber-rich organic pulp. We supply local pig farmers with this pulp for feed, but we are more interested in finding opportunities to turn the pulp into high-quality food for people. We have begun doing this with our Carrot-Curry Crackers and Beet Apple Granola, and our soon-to-be-launched Veggie Burger. These are largely made with ingredients that are byproducts of our cold-pressed juices. This lowers our cost of goods, which allows us to pass on those savings through more affordable products.”
Q: If Big Food is a Big Problem, what do you suggest Big Food can do to help?
“It might be more accurate to say Big Food has a Big Problem, but it can be part of the solution if it starts paying more attention to what consumers truly want.”

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In-Transit is a 7 minutes long projected loop, which represents the experience of traveling but never arriving. The piece isolates the original video footage into two separate forms: line and color. The color is then divided into a 3×3 matrix with each section representing an average of the light of the scene. At the same time the drawing is isolated as a single bit image so that there is only black or white and nothing in between. The two forms are then layered together, creating a series of moving images that are both literal and abstract.
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its enduring popularity with both broadcasters and audiences, the quiz show has found itself marginalised in studies of popular television. This book offers a unique introduction to the study of the quiz show, while also revisiting, updating and expanding on existing quiz show scholarship. Ranging across programmes such as Double Your Money, The $64,000 Dollar Question, Twenty-One, The Price is Right, Who Wants to be a Millionaire and The Weakest Link to the controversial 'Quiz TV Call' phenomenon, the book explores programmes with a focus on question and answer. Topics covered include the relationship between quiz shows and television genre; the early broadcast history of the quiz show; questions of institutional regulation; quiz show aesthetics; the social significance of 'games'; 'ordinary' people as television performers, and questions of quiz show reception (from interactivity to on-line fandom).
About the Author
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ELDER PATRIOT – If all you listened to was the mainstream media you’d think that President Donald Trump is the worst thing that ever happened to this country. The MSM regularly airs claims that Trump is on a par with Adolph Hitler.
Team Trump simply wanted to challenge this narrative with some facts and released a thirty-second ad reminding the people of just how much President Trump has accomplished to benefit the American people in his first 100 days.
Trump wanted to balance public perception but the MSM is having none of it and has banned the ad on all of the major networks – ABC, CBS, NBC – plus CNN.
Do you see anything here that’s not true?
Trump summed up the MSM’s reason for censoring this ad perfectly:
“Apparently, the mainstream media are champions of the First Amendment only when it serves their own political views. Faced with an ad that doesn’t fit their biased narrative, CNN, ABC, CBS, and NBC have now all chosen to block our ad. This is an unprecedented act of censorship in America that should concern every freedom-loving citizen.”
The reason the networks gave was because of the presence of the term “Fake News” in the ad. Like we said, everything in the ad is true.
It gets very scary to think that while President Trump seems to have nothing in common with Hitler, the mainstream media has way too much in common with the way Joseph Goebbels, Hitler’s Master Propagandist controlled the German media to support the rise of the Third Reich:
“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.”
Think about it, these networks report “Fake News” continuously 24 hours every day and they’re worried that 30 seconds of truth will undo their propaganda in the same manner that lighting a candle chases the darkness away.
Thank God President Trump is working at the speed of light, 20 hours everyday, to reverse the Globalists statist diktats in his crusade to Make America Great Again!!!

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Tim Tebow Greets Autistic Fan, Then Steps To Plate & Hits 3-Run HR (VIDEO)
Tim Tebow is the man.
The former NFL quarterback and current minor-league baseball player for the St. Lucie Mets is being praised for a moment that happened back in July.
During said moment, Tebow took time to step out from the on-deck circle to greet an autistic fan. Then, he proceeded to step up to the plate and hit a 3-run home run.
Tampa Bay Times has the amazing story:
“Tebow, 29, was taking practice swings in the on-deck circle, waiting to hit in the top of the seventh inning. Seth, who was 9 at the time (he turned 10 on Aug. 6), was at the game with his parents and his younger sister. And he wanted to meet Tebow. Seth, who has high-functioning autism, also suffers from neurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder that produces tumors on the nerve tissue. He has a tumor behind his right eye. He has a hard time playing sports.
But he made his way down from the seats his parents had behind home plate, over to the backstop netting near the Mets’ on-deck circle. There was a conference on the Stone Crabs pitching mound. A brief delay. That’s when Seth made his move. He began waving to Tebow to come over. And Tebow came over. Tebow and Seth shook hands through the netting. Then play was back in. Tebow went to the plate. And hit a three-run homer. You can’t make this stuff up.
“When Seth came back to his seat, he was crying,” Ileanna Bosch said. “And then Tim hit the homer. I started crying, too. How does that happen? I think God brought Seth and Tim together.”


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If you are looking for a small but big personality in your next pup, then the Yorkshire Terrier is a great choice. Lovingly called a Yorkie, the pup will grow to be no more than 7 pounds and typically will have a beautiful floor-length coat of either greyish-blue or a beautiful brown. The pup is feisty and very loyal. The feisty nature of the pup is why having a good set of toys available for them is so important.
Yorkies will not necessarily be aggressive but they can be quite rough with toys. They will also be very territorial for those toys. In order to choose the right toy, you will need to consider the temperament of your Yorkie. In order for us to find the five options we feel are the best toys for Yorkies, we used the following features as guideposts:
Durability – Yorkies are notorious for chewing through almost everything, especially when they are puppies. So if you don’t want to be replacing the pup’s toys every week or so, you will want to find a durable toy for more return on your investment.
Materials – Paying attention to the materials used in a toy’s constructions is also essential. You want to choose toys that use plastics or other synthetics that are not harmful to your Yorkie.
Size – Yorkies are small dogs and therefore need smaller toys as they have little mouths. So you want to find a toy that matches the size of your pup so that they don’t hurt themselves and get the most out of the toy.
You will want to also consider the type of toy. Trying to find one that is super interactive is great for this feisty and opinionated pooch. As we said, these features are how we chose the toys we will be reviewing below and how you can choose the right one for your furry friend.
Best Toys for Yorkies Reviews
Multipet Loofa Squeaky Toy
This first toy is good for dogs of all ages and great to play fetch with. The active Yorkie will love this toy as it is fitted with features to keep them engaged and made to stand up to aggressive play.
The main features of this toy include:
- Built-in squeaker
- Crafted in non-toxic latex
- Easy clean material
- No plastic parts
- Weight – 1.3 oz.
Bright colors and soft toys make for a great combination. This gives the Multipet Loofa Squeaky toy a leg up as the visibility of the piece will keep the pup engaged with it quite a bit. The color aside, there is also the fact that though a plush toy, the toy is crafted with a high-grade material that will help it last longer.
The materials are one of the best features of this toy, not only because of its durability but also because it is a non-toxic option. Inside the toy is a squeaker that will help with the toy’s interactive nature, which is important when finding a toy for this breed.
The squeaker is a great addition to the toy, but there is one flaw with it. The noise level of the squeaker is quite loud, which may annoy some Yorkie parents. So if you are someone who gets annoyed easily, trying another option may be a good idea.
The only other issue is that some owners have complained of a strong rubber chemical smell when taken straight from the package. You may want to let it air out before letting your pup play with it just to be on the safe side.
- Crafted with high-quality materials for better durability
- A compact toy that is perfect for small to medium dogs
- Squeaker is snuggly fitted in the toy
- Manufactured with non-toxic latex for safer play
- Issues with the noise level of squeaker
- Problem with a strong rubber smell straight from the package
KONG Plush Teddy Bear
The next toy is a small teddy bear that is not only good for play but for your little one to use as a companion. It is crafted with care and to give the pup what it needs.
The main features of this bear include:
- Made with non-toxic, high-quality materials
- Comes with a replaceable squeaker
- Comes in two sizes
- Velcro closure
Not only is this toy cute to look at, but it also is more interactive than you may expect for a plush teddy bear. Yorkies love to play, but they also love to cuddle, and so this teddy bear gives them the best of both worlds. One of the best features of this toy is its size.
Though some may think it is too small, it is just the right size for your little Yorkie’s mouth. The compact size will allow them to easily carry it with them no matter where they decide to play or nap. On top of that, to ensure that it can withstand the Yorkie’s chewing habits, it is reinforced.
As great as this toy is, there are still some issues that we feel you should be aware of before you make your final decision. Though it is reinforced, it is still unable to handle super chewers as some Yorkies are.
The other issue we find with this toy is that the squeaker is in a compartment only closed by a Velcro tab. Yorkies are curious and intelligent. This means that if they try real hard, they may figure out how to open the toy and remove the squeaker, which then becomes a choking hazard.
- Bear is cuddly and soft, which is perfect for the Yorkie
- Finished with reinforced stitching for longer life
- Ideal for any size Yorkie
- Comes with an extra squeaker in case the first gets damaged
- May not be a great choice for aggressive chewers
- Squeaker closed in with Velcro material
Pet Qwerks Interactive Talking Ball
Yorkies are feisty and playful, and so interactive toys are a great way to keep them busy. This ball has multiple noises and vocals that will engage your pup’s curiosity and allow them to have a great time even if you’re not at home.
The main features of this ball include:
- Comes in 3 sizes
- Motion-activated sounds (x20)
- Made with high impact ABS
- Powered by 3 – 1.5V batteries
The Interactive Talking Ball is by far the most interactive toy on this list. In fact, this toy doesn’t even need you to be interactive. Crafted with a ton of voices and sounds, the ball will keep your pup curious and, therefore, engaged. But even though the pup will be engaged and rambunctious with the ball, it can take it.
The ball is crafted with high-grade ABS plastic, and this makes it super durable. The system is motion-activated, which means that the ball will automatically turn off when the pup is done playing with it. This means that the battery will last longer. It also comes in many varieties so that you can find the right one for your pup.
We think a few things could be improved to make this toy even better for both the pup and the owner. The first is that it is heavy because of the material. This leaves it unable to be used for fetch.
You also may want to really ensure that your Yorkie is okay with noise. Some dogs do not react to noises well and either become scared or way too aggressive.
- Designed with multiple features for enhanced interactivity
- No worry about rough play as it can stand up to it
- Multiple options to choose from for better personalization
- Fitted with an auto shut off and on system
- Hard plastic makes it unable to be used to catch
- Some pups may not react well to all the noises
Hartz Chew ‘n Clean Duo Toy
Each dog is different, and the folks at Hartz know this, which is why they crafted our next toy with a wide variety of options. Not only is this toy great for playtime, but it also helps keep your pup’s dental health on point.
The main features of this toy include:
- Nylon shell with an edible flavored interior
- 2-in-1 toy
- Designed for improved dental health
- Weight – 1.1 oz.
Dental health for any dog is important and so when you can get a toy that helps with it is a great investment. This Hartz chew toy is one of these. It can help fight and prevent plaque and fresh breath. The good thing is that it is crafted with a treat inside, which ignites your Yorkie’s sense of smell.
This will ensure that the pup is into the toy for sure. But there is more; it is the perfect size for the diminutive Yorkie, and because it is crafted with sturdy materials, it will last much longer than other options. You can also choose between several shapes. That way, you can make it fit your pup’s preferences.
As good as it is, there are still some drawbacks to opting for this toy. It is pricier than other treat chew toys. So if you are looking for a budget-friendly option, this may not be the one for you.
The only other concern we have is that there have been many reports of the plastic lining that holds the treat in, breaking. This is not necessarily bad when it comes to the treat, but you don’t want your little pup to eat the plastic.
- Crafted to help with plaque and bad breath
- There is a model for every size of pup
- High-grade materials allow for the dog to play longer
- Comes in a variety of shapes, so every pup is happy
- Some may find the price a little expensive
- Issues with the toy lining breaking easily
Frisco Rope w/ Squeaking Ball
Our last toy is a versatile option that is perfect for those playful Yorkies. It can be used for tug of war and fetch, which makes it a nice choice for any Yorkie who needs plenty of exercise.
The main features of this ball include:
- Built-in squeaker
- Designed with a durable rope handle
- Crafted to allow for distance throwing
- Manufactured with polyester and thermoplastic rubber
Two games that every dog loves, whether they are a big dog or a smaller dog like a Yorkie, is tug of war and toss/fetch. This toy gives you and your pup the ability to do both. It is manufactured with high-quality material so that it can stand up to long playtimes and rougher play too.
The polyester rope and plastic ball are both great for the aggressive chew of the Yorkie. Plus, you get two toys for the price of one, which makes it well worth the investment.
The use of plastic and polyester may give it a longer life, but it also adds a bit of weight to the toy. This means that it could hurt if you throw it too hard and it accidentally hits your pup or someone standing close.
The squeaker is also a wee bit loud, which doesn’t matter if you are playing outside. But if you have a play session in the house, you may find the noise irritating.
- The ball is crafted to stand up to any kind of play
- Multiple types of play possible thanks to the design
- Price versus value is pretty amazing
- The toy can withstand even aggressive chewers
- The heft of the toy makes it potentially dangerous if thrown too hard
- Some may find the squeaker a little loud
Yorkies have become super popular because they are loyal and loving, as well as compact and easy to care for. They do need toys that can withstand their aggressive chewing but as long as you use the features we discussed in the intro, you should find toys that meet those requirements.
We used these features to choose these five choices, but these are just some of the best toys for Yorkies on the market today. Hopefully, we have found something that will keep your little Yorkie and you happy.

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DOLE issues rules on flexible work arrangement
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued supplemental guidelines on flexible work arrangement and other remedial measures for the private sector in response to government's stringent social distancing measures to control the COVID-19 spread in Metro Manila.
"As better alternative to outright termination of the services of the employees or the total closure of the establishments, flexible work arrangements referred to under Labor Advisory No. 09 Series of 2020, including, but not limited to, other work arrangements, such as telecommuting, work from home, reduction of workday/hours, rotation of workers and forced leaves, are hereby reiterated and highly encouraged in establishments that continue to operate," the DOLE advisory signed by Secretary Silvestre Bello III read.
However, Bello in a TV interview assured that government is ready to assist workers who will be laid off due to the community quarantine through the emergency employment program.
"Those who will lose their jobs like waiters and bellboys will be unemployed for at least a month because hotels and restaurants will have to reduce staff. This is where the Department of Labor comes in, similar to what we did in Boracay, where the agency employed 19,000 workers who lost their jobs or six months," he said.
The memorandum further read, "All manufacturing, retail and service establishments are advised to remain in operation during the community quarantine period, providing that social distancing and other safety and health measures are strictly observed."
"The leaves of absence during the community quarantine period shall be charged against the workers' existing leave credits, if any. Remaining unpaid leaves during said period may be covered and be subject to the conditions provided in the DOLE's proposed COVID-19 Adjustments Measures Program," it further said.
To recall, workers from outside Metro Manila and nearby provinces such as Bulacan, Cavite, Rizal and Laguna will still be allowed to enter and leave the region despite the implementation of a community quarantine. They only need to show their ID or certification of employment issued by their company to be allowed through health security checkpoints.
"Residents of nearby cities and/or municipalities outside the National Capital Region who work in Metro Manila shall be allowed to report for work provided that they present proof of employment and residency in checkpoints," the memorandum added.
Self-employed workers shall be allowed to travel to and from the NCR if they present proof of business or economic activity during inspections.
Also, upon presentation of a delivery receipt with address of the recipient, those delivering food, raw materials, and other goods shall have access in the region.
Meanwhile, all healthcare facilities shall be fully operational and their employees shall be allowed to move from Metro Manila to other regions and vice versa.
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When it comes to posting my way through the box, I've decided that the 1995 silver signature cards will get a post of their own, as will the highlights of the 1 complete set in there. I'll likely wait until I've wrapped up the 2 2000s UD S1 sets before devoting a highlight post or two to them.
For now, the Expos content among all the miscellaneous cards in the box. The two Canadian teams were easily among the most frequent teams in this portion of the set. I've already pulled the Jays stuff to head elsewhere.
My favourite among the Expos wasn't technically an Expos card. It was an Ottawa Lynx card of Rondell White. While it really doesn't live up to the Action Packed label, it is a different way to remember the Expos through their former AAA affiliate.
From here on, it is really just going to show up in the order I've scanned them. There were a couple of sets for which the Canadian team content was most of the representation within. 1994 Leaf was one of them (and I got 4 of those Kirk Reuter cards). I'd also completely blanked on Randy Milligan making a stop in Montreal.
While these backs aren't as great as the backs the previous year, they still warrant at least a scan.
The highlight here is Curtis Pride, whose deafness landed him an appearance in the appropriately named Pride and Perseverance insert set last year.
Looks like I've got another Gabe/Gabriel I can be on the lookout for when my next package makes its way to the clubhouse.
Another set that made only one appearance among the Expos.
Along with some 1999 Stadium Club, these were the most recent cards in the miscellaneous portion of the box.
Oh yeah, Rick Cerone was an Expo. He's up there with Milligan in terms of completely blanking on their tenure in Montreal.
More Archi! It is appropriate that I did get a good number of bilingual cards in this group. Brian Barnes also gets a nod for having the derpiest face among the Expos in this.
Now, some 1994 Stadium Club. I'm not too crazy about the ransom note look to the text portions of this.
And a whole bunch of spring training red uniforms to close this up. That's also the Barry Jones I have to watch out for when looking for 2/14 cards as this is the Barry Jones that doesn't fit into that collection.
And there you have it!
I love it when I'm sorting through old cards like these and coming across players who I have no memory of playing for certain teams ... Milligan and Cerone, two guys I had no idea ever played in Montreal.ReplyDelete


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Eric Utne, social entrepreneur and founder of the Utne Reader, gave the commencement address. He told the graduates that following their hearts would serve them best as they become “change agents” in the world. “The spiritual journey, one’s soul journey, is something that goes on through your whole life,” he said.
Utne recounted his own spiritual journey, which included several attempts at studying architecture in college, studies in meditation and acupuncture and Chinese medicine and, eventually, journalism. He founded the Utne Reader in 1984; sixteen years later, burned out, he left the magazine taking a “sabbatical that lasted forever.” He had, he said, become “too much identified with ideas. I needed to find my heart.”
Introduced to the works of social thinker and philosopher Rudolf Steiner, he learned more about the balance between thinking and feeling, and taught at a Waldorf school for several years. “It was the hardest work I ever did, and also the most rewarding.”
He is now a senior fellow at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Spirituality and Healing, where he is co-writing a curriculum about the social and environmental aspects of personal and community health and well-being. He writes and speaks on social entrepreneurship, holistic journalism, community-building and other topics. His journey continues. Struggle to find the humanity in every person by connecting to their heart, he told the students. “Find and feel and follow your heart.”


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I have been trying to find a way to turn my feelings into words about recent events. Others have been articulating the most important things that need to be said, better than I could have. And so I will amplify their voices with my own. Sometimes we need to borrow words from others to begin with.
I’ll start with a Facebook friend who said that, if he were still a pastor, he would have called for 8 minutes and 46 seconds of silence in the service on Sunday.
That’s 526 seconds. Count them. I’ll wait.
That’s the length of time the police officer had his knee on the neck of George Floyd. He kept it there for minutes after George Floyd was unresponsive.
The editors of the Minnesota news outlet the St. Cloud Times convey the implications of that well:
Over the past week, the horrific murder of George Floyd at the hands of the state — and that is what police officers are, the hands of the state — held an uncomfortable mirror up to many good-hearted Minnesotans.
It was painful to watch people who love Minnesota and the good life we have here come to grips with the casual evil even our Eden holds in its darkest corners.
The difficulty in watching those illusions shatter was nothing compared to the horror of watching what one of us with power was willing to do to another of us without it: crush the light from George Floyd’s eyes as he died face down on a dirty city street, hands cuffed behind him and respectfully asking for mercy.
“I can’t breathe, officer.”Floyd died under the knee of a veteran, well-trained Minneapolis police officer. He died while two other officers sworn to serve the public helped hold him down and a fourth stood lookout to keep onlookers in their place.
According to the murder charge against Derek Chauvin, Floyd’s neck was under Chauvin’s knee for 8 minutes and 46 seconds. Floyd stopped moving or responding with 2 minutes and 53 seconds left to go before the knee came up.His alleged crime that day — if he committed one at all, and that is not yet clear —was worth 20 bucks.
For years, skeptics and people who like to assume the best in people (both are traits we admire) have been able to avoid believing that sometimes people die because of deliberate decisions made by officers.
George Floyd’s death has changed that for many.
Floyd did not die in a dark alley where he was mistaken for an armed aggressor. He wasn’t felled by a bullet fired in a split-second decision by an officer who legitimately might be in fear for his life. Floyd wasn’t armed. He wasn’t wearing a menacing hoodie. He wasn’t wielding a toy pistol that looked too real, he wasn’t disrespectful to officers, and he didn’t run. He didn’t do any of the things that have historically left gray area big enough for our denial.
He still died.
And we all saw the chilling casualness of the man with the knee on his neck, and the absence of action by the other three officers who were not only in a position to save Floyd, but also to bring him to justice if, in fact, Floyd did commit a $20 crime that day.
Casual absence of action. For 8 minutes, 46 seconds.
I live in a country where it is extremely unlikely that a white person suspected of passing a forged check or a counterfeit $20 bill would be executed on the spot for it. I live in a country in which (according to the law of the land, at least) no one is allowed to be summarily executed even for a capital offense, without a trial. There’s no other way to put it than that George Floyd was murdered. The fact that there are police who murder and get away with it show that the system we currently have to address crime prevention in this country is broken beyond repair. I don’t have an alternative to propose. There are at least two ebooks which are currently free that are relevant to this: The End of Policing and Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect? Police Violence and Resistance in the United States. I haven’t read them, and this field isn’t my area of expertise, and so I’m not going to propose a solution. But it would still represent progress if the majority of us could agree that we cannot carry on with the police system in its present form. It doesn’t matter that most police may be good people, kind people, compassionate and caring people willing to lay down their lives for others and reluctant to take another’s life even in self defense. The system clearly allows too many police to abuse their authority. The problem might be worse than that and run deeper than most of us realize. But even when matters are given the most positive spin possible, the way things are is clearly unacceptable.
News reports suggest that things are indeed worse than most people have been willing to admit. The actions of police in response to protests about George Floyd’s murder have shown aggression and violence in ways that the police are not supposed to, and do not do when present at all protests. Clearly the nature of the protest, and the color of the skin of the majority of protesters, makes a difference. And that is nothing new. If we consider slight tweaks to the status quo sufficient, we are part of the problem. More radical change is clearly needed.
Another Facebook friend wrote, “I grew up in conservative environments where the Boston Tea Party was celebrated as an act of freedom out of frustration at tyranny and oppression…” Another posted this:
Or as another Facebook friend posted:
I don’t disagree that it is counterproductive to destroy property in one’s own community when expressing anger about yet another murder by a police officer, someone who is supposed to be preventing murder. But when human beings feel they have no other way to express our anger and frustration, we are prone to lash out even if it hurts ourselves and those closest to us rather than those whom we are angry at.
More importantly, the truth is that the vast majority of protesters are not instigating or carrying out violence, nor looting, nor setting fires. Some protest organizers have actively tried to stop looters. Those who are doing these things in most if not all instances may be criminals taking advantage of the protests for their own purposes. There is also the disturbing evidence of white people engaging in acts of vandalism in conjunction with the protests. Whether these are predominantly out of state white supremicists seeking to discredit BLM by hijacking peaceful protests, misguided supporters, or a mixture of both is hard to say.
But clearly some people are genuinely so angry that they are taking it out on property around them. The appropriate response from white Americans, in my opinion, is to repent of not having addressed the underlying issues of racism and abusive policing before things reached this point.
Another meme on Facebook nicely sums up the point in this section of the blog post:
I had the idea for a cartoon which, if I had the artistic ability, I would have drawn. The idea was to depict Lady Justice, face down on the ground, with a police officer kneeling on her kneck as she gasps, “I can’t breathe…” I mentioned it to a cartoonist I know and learned there had already been a couple of cartoons along those lines. I share them here:
I am glad someone made what I could not. I share the above within something in my own natural medium, that of the wholly inadequate blog post.
I conclude by expressing my hope that if enough people were to take 8 minutes and 46 seconds to really appreciate the way the life was squeezed out of George Floyd, to imagine that being done to them or to someone they love, to place themselves in his shoes, perhaps at long last there will be sufficient outrage that we might at long last see collective action result that produces lasting change.
If you cannot empathize enough to put yourself or a loved one in his place for that length of time, then let me suggest an alternative activity, albeit one no less time consuming. Put yourself in the place of the police officer who did this, Derek Chauvin. Imagine yourself putting your knee on someone else’s neck. Imaging yourself keeping it there while he pleads for mercy, saying he cannot breathe, for this length of time. Imagine yourself keeping it there for minutes even after your victim has ceased to be responsive. Don’t just imagine how long this must be. Time yourself imagining it. Experience what 8 minutes and 46 seconds of acting in this way means. Then see if you can still claim that this was something other than murder, cold callous disregard for the value of the life of another human being. See if you can still be more shocked by the expressions of outrange and anger than by the act that has sparked those reactions.
One way or another, I dare to hope that experiencing what 8 minutes and 46 seconds means, just how long it is, will move you to act for justice from now on in ways you may not have thus far.
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1692 in literature
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|List of years in literature (table)|
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The year 1692 in literature involved some significant literary events and new works.
- November - Nahum Tate becomes Poet Laureate of England.
- December 9 - Playwright William Mountfort is attacked in a London street and stabbed; he dies the next day.
- Thomas Rymer is made Historiographer Royal, and mounts a major effort to preserve and publish historical documents.
- Richard Ames - The Jacobite Coventicle, Sylvia's Complaint, of Her Sexes Unhappiness (in answer to Robert Gould)
- Richard Baxter - Paraphrase on the Psalms of David
- Richard Bentley - three "confutations" of Atheism and The Folly of Atheism, and (what is now called) Deism
- Gilbert Burnet - A Discourse on the Pastoral Care
- William Congreve - Incognita; or, Love and Duty Reconcil'd: A novel
- Anne Conway, Viscountess Conway - The Principles of the Most Ancient and Modern Philosophy
- John Dryden - Eleonara
- Roger L'Estrange - Fables, of Aesop and other Eminent Mythologists
- Ihara Saikaku - Reckonings That Carry Men Through the World
- Ben Jonson - the third folio collection of the Works
- John Locke - Some Considerations of the Consequences of the Lowering of Interest and Raising the Value of Money
- George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax - Maxims of State
- Sir William Temple - Memoirs of What Past in Christendom: From the war begun in 1672 to the peace concluded 1679
- James Tyrrell - A Brief Disquisition of the Law of Nature
- William Walsh - Letters and Poems, Amorous and Gallant
- Anthony à Wood - Athenae Oxonienses, vol. ii.
- Nicolás Antonio - Bibliotheca Hispana Vetus
- Reuben Bourne - The Contented Cuckold, or Woman's Advocate
- Nicholas Brady - The Rape, or The Innocent Impostors
- John Dryden (with Thomas Southerne) - Cleomenes, the Spartan Hero
- Thomas D'Urfey - The Marriage-Hater Match'd
- Thomas Southerne - The Maid's Last Prayer, or Any Rather Than Fail
- John Crowne - Regulus
- Nicholas Brady - The Rape, or the Innocent Imposters
- Elkanah Settle - The Fairy Queen, an adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream, with music by Henry Purcell
- Thomas Shadwell - The Volunteers
- John Dennis, Poems in Burleseque
- Thomas Fletcher - Poems on Several Occasions
- Charles Gildon - Miscellany Poems upon Several Occasions
- Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz - Obras (second volume)
- Antonio de Solís y Rivadeneyra - Varias poesías sagradas y profanas
- February 25 Karl Ludwig von Pöllnitz, German adventurer and writer (died 1775)
- February 29 John Byrom, English poet (died 1763)
- April 5 Adrienne Lecouvreur, French actress (died 1730)
- May 18 Joseph Butler, theologian of the Church of England (died 1752)
- November 6 Louis Racine, French poet (died 1763)
- Unknown dates
- By February – Sir George Etherege, English dramatist (born c. 1636)
- May 6 – Nathaniel Lee, English dramatist (born c. 1653)
- May 23 – Elias Ashmole, English antiquarian (born 1617)
- November 19 – Thomas Shadwell, English dramatist (born c. 1642)
- November 6 – Gédéon Tallemant des Réaux, French biographer (born 1619)
- December 10 – William Mountfort, English dramatist and actor (born c. 1664)
- Unknown date – Jacob Bauthumley, English radical religious writer (born 1613)


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Pak get 8 surveillance aircraft from China, Sweden
Lahore, Sept 6 (ANI): Pakistan will soon get four AWACS aircraft from China and four SAAB-2000 aircraft from Sweden, the country's Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed said here last evening.
Both the types of aircraft will be state-of-the-art surveillance aircraft.
Besides, talks were also underway for the purchase of 30 to 40 FC-20 aircraft from China, the Daily Times quoted him as saying.
But, he said that plans to buy the AWACS, FC-20s and short-range air-to-air missiles had been affected by Pakistan's dwindling foreign exchange reserves. The Pakistan Air Force had sought foreign loans for the execution of some of the contracts it had signed recently, he added. (ANI)
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Audio Interference 27: Bradley Duncan
January 26, 2017
“I think that people are going to see reflected in this so much from their own life and from the contemporary world, more than we want there to be.” – Brad Duncan.
On today’s show, Rob Smith speaks to Brad Duncan, one of the curators of Finally Got The News: The Printed Legacy of the U.S. Radical Left, 1970-1979, which runs from January 26 – May 14, 2017 at Interference Archive. While the exhibition is focused on the ’70s, it’s concerns are still relevant today.
You can learn more about left history of the 1970s and beyond on Brad’s blog: radicalarchive.tumblr.com
Music includes: “Liam Rides a Pony” and “The Itis,” both by Polyrhythmics from the album Octagon, licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.
Based on a work at www.needledrop.co/wp/artists/polyrhythmics/
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Nearing the end of Leviticus, we have a collection of some final bits and pieces. First, we have some instructions on the daily objects that are needed in the tabernacle. Oil for the lamps and bread. This followed yesterday’s reading, where we looked at the annual feasts. In other words, both the annual and the daily practices of worship are important.
We then get a case where a man blasphemes the name of God. It’s unclear whether blasphemy then is the same as blasphemy now, but either way it’s taken very seriously.
What’s interesting is that this man is from the tribe of Dan (Leviticus 24:11). When we looked at Jacob blessing his sons, we noted how Dan’s blessing was actually negative. Here we see more of that negative connotation, and this will continue as we read further in the Bible.
The people imprison him while they enquire of God. The man’s sin has contaminated the land and the nearby people. Those that heard the blasphemy are to place their hands on the head of the man, transferring that contamination back to him.
Then they are to stone him. This may seem harsh or strange, but if you remember how the people were to view cleanliness and sin as contamination, you remember that they have to remove it at any cost.
Leviticus 25 unpacks the Sabbath year and the year of Jubilee. In the same way that the people were to work six days and then rest on the seventh, they were also meant to work the land for six years and let the land rest on the seventh.
Here in the wilderness the people had to trust God’s provision on the sixth day, that he would give them enough that they didn’t need to go out on the seventh. This was to be replicated in the land they were going to, that they would trust in God’s provision for the crop of the sixth year, so they didn’t need to go out and farm in the seventh.
Then after seven Sabbath years, on the fiftieth year, they would have a year of Jubilee. This year was basically a poverty reset. Those that had to sell themselves into slavery because they were poor were freed. Those that had to sell their property because they were poor were given it back.
This was to be a reminder that God was the owner of the land. He lets the people live there. No one could store up land and wealth for themselves and claim it was theirs, because every fifty years they had to give it all back.
This psalm is attributed to king David, and falls into the category of lament psalm, specifically a psalm or repentance. Their psalmist’s sin has brought them grief, and they now bring this grief before God.
Psalm 38:1 - A prayer for mercy
Psalm 38:2-10 - My sin is like a sickness that keeps me from God
Psalm 38:11-14 - My relationship with those around me is broken
Psalm 38:15-20 - Now I wait for God and repent of my sin
Psalm 38:21-22 - A prayer for mercy
The psalm opens with a request for mercy from God. For the psalmist, it feels like God is punishing them. The weight of their sin has become too much to bear.
The psalmist describes their sin like a sickness. This could easily be interpreted that God sends sickness to those who sin, but that would be a dangerous way to view God.
Instead, this psalmist is merely using sickness as a metaphor for their sin. It has spread through their body, corrupted everything, and made them feel awful.
The psalmist shares how their sin brings them to grieve each day. Their desire is for God, and yet he seems so far away right now.
In a similar way, the sin has caused brokenness in the psalmist’s relationships. Those who were once close to them, their friends and family, now avoid them. There also unsavoury characters that seek them harm and maybe resent the psalmist’s attempt to get right with God.
The psalmist describes himself as like a deaf and mute man. In response to the abuse he gets, all he can do is try to ignore them. He can’t defend himself.
But through all this, the psalmist now waits upon God. They are willing to repent of their sin and give themselves over to God’s hand. They would much rather fall into God’s hands than into the hands of their enemies, who seek evil even though the psalmist is seeking good.
And so the psalm ends how it began, with a request for mercy. In this psalm we see how devastating sin can be to our lives, and the need to confess it before God and repent of our wrong.
Anything you think I've missed? Maybe you've got a question that still needs answering. Send me a message over on my Instagram (@brynjoslin). I'd love to talk it through with you some more.
This Bible study devotional covers Leviticus chapter 25. Here we learn about the Sabbatical year and the Year of Jubilee. These mega-Sabbath rest years were meant to be times of freedom, cancelation of debt, and fresh starts for the people of Israel and their land.
As always, we are committed to showing you how Jesus fulfills these specific passages. In Leviticus 25, we see that Jesus brings the final and full Year of Jubilee, called the Year of the Lord's Favor, in this death, burial, and resurrection.
The Naked Bible Podcast is for those that want intense Bible study. Be warned, many will find these podcasts go too deep for them. But for those that persevere this will be a rich source of teaching for you.Check the podcast out here
Understanding the context of your passage is always important. BibleProject always do an incredible job of breaking down each book so you can see how your passage fits into the wider story.
BibleProject have done an animated recap of Leviticus to help you fit today's passage into the overarching story of Leviticus.
Spoken Gospel outlines the book of Leviticus and point out some of the key themes, all in the medium of spoken word.
In this video, the guys at BibleProject explore the paradox that God’s holiness presents to human beings. God is the unique and set-apart Creator of all reality and the author of all goodness. However, that goodness can become dangerous to humans who are mortal and morally corrupt. Ultimately, this paradox is resolved by Jesus, who embodies God’s holiness that comes to heal His creation.
God is on a mission to remove evil from His good world, along with all of its corrosive effects. However, He wants to do it in a way that does not involve removing humans. In this video on sacrifice and atonement, the guys at BibleProject trace the theme of God’s “covering” over human evil through animal sacrifices that ultimately point to Jesus and his death and resurrection.
This Bible study devotional covers Leviticus chapters 23-24. Here we learn about the seven festivals Israel is told hold each year: Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread, The Feast of Weeks, The Day of Solemn Rest, The Day of Atonement, The Feast of Booths, and the Rest Day After Booths.
As always, we are committed to showing you how Jesus fulfills these specific passages. In Leviticus 23-24, we see how Jesus fulfills every one of these feasts, festivals, rest days, and sacrifices.

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Place as Battlefield
Bergur Rønne Moberg
Moberg studies place as a battlefield for different interests, with a fundamental chiastic relation between social and spatial construction. The spatial is socially constructed, and the social is spatially constructed as a stratification of the local, national, regional and global. Routes (travel and exile) and roots (origins, locality and place) create a cosmopolitan connection between the local and the global: taking root elsewhere and adapting oneself to a new understanding of space. Place is a product of contemporary existing cosmopolitanism and globalisation. Interacting contexts have been lifted out of locally grounded experiences and turned into cross-cultural operation of non-embedding procedures, bringing the globalised individual into a “polygamy of place”. Moberg contributes his knowledge of the spatial turn, peripheral modernity, phenomenological place theory and sociocultural analysis to other CIRCD projects.


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According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, the second significant seismic event to hit northern Italy in just over a week occurred at 12:55 p.m. local time on Tuesday. The US Geological Survey issued a moment magnitude of 5.8 for the event. The Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) issued a local magnitude of 5.8. Focal depth is estimated at between 9.6 km (USGS) and 10 km (INGV), making this a shallow event. It is still in the early aftermath of this event. Based on reports so far, however, AIR estimates that insured losses from this event will not be significant.
“Seismicity in Italy is largely controlled by the collision of the Italian-Adriatic peninsula against the European continental region, an interaction that has produced the western Alps and uplifted and thickened the Apennine belt,” said Dr. Mehrdad Mahdyiar, senior director of earthquake research at AIR Worldwide. “There is considerable variation in the level of seismic activity from region to region within Italy. However, the INGV classifies the Apennine mountain region as an at-risk area for earthquakes. The focal mechanism of today’s event suggests a reverse faulting trending in a west-east direction.”
The quake was felt from Piedmont in northwestern Italy to Venice in the northeast and as far north as Austria. The earthquake was centered in Modena province, about 40 km north-northwest of Bologna and 320 km north-northwest of Rome.
Local officials report that up to 70% of homes in Cavezzo have suffered severe damage or collapse. Several buildings in Mirandola, including a historic cathedral and a factory, have been damaged. In keeping with the expectations of AIR engineers, most of the significant damage seems to have been sustained by unreinforced masonry structures, which are characterized by their limited ability to resist earthquake lateral loads without cracking or suffering wall collapses. Depending on the level of earthquake-resistant design implemented in the local reinforced concrete structures, damage to beam-column connections, walls, and to other structural elements can be expected in this event.
AIR is continuing to monitor the situation and will provide updates if warranted.


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Strawberries are bright red, juicy, and sweet. They’re an excellent source of vitamin C and manganese and also contain decent amounts of folate (vitamin B9) and potassium. They are also very rich in antioxidants and plant compounds, which may have benefits for heart health and blood sugar control.
Usually consumed raw and fresh, these berries can also be used in a variety of jams, jellies, and desserts.
1 serving (70 gr) contains:
- 23 Kcal
- 0.5 gr of Proteins
- 0 gr of Fats
- 6 gr of Carbohydrates (3.5 gr of sugars)
- 1.4 gr of Dietary Fiber