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2021-07-25-1030 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning, July 25, 2021 in the 10:30 AM service. Scripture: Luke 17:1-8 Notes: -There is no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus. -You are clean and you are blameless. -You have the spirit power to say no to sin. -We are guaranteed to suffer but to suffer is overshadowed by the joy we will receive one day. -All of God's creation is groaning. -God is eagerly waiting for our redemption is Heaven. -God made us like Jesus. -God already has a place for us in Heaven -When we've got nothing that is when God says go and get my children and bring them to me. -God came to us not because we deserve it but because God wanted to show us kindness. -We are not fir for God's table, but God found us even when we were a mess -Everything that the Father has done for us was because of Jesus. -If God is for us who can be against us.
2021-07-25-0830 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning, July 25, 2021 in the 8:30 AM service. Scripture: Luke 17:1-8 Notes: -There is no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus. -You are clean and you are blameless. -You have the spirit power to say no to sin. -We are guaranteed to suffer but to suffer is overshadowed by the joy we will receive one day. -All of God's creation is groaning. -God is eagerly waiting for our redemption is Heaven. -God made us like Jesus. -God already has a place for us in Heaven -When we've got nothing that is when God says go and get my children and bring them to me. -God came to us not because we deserve it but because God wanted to show us kindness. -We are not fir for God's table, but God found us even when we were a mess -Everything that the Father has done for us was because of Jesus. -If God is for us who can be against us.
2021-05-30-1030 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning, May 30, 2021 in the 10:30 AM service. Scripture: Romans 1:18-32; 2nd Peter 3:15-18; Psalms 83:1-5; 1st John 15:20-21 Notes: -There is no excuse for sin. -People have secret sins. -God is Concerned only if you know His son or not. -God will save everyone, but we must repent of our sins. -People who get saved and continue to sin are not saved. -God has been very patient with us. -He is a merciful and gracious Father. -Our God is a forgiving God. -Christianity is only religion that we can love and adore our leader. -If you are living in sin you are not going to Heaven.
2021-05-30-0830 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning, May 30, 2021 in the 8:30 AM service. Scripture: Romans 1:18-32; 2nd Peter 3:15-18; Psalms 83:1-5; 1st John 15:20-21 Notes: -There is no excuse for sin. -People have secret sins. -God is Concerned only if you know His son or not. -God will save everyone, but we must repent of our sins. -People who get saved and continue to sin are not saved. -God has been very patient with us. -He is a merciful and gracious Father. -Our God is a forgiving God. -Christianity is only religion that we can love and adore our leader. -If you are living in sin you are not going to Heaven.
Notes:There are many articles with helpful advice online regarding vulnerability hangovers and managing your mental and emotional state throughout the querying process. Here are a few that we connected with:A Vulnerability Hangover and 6 Steps to Overcome It - https://myquestionlife.com/vulnerability-hangover/ 17 Ways to Cope with Rejection While Querying Literary Agents - https://tracycgold.com/17-ways-to-cope-with-rejection-while-querying-literary-agents/ How to Use Detachment From Your Writing Process to Not Feel Like an Imposter - https://writingcooperative.com/how-to-use-detachment-from-your-writing-process-to-not-feel-like-an-imposter-728d7c646eee The Verbivore referenced the imitation exercise that we did last year. This practice came from Mary Oliver’s The Poetry Handbook and was discussed in “Episode 22: Imitation as a way to find your voice”. Here’s the link:https://fableandtheverbivore.com/podcast/episode-22-imitation-as-a-way-to-find-your-voice The Vebivore also referenced the 100 Day Project from 2020 that we participated in. Each day we posted a creative work (written, photographic, drawn, mixed media, etc.) from our personal Instagram accounts to the hashtags #The100DayProject and #imitatelikeawriter. Those entries are still available on Instagram.Books Mentioned:Steering the Craft: A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story by Ursula K. Le Guin Music from: https://filmmusic.io’Friendly day’ by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
2021-03-14-1030 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning, March 14, 2021 in the 10:30 AM service. Scripture: John 12:21-22; 1st Corinthians 4:9; Psalms 63:1-8 Notes: -There are people who wants to see Jesus. -Are there any churches left that preach Jesus anymore? -Can somebody tell us about Jesus? -Walk with Jesus like we have never walked before. -The reason Christians have been so torn up today is because we do not know the power of the Scriptures. -Read an act on the words of the Bible. -Live for God’s glory. -Let Jesus be your life and live to please Him. -Be strong in the faith in the Lord and in the powers of His might. -Live a Holy life because Jesus is coming again soon.
2021-03-14-0830 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning, March 14, 2021 in the 8:30 AM service. Scripture: John 12:21-22; 1st Corinthians 4:9; Psalms 63:1-8 Notes: -There are people who wants to see Jesus. -Are there any churches left that preach Jesus anymore? -Can somebody tell us about Jesus? -Walk with Jesus like we have never walked before. -The reason Christians have been so torn up today is because we do not know the power of the Scriptures. -Read an act on the words of the Bible. -Live for God’s glory. -Let Jesus be your life and live to please Him. -Be strong in the faith in the Lord and in the powers of His might. -Live a Holy life because Jesus is coming again soon.
NOTES:There are so many wedding photographers out there. It's hard to know which one will be the best fit for you. In this case, Instagram is your friend. Start with a local hashtag such as #hudsonvalleyweddingphotographer or #newyorkweddingphotographer. Look at people's portfolios and try to understand what you like and don't like about their photos. All photographers have different editing styles. Some like their photos to look lighter and brighter. Others like their photos to be a little warmer. Some like their photos darker and moodier. If you don't know what you like, knowing what you don't like will still be helpful. Interview your top 3 prospects either in person or with a video call. They'll be with you for the majority of the day and capturing your most intimate moments, so you want to make sure you're not just comfortable with them, but love them too.If you liked this episode, please SUBSCRIBE and connect with me at http://asktheplannerpodcast.com/
Resources:Where to buy Bitcoin? I recommend Easy Crypto for any Crypto buyer. If you're ready to get into Bitcoin, make a start here by setting up an account with Easy Crypto.Notes:There’s a lot of definitions of what Bitcoin is for the everyday person – I like this simple definition though– it’s digital money for the digital world.What is money? Well one of the definitions of money is that it’s a store of value. You can go to work all week, and your income is the distillate of your own human effort. That substance, or value, can be traded with others to obtain goods and services you need. If you’re not ready to make those purchases however, or if you’re saving longer term for other things, like say retirement, you need to have confidence that the store of value you use will be durable. One of the things we need to do to ensure our value is not eroded over time, is we need to invest. Diversification is an important tool when investing, but most simply diversify within the financial world. Bitcoin gives us a tool to diversify from it. So the problem, that Bitcoin aims to solve, is that the current financial system may be dying. In my view, and bear with me here, a consistently falling interest rate over time testifies to this death. The solution may be to provide a new monetary reference point, that can ultimately rebuild a new type of system that’s built on scarcity, rather than debt and unlimited money creation by a central bank and government. Our current money we use works, because we trust that it will work – however, the titanic of the current financial system that we voyaging in, has just hit an iceberg. Are we simply going to listen to the band and carry on, or make a rush for the limited supply of lifeboats that others are already gathering around? Some say Bitcoin doesn’t have any intrinsic value – this is a great example of a view akin to old wine in new wine bottles. The underlying assumption here is that our current dollars will denominate and dominate our investments in the future. What if that changes though due to loss of trust? I’d suggest that Bitcoin does very much have intrinsic value – trust.________________________________________________________________The NZ Everyday Investor is brought to you in partnership with Hatch. Hatch, let's you become a shareholder in the world's biggest companies and funds. We're talking about Apple and Zoom, Vanguard and Blackrock.So, if you're listening in right now and have thought about investing in the US share markets, well, Hatch has given us a special offer just for you... they'll give you a $20 NZD top-up when you make an initial deposit into your Hatch account of $100NZD or more. Just go to https://hatch.as/NZEverydayInvestor to grab your top up. __________________________________________________________________The NZ Everyday Investor would also like to acknowledge the support of kōura.Most people fixate on just fees or historical returns when trying to choose a KiwiSaver fund. But professionals know there’s the third, arguably more essential component to consider - asset allocation. kōura's digital advice tools will build you a KiwiSaver portfolio that has the perfect asset allocation just for you. Of course you could also just choose your own KiwiSaver portfolio with them too. Give them a try and see what your ideal KiwiSaver asset allocation looks like for you.__________________________________________________________________Like what you’ve heard?You can really help with the success of the NZ Everyday Investor by doing the following:1- Tell your friends!2- Write a review on Facebook, or your favourite podcast player3- Help support the mission of our show on Patreon by contributing here4- To catch the live episodes, please ensure you have subscribed to us on Youtube: 5- Sign up to our newsletter hereNZ Everyday Investor is on a mission to increase financial literacy and make investing more accessible for the everyday person!Please ensure that you act independently from any of the content provided in these episodes - it should not be considered personalised financial advice for you. This means, you should either do your own research taking on board a broad range of opinions, or ideally, consult and engage an authorised financial adviser to provide guidance around your specific goals and objectives._____________________________________________________________________________
The Couch Time Podcast #HelenKellerIsFake & Cynicism 01.11.21 Today on the podcast, Ryan, Stephen, and Josh talk about #helenkellerisfake and the heart of a cynical student. NOTES There is a trend going around on TikTok (#helenkellerisfake). This trend is largely a way that GenZ is trying to be funny by poking holes at something as incredible as the story and accomplishments of Helen Keller. This trend is just one example, intended or not, of a lot of information that is out on the internet that students have to sort through and wrestle with to decide what is true and what is just fake news. This can lead to unhealthy cynicism in students, where they begin to doubt the motives and intentions of everyone. This does not lead to a 1 Corinthians 13 kind of love. It's good to wrestle with things to see if they are true, but if we don't have a baseline of truth (aka - the Bible), then we're going to just be tossed around by whatever we think might be true. A snowball effect of unhealthy cynicism is a hardened heart. A hardened heart is like hard, dry ground. Nothing grows there. So, it's key to "sow righteousness" and to seek the Lord. (Hosea 10:12) Tools: Whenever you have conversations about news or current events, keep pointing yourself and your student back to what is clearly true in the Bible. Go after your student's hard heart, like it says in Hebrews 3:12-13, but daily encouraging your student with the truth about God's character and promises. Forcing it on them, but encouraging them, or calling them to the truth and the hope of Jesus. Click HERE to get your LIMITED EDITION Grace Students Winter Remix Swag! PLEASE email us at podcast@graceky.org with ideas or suggestions of what would be helpful to you on the podcast.
The 2020 FAMAS Awards have recently concluded, and there were a lot of interesting choices. In this extra-long episode, FAMAS Jury members Paolo Villaluna and Sari Dalena join us to talk about the voting process, why certain films were chosen, and the deliberation process for some of the most contentious categories. Notes: There are spoilers for Babae at Baril in this episode; the movie itself is available over at Cignal Play.
This week, we spend 20 minutes trying to explain why this episode happens to be 2 months out instead of 1. The FailBoat was strong with this one.Sponsor:Pen Chalet: Go to Pen Chalet. Click on the Podcast link at the top of the page. Enter the code “2guys”, and take advantage of some amazing deals and a site wide coupon. Thank you to Pen Chalet for sponsoring 2 Guys 0 Planners.NotesThere were notes??Yvgenii's LinksTwitterInstagramYoutubePatreonUrban's LinksTwitterInstagramFPCPatreonSnail MailUrban HafnerPostfach 190882103 GermeringGERMANY
SummaryWelcome back to another episode of Partner Up! – The Partnership Podcast. Today Kevin and Jared are joined by a very special guest and partnerships legend Bobby Napiltonia - the creator of the SalesForce AppExchange and SalesForce's Enterprise Channel; NotesThere were a few things discussed:· Jared introduces Bobby and talks about Bobby’s early days in Salesforce and asks a question about how it became so successful. Bobby talks about his early days in startup and what decision did his family motivate him to make. Bobby continues to explain how he obtained good customers and how to get big companies to notice you.· Bobby continues to explain how to win trust and methodically make someone successful. He also continues to explain his negotiations with Accenture and how they found customers they could take from Accenture to turn them around! Bobby explains his golden rule on how to make partners cooperate. · Kevin asks about the Day 1 mission and how does it change and Bobby brings us back to the hardships of the first week and what was his motto. Bobby continues to explain his technique on targeting cities. · Jared asks about more details about the packages and Bobby explains the importance of creating a repeatable model.· Bobby further explains what made his go after the financial services and explains how trust is the best attribute to have in a business like that. After Kevin’s question on investments, Bobby explains his technique and provides his insight on the development on the ecosystem. Bobby continues to explain how his reward system helped to build a successful system.· After Jared’s question, Bobby talks about the benefits of partnership and what he finds to be the best attribute in one. Bobby also goes into great detail to explain the process of hiring a partner. Bobby continues to talk about the problem with needed services during his time and the way how they helped the user. · Bobby warns the listeners about some mistakes that he has made in the beginning and talks about the possible solutions to them. He continues to talk about the main struggle with the technology market. Both Jared and Bobby continue to talk about the concept of “poster children”. Jared, Kevin and Bobby discuss channel conflicts and the ecosystem some more. · Jared talks about what he has learned about making your partners famous and the difference of opinion between Bobby and Pete. Bobby shares his philosophy on wisdom and how to use it and share it. · Jared teases out a future episode with Bobby. Jared says where you can find the podcast, which platforms are being used and ends the episode
Notes? There are no notes! There was a fucking hurricane, you cocksuckers! I'm doing my job I gotta put up with this childishness. Get your own fucking notes, I don't care! ........................Please enjoy the episode!
EP 24 | Subscribe Here [ iPhone - Apple Podcasts | Android - Spotify | Computer - Website ]Welcome to this weeks episode of the Talkin Toowoomba podcast , this week we bring you part 2 of celebrating the beard. We chat with Adrian from 4 Brothers Brewing, to see how they are going getting back on track, since reopening.A big shout to everyone we meet chatted with and enjoyed Xmas in July with, last Friday night, at the networking event it was a huge success, well done Terri and Jemay.Now in News of the WeekToowoomba Regional Council (TRC) has completed the construction of the new interpretive shelter in Queens Park. The new structure is adjacent to the site of the historic Queens Park Conservatory which existed from 1909 to the late 1950s.The shelter is a lightweight structure that functions as a visitor information guide, the walls feature interpretive panels with photographs and text detailing the history of Queens Park.Oye Oye Kevin Howarth Toowoomba's own Town crier has been reappointed till 2024TRC has launched the 2020 Walk's and Trails for the region, showcasing 78 local nature excursions, graded from novice to experienced, for those on foot, a bike or horseback. It can be found online at trc.qld.gov.au/walkingtrails. Limited copies are available at Customer Service Centres.On this day, this week we highlight Wednesday 29th of July In 1914 the first trans-continental telephone call was made between San Fransicco and New York. In 1981 the late Diana Spencer became a princess when she wed Prince Charles in a world wide televised Royal wedding. And in 1958 NASA was created due to America's National insecurity, as Russia had just launched Sputnik, and the space race beganJust over a week to go before my sleepout for homeless for a week and we would love your support to help out base services here in Toowoomba. You can donate now via the link on our FB page, website or the show notesThere are events starting to happen again as restrictions ease, if u want a shout out drop us a message via our socials with a link to your event.Now lets get on with the show.What's On brought to you by the Toowoomba Regional CouncilTuesday 28 July Eat Digital is running a Google My Business Workshop from 6pm details on their FB page.Wednesday 29 July Canvas Coworking celebrates it's 5th birthday Congrats to David Joy and the team. Tickets on their website see FB for more details Come and celebrate with us at this free event and see what Canvas is all about.from 5 till 8 pm.Friday 31st to Sun Aug 2 Qld Outdoor Adventure and Motoring Expo is on at the Toowoomba Showgrounds, 0830 till 4 pm tickets are only available online, there is no gate sales and strict COVID rules apply, please check out their website for details and ticket linksSat 1 Aug Now that the Bunnings sausage sizzle is back on again..((applause)) ...............go and support the local Bunya Park scout group at Bunnings Twba Nth 8 till 4 pm.Also on Sat Aug 1 Love Sick is playing at the Empire theatre from 8 pmSun 2 AugThe Toowoomba FX FJ Holden car club is holding a Crows Nest Cars and Coffe run. Assemble outside Downlands college 8 am, see their FB event page for details.MarketsAs usual please support the Toowoomba Farmers markets are on this Saturday from 08am under the windmill at Cobb n Co musuem Toowoomba Farmers MarketsAnd on Sunday from 06 am
EP 24 | Subscribe Here [ iPhone - Apple Podcasts | Android - Spotify | Computer - Website ]Welcome to this weeks episode of the Talkin Toowoomba podcast , this week we bring you part 2 of celebrating the beard. We chat with Adrian from 4 Brothers Brewing, to see how they are going getting back on track, since reopening.A big shout to everyone we meet chatted with and enjoyed Xmas in July with, last Friday night, at the networking event it was a huge success, well done Terri and Jemay.Now in News of the WeekToowoomba Regional Council (TRC) has completed the construction of the new interpretive shelter in Queens Park. The new structure is adjacent to the site of the historic Queens Park Conservatory which existed from 1909 to the late 1950s.The shelter is a lightweight structure that functions as a visitor information guide, the walls feature interpretive panels with photographs and text detailing the history of Queens Park.Oye Oye Kevin Howarth Toowoomba's own Town crier has been reappointed till 2024TRC has launched the 2020 Walk's and Trails for the region, showcasing 78 local nature excursions, graded from novice to experienced, for those on foot, a bike or horseback. It can be found online at trc.qld.gov.au/walkingtrails. Limited copies are available at Customer Service Centres.On this day, this week we highlight Wednesday 29th of July In 1914 the first trans-continental telephone call was made between San Fransicco and New York. In 1981 the late Diana Spencer became a princess when she wed Prince Charles in a world wide televised Royal wedding. And in 1958 NASA was created due to America's National insecurity, as Russia had just launched Sputnik, and the space race beganJust over a week to go before my sleepout for homeless for a week and we would love your support to help out base services here in Toowoomba. You can donate now via the link on our FB page, website or the show notesThere are events starting to happen again as restrictions ease, if u want a shout out drop us a message via our socials with a link to your event.Now lets get on with the show.What's On brought to you by the Toowoomba Regional CouncilTuesday 28 July Eat Digital is running a Google My Business Workshop from 6pm details on their FB page.Wednesday 29 July Canvas Coworking celebrates it's 5th birthday Congrats to David Joy and the team. Tickets on their website see FB for more details Come and celebrate with us at this free event and see what Canvas is all about.from 5 till 8 pm.Friday 31st to Sun Aug 2 Qld Outdoor Adventure and Motoring Expo is on at the Toowoomba Showgrounds, 0830 till 4 pm tickets are only available online, there is no gate sales and strict COVID rules apply, please check out their website for details and ticket linksSat 1 Aug Now that the Bunnings sausage sizzle is back on again..((applause)) ...............go and support the local Bunya Park scout group at Bunnings Twba Nth 8 till 4 pm.Also on Sat Aug 1 Love Sick is playing at the Empire theatre from 8 pmSun 2 AugThe Toowoomba FX FJ Holden car club is holding a Crows Nest Cars and Coffe run. Assemble outside Downlands college 8 am, see their FB event page for details.MarketsAs usual please support the Toowoomba Farmers markets are on this Saturday from 08am under the windmill at Cobb n Co musuem Toowoomba Farmers MarketsAnd on Sunday from 06 am Toowoomba PCYC Markets at the PCYC ToowoombaWell that is it again for another week, Please if you have a few dollars to spare for Base Services, donate to my Talkin Toowoomba page and lets raise some much needed funds for Toowoomba's homeless. Enjoy your week, stay safe, I'm Shane see you around Toowoomba.
Welcome to EP 23 of the Talkin Toowoomba podcast for another week, we have been out and about this week visiting a couple of locals and celebrating the beard. Adrian Cubit from 4 Brothers Brewing, to see how they are going getting back on track, since reopening. And Nat Sparry who along with wife Tiffany operate Base Services, 2nd shot and the soup kitchen and do wonderful things for people in this community.Now in News of the WeekWe would love your support for our Aug 3 sleepout for homeless for a week donate now via our FB, website or the show notesThere are lots of groups starting to meet up again as restrictions ease, so look out for your favorite business or social group and support their eventsThe Highfields Village is one step closer to reopening thanks to a $20000 donation by Clive Berghofer. Thanks to Clive for everything he does both in this region but also for Queensland.Lifeline Darling Downs is holding their Stress Down Day Friday July 24 to promote happiness, encourage help-seeking, and raise awareness of suicide prevention while raising funds for Lifeline Darling Downs and South West Queensland Ltd. If you would like to get involved see their website or FB pages for more info or the chance to donate.This week in 1969 on the 20th of July history was being made with pictures broadcast on B & W TV of Neil Armstrong walking on the moon. In the words of Neil Armstrong "One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind" forever remembered.Now lets get on with the show.What's On brought to you by the Toowoomba Regional CouncilEmpire Youth Arts returns for term 3 on Wednesday the 22d from 4pm at the Empire TheatreThe weekend of the 25th and 26 th Cobb n Co musuem is running a 2 day Blacksmithing course. 8-4 both days see Facebook for all the detailsFor a bit of sophistication, Friday July 24 Sees Jazz and Cocktails at Bar Wunder in Ruthven St from 7pmThis week see's the Tinker Studio with heaps on Friday 24 July at 6pm Watercolour animals for Adults.Saturday 25th at 5pm Paint + Stitch Embroidery go to their Facebook page for more details and to get tickets.Also on Saturday the Toowoomba's writers group is meeting at Canvas Coworking at 2pm, the topic, is Marketing your Book on Social MediaEmpire theatre hosts the Cool Nights Big Band Saturday 25th from 8pm.The Highfields Pioneer Village is holding an open day to help with donations to get the Village open again on Sunday 26th of July between 10 am and 2:30 pm. Get down and show your support. See their FB page for more detailsMarketsDon't forget to support the Toowoomba Farmers markets are on this Saturday from 08am under the windmills at Cobb n Co musuem Toowoomba Farmers MarketsAnd on Sunday from 06 am
Welcome to EP 23 of the Talkin Toowoomba podcast for another week, we have been out and about this week visiting a couple of locals and celebrating the beard. Adrian Cubit from 4 Brothers Brewing, to see how they are going getting back on track, since reopening. And Nat Sparry who along with wife Tiffany operate Base Services, 2nd shot and the soup kitchen and do wonderful things for people in this community.Now in News of the WeekWe would love your support for our Aug 3 sleepout for homeless for a week donate now via our FB, website or the show notesThere are lots of groups starting to meet up again as restrictions ease, so look out for your favorite business or social group and support their eventsThe Highfields Village is one step closer to reopening thanks to a $20000 donation by Clive Berghofer. Thanks to Clive for everything he does both in this region but also for Queensland.Lifeline Darling Downs is holding their Stress Down Day Friday July 24 to promote happiness, encourage help-seeking, and raise awareness of suicide prevention while raising funds for Lifeline Darling Downs and South West Queensland Ltd. If you would like to get involved see their website or FB pages for more info or the chance to donate.This week in 1969 on the 20th of July history was being made with pictures broadcast on B & W TV of Neil Armstrong walking on the moon. In the words of Neil Armstrong "One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind" forever remembered.Now lets get on with the show.What's On brought to you by the Toowoomba Regional CouncilEmpire Youth Arts returns for term 3 on Wednesday the 22d from 4pm at the Empire TheatreThe weekend of the 25th and 26 th Cobb n Co musuem is running a 2 day Blacksmithing course. 8-4 both days see Facebook for all the detailsFor a bit of sophistication, Friday July 24 Sees Jazz and Cocktails at Bar Wunder in Ruthven St from 7pmThis week see's the Tinker Studio with heaps on Friday 24 July at 6pm Watercolour animals for Adults.Saturday 25th at 5pm Paint + Stitch Embroidery go to their Facebook page for more details and to get tickets.Also on Saturday the Toowoomba's writers group is meeting at Canvas Coworking at 2pm, the topic, is Marketing your Book on Social MediaEmpire theatre hosts the Cool Nights Big Band Saturday 25th from 8pm.The Highfields Pioneer Village is holding an open day to help with donations to get the Village open again on Sunday 26th of July between 10 am and 2:30 pm. Get down and show your support. See their FB page for more detailsMarketsDon't forget to support the Toowoomba Farmers markets are on this Saturday from 08am under the windmills at Cobb n Co musuem Toowoomba Farmers MarketsAnd on Sunday from 06 am Toowoomba PCYC Markets at the PCYC ToowoombaWell that is it again for another week, look forward to seeing those going to the Christmas in July Networking event on Friday, come and say Hi, at our trade table. Please if you have a few dollars to spare for Base Services, please donate to my Talkin Toowoomba page and lets raise some much needed funds for Toowoomba's homeless. Enjoy your week, stay safe, I'm Shane see you around Toowoomba.Produced by | SJA Media Services
Notes? There's only 12 of 'em! How much can you do with that? More to the point, is there a way to approach them that hasn't been worked to death already? Of course there is; there always is. But can you do it in a way that's passionate and sincere? Can you tell a story that's new and fascinating? Can you initiate a conversation that is cultivated and revealing? You can if your name is Matthew Shipp; he does that again and again and again. And who does Matt look to as one of his musical forebears? The names of Paul Bley, Steve Swallow and Jimmy Giuffre may not be household names these days (if they ever were) but they should be. I mean, they are in Matt's house, maybe yours too.
Notes? There's only 12 of 'em! How much can you do with that? More to the point, is there a way to approach them that hasn't been worked to death already? Of course there is; there always is. But can you do it in a way that's passionate and sincere? Can you tell a story that's new and fascinating? Can you initiate a conversation that is cultivated and revealing? You can if your name is Matthew Shipp; he does that again and again and again. And who does Matt look to as one of his musical forebears? The names of Paul Bley, Steve Swallow and Jimmy Giuffre may not be household names these days (if they ever were) but they should be. I mean, they are in Matt's house, maybe yours too.
Notes? There's only 12 of 'em! How much can you do with that? More to the point, is there a way to approach them that hasn't been worked to death already? Of course there is; there always is. But can you do it in a way that's passionate and sincere? Can you tell a story that's new and fascinating? Can you initiate a conversation that is cultivated and revealing? You can if your name is Matthew Shipp; he does that again and again and again. And who does Matt look to as one of his musical forebears? The names of Paul Bley, Steve Swallow and Jimmy Giuffre may not be household names these days (if they ever were) but they should be. I mean, they are in Matt's house, maybe yours too.
NOTES:There's a lot of wedding planning that can be done even if you can't meet with wedding vendors. For example, you can work on your wedding vows, play DJ and choose your wedding songs, or become mixologists and taste test your signature cocktails or wines. Instead of hitting "pause" on your planning, embrace what you can control and continue to check things off your to-do list. For more strategies on how to plan your wedding during these crazy times, visit my blog post at https://verveeventco.com/socialdistancing. You should also register for my FREE webinar 5 Ways to Pandemic-Proof Your Wedding. You can register at http://verveeventco.com/webinar
God is faithful and keeps his promises. Not in our time frame, but he always keeps his Promise. It’s who he is. It’s his character. And it’s God’s desire for ALL to know him and for ALL to experience life in him. We look at his promises and how we can depend on them. Series: UNCERTAIN: Discovering Who We are Through Difficult Times, Speaker: Pastor Don Dodge, Scripture: 2 Peter 3:9, Genesis 12:1-3, Exodus 19:5-6, 2 Samuel 7:16, Isaiah 49:6, Matthew 5:14, Acts 1:4-5, Acts 1:8, Hebrews 11:39-40, Hebrews 12:1-2, 2 Corinthians 1:20, Hebrews 12:2, Video: https://www.facebook.com/avalonchurch/videos/265447084489729/, Sermon page: https://www.avalonchurch.org/sermons/uncertain-people-of-a-great-promise-part-5/, Sermon Notes: 2020-04-26_uncertain-part-5-people-of-a-great-promise_sermon-transcript.pdf, Discussion Questions: 2020-04-26_uncertain-part-5-people-of-a-great-promise_discussion-questions.pdf, Notes: There’s a song written by Matt Langsten Of the alternative rock group eleventyseven.It’s called All the Doubt in Town.It’s inspired by his grandpa, …his Papa. In the 1940’s, …his grandpa and grandma were two young teenagers Who got pregnant. As a result, they got married way too young. So they bought an old house in a low-income area of town, And the wife was just so upset. She told her new husband, Maybe this was a mistake. Maybe we should end it. The husband’s response is the chorus of the song. eleventyseven – All the Doubt in Town All the doubt in town Ain’t enough to shake the ground That my feet have been walking on. Cause girl, I love you now, And ‘til I hear that trumpet sound, Wherever you are, I belong. The story continues with the husband losing his job And them struggling just to make ends meet. The wife was scared. They had a new baby, now. She talked about leaving and moving back home with her parents. And the husband with resolve said All the doubt in town Ain’t enough to shake the ground That my feet have been walking on. Cause girl, I love you now, And til I hear that trumpet sound, Wherever you are, I belong. Then the story jumps to the their 60th anniversary. Papa is in the hospital surrounded by the kids and grandkids. Mama is reflecting on how fast the years went by, Praying her faithful man would not die. Asking him how he knew they would make it this far. And he responds, Girl I love you now But I hear that trumpet sound And I gotta be moving on Though I leave you now I’ll be up there looking down Keeping Heaven's porch light on. And then the chorus repeats No matter how much doubt, No matter what the struggle. I made a promise to you And I’m going to keep that promise. My daughter Ali and I share a love for this song. There’s something moving about the willingness to sacrifice to keep a promise. It’s inspiring. And did you know that Scripture records God making over 7,000 promises to people. 7,000 promises. Some were very specific, And not all of them relate to us. But God is a God who keeps his word. Many years after God in the flesh, Died a cross to keep his promise, Peter, one of the disciples, was reflecting on the journey with Jesus, …And God’s faithfulness to keep his promises, Even in the midst of the suffering That these young believers were facing. He said to them, 9 The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent. 2 Peter 3:9 (NLT) God is faithful. God keeps his promises. Not in our time frame, But he always keeps his Promise. It’s who he is. It’s his character. And it’s God’s desire …For ALL to know him. …ALL to experience life in him. Review Last week we talked about being a people of a grand story. That we’re part of this epic journey with God; …Something so much bigger than we can imagine. God is moving the story forward. With us or in spite of us. We have the freedom to join him …or reject him. But his deepest desire, Revealed through his willingness to die on that cross, Is to share the story with us. The story is huge. And we often lose sight of how we fit in it. So God, throughout history, has given us these promises …Kind of like …mile markers. The promises, they assure us that the story is true. It is good. The promises arouse faith. Those that have been fulfilled Assure us of the promises yet to be fulfilled. Like the lyrics I shared at the beginning, It’s when we look back that we see …How big and how faithful is the God we trust. So what are these promises? At the end of the message I’m going to recommend a devotion that will lead you to discover some great ones, But I want to quickly mention …the greatest, …the most ginormous and important promises …And how they relate to our story with God, And form us into a people of a great promise. These are the pillars of our story with God. In fact, I would say Every promise we have been given Is under God’s promise to Abraham. Abraham was told to “go”, And God promised, 2 “I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others. 3 I will bless those who bless you and curse those who treat you with contempt. All the families on earth will be blessed through you.” –Genesis 12:1-3 (NLT) Through this one chosen family, God would bless all families. Through the nation they would become, God would bless all nations. This promise revealed God’s love for humanity, And how we would participate in his story. This promise marked the early chapter of God’s story, Where he pursued all of us ..Offering life and restoration and redemption. And God’s promise to Abraham’s Led to a more specific promise to the nation of his descendants, …Moses and the Israelites 5 “Now if you will obey me and keep my covenant… 6 you will be my kingdom of priests, my holy nation.”–Ex.19 (NLT) Their part of the story, God’s promise to them was -- IF they would remain faithful to God, They would become the instrument through which God would bring the whole world back to himself. They would be a nation of priests. God’s tangible presence in the world. But it was too hard. They couldn’t do it. So God made another promise, …This time to King David, Another mile marker in the story. 16 [David], your house and your kingdom will continue before me for all time, and your throne will be secure forever.’ ” –2 Sam 7:16 (NLT) And then the poo hit the fan, Because a civil war started and Israel split in two. Then the Northern kingdom was obliterated. And the Southern Kingdom exiled to Babylon. Honestly, it looked like God was not going to keep this promise. And right in the middle of lost hope, The prophet Isaiah makes a promise …About a special person sent from God, …A Messiah in the line of David, 6 [The Lord] says, “You will do more than restore the people of Israel to me. I will make you a light to the Gentiles, and you will bring my salvation to the ends of the earth.” –Is 49:6 (NLT) Where have we heard this before? Oh yeah, Jesus. “You are the light of the world” – Matt. 5:14 “Baptized with the Holy Spirit” – Acts 1:4-5 “…witnesses to the end of the earth.” – Acts 1:8 He told his followers, You are the light of the world. And when you are filled with God’s Spirit, You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. Jesus is the fulfillment of God’s promises. And as followers of Jesus, …We are a people of a great promise. …We are a people PARTICIPATING in the great promise! A letter in the NT, Hebrews, written by one of the leaders of the early church …Inspired a group of suffering Jewish Christians, With these words… 39 All these people (Abraham, Moses, David, the Prophets) earned a good reputation because of their faith, yet none of them received all that God had promised. 40 For God had something better in mind for us, so that they would not reach perfection without us. –Heb 11 (NLT) These people were given a promise from God, …And they believed God even though they never saw the fulfillment in their lifetime. Abraham never saw more than 2 descendants. Isaac and Ismael. Moses didn’t even enter the Promised Land. David’s kingdom fell apart after 2 generations. They never saw the fulfillment. But we have! You (Application. So What?) So the writer of Hebrews tells those Jewish Christians, …And he tells us… 1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. –Hebrews 12 (NLT) The men and women who went before us …They trusted God to be faithful, Despite never seeing the fulfillment of his promises. If they could trust God before seeing the promise, How much more can we …Living on this side of Jesus? Here’s how… 2 We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne. –Hebrews 12:2 (NLT) Don’t keep your eyes on COVID. Don’t keep your eyes fixed on the struggle. We are a people of a great promise. Keep your eyes fixed on Jesus. He is the fulfillment of that promise. For all of God’s promises have been fulfilled in Christ with a resounding “Yes!” –2 Corinthians 1:20 (NLT) Live your life as a disciple of the One Who is the fulfillment of God’s epic story. Get to know him. Begin reading the NT stories and letters. Pray the Psalms, the prayer book Jesus’ used. Live as Jesus’ hands and feet to those around you. Love as Jesus loves you. Be someone who keeps their promises. Do what you say you will do, Even if it costs you something. We follow a God who keeps his promises. Keep our eyes fixed on our Lord of integrity. Be a person of integrity. There’s something powerful and moving When people are willingness to sacrifice to keep a promise. That’s what Jesus did. I want to encourage you to join me to discover more of God’s promises together. Just go to AvalonChurch.org/PromisesDevo and accept the invite. It’s a 5-day devotion where we can interact together. Let’s pray together.
NOTES:There are many different wedding decor trends these days. Here are a few that I love that won't break the bankBringing nature or the organic inside with potted plants in your tent or the dinner reception area.Having a variety of heights on your tables with tapered candles and votivesHaving a wedding scent - this can be achieved by spraying a floral scent on your invitations and then using a diffuser or aromatherapy at your weddingUsing unexpected colors like black or brass as small accents, such as in your candlestick holders, china, or flatware
NOTES:There are many different wedding decor trends these days. Here are a few that I love that won't break the bankBringing nature or the organic inside with potted plants in your tent or the dinner reception area.Having a variety of heights on your tables with tapered candles and votivesHaving a wedding scent - this can be achieved by spraying a floral scent on your invitations and then using a diffuser or aromatherapy at your weddingUsing unexpected colors like black or brass as small accents, such as in your candlestick holders, china, or flatware
NOTES:There are so many details to be taken care of as the wedding gets close. Below is a short list of items that are helpful to remember:Print 2 copies of your assigned seating or table list: One by last name AND one by table. This will help you and the caterer find guests during the evening.Decide ahead of time what tips you're going to provide to your vendors. Put them in separate envelopes labeled for each vendor and give them to your planner or a trusted family member or friend. For more on vendor tipping, head to tip #36 where I talk more in-depth on the topic. Have a list of who's taking home what at the end of the night, this includes decor, gifts, the card box, etc. Give this list to your venue or planner and make sure you ask the person who's taking home stuff ahead of time so they clean out their car! For more on this, check out my blog post on "Last-Minute Wedding Details" which I'll link to in the show notes.
NOTES:There are many more options for the guys to order their suits and tuxes than there were even 5 years ago. My go-to online retailer is The Black Tux for rentals. They even have the option for you to purchase if you love the suit that much (which many guys do). For custom suits, a lot of my grooms love getting their suits from Suit Supply, which has shops in most metros. If you're near Rochester, New York, I highly recommend Adrian Jules. All of my grooms that have gotten a suit or tux there rave about it. And really, there's nothing more attractive on a guy than a made-to-measure suit that fits him perfectly.
NOTES:There are so many wedding photographers out there. It's hard to know which one will be the best fit for you. In this case, Instagram is your friend. Start with a local hashtag, such as #hudsonvalleyweddingphotographer or #newyorkweddingphotographer. Look at people's portfolios and try to understand what you like and don't like about their photos. All photographers have different editing styles. Some like their photos to look lighter and brighter. Others like their photos to be a little warmer. Some like their photos darker and moodier. If you don't know what you like, knowing what you don't like will still be helpful. Interview your top 3 prospects either in person or with a video call. They'll be with you for the majority of the day and capturing your most intimate moments, so you want to make sure you're not just comfortable with them, but love them.
Notes:There are a variety of theories and models that describe and define elements of romantic chemistry and interpersonal attraction. We choose one that spoke to us and made sense within our own life experience. The romantic chemistry framework using 4 types of attraction (Physical, Intellectual, Social, and Emotional) that the Verbivore mentioned comes from several sources, but was most informed by author Kristen Kieffer’s Well-Storied blog post “How to Craft Romantic Chemistry Between Characters”. Here are Kristen Kieffer’s definitions of the 4 attraction types:Physical Attraction: a desire to touch and be touched by another person, often in a sexual manner.Intellectual Attraction: a desire to engage with someone due to their intellect and/or interests.Social Attraction: a desire to interact with someone because of their social aptitude; their confidence, humor, ambition, likability, and/or particular social personality traits.Emotional Attraction: a desire to connect with someone on a spiritual level, an attraction often prompted by a person’s emotional capacity, attitude, beliefs, or shared experiences.The research that the Verbivore cited regarding longevity and viability as a couple being tied to reacting positively when your partner makes a bid for connection came from the Gottman Institute’s research on marriage relationships. If you are interested in exploring this research, here are some links to additional information on this topic:https://www.gottman.com/blog/turn-toward-instead-of-away/https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/06/happily-ever-after/372573/The quote that the Verbivore shared from Anne Lamott is taken from her book entitled Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace. Here is the full quote:“We turn toward love like sunflowers to the sun, and then the human parts kick in.”The “Welcome to Costco. I [We] love you.” quote is from the odd 2006 comedic, dystopian film Idiocracy.Books Mentioned:Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenMuch Ado About Nothing by William ShakespeareRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanFavorite Movie & TV Versions:BBC’s Pride and Prejudice - Epic 6-Episode Full Story VersionStarring Jennifer Ehle and Colin FirthPride and Prejudice - Sweet and Stunning Cliff Notes VersionStarring Kiera Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, and Donald SutherlandPride + Prejudice + Zombies - Jane Austen plus a Zombie Apocalypse Version (Because why not?)Starring Lily James, Sam Riley, and Matt SmithMuch Ado About Nothing - Filmed in the Italian Countryside VersionStarring Emma Thompson, Kenneth Brenagh, Denzel Washington, and Michael KeatonMuch Ado About Nothing - Black and White Joss Whedon VersionStarring Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Clark Gregg, and Nathan FillionRomeo & Juliet - Beautifully Acted “likely-seen-in-your-English-class” 1968 VersionStarring Leonard Whiting and Olivia HusseyWilliam Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet - Baz Luhrmann Fever Dream VersionStarring Claire Danes, Leonardo DiCaprio, and John LeguizamoMusic from: https://filmmusic.io’Friendly day’ by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
NOTES:There are tons of places to find wedding venues. In addition to asking friends and family, you can check out websites like The Venue Report, The Knot, Wedding Wire, Here Comes the Guide, and regional websites or publications. I should caution you: you're probably going to have to look at multiple websites to locate your dream venue. Some places require payment in order to list a property (or a service provider, for that matter), so make sure check multiple sources.
NOTESThere are many good times to start toasts, but in my humble opinion, the best time to start toasts is AFTER guests have had a chance to eat their meal. The worst experience for guests is to be hungry and to sit through a bunch of people talking when all they want is to eat dinner! So let your guests have a chance to visit with each other and eat at least their first and second course. Once all the staff have served the entree, you can introduce your first speaker. Guests can continue to eat their meal, and the wait staff can clear their dishes after everyone has finished speaking. If you have more than 3 or 4 people giving a toast, I recommend breaking up the remarks into 2 segments.
2019-10-20-1030 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning, October 20, 2019 in the 10:30 AM service. Scripture: Luke 16:8; Matthew 6:6; 1st Corinthians; 1st Peter 3:7; Malachi 3:10 Notes: - There is a system we called faith. - One of the systems is the Bible. - Those who read the Bible learn to see God in everything. - The second system is prayer. - The Father who sees you in praying in secret will reward you openly in public; that is a promise. - The third system is tithing. - When you tithe, that is a act of faith. - A basic retirement for a tithe is 10%. - The fourth system is to treat people the way you want to be treated. - Therefore your prayers may not be hindered.
2019-10-20-0830 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning, October 20, 2019 in the 8:30 AM service. Scripture: Luke 16:8; Matthew 6:6; 1st Corinthians; 1st Peter 3:7; Malachi 3:10 Notes: - There is a system we called faith. - One of the systems is the Bible. - Those who read the Bible learn to see God in everything. - The second system is prayer. - The Father who sees you in praying in secret will reward you openly in public; that is a promise. - The third system is tithing. - When you tithe, that is a act of faith. - A basic retirement for a tithe is 10%. - The fourth system is to treat people the way you want to be treated. - Therefore your prayers may not be hindered.
Matt & Mike try to figure out how to make a podcast of James Hoffmann's World's Largest Coffee Tasting Event! NOTES: There was some audio recording issues due to multiple computers running and maybe a background app - the issue has been noted, and while the 'popping' is annoying we felt like there was still some value in sharing this. Additionally, the broadcast of the cupping is a recording of the live feed, and while we did not get written confirmation to use this audio we feel like James would be ok with it. Here's a link to the original kickoff video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5uCK3OhlKM and you can buy coffee at: https://shop.squaremilecoffee.com Cheers!
2019-09-15-1030 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning, September 15, 2019 in the 10:30 AM service. Scripture: Luke 24; Psalm 100 Notes: - There are times of refreshing from the Lord. - God is trying to visit us; even in the night when we can’t sleep. - We should get up and visit with the Lord. - Is God stirring you? - Jesus visits you when you are carrying heavy burdens. - Let Him carry them for you. - Let everything that has breath, praise the Lord.
2019-09-15-0830 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning, September 15, 2019 in the 8:30 AM service. Scripture: Luke 24; Psalm 100 Notes: - There are times of refreshing from the Lord. - God is trying to visit us; even in the night when we can’t sleep. - We should get up and visit with the Lord. - Is God stirring you? - Jesus visits you when you are carrying heavy burdens. - Let Him carry them for you. - Let everything that has breath, praise the Lord.
Welcome to the Call Down The Hawk Special Episode!!! Where we cover the excerpt released by Scholastic, Prologue-Chapter 8. So many new characters! So many new things to be worried about! SO MUCH EXCITEMENT! Find out what Shannon would have called the black market, what 90's British cartoon Nievita thinks might be related to dreamers, the possible meaning behind the new dream-forest's name, and what we found most shocking and satisfying about the excerpt. We answer (or ramble) some listener questions, and grade our past predictions for the Dreamer Trilogy as Confirmed, Denied, or Unknown. Are we possibly psychic? It's up to you to decide! NOTES: There was an announcement today (7/3/19) about Ronan's birthday in the final version of Call Down The Hawk being changed from the listed date in the preview excerpt, to keep in line with events from The Raven King. Find our complete shownotes on WordPress: https://ravingirls.wordpress.com Past Episode Guide: https://ravingirls.tumblr.com/episodes The Raven Cycle and all affiliated properties, including Call Down The Hawk and the Dreamer Trilogy, are copyright Maggie Stiefvater and Scholastic, Inc. The Ravin' Girls reference these properties for the purpose of literary analysis. Intro and Outro music by Damiano Baldoni, used under CC Attribution License: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Damiano_Baldoni/Lost_Dinasty/ The original tracks have been edited for the podcast. Captain Zed theme song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH7ULRtRWWs, property of DiC Enterprises CNN “State of the Union”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRYmh6vrDfs Ravin' Girls logo and banner art © 2018 Mio Mäkijärvi, All Rights Reserved. Please visit http://kojotei.tumblr.com/ for more information.
Welcome to the Call Down The Hawk Special Episode!!! Where we cover the excerpt released by Scholastic, Prologue-Chapter 8. So many new characters! So many new things to be worried about! SO MUCH EXCITEMENT! Find out what Shannon would have called the black market, what 90’s British cartoon Nievita thinks might be related to dreamers, the possible meaning behind the new dream-forest’s name, and what we found most shocking and satisfying about the excerpt. We answer (or ramble) some listener questions, and grade our past predictions for the Dreamer Trilogy as Confirmed, Denied, or Unknown. Are we possibly psychic? It’s up to you to decide! NOTES: There was an announcement today (7/3/19) about Ronan’s birthday in the final version of Call Down The Hawk being changed from the listed date in the preview excerpt, to keep in line with events from The Raven King. Find our complete shownotes on WordPress: https://ravingirls.wordpress.com Past Episode Guide: https://ravingirls.tumblr.com/episodes The Raven Cycle and all affiliated properties, including Call Down The Hawk and the Dreamer Trilogy, are copyright Maggie Stiefvater and Scholastic, Inc. The Ravin’ Girls reference these properties for the purpose of literary analysis. Intro and Outro music by Damiano Baldoni, used under CC Attribution License: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Damiano_Baldoni/Lost_Dinasty/ The original tracks have been edited for the podcast. Captain Zed theme song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH7ULRtRWWs, property of DiC Enterprises CNN “State of the Union”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRYmh6vrDfs Ravin’ Girls logo and banner art © 2018 Mio Mäkijärvi, All Rights Reserved. Please visit http://kojotei.tumblr.com/ for more information.
NOTES: There's an audio hiccup in this one during Max's introduction of Rubi, but please stick through that for a very good episode. The Moonlighters converge on JumpScare, who gives them information that leads into a plan for their next big mission. Laura gets an offer. Alannah accepts an offer. Rubi gives some comfort. Ramos declares his future. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lgbtd/support
2019-04-28-1030 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning, April 28, 2019 in the 10:30 AM service. Scripture: 1st Kings 8:27; Acts 17:26-27; Psalms 139:7-10; 2nd Peter 1:4 Notes: - There is no place where God isn’t. - The universe and all space dwell in God. - God has already planned everything in your life. - God has provided atonement to those who believe in Him. - You are justified in Jesus when you believe in the shed blood of Him. - God will never leave you. - He does everything for His glory. - God is the Father to those who have faith in Him.
2019-04-28-0830 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning, April 28, 2019 in the 8:30 AM service. Scripture: 1st Kings 8:27; Acts 17:26-27; Psalms 139:7-10; 2nd Peter 1:4 Notes: - There is no place where God isn’t. - The universe and all space dwell in God. - God has already planned everything in your life. - God has provided atonement to those who believe in Him. - You are justified in Jesus when you believe in the shed blood of Him. - God will never leave you. - He does everything for His glory. - God is the Father to those who have faith in Him.
In this episode of Logics Academy, Mike speaks with Jen Giffen about her work at YRDSB, and her thoughts on stepping out of your comfort zone to learn programming. Notes: There are a lot of great events you will see Logics Academy at coming up. Connect is happening in Niagara Falls April 30th through May 2nd. We will have booth presentations, a playground to experience all our great devices and a chance to sign up for our new educator community. If you’re heading to Niagara Falls for Connect, please be sure to drop by and say hi! In May we will also be at the SK IT Summit in Saskatoon May 5th through 8th and I will be at Riding the Wave in Gimli Manitoba May 9th and 10th. Be sure to drop by our booth in Saskatoon, or come say hi to me in Gimli, we are really excited about both of these events. We have a BUNCH of new products about to launch through our partner Makeblock. We’re really excited about Halocode. Halocode is a wireless single board computer with built-in Wi-Fi support and microphone for student IoT and speech recognition projects. It has 12 x Programmable RGB LED lights, a Motion Sensor, 4 Touch Sensors and Micro USB Connector and can be programmed using mBlock 5 software based on Scratch 3.0. It’s $41.99 and going to be available in class packs for a discount. We know you’re going to love this. We’ll have some out for you to take a look at if you swing by our booth at any show we’re at going forward. Be sure to ask for it, I think you’ll be wow’d! We have a couple of pretty amazing promo’s happening right now. When you buy an mBot classroom pack you’ll get three free mBot addon packs - that’s 135 dollars worth of stuff giving you 10 possible alternative configurations for mBot. Pretty slick. ALSO, when you buy a Codey Rocky classroom pack you get a free Neuron Inventor kit. Neuron is a standalone product but also works with Codey Rocky to increase its functionality by quite a bit. The inventor kit is worth 165 dollars so this is a pretty amazing deal. You have until April 30th to take advantage of these two offers Ozo-Tales: Recounting Indigenous Legends Through Coding: https://bibliothequemazo.com/2017/03/26/ozo-tales-recounting-indigenous-legends-through-coding/ Jen Giffen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/virtualgiff Jen Giffen's Blog: http://virtualgiff.blogspot.com/
NOTES: There are some technical issues with this episode's audio, but our editors did their best with what they had available and we appreciate and thank them from the bottom of our hearts for what they did. Also, episode 5 was taken by The Sickness, but Valory (Teyra) gives a very thorough recap at the beginning of this episode. After escaping from Woaten, the group makes their way through the deserts of the Wildwastes towards the Tiefling-populated town of The Oasis. Dangers await them along the way, as well as surprises once they arrive. What secrets is Anak hiding, and how will the group react when they find out? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lgbtd/support
NotesThere are three books of the Bible that would later come to be called the "wisdom literature." They reveal the collected wisdom of generations of Godly people and invite us to consider the complexity and simplicity of living wisely. Over 3 weeks, we will be unpacking the wisdo books of Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes.Each of these books explores the same basic theme and tackles the same basic question.
NotesThere are three books of the Bible that would later come to be called the "wisdom literature." They reveal the collected wisdom of generations of Godly people and invite us to consider the complexity and simplicity of living wisely. Over 3 weeks, we will be unpacking the wisdo books of Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes.Each of these books explores the same basic theme and tackles the same basic question.
Tracy Maleeff (@InfosecSherpa) was a professional law Librarian and at the top of her game. Looking for change and meaning, she searched until she found the field of Information Security. This is her journey. BIO: Tracy Z. Maleeff (/may-leaf/), @InfoSecSherpa, is an independent information professional providing research and social media consulting, with a focus on information security. She is a frequent presenter about best practices of data mining from social media, professional networking, and introduction to information security topics. Tracy has 15 years of experience as a librarian in academia, corporate, and law firm industries and earned a Master of Library and Information Science from the University of Pittsburgh. She is the Principal of Sherpa Intelligence LLC – your guide up a mountain of information. Notes: There is a condition called "Librarian Face" Librarians, who Master's Degree in Library Science, are taught to be approachable Was never a public librarian, worked in "special" libraries. This made her really good at finding and accessing data. Tracy shares some social engineering tricks she did earlier in her life. Didn't grow up with computers around her. Advice: "Know yourself" Quotes: "If you are out in public… people are likely to come ask you questions because you look like you know things." "I did fail, but I did not fail as badly as I thought I would!" "I don't regret the path that I took." "For someone like me who does come from a technical background... having the certifications is what people want to see." "They need to see some receipt!" "Even if it turned out to be nothing, don't be afraid to speak up." "I don't think I realized it was social engineering, I just knew it was something that I wanted." "Managed to talk my way not only on the plane, but also into business first." "They had me at port scanning." Links: Infosecsherpa: https://twitter.com/infosecsherpa Women’s Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC): https://womenscyberjutsu.org/ Intro Music: Cascadia by Trash80 - https://trash80.com/#/content/133/weeklybeats-2012-week5 Outro Music: JR Tundra - Natty Roadster Resources: Art of Improvement: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtYzVCmNxrshH4_bPO_-Y-A Getting Into Infosec: Twitter: https://twitter.com/coffeewithayman YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg6gV_gdfc188HZdN8LUx4A Book: https://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Step-Step-Starting-Information-ebook/dp/B07N15GTPC/
NotesThere are three books of the Bible that would later come to be called the "wisdom literature." They reveal the collected wisdom of generations of Godly people and invite us to consider the complexity and simplicity of living wisely. Over 3 weeks, we will be unpacking the wisdo books of Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes.Each of these books explores the same basic theme and tackles the same basic question.
Elvis Chan is a Supervisory Special Agent Elvis Chan, who works cyber security matters for the FBI San Francisco Division. We discuss how we got into the FBI, Life in the FBI CyberSecurity Division, and how to get involved. The FBI is always looking for qualified applications for Special Agent and professional staff positions. Please see https://www.fbijobs.gov/ for more details. Notes: There are three main roles in CyberSecurity at the FBI: Special Agent (Gun Carrying Badge) Intelligence Analyst Computer Scientist It may be quiet on the outside, but you can bet the FBI is hard at work on the inside. Protection of the recent elections was discussed. The sheer number of people involved in protecting the elections from foreign actors couldn't be enumerated. Both the public sector and private sector involved. In an incident response, there is often coordination with FBI headquarters and sometimes other 3 letter agencies. FBI San Francisco was the squad of record for investigating the 2014 Yahoo hack. Elvis goes into detail explaining more about Russian Hacking and how the FSB culture works. Placement in the FBI is based on a ranking system. Quotes: "There are a LOT of things behind the scenes I can't talk about." "If you see in the news that there is a hack, you can be sure that there is at least one maybe two, maybe several, office mobilized to figure out what the heck happened." "On a regular day, I would love to just go through my email and have the scheduled meetings I'm gonna have." "Why are the Russains coming after us..." "Whatever happens to you... 'The Need of the Bureau'" "My current job, despite all the paperwork and meeting I don't want to go to is a 10 out of 10!" "People would not believe some of the stuff that we've seen or that we've gone through. They would make the worst movie plot because they would be so unbelievable!" Links: FBI Jobs 2014 Yahoo Hack FSB InfraGard FBI Field Offices
Episode # 25 Notes: There aren't enough Cori Bushes out there. Trigger Warning Recorded: 10/07/18 Episode Length: 31:10 Trigger Warning: Sexual violence/ Brett Kavanaugh This week we answered questions from Pilar the host of @MaryBuckPodcast, "Explain to Me why people who are high functioning and depressed are unheard." Jake and Bex discussed local protests against Justice Kavanaugh and the idea of a Utopia lead by women of color. Then Reggy from @TheSpinPodcast asked, "Explain to me a time where you were stereotyped because of your race/ethnicity within your career." This Episode is dedicated to Cori Bush and Occupy the 100. Get involved with local politics. Follow @Occupythe100 on Twitter and Facebook. Follow @CoriBush on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Support Explain to Me by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/explain-to-me Find out more on the Explain to Me website. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
2018-07-22-1030 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning, July 22nd, 2018 in the 10:30 AM service. Scripture: Revelation 5:14 Notes: - There is no human language that can describe God. - God made the world for His glory. - Jesus laid down His life for us. - We will reign on this very place where Satan thought he had won. - If you have been weeping and it looks like Satan has won, look at the Lamb! - Satan did not win! - God will honor those who love the Lamb.
2018-07-22-0830 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning, July 22nd, 2018 in the 8:30 AM service. Scripture: Revelation 5:14 Notes: - There is no human language that can describe God. - God made the world for His glory. - Jesus laid down His life for us. - We will reign on this very place where Satan thought he had won. - If you have been weeping and it looks like Satan has won, look at the Lamb! - Satan did not win! - God will honor those who love the Lamb.
2018-05-13-1030 Pastor Evan Albertyn is the speaker this morning May 13th, 2017 in the 10:30 service. Scripture: John 10:9-11; John 6:5-13; Genesis 3; Genesis 221-2, 10, 12 Notes: - There are 2 things that will keep us from living an abundant life. - (1) Sin – we must give Jesus our sin. By faith give God our sacrifice. - (2) Stuff – Give God your stuff. Abraham was willing to give God his only son. We must be willing to give to God whatever we are holding on to. - God does not need our stuff but we need to give it to Him. - When you give God your stuff, He will give you more. - Believe in God. - Trust Him. - He Able.
2018-05-13-0830 Pastor Evan Albertyn is the speaker this morning May 13th, 2017 in the 8:30 service. Scripture: John 10:9-11; John 6:5-13; Genesis 3; Genesis 221-2, 10, 12 Notes: - There are 2 things that will keep us from living an abundant life. - (1) Sin – we must give Jesus our sin. By faith give God our sacrifice. - (2) Stuff – Give God your stuff. Abraham was willing to give God his only son. We must be willing to give to God whatever we are holding on to. - God does not need our stuff but we need to give it to Him. - When you give God your stuff, He will give you more. - Believe in God. - Trust Him. - He Able.
2017-10-22-1030 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning, October 22nd, 2017 in the 10:30 AM service. Scripture: 1st Corinthians 6:18-20 Notes: - There are ways to bring disgrace to God and some of that can be doubt and fear. - There are ways to glorify God and that is to simply trust Him. - Get rid of stuff that is unnecessary. - God is teaching us to cleanse our body and simplified our life. - At what point do we really rest in Christ? - If we will make a decision today to get junk out of our lives our song will come back. - We got to do the cleansing. - God dwells in all of us. - God just wants us.
2017-10-22-0830 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning, October 22nd, 2017 in the 8:30 AM service. Scripture: 1st Corinthians 6:18-20 Notes: - There are ways to bring disgrace to God and some of that can be doubt and fear. - There are ways to glorify God and that is to simply trust Him. - Get rid of stuff that is unnecessary. - God is teaching us to cleanse our body and simplified our life. - At what point do we really rest in Christ? - If we will make a decision today to get junk out of our lives our song will come back. - We got to do the cleansing. - God dwells in all of us. - God just wants us.
In 1973 the North Koreans realising that they were not making any progress with South Korea on formalising Peace, wrote a letter to the US House of Representatives and the US Senate asking for a Peace Treaty and they have never received a reply, so here we are today - why no reply? Well the answer is quite simple - it has nothing to do with North Korea - and Peter gives a documented quote from Condoleezza Rice. US Secretary of State 2005–09. Saying what it does do, is expose the extreme cynicism of the situation and the complete lack of respect for other human life if you are not American. Quote - “the North Koreans are like some sort of road kill on the highway of history …” What is really going on is about America - and the US containment of China - policy. Most people do not know that there was no peace treaty signed by North Korea and the USA - so a ceasefire was arranged - as both sides knew that they could not prevail. Evidently this still irks the US military. Peter still reckons that up until 1971 - they were still keen to have a go at ousting the other - but US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger went to China and President Nixon a year later, changed the geopolitical map - and North Korea suddenly realised that if another war happened that they may not now be able to rely on China so - after weighing this US China dialogue - they decided to ask South Korea to have a peace treaty and get closer together again. - and though they had some talks and it was thought a good idea - nothing really happened (and every year up until today - the successive Kim’s have in their New Year speech proposed and asked for a Peace Treaty.) Hence the above overture to the USA. Peter Wilson of the NZ DPRK Society - New Zealand - Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Society - (Also known as North Korea.) Backgrounder Peter Wilson is a freelance consultant who worked for the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the Food and Agricultural Organisation, including alongside the UN in the UN Development Program - where previously he had worked for long term projects like 2 years in Papua New Guinea and 4 years in the Philippines - implementing long term projects and that eventually morphed into short term projects - like project planning and supervising and troubleshooting. He ended up working twice for the UN in North Korea the first time being in 1997. Media Programing For decades North Korea is a country that the media has always portrayed as an: impoverished rogue state; secretive state; the world’s most isolated and Orwellian state; the whole rotten carcass of the North Korean state; a nuclear weapons state; instability within the rogue state; Stalinist state/the last Stalinist state; a failed state with nuclear weapons/ nuclear weapons state; the state as a religious cult; the world’s most closed state; police state; failed state. Peter says that in the study of the media’s description of North Korea’s state of well being - that every different adjective is used as a prefix before ending in the words ‘North Korea’ and when compared with South Korea there is no such prefix used in front of the words South Korea. Which shows huge amounts of bias. So that we have all been conditioned to see North Korea in a decidedly negative way. However when he looks at where the articles in the media come from they are Bloomberg, Reuters (head office New York) Time New York Times, Washington Post - they are all American sources and reflects the Washington line - And Peter states that Washington looks at the world through a different type of prism from what we in NZ look through. And it is true. (Yet, the fact that Donald Trump calls these above publications (that include CNN) being fake news agencies - brings Peter to laugh about the ironies of existence). The situation of North Korea Having worked for a small UN Agency 20 years ago in Pyongyang called the International Fund for Agricultural Development - Peter had access to virtually the whole of North Korea in 1997 - where he witnessed first hand the plight of the famine at that time. Though it was bad - it was nowhere as near as horrendous as the Western media portrayed and that the reason why this drought lead famine was due to continuous bad weather and climatic conditions and the fact that North Korea was kept out of the international system - due to the USA locking them out of the International Monetary Fund - which meant they could not belong to the World Bank - or to the regional development banks like the Asian Development Bank - That Peter says that the Americans one day, must have blinked and North Korea became a member of the International Fund for Development - which is just a tiny extension, as a multilateral financial institution. Peter has spent the last 40 years of his entire professional career having worked in 21 different Asian countries especially in all the poorest and problem areas which in 1997 took him to North Korea - because they were at the height of their food crisis. It was a US$50 million project dealing in fertiliser and improved crop production of which Peter was involved in $13 million of that - for increasing production of small livestock such as ducks, geese, sheep and goats. When he first went there he had little knowledge about that country - probably less that the average person today knows - mainly because today we are getting more news coverage. However what little he didn’t know really did not stand upon to that he really saw on the ground. That life in North Korea is very different as to what is portrayed by the media - in this case the US media. His most recent visit was last month, August 2017 having worked there on two occasions and on the 5 other occasions he has visited he has represented the NZ DPRK society. This time he came back a little bit staggered. The Economy is Growing Fast He said the economy was booming! He estimated at least three times the numbers of cars on Pyongyang streets since he was last there exactly two years ago. The shops are bursting with consumer goods. Their military deterrence missile/nuclear programme has accelerated. It was brought home to him that sanctions are totally farcical. They just don't work! From all we are told by the media, North Korea is an aggressive threat to the world. They are not. North Korea's crime is to stand up to the United States and not allow US Corporations to trade there! The South Korean Central Bank’s latest study maintains the North Korean economy grew at least 3.9% last year - However Peter thinks that the growth could be a lot more than this 3.9%, due to the way the GNP is assessed by the South Koreans. Peter says that over his numerous times of visiting that he can easily see that the standards of living are increasing and it is quite different from what is portrayed in our media i.e they are not having to eat grass! As Peter has been working in a large number of Asian countries for 40 years, that to be effective he said you have to understand the system - where the power is - who is up who - and if you don’t understand that political context - plus the social context you will not get what’s going on in these countries. So in having to visit many strange situations, assess them all and then be productive - that was the factors that he dealt with. This interview covers: US Black Basketball player Dennis Rodman and his frequent visits to North Korea to assist in sporting skills and opening more understanding. That Rodman wants to play peace-keeper between Trump and Kim That Peter in 1997 was asked to be on the ground to see exactly what the drought was like and the famine that the Western media told us about. He says it was a privilege to be selected for this UN assessment trip which as an extension of the World Food Program and Food and Agricultural Organisation. They were awake to this as there definitely, was a problem. So this team - possibly the first Western team ever was able to travel extensively right through the country because for the aid money to go to North Korea, the United Nations had to know the seriousness of this event. But what they were looking at didn’t actually gel with what North Korea was telling the world -because people were not dying by the thousands (or eating grass) and though there was hunger there were not nearly as serious - a problem as we had heard from the Western media - and Peter was able to see that there was not a huge increase in the deaths of elderly and children. Climate: the ground in North Korea is frozen hard for 6 months a year and that only 15% of the land can be used for arable farming. The North Koreans say they have 172 frost free days a year - they don’t say that they have so many sunshine days a year, or so many rainy days like we do in NZ. So for 6 months of the year they have to work really hard through this time to grow enough food - but as North Korea is a very mountainous country with only 15% arable land they just can not produce enough food in that small area - and they utilise whatever space they can. Peter says that historically they have to work really diligently, and though their agriculture is technically very good - he says they have to make sure that they have enough food for the coming winter. The Failure of the Soviet Economy affected North Korea This is where the deconstruction of the Soviet Union comes in, in the early 1990’s - for when it deconstructed the USSR - North Korea and also Cuba had always been subsidised by the Soviets, and as they were going broke - they were not able to give food to their ex client states (like Cuba too). That when the bad weather hit North Korea - there was a major shortfall. Because they could not source cheap diesel and fertiliser and when it came to food - especially grain, it all stopped because they had no trading system with the West at all. So that when Russia finally emerged out of the USSR it was broke - and needing hard currency themselves wanted payments for goods in hard currency e.g US$ - but North Korea had none of that either. So the North Koreans actually exaggerated their circumstances a little and they were able to receive free food from Oxfam and the other charity agencies. Which he said was quite clever of them. Peter then states that to this day - certain overseas mouth pieces state that two to three million people died - but he says - that’s not true - and that sure, there were some deaths - maybe 250,000 over many years maybe up to 750,000 people, Peter says that there may have been 3 to 400,000 premature deaths that happened. Note NZ contributed aid at that time However when George Bush 2 came to power he swapped the game plan and instead sent food to Africa. So the North Koreans still need to now top up their food requirements - grain wise and they they have been able to buy this on the international market as they have the cash. What is not known is that the US put the first sanctions on North Korea in 1950 and they are proposing to do it even more. - but it is clearly not working … as the North Koreans are making their own consumer goods as well. Consumers Goods & Military development is accelerating So North Korea’s military development has accelerated and so has their standard of living and the economy is growing and the sanctions just don’t work. Nuclear Tests, Missile tests ands Satellite systems Containment of ChinaThe reason why America does not want a peace treaty of any sort is, because it's all to do the US containment policy of China. The US wants forward defence in South Korea and Japan, and as far away from the United States of America, however Kim is bringing home to the Pentagon and the State Department - that he has the technology to build missiles that will one day be able to reach the heartland of the US, but North Korea is yet not in the arena of placing a nuclear warhead on a missile. Meanwhile across the radio waves, TV, satellite systems and the internet the US is ramping up North Korea as the bandit nation that will definitely send an intercontinental missile to America or any of its allies - and this story has been fanned by the US corporate media - and the South Korean people have bought it - plus the Japanese public and 99.5% of the whole world - have been taken in by this continuous rhetoric. US wanting to be the Dominant Country on Earth (With hundreds of bases globally the US wants to be the only dominant player on planet earth. They are not looking for partners other than the Anglo American alliance, with Israel somehow inserting itself into the equation as well. China is still in the ascendancy and is overtaking America in most areas of production and trade and modernising its military very rapidly. Thus China is seen as the greatest threat). General Wesley Clark Youtube (Mentioned in this interview by Tim) The reason the refugee crises came to Europe over the last number of years was given by General Wesley Clark about 10 days after 911 when he went to the Pentagon and was told by another General that the US was going to take down about 7 Middle Eastern countries. And this has basically happened and is still happening under cover of the Arab Spring revolutions. Syria being the latest and then - on to Iran. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RC1Mepk_Sw The Neo Cons in the US are the ones directing these actions. Plus, an unconscious humanity not taking any responsibility throughout the West to address the Neo-Con agenda. Peter mentions William Blum - ex CIA agent who tells about the list of 57 countries since WW2 that the USA has been involved in attempting and in most cases changing a regime to whom they wanted . https://williamblum.org/ The fact that is: of all the countries that have stood up to the USA - it is North Korea. Which regrettably makes them more hated by Uncle Sam who uses all means of propaganda that can be trained on them by US corporations to constantly demonise this country. Note NZ was demonised when it became Nuclear Free and thus was ejected out of ANZUS, by the US. Rejection by the US Government - again. In January last year - the North Koreans made a proposal to the United States - and said that if you halt your war-games with South Korea - they will freeze their nuclear development program - and this will give us the space to talk - Washington said NO. Because of the US military controlled Governmental intransigence - this has driven China and Russia even more closer together. Plus, Putin has come out supporting this freeze - but to no avail. New Zealand's Role The Helen Clark Labour Government many years ago opened up diplomatic contact with North Korea and was consistent in remaining in contact - however the National Government under Sir John Key has cut this link - and there has been no contact for 3 years and Peter states that it is Wellington’s fault, because Pyongyang wants to talk. Being ShunnedAt the time of Nobel Peace Prize winner, Barack Obama’s 2nd Presidential election the North Koreans sent a letter to him asking for the cessation of hostilities stating that they wanted a Peace Treaty. Asking for: Recognition of their sovereignty - Wanting the lifting of sanctions - Wanting all foreign troops out of the Korean Peninsular - Finally asking to talk about an implemented and Internationally agreed upon Nuclear Free Korean Peninsular - The answer from Obama - nothing …. Peter states that today this is still the North Korean Policy of wanting a Peace treaty Finding Neutral Nations to broker an agreement (Where is NZ?) Norway is seen as a country with the courage and the vision to get out into the world and forge peace and bring people to the table - whereas NZ shies away from any ‘major global engagement’ and for reason we do not understand. Ache in Indonesia, Palestine, Sri Lanka are mentioned as having Norwegian involvement and Peter tells of meeting a diplomat from Norway by chance in Pyongyang and asking him why not North Korea seeing Norway's has been so worldly active? With the diplomat saying the reason there is no action on the Korean peninsular is because the USA would not be happy. Other Subject Matter Covered. The North Korean Voting System Covering of the Leadership of the three Kim's since the 1950’s and why only them? Peter stating that they are following a Confucian model and it is not really that different from China or Vietnam and or Laos. That North Korea, also sees flaws in these systems - saying that the rural people in both China and Vietnam are being left out of the equation. The North Korean’s are making their own business model and not following exactly what China or Vietnam are doing - they are doing their own version of business - because they know that the people in the cities in China are doing well but as above the people in the countryside are not and the North Korean Government want to even the playing field. They are conscious of this inequality in Vietnam as they see it as worse than that of China - and Peter says they look him straight in the eye and they’ll tell him “it is no better in the West - where the rich are getting richer and the poor remain poor.” They say that they are still looking for a better way - whilst still holding to their socialist ideals being egalitarian and they are modernising and getting ready to interact with the global economy and have a fairer society for their people. Listen to Peter … Education English is now being taught in Primary, Secondary & Universities Whereas in 1997, it was only being taught in universities so as to teach diplomats and so forth.. Agricultural food production 30% of food is now traded by sole traders - where as many years ago it was all run by the state. Health and Medicine hospitals are very good - well trained personnel. They were using interactive TV technologies communicating with other doctors and nurses in the other towns and cities. Housing in the last 20 years - Peter surmises that nearly the whole country has rebuilt or modernised all it’s housing and apartment blocks, in the 20 years he has been visiting the country - where in 1997 it was just a country of square concrete grey block houses - but today huge changes and now there are some architecturally stunning apartment blocks been built. Peter encourages whatever new New Zealand Government that gets elected to restore relations with North Korea, just like Helens Clark’s Labour Government did prior to this previous National administration. Notes: There was only 54 minutes to cram as much as we could into this interview. US Activist Gloria Steinem and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maireed Maguire an Irish Peace Activist - Marched for Peace in Pyongyang 23rd May 2015 Peter Wilson NZ DPRK Society http://asaa.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/asian-currents-13-08.pdf The article entitled "The Demonisation of North Korea." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QaNA9eSQVE 18 minute video ( with Anchor NZ butter) https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=387&v=yPYxrmxOvcQ fly over better than thought http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/92073468/terence-obrien-baptism-of-fire-for-brownlee The orchestrated “Korean crisis” is not about North Korea. It is an orchestration that lets Washington put nuclear missile bases on China’s border, just as the orchestrated “Iranian crisis” was the excuse for putting nuclear missile bases on Russia’s borders. Paul Craig Roberts: Assistant Secretary of the US Treasury for Economic Policy and ex Associate Editor of the Wall St Journal. http://www.paulcraigroberts.org
Music * Julia Rovinsky plays Phillip Glass’ Metamorphosis I, from her album Dusk. * There’s an excerpt from Paul Drescher’s “Casa Vecchia,” from the Mirrors: Other Fire album. * There’s a chunk of Jose Gonzalez’ “Instrumental” from his Stay in the ShadeEP. * “Manny Returns Home” from Bernard Hermann’s score to The Wrong Man. * Branka Parlic plays Philip Glass’ “Mad Rush.” Twice. * “Quiet Fan for SK,” by P.G. Six. * Things get heavy to “Particles of the Universe (Heartbeats)” from Dan Romer and Ben Zeitlin’s score to Beasts of the Southern Wild. Notes There’s a lot written about Robert Smalls, with a lot of contradictory information. I found Edward A. Miller’s Gullah Statesman: Robert Smalls from Slavery to Congress particularly useful to sorting it all out. Some other sources I consulted while researching this piece: * The Negro’s Civil War: How American Blacks Felt and Acted During the War for the Union by the Don, James McPherson * From Slavery to Public Service: Robert Smalls, 1839-1915, by Okon Uya. * And, for what it’s worth, Robert Smalls: The Boat Thief from RFK Jr.’s American Heroes Series is an enjoyable and surprisingly thorough version of the story for young readers, if you’re ever looking for that sort of thing.
It's fundraiser time! Do you enjoy the Memory Palace? Do you want to support independent media? Then support the home of the Memory Palace, Radiotopia. Click here and become a sustaining supporter and help keep us going for a long time to come! Music* Under the credits is Harlaamstrat 74 off of John Dankworth's Modesty Blaise score.* First bit is called Steep Hills of Vicodin Tears by A Winged Victory for the Sullen from their self-titled album. * A brief bit of Occam II for Violin by Silvia Tarrozi scores the shuttle accident (non-NASA category). * We've got Eloy by Deaf Center. * Finish out with Call from Julianna Barwick's album Pacing. Notes* There's no, proper, grown-up biography of Margaret Knight (as far as I've been able to locate). Though there are a handful of kid's books of varying degrees of charm and accuracy. She does pop up in a fair amount of "Lady Inventors!!!" collections. I read a bunch of these, but I want to single out one for its rigor: Autumn Stanley's Mothers and Daughters of Invention.
NotesThere is joy in the journey, but how do we respond to those in our lives who seek to rob us from experiencing that joy? In other words, how might we love those who do unlovely things towards us? Help people see God’s great love for them! Help...
Welcome to the Call Down The Hawk Special Episode!!! Where we cover the excerpt released by Scholastic, Prologue-Chapter 8. So many new characters! So many new things to be worried about! SO MUCH EXCITEMENT! Find out what Shannon would have called the black market, what 90's British cartoon Nievita thinks might be related to dreamers, the possible meaning behind the new dream-forest's name, and what we found most shocking and satisfying about the excerpt. We answer (or ramble) some listener questions, and grade our past predictions for the Dreamer Trilogy as Confirmed, Denied, or Unknown. Are we possibly psychic? It's up to you to decide! NOTES: There was an announcement today (7/3/19) about Ronan's birthday in the final version of Call Down The Hawk being changed from the listed date in the preview excerpt, to keep in line with events from The Raven King. Find our complete shownotes on WordPress: https://ravingirls.wordpress.com Past Episode Guide: https://ravingirls.tumblr.com/episodes Subscribe at: https://ravingirls.podiant.co or wherever you get your podcasts, and please comment, rate, or review! - - - - - Next Episodes: 7/18/19-- Ravin' Girls S2 Episode 27, covering chapters 44-49 of TDT Past Episode Guide: https://ravingirls.tumblr.com/episodes - - - - - Links to Articles, Websites, and Other Discussions: Find our complete shownotes on WordPress: https://ravingirls.wordpress.com - - - - - Acknowledgements: The Raven Cycle and all affiliated properties, including Call Down The Hawk and the Dreamer Trilogy, are copyright Maggie Stiefvater and Scholastic, Inc. The Ravin' Girls reference these properties for the purpose of literary analysis. Intro and Outro music by Damiano Baldoni, used under CC Attribution License: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Damiano_Baldoni/Lost_Dinasty/ The original tracks have been edited for the podcast. Captain Zed theme song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH7ULRtRWWs, property of DiC Enterprises CNN “State of the Union”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRYmh6vrDfs Ravin' Girls logo and banner art © 2018 Mio Mäkijärvi, All Rights Reserved. Please visit http://kojotei.tumblr.com/ for more information.
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